Hunter × Hunter: Phantom Rouge
"Hunter × Hunter" creator Yoshihiro Togashi wrote the two-part manga to act as a prequel to the film. A collected version of the story, referred to as "Volume 0" of the series, was given to the first million moviegoers. A light novel adaptation of the film was released by Shueisha on January 15, 2013.
Hiro Mashima
Mashima serialized "Monster Hunter Orage", an adaptation of the "Monster Hunter" video games, in "Monthly Shōnen Rival" from 2008 to 2009. Also in 2008, he drew a remake of Atsushi Kase's gag manga "Chameleon" for the 50th anniversary of "Weekly Shōnen Magazine".