With the return of the darling mangaHunter X Hunterafter four year of hiatus , its proofreader happily pick up the story where generator Yoshihiro Togashi go forth it , in the middle of theSuccession Contestarc . However , Hunter X Hunteris sleep together for its complex plot line and large casting of characters , and this electric arc is no exception .

Consideringthe frequent interruption in the serialization ofHunter X Hunter , because of Togashi ’s wellness issues , it can be heavy to remember everything that has happened in the story so far . TheSuccession Contestarc made things even harder by introducing a lot of new characters and by move away from the common agonist such as Gon or Killua . Here is everything that readers need to eff about the current arc inHunter X Hunterbefore jumping again into this exciting and complex manga .

Where Is The Story Taking Place?

A War for the Crown on a Colossal Cruise Ship

One of the most interesting aspects of theSuccession Contestarc is thatit pick out topographic point entirely on a jumbo sail ship , the Black Whale , lead towards the occult and grave Dark Continent . In late story arc , Beyond Netero , the Word of the defunctchairman of the Hunter Association Isaac Netero , revealed to the world the macrocosm of this legendary land where , according to ancient relics , humans spring up , and that lies beyond the moulding of the Known World . In this continent , incredibly dangerous thing wait , such as creature or unwellness that could wipe out humankind , so the V5 , the five most powerful state in the Known World , prohibited its exploration .

King Nasubi , in fact , is not only concerned in the glory and economic returns from the geographic expedition . He also intends to have his children crusade a succession warfare during the voyage , as is in Kakin ’s custom . This pay way to an all - out struggle royale for the pate of Kakin , with familiar characters caught in the middle .

The Fourteen Princes And Their Nen Beasts

Nen Abilities Play a Major Role in the Story

King Nasubi has eight married woman and fourteen children , who all have a right to sequence . Centuries ago , Kakin was a belittled country under constant tone-beginning by neighbors . The first king of Kakin used hisNen abilityto conjure the Seed Urn andhad his kid fight in a succession contest for the throne to find out who was the strongest and most fit to rule . The Seed Urn ceremony bestows on each Prince a Guardian Spirit Beast , a parasitical - character Nen Beast whose shape and power are influenced by its host ’s fictitious character and disposition . The Princes are then force to apply their new powers to kill each other in the Succession War until only one is provide .

The rules for the Succession War are very simple : the last person stand becomes the king . However , the assassination of a prince must be discerning or else the perpetrator will be remand or sentenced to decease . A Nen Beast ca n’t round another Prince or another Nen Beast , but can only defend or practice its ability as long as it does n’t immediately harm another Prince .

The Succession War prioritizes wag , deception , leading and more , and is in a way grooming the winner to become king and go along run Kakin into a prosperous future . However , something sinister is underwayas the manga revealed 14 connected coffin and King Nasubi cast Prince Maryam , one of the first to be kill , in it .

Yoshiro Togashi, creator of Hunter x Hunter and Yu Yu Hakusho

King Nasubi ’s Succession War carry spot on the Black Whale and is thus the main stress ofthe currentHunter X Hunterstoryline . Every Prince has a small-scale ground forces of bodyguards ( including Pro Hunters ) and follower . Alliances are made , treachery hap , and all through it the Princes are learning about their newfound Nen abilities and prove to use them to take out their rival .

The Princes all have unlike personalities and ambitions . Some , like Tserriednich , are wicked and vicious piece who only care about their desires . Others , like Halkenburg , are pacifists who want to reform Kakin and stop the bloody custom of the Succession War . ultimately , some , like Kacho and Fugetsu , were forced to take space in the fight even if they nurse no dream .

Kurapika And The Scarlet Eyes

The onlymain lineament who appear in theSuccession Contestarc is Kurapika , who was the protagonist of the Yorknew City arc . Kurapika ’s destination is still the same : as the last subsister of the Kurta Clan , he want to recover the center of his brethren , a curio that was sold to collectors after the tribe was uproot by the Phantom Troupe . Mizaistom , a phallus of the Zodiacs , the elites of the Hunter Association , informs Kurapika thatthe missing eyes are in the possession of Prince Tserriednich , in interchange for recruit Kurapika into the Zodiacs and have him infiltrate the Succession War as the bodyguard of one of the other Princes , Woble , who is still a newborn infant .

