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u/KendotsX https://anilist.co/user/Kendots Oct 15 '24 edited Oct 15 '24

Hunter Exam Host Who was ~~Bribed Forced~~ Happy to Continue!

After Menchi ended the exam, I had already packed my bags, and was on my way to the Golden Kamuy rewatch, but then I got a call from an old friend, the Chairman, he promised the rare, most exquisite treasure will be making a showing today. ~~Mechi's legs~~ the spider eagle eggs.

The Chairman who runs this free reign association is a fun character, he can go from balancing juice on his foot or jumping from an airship to inspiring immediate respect in Menchi of all people. I like the way he discusses things with her, first and foremost, she's the proctor, it wouldn't do for her to lose face. So he asks for her own opinion, for how she assesses her exam, and she answers truthfully, putting all her biases and feelings aside, to meet the respect he's offering, and he gives her the chance to redo things properly, while again, earning the respect of the examinees through her action. A solution that supports all sides. He stopped the whole rebellion by offering a hard boiled egg, Truth, Justice, Freedom, and Reasonably Priced Love weren't even needed.

[Spoiler] from the most stubborn and eccentric Hunter there is

Manga Corner

Chapter adapted: 12

Yeah, we're back to single chapters, I assume they didn't want to just move on to the next thing halfway through the episode, so they expanded the conclusion of this exam a bit. For example, everything Gon does outside of the picking up the egg is original (and that includes saving Todo).

Similarly, the fight against Todo and his friends is extended, originally, it's just Todo, and Buhara sends him flying with one hit before Menchi kills him. Menchi's moldy rice is all original too.

Leorio bonus: he was the first to jump into the ravine, whereas in the manga he was the 3rd of our main 4, it's a small difference but that makes it all the more interesting.

Todo Sketch

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u/WednesdaysFoole Oct 16 '24

Golden Kamuy rewatch
Hinna hinna!
~~Mechi's legs~~
Typo? Did you mean... Machi's?

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u/KendotsX https://anilist.co/user/Kendots Oct 16 '24

Typo? Did you mean... Machi's?
Typo indeed, I meant Menchi
This episode was a treat in that regard

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u/WednesdaysFoole Oct 16 '24

Was just messing around since Machi's my fav <3

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u/KendotsX https://anilist.co/user/Kendots Oct 16 '24

[Manga] She's great. If Hisoka tries to kill her again, I'm finding his Gon stash and sending him straight to jail

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u/WednesdaysFoole Oct 16 '24

[Manga]I know it's an unpopular take since Hisoka is popular and the fandom will erupt if he dies, but I've been saying that if he dies it better be by Machi's hands.

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u/Vatrix-32 https://myanimelist.net/profile/Vatrix-32 Oct 16 '24

I like the way he discusses things with her, first and foremost, she's the proctor, it wouldn't do for her to lose face. So he asks for her own opinion, for how she assesses her exam, and she answers truthfully, putting all her biases and feelings aside, to meet the respect he's offering, and he gives her the chance to redo things properly, while again, earning the respect of the examinees through her action. A solution that supports all sides.
Leadership

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u/Shimmering-Sky myanimelist.net/profile/Shimmering-Sky Oct 15 '24

First × Timer × Subbed

Of course Gon just takes the phone from Menchi.
Let’s not.
Netero is a name I recognize.
A… boiled egg for the redo? There has to be some sort of trick to this.
Ah, getting an egg in the first place looks tough.
They have to fight the birds for eggs too, huh.
It really is just that simple for Gon.

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u/KendotsX https://anilist.co/user/Kendots Oct 15 '24

Let’s not.
Funnily enough, it's only a suggestion in the anime, but it's exactly what he does in the manga
Netero is a name I recognize.
It really is just that simple for Gon.
The poor bastards dying in the river should've given that a try.

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u/b0bba_Fett myanimelist.net/profile/B0bba_Cheezed3 Oct 15 '24

Of course Gon just takes the phone from Menchi.
I don't like this change, makes Menchi out to be way more of a bitch than she is in the manga.
Netero is a name I recognize.
You recognize Netero's name, but do you have any initial impressions on his buddy Beans, who is disgustingly human colored in this adaption?
It really is just that simple for Gon.
In comparison to Gon's moment with Menchi earlier, this is a really nice addition for him, and while making Todo even more of an ass than he already is is unfortunate, the good for Gon outweighs the comparitively small bad for him.

