Is Hisoka a well written character?

Not well written or badly written, but I do like to see him kill off husbandos and watch fujos cry. Based clown.

Not really a villain, not a good guy, just overpowered and interested in fighting strong opponents. Not really well written or bad written, but interesting enough to keep you watching for mindless fun.

>>146870439
O MY RUBBER NEN

>>146871078
>Not really a villain

You're kidding me right?

>>146870439
He has stupid tattoos

>>146870439
no one in hunter x hunter is well written

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>>146871202
That's makeup.

>>146870439
Considering we don't know much about his backstory, he hasn't developed at all, and his motives for doing things are very shallow he's a pretty badly written character.

>>146870439

Even if he isn't overly complex or a target for much development he's written to be someone pretty interesting. That said, I feel like the mangaka could've done a better job of maintaining his air of mystery. The once the unknown becomes known it eventually becomes banal in its own way.

>>146870439
he's a meme character favored by reddit

>>146870439
He is entertaining but shallow and static like most HxH antagonists

Maybe but all we need know he's is definitely Chrollo's bitch

>>146871234
Gon, Leorio, Killua, the Ant King, most of the troupe, Welfin, Youpi, Meleoron, Knuckle, and Killua's father are all well written.

Hisoka is not.

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>>146871472
>leorio instead of kurapika
>youpi instead of pouf and pitou

>>146871472
>most of the troupe
>well written
Who? Maybe Kortopi?

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>>146871405
How do Chrollocucks deal with the fact that without magic bullshit Chrollo would get his shit beaten by a girl?

>>146871609
I don't think Chrollofags care about trivial things. Maybe a Hisokafag would.

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>>146871609
>hisokacucks are in so much denial they want chrollo to not even use his own abilities so hisoka can have a chance

I can't wait till hisoka kills all the spiders thinking he can take on Chrollo just to realize Chrollo still has hundreds of bullshit abilities to utilize. He's lucky he didn't choose to even use his teleporting people ability in the fight.

>>146871518
Pitou acted in very conflicted ways towards the end. Pouf was well written although all of his efforts were certain to fail and for the most part he felt like a waste of time.

Youpi was definitely well written. His sparing Knuckle was one of the many highlights of the Ant Arc

Kurapika is not particularly well written in any regard. Leorio is simple, but still good and very likeable. Kurapika is an exposition machine with almost no personality and a banal motive/backstory.

>>146871599
Uvogin was exceptionally well written, especially towards the end. I would also say Feitan, Nobunaga, and to a lesser extent Chrollo are well written. Most do not really stand out, to be fair, but none are poorly written. Almost all are somewhat likeable. What happened to Kortopi really upset me.

>>146871697
>not hisokucks
weak meme game

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>>146871708

>>146871609
You bring up an interesting point, when the hell are we going to see Machi fight?

>>146871472
>Leorio, Killua
>well written
stopped reading there

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>>146871194
HxH doesn't have a set villain like other series. The Phantom Troupe are the closest thing, and even then, they aren't THE villains of the series. Hisoka is just a neutral individual doing things for his own satisfaction.

I think Hisoka is a good example of how to write a character with extremely simple motive in an interesting way.

>>146872243
He was a really creepy, shocking character at first, but he's decayed into something fairly generic and boring. He lost his mystery.

>>146872042
In what way is Killua poorly written?

>>146871767
Surprised that face didn't blow up as a meme.

>>146874274
It was overshadowed by rubber nen.

>>146871708
>but none are poorly written
Most of them are pointless fodder with almost no personality and no real relevance for the story.
Shizuku, Kortopi and hell even Shalnark only exist or existed to use their abilities but we know very little or nothing about them. And why guys like Franklin or Bonolenov are even in this manga?

>What happened to Kortopi really upset me
Why? He was an useless background character, at least his "shitty" death will be rememberd.

>>146875241
You're mostly right.

Kortopi was a background character, but he was a good background character. It reassured me that he was there next to everyone, even if he was a mystery to me. Now he won't be there anymore.

He's very likable but not exceptionally well-written. Chrollo and Meruem were better antagonists.

