Creator Yoshihiro Togashi of the Hunter x Hunter manga has been free to work at his own speed ever since the series shifted from a weekly timetable. His well-known medical conditions have caused the show to take regular breaks in the past. As a result, he wants to make sure that fans are aware of how the venerable series would have concluded. He expressed his opinions in a two-part special on the Iwakura and Yoshizumi Program, a late-night chat program, by responding to general inquiries concerning Hunter x Hunter.
Togashi claims to have "A, B, and C" ending scenarios—each with different degrees of "praise" and "negativity"—in a letter addressed to the program. The final "A" has a ratio of 8:2. "B" represents a somewhat divided response. "C" corresponds to a 1:9 ratio. Togashi maintained the possibility of Ending "C" for his own taste, despite its strong disapproval.
Then Togashi disclosed Ending "D," which he had previously left out but would have used had he died before the series' conclusion. Togashi characterizes the program's "D" down below:
A girl next to a lake is seen holding a fishing rod. The girl, named Gin, suddenly catches a fish called the Master of the Lake and brings it to her mother. “Now you can never ask me to become a hunter!” says Gin, as she leaves the fish with her.
The mother speaks with the father about how Gin doesn’t want to leave the island and wishes to inherit their store. “That is her wish for now,” says the father. “We must respect that.” The mother, dissatisfied, says, “Well, maybe she will change her mind. After all, she is related to her great grandma Mito and grandma Noko.” Perhaps the woman doesn’t know Mito and Noko aren’t related by blood.
“But Grandpa Gon was a famous Hunter!” says the mother. “Surely you must want to…”
“Never leave!” yells Gin. Even deep in the forest, Gin hears and responds to her parents’ conversation. “She saw right through that,” says the father.
The scene changes to Mito’s shop. The Master of the Lake has been fully cut and cleaned. “Mom never gets it,” Gin says to herself. “Great grandma always moves out of her seat when grandpa talks about his Hunting days. “Grandma Noko hides her loneliness from those days even when speaking with him.” Gin begins to chop on the cutting board with more force. “That won’t be me!!” says Gin. “Making someone wait for me for so many months and years…”
The door opens. A calm voice speaks. A chubby boy enters carrying plants. “I have some plants! And you caught the Master of the Lake! Let’s give it to everyone on the island!”
“I always want to be with the people I want to be with,” says Gin. The boy agrees, and they begin to cook together.
A bird takes off, flying in the big sky. Below the bird is a street with different people: someone’s son, someone’s daughter, and many people with different connections and backgrounds exchanging smiles. They may or may not know they are the descendants of certain people. The bird then flies away.
The figure of someone looks off from the distance.
The End.
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