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"My dish of choice......is whole roast pig!!"

— Buhara's instructions to the Hunter Exam applicants in "An Unexpected Task"

Buhara (ブハラ, Buhara) is a Gourmet Hunter and, alongside Menchi, one of two proctors presiding the Second Phase of the 287th Hunter Exam.[1]

Appearance[]

Buhara 2011 Design

Buhara's 2011 anime adaptation design

Buhara 1999 design

Buhara's 1999 adaptation anime design

Buhara's appearance in the manga

Buhara's manga appearance

Buhara is a hulking figure with a large potbelly and an even larger appetite. He can consume large amounts of food more than his own body weight.[2]

Personality[]

Buhara's easygoing nature greatly contrasts with Menchi's highly selective one.[2] However, he also has a tricky side, telling the examinees they could capture any kind of boar while the only species living at the site of the test is the most dangerous in the world.[1]

Plot[]

Hunter Exam arc[]

Buhara in the 2011 anime adaptation

Buhara announces his condition to pass the first part of the 2nd Phase of the Exam

Menchi and Buhara both act as the examiners for the 2nd Phase of the Exam. Absolutely ravenous, Buhara declared he desired roast pork and the pigs needed to make the dish were said to be found in the Visca Forest Preserve. Surprisingly enough 70 out of 148 examinees manage to get and prepare a roast pork dish for Buhara.[1] Satisfied with the all of the roast pigs, Buhara passes all 70 examinees. Menchi however disapproved of Buhara's handling of the part of the phase announces that Sushi will be the dish the examinees will have to prepare. Buhara questions Menchi's choice, thinking her bad habit might come into play, and it does as she fails all seventy examinees.[2]

While Menchi contacts Beans, Buhara tries to reason with her, but still she fails all of the examinees. This causes one of the examinees Todo to try and retaliate against Menchi, but is stopped by Buhara sending him flying into a wall with a single palm thrust. When asked by Menchi why he did it, Buhara responds, if he didn't Menchi would have killed him.[3]

HxH2011 EP7 Examiners on the airship

The examiners talk about whom they favor the most

After the 2nd Phase of the Exam, Buhara, Menchi, and Satotz enjoy a meal together and chat about the examinees that year. When asked what examinee Buhara favored the most, he chose Hisoka. He details after Menchi lost her temper, he exerted a massive amount of negative energy.[4]

Soon after the 4th Phase of the Exam, the examiners enjoy a meal with Netero and question what he has in store for the Final Phase of the Exam. Netero informs them he'll have the examinees have unusual fights. When Netero finishes up the template of who the examinees will fight and show it to the examiners, Buhara questions if he's serious. Netero seemingly serious says that he is.[5] The next day Buhara and the other examiners oversee the Final Phase of the Exam[6] and the Final Phase of the Exam, attends the debate held after it arguing if Illumi somehow manipulated his younger brother Killua into killing Bodoro.[7]

13th Hunter Chairman Election arc[]

Buhara and Menchi

Buhara and Menchi watch the final 4 candidates give their speeches

Buhara and Menchi are seen participating in the First Election for the 13th Hunter Chairman[8] and in the Eighth Election for the 13th Hunter Chairman and Ninth Election for the 13th Hunter Chairman[9]

Abilities & Powers[]

Buhara has access to all the benefits granted by his status as a Hunter. He also has the uncanny ability to eat a quantity of food larger than his own body (70 roasted Great Stamps), the only possible explanation being that his digestion is inhumanly fast.[2]

Buhara sends Todo flying

Buhara sends Todo flying

Enhanced Strength: Buhara has great physical strength, which he demonstrated by throwing a large man like Todo in the air effortlessly, knocking him out in one blow.[3]

Nen[]

Having served as an examiner, he is probably a competent Gourmet Hunter and, as such, capable of using Nen.[3]

Manga Appearances[]

Hunter Exam arc
1. The Day of Departure Absent
2. An Encounter in the Storm Absent
3. The Ultimate Choice Absent
4. Kiriko: Wicked Magical Vulpes Absent
5. The First Phase Begins, Part 1 Absent
6. The First Phase Begins, Part 2 Absent
7. Respective Reasons Absent
8. The Other Enemy Absent
9. A Struggle in the Mist Absent
10. An Unexpected Task Debut
11. The Inevitable Outcome Appears
12. The Chairman Awaits Appears
13. A Game at Midnight, Part 1 Appears
14. A Game at Midnight, Part 2 Absent
15. The Path of Majority Rules Absent
16. Enter the Taskmasters Absent
17. Disparate Choice Absent
18. The Two Aces in the Hole Absent
19. The Trap of Majority Rules Absent
20. Gambling Time Absent
21. Resolution Absent
22. The Last Question Absent
23. Two Enemies Absent
24. Crash Course Absent
25. The Second Day Absent
26. The Night Before the Showdown Absent
27. A Volatile Situation Absent
28. A Huge Favor Absent
29. Killua's Case Absent
30. The Slithering Trap Absent
31. By the Skin of Their Teeth... Absent
32. And the Final Test...? Appears
33. The Final Test Begins! Appears
34. The First Candidate Accepted?! Appears
35. Light and Darkness, Part 1 Appears
36. Light and Darkness, Part 2 Appears
37. Light and Darkness, Part 3 Appears
38. Ging Freecss Appears
13th Hunter Chairman Election arc
319. Lottery Absent
320. Voting Appears
321. Monster Absent
322. Siblings Absent
323. Job Offer Absent
324. Butler Absent
325. Joining the Fray Absent
326. Open Hostilities Pictured
327. Riddle Absent
328. Arrangements Absent
329. Spy Absent
330. Confession Absent
331. Day of Reckoning Appears
332. Applause Absent
333. Rumble Absent
334. Total Defeat Absent
335. Decision Absent
336. Release Absent
337. Repentance Absent
338. Atop a Tree Absent
339. Stillness Absent

Translations around the World[]

Language Name
The Arab world Flag Arabic بوهارا (Buhara)
South Korea Flag Korean 브하라 (Beuhara)
Russia Flag Russian Бухара (Bukhara)

References[]

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 Hunter × Hunter - Volume 2, Chapter 10
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 Hunter × Hunter - Volume 2, Chapter 11
  3. 3.0 3.1 3.2 Hunter × Hunter - Volume 2, Chapter 12
  4. Hunter × Hunter - Volume 2, Chapter 13
  5. Hunter × Hunter - Volume 4, Chapter 32
  6. Hunter × Hunter - Volume 4, Chapter 33
  7. Hunter × Hunter - Volume 5, Chapter 37
  8. Hunter × Hunter - Volume 30, Chapter 320
  9. Hunter × Hunter - Volume 32, Chapter 331

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