Jump Festa 2025 will feature a trial version of Hunter x Hunter: Nen x Impact. The event will take place from December 21 to 22, 2024, at the Makuhari Messe International Exhibition Hall in Chiba City, Chiba Prefecture, Japan.
Additionally, Jump Festa 2025 attendees can see character panel displays and win special badges for trying out Hunter x Hunter: Nen x Impact. Players who experience the demo will receive a GaraPon exchange ticket that can be used to win these special badges. The exchange ticket can be used at the GaraPon corner in the Bushiroad booth on the day of the event.
The following characters are playable at this booth:
- Gon
- Killua
- Leorio
- Kurapika
- Hisoka
- Netero
- Biscuit
- Gusset
- Uvogin
- Chloro
Previously, Arc System Works released a notice to confirm that Hunter x Hunter: Nen x Impact has been delayed to 2025 for PlayStation 5, Nintendo Switch, and PC via Steam. The developers for Hunter x Hunter: Nen x Impact noted that the game was delayed in order to implement rollback netcode. There were plans to release the game with delay based netcode, but the developers decided to use rollback to ensure smooth online matches.
Hunter X Hunter: Nen X Impact will launch with 16 characters. Eighting, the developers of DNF Duel and Marvel vs Capcom 3, are lending their expertise in the genre for this new game. Their other titles include the series of Naruto: Clash of Ninja, Bleach: Heat the Soul, and Tatsunoko vs Capcom.
Hunter x Hunter Manga Hiatus
Lastly, in Weekly Shonen Jump, a notice for the Hunter x Hunter manga series confirms that it will go on an indefinite hiatus after the release of chapter 410. The indefinite hiatus for Hunter x Hunter is likely due to the health of manga creator Yoshihiro Togashi. On November 28, Togashi stated that he has recently undergone surgery and was recovering. He has also drafted two new chapters of the series’ manga, which was likely chapters 409 and 410 at that time.
