List of Hunter × Hunter (1999) episodes
Hunter × Hunter is an anime television series that aired from 1999 to 2001 based on Yoshihiro Togashi's "Hunter × Hunter" manga. The story focuses on a young boy named Gon Freecss, who one day discovers that the father he had always been told was dead is in fact alive and well. He learns that his father, Ging, is a famous "Hunter": an individual who has proven themself an elite member of humanity. Despite the fact that Ging left his son with his relatives in order to pursue his own dreams, Gon becomes determined to follow in his father's footsteps, pass the rigorous "Hunter Examination", and eventually find his father to become a Hunter in his own right.
Hiro Mashima
Mashima has named his main characters after the seasons. In "Rave", the main character is named Haru, which is Japanese for spring. In "Fairy Tail", the main character is , which is the Japanese word for summer. In "Monster Soul", his main character is Aki (Autumn), and in "Monster Hunter Orage", he names a character Shiki, which is the Japanese word for seasons. He has also named a character Fuyu, which is Japanese for winter. Mashima said in an "About.com" interview that he did this because Japanese readers may not be familiar with western fantasy names. The main characters of both "Rave" and "Fairy Tail" do not have fathers, partly taken from Mashima's own experience of his father dying when he was young.