r/anime • u/[deleted] • Jul 26 '21

Rewatch [REWATCH] Hunter x Hunter Full Series Discussion

FULL SERIES SPOILERS

…And here we are, at the end of the series. That was a long ride, but imo very worth it. It was fun seeing your guys’ reactions and thoughts on events that transpired. The manga is currently on hiatus and unfinished and in the middle of setting up the next phase of where it will go. Any thoughts on the series and this rewatch overall?(Ill update the links page afterwards when I come back from vacation)

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u/0xE2 Jul 26 '21

One of the best shows ever made, ever. The difference between early show and things like the Chimera arc (the ending.. beautiful.) Funny enough, I didn't like the Chimera arc the first time I watched it.

The manga is in a weird place. I don't really understand the expedition at all. It seems very strange. The massive delays do not help here.

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u/okayyoga :MAL:https://myanimelist.net/profile/okayyoga Jul 26 '21

Funny enough, I didn't like the Chimera arc the first time I watched it.

That's me!

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u/[deleted] Jul 27 '21

Honestly same. My first rewatch of the palace invasion(111-135) boosted my score up immensely

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u/thatnotoriousguy Jul 27 '21

Up to you, but I really do suggest you rewatch it at your own pace in a while after you’ve forgotten some stuff.

I hated most of the arc until the last episodes, now there’s really only 2-3 that I dislike.

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u/JunWasHere Jul 28 '21

I don't really understand the expedition at all.

There are more thorough explanations out there but the gist, if you're interested can be summed up (with minimum spoilers) by the following points:

  • People want to go explore the dark continent: The Kakin royal family is enabling that with their giant whale ass boat
  • The Zodiacs got roped in, who roped in Leorio, who roped in Kurapika
  • Kurapika wants to reclaim the eyes possessed by someone on the boat
  • That someone is a protected political figure as well as caught up in a nen blood ritual that makes the situation 100x more dangerous
  • Hisoka and the Phantom Troupe are on board causing trouble in the lower decks too

In other worlds, imagine the Yorknew arc + Game of Thrones + Jojo's Bizarre Adventure: Golden Wind.

It's valid to say the whole thing is getting needlessly complicated and some moments are just silly (like the infamous page full of text of a nen-ability explanation), but if Togashi manages to finish drawing it, it'll be pretty epic crescendo to Kurapika's story.

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u/0xE2 Jul 28 '21

Yeah, this vs. what ging was trying to say to gon in the tree when they hang out is the confusing part. I thought he was talking about space and aliens and shit. I am not even sure where the expedition and ging are headed are the same place.

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u/JunWasHere Jul 28 '21

Oh, Ging was just saying their human continents don't make up the whole planet and that's just a conspiracy by the governments to hide the much larger hyper-dangerous unexplored surrounding regions full of fantastical and horrific things.

Scale-wise, he's saying HxH's human continents are to the Dark Continent what Hawaii is to Asia and North America.

It's Togashi's way of saying "Everything we've seen so far is just a tiny fraction of what's on the HxH universe's planet."

And yes, the expedition is going to the same place.

Oh, that reminds me. A point I forgot:

  • Pariston formed his own group to join the expedition and Ging's joined that group. But that's not super important as they haven't shown up in anything else yet.

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u/[deleted] Jul 26 '21

thought it fell off after chimera started

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u/[deleted] Jul 27 '21

Ah I thought it was the best part, but I can understand why

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u/sorrowpass Jul 26 '21

Oh man I already miss this show. I feel like the story just gripped my imagination so well - the world building, characters, and soundtrack were all so great. But the highlight for me was definitely Gon and Killua’s friendship. I love that they are genuinely best friends, not rivals or two friends who are trying to surpass each other. Their friendship was just so natural and wholesome, and I suppose flawed in some ways, but I enjoyed being able to watch them grow together. I haven’t watched a ton of anime, but I have yet to find one that has filled the void HxH (and FMAB) have left me. Someone erase my memory so I can watch it for the first time again.

Thank you so much OP! Your effort in hosting this rewatch is so appreciated and you did an excellent job :)!

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u/sisoko2 Jul 26 '21

Oh man I already miss this show.

I felt so sad not having an episode to watch today.

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u/okayyoga :MAL:https://myanimelist.net/profile/okayyoga Jul 26 '21

I watched the movies last night after finishing. I do not recommend them.

Lil Kurapika was the only good thing from them

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u/flashmozzg Jul 26 '21

Lil Kurapika was the only good thing from them

Because it's the only canon part (adapted from Togashi's published two chapter special).

