Hunter x Hunter - Ending theme Hunter × Hunter (pronounced as "hunter hunter") is an anime television series based on the manga series illustrated by Yoshihiro Togashi which aired from 1999 to 2001 and the second version is 2011 to 2014. Both series follow the source material well, but the 2011 anime covered more arcs. Among the Asian countries where Hunter x Hunter became big was the Philippines. The first iteration of the television show first ran in the country in 2002 on the local channel GM