Jesus Christ this got dark and depressing fast.
This was so well done fuck why can't other shounens do dark side as well.
>>150370832
Togashi despite all the meming is a good writer.
just finished the arc
>mfw meruem death scene
proving once again that nukes are the real power in the world
>>150373056
Meruem was a spoiled cunt and if you felt sad for him you should die of cancer too.
( y o u c a n s m i l e )
>Kilua goes on a mission to retrieve the dragon ba- I mean, his creepy wish granting trap brother that we've never heard about before to revive Gon from his ultimate life/power exchange boost.
I mean come on
>>150373056
>mfw cell clone death scene
>>150373383
>trap brother
is girl
>>150373422
not really
Something fucked with his brain too much, maybe that particular ai was female or something
No it didn't. It took a long time for the show to get dark and depressing.
>>150373056
>mfw pitou's death
>>150373422
another one bites the dust
>>150373511
I dunno man the show had it's creepy points in the Exam arc
>>150373542
Pitou is a cute girl of the female sex who did nothing wrong
>>150373272
>Meruem was a spoiled cunt
meruem was a living god you fucking faggot
>>150373414
>cell clone
yet db could never cause 1/10th of the emotion hxh caused
>>150373542
nah pitou was a cunt
>>150373648
false on all accounts
let's face it, even IF kishimoto bothered finishing this series, it's all downhill after the chimera ant arc
>>150373648
>tfw she is everything I would want in a woman
except for the psychopathic tendencies of course
>Kite is now a loli
i don't know how to feel about this.
>>150373542
it was so satisfying to see gon match meruem in power and then melt pitou.
>>150373694
Chimera Ant arc is overrated, would have been better with Hisoka
>>150373732
it doesn't matter if it's overrated. the point is that it's all downhill afterwards
>>150373757
I think the Dark Continent arc is very interesting, too bad it will never be finished
>>150373829
>too bad it will never be finished
why do you say that anon?
>>150373542
what's the source on this image?
>>150373648
Agreed. Pitou gave me a weird feeling around my lower area.
Why is Pitou so hot? What's the secret?
>>150375216
The ears and her thighs should be taken in consideration.
>>150375216
The mystery of her penis.
>>150373727
ya know I still don't get this it seems he was born irregularly compared to the squad commanders chimera ants and royal guard who were in eggs before they were born
>>150370832
Hokuto no Ken? Bastard? Inb4
>I said 'as well'
>>150375216
curly hair
slim
curvy
cat mannerisms
porcelain white skin
god tier fashion sense
SHE is fucking perfect
>>150375216
you're a closet furry
>>150375371
it*
>>150375371
HE*
>>150375509
>>150375463
>>150375458
>>150375371
>>150375458
>>150375463
>>150375509
can we not guys for just one time please
So why didn't the zoldycks just ask nanika to kill the king?
Do you think chimera ants can have sexual intercourse? The things I'd do to Pitou.
>>150375693
she can't be controlled properly which is why she was locked away if they brought her anything could of happened they could of been killed themselves if she made impossible request to much risk
>>150375869
>she
>>150375869
And this is why Killua being able to freely control it will ruin his character
>>150375371
>she
You're a furry and a homo.
Congrats anon.
>>150376088
>ruin his character
I love hxh and even though nanika is parasite nen beast from DC(real minor set up) it's obvious this was just a deus for saving gon I don't see her having anything to do with the characters in the current arc or maybe ever again didn't Killua say he didn't want nanika to grant anymore wishes anyway
>>150370318
> fast
> 70 episodes of shogi bullshit
ok
>>150375509
its voice actress was female, but the thing is at best genderless and at worst male
deal with it furfag
If it is for Pitou I'm all down for being furry, homo or whatever it takes.
>>150375869
alluka ruined the chimera ant arc
it was so well done, the king being established as a god, the strongest nen user having to use a fucking atomic bomb to poison the king, gon having to sacrifice god knows what just to kill a royal guard
and then we learn that there's this being that could have just killed the king without moving a finger
>>150370318
Wake me up when the manga returns...
>>150376793
I agree I say alluka ruined the impact of the ending mostly the cost of gons transformation but all though he didn't die he still suffered from what he did
>>150377415
*although
>>150370318
Fuck Gon.
>he killed this cute cat
Fucking faggot.
>>150376555
> 70 episodes
The Gungi games happened over the course of 10 chapters that weren't even totally consecutive. On top of there were fights and other plot lines going on at the same time as the Gungi games and in at least half of the chapters in which they were playing Gungi, most of the chapter wasn't even devoted to it. Why do you people always feel the need to lie about this kind of stuff?
>>150370832
because in any medium most of it will be shit
>>150376793
You mean just like how any of the governments could have sent a shower of nukes over to kill Meruem, and that the chimera ants were only a D level threat? Netero only went because the governments basically forced the Hunter association to deal with it, and he enjoyed the challenge. I know that Alluka is edging on the "complete bullshit" line, but the ants were never an actual threat.
>>150378917
>the chimera ants were only a D level threat
meruem's colony was classified as a B level threat.