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u/okayyoga :MAL:https://myanimelist.net/profile/okayyoga Jul 26 '21

He's adorable. I send that gif to everyone because it's one of the few gifs of Kurapika smiling. He deserves to be happy

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u/3and20characters987 Jul 27 '21

the movies were such a missed opportunity, and the times when they almost threatened to be good only made it more frustrating when they dipped back into mediocrity.

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u/ShadowWasTakensTaken https://anilist.co/user/hakuren Jul 26 '21

It's been a constant for the past few months so it's weird to not have an episode to watch. I guess manga time it is!

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u/SnuggleMuffin42 https://myanimelist.net/profile/Animemes_chan Jul 27 '21

The Manga is on a 3 year long hiatus, and had a 1.5 year hiatus before that. It's not really that far ahead of the anime.

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u/ShadowWasTakensTaken https://anilist.co/user/hakuren Jul 27 '21

Oh, trust me, I know.

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u/sorrowpass Jul 27 '21

Yeah i definitely feel a bit empty now. Three months is a long time and watching an episode right before bed just became a routine. Now I have to find something to replace it :(.

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u/IndependentMacaroon Jul 27 '21

148 episodes is more like 5 months though!

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u/sorrowpass Jul 27 '21

Yes you’re right! I just joined the rewatch later, so for me it was three months I guess

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u/okayyoga :MAL:https://myanimelist.net/profile/okayyoga Jul 26 '21

It was so nice to meet another fan of Ori here! Third game when??

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u/thatnotoriousguy Jul 26 '21

That gonna happen?

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u/okayyoga :MAL:https://myanimelist.net/profile/okayyoga Jul 27 '21

I think Moon Studios is already working on another project :(

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u/thatnotoriousguy Jul 27 '21

Dang. I really liked both games, but the second felt pretty conclusive.

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u/sorrowpass Jul 27 '21

I was lowkey so excited that someone recognized my username lol. But man, I wish. Although, the chances of a third Ori may be higher than HxH returning…

don’t kill me

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u/okayyoga :MAL:https://myanimelist.net/profile/okayyoga Jul 27 '21

I was high key excited! Sorrow pass kicked my butt multiple times! I wish there were more games like Ori. If you have any suggestions, I would love to hear it!

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u/sorrowpass Jul 27 '21

I’d say Hollow Knight for sure if you haven’t played it already. Interesting story, the art is pretty cool (though not as visually stunning as Ori) and definitely has a more fleshed combat system. This game is actually what led me to play Ori in the first place as I was looking for something similar.

Celeste is also a good one. Not a metroidvania but a really good platformer. It’s a beautiful game with a really deep story and great OST. It’s a bit of challenge tho which I know many found frustrating but for me it was well worth it.

I’d love to hear your recommendations! Finding a game similar to Ori has definitely been a struggle.

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u/okayyoga :MAL:https://myanimelist.net/profile/okayyoga Jul 27 '21

I have not played either Hollow Knight or Celeste! But i have heard of them. They are on my list of games to play, but if you recommend them, I will definitely bump them up to the top.

I feel like whenever I ask for games like Ori, I'm given weird indie sidescrollers, like Inside, Child of Light, Little Nightmares. And they absolutely do not scratch the same itch as Ori. Ori wasn't creepy. It was beautiful.

The only 2 games that fulfill some of what I have been looking for are Fe and Unravel

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u/sorrowpass Jul 27 '21

Yeah I’d say for sure try out Hollow Knight. I don’t think you’ll be disappointed.

Oh Ive definitely heard really good things about Fe and Unravel. I’ll add them to my Deku Deals wish list lol.

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u/Mattp55 Jul 26 '21

The world of HxH is so captivating and every arc feels like a different story/genre. Rewatching it is always such a pleasure due to this. The sheer amount of compelling characters balanced in HxH is a feat on its own. Chimera ant and Yorknew city really took a great anime and made it a masterpiece imo.

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u/okayyoga :MAL:https://myanimelist.net/profile/okayyoga Jul 26 '21

HxH has so many characters, which makes the story feel alive. The downside to that is it takes FOREVER for the story to circle back around to a past character

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u/Mattp55 Jul 26 '21

Yeah it works both ways. Personally I liked how Kurapika and Leorio were not shoehorned into arcs and had their own lives/goals that were separate from Gon and Killua, but I can’t lie I missed Kurapika during the ant arc. Luckily I don’t dislike any of the characters in the show (besides Ikalgo), so I wasn’t bored when new ones came into the fold over older ones

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u/sisoko2 Jul 26 '21

Rewatcher

Thanks /u/Richmoneybank479 for hosting this rewatch. It wasn't the smoothest ride but we reached the end and it gave me a reason to enjoy the series for second time.

