The stand-alone pilot OVA which was shown as part of the "Jump Super Anime Tour" of 1998. Shortly before the TV series, a summary is presented of the story of Gon who wants to become a hunter and the friends he makes in the process.
| Directing | Noriyuki Abe | Director |
| Writing | Yoshihiro Togashi | Original Series Creator |
| Writing | Hiroshi Hashimoto | Writer |
| Writing | Yoshihiro Togashi | Comic Book |
| Visual Effects | Masaya Onishi | Character Designer |
| Visual Effects | Masaya Onishi | Animation Director |
| Visual Effects | Toshiyuki Fujisawa | Key Animation |
| Visual Effects | Tomoaki Kado | Key Animation |
| Visual Effects | Takuya Suzuki | Key Animation |
| Visual Effects | Tatsuya Suzuki | Key Animation |
| Visual Effects | Atsushi Wakabayashi | Key Animation |
| Visual Effects | Kazuya Saito | Key Animation |
| Visual Effects | Noboru Jitsuhara | Key Animation |
| Visual Effects | Toshio Mori | Key Animation |
| Visual Effects | Tadakatsu Yoshida | Key Animation |
| Visual Effects | Osamu Sato | Key Animation |
| Visual Effects | Yoshiaki Mizuno | Key Animation |
| Visual Effects | Fumio Matsumoto | Key Animation |
| Visual Effects | Katsutoshi Isshi | Key Animation |
| Visual Effects | Kazunobu Hoshi | Key Animation |
| Visual Effects | Manabu Fukasawa | Key Animation |
