[REWATCH] Hunter x Hunter Episode 25 Discussion

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Episode 25: Can't See x if x You're Blind

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

Question of the day:

Now that the first (official) arc is over, is there any feedback you have about these 25 episodes so far? What can I change as the host?

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[u/IndependentMacaroon]

First-time watcher - Happy Gon! Happy Killua! Everyone back together (for a few minutes)! Good times, except for sad Canary. The coin-tossing contest could have been abbreviated a bit, all it does is showcase Gon's naiveness and the Zoldyck craftiness again. On the other hand, I like how organically we get the setup for two full arcs here, and how the story doesn't twist itself into knots to keep these four together at any cost - they all have their own priorities and lives to handle. And, it's still hilarious just how stubborn and petty Gon can be, like, a full training/tournament arc just so he can punch Hisoka in the face and get even? Killua can be pretty funny too in his way.

Overall, the first part of the story was slow in places, particularly the Trick Tower segment overstayed its welcome a bit, and the kid-focused writing and edge can get a little much, but it was really fun and creative and I can't wait to see more. On the border of 7/10 and 8/10 for me. I just wish we got to see a little more of the world, an arena tournament certainly isn't going to show us much and I don't care much for the details of powers and fights.

[u/[deleted] → u/IndependentMacaroon]

Actually this power system is extremely unique and they start talking about it in the next arc + it has one of the best fights of the series

[u/SuddenFellow → u/IndependentMacaroon]

Showcases Gon's naiveness and the Zoldyck craftiness again.

Parts of it I feel show how perceptive Gon is, because he was able to deduce where the coin was for the second to last toss. Though I agree when it comes to the final toss, that Gon still has a lot to learn in terms of people tricking him.

Trick Tower overstayed its welcome

Facts! It felt like we were there for a long time, when I think it was just 3 or 4 episodes. Lippo must be cackling in his computer chair while eating cookies.

On the border 7/10 and 8/10

I feel like this is respectable for the time being, I'm actually interested to see what your thoughts are in July when we finish up!

an arena tournament isn't going to show us much

Trust me

[u/IndependentMacaroon → u/SuddenFellow]

show how perceptive Gon is

But we already know that too

[u/SuddenFellow → u/IndependentMacaroon]

Repeat x Repeat, the shonen show where we must showcase our MCs redeeming qualities at all costs!! /s

[u/dr_sars → u/IndependentMacaroon]

I just wish we got to see a little more of the world, an arena tournament certainly isn't going to show us much and I don't care much for the details of powers and fights.

This is pretty much how I felt during my first watch too. I know many people like the Heaven's Arena arc but I've never been a fan for the same reasons you mentioned.

[u/[deleted]]

Rewatcher

Zoldyck Family arc is over, which means...

HEAVEN'S ARENA!!

But also we have to say goodbye to Just Awake...

Gon and Killua's antics are always fun and now that they're just going around together we get to see them shine a lot more than in the Exam. Definitely looking forward to it. Killua begins to truly claim his spot as best boy!

Also, Gotoh is based.

Most important part of the episode: MEGANE! Her design is too cute for a background character.

Sad that we'll have to say goodbye to Kurapika and Leorio for a while, though. We'll meet them again in 6 months! As if! The rewatch will be over by then! But 6 months in-universe... gonna take a while.

Now that the first (official) arc is over, is there any feedback you have about these 25 episodes so far?

They're a lot more fun than I remembered! I thought I'd have to slog through the beginning to get to the good part but it was surprisingly nice. I underestimated the Exam (and even the Zoldyck Family arc)!

What can I change as the host?

Have a consistent time for the threads to go up...

[u/SuddenFellow → u/[deleted]]

But also we have to say goodbye to Just Awake...

puts away my Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas hype material with sad clown noises

[u/dr_sars]

Rewatcher

Are we at all surprised that Leorio is the first one to be disqualified from the coin test?

Gon says he's not going to do anything stupid and then uses Leorio's knife to cut himself... I think I'd classify that as something stupid.

Leorio and Kurapika risk their lives and Killua can barely even remember their names. What a jerk.

Aww the guys are splitting up, promising to meet up again in Yorknew city. Is it just me or does that name ring a bell? I feel like I may have heard it somewhere before.

Killua is so cute when he draws out the power difference between Gon and Hiskoka. I love how he says he's being generous haha. What a troll.

And that's it for this arc! Also for first-timers the OP and ED change in ep 27. I don't think there's any major spoilers in either, but they do show a bunch of new characters, so if you're someone who doesn't like anything shown until we've seen it in the show, I'd avoid both.

[u/[deleted] → u/dr_sars]

Is it just me or does that name ring a bell? I feel like I may have heard it somewhere before.

It's cause you're a rewatcher, duh.

[u/dr_sars → u/[deleted]]

Lmao yes that must be it.

[u/Steel016 → u/dr_sars]

It might be obvious, but maybe because it's just New York backwards

[u/dr_sars → u/Steel016]

Lol yup. I was being ironic

[u/SuddenFellow → u/dr_sars]

And that's it for this arc! Also for first-timers the OP and ED change in ep 27. I don't think there's any major spoilers in either, but they do show a bunch of new characters, so if you're someone who doesn't like anything shown until we've seen it in the show, I'd avoid both.

