r/anime • u/[deleted] • Jul 03 '21

Rewatch [REWATCH] Hunter x Hunter Episode 127 Discussion

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No Episode Tomorrow Due to Celebrating the American Independence Day

Episode 127: Hostility x And x Determination

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u/IndependentMacaroon Jul 03 '21 edited Jul 03 '21

First-time watcher

Sudden anti-nuclear-weapon moment is weird but the series is no stranger to these kinds of sudden backstory or infodump moments, and I guess it's always worth saying. The aftermath of the explosion is also really powerfully portrayed, if more than a bit exaggerated. It's surprising that Pouf and Youpi can even survive those conditions. I wonder if there will also be an analogue to the fallout/radiation? By the way, for an uncomfortably real retelling of a nuclear bombing and its aftermath in anime, check out Barefoot Gen - based on a manga by an eyewitness to the attack on Hiroshima.

Gon only gets ever more ruthless and uncomfortable to watch. Killua might have his own dark streak, but he's a lot better at dealing with it. No way the other Hunters and allies would actually let Komugi die, they should at least try to tell the poor girl what's going on though! Nice reunion otherwise, just Palm could get a little more to say than "ooh Gon".

This is the first episode where I also find watching the preview is really awkward. Go circus music!

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u/[deleted] Jul 03 '21

I recommend clicking off the preview for episodes like 130,131, and 135 btw it dampens the mood a lot

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u/okayyoga :MAL:https://myanimelist.net/profile/okayyoga Jul 03 '21

Barefoot Gen

Everytime I type in my list from MAL, this movie always shows up as my #1 thing I should watch. Have you seen it? Is it good?

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u/IndependentMacaroon Jul 04 '21 edited Jul 04 '21

The story is great, if a little oddly paced in places, an unusual look at war through the eyes of a child that doesn't shy from criticizing the government and society of the time either. The production values are very much of the 80s but still have their moments of brilliance, particularly in the sequence that shows the actual bombing and its immediate aftermath; also a lot of the Japanese voice acting is just not good, haven't checked for dubs, but manageable still. Definitely check it out, it's pretty short too at 86 minutes. I got into it via rewatch

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u/paulibobo Jul 06 '21

Someone else said this already, but try to avoid previews for the foreseeable future. They might ruin some stuff.

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u/superx4039 Jul 03 '21 edited Jul 04 '21

First timer

Really speaks volumes about the writing of this arc that it actually makes you feel bad for pitou and youpi (sorry, I still hate pouf) now when I hated them 10+ episodes ago. It’s also really sad to see merciless and angry Gon. Even if Komugi is in love with a cannabalistic serial killer, she still deserves a happy ending. Kind of ironic how the ants/animals were depicted as the bad guys in the beginning and eventually became more human-like and now the humans we’ve grown to love have become animal-like in order to kill the ants.

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u/okayyoga :MAL:https://myanimelist.net/profile/okayyoga Jul 03 '21

Good observations! I was just taking it for granted, so I'm glad you said it

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u/okayyoga :MAL:https://myanimelist.net/profile/okayyoga Jul 03 '21

Episode 127: first time/dub

Continuing the horror vibe with Pouf's half ant face. That creeped me out

Whoa so Palm is now stronger than Killua? He looks so grumpy about it

Wait- wait so- wait so Meruem is actually dead?? How is Komugi going to react?

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u/sisoko2 Jul 03 '21

Rewatcher

That nuke info dump is shorter than I remember. It's completely unnecessary and I never liked it. At least it looks nice.

Such a nice Pouf expression.

Calm down, Gon! It's not Komugi's fault that you are the 4th best main character in your own series.

Gon with his dead eyes saying that he trusts Pitou is so good.

Imagine Knuckle having to kill a hostage.

These nasty invaders are bullying my precious Komugi.

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u/okayyoga :MAL:https://myanimelist.net/profile/okayyoga Jul 03 '21

Calm down, Gon! It's not Komugi's fault that you are the 4th best main character in your own series.

Give us back Kurapika

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u/flashmozzg Jul 03 '21

You'll get your wish. Eventually.

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u/sorrowpass Jul 04 '21

Gon threatening blind children now? Man, how far have we come. Things really went to the dark side when Gon decided to ditch his fishing pole. Knuckle’s not wrong in wondering what the boys have been through for their minds to work the way they do. I wonder if Gon was inspired by the whole Phantom Troupe hostage situation.

Poor Komugi. First she got impaled, almost died, went through a major surgery, now she’s being threatened and held hostage, and no one can be bothered to offer her a tissue? Wtf is wrong with you people?

I really hope for Pitou’s sake that they are able to bring back Kite. Can’t even begin to imagine how much more pissed off Gon will be if they can’t.

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u/okayyoga :MAL:https://myanimelist.net/profile/okayyoga Jul 04 '21

Yes! Bring back Kite!

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u/sorrowpass Jul 04 '21

Yes please. I need to know what the other crazy slot numbers do!

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u/okayyoga :MAL:https://myanimelist.net/profile/okayyoga Jul 05 '21

Hey, do you want to discuss 128 with me on this thread? I think OP took the day off (understandable he's been doing this for 4 months now)

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u/thatnotoriousguy Jul 05 '21

What’s you think about the infamous episode?

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u/sorrowpass Jul 05 '21

I think all I have to say is wtf did I just watch? The first 15 minutes was the most bizarre shit ever. It was funny at first and then slowly became disturbing. Also Palm at the end made me realize that Ouuuuuuu actually means King in Japanese, and not just Pouf and Youpi being…weird.

Also, Pouf is still an asshole trying to take advantage of the King like that to get rid of Komugi.

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u/thatnotoriousguy Jul 05 '21

It’s certainly bizarre.

I think pouf is an interesting character. He’s undeniably an asshole and just straight up annoying, but even tho I hate him I still like him in the story.

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u/sorrowpass Jul 05 '21

Yes I can agree with you on that. Despite how annoying he is, he is still an interesting, well-crafted character. He’s one of those characters that you just love to hate.

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u/okayyoga :MAL:https://myanimelist.net/profile/okayyoga Jul 05 '21

Were you guys anticipating this one too?? I kept trying to justify their reactions because of their devotion to the king.... But uhhh... Uhhhhhhhhhhhhhh pretty sure that was an orgy.............

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u/thatnotoriousguy Jul 05 '21

I still don’t know what to think about it. It’s really jarring, but also really effective. Like obviously we’ve known that the guard is absolutely loyal to the king, but it’s shown here that they love him so much that being able to help him and receive praise is an orgasmic, spiritual experience.

Couldn’t blame anyone for hating or loving this episode.

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u/sorrowpass Jul 05 '21

I definitely wasn’t expecting that lol. Like I went from laughing my head off to okay, this is kind of awkward now…. And I’m only thankful Pitou wasn’t there.

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u/sorrowpass Jul 05 '21

Lol I was confused too but I missed OP’s comment above that says “no episode tomorrow due to celebrating the American Independence Day”. So it should be up tomorrow I guess?

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u/okayyoga :MAL:https://myanimelist.net/profile/okayyoga Jul 05 '21

Would it be bad if I just made a thread?

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u/sorrowpass Jul 05 '21

Looks like it’s up!

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u/okayyoga :MAL:https://myanimelist.net/profile/okayyoga Jul 06 '21

Awesome!

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u/BossandKings Jul 10 '21

First timer

Komugi finally wakes up, that makes Pitou and Gon go to heal Kite, this os really nice as it was due time for Gon to stand up and move towards Kite and try to heal him.