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I know this is a late reply, but I honestly think they would enjoy a lot of Jjk, primarily the characters. The author was inspired a lot by hunter x hunter and it shows a lot in the writing, and while it's not super plot heavy for the first season there is a big focus on character writing, which LM reactions really enjoy. And I disagree with the comment that the power system is convoluted and confusing, it's basically just nen with a spooky twist, so if they where able to understand and get behind nen, I don't see why cursed energy would be a problem. So maybe jjk isn't for everyone, but I feel like a lot of these comments are just shooting it down for being overhyped. I personally am enjoying jjk up to where it is in the manga, it's certainly way too overhyped but so is chainsaw man, hype doesn't always mean bad. So idk, maybe they would or wouldn't enjoy it, but they like hxh, so it's worth a recommendation I'd say.

AnGecko

I mean, you might be right, but basically everything you said is pure conjecture. There's literally not a single piece of info that backs up most of your points.

Gaboxxy

It is funny how the Palace Invasion feels so long, so vast, so profound, that it nearly obliterates the viewer’s memory of what preceded it—yet in terms of episode count it constitutes little more than a third of the arc. Chimera Ant is a story arc longer than most anime.

AE

I think it goes without saying that we are here for manga reading reactions if that's a possibility for you.

Globalist

I think since they watch slowly and Chimera Ant Arc is pretty long, they forget that Killua's needle was also in it. I honestly forgot it was the same arc myself because the Palace invasion was very long lol

Chris R

Gon now because I finally understand his character more then before my rewatches. But I understand on first watch how people can love Killua.

ForiegnKarma

I’m surprised to hear LM suggest that only Gon and not Killua had a major storyline (and character development) during the Chimera Ant arc. The arc was just as consequential for Killua: it’s where he finally began to reckon with the trauma of his upbringing (facing and overcoming Illumi’s deep-seated conditioning and manipulation) and to put into action everything he’s learned from Gon about himself and other people (making friends with Ikalgo, which it must be noted set off a chain reaction of events that culminated in the King remembering Komugi). Chimera Ant at once showed us the best and worst of Gon and Killua’s friendship—why it’s the best thing that ever happened to Killua, and also why it needed to change. That one note aside, near-perfect reaction. Rightfully lots of excitement for this arc, which I think will go a long way to giving LM some much-needed catharsis and closure for various long-running plot and character threads.

AE

he's so unique and interesting

sunshine

Yeah, it's definitely different. When the election arc began in the manga, it had been 10 years irl since leorio or kurapika had appeared. People grew up in the time between their last appearance and return.

Flubbedsquid

The ever pink/purple wearing Bisky wearing black probably for Netero.🖤

Kevin Inoj Perez

Fr, love how HxH has so many unique antagonists with interesting motivations

space colon

That’s funny, I thought CA was one of the strongest arcs for Gon. Loved his development in that even if he was developing into a bit of a lunatic😅

JATLA

It’s in chapter 1

Spider #13

When netero said that Gin was top 5 hunter in the world he was being modest, thats what bisky said about the nature of netero. Gin is probably the number 2 or 3 in the world. He is thousands of times more prodigy than Gon. Gin Is a Mastermind and A master Of Nen like we never seen in the series so far.

EclipseDeluna

I think they should have another tier for HxH manga read

David Salazar

FilmBuff He is an amazing reviewer. I saw my notifications ans got excited

David Salazar

Milena would also probably be happy to know that not just is Kurapika in the chapters after the anime ends, but Melody is too, and she is quite an important character.

Shrump

Regarding the manga coming back. the anime ends at chapter 339, and the current most recently released chapter is 400. Recently Togashi (the mangaka) came back to twitter and started posting progress updates on new chapters, as of today he has drawn up to page 9 of chapter 411 and his assistants have finished working on 401-405, and are finishing up inserting dialogue in 406. Usually he releases chapters in batches of 10 then takes a break that ranges anywhere from 6 months to 2 years on average, with one time he went away for 4 years. If he keeps up his current pace though he will have finished drawing/inking up until the end of 420 or further by the time 410 finishes publishing, so there's a good chance we may get more than 10 soon which is very good news.

Shrump

I think they said they will watch Haikyuu!! after HxH 🤩

Yū Nishinoya

I read the manga and don't recall anything about a custody agreement. Honestly sounds like 99 anime bullshit. It's caused so much confusion in the fanbase.

Alpha

MilenaXLola Episode 137 Request X Wish

Shivering King Banana

His reply works both as a counter threat. Calling a bluff. Faith in Gon. Its good stuff

Mra Keung

Pariston is one of my favorite characters

Mra Keung

Pariston is a reference to Paris Hilton. If you've ever seen her switch her Persona on or off it makes sense.

Shivering King Banana

Yeah that confused me on my first viewing. Essentially all amateur hunters and many/most pro hunters work for Pariston.

Shivering King Banana

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Yū Nishinoya

Morel talked about it too. You judge off of Aura and you could get burned.

