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New Hunter x Hunter Anime |OT| of Hunters and adventure and NO MANGA SPOILERS
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Grizzlyjin
Supersonic, idiotic, disconnecting, not respecting, who would really ever wanna go and top that
Just watched episode 1. Gotta say, really surprised. I had heard so many good things, but avoided this series because the character designs turned me off. Same thing happened with One Piece and I grew to love that, hoping the same things happens here. I'm going to try and watch a few episode a day so I can catch up a bit.
chickdigger802
Banned
King looks like a hipster Cell.
really curious if Gon can/will fight the king in the end. it still feels like its way too soon for him to have the 'power level'. dude probably gets beat by the 3 pro hunters somehow.
Gon does seem to go nen berserk mode or something in the intro though.
really curious if Gon can/will fight the king in the end. it still feels like its way too soon for him to have the 'power level'. dude probably gets beat by the 3 pro hunters somehow.
Gon does seem to go nen berserk mode or something in the intro though.
DualShadow
Member
Was a surprising end, but I'm glad it ended that way to be honest, seems much more realistic.
Byronic Hero
Member
At least we got some more "Killua always runs from fights he thinks he won't win". Which lines up pretty well with where the anime actually is. So....there's that.
Mr. Saturn
Member
Wolf Akela
Member
???
flintstryker
Banned
Oh man I so fucking love the King I was planning until waiting until this arc is finished to start watching again but I can't contain myself..I may as well see how the new version of greed Island is, since the art in the OVA was kinda weird.
SquareSphere
Neo Member
It's intentional, Togashi designed the King as a homage to Cell from DBZ
Jigolo
Member
That's awesome.
Wolf Akela
Member
I just saw Phantom Rogue and it wasn't as bad as expected. It wasn't the "looks like a Kurapika movie but is about Gon and Killua" movie people said. I just don't like the typical shonen tropes used at the end.
I feel like I miss out on a lot of injokes/references because of my lack of exposure to things like DBZ/YYH growing up. Although there's some things I definitely recognize, just through casual exposure.
Wolf Akela
Member
Only other homages I notices were Gon's NGL suit and Emitter training, which reminded me a lot of Yusuke.
Knuckle/Shoot are like a bizarro version of the Reaper and Yusuke from YYH.
Beaniedude
Member
I've been watching this show and am loving it so far.
I did just watch Episode 38, the one where Gon listens to the message Ging left him.
I've gotta say... Ging is a dick.
Worst father.
I did just watch Episode 38, the one where Gon listens to the message Ging left him.
I've gotta say... Ging is a dick.
Worst father.
Dedication Through Light
Member
Mr. Saturn
Member
Wait, the many crimes of Netero, what the fuck?
I'm guessing this movie wasn't actually written by Togashi.
Based on the description I can't think of anything they are pulling out of the manga for this story, it sounds all new. But Togashi must be involved creatively somehow right? I can't imagine him not having some input on Netero's background. Just because it's not an adaptation of manga chapters doesn't invalidate it for me.
I know I'm in the minority but I found a lot to like about Phantom Rouge. My main problems with it is that it covers a lot of character stuff that is done better in the Chimera ant arc, and the story is pretty standard compared to what we see elsewhere in HxH.
I really loved the new music and the more polished looking animation though. The new characters were also worthwhile and, while underserved, really dug the Kurapika stuff.
There was a lot of talk that Phantom Rouge was out of canon and almost like an alternate version of events that doesn't take place within the context of the televised anime... but I'm not sure I agree after seeing it. I didn't notice any big contradictions, it could easily have happened even if it does tread on a bit of covered ground (particularly with Killua). I get that it is based off of a scrapped story but they seem to have adapted it in such a way that it still fits.
Anyway, tangent off... I'll take as many HxH movies as they come up with as long as the quality stays as good or hopefully better than Phantom Rouge. It was a passable effort that gave me some more time with some of my favorite characters, for that I appreciate it :d
I could even envision a scenario where Togashi, wanting to retire from drawing the manga due to his age and history of illness, just writes plotlines (maybe accompanied by character sketches, designs, etc.) to adapt into films or more anime seasons... I don't want that, but I'd rather that happen than nothing.
P.S.:
Jigolo
Member
Acerac
Banned
One day somebody will upload knuckle's theme. One day.
I wouldn't assume he is.
When though?
Not really, no. The only part that was once planned but got scrapped is Kurapika's flashback.
Crash Station
Member
Does that mean the special chapters aren't canon either?
I'm not sure what you're referring to?
Crash Station
Member
The 2 Togashi did of Kurapika's past, which are also the last 2 chapters he's done period.
I think it is a safe assumption that he would be creatively involved. He's not going to write and draw this story for 15 years just to hand it off so freely. Not many artists would.