>>146871078
>overpowered
He's literally never beaten one strong opponent. The only strong guy he's ever faced in the series completely stomped him with effortless ease.

>>146871472
>Killua
>Well written
Found the Killuafag.

>>146870439
>fodder
>well written
wew

HxH is meh but Hisoka might be the best character of it

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>>146876114
>Hisocucks

>>146875760
What is wrong with Killua?

He was raised to be an assassin but wants intimacy. After managing to make a friend he's extremely clingy and protective of him. He's somewhat cowardly, dishonest, and anxious about being inferior to those around him, but he tries to protect people he cares about (Gon, Alluka). I don't see how he's necessarily poorly written.

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>>146871911
After the obligatory bed scene.

>>146870439
I like him. He ran out of steam as a main villain pretty early in the series, but still brings entertainment to the table and adds chaos when events seem to evolve too predictably.

>>146875241
I don't get this line of thinking.
Why do we need to know where everyone comes from? It's not like you do that with everyone you meet on the street/your workplace either.
Anime already tends to suffer from backstory cluttering, let's not make things even worse.

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>>146871344
That's why I like Chrollo more. We've gotten more glimpses into Chrollo's self than Hisoka yet it's still hard to connect the dots with him, he's very enigmatic.

>>146876468
Nothing you mentioned makes him a good character. They are characteristics that gave him potential to be well-written but he never lived up to that potential. He is essentially a selfish asshole who only values Gon because Gon values him, he doesn't care about Gon himself. That's why he fucked off with Alluka as soon as Gon was healed. If there were elements behind this facet that would eventually lead to Killua developing actual feelings of friendship for Gon, then you can say he is well written. Alas, that isn't the case. The most he amounts to is an emotional leech.

>>146877072
>I don't get this line of thinking
I mean...we don't know anything about their personalities, Shizuku is forgetfull and that's it...Shalnark was more cheerful than the others...and Kortopi was shy, I guess? And Franklin and Bolonelov are just there. I just think that Togashi creates way too many bland characters whose existance in the story is meaningless. He needs to read about Chekhov's gun.
>Anime already tends to suffer from backstory cluttering
I agree

>>146877327
Killua's pretty well written if you see him as a textbook transmuter.

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Rubber and Gum >>> You.

>>146872104
His satisfaction comes from killing people. And his interest in Gon and Killua is to get them to become strong so he can kill them.

Thats kinda villainous.

>>146877762
Morales are subjective

>>146877072
Conservation of detail. Its a pretty standard thing in fiction. When you serve a lot of pointless details to the reader/viewer, they can become more easily lost. Thats why generally you try to avoid more detailed but ultimately pointless characters. Because when you get too many, it can be harder for the reader to keep up.

Chekov's gun is a rule for a reason.
>>146877839
And thats a can of worms I'm not even gonna touch.

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>>146877575
I think you should reread the arc. Aside from Bonolenov(he had like one line in the arc?) and Kortopi all of them received enough characterization to give decent insight into their personalities.

>>146870439
>Literal pedophile
In Japan he is, yes

>>146871708
I'm glad Kortopi died and can't wait for Hisoka to kill the rest spiders! Also Pitou is a she, a cute cat.

>>146877757
Sounds like he was improvising. Like "Oh, his abilities are gum and rubber so therefore he can revive himself" or "Let's make him die but how will I make him come back alive? Oh right."

>>146878054
He is not a pedophile faggot.

>>146878362
Watching Gon and Killua literally gave him an erection

>>146878362
But he stared at Gon and Killua's butt. Also he's taken interest in them but he hasnt been a fighting maniac with them so obviously he wants them in other way

>>146878359
He said he had decided of that. And Hisoka used the applications of his powers to survive.

>>146878475
What

>>146877839
Then there are no villains. Ever.

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>>146878475

>>146878421
>>146878444
Hisoka usually looks at people to gague their potential or see how much they have grown. He is a fighting maniac and wants to kill them when they will rippen. He particularly said to Gon that he will never fight him again until this happens. His impulses never lead him to rape someone or anything, only kill.