>You mean just like how any of the governments could have sent a shower of nukes over to kill Meruem
he could probably sense the approaching nukes. even if his en didn't have the range, he could just use technological warning methods. his speed is also implied to be huge after he consumed yupi and pouf, so he could probably outrun the blast(s).
but anyway what bothers me with alluka is that they made netero's sacrifice redundant. it was presented as a "i have to do this because there's no other way" sacrifice, then they pull the "lmao magical child demon grants any wish deus ex machina" card and it just made netero's sacrifice have 0 point (and gon's but gon was expected to heal since he's the mc)
>>150378298
i enjoyed the gungi episodes, fuck anyone that doesn't enjoy character development
Could the Phantom Troupe defeat Meruem?
>>150379327
But he was already a dead man by the time he had absorbed youpi and pouf. Pre-nuke meruem wouldn't have been able to sense it, and there are so many ways they could have gotten a nuke next to him if necessary.
It didn't make his sacrifice zero, it wasn't even a sacrifice, he was fighting a strong opponent, and if he wasn't able to kill him he would nuke himself. Nobody knew about Alluka, and togashi could implement a limit on her wishes later, but it seems unlikely.
>>150379519
I doubt it. I doubt they could even beat Netero, unless if Chrollo used a super sneaky plan and other abilities we don't know about.
>>150375331
>Bastard!!
>Dark
Nah, sure it has the whole heavy metal medieval fantasy shit going on but it really is about as dark as fairy tail.
>>150379651
Feitan alone could defeat Meruem.
>>150379519
nope the entire arc shown that that characters involved shouldn't have won they couldn't even under normal circumstance I don't think the troupe could of beat meruem maybe over power a guard at the least but I'm not to sure how their abilities would fair other feitan's
>>150379890
As much as I like him, no. Meruem is probably much faster than him, and would get a direct kill shot on him, so Feitan would never be able to use pain packer. I don't know if his Sun pain packer would kill Meruem, that's up for togashi to decide.personally I doubt it
>>150379911
We don't actually know the limits of the troupe because we barely saw them fighting seriously.
>>150379988
As much as I agree that Meruem could overpower Feitan, raw power isn't everything. Feitan is more experienced and I'd bet on his victory easily as long as he didn't try to win it "fair".
>>150379651
>>150379911
Of course each troupe member individually probably couldn't beat Meruem.
But I'm talking about the whole troupe. Full gank mode.
>>150380352
Yeah I'm saying even with that probably not. He's too quick and durable.
>>150380231
It's not about just overpowering, it's that he's so fucking fast that Feitan may not even get a chance to think or counter. You can't use the "experience" argument because he beat Netero, who has had at least 3-4 times more experience than Feitan. Feitan wouldn't think about trying to poison him, he'd try to fight him, or realize that he's completely outmatched.
>>150380231
I'm just not to sure how they would against said raw power and "feitan being more experienced" would this matter Meruem bested the man with the most experience in combat than any character introduced so far
on a unrelated note though anybody miss ssj shalnark
>>150375286
It's his nen skill, lol. Some kind of death-avoiding luck. No kidding, read manga carefully.
>>150380751
I know what it is man just memeing ya
>>150380352
The gang specialise in assassination and robbery. I doubt they could sneak up on him but if they could than yea, probably.
>>150373542
That's a sad that still lingers, man....
>>150376575
nah, Togashi gave her tits. Pitou was female and genderlessness does not exist.
>>150381115
>I doubt they could sneak up on him but if they could than yea, probably
they wouldn't they'd be caught in his en
I liked how throughout the arc meruem slowly ascended to the light while gon decends to darkness
>>150380751
apoligies I didn't know you were responding to >>150381008
>>150380751
fuck I mean>>150375286
>>150381420
>while gon decends to darkness
Same, Gon's downward spiral was really fucking well done. Togashi needs to get fucking consistent, I wanna see the DC before I die of old age at least. At this rate, my kids are going have kids by the time we get even midway into it.
>>150381420
>>150381638
too bad they had to hit the reset buton
>>150381740
yeah let's kill gon off
>>150381638
indeed I'm debating on not reading if comes back cause its just gonna leave again maybe I should wait until the gate keeper shows up
Is it actually confirmed that Gon no longer has nen? It seems to me that Togashi is just gonna have Gon restart his training from square one with his nen still dormant.
What do you guys think?
>>150370318
>dark
What are you, 13 and christian?
>there are people on /a/ RIGHT NOW who unironically like chimera ant
All you underageb& retards need to go back to mal right now.
>>150381891
there has to be something to acknowledge his UNLIMITED POWERRRRR exchange.
>>150381891
If Gon can't control his aura then by definition he has no Nen.
>>150381891
I don't really want to have this discussion again but to me from gings wording it would seem as you said he'll start over but it'd be different from his original nen training much harder "wanting anymore is asking for trouble" with this line who knows
>>150381891
Doesn't matter. It'll never get to that point.
