Viz Media licensed the "Hunter × Hunter" anime for distribution in the Region 1 market, with English voice-work handled by the Ocean Group at Blue Water Studios in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. The series was released on four DVD boxed sets from December 9, 2008 to December 1, 2009. Starting with the second set, Viz partnered with Warner Home Video to distribute the DVDs. "Hunter × Hunter" began airing in the United States on the Funimation Channel in the spring of 2009.