Released on October 2, 2011, Hunter x Hunter focuses on Gon Freecs working hard to become a hunter while searching for the father he doesn't remember. Along the way to becoming an official Hunter, Gon befriends the lively doctor-in-training Leorio, vengeful Kurapika, and rebellious ex-assassin Killua. To attain their own goals and desires, together the four of them take the Hunter Exam, notorious for its low success rate and high probability of death.