Hunter x Hunter Chapter 404 Release Date & Time: What to Expect

Hunter x Hunter Chapter 404: Get Ready for an Explosive New Chapter!

Hunter x Hunter Chapter 404: Release Date, Time, and What to Expect!

The Hunter x Hunter manga is back after a seriously long break, delivering insane plot twists and reveals in the epic Succession War arc! After that nearly two-year hiatus, things are getting WILD. We’ve already gotten three chapters and each reveal just builds insane momentum toward this current arc, arguably the series’ best yet! And Chapter 404 is about to deliver the next wave of chaos.

This chapter features Yoshihiro Togashi's masterful writing and art, bringing even more craziness to the Black Whale ship—that insane battle royale for the Kakin Empire's throne— involving those 14 Princes and also some very unexpected participants such as those highly capable supernatural beasts, the Phantom Troupe, and Kakin's Mafia; demonstrating that the scale and power and those thematic possibilities for each encounter had never before existed.

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Hunter x Hunter Chapter 404 Release Date and Time

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Chapter 404 drops on October 28th, 2024 in Weekly Shonen Jump issue #48. You can read it internationally through Manga Plus and the Shonen Jump app at these times:

8:00 AM Pacific Standard Time
11:00 AM Eastern Standard Time
10:00 AM Central Standard Time
3:00 PM Greenwich Time

To celebrate the return, Manga Plus is offering ten free chapters (usually just three). While recent announcements have already indicated irregular releases for the future – abandoning weekly schedules— it’s expected this release will have several chapters which closely follow a weekly release. Togashi aims to deliver thirty chapters this year, making Chapter 404 simply one very impressive, thrilling stage.

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Recap: The Shocking Revelations of Chapter 403

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Chapter 403 starts with Balsamilco planning an attack against Halkenburg using TSK-17 (that biological gas), but a very surprising discovery totally changes the direction! He sees Vict (a guard previously believed dead!) completely alive. That interaction made him an easy target! Halkenburg sneaks up, uses that amazing Nen arrow.

Meanwhile Benjamin, discovers this attack and suspects foul play and realizes this assassination attempt and realizes something else shocking as well. The Nen training sessions continue to unfold: This results in Kurapika's plans to extend the stalemate—by revealing contents of that mysterious Woble letter! It changes everything!

This revelation and his attempts to prolong things for others involves an important detail: Halkenburg is revealed to be Queen Unma's son– Benjamin's brother! That rocks Benjamin; leading Kaiser to foresee an imminent martial law! Those plans against Luzurus get solidified as well by both Melody and Kacho. Yet Balsamilco's claimed completion of that assassination order? Halkenburg's got him!

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The Imminent Death of Benjamin and the Rise of Halkenburg

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Halkenburg's infiltration creates massive changes within the story's narrative and impact. The key aspect involves his ability to take control of other individuals which poses a significant threat and really could alter the path toward succession, placing that entire plot arc into intense uncertainty!

That’s just part of things moving. Kurapika's role gets way larger as the additional plot involves new intel; while Zhang-Lei needs his help (again) – demonstrating those continuing interactions and ongoing development in various storylines across many key characters involved in the Succession War. The interesting inclusion that even the most sidelined characters, especially that previously sidelined Tsseriednich returning after prolonged self-isolation; preparing for an intense and surprisingly unexpected climactic appearance towards the later portions of this storyline arc which adds some extremely notable intensity towards this upcoming release.

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Conclusion: Chapter 404 Promises Nonstop Action!

Hunter x Hunter's Chapter 403 sets up insane conflicts in a storyline already bursting with intensity and unexpected plots and actions from the unexpected encounters from supernatural beasts to a vast web of interweaving human actions and those moments that show strategic betrayals and plans, it never shies away from introducing shocking twists; culminating in another great buildup in the narrative that continues to surprise audiences. Chapter 404 promises insane moments—it focuses around those all-important final stages and what happens to Benjamin, and the continuing struggle surrounding Halkenburg! And this promise generates intense curiosity and high levels of excitement within the fanbase.