>>146878606
Well just because he doesn't rape doesn't not make him a pedophile. Once again, he definitely got a boner from watching children he was interested in.

>>146878531
Pretty much since it's about your point of view. Some people will find some people villainous and some don't. We just have a definition for it so by our standards we know what's a villain.

>>146878531
Theres not much point arguing with hardcore subjectivists.

>>146878662
That was a nen boner, only caused by exceptional nen and combat skills

>>146878606
>>146878662
>Once again, he definitely got a boner from watching children he was interested in.

Like this anon said. He has gotten boners while looking at Gon in action. Remember the battle in which Gon gave the badge back? What about the battle against Razor? He wants that booty man

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If Hisoka is a pedo, then Bisky too.

>>146878775
Hisoka is 30 years old.

>>146878531
Antagonists are people who interfere with the goals of the protagonist. The perspective of the story decides who the main character is, not morality.

>>146878362
he most definitely is a pedophile faggot

I think he's pretty decently written. He's not a very complex or deep character, but I don't think a character has to be that to be good. He's written to be entertaining to watch, and he fulfills that role well.

>>146871708
>Kurapika is an exposition machine with almost no personality and a banal motive/backstory.
Good job at outing yourself as a retard.

>>146881032
Explain what makes him a good character

>>146881405
Okay, that's it, this board is full of retards who can't tell what exactly a good character is.
Hisoka is not only well-written, but also belongs to the godlike-tier character.
You are confusing between complex character and well-written character. A character can be complex, has a lot of development and still be shit.
A simple, minimal character like Hisoka without any development is still well-written. Look at every dialogue , every act he has done. they are all interesting and well-executed. Tell me how a character without a single a boring moment is not well-written?

I personally like Chrollo as much as Hisoka, just in case.

>>146882116
>they are all interesting and well-executed
Hisoka's been boring since Greed Island. The shock value wore out.

>>146882116
>this board is full of retards
You are right because >>146881405
was asking about Kurapika not Hisoka you retard.

>>146881405
>>146882116
Same goes with Kurapika, his words, his action, how he interacts with other characters are what makes him good.
His backstory is unnecessary, even without it we still can empathy and appreciate his character. You have seriously forgotten most of details in the manga, unlike books, in manga we can see character expression, and Kurapika's expression is why he is so good in the manga, unlike the boring version of him the anime.

>>146882522
Are we watching the same manga?

How can Hisoka be boring in the fight with Chrollo? His fight analysing skill is pleasure to read. Also the fight with Gotoh, the conversation with the Zodiac, Illumi, all are great.

>>146882607
I was going to answer OP then >>146881405 but was mistaken

>>146875641
What do we even know about Chrollo? I'm not a speedreader but it's been a while, sorry.

>>146882896
>Watching
>Manga

>>146874783
you mean gum AND rubber?

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>>146877762
True, but Gon himself had a major breakthrough with the Chimera Ant arc that questioned how much of a 'hero' he was, and Killua is self-explanatory. Hisoka never tried to stop Gon from getting anywhere, or tried to kill him. Going back to CA, Netero did an attack that killed a lot of people to take out the main villain as collateral. In HxH, villains are subjective and Gon was one innocent murder away from being one. Hisoka is the middle man of the series, he's going after Chrollo, a notable villain, but won't hesitate to kill Gon if he proves to no longer be of any use. It's similar to One Piece in how we see Luffy as a hero when he's actually a notorious criminal.

>>146870439
What is it with Japan and gay clowns?

>>146870668
>Not well written or badly written, but I do like to see him kill off husbandos and watch fujos cry.

> implying Hisoka isn't the fujos' favorite.

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>>146885988
Chrollo is handsome while Hisoka is ugly.

>>146886041
Yeah but Hisoka is a psychotic rapist

>>146878775
I want Bisky to step on me.

>>146884952
The one person that Hisoka's been actively trying to bang isn't a man.

>>146886041
>>146884904
>ugly
He's just less mysterious.