>>150376336
>furry and a homo
redundant
>>150372763
Well, the memes are just that. We all are somewhat fans of his work. This and Yu yu really make me feel like a child, and it´s great. But still, the hiatuses makes him a faggot.
>>150373383
I thought the same, but later I remembered the picture his other brother reminds when with the Phantom Troupe and it doesn´t seems too much of an asspull...
>>150381891
If Gon gets his nen back I'm dropping the manga.
>>150381243
>uses male pronouns
>said "tits" are mini nippleless lumps
>implying imaginary super ants need gender
>>150383852
what pic?
>>150384041
>>150370832
Because hxh is genre deconstruction
I thought Chimera Ant was badass as hell and well done, but it dragged a LOT. Also that octopus guy was the worst thing about the arc by far. Who the fuck thought that he was a good idea.
>>150384094
That doesn't appear in the manga, Alluka never gets mentioned in the Manga until Gon needs a deux ex to save him.
>>150384094
oh that pic why didn't we get an actual fem zoldyck silbing
>>150383957
Bokukko aren't uncommon in japanese media and Togashi already set his precedent of making women using male pronouns with Mukuro.
Pitou never took her shirt off either so I have no idea what you're trying to argue (if you're gonna post that leaping cat panel you might as well kill yourself now).
Gender is pretty essential to ants. Female ants may be sterile but they're still female. There's no indication that there would be any type of genderless chimera ant.
>>150384228
lol
>>150370318
>that one time back during the Hunter Exams when Hisoka and Killua both thought they could kill Netero
It would have been fun to watch Hisoka in particular get utterly destroyed by based Netero.
>>150384402
I like how Togashi acknowledged Hisoka's overconfidence as a character flaw in the recent chapters.
which nen ability is actually the best and dominant over most others?
Make sure you read the manga after the anime leaves off. It gets even better than the Chimera Ant arc
>>150384515
With autistic Netero speed, it's Guanyin.
>>150370832
Really?
I thought the end was kind of a cop out. He comes out of the super coma and is perfectly fine, like nothing happened practically.
>>150381891
>>150382085
If Gon gets his nen back,it won't be the normal way. Gon's restriction to beat Pitou was that he couldn't use nen again. After Nanika healed him his restriction still stayed, and breaking a restriction has some pretty bad consequences. If he wants to get his nen back, he'll either have to visit Nanika, or receive another restriction which overwrites the nen block.
>>150384515
Netero's for destruction and fighting, Neferpitou's for control and free doctor visits
>>150384515
Leorios ability, hands down.
>>150384454
A flaw that got him dead. But then...
>O MY RUBBER NEN
>>150384309
In that one Kalluto actaully looks like a boy. God, Togashi, you and your delicious traps always confuse me so damn much.
>>150384306
>they refer to neferpitou as him
>flat chested in most of the manga panels
>"b-but he made a precedent in another unrelated work!"
>Gender is pretty essential to ants. Female ants may be sterile but they're still female. There's no indication that there would be any type of genderless chimera ant.
ye except for the fact that the royal guard's only duty is to protect the king, not reproduce
>>150384402
>killua at that point didn't even know about the existence of nen and still had illumi's needle in his brain
>>150370318
I liked HXH 2011 ,that episode when netero dies was great but still I find the old HxH better
>>150384515
desu i find that knuckles' ability is the best for 1v1, if he paired it with some extremely evasive ability combined with gon tier potential it's a guaranteed win in 1v1
>>150384402
The way Netero just dismisses him is hilarious
>>150384623
actually when you say that could it be possible that gon could get a different or improved nen ability with a restrictions like kurapika's. could he do that? like the cost of exceeding his limit next time is certain death. something preventing him from going all out
>>150384306
>>150384787
You autists never get bored of this huh?
>>150384787
That's exactly right.
Female ants are still referred to as female because they have the capability to reproduce, spread new hives and become queens themselves.
Pitou however was a royal guard, and would only ever have one purpose. She would never be a queen in any sense and would never reproduce.
>>150384914
>>150384590
>>150384688
honestly knucles would be my personal favorite if emperor time didn't make Kurapika massively op as a nen user but with out chain jail it isn't guarenteed he'd beat anyone outside of the troupe so I'd agree that Netero's is probably the best considering its huge, fast, and he can hit you pretty easily with it
>>150384787
They never do. If you're that idiot who's gonna post that panel with Welfin then save yourself the trouble and consider me trolled.
If she was male then she'd be flatchested in ALL panels and in relating art like the painting.
A precedent is a precedent, anon. Glad you can agree with the validity of bokukko though.
Female worker ants cannot reproduce but that still does not make them any less female, what's so hard to understand about that?
>>150385001
It's cathartic.
>>150385007
You got that backwards. The male ants could reproduce, queen ants are only sired by male ants and there's no indication that a female soldier chimera could reproduce on its own.
Never watched/read HunterxHunter before, where do I start?
>>150385209
chapter 1
>>150385209
episode/chapter 1
>>150385209
https://www.nyaa.se/?page=view&tid=787810
>>150373679
>meruem was a living god you fucking faggot
You say that as though being a spoiled cunt is mutually exclusive from it.
