<P> Hunter × Hunter: Phantom Rouge (Japanese: 劇場 版 HUNTER × HUNTER 緋色 の 幻影 (ファントム ・ ルージュ), Hepburn: Gekijō - ban Hantā Hantā Fantomu Rūju) is the first Japanese animated feature film based on the Hunter × Hunter franchise created by Yoshihiro Togashi . It follows the four main characters, Gon, Killua, Kurapika and Leorio reunited to face a dangerous individual who once was a member of their greatest enemies, the criminal organization known as the Phantom Troupe . The film was created by Madhouse and opened at number one in Japan on January 12, 2013 . Viz Media will release the film on home video in North America in February 2018 . </P> <P> The movie begins with Killua dreaming about his brother Illumi's warning to never make friends, claiming that eventually he will betray or get betrayed by them . He wakes up along Gon on an airship . Upon arriving at their destination, they meet Leorio and learn that he and Kurapika were investigating a rumor about a survivor of Kurapika's Kuruta Clan until they meet a young boy whom Kurapika recognized as his childhood friend Pairo, who attacks him and steals his eyes . Unconscious since then, Kurapika awakens beside the others and soon after he has visions through his stolen eyes of a man whose right palm is marked with a spider tattoo, the same used by the members of the Phantom Troupe . </P> <P> Based on other details seen by Kurapika in his vision, Gon and Killua leave him under Leorio's care and split up in search for Pairo's location . Gon ends up meeting and befriending a young puppeteer called Retsu and when Killua reunites with him, they realize that Retsu is a girl . When night falls, Leorio and Kurapika are approached by Hisoka while Gon and the others are attacked by Uvogin, who was presumed to be dead and saved by Nobunaga and Machi who defeat him . It is then revealed that Uvogin was revived as a puppet by Omokage, a former member of the Phantom Troupe who was defeated and replaced by Hisoka . Omokage sends a team of puppets including one based on Pakunoda to attack his former companions but they are all destroyed by them . After Omokage retreats, Nobunaga and Machi leave as well, warning Gon and Killua to not stand between Omokage and the Phantom Troupe as they have a score to settle with him . </P> <P> In the next day, Retsu leads Gon and Killua to the mansion from Kurapika's vision and after leaving her behind for her safety, they meet another puppet, now based on Illumi who attacks them . Just as the Illumi doll is about to steal Killua's eyes, Gon intervenes and has his own eyes stolen instead . Ashamed for failing to protect Gon and believing that he had betrayed his friend, Killua flees and contemplates suicide but is saved by Gon who had tracked him with his acute sense of smell . Gon then reveals that he had let the Illumi doll steal his eyes by his own volition so they could track down Omokage . He also states that he had long realized that Retsu was one of his puppets as well . Reunited with Leorio and Kurapika, they set for Omokage's location to confront him . </P>

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