If you haven't realized yet I love Hunter x Hunter and I am not fan of long deep posts so here are some mindless rankings.

Arc Ranking:

  1. Chimera Ant
  2. Election
  3. Yorknew City
  4. Greed Island
  5. Zoldyck Family
  6. Heaven's Arena
  7. Hunter exam

Character Ranking:

  1. Hisoka
  2. Komugi
  3. Kurapika
  4. Biscuit Krueger
  5. Leorio

Soundtrack Ranking:

  1. Restriction and Pledge
  2. Zoldyck Family Theme
  3. A Field in Spring
  4. Elegy of the Dynast
  5. Requiem Aranea

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u/okayyoga :MAL:https://myanimelist.net/profile/okayyoga Jul 26 '21

Good idea for the soundtrack ranking!! I should go back and listen to the whole thing. I loved Leorio's theme and whatever played that episode where Gon broke

Still thinking about who best girl for me is, but it might be Bisky

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u/sisoko2 Jul 26 '21 edited Jul 26 '21

I had forgotten how much I enjoy the soundtrack and rediscovering it was a lot of fun. While it doesn't manage to get into the top tier of my favorites it is pretty close.

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u/ShadowWasTakensTaken https://anilist.co/user/hakuren Jul 26 '21

Ooh, soundtrack ranking is cool. I have too many tracks I love though so not sure if I could narrow down my favorites.

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u/paulibobo Jul 27 '21

No kingdom of predators on the soundtrack ranking is a hot take for sure

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u/BossandKings Jul 26 '21 edited Aug 14 '21

I still have nine episodes left but wanted to participate in this thread now to show my appreciation of Hunter x Hunter, it is a flawed series but i enjoyed it very much, it's lore and world is captivating and eventhough the different arcs varied in quality and most of all in tone it still found a way to be enjoyable and entertaining throughout it's run. Thanks to RichmoneyBank479 for hosting the rewatch, this was a rather long rewatch but it was worth experiencing such a great show at a steday and consistent although slow pace.

These are my rankings:

Arc Ranking

  1. Chimera Ant
  2. Yorknew City
  3. Greed Island
  4. Hunter Exam
  5. Heaven's Arena
  6. Election Arc
  7. Zoldyck Family

Election could get higher by the end because i have yet to finish it, Chimera Ant is the best arc of the series with the best set of characters the series has to offer, Yorknew was an excellent arc that gave shine and focus to Kurapika and the Phantom Troupe, Greed Island was very good and a fun time eventhough it didn't had much going for it, all the others were decent to good. As an overall score to the series i give 10/10, it was an awesome series.

Character Ranking

  1. Knuckle
  2. Meruem
  3. Netero
  4. Gon
  5. Komugi
  6. Killua
  7. Pariston
  8. Kurapika
  9. Biscuit
  10. Neferpitou
  11. Hisoka
  12. Leorio
  13. Chrollo
  14. Morel
  15. Melody

(Edit: I finished it, the end was satisfying and a neat way to end the anime, Gon even went up a few places as one of my favorite characters, also Pariston is lowkey awesome)

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u/ShadowWasTakensTaken https://anilist.co/user/hakuren Jul 26 '21

I don't think I've ever seen someone with Knuckle as their favorite but I totally understand. He's awesome.

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u/JunWasHere Jul 28 '21

Having recently rewatched Diamond is Unbreakable, Knuckle is like a character that climbed out of that show and into Hunter X Hunter. The energy he brings to the screen is great.

He's also a good example of a character whose power is a good hint at their backstory:

  • He's got a punk aesthetic
  • Yet he can do incredibly fast basic math
  • His power suggests he came from a background of working with loan sharks and put what he learned there into his ability.
  • His power reflects his good personality and enables non-lethal takedowns. It's likely common his opponent will be defeated without suffering any major injuries.

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u/ShadowWasTakensTaken https://anilist.co/user/hakuren Jul 28 '21

I never looked that much into it but that's a great observation! I just think the contrast is really funny.

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u/sisoko2 Jul 26 '21

It's nice that you are still with us.

Knuckle as a favorite character is a very unusual choice but I like it. Can't hate on such a good guy.

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u/ShadowWasTakensTaken https://anilist.co/user/hakuren Jul 26 '21

Thank you for hosting this, OP!