>>150385273
>>150385287
>>150385314
Thanks, I know it's usually the best bet to start with the manga but with older/long running series with multiple adaptations it's worth asking.
>>150384515
In terms of coolness I think Chrollo takes it because of the way it works. In terms of power and visual flashiness Netero takes it.
>>150385321
You could say he's a spoiled cunt, but he did everything with his own incredible power or by his 3 guards. It's much more forgiving than having some rich basement dweller thinking he deserves anything.
>>150385384
The new series starts off on the wrong foot by not adapting the first chapter. It would just make you ask unnecessary questions later.
Which Troupe member will Hisoka kill next?
>>150385442
It always bugged me that they left that beginning out.
>>150385452
Feitan
>>150381891
If he gets it back it's complete bullshit, there has to be some severe consequences for what he did.
>>150385420
I wanted to exclude chrollo considering if he knows his opponent and their ability all he has to do is find a way to counter them and pick abilities to assist him a perfect plan like the hisoka vs chrollo scenario but I did ask which could dominate most others his mainly fit the bill to me
>>150385209
Episode 1 of Hunter x Hunter 1999.
>>150385480
yeah honestly I could see how the kite thing could bother some one it makes their relationship look fabricated although kite is the gons motivation to become a hunter but If you're gonna watch both I don't think it matters to much
>>150385209
both anime and the manga
start anywhere as long as it's the beginning of one of them
>>150385656
>End of Pikagelion
everytime
>>150384309
In the manga that picture doesn't appear until the Chimera Ant arc where Togashi needed to invent the mcguffin to begin with. Before that Alluka was only referred to as a dark monster in the Zoldyck family and in Japanese Silva says he's violent beyond comprehension
>>150385785
>Kurapagelion
>>150375286
>Dies risk-taking, thrill-seeking cool guy
>Reborn as firebrand baby girl
Makes sense so far
>See again as teenager
>Is stoic boring asshole who just seems mildly depressed
Only lame moment in the show I don't get
>Period?
Turtleneck & Chain
is this yaoi?
>>150386331let's just assume it was her period
But Kite was always like that, wasn't he? He didn't come off as depressed as his female version, but it could have just been the tone of the conversation.
Did Togashi ever say how many abilities Chrollo had stolen?
>>150381891
Gon will get everything but reinforcment so he'll have to become clever as fuck and not rely on STR and CON only like he used to
Killua will have to actually protect him
>>150386778
nah, he will probably become a specialist like his dad
>>150386331
probably her period I like the idea of fem kite though I hope she returns. will she get a buff to her nen ability like palm or was that just because pitou created her
>>150386390
only when Hisoka's around
>>150386866
For a long time I thought that Ging's nen made him younger and erased his memory, so he set up a huge final hunt and then became Gon
>>150386938
As an ant she will probably have a stronger body, but maybe she won't have as much an increase in aura since she was barely developed when born.
>>150386866
We don't know for sure if he's a specialist, though I wouldn't be surprised if he was given the "copy weak abilities" schtick. I'd prefer it if he wasn't though, and that "ability" of his was just from being really good at nen.
I thought this wouldn't be a long hiatus. Half a year almost already.
>>150387565
will probably never be finished, think Togashi has lost interest in it
>>150387565
>Half a year almost
Honestly it feels like yesterday the latest chapters were released. I don't know why but this wait isn't annoying me too much, maybe it's that my expectations for how long it'll be are so low that until we get to the two year mark of waiting it'll be shorter than I thought.
>>150386419
I completely expect ant Kite to be way more fun the next time she shows up, and that Togashi just forgot to give her much of a personality in that scene because so many other important character moments were happening. Sort of like how the Chimera arc was so complex he literally forgot Palm's entire personality.
>>150372763
he was until he pulled that Alluka bullshit
>>150373056
>>150373542
>caring about throwaway characters who will never play a role again
>>150386331
Wait do ants even have periods?
>Googles if ants have periods
>Pic related >.>
>>150373679
>but my emotional investment in this shitty shonen is better than our emotional investment in that other shitty shonen
haha i like you
>>150373422
you wish
Can someone spoil the point where HxH becomes dark for me?
I don't have time to sit through a hundred episodes
>>150389025
Kill yourself
>>150389025
read the manga then retard
>>150389025
>I don't have time to watch anime
Then why are you even on /a/?
Killua is cute!
>>150389025
Shit gets pretty serious in CA arc really never expected this tonal shift.
>>150389614
Indeed
>>150389757
DELET TIHS
>>150389780
There hasn't been a good Killua thread in a long time.
>>150389614
>>150389780
welp that marks the end of this thread
except you >>150389757 I like you
>>150389757
God I wish this was canon.
>>150389944
God I wish this was canon,
>>150380569
I miss regular Shalnark. He'll never smile again.
>>150389944
It is
>>150390129
same one of my fave troupe members still shocked about it
>>150372763
>good writer
Debatable.
