Episodes 1-26 of the Japanese anime that follows the adventures of 12-year-old Gon Freecss (voice of Megumi Han) as he sets out to become a hunter of monsters just like his estranged father. However, in order to prove himself worthy Gon will have to take the notoriously difficult exam along with two of his closest allies, Kurapika (Miyuki Sawashiro) and Leorio (Keiji Fujiwara). The episodes are: 'Departure x and x Friends', 'Test x of Tests', 'Rivals x in x Survival', 'Hope x and x Ambition', 'Hisoka x Is x Sneaky', 'A x Surprising x Challenge', 'Showdown x On x the Airship', 'Solution x Is x Majority Rules?', 'Beware x of x Prisoners', 'Trick x to x the Trick', 'Trouble x With x the Gamble', 'Last Test x of x Resolve', 'Letter x from x Gon', 'Hit x the x Target', 'Scramble x of x Deception', 'Defeat x and x Disgrace', 'Trap x in x the Hole', 'Big x Time x Interview', 'Can't Win x But x Can't Lose', 'Baffling Turn x of x Events', 'Some x Brother x Trouble', 'A x Dangerous x Watchdog', 'The x Guard's x Duty', 'The x Zoldyck x Family', 'Can't See x If x You're Blind' and 'Then x and x After'.