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New Hunter x Hunter Anime |OT| of Hunters and adventure and NO MANGA SPOILERS
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It is.
No matter what it is, it means that Knuckle's power isn't in effect anymore.
Ugh, Seven Deadly Sins is overrated garbage. The honest truth is that One Piece is still the best of its kind, partially because the competition is all terrible.
Reminds me of Jojo.
God, that series was so fucking manly
It's the truth. The only things that come close to challenging OP are Magi (which has gone off the rails in the most recent arc) and HiatusxHiatus. Every other adventure shonen is mediocre or terrible.
I wouldn't call it garbage, but it definitely doesn't come close. Nice art though.
The car drives him?
DualShadow
Member
Killua is such a boss, hope they explain
how that thing he pulled out actually worked, was it just implanted by his brother to keep Killua out of dangerous situations? Once he flipped the switch he easily killed the ant.
Wolf Akela
Member
Well...
Ilumi's needles have always targeted the nerves or something somehow. We've seen it transform and instantly/cleanly kill people. Illumi even made himself look perfectly like Hisoka and it was enough to fool the Spiders.
DualShadow
Member
Good points.
I'm hoping they reveal
exactly what his intention was though, but at the moment it just seems like it was to keep Killua from fighting people he wasn't certain he could beat.
Jigolo
Member
That's my bet. I don't think he wants his little brother to die.
I would presume Illumi stuck it in a pressure point or something and implanted it with Nen or somesuch so he could manipulate Killua.
His intention I thought was just making Killua into a good assassin. The Zoldycks are progessional assassins, so it makes sense to have Killua run away from stronger opponent that could be handled by like Silva or something, maybe. As it's strictly work there's no point having him die to a stronger opponent for a job.
His intention I thought was just making Killua into a good assassin. The Zoldycks are progessional assassins, so it makes sense to have Killua run away from stronger opponent that could be handled by like Silva or something, maybe. As it's strictly work there's no point having him die to a stronger opponent for a job.
Regarding that scene this week, it was awesome, but I can't help but feel the music was a little inappropriate? When I read the manga I had a drastically different tone in mind.
flintstryker
Banned
It should also be remembered that Illumi has a really twisted kind of love for Killua so it make sense he would do something so fucked up in the name of protecting his little bro.
Tizoc
Member
^Yeah Illumi always seemed like a crazy fucker to me for the longest time.
WHY IS THERE NO ANIME FOR KONGOU BANCHOU YET?! HAS JAPAN FORSAKEN BANCHOUS?
Seriously Kongou's the manlies and bro-est of all these Shonen heroes.
No,
OP to me is about the Journey and adventures than the destination, those saying 'it doesn't go anywhere' just want to find out WTF One Piece is, which shouldn't be their aproach. If they're interested in the crazy adventures of this cooky crew then they'll enjoy it.
WHY IS THERE NO ANIME FOR KONGOU BANCHOU YET?! HAS JAPAN FORSAKEN BANCHOUS?
Seriously Kongou's the manlies and bro-est of all these Shonen heroes.
No,
pudding does!
OP to me is about the Journey and adventures than the destination, those saying 'it doesn't go anywhere' just want to find out WTF One Piece is, which shouldn't be their aproach. If they're interested in the crazy adventures of this cooky crew then they'll enjoy it.
SolarKnight
Member
Thank you for reminding me that I'd been intending to read that and for some reason haven't done so yet.
Yup, Illumi is a loving, fucked up, twisted, abusive brother, but those last 3 don't invalidate the loving part.
Vermillion
Banned
I hear this series has good action?
Wolf Akela
Member
Not really the usual shonen type of action. Actually the author usually intentionally subverts the trope.
Vermillion
Banned
Oh, shame (for my preferences). I was to watch this after I finished re-watching FMA:Brotherhood.
Wolf Akela
Member
Well, it does have good action, but not the typical 1v1 shonen fights. The series is more about getting to know the world and all the people and creatures in it.
FMA:B is my most favorite but I still love HxH.