>>146886041
>Hisoka
>Ugly
He is a bishie.

>>146886420
Literally chose Chrollo over Machi. He's a homosexual.

>>146886645
Kill Chrollo and the others, leave a disgruntled Machi ripe for the dick.

Just finished the 1999 series. Now onto the OVA's. I actually liked the dub.

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Can someone explain to me what hisoka got wrong about Chrollo's explanation? Apparently he interpreted it wrong but I'm still confused on which part.

>>146886139
In which form?

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>>146890461
Both

>>146887268
In Hisoka's dreams.

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>>146890690
Go to bed Nobunaga.

Yes. He's not deep or hugely original but he's perfect for what he is- which is mysterious, charismatic and entertaining. Largely that's owed to the fact that Togashi doesn't ruin him with a sob story or cheesy villainous motives, that he isn't present to the point of overstaying his welcome, and that a lot of thought is put into his fights because his power relies on brains. When he's on panel, something interesting is always happening so it's no wonder he's so popular.

With recent chapters I wouldn't be surprised if he got some character development too, now he's learned he can't always fight without planning in advance and now he seems to have a more personal grudge.

Fuck Gon.

>>146891653
yet another salty killuafag episode

>>146877839
Hisoka wants to initiate force onto others for his own desires. Regardless if morals are subjective you should know that initiating force is wrong.

>>146870439
It's poorly written just like this thread

>>146877327
>He is essentially a selfish asshole who only values Gon because Gon values him, he doesn't care about Gon himself
This doesn't make him a bad character either. An emotional leech who's afraid of being alone is not a bad character. He sticks to Gon in large part because he knows a lot of people wouldn't accept him, because he's a murderer.

I think his mysteriousness is the most interesting part about Hisoka. His insane tendencies coupled with lines like "Hisoka doesn't like to talk about his past" or "I've never been interested in broken things" makes me intrigued and curious about his backstory. There are better written characters in the series, though.

>>146877327
The fuck am I reading?
>describes a flawed, nuanced, multi dimensional character who can be analyzed in ways which contradict our superficial understanding of his character
>says that makes him badly written

Being a shitty person doesn't make a character badly written, it's quite literally the opposite. Killua is flawed and not a great friend, and that's what makes him interesting in a genre fueled by the power of friendship. Gon is also not an ideal friend, but his flaws are more out in the open so he gets the most criticism.

>>146892022
This, he just has a terrible personality.

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I wanna kiss Pakunoda's nose.

>>146892725
The pedoclown cheapened her death

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>>146892725
I miss her. She died way too soon.

>nobody defending Killua
This is unusual

>>146894326
Who?

>if I don't like the character, that means he's poorly written!
Oh /a/

>>146894852
Hisoka was great at first but he's gotten kind of boring.

>>146895092
He literally just had the least boring scenes of his entire existence. What the fuck more do you want than him hammer throwing corpses and using human heads as bowling balls, reviving himself after dying, murdering two relevant characters like it's nothing and declaring his intent to kill the rest of the troupe?

>>146895321
The revival was stupid. There were basic inconsistencies, like why he would reconstruct his hand with ease later and not do it in the actual fight with Chrollo. As it is I do not understand how he can possibly be killed, if he can just rebuild his body with Nen that grows stronger after death.

Bowling ball head was good stuff I'll admit. Still, there's no getting around that his gimmicky character is getting old. He just isn't as creepy or mysterious as he once was, and that won't change.

>>146895628
>oh my rubber nen

>Hisoka is not well-written
>Killua is not well-written
>Kurapika is not well-written
fuck off reddit, or underage kids, think before typing out your opinions. All of these above characters are great, at least in manga, if you're an animefag then read the manga before discussing in here.

>>146896751
Reddit! Children! Anime-only-fags! Leave now so I don't have to examine or support my opinions!

> hurr durr o my rubber nen
> hurr durr brain death

Any kids who think that was an asspull, please fuck off too.
Almost every characters in HxH have superhuman feat, and you complain about the lack of oxygen cause brain damage?