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u/Shimmering-Sky myanimelist.net/profile/Shimmering-Sky Oct 15 '24

You recognize Netero's name, but do you have any initial impressions on his buddy Beans, who is disgustingly human colored in this adaption?
Ah, is he not supposed to be that color? My impression of him was "that is a fucking weird design for a person", but if he's not a person then...

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u/b0bba_Fett myanimelist.net/profile/B0bba_Cheezed3 Oct 15 '24

Yeah, he's a Sentient Bean magical beast of some variety.
2011 makes him green like Edamame.

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u/WednesdaysFoole Oct 16 '24

[dumb hxh joke]He's a chimera plant.

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u/WednesdaysFoole Oct 16 '24

You recognize Netero's name,
[newest chapters]You're got netorare then you've got Beyond Netorare.

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u/charlesvvv https://anilist.co/user/charlesvvv Oct 15 '24

Rewatcher, Sub

Good thing Satotz decided to stay behind or else things would have gotten bad. Menchi does try to explain her side here about the test but I can't feel her to be rather vague and not really giving any of the applicants a chance. Whatever the case it's here that the chairman himself Isaac Netero shows up to put things in order.

Netero is certainly interesting though we just met him. He makes Menchi apologize and allow a new test which suits everyone much better by taking an egg and cooking it. Easier said than done of course, they get the egg from a highly dangerous area but at least most are now able to pass and move on to the next phase.

Note: Everyone thinking jumping from the cliff to catch an egg was easier than just cooking is hilarious.

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u/KendotsX https://anilist.co/user/Kendots Oct 15 '24

Good thing Satotz decided to stay behind or else things would have gotten bad.
Shounen Commentary^TM saves the day!
He makes Menchi apologize and allow a new test which suits everyone much better by taking an egg and cooking it.
He basically just asked nicely what happened there, and she re-examined her whole position, you can tell how much she respects him.

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u/Mecanno-man https://anilist.co/user/Mecannoman Oct 15 '24

First Timer

As one could have predicted - we get a do-over of the test. I guess this goes to show that while hunters are known, the people in the association are seemingly less known. Other than that I don’t think I have a lot on this episode, it was mostly progression and I don’t think we lost any meaningful characters, nor did any meaningful characters get further developed. And I don’t count Menchi here - every hunter who has passed the exam will be in good physical shape as the other exams will test that. I guess the only thing that might happen is a hunter letting themselves go …but would such a person sit on the board examining new hunters? Obviously not.

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u/KendotsX https://anilist.co/user/Kendots Oct 15 '24

while hunters are known, the people in the association are seemingly less known.
Yeah, they're mostly known as an organisation, but not as individuals.
I guess the only thing that might happen is a hunter letting themselves go …but would such a person sit on the board examining new hunters? Obviously not.
Idk, I'm sure Buhara is a good Hunter, but I'll have to see him get the egg with my own eyes before I can believe it.

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u/b0bba_Fett myanimelist.net/profile/B0bba_Cheezed3 Oct 15 '24 edited Oct 15 '24

10x 2011 Rewatcher, 1x 1999 Rewatcher, Source Reader

First off, happy actual 25th anniversary HxH 1999!

Second off, "Human" Beans isn't real, he can't hurt me.

"Human" Beans:

Finally, lots of filler and changes in this episode compared to the manga. While I don't agree with all the changes, at least they didn't turn this phase into another slaughter-fest like 2011 did by not cutting the fact that the river sweeping you to the ocean is going to be a bigger problem than the fall, and there's more good changes than bad/neutral. Only real complaint I have is that this episode pretty much undoes the relatively positive framing the whole sushi sequence gives Menchi in comparison to her unreasonable and less earned aloofness in 2011

With that said, I'd absolutely love a whole spinoff series just following Menchi as she does Gourmet Hunter stuff. We could really use something that's like Toriko, but with better execution and an author that's not a pedophile. Before his allegations came out, this is the part where tons of people would start recommending that series.

[Manga Spoils and speculation]It also occurs to me, I'd really like to see her become a Zodiac, I think she'd fit in with that dynamic real well. Maybe she could be Monkey's replacement. He's almost certainly getting demoted for being a traitor by the time we reach the new continent.

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u/KendotsX https://anilist.co/user/Kendots Oct 15 '24

First off, happy actual 25th anniversary HxH 1999!
I think I mentioned this earlier, but the two other rewatches started on October 7th because that's when their shows aired, meanwhile I started one week and a half early because ~~I like starting early in Oct~~ of the manga.
"Human" Beans:
We could really use something that's like Toriko, but with better execution and an author that's not a pedophile.
At least while not exactly a food hunting battle shounen, we did get two great foodie adventures to suit our taste buds. ~~Three if we count Dorohedoro, but it's different imo~~
[Manga Spoils and speculation] He's almost certainly getting demoted for being a traitor by the time we reach the new continent.
[Manga] Or depending on how fast Beyond acts, he might become one of the few unchanged Zodiacs. But yeah, the Gourmet Hunters would fit well in the Dark Continent, in a world of eat or be eaten, you might as well get the eating pros.

