History Manga / HunterXHunter

* MeaningfulName: Meruem, according the the Chimera Ant Queen, means "The light that shines on everything." Meruem demonstrates the truth of this [[spoiler: when he reaches a level of power where he is able to use his Nen on individual photons, and in the chapter titled "A Flash."]]

* SuperWheelchair: Gido from Heaven’s Arena.

** [[ProtagonistCenteredMorality Gon]] [[FriendToAllLivingThings Freecss]] turns out to be a complex nested case of this. He charms those he meets with a cheerful and kind demeanor, but, as others come to realize, has little care for morals. Among his most inscrutable actions: parting on such good terms with a serial killer who trained him that the criminal turns himself in; forgiving Tonpa's treachery because his cowardice had unintentionally been helpful; insisting stubbornly on a peaceful resolution with Hanzo, who broke his arm and threatened his life (either not perceiving the threat or not fearing it); responding with ''sudden fury'' after one of the Phantom Troupe [[EvenEvilHasLovedOnes tearfully mourns]] the death of a friend, because he had assumed that the Troupe's members didn't understand the pain their murders caused others; and using Komugi, an innocent bystander, as a hostage, [[MoralEventHorizon even threatening to kill her]] to ensure Neferpitou returns a precious mentor.

* FunWithAcronyms: It's eventually revealed that 'Greed Island' is an acronym, consisting of the first name of everyone involved in its creation. [[MyNaymeIs Well, sort of...]] [[spoiler: One of the characters involved in the creation of Greed Island had his name changed by the protagonist's father to make the acronym work, which appears to be a sore spot for him to this day]]

In 1998, a short film based on the first two chapters premiered at the Jump Super Anime Tour. An anime adaptation later premiered in 1999, stopping midway through the Yorknew City arc in 2001, with [=OVAs=] later covering the rest of the Yorknew arc and the Greed Island section before catching up with the manga in 2004. Seven years later, it was given another adaptation in 2011 which covers nearly all the series up till the Election arc in 2014, since the manga's hiatus meant the Dark Continent arc was on and off.

''Weekly Shonen Jump'''s double issue #35-36 in 2011 ultimately confirmed that the series would get a complete anime [[TheRemake remake]], disregarding the previous animated series and [[OriginalVideoAnimation OVAs]] by Creator/NipponAnimation to start from the very beginning of the story; it was animated by Creator/{{Madhouse}} with Creator/StudioLive and directed by Koujina Hiroshi, the character designs handled by Yoshimatsu Takahiro.