After room the ship , Kurapika takes his duty of guard the new-sprung Prince gravely and fends off the assassins sent by the other Princes . Kurapika decides to teach the guards of the other Princes how to use Nen , and he also allies with Prince Zhang Lei , a powerful contestant . However , Kurapika ’s goal remain to get close enough to Tserriednich and recover the Scarlet Eyes , something that is almost unsufferable to do in the middle of the Succession War . Meanwhile , he also has to playact as a spy for the Hunter Association and attempt to find out what Beyond ’s existent goal is .

Hunter X Hunter ’s worst atrocity is just the tip of an iceberg for one of the serial ' qualities that makes it so interesting .

Kurapika and the Phantom Troupe from Hunter x Hunter

The Spiders And The Jester

The Phantom Troupe Is on the Black Whale

What Kurapika still does not be intimate is that his tough enemies are also on the ship . The Phantom Troupe has room the Black Whale , hunting for Hisoka , their former phallus who kill two of the Spiders as an act of revenge for losinghis battle against the drawing card of the Troupe , Chrollo .

Kurapika also killed two Spiders during the Yorknew City arc , when his only purpose was to get revenge for the slaughter of his tribe , but since then he has part motivate on and center on recovering the Scarlet Eyes . However , Kurapika does not know that Chrollo has regain the Nen powers that he took off from him , and this revelation could make things further complicated .

The Mafia Feud Plot Line

This Hunter X Hunter Arc Keeps Getting More Complicated

The three major mafia groups from Kakin , Hei - Li , Cha - radius , and Xi - Yu , are onboard the ship to assure influence and land on the Dark Continent . However , thing take an unexpected turn when member of the Hei - ly menage start kill both civilians and other mafia member , leading to theCha - r and Xi - yu crime syndicate work together alongside the Phantom Troupeto take down the leader of the home as well as the phallus . Furthermore , the Cha - r is concerned in working with the Phantom Troupe as they want to supervise the grave grouping as well as find Hisoka first .

What Happened In the Latest Chapters of Hunter X Hunter?

Chapter # 400 ends with Nobunaga , Phinks , and Feitan looking for a sender that will lead them to the Hei - li ’s secret central office , which was planted by Xi - yu ’s Hinrigh . After confirming that the sender is not in tier 3 of the ship , the three head to cope with up with Franklin to play along them upstairs in case the top - rank Hei - ly members have troublesome ability or if they see Hisoka , a very potential possible action give that Hisoka was already spotted in grade 3 and could ’ve made his manner up after being blob .

Meanwhile , the ghost of Prince Kacho ( create by her Nen ability ) , her escort Melody , and the head of the Ministry of Justice , Kaiser , discuss the quandary Prince Fugetsu ( Kacho ’s sister ) is in and how Melody is being bespeak by four prince . After much talk , they agree that they ’d assassinate the Princes in the next spread usingMelody ’s spellbinding - like music .

However , Fugetsu , the person they ’re hear to protect , is slowly rotting away and her wellness deteriorating due to her constant use of her ability and life own her . According to Melody , one of the Princes who requested to see her is behind this , and so she meets up with Zhang Lei , Tsserendiech ’s sentry go but rules them out . Kurapika , on his end , fortify his position even more after ally with the 5th Prince Tubeppa .

Jujutsu Kaisen - Gojo and Geto

TheSuccession Contestarc is shaping up to beone of the longest and most complicated inHunter X Hunter . The sheer number of characters involved , each with their own goal and stakes , and the fact that they are all confine in the same space , means that there are a lot of plot line , and they often intersect , make an intricate design .

rooter ofHunter X Huntercan only desire that their curiosity will be satisfied soon and that the many plot duds show during theSuccession Contestarc will unravel before Yoshihiro Togashi is pressure to take another farsighted break from his manga .

Hunter × Hunteris a Nipponese manga and anime franchise create by Yoshihiro Togashi . The write up follows Gon Freecss , a male child who find out his father is a legendary Hunter , and embarks on a journey to become one himself . Along the manner , he encounters friends and foes in a earthly concern fill with martial fine art , adventure , and paranormal elements . The franchise spans manga , multiple anime adaptations , films , OVAs , and video game .

Hunter x Hunter’s Kurapika wearing a suit and looking serious with various characters floating behind him.

Black Whale from Hunter X Hunter floating in the ocean

Hunter X Hunter manga panel of Nasubi and 14 coffins

Manga panel of all the Phantom Troupe members

Kakin Mafia and the princes backing them

Zhang Lei and Melody talking through a glass barrier

Kurapika returns in Hunter x Hunter

Hunter X Hunter franchise poster

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