Daily Manga - Fighting Series
In fighting series a lot of emphasis is placed on the fighting. Different fighting styles and learning new moves and abilities are a major part of the plot. There will be lots of emphasis on training, technique, and practice. This trope is ubiquitous in shounen manga.
Title(s): Hunter x Hunter
Start Year of Publishing: 1998
Status: Ongoing
Chapters translated to English: 370
Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama, Psychological, Shounen, Supernatural, Tragedy
Author(s): Togashi Yoshihiro
Fun facts: Hunter x Hunter is known for many things - like its long hiatuses, its large and engrossing world, its colourful cast of surprisingly deep characters that often have as much screentime as the four heroes and a heaping helping of rather extreme darkness that can make it fairly grim for a shonen series.