And please read about the nen rule before talking shit about "o my rubber nen", that's exactly how nen should work, not only nen after death, but also remote nen that used by Ging and GI.

>>146895628
First paragraph has nothing to do with how boring or not he is, it was entertaining as fuck.

He became less threatening by getting some comic relief and teaming up with the MC moments but he reestablished himself as incredibly creepy and mysterious again by killing two spiders off screen. Those pages were executed fucking perfectly, it's not really a gimmick. It's pure, effective shock value because he is a legitimately scary guy who's going to fuck shit up.

>>146896869
I tried to have a normal discussion with >>146882116 and >>146882896 but these kids won't read and keep giving their shitty opinion.

They don't even have a fucking point
>no development or backstory = bad written ( reddit right there)
>no shock value = boring
>shitty personality = bad written
>edgy and discreet = exposition machine

These shit drove me crazy, how can you read the whole fucking manga, with all these dialogues, interactions, and call them bad written?

They literally jump on any bandwagon, right now it is Chrollo.
Chrollo has no backstory, no development, has a shitty personality and a lame motivation but they never complain. Why? Because a good character doesn't need these bullshits, and they like Chrollo for different reasons, same with Killua, Kurapika and Hisoka, I bet they used to like them, but the bandwagon changed and they think it is cool to hate them now.

>>146897135
He established himself as threatening and unpredictable in Election Arc when he killed Bushidora off screen and that other guy, as well as contemplating killing Illumi or Killua just for the thrill of it.

And yeah, Hisoka is just fun desu. His role and transition from antagonist in the exams and HA to an ally but not really in Yorknew/GI to back to a threatening villain in the Election arc is done in a seamless way, where you really can't predict where he'll fall. It's mostly cause he feels like his own character and is not bound to the mc, where in any other shounen (or the two dreadful movies) he'd just team up with the protagonists for no real reason. He has his own motives and if he teams up with the protagonists, it's cause he gets something out of it a well.

Togashi also has some restraint and doesn't overblow any of his tendencies to the point where he's a caricature. He's not too edgy nor are his pedo traits overblown. He also doesn't hog the spotlight and when he does get screen time it doesn't feel pandering. His fights and the way he uses his ablities are cool too.

>>146897460
You're being very vague in defending characters. You say you have to look holistically at all their interactions, and that they don't need anything in particular to be well written. You can absolutely say that about any character.

I like Chrollo because, in the Phantom Troupe arc, he seemed like an aloof, incredibly intelligent, inhuman figure, and then after he fights the Zoldyk's he rolls around on the floor wishing he'd stolen their power. His exterior and interior are very dissonant in a way that's charming; he's a mass murderer but a child at heart.

You aren't interpreting others any more charitably than they're interpreting you, by the way. You reduce arguments that are more or less complex into a couple of words.

>>146897135
>Those pages were executed fucking perfectly, it's not really a gimmick. It's pure, effective shock value because he is a legitimately scary guy who's going to fuck shit up.
That didn't establish him as creepy all over again, it just established that he'll be getting rid of Troupe members for a little while. Yes, it was shocking, but not in a "Hisoka is amazing/horrific kind of way", but more, "Togashi is willing to kill off these characters very nonchalantly, I'm afraid that X will die next".

Hisoka is a fucking mess now. Getting boners or talking about fruit ripening isn't going to impress anybody, and even if he dies people will wonder if he's actually dead for the rest of the manga's lifespan.

Bringing Hisoka back was a mistake. Not only did it felt incredibly cheap, Togashi's giving flexibility to the already flexible nen system to the point where anything can happen now. What's next, Killua using defibrillation to come back to life?

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>>146870439
Is Killua a cute character?

>>146897867
beside being creepy and horrific, Hisoka is a super intelligent, confident character. Almost every poses he made, his expression are charismatic.

>getting boners or talking about fruit ripening isn't going to impress anybody
>even if he dies people will wonder if he's actually dead for the rest of the manga's lifespan
You are seriously fucking retarded.
>>146898423
It followed the rules you fucking speedreader. And it is for the sake of the story, leaving him dead would make the whole fight with Chrollo a filler.

