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Hagakushi (ハガクシ, Hagakushi) is a player of the game Greed Island[1] and a Hunter.[2]

Appearance[]

Hagakushi is a man of average height and slight muscular build. He wears a gray helmet-mask combo (containing the simplified Chinese hànzì character * or the shinjitai kanji version *, both meaning to hide/conceal/hidden/secret, on the forehead part and the kanji *, meaning leaf, on the mouth part) with his dark blue hair in a pony tail. He is seen wearing a black shirt and pants with a gray sash. Overall he looks like a ninja/shinobi.

Background[]

At one point in his life, he decides to take the Hunter Exam and passes.[2]

Plot[]

Greed Island arc[]

The Bombers remark Hagakushi as a player that should be watched over.[1] He and Tokharone are briefly mentioned by Bara as someone who the Bombers need to wait them to revert their "Risky Dice" cards.[3]

13th Hunter Chairman Election arc[]

Mizuken partcipating in the voting

Hagakushi voting in the election

Hagakushi appears in person at the Hunter Association to vote in the first round of the 13th Hunter Chairman Election.[2]

Abilities & Powers[]

Being a Pro-Hunter as well as being on the Bombers' watch list, it can be speculated he's not only a skilled Greed Island player but also a skilled Nen user as well.[1]

Nen[]

Due to being able to access Greed Island, Hagakushi is confirmed to be able to utilize Nen.[4]

Manga Appearances[]

Greed Island arc
120. September 6th: Part 1 Absent
121. September 6th: Part 2 Absent
122. September 6th: Part 3 Absent
123. September 6th: Part 4 Absent
124. September 7th: Part 1 to September 10th: Part 1 Absent
125. September 10th: Part 2 Absent
126. September 10th: Part 3 Absent
127. September 10th: Part 4 Absent
128. September 10th: Part 5 Absent
129. Antokiba, Town of Prizes Absent
130. The Reason for the Recruitment Absent
131. The Answer Absent
132. The Forty Spells Absent
133. How to Defend Yourself Without Spells Absent
134. The Island's Secret Absent
135. To Masadora! Part 1 Absent
136. To Masadora! Part 2 Absent
137. To Masadora! Part 3 Absent
138. To Masadora...? Absent
139. Are They Really Going to Masadora? Absent
140. They Got to Masadora, But... Absent
141. They Went to Masadora Already, So I'll Go With a Different Title Now Absent
142. The Bomber Absent
143. Countdown Absent
144. Release Absent
145. Janken Absent
146. Abengane: Part 1 Absent
147. Abengane: Part 2 Absent
148. The Exam Begins Absent
149. Encounter Absent
150. Embarkment Absent
151. Progress Absent
152. Contact Pictured
153. Success Mentioned
154. Common Cause Absent
155. The Captain and His 14 Devils Absent
156. Face-Off: Part 1 Absent
157. Face-Off: Part 2 Absent
158. Two of a Kind +1 Absent
159. Aiai, the City of Love Absent
160. Face-Off: Part 3 Absent
161. Face-Off: Part 4 Absent
162. Face-Off: Part 5 Absent
163. Face-Off: Part 6 Absent
164. Face-Off: Part 7 Absent
165. Face-Off: Part 8 Absent
166. Face-Off: Part 9 Absent
167. Face-Off: Part 10 Absent
168. Face-Off: Part 11 Absent
169. Declaration of War Absent
170. Three-Way Struggle: Part 1 Absent
171. Three-Way Struggle: Part 2 Absent
172. Three-Way Struggle: Part 3 Absent
173. Three-Way Struggle: Part 4 Absent
174. Three-Way Struggle: Part 5 Absent
175. Three-Way Struggle: Part 6 Absent
176. Three-Way Struggle: Part 7 Absent
177. Three-Way Struggle: Part 8 Absent
178. Three-Way Struggle: Part 9 Absent
179. Three-Way Struggle: Part 10 Absent
180. Three-Way Struggle: Part 11 Absent
181. Three-Way Struggle: Part 12 Absent
182. Three-Way Struggle: Part 13 Absent
183. Three-Way Struggle: Part 14 Absent
184. The Choice of Three Cards Absent
185. Chance Encounter Absent
13th Hunter Chairman Election arc
319. Lottery Absent
320. Voting Debut
321. Monster Absent
322. Siblings Absent
323. Job Offer Absent
324. Butler Absent
325. Joining the Fray Absent
326. Open Hostilities Absent
327. Riddle Absent
328. Arrangements Absent
329. Spy Absent
330. Confession Absent
331. Day of Reckoning Absent
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

Trivia[]

  • Regarding the kanji, 隐/隠 and 葉, on Hagakushi's mask:
    • His name could have been obtained by the junction between the kun reading of 葉 (は, ha) and one of the nanori readings, used for names of people or places (occasionally), of 隠 (がくし, gakushi); forming ()(がくし)()()()()()()()(), Hagakushi.
      • If this name origin is correct, his name is composed of kanji and readable using nanori reading (noting that this is almost exclusively for Japanese names). It is, therefore, possible that Hagakushi is from Jappon, the equivalent to Japan in the World of Hunter × Hunter, possibility that could be corroborated by the "Japanese sound" of his name and his stereotypical ninja/shinobi appearance.
    • The kanji together (葉隠), preferably with the addition of the suffix (-re), can be read as: ()(がく)()()()()()()()(), Hagakure—which translates literally as "leaf hiding".
      • This could be an indication of a place or Hagakushi's hometown, in the mold of/similar to Hanzo's Cloud-Hidden Village, Leaf-Hidden [Village]. In this case it could be a reference to Konohagakure no Sato (木ノ葉隠れの里, literally meaning: Village Hidden by Tree Leaves) in Masashi Kishimoto's manga series Naruto and its related adaptations.
      • Less likely, this could be a reference to Hagakure (Kyūjitai: 葉隱; Shinjitai: 葉隠; meaning: Hidden by the Leaves or Hidden Leaves), also known as The Book of the Samurai, a practical and spiritual guide for a warrior, drawn from a collection of commentaries (from 1709 to 1716) by the clerk Yamamoto Tsunetomo, notably his views on bushidō.

Translations around the World[]

Language Name
The Arab world Flag Arabic هاگاكوشي (Hagakushy)
China Flag Chinese 哈加古西* (Hā jiāgǔ xī)
Russia Flag Russian Хагакуши (Hagakushi)

References[]

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 Hunter × Hunter - Volume 16, Chapter 152
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 Hunter × Hunter - Volume 30, Chapter 320
  3. Hunter × Hunter - Volume 16, Chapter 153
  4. Hunter × Hunter - Volume 13, Chapter 121

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