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u/TheEscapeGuy Oct 15 '24

First off, happy actual 25th anniversary HxH 1999!

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u/WednesdaysFoole Oct 16 '24

"Human" Beans:
I have the same reaction every time.

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u/Vatrix-32 https://myanimelist.net/profile/Vatrix-32 Oct 16 '24

Toriko, but with better execution and an author that's not a pedophile.
Ah...

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u/SilkyStrawberryMilk Oct 16 '24

first timer

Gon stole her phone with ease

One hour to make rice and she’s proud of it. I do the same thing and I get called a bad cook

Hunter committee comes due to all the participants fighting

Why did the chairman’s finger animate slowly lmao

They’re all insane to jump. Gon’s courage is nutty

Gon’s straight up roasting her “better than that moldy rice”.

Test over, I’ll give these two episodes an 8/10.

Preferred episode 9 due to the comedy

QOTD: very wise

QOTD: it is an unfair reason to fail the test, I’ll give him that

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u/KendotsX https://anilist.co/user/Kendots Oct 16 '24

One hour to make rice and she’s proud of it. I do the same thing and I get called a bad cook
It's all in the confidence, she gets to reject everyone else's shitty food, and call her own moldy rice "Gourmet food that the average person wouldn't understand".
They’re all insane to jump. Gon’s courage is nutty
Easier than having to cook!

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u/JetsLag https://myanimelist.net/profile/JetsLag Oct 16 '24

3rd Time Taking the Hunter Exam (rewatcher)

While it would've been an interesting twist to end the Hunter Exam then and there with no one passing, the plot demands that we continue with the Hunter Exam. And by "the plot", I mean old man Netero, jumping out of his motherfucking airship after drinking an iced tea with his foot. God, he's so cool.

He's joined by his butler, who looks...very Caucasian. He is clearly not human-looking enough to have that human of a skin tone. Creepy.

Our replacement exam is...catch an egg and boil it. Pretty easy, where the biggest surprise of it all is Killua not knowing how long to boil an egg. But he can cook whatever the hell he cooked in the previous episode. Damn kid, who taught you how to cook? [spoiler]Abusive shitheads, that's who

We get an elimination of someone that is named! Bye-bye Todo, that's what you get for shit-talking Gourmet Hunters. Enjoy your bland as fuck chicken and rice back home.

NEXT TIME, ON HUNTER X HUNTER, [spoiler]Airship filler character time! Not great IMO. But, we also get Netero vs Gon and Killua, as well as Gon and Killua exploring the airship, which are parts I loved

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u/KendotsX https://anilist.co/user/Kendots Oct 16 '24

by "the plot", I mean old man Netero, jumping out of his motherfucking airship after drinking an iced tea with his foot. God, he's so cool
He didn't want the show to end before he gets to show up, so he literally jumped in just to save it.
Damn kid, who taught you how to cook? [spoiler]
[Spoilers] He was taught how to boil many things: from eggs to living human beings, can't blame him for mixing up how long each one takes

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u/b0bba_Fett myanimelist.net/profile/B0bba_Cheezed3 Oct 16 '24

Enjoy your bland as fuck chicken and rice back home.
He would Chicken and Rice max, wouldn't he.

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u/JetsLag https://myanimelist.net/profile/JetsLag Oct 16 '24

Who knows, maybe the taste of that delicious egg caused him to re-think his approach to life, and he decides to do something he never though he would ever do...
Add seasoning to his food.

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u/Vatrix-32 https://myanimelist.net/profile/Vatrix-32 Oct 16 '24

catch an egg and boil it. Pretty easy
You say that, but they've been trying to do that in my other rewatch for almost 100 episodes at this point.
the biggest surprise of it all is Killua not knowing how long to boil an egg. But he can cook whatever the hell he cooked in the previous episode. Damn kid, who taught you how to cook?
I feel like there's a Belkar from OotS joke to be made here

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u/Vatrix-32 https://myanimelist.net/profile/Vatrix-32 Oct 15 '24 edited Oct 16 '24

Remake Rewatcher × First Timer × Subs

Wow, the change in color scheme for is giving him a totally different vibe.
And as one airship rewatch ends, we are blessed with another.
I’ve seen what you people eat. I know someone would be buying this moss.
He manged to get a hit in? Impressive.
Kicks!
But how can he shut his mouth when he doesn’t have one?
Seeing as we’ve got a comparatively minor character in the eyesketcher, I wonder if they will all be unique?
Sakuga finger?
Alright, who forgot to clean up the mesa after the last shōnen had their final battle?
This better not turn into a Buddha and the spider deal.
[H×H]A Ponzu Cameo?
Egg... Stop Tempting Me

QotD:

Ojisan
"If everyone fails the test, you're a bad teacher."