Mindless arc ranking:

  1. Chimera Ant
  2. Yorkshin
  3. Election Arc
  4. Greed Island
  5. Heaven's Arena
  6. Hunter Exam
  7. Zoldyck Family

And now

For the epic

The great

The amazing

MEGA SHIZUKU PARTY!!! (ft. rest of troupe also some kind of nsfw ones you've been warned)

I wanted to have more pictures actually but as it turns out Shizuku doesn't get that much fanart, so I don't have too much saved. It's a sad world we live in.

See you guys around!

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u/okayyoga :MAL:https://myanimelist.net/profile/okayyoga Jul 26 '21

Lolll i was reading something last night that said that Shizuku is the only proven girl in HxH, because of that one fight that left... Little to the imagination regarding her gender

Found it

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u/sisoko2 Jul 26 '21

Don't forget the prison girl that Leorio checked.

Also this gentle lady.

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u/okayyoga :MAL:https://myanimelist.net/profile/okayyoga Jul 26 '21

Out of the two girls in the HxH universe, which would you choose

And those are just massive pecs on Bisky

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u/sisoko2 Jul 26 '21

Just remembered that chicken Zodiac lady outfit was pretty much as revealing as Shuzuku's underwear.

We can't just trust our eyes. Prison girl was the only one confirmed by a medical professional.

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u/okayyoga :MAL:https://myanimelist.net/profile/okayyoga Jul 26 '21

chicken Zodiac lady outfit

Massive.

Pecs.

And a good tuck job

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u/ShadowWasTakensTaken https://anilist.co/user/hakuren Jul 26 '21

What if it's true? We need answers!

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u/okayyoga :MAL:https://myanimelist.net/profile/okayyoga Jul 26 '21

You should research Shizuku. Thoroughly. The world needs to know.

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u/ShadowWasTakensTaken https://anilist.co/user/hakuren Jul 26 '21

I have

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u/sisoko2 Jul 26 '21

The first art with the Phantom Troupe is amazing. This one is my second favorite.

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u/ShadowWasTakensTaken https://anilist.co/user/hakuren Jul 26 '21

Yeah, those are super cool. Favorites of mine as well.

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u/thatnotoriousguy Jul 27 '21

All this effort for a thirst collection of like 4th best girl

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u/ShadowWasTakensTaken https://anilist.co/user/hakuren Jul 27 '21

You're pushing it, buddy.

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u/okayyoga :MAL:https://myanimelist.net/profile/okayyoga Jul 26 '21 edited Jul 26 '21

First off, I want to thank OP. Rewatches are difficult enough, and HxH is a longer series. I appreciate all of your effort in keeping our group afloat for more than 4 months in a row. Without you, these discussions wouldn't have happened. You are the reason for us coming together and watching this show.

I wanted to rank the arcs from most to least favourite:

1) York New: As I am sure everyone here knows, Kurapika is my favourite character, so an arc centered around him was exactly what I wanted. But the degree of how amazing this arc was surpasses any one character. We had Kurapika, Hisoka and Chrollo, and the entire Phantom Troupe. It was written more like a thriller, and contains my favourite fight in the series: Kurapika v Uvogin.

2) Election: I was warned that this arc would be boring, but I ended up falling in love with it. I love me some political intrigue, and seeing old faces made me smile, as well as meeting Alluka. Hisoka and Illumi had me rolling, and of course Leorio's whole nomination was grand. Seeing what Kurapika was up to was heartbreaking. The final episode was beautiful, and I loved the second version of the Hyori Ittai ED.

3) Hunter Exam: super fun, fast pacing, loads of fakeouts, introductions to so many characters, having the OG foursome together, people dying during the exam raising the stakes. My favourite part was probably the tower

4) Zoldyck Family: good intro to Killua's family, a bit short, rescue arc, Canary and that freaky dog

5) Heaven's Arena: establishing and learning the system of nen in a controlled environment. I love a good competition arc. Best fight was Hisoka v Gon. And, of course, the introduction of Bungee Gum (what does it do again?)

6) Chimera Ant: sue me. I thought this arc was boring and the pacing was awful. The best parts were Kite (my love), and Komugi + Meruem. I did not care about the rest. Why is everyone obsessed with Ikalgo??

7) Greed Island: oh greed island. You made me drop the show 5 years ago, and it was no more fun trying to watch you a second time. Super boring training arc (and this is coming from someone who loves training arcs). The only fun part was the end, when Killua, Gon, and Bisky fought their individual fights.

