

Simply that: did the events of Hunter x Hunter: Phantom Rouge really happen
(with respect to HxH story, of course)? At least the timeline is credible
(between Yorknew City and Greed Island arcs).


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Is "Phantom Rouge" story canon?


I think it is, it hasn't been confirmed by the mangaka but there is a manga
chapter about Kurapika's past that is shown in the movie.


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It's a part-canon side-story.

[AniDB](http://anidb.net/perl-bin/animedb.pl?show=anime&aid=9323):

> The premise of the movie is **based off a manuscript of the Yorknew City
> arc** written by Togashi Yoshihiro that he eventually **ended up
> scrapping**.

[WP](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hunter_%C3%97_Hunter#Phantom_Rouge):

> The film is based on an **unpublished** story manga creator Yoshihiro
> Togashi wrote around 10 years ago.

Since it's based off his own work, _Phantom Rouge_ presumably has Togashi's
blessings.


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