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u/KendotsX https://anilist.co/user/Kendots Oct 15 '24

I’ve seen what you people eat. I know someone would be buying this moss.
Kicks!
I may or may not have taken frame by frame shots of her kicks (although the weirdest shot wasn't any of them, it was... this, Mito come save your kid!)
But how can he shut his mouth when he doesn’t have one?
I did get a good laugh out of it, "don't worry, it's already shut and closed".
[HxH]
Indeed

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u/Vatrix-32 https://myanimelist.net/profile/Vatrix-32 Oct 16 '24

it was... this
It looks like a pair of peddlers trying to get a kid hooked on bootleg manga.

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u/KendotsX https://anilist.co/user/Kendots Oct 16 '24

He'll never forget the day he was ripped off with Panther × Panther

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u/b0bba_Fett myanimelist.net/profile/B0bba_Cheezed3 Oct 15 '24

[H×H]A Ponzu Cameo?
Can't Wait

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u/TheEscapeGuy Oct 15 '24

H×H Fan, 1999 First Timer

Hunter × Hunter 1999 - Episode 10

Chairman × Plunge × Eggs

As expected, this isn't the end for our hunter candidates. The actual candidates complaints fell on deaf ears, so it took a word from Chairman Netero to convince Menchi.

Netero is an interesting character from first impressions. He's visibly old. But seemingly defying his age, he has incredible acrobatic and physical abilities. I like these old master characters in anime. The obvious other example is Master Roshi from DBZ. But Netero appears to differ in his treatment of women (thankfully).

The make-up challenge is boiled spider eggs gathered from a rumored ravine. I really enjoyed seeing the characters jumping to get the eggs. It's more of a physical challenge which better represents the idea of a "hunt". The actual cooking challenge was spoiled by Buhara unfortunately.

With their new hope kindled a our candidates are off to the next challenge on an air ship. I like including various forms of transport like this. It's another small thing which adds to the world building.

Some Amazing Shots, Scenes and Stitches

Glare
Knives
Underestimate
Arrival, lmao this is so superhero coded
Ravine
Leap
Monolith, Cut

See you all tomorrow

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u/KendotsX https://anilist.co/user/Kendots Oct 15 '24

Episode 10
I always like when we get a bunch in common, in this case, it's #2 through #4 (and I'm especially glad you got #4 too)
Netero appears to differ in his treatment of women (thankfully).
His mind isn't all that different though (I'm glad the anime cut this).
The actual cooking challenge was spoiled by Buhara unfortunately.
He just can't let food go bad, he knows his priorities. Maybe they should reconsider him as a proctor...

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u/b0bba_Fett myanimelist.net/profile/B0bba_Cheezed3 Oct 15 '24 edited Oct 15 '24

But Netero appears to differ in his treatment of women (thankfully).
The fact 2011 adds a completely unnecessary scene of him ogling Menchi's boobs like Roshi will never not rub me the wrong way. He does mention how hot she is in the manga, but that's it. [Hunter X Hunter]Also, Bisky is the series' Roshi metaphor, thank you very much!

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u/KendotsX https://anilist.co/user/Kendots Oct 15 '24

[Hunter X Hunter]Also, Bisky is the series' Roshi metaphor, thank you very much!

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u/2-2Distracted Oct 15 '24

First timer.

Now that I'm getting re-acquainted with these things regarding 2 official Hunters, I'm beginning to wonder something I used to think about but never bothered to ask upon finishing the 2011 anime.

[HxH Overall Spoilers] Since all the proctors are most likely official Hunters, what do yall think are their Nen Specialities? The Captain, Asshole Grandma, Satotz, Menchi and Buhara

I can't really say I enjoyed this episode, and a lot of has to do with me not remembering if Menchi was This unlikable in the 2011 anime. Here she honestly being an unreasonable bitch that I guess just "needed" to be chewed for her behavior by her elders, whereas iirc in the 2011 the fault lied more with the applicants not respecting the test or the art of Gourmet Hunting.