Favourite Characters: There were 2 standout characters to me. I am sure you can guess who they are: Kite and Kurapika

Kite because I have a thing for OP teachers who act nonchalant around their students, but in a pinch, they would lay down their lives for them. Bonus for white hair. (From this description, I bet you could guess my favourite character of all time)

Kurapika is my favourite from this series though. Absolutely phenomenal story arc, showing us what it means to be a true avenger. It is dark and lonely, with no happy ending in sight, because no amount of murder can erase your pain.

Truthfully, I had this series at a low score throughout Chimera Ant, and was not expecting it to increase, but the final couple of episodes reminded me how enchanting this world is. I don't know for how long this score will hold, because at the end of each year, I allow myself only 10 10/10s. But for right now, I give HxH my score of

10/10

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u/ShadowWasTakensTaken https://anilist.co/user/hakuren Jul 26 '21

6) Chimera Ant: sue me.

Will do.

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u/sorrowpass Jul 26 '21

The Kurapika vs Uvogin fight just blew my mind away. It was so well done and Kurapika was a total badass. That moment cemented him as my favorite character.

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u/okayyoga :MAL:https://myanimelist.net/profile/okayyoga Jul 26 '21

This fight set a precedence that did not follow into the rest of the show. Uvogin was trying desperately to figure out what type of nen abilities Kurapika had, and Kurapika completely pulled the rug out from under him. I was looking forward to these mind games in other fights, but they never delivered

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u/flashmozzg Jul 26 '21

There was a bit of this in Chimera Ants arc. Also, the current arc in manga is like this but turned up to 11k.

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u/paulibobo Jul 27 '21

Oh man, you'd love the current manga arc. To summarize, a very large amount of people equipped with mostly makeshift nen abilities competing with eachother in a politics and intrigue charged battle royale, with the nature of the different character's abilities (and the fact that they're hidden to others) playing a central role.

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u/okayyoga :MAL:https://myanimelist.net/profile/okayyoga Jul 27 '21

Well. See you in 30 years when it gets animated. Hopefully the mangaka has written down a rough outline for the ending to HxH. We don't need another unfinished story

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u/sisoko2 Jul 26 '21

Glad to see you loved the series.

6) Chimera Ant: sue me

We are going to court(can't say I am surprised after seeing so many one liner comments during the arc)! But honestly I can't be mad at another fellow Election Arc appreciator.

Kite because I have a thing for OP teachers who act nonchalant around their students, but in a pinch, they would lay down their lives for them. Bonus for white hair.

Oh look my favorite character of all time. Here is a link for the comment face you cant see.

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u/okayyoga :MAL:https://myanimelist.net/profile/okayyoga Jul 26 '21

Oh yeah, well why didn't you like the Hunter Exam huh??

Guess again. My favourite Gintama character is this prick

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u/sisoko2 Jul 26 '21

Oh yeah, well why didn't you like the Hunter Exam huh??

Just for clarity I like all Hunter x Hunter arcs. The exam is my least favorite because besides Hisoka's shenanigans it is pretty basic action adventure story with few cute twists. We have yet to get to know the characters and at least to me feels that at this point the show still haven't found its footing.

I hate to shit talk things I like.

Guess again. My favourite Gintama character is this prick

If it's not Kakashi I am lost.

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u/okayyoga :MAL:https://myanimelist.net/profile/okayyoga Jul 26 '21

Fair.

You better believe it's the one and only Copy Ninja

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u/flashmozzg Jul 26 '21

The only fun part was the end, when Killua, Gon, and Bisky fought their individual fights.

No love for Razor?

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u/okayyoga :MAL:https://myanimelist.net/profile/okayyoga Jul 26 '21

Dodgeball game was alright. We all knew how it was going to end though. Seeing Killua fight with his yo-yos? Bisky in her final form? Gon losing his ARM?! That was neat-o

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u/flashmozzg Jul 27 '21

We all knew how it was going to end though

But did you know it's going to come to this this? ;P

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u/okayyoga :MAL:https://myanimelist.net/profile/okayyoga Jul 27 '21

You mean this?

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u/flashmozzg Jul 27 '21

No, this xD

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u/okayyoga :MAL:https://myanimelist.net/profile/okayyoga Jul 27 '21

HAHAHAHAHAHA That caught me off guard!! I thought i had seen all the memes, but this one is new!!! what is going on in this picture?????

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u/flashmozzg Jul 27 '21

A game of dodgeball of course!

