The World of Hunter × Hunter (ハンター世界と文化,[1] Hantā Sekai to Bunka—lit. "Hunter World and Culture") is a fictional universe created by Yoshihiro Togashi.
Overview[]
The Hunter × Hunter world is composed of an ocean and six continents which look similar to those of the real world (Earth), but they are positioned differently. The new planet doesn't seem to have a confirmed name. There are at least 250 countries/regions in the world,[2] and only two continents are known by name so far: the Yorbian and Azian continents. In reality, the "ocean" where these continents are is a great lake in the Dark Continent called Lake Mobius.
Beyond the geographical/physical aspects, it is also composed of many other fictional cultural aspects, including: languages, currencies, ethnicities, etc.
List of Places in the "Known" World[]
- Yorbian Continent
- Azian Continent
- Greed Island
- Unnamed Continent 1
- Unnamed Continent 2
- Unnamed Continent 3
- Kukan'yu Kingdom
- Dolle Harbor
- Lone Pine Tree
- Zaban City
- Milsy Wetlands
- Visca Forest Preserve
- Split Mountain
- Raoul Mountain*
- Trick Tower[inference]
- Zevil Island[inference]
- Beeskafmarro[inference]
- Jappon
- Kukan'yu Kingdom
- Unnamed Continent 4
- Unknown Locations
List of Places in the "Outside" World[]
The true "outside world" beyond the borders of the map (which can be seen on the far left corner)
Fauna and Flora[]
Beyond the real-life animals and plants featured in the Hunter × Hunter world, there is a myriad of in-universe exclusive beings.
- Animals:
- Ai
- Albino Ponytail Cat
- Camp Tiger
- Deodorosaurus
- Eight-legged dog
- Fisher Bird
- Foxbear
- Frog-In-Waiting
- Great Stamp
- Hellbell
- Hemotropic Butterfly
- Hypnosis Butterfly
- Man-faced Ape
- Master of the Swamp
- Noggin Lugging Tortoise
- Pap
- Piko
- Ruse Raven
- Sea Fireflies
- Six-legged Flying Beast
- Small-billed Swan
- Speckled Squirrel
- Spider Eagle
- Spotted Leeches
- Two-headed Wolf
- World Tree Birds
- Big Horn Bear*
- Giant Three-headed Snake*
- Giant Tree Frog*
- Panda Frog*
- Round Turtle*
- Magical Beasts:
- Chimera Ants (Only the hybrids that inhabit the Human World)
- Kiriko
- Flying Lizard*
- Mandragora*
- Strange Chicken*
- Plants, trees, and fungi:
- Diseases:
- Nen-made, artificial creatures:
Mineral Resources[]
Underworld[]
Groups and Organizations[]
- Mafia Community:
- Thieves groups:
- Assassins groups:
- Other:
- NGL's Drug Cartel
Drugs[]
Events[]
Ethnicities[]
Languages and Writing Systems[]
There are at least 200 languages in the world, as revealed by the Beatle-07 cell phone's technical specifications.[3] Some of them are:
- a common language is seemingly spoken in the majority of countries, which utilizes a fictional writing system;
- a language identical to real-life English, including its writing system.[4] It is widespread enough for featuring on signs inside the Black Whale as a second language;[5]
- a language identical to real-life Japanese, including its writing system, spoken in Jappon;[6]
- the same language might have been used in the signboard of a dojo;[7]
- the language is spoken by the Kurta Clan in the Lukso Province;[8]
- Feitan's mother tongue;[9]
- a language is spoken in the Kakin Empire, or an alternative writing system;[10]
- a language spoken in NGL (unverified).[11]
- Gelman
- Jannan
Ancient Languages[]
- Ancient Kappe[12]
- Nankul[12]
- Various languages from civilizations that explored the Dark Continent[13][12]
[]
- [Mysterious] Inscription
- Divine Script
Currencies[]
Timekeeping Systems[]
- Main calendar (likely based on the Gregorian calendar)
- Kakin Empire calendar (offset from the main calendar by twenty years plus or minus an unknown multiple of 100). [14]
Trivia[]
- The world of Hunter × Hunter looks like a map of Earth, but with the various continents tilted and relocated.
- Real world locations that are missing include Sri Lanka, Greenland, Iceland, Central America, and Antarctica.
- Despite the rearranged pattern of the continents, in Chapter 56 a regular world map centered on Japan and the Pacific Ocean can be seen.
- The common language is substantially the same as Japanese in terms of grammar, the only difference being the writing system.
- Lake Mobius gets its name from its shape being similar to that of a Möbius strip.
- Hunter × Hunter: The Last Mission states that there are only 5 continents in the world.
References[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Hunter × Hunter Hunter Association Official Issue: Hunter's Guide; Character & World Official Databook (pg. 152)
- ↑ Hunter × Hunter - Volume 28, Chapter 298
- ↑ Hunter × Hunter - Volume 8, Chapter 71
- ↑ Hunter × Hunter - Volume 19, Chapter 199
- ↑ Hunter × Hunter, Chapter 381
- ↑ Hunter × Hunter - Volume 5, Chapter 38
- ↑ Hunter × Hunter - Volume 25, Chapter 265
- ↑ Hunter × Hunter - Volume 0, Chapter 1
- ↑ Hunter × Hunter - Volume 22, Chapter 229
- ↑ Hunter × Hunter - Volume 18, Chapter 187
- ↑ Hunter × Hunter - Volume 19, Chapter 189
- ↑ 12.0 12.1 12.2 Hunter × Hunter - Volume 33, Chapter 346
- ↑ Hunter × Hunter - Volume 33, Chapter 342
- ↑ Hunter × Hunter, Chapter 408