Written and illustrated by Yoshihiro Togashi, the "Hunter × Hunter" manga began its serialization in Shueisha's "Weekly Shōnen Jump" magazine on March 16, 1998. Shueisha has compiled most of the chapters into individual "tankōbon" volumes. The first volume was released on June 4, 1998. As of October 4, 2018, thirty-six volumes have been released. The series has also been published in a "sōshūhen" edition that aims to recreate the manga as it was originally serialized in "Weekly Shōnen Jump" in the same size and with the color pages. Eleven volumes were released between December 9, 2011 and April 18, 2014, covering up to the Election story arc.