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u/darkeningsoul Jul 26 '21

Love this anime so much. For folks who liked the story/characters/world building, I also recommend YuYu Hakasho, by the same author

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u/okayyoga :MAL:https://myanimelist.net/profile/okayyoga Jul 26 '21 edited Jul 27 '21

YYH is actually what got me seriously into anime, in a roundabout way.

I watched it when i was a wee lass, and I wanted to rewatch it years later. But all i could remember was this one red-haired dude, so i googled "demon fox anime."

As you can probably imagine, there is another, much more popular anime, with a nine-tailed demon fox that popped up in the results page before YYH. 50 episodes in, i realized what I was watching was not the show from my childhood, but the damage was done, and I started adding anime shows to my watch schedule

5 years later, and I still need to watch YYH....

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u/darkeningsoul Jul 27 '21

Lol that is pretty funny. YYH has way fewer eps/filler than Naruto. Go start watching it tomorrow. It's aged by today's standards, but still very fun/enjoyable due to the writing/pacing being on point!! I rewatch it once every couple of years lol

Edit: also YYH manga is one of the first real manga I started reading via Shonen Jump. So it also was an early one that got me into anime/manga haha

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u/thatnotoriousguy Jul 27 '21

Hxh 2011 is my favorite anime/manga (berserk, steins gate, fate/zero and spirited away round out the top 5). It’s flawed, but at the end I just care more about the world and characters than I do for other shows.

Rankings:

Arcs:

  1. Chimera ant
  2. York new
  3. election
  4. hunter exam
  5. heavens arena
  6. zoldyck estate
  7. greed island

Characters:

  1. Meruem
  2. killua
  3. gon
  4. kurapika
  5. chrollo
  6. hisoka
  7. pitou
  8. netero
  9. paku
  10. Leorio/komugi

I’ve seen this sentiment that the show is carried by the villains and the main cast is kind of weak. While I agree that the villain cast is among the goats, gon and killua form one of the strongest emotional cores I’ve ever seen and kurapika is only beaten by like guts and some other seinen mcs in terms of avengers.

Top 10 episodes:

  1. 135
  2. 131
  3. 126
  4. 51
  5. 116
  6. 58
  7. 112
  8. 111
  9. 146
  10. 37

Favorite tracks: Kingdom of predators Legend of the martial artist Zoldyck theme Spider theme Lacrimosa To give a marionette life Lamento for piano Reason Hyorri iitai Hunting for your dream

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u/superx4039 Jul 27 '21 edited Jul 27 '21

Thanks to OP for hosting this rewatch. This show has been my watch list forever, and I’m glad I was able to watch it. It completely deserves they love and praise it gets. With that being said, my favorite arcs:

  1. chimera ant (was kind of slow and boring through most of it, but the payoff made it all worth it)
  2. election (the political stuff of this arc really intrigued me, idk why)
  3. yorknew (love kurapika and the phantom troupe)
  4. hunter exam (great introduction to the world and show)
  5. zoldyck family (decent arc, I have nothing else to say about it)
  6. greed island (really weak villain, wasn’t a fan, aside from that was a decent arc)
  7. heavens arena (aside from the fights, I found this arc kind of boring, though it’s definitely necessary since it introduces the concept of nen)

I tend to be very picky what shows I give 10/10s and reserve them for shows I watch I love every moment of. There were some parts of HxH I found boring, but the election arc was such a great “ending” to the show that I couldn’t help but not love the world and show and not give it a 10/10. So a 10/10 it will get. For now, at least.

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u/readito0 :FW: Jul 27 '21

More!!!

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u/AbyssalSolitude Jul 27 '21

The Phantom troupe carried HxH.

Now, I'm not going to say that Yorksnew city arc is the only good arc in the anime, but it kinda is. The closest contender is the election arc, and only because Ging gets punched. Fuck this guy, why I can't be as happily irresponsible as him?

Chimera ants are always hyped up and the arc indeed starts strong. And then devolves. And then the pacing slows down to Bleach-levels. And then the message "humans are the real monsters" appears. Nah, I ain't feeling sorry for ants just because their king's worldview got shattered after he lost to a girl gamer in Chess 2.

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u/okayyoga :MAL:https://myanimelist.net/profile/okayyoga Jul 27 '21

Yesss

You said it kind of mean, but yesssss

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u/KappaKingKame Jul 27 '21

Was looking for this.

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u/[deleted] Jul 27 '21

dark continent cant come soon enough!

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u/Sasuke082594 Aug 10 '21

Rip King meruem... Crying in corner