Young Gon dreams of following in his father's path and becoming a Hunter, an elite class of adventurer with legendary skills. But to make the grade he'll first have to pass the extremely difficult and dangerous Hunter Qualification Exam. His journey leads him on the shared path of the Hunter's exam, to lands beyond imagination and to friends who grow closer with each new trial. As the difficulty of the challenges mounts, will Gon and his friends prevail or will they wash out like so many others?