He overuses exposition to the point where it feels like he thinks his audience are all retards. I think his best work so far was the Dark Tournament in YYH and York New/Early Chimera Ant stuff (especially the interactions between Komugi and Meruem).
>>150373679
>yet db could never cause 1/10th of the emotion hxh caused
Android 16 death >>>>> Kite's death.
Fight me faggot.
Also, the DB arc with Android 8 was more emotional than anything in HxH.
>>150390669
android 16 was shit and deserved death
ironically android 8 was twice the man he was
This scene was great
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r1cua8u_vXQ
>>150390669
>Android 16 death >>>>>kite's death
Nigga ofcourse it was, Kite had like what, 30 minutes of screen time?
>>150390129
Literally who? no seriously how did that nigga even have a fanbase?
>>150377415
he lost his nen
>>150394209
Nothing was confirmed yet fag lord.
>>150390669
That's a terrible comparison. Kite's death wasn't even on screen, and his passing was never meant to be sad the way 16's death was.
>>150394209
Gin said his nen was fine and his nodes are just closed.
Oh look, another hxh thread about traps, fags and gender.
>>150394614
>>150378801
Manga/comics is the medium. shonen is a demographic and battle manga is a genre.
>>150384607
Other than not being able to do anything until the current Black Whale Arc is over. He'll probably return to main protagonist status by then.
>>150394899
ok but what I said still holds, thanks precise-kun
>>150394209
I didn't ask that the fuck are you responding to my reply for
HxH is like of those gemre destroyer things
After watching it I can still appreciate anime/mamga for themselves but I still have to read somrthing as solid as HxH
It is like watching Wall-e and then watching how to train your dragon, it is pretty good but you know.
>>150384169
>is genre deconstruction
>is one of the first battle shounen
you can only choose one
>>150395180
>one of the first battle shounen
lol wut? It came out in 1998. The contemporary incarnation of the "battle shounen" had already existed for like 15 years by then. It's not even Togashi's first battle shounen let alone one of the pioneers of the genre itself.
>>150395180
>>is one of the first battle shounen
what are you talking abut who said this
>>150386957
All those scenes made me gay.
>>150389614
>implying he missed my heart
I like Chimera Ants, but Gon vs. Pitou fight does not make sense. I mean, he had no strong emotional attachment to him, there was no reason for him to sacrifice himself that way. It would be better if Killua were the trigger for him to stay that way.
>>150395709
>he had no emotional attachment to him
but he did apparently
If it wasn't for Kite he wouldn't know about his father, or about the hunter exam. He's pretty much the only reliable link to his father. You have to keep in mind that Gon is a severely autistic child, and it makes sense
This is fucking bullshit.
If Togashi ever does finish HxH, he's had years-worth of breaks to meticulously plan it out.
So if the rest of HxH turns out good/excellent it's because he cheated and his work doesn't deserve to be compared to One Piece for example, whose author has worked daily for years.
>>150395772
I know the Kite saved his life more than once, but sacrificing his nen, his dreams, and saying "nothing else matters" to a person he barely knew is hard to swallow.
>>150395917
yes but
>he's a severely autistic child
>>150395917
well that's kind of the point, Gon is a stupid shonen protagonist
In other series this doesn't matter but here Gon pays the price for making impulsive decisions
>>150395709
read the manga
>>150395709
>>150395917
The 2011 anime, and manga even, should have done a better job at showing their connection.
>>150395917
Anon you retard. It was literally that, or die.
>>150395917
It's not about Kite saving his life. A lot of people have saved Gon's life. It's about what Kite represents. Kite is the one who got Gon started on his whole journey in the first place. He's the first positive male figure he ever had in his life. In every way he is Gon's ideal. When Gon's thinks of a "hunter" Kite is the one popping in his mind. Killing Kite and desecrating his body was tantamount to doing the same to Gon's dreams and ideals, and as is established many times, Gon doesn't handle people going against his ideals very well.
>>150395993
But he did not even pay. A few chapters later he was already jumping into Leorio's arms.
>>150395913
to be fair to oda he is really does work hard when he breaks he still plans out the manga that man is prepared to die for that manga
>>150395917
well kite was pretty much the motivation for him becoming a hunter he didn't even know his father was before then you could also add that Kite was the first pro hunter they really got to see in action they respected him but I get what you mean
>>150396056
>>150396077
Stop trying to justify an idiotic mistake that Togashi committed. HxH is not perfect, is it so hard to accept it?
>>150370318
>2011
>Dark
are you having a giggle OP?
>>150396096
Sure he did, he lost (for now) he's cool nen he spent a year working on and now he's stuck at home doing schoolwork like a normal kid.
>>150396239
But he did not lose the nen completely. And given that he pretty much "died", it's likely that his nen will get even stronger when he retrieves it
>>150396220
>muh shadows
2011 was better deal with it 99 fags.
>>150396197
Dude where's your argument?
>>150396344
>And given that he pretty much "died", it's likely that his nen will get even stronger when he retrieves it
Except he didn't die so that wouldn't happen. Don't make shit up.
