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New Hunter x Hunter Anime |OT| of Hunters and adventure and NO MANGA SPOILERS
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Crash Station
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Heh, you should come back to this post to see how many of your predictions are correct. I think you'll find this does not follow some standard shounen tropes.
It's actually a track from the dub Yugioh soundtrack.
Oh yeah...I didn't realize that. It's a good song actually.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QNUeHmpPhY0
Hahahahaha.
...haha. [Redacted] The show may grow on you - Killua, the best character, has yet to be introduced. His interactions and relationship with Gon is one of my favorite things about this show. Kurapika and leorio do stop arguing, and are (minor spoiler)
actually only present for two major arcs of the show, maybe 50 of the episodes out of 127 so far)
titiklabingapat
Member
^ don't spoil him!
Can we switch places?? I want to watch HxH for the first time with virgin eyes again!
Can we switch places?? I want to watch HxH for the first time with virgin eyes again!
Nope, sorry. For some reason this is one of the few shows that I don't got spoiled by carelessly reading forums and wikis or by osmosis from being around fans, I only know the following things:
It's from the guy who did Yu Yu Hakusho
He's married to Naoko Takeuchi
There will be an arc about an island of ants
The manga constantly goes on breaks
When it returns everyone (including the publisher) goes crazy with excitement
So really nothing about the story itself (except ants), but the fact that the constant breaks haven't killed the popularity is telling, it has to be good.
I've seen episode 4, lots of running in this one and I was right about the computer guy failing although it happened differently than I thought, he was simply exhausted.
I'm surprised Kurapika's and Leorio's backstories are already out of the way, but I think the show will elaborate on them later. They're also setting up arcs for both of them, I don't think leorio will ever become a doctor himself, if he becomes a filthy rich hunter he can hire 20 doctors and pay for countless operations, he's not wrong, you need money for a lot of things and if you have it you can achieve more than if you're a poor schmuck with ideals.
I like the friendship that's developing between Gon and Killua, they're going to be friendly rivals, that's obvious from this episode, I hope it stays that way and Gon doesn't become Goku and Killua his cheerleader.
Episode 5: Holy crap, they killed a lot ot candidates, death by tortoise was probably my favourite. I still think Hisoka is a Piccolo/Vegeta type, he killed people in this episode but they attacked him first and planned to kill him so I'm okay with that. He easily beat Gon and Leorio but didn't kill them so he's not just murdering people for fun.
I was confused for a moment, did Hisoka just play examiner or is he an examiner? He seemed to have the same kind of cellphone that Satotz had or was he just in contact with an ally among the candidates? (Please don't answer that).
Nice episode, the only moment that fell flat was Gon and Killua being eaten by the giant frog, as if they were going to die at that moment.
They still haven't revealed who was disqualified, it can't be one the dead guys, why call attention to it if the person in question is no longer there when it's revealed? If they drag this out and tell someone at the end "Congratulations, you passed the exam ... but you were disqualified right at the start so it doesn't count, lol" the examiners are the biggest trolls in the world, I now want that to happen.
Is it okay if I keep posting about the episodes I've seen or would that derail the thread too much?
Wolf Akela
Member
I actually like reading impressions from people new to the series.
Crash Station
Member
It's fine, impressions from newcomers are nice. However, I would be very careful in this thread. There are unmarked spoilers for episodes before the most recent one everywhere, and that is likely to continue. I'd say try to get caught up as fast as you can (unfortunately phsyically impossible before the next episode) and avoid posts in the thread that don't quote you.
Thanks for the advice, I'lll be extra careful.
I'm having the week off so I could start binge watching but there are a lot of things to do around the house, I guess the most I can do at the moment is 4 episodes per day.
Turin Turambar
Member
It's always fun to read impressions of something new that doesn't know the series!
Alas, as cosmic said is you who should be careful. Expect impressions of the new episode (128!) on Tuesdays/Wednesdays. Personally, I think the most spoily bits should be written in spoilers tags, because even people who are watching it currently sometimes won't watch it until some days later if they are busy with other stuff or whatever.
I'd recommend not reading back in the thread.
Eric the Red
Member
Yeah no kidding. The first half of this arc had me so baffled and bored i stopped reading for a while. The plot starts so disconnected and inconsequential to the HxH world at large it seemed like filler. On top of that it's just fight after fight with goofy zoo animals that I couldn't care less about.
Upside you're heading into the second half which is gud. It's pretty gud.
