Greed Island is fun.
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Greed Island is fun.
Aztechnology
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I guess I can understand what you're saying. I'm just having a hard time understanding why they chose to do
the chimera ants, instead of something else. It just seems like it wasn't very well thought out. They could of gone plenty of other ways and had a much cooler and more cohesive story
heliosRAzi
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No excuse people. Get on it. HxH is one of the greats.
teruterubozu
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That...sounds really unappealing. Is this some Pokemon/Yu-Gi-Oh/Digimon kinda deal? I tried one episode but I didn't catch anything particularly unique from other Saturday morning type animes.
No, it's nothing like that. And one episode is not enough. HxH is very much a deconstruction of a lot of anime tropes.
teruterubozu
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That's what people say about Kill La Kill too, so I'm not sure what that means.
Really? I never hear anybody say that about Kill la Kill.
Wolfgunblood Garopa
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That is misrepresenting that arc. Greed Island is awesome.
Ivan el Trolazo
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besides greed island is not a "trading card game" its is a MMORPG, it makes fun of videogames tropes, cards are just the items
Wolf Akela
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It's only for one arc. They don't really duel with cards like YGO. They're just tools to accomplish the goal for that one arc only. Like, a card to transport yourself to another location, or to track someone, or peek at their deck. It's not a "children's card games involving evil corporations" thing... more of an MMO with cards.
Hellraider
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Do you like anime? Then watch it.
Do you dislike anime? Then watch it.
It's simple as that.
Do you dislike anime? Then watch it.
It's simple as that.
Naw, it more like a dragon ball than pokemon and or yu-gi.
Shanks D Zoro
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Great anime.
Lavalamp1138
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I got the opposite impression.
I felt they were very well thought out. I think one if the reasons Togashi wanted the ants to be sort of born into their power was to draw connections to Meruem's Siddhartha likeness as he goes through a personal journey of self-discovery. Then on the other side of things, you have the ants being this pinnacle in evolution, but Netero's mindset and tactics are juxtaposed to make you think about how far humanity has come/fallen. His use of The Poor Man's Rose illustrates how, regardless of how far the ants think they've evolved, humanity has long surpassed them as this destructive force. I think writing the ants as they were was crucial to these themes. It didn't come down to who was higher up on the shonen ladder, as Netero resorted to something much more brutal and representative of humanity's horrific capabilities.
It doesn't have the recent episodes though. They seem to be about 40 behind.
heliosRAzi
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I will say that there is a reason why that had to move it from Saturday morning to a late night slot. Arguably, it should have been moved earlier what with a little boy getting his hands blown off and the mafia mowing people down with unique abilities.
chicagocubsfan
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Nope haha. When a dude murders a room full of mafia members with machine guns for arms, you know it's not a saturday morning cartoon.
It's nothing like that. Just keep watching.
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Marathoned the show this month, damn I didn't expect to like this so much.
ShaoranWright
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Hunter X Hunter has also been added for Netflix LatinAmerica with japanese audio and spanish, portuguese and english subtitles.
teruterubozu
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Oh I will. I'm just leery of the Shounen coming-of-age stuff lately and the first episode was pretty typical of that. But as everyone says, I trust it gets better.
PfantzyPantz
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Seriously though Netflix had been going ham lately, love it. HxH is amazing, and I would easily recommend to anyone who likes shonen and is a little tired of the tropes and powerscaling that usually goes on.
The Last Wizard
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So I stopped reading during the beginning of that bug arc, does it get any better?
They learned nen from probing a guys brain and it was already shown that people could use nen without even knowing like the fortune telling girl. Anyway crap post.
heliosRAzi
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Dude, you missed out.
Oh come on, it's pretty textbook shonen (obviously). Perhaps darker but if something like Yugioh is tiring, this isn't much better.
Of course it has the standard shounen elements, it's a shounen series after all.
But he asked if it's a Yugioh/Pokemon/Digimon type thing, which it's not. At all. Imo.
RubberLuffy
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The Chimera Ant arc is probably my favorite arc in...just about every manga/anime I've read/seen. Not just HxH.
heliosRAzi
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Aztechnology
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Ok so my opinion isn't valid because it doesn't hold up with your view? I may have been a bit too overtly aggressive, but I hardly think that means it's a "crap post". Anyway,
We are talking surface level nen usage vs full blown developed abilities that took humans numerous years to learn (other than Gon/Killua who have accelerated progression to keep the action interesting for your average viewer). What I'm asking is, what is the takeaway from the ant arc? Why was it necessary as compared to other earlier archs. What was its significance to the overall story and why was it necessary to use that specific arc. Try to explain without giving me a philosophical critique of the arcs merit with metaphors etc. let's say I'm an average viewer, so it has to have relevant importance to the progression of the story. Treat me as if I hadn't seen the arc yet. (I have seen up until netero kills himself to set off the nuke) Maybe even act as though I havent seen the show yet and you're explaining the story to me. We are now at the ant arc, why is this arc is as important as previous ones to the ongoing story?
heliosRAzi
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This conversation would be better in the anime or manga thread
The Last Wizard
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How much?
Lavalamp1138
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heliosRAzi
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abstract alien
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I don't know why, but I laughed at Ruse Raven. Damn thing screwed everyone.
Aztechnology
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Ok, that's a valid point.
But I can easily say his encounter with Kite could of been adjusted just slightly to touch on this, and definitely didnt require the ant arc.
The Phantom troupe amongst others already did this to Gon, everything that is motivated by hatred/jealousy/greed is basically already against Gon's mindset. I would definitely argue it was more about the mutilation/death and puppeteering of someone who he considered a close friend. Kites death in another horrible way from another set of enemies could of provoked the same result.
So it had to be the ants? I'm really not so sure about that.
I argue that heavens arena was about Gon's grudge with Hisoka primarily, followed by the need for cash to continue the search for his father. I will concede this arch was important for power development as they were introduced to Nen properly for the first time, but this was byproduct of his grudge with hisoka and his journey to find his father. The ants are extraneous imo. There was no real payout for watching that arc for me.
As for Greed island, it's IMO 100% about following a lead his father left for him. Gaining power was a byproduct of both of these arcs as it should be.
As for Greed island, it's IMO 100% about following a lead his father left for him. Gaining power was a byproduct of both of these arcs as it should be.
You're right, one's own perception is the most important factor when critiquing a work. So my perception is that the ant arc was extraneous. I've already made that clear. I'm just trying to get some perspectives other than my own. I'm not exactly sure what I'm looking for. I guess I'm just hoping to read some information that changes my perspective. I guess I'll know it when I read it. I love it when someone can provide a counter argument to me so great that it changes my view.
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