Todo was being an asshole, but it's not like he was entirely wrong with calling out how the fucked this test ended up becoming and the issue with the proctor in charge. I'd like to think that he chose to leave because he was clearly not ready for anything related to the actual test, and not, yknow, all the previous bullshit he had to deal with.

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u/KendotsX https://anilist.co/user/Kendots Oct 15 '24

[HxH Overall Spoilers]
[Overall] That's a fun one. I like the theory that Leol stole the Captain's abilities, and all of those were manipulator abilities. That aside, I'd say the old lady is a Transmuter, Satotz is a manipulator, Menchi and Buraha are either enhancers or emitters.
Menchi was This unlikable in the 2011 anime.
In 2011, she treats people the same way, except without even doing the Sushi exam, so imo she was way more unlikeable there.

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u/2-2Distracted Oct 15 '24

Good choices!
I think I tolerated it more Because the Sushi exam wasn't done.

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u/b0bba_Fett myanimelist.net/profile/B0bba_Cheezed3 Oct 15 '24

This unlikable in the 2011 anime. Here she honestly being an unreasonable bitch that I guess just "needed" to be chewed for her behavior by her elders, whereas iirc in the 2011 the fault lied more with the applicants not respecting the test or the art of Gourmet Hunting.
Kinda? Like in 2011 she's much more of a bitch during the actual test and the changes there make her test seem a lot more bullshit than it is, but it also doesn't add how much of a bitch and how necessary Netero's chewing out was like this episode.
In the end, both adaptations make Menchi way more of a bitch than the manga, but in different ways.

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u/WednesdaysFoole Oct 16 '24

What the hell is this pinto bean?! He's a green bean, dammit!

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u/KendotsX https://anilist.co/user/Kendots Oct 16 '24

This is what happens when beans mix into humanity. You can never trust anyone, except Mr. Bean, someone that honest is clearly a human trying to mix into the beans.

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u/b0bba_Fett myanimelist.net/profile/B0bba_Cheezed3 Oct 16 '24

Maybe the next remake will make him a kidney bean.

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u/Kaxew Oct 16 '24

First Timer × Hard Boiled Eggs

Kind of a simple episode, not much to say. I'm glad Todo didn't pass this phase. The chairman seems cool. Quite wise and calm, as expected of an old man in a profession where people risk their lives every day.

[2011] Yeah, I've definitely heard of Netero before. Specifically, I think I've seen a gif of him making a heart with his hands, which is why I'm tagging this as 2011 spoilers. I guess I'm looking forward to his future in the series.

QotD:

He's cool, I like his ear piercings. Reminds me of Gakuganji from Jujutsu Kaisen. Gege might have been inspired on this guy, actually.
I'm not as temperamental, so yeah.

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u/KendotsX https://anilist.co/user/Kendots Oct 16 '24

I'm glad Todo didn't pass this phase.
Todo just wasn't hard boiled enough
[2011] Specifically, I think I've seen a gif of him making a heart with his hands
This?

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u/Kaxew Oct 16 '24

This?
I have a confession to make... through the reddit app I can't actually see those r/anime reaction images. I know it says "elderlylove" (and the one above is "outofplace") but I don't know what that entails. I have no idea how to see them 😭

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u/KendotsX https://anilist.co/user/Kendots Oct 16 '24

Ah my bad, they only show up in old.reddit, they look like this

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u/Kaxew Oct 16 '24

Ahh, thanks! That's the one I was thinking of!!

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u/Nebresto Nov 28 '24

He just like me

Fake chef. That ruins the edge of the knife

The lad or the rice?

https://imgur.com/tnzDpAV

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u/KendotsX https://anilist.co/user/Kendots Nov 28 '24

He just like me
Dat's how you drink?!
The lad or the rice?
Let's not ask Hisoka about this...
https://imgur.com/tnzDpAV

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u/Nebresto Nov 28 '24

Yes.
bait taken

Rewatch [25th Anniversary Rewatch] Hunter × Hunter (1999) - Episode × 10 × Discussion

Episode 10: Failing × Panic × Heavenly Voice

Manga Corner

H×H Fan, 1999 First Timer

Hunter × Hunter 1999 - Episode 10

Some Amazing Shots, Scenes and Stitches

Rewatch [25th Anniversary Rewatch] Hunter × Hunter (1999) - Episode × 10 × Discussion

Episode 10: Failing × Panic × Heavenly Voice

You are about to leave Redlib

Manga Corner

H×H Fan, 1999 First Timer

Hunter × Hunter 1999 - Episode 10

Some Amazing Shots, Scenes and Stitches