>>150384515
DEEP PURPLE
Morel!
>>150396096
He did pay, he can't use his nen. He has to restart from the beginning in order to use it and it might not be the same type. Not to mention the consequences of what "Something" did in order to make bring Gon back. And before you go with what Killua said about wishes for healing having no negative impact, your forgetting that Alluka was barely introduced so we really don't know the full extent of what "Something" can actually do.
>>150396344
No, he lost his nen. Nen is the ability to control aura. I wouldn't be surprised if Togashi pulled something like this, but he didn't actually die. His pact was already made, and Nanika reverted his body back to a time before he knew nen.
>>150396426
>Something
>>150396425
poor morel he got to tired to doing anything later because knov a shit and made him play around with ants by himself how morel and company get away from Youpi I forget
>>150389025
jesus christ are you really that thirsty for the edge?
The whole reason everyone jerks off about the Chimera Ant arc is because it's such a contrast from the tone of the previous arcs. The only time when the tension comes nearly as close is in the Yorknew arc. Read or Watch the entire fucking thing. Protip though, don't watch the 1999 version. Its garbage.
>>150396612
I find it hard to believe you watched 1999 and thought it was garbage, especially the Yorkshin arc
predictions for what will happen in the DC arc
>>150396612
>the Chimera Ant arc is because it's such a contrast from the tone of the previous arcs
It's really not, people were getting killed throughout the whole hunter exam arc so I don't know why keep trying to spread this meme.
>>150394998
>precise-kun
gold
>>150396663
yes but the hunter exam arc didn't deal with themes of existentialism and have a bunch of ant monsters trying to destroy humanity
>>150396663
murder alone isn't sufficient you retard. who gave a shit about the random hunters dying in the exam arc.
>>150396663
The 2011 version is why people spread this meme. The way they handled the Hunter Exam was pretty uncharacteristic of how it was handled in the manga. People go horribly merked by the minute in the manga in such fashion that it was clear that the world of HxH was not going to be a kind place. Madhouse shat all over that characterization for about the first 26 episodes, by trying to market the series as a Sunday morning cartoon.
>>150396375
You do not know how to read? If you think it's totally acceptable for him to do all that for the Kite, I'm sorry.
>>150396395
It was not explained how it works right from this "Nen get stronger after death" thing. He may well have achieved the same conditions as Hisoka, for example.
>>150396473
Sorry. With "Nen" I meant "Aura", losing the ability to give a stronger punch is not a consequence as great. Now if he had totally lost the ability to use Nen, I could agree that his actions did indeed have consequences.
>>150396733
It works better this way, 2011 the hunter exam is fun but has hints of darker things to come, it's a good introduction and contrast to later on
>>150396740
>You do not know how to read?
You replied with one fucking sentence that was the equivalent of pic related. What are you even on about?
>>150396832
I've already told why I did not like his motivation to transform on Super Gon. I do not understand what else you want.
>>150396197
>refusing to provide any argument
>>150396917
How about trying to tackle even one of the points I brought up instead of just ignoring them and acting like you actually made a substantial reply?
>>150396220
the contrast between the bright color palette and dark themes was off-putting. Intentional and Ingenious. Fuck off.
>>150396659
tons of people dying, albeit most of them being people we barely know and don't care about
>>150396663
the stakes were never as high as they were in the Chimera Ant arc. It gave everything that the characters were doing a sense of scale that was not demonstrated in the earlier parts of the show. Use your fuckin' head.
>>150396220
this scene was supposed to be dark but everybody forgets fucking happened anyway it was kind weird
>>150397107
even Togashi didn't intend for this bit to be all dark and spooks. It's just that the 1999 anime was being produced around the time the Chimera Ant arc was running in the manga. They were so preoccupied with the current tone of the manga that they let it bleed into the anime production, off-setting the entire feel of that scene.
>>150396220
I think the real problem is that Illumi looks really shit here in the 2011.I just recently started the 1999 anime, I'm probably less than 10 episodes away from this scene
>>150397150
>It's just that the 1999 anime was being produced around the time the Chimera Ant arc was running in the manga
Pure bullshit. Togashi didn't start the CA arc until 2003. Hunter x Hunter 1999 finished airing in 2001 and finished the Yorknew City OVAs by 2002.
>>150396740
>It was not explained how it works right from this "Nen get stronger after death" thing. He may well have achieved the same conditions as Hisoka, for example.
By the very same rule you quoted Gon has achieved nothing. He didn't die, Hisoka did. There's no comparison between them.
>>150396975
Right. You say that Gon sees in the Kite a male figure, a perfect hunter, but at no time did I see him saying that (if he mentions, correct me). Gon never wanted to be a Hunter because he thought it was cool or inspired by the Kite, he got into this life to understand what the hell his father had in mind when he decided to leave him. See, I do not bother Gon getting pissed off by his death and wanting to kill Neferpitou, my problem was he forgot everything that happened to get there, and simply give up because "muh Kite". The argument that he is an autistic child is far more acceptable than what you used.
