Best female Hunter x Hunter characters

18419 duels later, Shizuku remains #1 in the Hunter x Hunter favorite female character ranking, with Neferpitou close behind at 1424 ELO points.

The top two contenders run nearly neck and neck, but a sharp drop follows: 91 ELO points separate Neferpitou from Biscuit in third place, marking the widest gap in the ranking. Shizuku edges out Neferpitou by just 11 points, winning 66% of her duels against 63% for the Royal Guard. Biscuit holds third with 1333 points, followed by Menchi at 1322 and Neon at 1317. The tight clustering below the podium suggests fans struggle to separate mid-tier favorites. At the bottom, Mosquito languishes at 983 ELO with a 23% win rate, while Retz and Kikyo occupy ranks 31 and 30 respectively, indicating characters from filler arcs or minor story threads fail to resonate with the community.

This ranking draws from 18419 duels cast by 155 players across 32 contenders, last updated on 10 October 2026. The vote captures a fanbase that prizes Phantom Troupe members and Chimera Ant arc figures while relegating side characters to the margins. Head to VAINKEURZ to cast your own duels and shift the standings: every matchup refines the list and brings your preferences into sharper focus against the crowd.

Updated on October 10, 2026

How this ranking is computed

Every duel won lifts a contender and every loss drops them, by an amount that depends on the opponent's strength: beating the leader is worth more than beating the last. It is an ELO, the same principle as in chess. Duels are not drawn at random — an adaptive entropy sort puts the least predictable match-ups first, which settles the ranking far faster than a full round robin. A worldwide ranking is only published past 30 completed plays. Known limit: a contender who has faced few opponents keeps an approximate score, and the bottom of the table moves more than the podium.

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