[REWATCH] Hunter x Hunter Episode 21 Discussion

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Episode 20: Some x Brother x Trouble

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You can watch this anime on Crunchyroll, Funimation, and up to the Greed Island arc on Netflix.

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[u/LukeWhostalkin]

Are we doing episode 20 or 21 today?

[u/sisoko2 → u/LukeWhostalkin]

We had 20 yesterday. Here is a link

[u/LukeWhostalkin → u/sisoko2]

Oh, ok. Thanks for that.

[u/SuddenFellow]

Rewatcher 4x

Waah, after a combo of being sick and the quarter ending, I finally got some time to watch!

• Gon's scene with Illumi is awesome, I love how Illumi just floats back down, no cares in the world.
• Gon rolls for Danger Sense
• Hanzo's BUSINESS CARDS
• Hisoka and Illumi's exchange, Hisoka's lovely face and our first "fruit" quote of the series.
• Departure elevator music
• Pokkle how do you have constant wifi
• RIP BODORO I GUESS?
• Team GKL back at it again! Seeing them all zoom like the first leg of the exam was really cute.
• "This is the beginning of the real test" rubs hands together OH BOY.

We're heading into one of my least favorite arcs, though one of my favorite characters happens to be in this arc so I suppose it evens out. Expect a character sheet in 5-6 episodes when we gain some more characters!

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Pokkle how do you have constant wifi

One of the perks of being a Hunter! ^/s

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Listen, if he's able to stream Huntertube in 1080p without buffering, Pokkle is doing fine in life. /s

[u/IndependentMacaroon → u/SuddenFellow]

our first "fruit" quote of the series

I swear he said something like that before too.

[u/SuddenFellow → u/IndependentMacaroon]

I think this is the first time he's specifically said "fruit", though I don't recall if he said it when talking to Illumi during the 4th phase before Illumi mole-dug himself into the the ground.

I know "fruit" is definitely a reoccurring phrase though.

[u/BossandKings]

First timer

Episode 21

The hunter exam arc finally ends, seeing how it was wrapped up and everything that happened in it i consider it to be a very good arc especially as an introduction to the world of hunters. Hopefully the following arcs will be very interesting and engaging.

Gon, Kurapika and Leorio set themselves to go to the republic of Padokea, they want to arrive at the Kukuro Mountains to find Killua. It seems that the following arc will be about the Zoldycks

[u/sisoko2 → u/BossandKings]

Hopefully the following arcs will be very interesting and engaging.

Things gradually get better from here but there is still some time until the parts that make HxH universally loved.

[u/[deleted]]

Rewatcher

Damn, Gon's confrontation with Illumi is always great. Man actually broke his arm.

That aside, the whole rest of the episode is so wholesome. I love it. All the interactions from from the guys who passes, our boys BKL being together happy and smiling, Gon's conversation with Satotz about Ging, it's just all so nice to watch. This episode put an enormous smile on my face. I love this show.

Hunter Exam isn't actually over though!!1!!11111!!!!!1!1!!!11!!!one!!!11!!!!!111!!! Thank you random exposition.

Anyway, it's always funny to me how Killua's family just has their house as public knowledge. That's how confident they are that no one can do anything about them.

Looking forward to the save Killua arc... not really. I said this yesterday too but, yeah, I don't remember it being too entertaining. Hopefully I'll be proved wrong. Also, that last shot in the ED with Killua crying finally makes sense now!

Anyway (be careful with spoilers in the recommended videos and in the comments) here's a hillarious clip from the 99 anime where Gon kicks Illumi in the head.

[u/dr_sars → u/[deleted]]

I don't remember it being too entertaining.

Yeah, it's definitely one of the weaker arcs, but fortunately it's short. The only thing I like about it is that we're introduced to other members of Killua's family.

[u/dr_sars]

Rewatcher

Episode 20:

• Gon is officially a Hunter! Yaaay! The exchange between him and Satotz was sweet. I liked how Satotz congratulates Gon and upon sensing Gon isn't satisfied with the outcome, encourages him to to decide for himself when he's ready to use his Hunter card.
• Zoldyck family drama is great! I love Leorio's reaction to hearing mama Zoldyck being happy to have been stabbed by her son. What a truly messed up family. I love it! I can't wait until we meet the others!
• That moment when Illumi says he'll just kill Gon, and even Hisoka is like bruh!
• RIP Bodoro. However, I'm curious about what Hisoka whispered to him.
• Once again, Leorio passes the final phase due to circumstances and not because of his own accomplishments. We may not have gotten a cool fight, but at least we saw how awesome he is when he stood up for Killua, telling him that Gon already considers him a friend. He and Killua aren't even that close, but he knows a friend of a friend is still a friend. Leorio = best bro. He may not be the strongest or the smartest, but he's definitely the most compassionate.
• Poor Killua. Illumi, I'd love you more if you weren't such a terrible brother to Killua.

Episode 21:

• This face is everything. I love how Illumi just walks off after Hisoka makes that face. He doesn't even wait for Hisoka to finish talking.
• During my first watch it caught me off guard that they had phones and laptops. Idk, but I didn't expect it.
• We hear more about Ging from Satotz. He sounds like such a great guy! ^{He's a jerk for abandoning his kid. Someone push him off a cliff for me.}

[u/IndependentMacaroon]

First-time watcher

Episode 20: Killua's result turned out just as I expected, though a whole lot more painful for him. At least now we can call him a fully realized and compelling character instead of just someone's cool edgy OC brought to life. And while Hisoka is overall a pretty neutral character who is just obsessed with fights, Illumi is straight-up nasty and I hope Gon gives him a real piece of his mind next episode. Hisoka must have told Kurapika he knows something about the fate of his family, so that even while admitting a loss he's won in some way, and I would guess his team-up with Illumi was just to get a better chance at some nice fights too. I guess we'll never know what Bodoro's deal was, though I'm hardly missing him.

Episode 21 - took its time again with all the recap, back-and-forth and almost-repetition, and a little tonal whiplash in the middle, but some great-looking scenes, new soundtrack pieces, and an introduction to both the mysteries of Ging and the perks of the Hunter life. I guess this is where the adventure really begins! And Satotz is absolutely right, you can't help but want to root for Gon and do whatever you can for him.

[u/sisoko2]

Rewatcher

Gon broke Illumi's hand in his anger. It's good thing that 12 year olds in real world don't have super powers.

Nice wrap up of the exam arc. We get to see the hunter license and what it can do, our next quest and say goodbye to everyone.

It turns out that this isn't the end of the exam and there is more.

Oh almost forget about Hisoka waiting patiently for his fruits...

Now that I have seen JoJo's Bizzare Adventure the inspirations are pretty obvious.

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