>>150381891
I bet Gon's probably going to get his Nen back by unlocking it the proper way. When he first got his Nen, he got it by being attacked or whatever by Wing. This team he'll probably get it by training properly or some shit and be stronger than before because bullshit.
>>150397267
I really hope not. But I'm going to be very sad if when he regains Nen, the ability end up coming back much stronger for that reason.
>>150397314
>but at no time did I see him saying that
It's people like you that anime is so shit, a character shouldn't have to say his feelings out loud for you to realize what he's feeling.
>There are still people who think Pitou is dead
>>150372763
Except for endings apparently. I can only overlook YYH because the studio was giving him so much shit he just wanted the job done.
>>150397434
He crushed her skull, like Kite taught him to. Pitou's dead.
>>150397434
Yeah didn't you guys see her headless body boarding the black whale?
>>150397434
fuck you this actually made me laugh
What got dark and depressing is the realization it ends mid way. Shame on Togashi for playing the hiatus card so often.
>>150397396
>he never said anything
>their motivations never pointed to this
>"y-you didn't catch the feeling of the character"
Come on, anon. It's you who is not using no argument now.
>>150397561
Not him but kill yourself
>>150397470
Lum is actually Pitou in disguise.
so are there any other shonen series comparable in quality to HxH?
>>150397604
Not that guy but kill YOUR self
>>150397671
Water 7/ Enies lobby saga one piece
>>150397672
fuck YOU white boi, your waifu sucks big black nigga dicks
>>150397604
Nice argument too.
>>150397561
What? This is my argument, anyone who knows anything about story telling knows that it's show, not tell.
>>150397314
>You say that Gon sees in the Kite a male figure
Kite is the first significant positive male figure we ever see Gon meet. This is just a matter of fact.
>a perfect hunter
I didn't say he thought he was a perfect hunter, but his "ideal" of a hunter as in what he thought a hunter was like and what a hunter did.
>Gon never wanted to be a Hunter because he thought it was cool or inspired by the Kite
I never said he did. What I said was that he was the one who got him on his journey, which is true. He's the one who told him that his dad wasn't dead, and it was him talking about his trial to find Ging that inspired Gon to go out and do the same. None of what Gon did in HxH would have happened without Kite, and it's foolish to think that Gon never realized that.
>See, I do not bother Gon getting pissed off by his death and wanting to kill Neferpitou
Well pretty much everything I said before this was a response to this idea, so I don't know what to tell you. I misunderstood.
>The argument that he is an autistic child is far more acceptable than what you used
The point of him being an "austistic" kid is part of my point as well. It was the whole matter of my entire last line. Gon, of course, has the emotional maturity of a kid his age, but he is characterized as even more than that for a long time before any of the Neferpitou business even starts. Gon making drastic, irrational, and highly emotionally driven decisions is nothing new. It's probably the most unique part of his character. He fucked with Illumi and Killua's family with no hesitation despite knowing they could have him killed whenever they liked, he wanted to try and fight Nobunaga back in Yorknew, he risked getting blow up by Genthru just to prove a point, etc. And when he did all these things he wasn't as emotionally distressed as he was when Kite died. If Gon did all that shit before, what makes it so hard for you to believe that he'd do it again in an even more mentally unstable state?
>>150397730
Yo yo yo hol up, who you be callin WHITE nigga? You aint a real one you jus a bitch ass and erryone no it.
>>150397945
>>150397730
>it's a nen user whose contract is to speak like a nigger episode
anons...
>>150398051
we wun nen users n shiet, the chimera ants came from ancient egypt
>>150397917
If you yourself agree that he acted on impulse and did not need any motivation for that, other than seeing someone he likes dead, we have nothing more to discuss.
>>150398051
ayo hol up
>smack lips
so you be sayin we wuz nen users n shit?
>>150396354
Why was Bisky afraid of Palm?
She couldn't fight for shit before she became a Chimera Ant
>>150396513
Youpi just let them go out of respect for them but then he regretted it and wanted to murder them again
>>150398344
>but then he regretted it and wanted to murder them again
lol
>>150398247
I agree that that is what he did, what I disagree with is that that is, in any way, a hard pill to swallow when he was characterized that way from literally the first arc. Togashi isn't a hack for having his main character act within the bounds that he had already created for him. If you find his actions hard to believe given all that, then you're just in denial.
>>150398304
YOU DON"T KNOW THAT!
Even before becoming an ant she still had her enhancer ability with her shit. I'm sure bisky just didn't want to have to deal with subduing her.
>>150384515
Morel and Netero probably have the best ones.
Morel's is utterly ridiculous - a durable controllable fog that he can keep running for days.
>>150398421
that knife is actually my penis, are you jealous now anon?
>>150399057
Nope not true go fuck yourself
>>150370318
shit was always dark
>>150399203
it's really that big, why do you think Palm was so crazy when you first meet her? I ruined her
>>150389757
holy shit i was asking myself when did they rework the manga? it looks so good until i scrolled down and saw pitou
>>150384623
>After Nanika healed him his restriction still stayed
not explicitly said anywhere
no one knows yet but Togashi, period
>>150383861
how come you haven't dropped it yet after the rubber nen bullshit then?