FMA:B is my most favorite but I still love HxH.
umop_3pisdn
Member
I'd say the action is used way better than like all the shonen I know in the greater context of the work, but that's like some weird vague comment and I'm not really sure how to elaborate on it. Like to go with the subversion thing I wouldn't go quite that far. I'd say it's a more extensive execution of how these tropes can be employed, like it seems to look at them in a way or to be very aware of what it is doing... it like preserves a kind of integrity or commonality found in a lot of shonen works while simultaneously making it into something that's both very different and complete in and of itself, which to me kind of suggests subversion as much as playing it straight, it's like striking a fine balance of those things among others, or something. I'm like not literate enough in this genre to have a very coherent analysis but that's the kind of 'vibe' I get.
FMA does a lot of things really well, in fact that's kind of the astounding thing about it. Hunter x Hunter does a lot of things right too, but it seems a little more purposeful in a way, though that may be too strong of a word. It's kind of like there's some interrelated premise or perspective on what it's doing, like there's maybe one big master lens you could kind of view it all through if you knew what that was in particular, and in that way it seems more 'focused' I think.
FMA does a lot of things really well, in fact that's kind of the astounding thing about it. Hunter x Hunter does a lot of things right too, but it seems a little more purposeful in a way, though that may be too strong of a word. It's kind of like there's some interrelated premise or perspective on what it's doing, like there's maybe one big master lens you could kind of view it all through if you knew what that was in particular, and in that way it seems more 'focused' I think.
Dedication Through Light
Member
? Heavens arena, phantom troupe, greed island were all one on ones, even chimera ants, unless Im misunderstanding.
This made me ask question my self "why am even reading Seven deadly Sins" I've been reading the wrong manga by this author this whole time.
Wolf Akela
Member
Idk. If HxH was a typical shonen, the Heavens Arc
would involve Gon and Killua being at the top. They left after they accomplished their own goals (punch Hisoka, learn Nen) then just went home
I loved how the hierarchy was set up, explained and teased, and then completely ignored by the protagonists.
You could rename the series Anti x Climax.
Jigolo
Member
That's why Togashi has to continue HxH. He didn't even explore the 20 upper levels of heavens arena and that highest floor which probably belongs to the strongest nen user in all of HxH.
He could probably do 3-4 more arcs before finishing the manga.
At this point, aren't they forbidden from ever returning to the Arena, due to not participating in any fights in the required time period?
Kilua yes, Gon no, since Kilua bailed twice?
Wolf Akela
Member
It's decent. The finale was bleh.
Dedication Through Light
Member
Only good for hardcore kilgon otherwise avoidable. Only think ultrahardcores thought it was worthwhile.
People have their problems with it. I enjoyed it. It also has some of the best music in this version of HxH.
chicagocubsfan
Member
HxH 95
So good. Loved the Morel and Knuckle fight against Cheetu. Hope that smug ant gets what's coming to him.
And the fact that the Attack on Titan thread has 5 times as more views as this one makes me sad.
So good. Loved the Morel and Knuckle fight against Cheetu. Hope that smug ant gets what's coming to him.
And the fact that the Attack on Titan thread has 5 times as more views as this one makes me sad.
flintstryker
Banned
Yeah this series is leagues better but ah well.
I love how Morel almost pissed himself when Gon went into scary mode.
There's an absolutely perfect stopping point that felt like it really was intended to be a possible last chapter of the series.
And then we got trolled with the first chapter of a new arc.
Yeah if they are going to stop, then that is the best place to stop.
In what way?
One Piece is still a very entertaining series, that the author actually cares about enough to continue.
Personally I would struggle to say which one was better.
Rewrite
Not as deep as he thinks
The animation in this episode was off the charts!
Wow!
Fantastic episode. LOVED it. Honestly, I wish the previous episode captured this exact tone because imo it was exactly like the manga, if not even better. Nice pick of music too that didn't feel out of place like Killua's big moment. Mad House doesn't disappoint.
Wow!
Fantastic episode. LOVED it. Honestly, I wish the previous episode captured this exact tone because imo it was exactly like the manga, if not even better. Nice pick of music too that didn't feel out of place like Killua's big moment. Mad House doesn't disappoint.
Wolf Akela
Member
Wow, really good ep. Once again they made it difficult to wait for the next episode.