When: Well I can pinpoint a close enough point where it takes place, just not an exact period of time. Sometime before Greed Island... that's the best I can surmise
I do think it's crappy how very little planning went into where it belongs in the timeline. But outside of exactly where it takes place it doesn't pose any story breaking contradictions. What if it happened while Gon and Killua were on their way to the auction? It didn't happen that way in the show but it could have.Also I was looking at a list of all the episodes and their airdates... this show has been airing nonstop since episode 1 (with a week skipped here and there, but seldom). We're talking about a nearly continuous 92 episodes and counting. Wish more shows could pull this off. (I don't watch too many anime shows, so maybe this is really common)
Oh, right, I forgot that story got published in two parts...
I'm not sure why you'd reach that conclusion though. I don't know why that story didn't get published back when it was written, but it did get published eventually. I think it's pretty safe to consider it canonical.
Most movies based off Weekly Jump series aren't written by the original authors.
The show has a set amount of content to go through. After they finish it, they'll probably just do more seasons in the future if the Manga ever goes off hiatus.I think it is a safe assumption that he would be creatively involved. He's not going to write and draw this story for 15 years just to hand it off so freely. Not many artists would.
When: Well I can pinpoint a close enough point where it takes place, just not an exact period of time. Sometime before Greed Island... that's the best I can surmise
Also I was looking at a list of all the episodes and their airdates... this show has been airing nonstop since episode 1 (with a week skipped here and there, but seldom). We're talking about a nearly continuous 92 episodes and counting. Wish more shows could pull this off. (I don't watch too many anime shows, so maybe this is really common)
Kinda goes to show the benefits/drawbacks of the "writer/artist" model - do any big mangas actually split the duties?
Crash Station
Member
You mean where there's both an artist and a writer? Plenty. Off the top of my head, Death Note is a big one.
Holding a Card File is really good.
Which one is the theme when the king was born (it had other uses as well)? It's really ominous sounding.
Edit: Oh god, Chimera Ant prank call.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tial2TtmzK0
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EH7aI8_TZgg
Which one is the theme when the king was born (it had other uses as well)? It's really ominous sounding.
Edit: Oh god, Chimera Ant prank call.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tial2TtmzK0
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EH7aI8_TZgg
Think of each arc as it's own little "Hunter x Hunter does *insert genre here*" Greed Island was the YGO/Digimon/etc arc....and yeah, suffered from an enormous problem of "there are no real stakes here." The Chimera Ant arc immediately rectifies that problem.
Jigolo
Member
Yup. That's the exact problem I had with the arc. Worst arc of the series in my opinion.
Chimera Ant even though it has just started, has been amazing from the start. The new characters, bringing back of old ones, character development... just about everything is great in this arc. And after last weeks episode I can't wait to see how the rest of the arc will play out.
What. The. Heck.
They build these children up, give the boy who has no father a chance to shine despite his poverty and living conditions, to only get brutally murdered and eaten with his sister. This is disgusting sadistic crap.
It's amazing how one episode or chapter can kill the entire thing for someone. I'm out.
They build these children up, give the boy who has no father a chance to shine despite his poverty and living conditions, to only get brutally murdered and eaten with his sister. This is disgusting sadistic crap.
It's amazing how one episode or chapter can kill the entire thing for someone. I'm out.
QuiteWhittle
Member
Take a breather and come back later. You know you'll want to.
Its almost as satanist as Pokemon and rock music.
I'm more of sharing my distaste then throwing around anger. That literally dropped all of my interest in HxH, there was no moment before it that was ever like that, and I don't like depressing stuff like children beating brutally murdered and eaten popping up out of nowhere. If the rest of the show was like that, then yeah, I could see it being all right although I wouldn't watch it.
I really hope there is some point later on in the story where Leorio shows up as a main character again. It saddens me that my favourite character was all but abandoned after the first arc.
As a side note, I feel like it's really disingenuous to be calling them Chimera Ants at all by this point.
As a side note, I feel like it's really disingenuous to be calling them Chimera Ants at all by this point.
He is in the Phantom Rouge movie that just came out in Japan on Blu-Ray, you can get a Leorio fix that way if you like!
I felt similar, it was really harrowing for me. It's too good to drop over something like that though. If anything it should color your opinions of the villains we are dealing with here. You can see what the artist was going for though. Nature doesn't think about life the way we do, hell WE don't even think about all life the same. The humans are food to them, nothing more. Humans eat baby animals in huge numbers.
Stick with One Piece.
Rewrite
Not as deep as he thinks
I can see how that might be a drastic change of what you usually expect from HxH, but it really sets the overall tone and threat you'll see in the chimera ant arc. Everyone is a victim, including children.
The anime version fleshed out those kids though something I don't think they did in the manga.
The anime version fleshed out those kids though something I don't think they did in the manga.
10-12 pages is a lot different than 10-12 minutes on screen.
Crash Station
Member
It bothers me as well, but more as a means to hate the villains of the arc, which is the mark of good villain writing. Hunter x Hunter is pretty good at truly making you wish the antagonists got the most painful deaths ever, which I think the recent special chapters actually did better than anything in the chimera ant arc. It's something Togashi is good at.