Enjoy x the x Little x Detours | How does Gon feel exactly about Ging?

Hi anon, this is an interesting question to explore, because (at least in my opinion) the answer isn’t straightforward. The complexity of how Gon thinks about Ging is one of the beautiful things about HxH, and it says a lot about Gon as a character. It’s a hard thing to summarize, but I’ll do my best!

Of course, at the beginning we find out Gon is seeking Ging in order to find out what makes being a Hunter so great that someone would leave their own child behind, so even from this point it’s not entirely about Ging himself or trying to “regain” him as a family member. It’s more about Gon’s own worth and how that was damaged by Ging choosing not to stay with Gon, and figuring out what job could be so fulfilling that someone would choose that over raising him. I think the urge to find Ging comes partly from Gon wanting to better understand the context of his existence, but the way he considers this is unusual-it doesn’t seem to be so much about the circumstances of his birth or even to confront Ging about why he was left behind, but more along the lines of, “I want to meet the person I came from so I can better understand why my life is the way it is, and learn what it means to be a Hunter like him.”

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Clearly, Ging leaving him behind has affected Gon deeply-we see this with his self-esteem issues and extreme desire to prove himself, and he tries hard to be as self-sufficient as possible, doing whatever he can to prove that he’s worthwhile. I’m sure he’s tried his best not to be a burden on Aunt Mito, which might be part of where his self-sufficiency comes from. But at the same time, it’s clear Gon has a degree of admiration for Ging, and with how the people he meets on his journey talk about Ging, it makes sense that Gon gains this deep respect for him as a Hunter and wants to know more about who he is and what he’s done in his life.

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An attribute of Gon’s character that I think is interesting and unique to him is that he accepts people as they are, generally without expecting them to change or being particularly concerned about their morality. He has this immense respect for peoples’ agency and free will, and he’s super curious about people regardless of what kinds of people they are. Hence why he’s immediately able to accept Killua without issues, even with Killua’s background. This applies to Ging, too-rather than resenting or hating Ging for leaving him behind, he assumes Ging must have a good reason and he’s more interested in understanding that good reason than trying to force Ging to take a role in his life that he clearly doesn’t want. He must have grappled with this at some point I think, but by the time we see him in the series, he doesn’t seem to have framed the issue in ways you would normally expect from a child who was left behind, blaming or resenting the parent.

It’s telling that Gon switches over to using “Ging” instead of referring to him as his dad during the Whale Island visit. This makes it even more clear that what Gon’s seeking is not really “his dad,” but rather finding Ging is a more abstract goal, and he sees Ging less as his relative, but more as his own individual. Gon even says something along those lines after he meets Ging.

And indeed, when he does find Ging he enjoys talking to him, trading stories and getting advice, but Gon doesn’t ask to stay with him or really impose upon him much at all beyond getting to know him better and learning what kind of person he is. It’s interesting to me that Gon says (twice, even) if he could have felt Ging’s aura he might have stayed with him, but I wonder if that’s really the case. Would Gon have really insisted on that, and would Ging have accepted it? There’s no way to know, but I wonder. It’s hard for me to picture, personally.

But Ging is who Gon calls about losing his nen, so they must have traded contact info and agreed that they could stay in touch at the very least. So, Gon has some desire for a continuing relationship, even if it’s not a very close one.

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I think Gon is aware that his view on Ging is unusual-there’s this scene:

Of course Gon says it’s a joke, but I think this is more a comment on how he doesn’t really see Ging as a father or feel a strong desire to stay with him, and it’s also maybe a bit of a jab at himself for leaving Aunt Mito behind to find Ging in the first place.

I love how unconventional Gon’s views on Ging are-it’s something that makes the series unique, and gives Gon’s search a different nature and meaning than if he were a kid simply looking for his parent because he misses him and wants his dad in his life. And I love that, in the act of finding Ging, he ends up with the message of the series, both from Ging’s mouth and in the abstract-that ultimately the journey and the people he spent time with on his journey have more meaning to him than the person he spent all this time seeking.

Thanks for asking!

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