It was hilarious, I wonder if it was intentional or they were just mindlessly following tradition.
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It was hilarious, I wonder if it was intentional or they were just mindlessly following tradition.
ShaoranWright
Member
And that's really weird, because for this chapter they took out the opening, changed the ending so one would think that there's no problem changing the preview segment to fit it more with the mood of the chapter, but.. anyway, this is be one of my favorites anime chapters of all time without a doubt.
SolarKnight
Member
Well, correct me if I'm wrong, but in Japanese TV doesn't it go like ending credits->commercial->preview?
I'd say that in that case it only ruins the moment for people not watching it on TV, but then again cutting from that into a random Japanese commercial is just as moment ruining anyways.
I'd say that in that case it only ruins the moment for people not watching it on TV, but then again cutting from that into a random Japanese commercial is just as moment ruining anyways.
MetroidPrimeRib
Banned
MORNING RESCUE
shira
Member
I would have appreciated 5s of black screen+silence.
foxuzamaki
Doesn't read OPs, especially not his own
Hunter X Hunter 2011 Episode 135
SolarKnight
Member
Suddenly conflicted amounts of want
foxuzamaki
Doesn't read OPs, especially not his own
haha
You're goddamn right he did. His death was 100% not in vain, it is quite sweet.
This episode was quite beautiful.
hipbabboom
Huh? What did I say? Did I screw up again? :(
I totally love this sentiment yet it feels so masturbatory.
hipbabboom
Huh? What did I say? Did I screw up again? :(
well....that ending left me completely cold. i can't get sentimental over an animu. sorry, folks.
Sure... you're so manly.
Hand in your man card on your way out for crying over an animu.
ShaoranWright
Member
flintstryker
Banned
One of my favourite part of this episode is when the King started to kneel to Palm, Given how arrogant he was at birth and adamant about being the one true King It was incredible to see the character developed so far.
Dark_castle
Junior Member
I think the most brilliant moment is the sequence where Mereum repeatedly asks Komugi if she is still there. Very subtle, but powerful indication that Mereum was lost his sense of sight as he grew weaker.
His name, the light that shines on everything is just the tip of the brilliance here. Komugi, a blind girl who has never been loved, and Mereum, on his verge of death, realized the meaning of love for the first time, his ill-fated destiny to meet Komugi and bring "light" onto this poor girl's life.
His name, the light that shines on everything is just the tip of the brilliance here. Komugi, a blind girl who has never been loved, and Mereum, on his verge of death, realized the meaning of love for the first time, his ill-fated destiny to meet Komugi and bring "light" onto this poor girl's life.
Yeah that scene already give me massive feels..
He lived a full life.
komugi also said the kings name without the honorific at the end.
thefatness16
Banned
I've read the manga twice, and both times I completely missed there being a real Diego and that he survived. Anyway great episode. Next arc should be fun.
Regulus Tera
Romanes Eunt Domus
Watching this episode with my girlfriend wrecked us both. Wrecked us.
So Pouf doesn't get his face kicked in. I feel robbed.
Arc ending was interesting even if it wasn't totally what I wanted.
Truuuuuuuu.
Arc ending was interesting even if it wasn't totally what I wanted.
Truuuuuuuu.
Dark_castle
Junior Member
Great review. I missed out the part where he pointed out that it was actually the FIRST time Komugi knew what Mereum looked like after touching his face, because well, she's blind. Again, it's touching if one think about it.
Jex
Member
Yeah it was pretty awful. There are two ways to handle that - you either don't show previews for next week or you actually change the preview music to be tonally appropriate. They did neither.
Hypemaster
Member
Damn it, I tried to fight the tears. But they wouldn't stop flowing T_T
I already knew what was going to happen having read the manga but still..
This is why Madhouse is my favorite studio.
I already knew what was going to happen having read the manga but still..
This is why Madhouse is my favorite studio.
Yeah that was completely jarring and threw me out of a mood.
As much as I couldn't give a damn about Meruem and Komugi before and thought the King's turn toward humanity could be seen off a mile away, this was a strong and touching episode. The Chimera Ant arc had a multitude of problems but its high points: 126, 131 and this were the best in the show so far. Seems like we will finally be seeing the inner workings of Hunter organization in the next arc.
Meruem was selfish till the end though, killed Komugi just to not be alone during his last moments.
Meruem was selfish till the end though, killed Komugi just to not be alone during his last moments.
Except he wasn't. At first he only knew he desired to see her -- he thought she was just his plaything. He still deeply cared for her though. Look at how it almost brought Pitou to tears because Meruem didn't order him to heal Komugi -- he requested it. That was his first show of humility. And then there was the ultimate insult a king could possibly endure -- to kneel before someone, to beg.
And *then*, once Meruem figured that was all the time he could spend with Komugi without the poison affecting her, he told her the truth, to leave it up to her to go away to save her life.
She chose to die with him.
And he allowed her to do this instead of chasing her away.
To be fair, Komugi would have a pretty crappy life afterwards if she survived anyway.
He had Pouf's particles active - he was absolutely able to sense her resolve to stay with him, no matter the outcome for her. What else could he do? She's the one person he acknowledged as being superior to him through their games, where it didn't matter who was king and who was not.
He couldn't possibly have chased her away. All he could do was accept her kindness.
Dark_castle
Junior Member
Love is selfish. Not trying to sound deep, but sometimes that's how it is. Mereum knew for the first time he felt in love with Komugi, he doesn't NEED to tell Komugi out of obligation because she's blind, but he did anyway because he is a better man now. He's grew from an ant into a human with pure heart, but because of love, he wishes to be paired with her until his last breath. Komugi shared the mutual feelings.
I lost it when this started playing.
heliosRAzi
Banned
There's one more short arc before it's caught up to the manga.
Mrcapcom
Member
Amazing ending sure they could have went the shounen route and had a big battle and at the end have the main good guy being helped as they walk away from the dead body of the king. Could have been epic BUT
THIS ENDING
wow like a whole year for this arc and its been so crazy and all the king went through fought to the death to die from poison and the whole komugi scene which really validated all those gungi episodes for me was pretty awesome. And not even to mention everything the team went through fighting the ants etc Gon loosing himself Netero loosing but winning like wow.
I can't wait to see the last last episode for the arc
THIS ENDING
wow like a whole year for this arc and its been so crazy and all the king went through fought to the death to die from poison and the whole komugi scene which really validated all those gungi episodes for me was pretty awesome. And not even to mention everything the team went through fighting the ants etc Gon loosing himself Netero loosing but winning like wow.
I can't wait to see the last last episode for the arc