>>146898545
Yes, and the best character development

>>146870439
>O MY RUBBER NEN
no.

>>146898545
Are you trying to evade my filter?

>>146879070
...so Hisoka.

Damn people, try not to be so edgy or unnecessarily complicated.

>>146897867
>Hisoka is amazing/horrific kind of way", but more, "Togashi is willing to kill off these characters very nonchalantly, I'm afraid that X will die next".
You can't separate these things. We now know Togashi is willing to kill of characters, and we know Hisoka is willing to do it. He is nothing but massively threatening to the troupe at this point, and he murdered them in a brutal way. He threw Koltopi's severed head at his friend and put Shalnark's corpse on display, how is that not amazing/horrific? The way it was done so quickly and with so little fanfare just made it even better and more shocking.

It seems like you're just hung up on the revival, but it doesn't affect the way he's portrayed in a bad way. It's given him a dose of reality and now he's getting serious, he's more dangerous than ever because he's more purposeful and determined. Before he just fought on whims and chased people in the background, now the reader gets to see him actively hunting people down.

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>>146898545
his brother is cuter

>>146898562
>Hisoka is a super intelligent, confident character
Hunter X Hunter has plenty of other characters like this. In fact, the vast majority can be clever and analytical in a fight.

Hunter X Hunter has flaws you know.

>>146898809
>It seems like you're just hung up on the revival
I was tired of Hisoka by the election arc.

Being dangerous and killing characters really doesn't make a character interesting. The things that made Hisoka stand out have lost their luster. As much as people call him a wildcard all of his dialogue is very predictable.

It was shocking when Kortopi and Shalnark died, but it wasn't shocking that Hisoka killed them. That never would have been shocking.

>>146899056
>Hunter X Hunter has flaws
Name them.

>>146886041
You take that back, faggot. Hisoka is sexy af.

>>146898562
I never said it didn't follow the loose as fuck rules, I just said it felt cheap. It's so cheap that many people in this thread still think that the technique he used was an asspull. And yes, giving characters the possibility to use their nen to revive is stretching the rules.

>>146899056
It was shocking that it was Hisoka though, usually he wants to have proper fights instead of just sneak attacking as part of a drawn out pseudo revenge plot. It's actually out of character but makes sense considering he just lost and needs to reevaluate his methods.

I don't see why his dialogue needs to be unpredictable though, that's one thing that should stay the same for consistent characterization.

>>146899254
You realize people can be revived in real life, right? By using the exact same cardiac massage that Hisoka used on himself? Revival isn't some crazy magic reserved for fiction, it is physically possible. The fact that an actual medical procedure was used as the logical basis for Hisoka makes it more legit than the concept suggests.

>>146899102
First half of Ant Arc was excruciatingly slow.

The Greed Island villain was completely forgettable.

Alluka's existence in general is contrived and really takes weight out of up the finality of anything that happens

There were very muddled character motivations in several places (Illumi asking Killua to murder him in the election arc, Pitou going with Gon in the Ant Arc).

Rubber nen, even if it wasn't an asspull, has really negative implications for the rest of the series.

Binolt was a mess

>>146899102
The art.

The guy draws gore terribly in weekly chapters and make cut off limbs look like doll made ones.

>>146899424
But the time between hisoka being dead and then reviving himself is far far to late

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Killua is cute!

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>>146899435
SHUT UP STOP MAKING FUN OF HXH IT'S PERFECT

>>146899424
But it is magic, if it was actually realistic then Togashi should have taken >>146899533
into account.

>>146899608
>Not the first post from this IP.

>>146900036
>>146898545

>>146899533
Are you fucking retarded? Hisoka is not a normal human, he has superhuman feats, it has been always like that.

There is no such a thing as brain damage cause by lack of oxygen for skillful nen user.

>>146899435
>First half of Ant Arc was excruciatingly slow.

in the anime only, if you read the manga as whole, it is perfectly fine.

