The Day of Departure (Volume)

The Day of Departure (出発の日, Shūpatsu no Hi ) is the first tankōbon volume of the Hunter x Hunter manga, with story and artwork by Yoshihiro Togashi. The manga is published in Japan by Shueisha and in North America by Viz Media.

Summary
Gon might be a country boy, but he has high aspirations. Despite his Aunt Mito's protests, Gon decides to follow in his father's footsteps and become a legendary Hunter. The Hunter hopefuls begin their journey by storm-tossed ship, where Gon meets Leorio and Kurapika, the only other applicants who aren't devastated by bouts of sea-sickness.

Having survived the terrors of the high seas, Gon and his companions now have to prove their worth in a variety of tests in order to find the elusive Exam Hall. And once they get there, will they ever leave alive...?

Chapters

 * Chapter 001: The Day of Departure (出発の日, "Shuppatsu no Hi")


 * Chapter 002: An Encounter in the Storm (嵐の出会い, "Arashi no Deai")


 * Chapter 003: The Ultimate Choice (究極の選択, "Kyūkyoku no Sentaku")


 * Chapter 004: Kiriko: Wicked Magical Vulpes (魔獣 凶狸狐, "Majū Kiriko")


 * Chapter 005: The First Phase Begins, Part 1 (第1次試験開始(1), "Dai Ichi-ji Shiken Kaishi (1)")


 * Chapter 006: The First Phase Begins Part 2 (第1次試験開始(2), "Dai Ichi-ji Shiken Kaishi (2)")


 * Chapter 007: Respective Reasons (それぞれの理由, "Sorezore no Riyū")


 * Chapter 008: The Other Enemy (もうひとつの敵, "Mō Hitotsu no Teki")

Trivia

 * Naoko Takeuchi, creator of the Sailor Moon franchise and future wife of Yoshihiro Togashi, assisted in the making of the first volume by acting as the volume's manager and adding screentone to single-color pages. She discontinued her involvement with the series shortly after finishing the first volume, because the work and demand proved to be higher than she expected.
 * In honor of Naoko Takeuchi's role in the making of the first volume, a drawing of Sailor Moon can be found on its own page.