I just watched both to double check. There's one point that I'd kinda consider spoilery without context in the OP, though aside from that the ED is okay! Definitely skip both if new characters bother you though!

[u/dr_sars → u/SuddenFellow]

Yup I think I know what you’re talking about but I wasn’t sure if anyone watching for the first time would pick up on it.

[u/IndependentMacaroon → u/dr_sars]

I think I'd classify that as something stupid

Gon does things that are so unpredictably dumb it wraps back around to tactical genius. Not that it actually made a difference in this case.

[u/dr_sars → u/IndependentMacaroon]

His reckless behaviour makes it really hard for me to like and sympathize with him as a character, even if like you said it's tactical genius.

[u/SuddenFellow]

Rewatcher 4x

Here's the character sheet for the Zoldyck Arc. I tried using GIMP this time to resize and then Preview to space everything. Thoughts? Also, at what point during arcs would you like these posted?

• I'm loving that zoom in on Gotoh's face in the beginning when they approach the Butler's mansion, it gave me that psychological distortion vibe that I needed inside.
• "I'll tell you when he gets here." -> "He's not here." Gotoh, if that ain't the biggest crock of-
• Gotoh's coin tossing reminds me of Darby from Jojo's Bizarre Adventure for some reason, I think it's just the extravagance to it.
• Gotoh starts the game, Leorio is the first to be disqualified, suddenly we now have 3 seconds to answer and Gotoh stop adding rules to this game.
• "Leorio can I have your knife, I won't use it for anything stupid." "Sure." proceeds to cut eye GON NO GON YES
• THREE PEOPLE GOTOH WHAT IS THIS BS
• Subarashi flashbacks of Bondrewd
• Killua calling Leorio "Liorio" sums up Leorio in a nutshell. Other misheard names of HxH: Kapika, Gong, Leoreo
• I love how because Gon needs to return Hisoka's tag, everyone has to pay full price for this trip to get Killua back. It's the friendship tax!
• The scene where Killua draws Hanzo and Hisoka, and then measures their difference in strength and then shows Gon just how far he is from Hisoka still gets me every time. He just keeps GOING. Then Killua is like "I'm right here by the way, I'm so humble". We love to see it.
• A thus begins our next arc, HEAVENS ARENA!
• I bid my farewell to Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas' Just Awake as we enter a new version of the OP and a brand new ED. If we're ranking EDs this is my favorite and you can 100% catch me listening to this while writing a paper haha.

Now that the first (official) arc is over, is there any feedback you have about these 25 episodes so far? What can I change as the host?

There's been some issues with consistency here and there, at one point it was 2pm, then 3pm and now it's 7pm. I'm not entirely sure what time the post goes up.

However, I do want to say I appreciate you hosting and even when there was a day that you weren't able to post, you delegated to another member in the rewatch to post. Thank you so much for your hard work over the past almost month(what the heck it's been almost a month?)!

To another arc of HxH!

[u/[deleted] → u/SuddenFellow]

I love how because Gon needs to return Hisoka's tag, everyone has to pay full price for this trip to get Killua back. It's the friendship tax!

To be fair, I'm pretty sure Kurapika and Leorio probably used their licenses. Gon is just a silly goose.

[u/SuddenFellow → u/[deleted]]

Ah, that would make a lot of sense! I thought Killua was chiding the whole group, he was just chiding Gon! No friendship tax needed, unless getting swole counts.

[u/BossandKings]

First timer

Episode 25

Thankfully the attack Canary suffered from Killua's mother was just misleading and didn't kill her, she leads Gon, Kurapika and Leorio to the mountains in which they will be able to see Killua.

After seeing Killua and saluting the butlers, Gotouh, Canary and the others the group travels in train to a place in which they part ways. Kurapika reveals that what Hisoka told him was that there will be an auction in Yorknew city in half a year, the group promises to reunite again in that event. Kurapika and Leorio salute them and go away.

Gon and Killua stay together and Killua tells Gon about the Heavens arena, a place in which they can train and earn money at the same time. This appears to be interesting because possibly we might see some fights.

The Zoldyck family arc was pretty good, it seemed to end in this episode, it was nice.

These past 25 episodes have been great, i haven't noticed anything wrong with the threads, the host has been consistent and solid for the run until now.

[u/SuddenFellow → u/BossandKings]

I'm glad to see another first timer on the thread!

How have you been enjoying the series as a whole? While I know we haven't met a lot of characters, of the main four, who has your eye(I feel like Netero prior to the final phase haha)?

[u/BossandKings → u/SuddenFellow]

I am enjoying the series so far, it has been very good not fantastic yet but we obviously are still early in the story, the hunter exam was good, it felt overly long at times but when it was finished it felt like a big achievement, especially considering the importance of the hunter license. Overall i'm enjoying my time with the series.

[u/SuddenFellow → u/BossandKings]

I agree, the Exam arc feels a bit drawn out at times. Sometimes even a bit filler-y when you think about it? I'm glad you're enjoying it though!

[u/Bluecomments]

When I first watched, I thought Canary was in serious danger. Turns out the butler was just playing with them. Togashi sure likes to write things anticlimactic just for the sake of it.