>The Greed Island villain was completely forgettable.

not every villains have to be memoriable, in fact Genthru is a good character, he was overshadowed by the greater characters, but that is not a flaw. You can put Genthru in a lot of shows and he will be one of the best villains in there.

>Alluka's existence in general is contrived and really takes weight out of up the finality of anything that happens

This might change after the DC arc.

>There were very muddled character motivations in several places (Illumi asking Killua to murder him in the election arc, Pitou going with Gon in the Ant Arc).

you don't get it doesn't make muddle. Pitou had to go with Gon otherwise Komugi would be killed. And Illumi was always like that, he loves and wants to control Killua, and puts the family safety above his.

>Rubber nen, even if it wasn't an asspull, has really negative implications for the rest of the series.

reread the nen rules and remember how Ging's nen affected the cassette. In fact reviving Hisoka makes the story a lot more interesting.

>Binolt was a mess
It was cringy in anime, but not in the manga. Actually you are one of the very few complaining about him.

I really like his elections arc design

>>146900827
Hi Togashi.

I wonder why people get so upset about the "o my rubber nen" if literally the whole series had previously explained it was 100% possible. In fact the hisoka story manga even explained how quicly hisoka could learn and use nen.

>>146899533
>>146899789
Jesus Christ you autists. It has a logical BASIS, it's not actually logical. That's a very normal way to write powers in fiction, and the thought process is so obvious it's bizarre you don't get how it works.
>rubber and gum can feasibly squeeze something with the same strength as a hand
>squeezing a heart with the human hand can revive someone
>why don't I combine these two ideas for a fictional ability instead of just coming up with an entirely magical ability that could potentially mess up the power system

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>>146901528
It's just a meme because hiatus hurts too much.

>>146901528
it should have been less possible for a transmutation user who is on the opposite end of the spectrum that governs giving commands to nen

previously, Hisoka had never shown the ability to give such complex commands to his nen

extenuating circumstances aside, Hisoka has not suffered any nen-related drawbacks from the use of such a powerful ability unlike Gon

>>146900654
>There is no such a thing as brain damage cause by lack of oxygen for skillful nen user.
This is hilarious

I miss the comfy threads without reddit :_; when will togashi un-hiatus

>>146904594
You seriously consider the Chrollo vs Hisoka threads to be comfy?

>>146905183
BOW DOWN TO CLOWN BOW DOWN TO CLOWN BOW DOWN TO CLOWN BOW DOWN TO CLOWN BOW DOWN TO CLOWN

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>>146881405
All the four main characters exist to create a somewhat complete set of MC types. Kurapika is one of those nerdy types with dogmatic thinking.

A common thing found in good stories is the presence of struggle. Kurapika is at internal conflict with maintaining his own moral principles. He is also at external conflict: being a rare, lawful character in a dog-eat-dog world while still playing ball with morally-gray people. Unlike Killua or Gon, Kurapika does not have any struggles involving character->family. As an introspective character like Killua, his struggles are subtle and internalized. As the "lawful" character of the main cast, he struggles the most against corrupt society. A story written based on how a character overcomes their struggle is the hallmark of a good character (this will always be subjective, but struggle is a common theme nonetheless).

Kurapika works the hardest of all the characters to avoid hypocrisy. As such, does not entertain ideas of sacrificing third parties in his vendetta no matter how hostile he may outwardly seem on the endeavor, or genuinely enjoy torturing his hated enemies. His feelings regarding killing Pakunoda and Uvogan are also associated with hypocrisy, which he is implied to have realized during the airship bargain with Chrollo. Notably, his differing feelings on putting Pakunoda and Uvogan's lives in his chains shows that he treats his enemies on an individual-by-individual basis when he asks Pakunoda why she trusts him so much while he would rather curse at Uvogan. As an aside, Kurapika as an inquisitive character is interested in -empathizing- with his enemies even though his goal is to eradicate them. In my opinion, this is a very rare trait to exhibit in the throng of revenge characters found in manga/animation.

Like Leorio, Kurapika is slowly building a career. Unlike Leorio, Kurapika's condescending nature (which many readers hate) allows Togashi to explore workplace conflict in the Hunter's world.