Manga like Hunter x Hunter: 6 series to read in English

Hunter x Hunter is an action, adventure, comedy and fantasy series about Gon Freecss. He is twelve and has grown up on a quiet island with a relative named Mito. He has never really known his father.

The 6 picks below are the series on Mangainfo that share the most themes and genres with Hunter x Hunter in AniList's tags and have English volumes out, and a more popular series wins a close call.

Dragon Ball

Akira Toriyama's Dragon Ball shares martial arts, travel and cultivation with Hunter x Hunter. It also has the same four genres plus sci-fi and supernatural.

Goku lives by himself on a remote mountain. He has a tail like a monkey. He is also strong enough to flip a car.

The series is finished in Japan at 42 volumes. As of October 2026 there are 16 English volumes out. The English edition is not complete. Mangainfo has no date yet for the next English volume.

One Piece

Travel is the clearest link between these two series. Gangs and politics turn up in both as well.

One Piece by Eiichirou Oda follows Monkey D. Luffy. Its own themes include pirates, found family and prophecy.

It is still releasing in Japan with 115 volumes so far. English has 112 of them. Volume 113 comes from VIZ Media on 10 November 2026.

Toriko

Cultivation and martial arts tie Toriko by Mitsutoshi Shimabukuro to Hunter x Hunter. Super powers are a third shared tag.

Toriko is an action, adventure, comedy and fantasy series. Its themes include food, animals and dinosaurs.

The series finished in Japan at 43 volumes. All 43 are out in English. That makes it complete in English.

Fullmetal Alchemist

Politics and philosophy link Fullmetal Alchemist to Hunter x Hunter. Travel is shared too.

Hiromu Arakawa writes about Edward and Alphonse Elric. The brothers studied alchemy as kids. After their mother died they tried to bring her back. They used a forbidden transmutation to do it.

The series finished in Japan with 27 volumes. All 27 are out in English so you can read it to the end.

My Hero Academia

Kouhei Horikoshi's My Hero Academia shares super powers, crime and coming of age with Hunter x Hunter. Urban fantasy is another shared tag.

In this world most people develop a superpower called a Quirk as small children. Being a hero is a licensed job.

My Hero Academia finished in Japan at 42 volumes. English has all 42. The English edition is complete.

Akame ga KILL!

Assassins are the first shared theme here. Akame ga KILL! also shares crime and anti-heroes with Hunter x Hunter. This one adds drama and horror to the genre mix.

Takahiro and Tetsuya Tashiro made the series. Tatsumi is a young swordsman from a poor village in the countryside. He plans to join the army in the imperial capital. He wants to send his pay home.

The series finished in Japan at 15 volumes. All 15 are out in English. It is complete in English.