>>150399357
Palm is a pure girl!
>>150399509
this
>>150399048
>Morel is a manipulator
>Compliments it by becoming shredded as fuck and increasing his endurance to obscene lengths
I swear he is the only character in the franchise who cross-covered his weak points, save for Shalnark that is
>>150399557
Not everyone can be the big guyor the smart guy,
But he did both
>>150384623
>>150383861
>>150385600
>expecting the protagonist, son of Ging and grandson of the author of the fucking Hunter's Official Encyclopedia and still in the making, to permanently lose his nen because "restrictions"
Admit it, he'll get his nen back in some contrived way like bubble gum clown and you'll all eat it up. Just accept that HxH isn't the perfect manga like this guy
>>150397387
but still enjoy it for what it is and still having a nice energy system in manga.
>>150399650
>Wanting realism in a manga about two 12 year olds surviving in a world of homicidal chi-wizards
Accept it asshole, Zombiesoka was the best thing to come out of Togashi's lazy ass recently.
>>150399514Chimera Ant Palm > Deito Palm > Regular Palm
>>150399760
Oh the cognitive dissonance never ends!
It was bullshit and Chrollo should have decimated him, which did happen, but now Hisoka's back when we were offered a deathmatch. What a copout
>>150399871Chimera Ant Palm = Deito Palm =Regular Palm
All Palms are good Palms!
>>150399928
Hisoka did die, but he was reborn by casting off his arrogance. Try analyzing the literature first hon ;)
>>150385321
killua's brother is a spoiled cunt
when you're a being born with infinite power, it's logical to act arrogant. and in the end he became much more human
>>150400008
>he was reborn by casting off his arrogance
so he's like a bubble gum phoenix, was that his real nen after all?
>>150399514
slut
falling for gon and crawling back to megane in the next scene
>>150400045
being a slut is just part of her nen restriction
>>150395180
>jojo
>dragon ball
>fist of the north star
>yu yu hakusho
>hajime no ippo
>all came out roughly a decade before HxH
>>150388868
>my opinion is fact
wew
>>150384693
Underrated post.
>>150370832
So what exactly is wrong with Togashi? does he actually have health problems or just a lazy faggot?
>>150401730
both
>>150401798
what health problems
>>150401816
Chronic back pain
>>150401816
I forget which but it was something with his back or hands or both. Pretty sure it was back though
>>150401847
>>150401848
can't he just sit in a wheelchair and draw
>>150401903
I'm pretty sure it hurts him standing or sitting, otherwise it wouldn't be an issue
>>150401952
if it was that bad they would give him morphine and he'd be fine
t. cripple with chronic back problem
>>150401978
true japanese don't use painkillers
>>150401816
chronic idolmaster syndrome
>>150402027
that's Miura
>>150402053
it's a related illness
>>150402053
oh shit, you're right.
togashi doesn't have an excuse
>>150401730
http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2016-03-14/hunter-x-hunter-manga-to-return-for-1st-time-since-august-2014/.99778
so did none of this come true?
>>150402104
On a related note I thought it was supposed to come back in november, but here we are just starting december.
>>150402015
seriously though as a cripple who uses a walking stick that sounds like a bullshit excuse, if his back problem was bad he'd be put on painkillers and would be perfectly capable of writing and drawing
>>150402161
this is the part where we use the "lazy faggot" excuse
Can someone explain why Gon felt so strongly about Kite
>>150370318
>fast.
>after 200 episodes
>>150402217
scroll up, there's a whole conversation
>>150402255
I feel like this entire conversation is a great argument as to why all anime viewers should start with the '99 version. From that it's abundantly clear that Kite's basically Gon's equivalent of Red Haired Shanks.
>>150402139
Didn't an editor say this was supposed to be a relatively shorter hiatus? Well I guess anything shorter than two years would fit the bill.
>>150402695
But Kite and Gon backstory is literally the first episode of the CA arc so the watching '99 argument falls apart.
>>150403373
True, but throughout the story Gon didn't even give the slightest acknowledgement that Kite was someone important to him and having Kite suddenly show up 70ish episodes later just felt forced in the 2011 anime.
>>150370318
>dark
kys
>>150403612
>felt forced in the 2011 anime
Feelings are subjective anon.
>>150404868
>Feelings are subjective anon.
So what you retarded faggot? Just because something is subjective that doesn't mean it gets automatically invalidated. Especially when you consider that large number of people agree with what I said.
Having Kite cut out of the first episodes of the 2011 anime was a bad move.
>>150395709
As much as I love Ant arc I think Gon and Kite's relationship were indeed poorly done. Generally, stuff around Gon got roughly handled.
(Gon's unreasonable motivation to be insane, how asspull the Pitou fight was, how he revived by asspull, how he reunited with Kaito by asspull, how he met Ging in anti-climatic way and sloppy reconciliation with Killua.)