![]() Raised by Mito, Gon wants to become a Hunter in order to find his father, Ging, who is a Hunter as well. Having spent a lot of time in the woods as a child, he gets along very well with animals and has superhuman senses such as heightened sense of smell and sight, as well as very keen taste. Gon Freecss is an athletic, naïve, and friendly boy. Appearances In the Hunter × Hunter manga In voicing the character, Mendez adds raspyness to sound more believable to the audience, but because of the way they set him, he does not have a lot of rasp unless he is in a tense situation so sometimes he comes across as feminine, naïve and happy. However, she still did not like how Gon often put himself in dangerous situations like a common hero and does not care for his own well-being. The actress enjoyed Gon's personality and how well he judges others. Voice actress Erica Mendez originally read for Gon, Killua, Kurapika, and Menchi during casting of the series by Madhouse. ![]() In Madhouse adaptation of the series, Gon is voiced by Megumi Han who found it as a unique experience when compared with other works most notably Sumire from Chihayafuru. Elinor Holt voices him in the 1999 series in English. Gon was first voiced by Rica Matsumoto in the 1998 Japanese film, and Junko Takeuchi in the 1999 series. Nevertheless, examples of fights using cards can be seen during the Greed Island story arc, where Gon and Killua often use cards. However, similarities with Kazuki Takahashi's Yu-Gi-Oh led to this being scrapped. Originally, the series' plot would involve the usage of trading cards as main weapons. ![]() Gon's abilities were also connected with his abilities with his instinct. In dealing with Gon's abilities, Togashi had the idea of having the cast's abilities connect with their personalities such as Kurapika's chains which are connected with his tragic backstory. Instead, the original calm personality Togashi aimed to give Gon was given to fellow character Leorio. Togashi feels glad with how he transformed Gon into the series' protagonist due to the fact he could deal with his personality that much. Gon's personality was kept addressed by Togashi during fight scenes where Togashi scrapped his sensitive side and give the manga a more entertaining side. This led to a major change in of the main character of the series and leave his scrapped nature to another unspecified member from the series. Gon and Ging were meant to be similar characters with Gon often sharing a nervous feeling when developing in the story. However, the more he elaborated on the series' story, his idea of Gon changed as he did not see Gon as a nice person as he originally envisioned The fact that Gon abandons his foster mother Mito just to learn to be a Hunter like his father Ging. In creating the protagonist of the Hunter × Hunter manga series, Yoshihiro Togashi initially thought that Gon's characterization should be that of an ideal son who would easily become the series' most popular character. Critical response to Gon's character has been well received with critics praising his character development, design and several actions across the series that made him unique. Several voice actors have voiced Gon across his appearances in animated adaptations of Hunter × Hunter and has often appeared in film adaptations. However, the way he saw his backstory in retrospect made him change his characterization as Gon instead comes across as a selfish teenager for the way he starts his quest. Togashi originally created Gon as an ideal son. ![]() Along the way, Gon meets various other Hunters and encounters the paranormal. Gon departs on a journey to become a Hunter and eventually find his father. A young boy, Gon discovers that his father, who left him at a young age, is actually a world-renowned Hunter, a licensed professional who specializes in fantastical pursuits such as locating rare or unidentified animal species, treasure hunting, surveying unexplored enclaves, or hunting down lawless individuals. Gon Freecss ( Japanese: ゴン=フリークス, Hepburn: Gon Furīkusu) is the protagonist from Yoshihiro Togashi's manga series Hunter × Hunter.
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