Yoshihiro Togashi's Hunter x Hunter is in active publication as of July 2026, with Volume 39 released and new chapters serialized, while the series has surpassed 100 million copies in circulation worldwide. Togashi continues to produce material despite an irregular schedule and a 2024 surgery.
Yoshihiro Togashi's Hunter x Hunter returned from its latest extended hiatus with the July 3, 2026 release of Volume 39, the first new volume in 22 months. The volume collected chapters 401 through 410, which had been serialized in Weekly Shonen Jump from late 2024 into early 2025. The release immediately topped Billboard JAPAN's JAPAN Book Hot 100 chart for the week of June 29-July 5, beating One Piece Volume 115 and Haruki Murakami's new novel.
The volume's arrival followed the announcement that Hunter x Hunter had surpassed 100 million copies in cumulative circulation worldwide, including digital editions. The milestone was announced in the June 29 issue of Weekly Shonen Jump, which also published Chapter 411, the series' first new chapter in about one and a half years. Shueisha launched a week-long promotional campaign called Shibuya Hunter Town in Tokyo, with over 100 characters appearing as street advertisements, and made 340 chapters available for free sequentially on Shonen Jump+ and Zebrack through July 19.
Togashi has been providing updates on his X account, revealing in late May 2026 that he completed the manuscript for Chapter 421. The author underwent surgery in 2024 and has been drafting storyboards for additional chapters. The series has been on an irregular release schedule since December 2022, when Shueisha announced it would move away from weekly serialization. The Hunter x Hunter franchise also saw two game releases in 2025 and 2026-the fighting game Nen x Impact and the survival roguelike Nen x Survivor-and a third stage play adaptation covering the Greed Island Arc ran in Tokyo and Osaka in mid-2025. Viz Media released the English edition of Volume 38 in January 2026.
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Billboard JAPAN's JAPAN Book Hot 100 chart for June 29-July 5 put HUNTER×HUNTER Volume 39 at number one, ahead of One Piece Volume 115 and Haruki Murakami's new novel KAHO -The Tale of KAHO-. The chart, launched in November 2025, aggregates physical sales, e-book downloads, library lending, and other data. Volume 39, released July 3, includes chapters 401-410 and features Hisoka on the cover alone for the first time.
Yoshihiro Togashi's Hunter x Hunter has surpassed 100 million copies in cumulative circulation worldwide, including digital editions, ahead of the July 3 release of Volume 39. The milestone was announced in the June 29 issue of Weekly Shonen Jump, which also published Chapter 411, the series' first new chapter in about one and a half years. To commemorate the achievement, Shueisha is running a week-long campaign called Shibuya Hunter Town in Tokyo's Shibuya district, where over 100 characters appear as street advertisements. Participants can scan QR codes on the ads to unlock characters on a dedicated website, and those unable to visit can download digital content as characters are discovered. A commemorative promotional video will be released on the Jump Channel YouTube channel on July 3, and a thank-you newspaper ad will run in the morning edition of the Asahi Shimbun the same day. On Shonen Jump+ and Zebrack, 340 chapters from the Hunter Exam Arc through the Election and Alluka Arc are being made available for free sequentially through July 19. The live stream of Chairman Netero performing 10,000 straight punches preceded the campaign's launch.
Shueisha will publish the 39th volume of Yoshihiro Togashi's Hunter x Hunter manga on July 3, 2026, marking the first new volume in 22 months since Volume 38 shipped in September 2024. Volume 39 collects chapters 401 to 410, which were serialized in Weekly Shonen Jump from issue 45 of 2024 through issue 2 of 2025. The manga has been on an irregular release schedule since December 2022, when Shueisha announced it would move away from weekly serialization. Togashi has provided updates on his X account, revealing in late May 2026 that he completed the manuscript for Chapter 421. The author underwent surgery in 2024 and has been drafting storyboards for additional chapters. Viz Media released the English edition of Volume 38 in January 2026. The Hunter x Hunter franchise also saw two game releases in 2025 and 2026: the fighting game Nen x Impact and the survival roguelike Nen x Survivor. A third stage play adaptation covering the Greed Island Arc ran in Tokyo and Osaka in mid-2025.