Irrelevant, lol. Pitou still seems to be feminine, so regardless of his biological sex, he's pretty attractive. Too bad he's a fucking monster.
Hell, Zazan was technically male too right? Meh, would not matter to me, they'd both get it.
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Irrelevant, lol. Pitou still seems to be feminine, so regardless of his biological sex, he's pretty attractive. Too bad he's a fucking monster.
Hell, Zazan was technically male too right? Meh, would not matter to me, they'd both get it.
Pegosaurus
Banned
Yeah, there's no getting around the fact that the anime depicts Pitou as more feminine than the manga. I refer to Pitou as male usually.
Do you guys know the chapter # where they talk about the ant structure?
Chapter 194
The rest of this arc is anything but a chore, and I suspect the almost-absurd length may have been intentional in order to magnify the emotional effect later events have on the reader/watcher.
Hisoka, Hanzô, Machi, Shizuku, etc.
Pitou is a girl for the weekly shonen jump team.
There was a recent podcast where the series translator and editor talk about the manga and the question of Pitou's gender came up.
One of the translators talked to the animation character designer who stated that for him, Pitou was a girl.
This explains why her design is more feminine in the anime.
*edit: (WARNING: HxH spoilers in the Podcast since it's a catch-up for the manga's return)
http://shonenjump.viz.com/node/2109 (Pitou's gender question is at the 11:57 mark)
Had someone point this out to me on another forum since I thought that Pitou was a guy as well despite her anime appearance.
Pegosaurus
Banned
I'll check it out again
Also, shit, is the Chimera Ant Arc the longest one in the series? I never really thought about it before, but it's well over a 100 chapters, which is like a 3rd of the series.
I raise you Wing, Beans, Phinks and Stick Dinner. Stick Dinner. Like you said, though, it would probably be spelled weird anyway. Apparently Phinks is "Phynkss" in the databook.
133, and it's ~40% of the series.
Spent the last couple weeks watching everything from the Zoldyck Family to the last episode. Overall, I really enjoy the show. I like that it's very cerebral (for lack of a better term) with its conflicts and often subverts the expectations of its genre. That said, the pacing has really been a problem with this Chimera Ant thing. So much internal monologuing and narration explaining the characters' thoughts at any given moment. Made the last arc a real chore to watch through.
pelicansurf
Needs a Holiday on Gallifrey
Heh i could do it with a female cosplayer so i wouldn't feel guilty about it ¯\_(ツ_/¯
Hopefully that isn't a dude.
No need to, your previous examples did the job already. ^^
I'm merely saying that it could be meant to be a Japanese name, that the possibility exists, not arguing over probabilities.
There wasn't much character development this episode. Gon's been having a breakdown for a long time now. They spent too much time with him in shock. Like, we got the point.
Also Evangelion 25 was pretty interesting and got its message across. It wasn't just a mindfuck.
ThatObviousUser
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Not canon. I only go by the official data book.
DualShadow
Member
Finally had a chance to watch the last 2 episodes last night, the pacing is torture!
Probably not helping that I'm pretty keen to finally see Gon unleash and fight Pitou.
Probably not helping that I'm pretty keen to finally see Gon unleash and fight Pitou.
Gon's VA is doing a tremendously good job again, that whole scene was great just because you can get just how devastated Gon is from the voice. Too bad it was ruined by horrid pacing. I've been trying to be patient this whole arc but damn I'm losing it near the end. I'm sure next episode will not disappoint, plus I'll get to read a new chapter (yay!) the day after so all should be good.
Wow, that's probably the best HxH cosplay I've seen.
Speaking of impressive (and androgynous) cosplays, this has to be one of the best I've ever seen:
Wow, that's probably the best HxH cosplay I've seen.
Despite the gender confusion and the data book, the official translator of WSJ's Hunter X Hunter now considers Pitou to be a girl.
Takahiro Yoshimatsu, the character designer for the Hunter X Hunter anime, considers Pitou to be a girl and gave her more feminine appeal.
So I think it's alright if people want to consider Pitou being a girl in the anime thread.
As for the manga, that's another story... >.>
Shanks D Zoro
Banned
In the last episode they specifically referred to Pitou as "It".
Oh, I didn't intend to completely dismiss the possibility. In addition to being a little slow I guess I'm not very articulate, heh. Sorry for the confusion!
They always do that or just use the ants' names. it really doesn't matter, they are monsters. They can have whatever down there and it wouldn't make any difference.
I'm actually more puzzled by their clothes to be honest. How were they born with clothes anyway? lol
shira
Member
I'd love to see a couple do the bisky cosplay.Speaking of impressive (and androgynous) cosplays, this has to be one of the best I've ever seen:
I mean, it's a series based on deconstructing Shonen tropes so......
Kurapika being gay would make perfect sense given the femininity associated with him alongside it being the absolute most brutal dagger given his backstory (since it would all but rule out kids to re-start his Clan.)
Crash Station
Member
I mean, it's a series based on deconstructing Shonen tropes so......
Kurapika being gay would make perfect sense given the femininity associated with him alongside it being the absolute most brutal dagger given his backstory (since it would all but rule out kids to re-start his Clan.)
I don't think sexuality will ever really be a defining characteristic for Kurapika. Dude is all about revenge.
heliosRAzi
Banned
That's a guy?
heliosRAzi
Banned
I think it is bro
Having a strange boner?
Having a strange boner?
Oh, and it shouldn't be/won't be- it's a Shonen Manga and this is Japan, land of "everything is implied".
what no that's totally a male
Pitou is feminine but considering everything we know about the Ants reproduction methods she's transgender.
#DealWithBiology.
Sometimes I expect Pitou to offer make up sex.
But to be serious I find Pitou a bit confusing at this point. Once she received the call she got the murderous look back and I thought right then and there she was going to go all out. Instead she respects Gon enough to see where he was taking her and she points out she can't do anything about it.
Gon's reaction is almost more predictable. Him hanging on to hope when Pitou starts fixing her arm and him being confused makes sense. I just thought his initial reaction upon finding out Kite is definitely dead would be to go berserk.
Sure we saw and heard his internal anger but it wasn't and should have been visible to Pitou. I thought that lack of visibility was inappropriate and the animation director made a mistake for doing the opposite.
At this point this is what I sort of expect from each character.
Gon will lash out after Pitou fixes her arm. Pitou will test Gon demanding he live up to his end of his bargain. Gon will point out he doesn't want the hostage hurt but he does want to hurt Pitou.
Pitou will proceed to beat the shit out of Gon but she won't kill him.
Then there will be make up sex.
My fetish right here fucking fund it!
heliosRAzi
Banned
This thread has taken a weird turn
shira
Member
Whoah, the fucked up butler guy. Nice!
judging by the images, looks like all of "it" is happening next episode too.
no blue balls.