Admiral Woofington
Member
Personally I'd keep the heck away from the thread if I were you. Everything up till current episode spoilers don't tend to be spoiler tagged, so you could come here to post an impression and end up reading what happens in the latest episode.
Cutest post in the entire thread
Stay safe, from tuesdays to thursdays you should try to avoid this thread
ThatObviousUser
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The ending really did make it seem like
there were other Hisokas, I had that same impression going through the series last September.
heliosRAzi
Banned
I would like updates, as well, but be careful. Just post and then leave until caught up or catch all the way up and then post your impressions.
Urban Scholar
Member
It's greatest asset is also it's worst enemy for dubbing purposes. An extensively long series would need a good amount of ads & merchandise to back it. This the same reason why we see more dubs of short series of 12 or 25 eps more these days.
Then again I could be wrong and when it shows up again in shonen jump maybe that'll propel it into dubbing but who knows.
That wasn't Pitou, it was Youpi, and yes, he was holding the King.
Love seeing this animated, they've changed the order of when some of the events happen compared to the manga, but it makes sense, can't wait for tonight
.That wasn't Pitou, it was Youpi, and yes, he was holding the King.
Love seeing this animated, they've changed the order of when some of the events happen compared to the manga, but it makes sense, can't wait for tonight
Yes, Youpi. Sometimes I get really confused about the the 3 Royal guards and their names
Don't know if you decided to avoid the thread, but if you see this post I'd also like reading more of your impressions and predictions. Very entertaining!
heliosRAzi
Banned
I doubt it
Man Pouf is crazy as hell. Great villain though. The animation in this show is so damn good.
I have no clue how this is gonna play out. I feel like the remaining group at the palace is going to get BODIED by Pouf, Youpi, and the King unless something crazy happens. Hopefully the King realizes Pouf is scheming and ends him with the swiftness. That would be so satisfying
Hahaha that first half of the episode. They went all out!
Something I thought about from the first time the King's ability was revealed, was what would happen if he ate an ant that knew nen, and hell a Royal Guard at that. If he only got some scratches against Netero, and now that he knows about the bombs, there's nothing left in the short term (and by the time it gets to long term he'll be completely established). It's crazy.
The memory twist caught me off guard too. Never expected that.
Something I thought about from the first time the King's ability was revealed, was what would happen if he ate an ant that knew nen, and hell a Royal Guard at that. If he only got some scratches against Netero, and now that he knows about the bombs, there's nothing left in the short term (and by the time it gets to long term he'll be completely established). It's crazy.
The memory twist caught me off guard too. Never expected that.
PSYCHOHYZACK
Member
Mother Fucker
God Youpi and Pouf are such livid fanboys for the king. Its more psychopathic devotion that unconditional love.
The king's still alive and shit is bout to get real at the palace. I'm quite bummed that the old man's sacrifice was in vain.
God Youpi and Pouf are such livid fanboys for the king. Its more psychopathic devotion that unconditional love.
Turin Turambar
Member
Technically,
not in vain, as Yupi has sacrificed 99% of his force, and Pouf 85%. Given how fucking strong are the RG, at least it's something.
Turin Turambar
Member
I loved how they kept the the image of the mother feeding his child. It also was in the manga, same illustration.
PSYCHOHYZACK
Member
True, also the temporary amnesia from the blast will no doubt come into play.
They play the first half 100% straight, without the slightest bit of self awareness or any type of winking at the audiance and how batshit crazy in love with the king the guards are. They may as well had been having orgasms. All three of them.
Pouf is one scheming basterd and I love him for it.
heliosRAzi
Banned
Yeah, but Meruem got a huge power up. Even if the RGs got nerfed, Meruem is an even bigger problem now
Turin Turambar
Member
True, true. Our only hope is
Komugi. It's not like anyone else apart from Netero can beat him in a fight.
I don't think so. The gap between Meruem and everybody else was already inconceivable large. The power up he just got doesn't make him any more of a problem than he already was, since, apart from Netero dying, nothing has changed. They never had any chance of beating him, and they still don't.
heliosRAzi
Banned
Of course, but I was arguing that Netero died in vain since
Meruem survived and got a huge power up even if the RGs were nerfed. Meruem was able to survive an explosion that big and powerful, even though it was low-budget. It stands to reason that he might be able to survive an even bigger one, one that humans might not deploy because that would mean mutually assured destruction. Shit, what am I saying? I do not know the depths of humanity's malice. Let's burn the shit to the ground.