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Zaban City (ザバン()()()()()()()()()(), Zaban-shi) is a place located within the Kukan'yu Kingdom[inference] and was the preliminary site of the 287th Hunter Exam.[2][3]

Overview[]

The city is described as a prosperous city, the streets are subsequently filled with shady dealers and scam artists.[3] It is known for having been home to Johness the Dissector, a serial killer who maimed 146 victims with his bare hands.[4]

Underground Tunnel[]

Tunnel 3

405 applicants gathered in the tunnel

A large tunnel was built 100 stories underneath Zaban City and can only be accessed through a secret entrance located in the Tsubashi Street.[3] It is mostly flat but more than halfway through it goes into a series of stairs. Pipes line the ceiling of the tunnel.[5] It leads directly to the Milsy Wetlands. The passage is more than 80 kilometers long.[6]

Plot[]

Hunter Exam arc[]

Arriving in Dolle Harbor from the Captain's ship, Gon, Kurapika, and Leorio all plan on heading to Zaban City. Gon and Kurapika follow the Captain's advice by heading to a lone pine tree in an arboreous forest even though it's in the opposite direction of Zaban City while Leorio originally was going to take a bus to Zaban City; however, he learns that its a trap and follows suit with his two new friends.[2]

After clearing the Kiriko's trial, the family of Kirikos flies the trio to Zaban City,[7] where the son leads them to the Hunter Exam site, which is a greasy spoon place. It, however, leads to an underground tunnel[3] where the First Phase of the exam takes place. The exam proctor, Satotz, leads the examinees through the long and narrow tunnel[5][6] and up a steep stairway that leads into the Milsy Wetlands.[6]

Trivia[]

Anime and Manga Differences[]

Tunnel 2

Stairs leading to the entrance of Milsy Wetlands

  • In the 1999 anime adaptation, the underground tunnel has several forks that lead to shortcuts. However, the shortcuts are lined with a hallucinogenic cedar with a special smell to it. Tonpa takes Leorio and Nicholas to that tunnel in order to ruin their chances of passing the exam.[8]

References[]

  1. Hunter × Hunter - Episode 3 (2011)
  2. 2.0 2.1 Hunter × Hunter - Volume 1, Chapter 3
  3. 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 Hunter × Hunter - Volume 1, Chapter 5
  4. Hunter × Hunter - Volume 3, Chapter 21
  5. 5.0 5.1 Hunter × Hunter - Volume 1, Chapter 6
  6. 6.0 6.1 6.2 Hunter × Hunter - Volume 1, Chapter 7
  7. Hunter × Hunter - Volume 1, Chapter 4
  8. Hunter × Hunter - Episode 7 (1999)
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