Michael Dorgan

I agree with what you said Matthew. I'm not defending Ging, just leaving some info they might have forgotten since they watched this anime just once and they watched some episodes long time ago so they can't remember everything

Yū Nishinoya

The real answer is silence, how can you choose between your 2 kids :D

Sam

film buff. ya he is very thorough and takes his time analyzing the episodes every time he uploads. i would recommend

Riley

Ging knew that Pariston was testing him, I viewed the nonchalantness as him not giving ammo to Pariston for something to use against him.

HeavenlyR

There's really no need to defend Ging here, he's doing just fine. In fact, based on legacy - he prioritized the greater good of the world over that of his relationship with his son, all the while giving his son the tools to absolutely speedrun and maximize his potential if he so chose, of his free will. As a man and as a mentor he's absolutely succeeded in the highest order, but it's impossible to deny that he sacrificed being a good father to do so. Granted, given how he thinks as shown in this episode and how things tend to go as he plans (as told by Razor, Kite, List, and as shown in this episode) it's very possible given his own nature and Mito's - he decided this was the best course of action. That however doesn't absolve him of his absence, nor does it mean people can't hold it against him. It's reasonable. With that said, I do tend to skew more towards your opinion and think in the grand scheme of things the extent to which people have beef with him is a bit irrational, given who we already know him to be in the worldly context - not even considering...you know.

Spider #13

yeah, he's probably judging them purely based on aura. hisoka, as someone who has a "tricky" ability to deal with, has probably defeated opponents technically "stronger" than him. that bunny girl could be a similar fighter, who could maybe even defeat the zodiacs hisoka has given more points to. i'm sure hisoka knows that too, but the audience tends to take the characters' judgements and opinions as pure facts.

jweher

@ODIS it's not a speculation because that's what Mito said. We are talking about Gon's childhood. The tape was left for an older Gon who became an hunter, Ging says he doesn't want to see him because he is ashamed and to emphasize the difficulty of this particular hunt but that doesn't mean he doesn't want to see him. We also know why he sent him to Kite if he was with a friend, and again I didn't say he is the best father

Yū Nishinoya

Only Pro-Hunters can vote, it's important to note that. Pro-Hunters are the ones that have a hunter license and have mastered all the basic principles of nen. Amateur hunters are still sometimes employed by the association.

Gaboxxy

Hisoka’s point system is just him guessing. Pro hunters at the Zodiacs’s level are a peg above the Troupe. They’re very skilled at concealing their aura. Take Netero for instance. Hisoka just knew he was strong by reputation, but he had absolutely no damn clue he stood no chance when he said he wanted to fight him. That harmless looking Bunny girl, who seems to be the “weakest” Zodiac most likely has a Nen ability that’s so problematic to deal with, she’d probably molly wop Hisoka in a 1 v 1. That’s the unspoken power scaling we’re talking about.

SoClose

Everyone ever, seeing Ging for the first time: 😡 10 Minutes Later: 😮

Spider #13

I second this! in due time tho. I'd recommend yu yu hakusho over any anime released in the last five years tbh, its a lot like dbz but with a 10 times faster pace, and much better writing, its a lot more battle focused than hxh.

sunshine

yeah lmaooo people be expecting the show to pull a hohenhiem when no he's just a trashy father

sunshine

better recommend the better, most of which are older shows first, jjk has some good bits here and there but it can wait

sunshine

@jweher I don't want to explain why Ging doesn't want to go "visit him" because it's a spoiler and it's not related to this discussion. If Ging wasn't interested in being a father he would have not created Greed Island to train Gon and he wouldn't have not designed this "hunt" . As we said he was interested in both things, living his life at its fullest and helping Gon doing the same. Mito herself said Ging didn't abandon him

Yū Nishinoya

UGHHHHH it'll be such a legendary arc once completed, I can already see it surpass chimera ant ngl, the potential is pure madness

sunshine

whos Buff? Good reaction channel?

ODIS

he's the bestest boi everr

sunshine

killua is a lot more popular I think, he resonates more with people imo, gon might be better written but a lot of people don't like him after CA arc

sunshine

Your reaction to the intro is why I always argue against the "but it's spoilers" people XD

Tom

always happy to see election arc appreciation

sunshine

Spot on analysis. Now even characters like Hisoka or Illumi, which before used to be perceived as so menacing and evil, now just feel almost "mundane".

Gaboxxy

yeah the prince is very creepy lol, but there's something about Pariston that makes me feel really weird in a way that I don't feel watching or reading any other creepy character.

Max__

I second this! also highly recommend you start from the beginning, its more than worth it to see the soul in togashi's art, the nuances in the facial expressions, the creative panelling, among all the greatness that translates differently in the anime.

sunshine

hgPt I think much of what you're saying is speculation. Saying he would've "kept coming back if he could". I don't think you can even assume that cause there's no info for you to base that on. He literally told Gon on the tape that he doesn't wanna see him... Gave instructions to Greed Island to send Gon to Kite instead of him under certain conditions... Yeah, great dad, lol. Definitely shows that he doesn't unconditionally want to be in his life, as a good father should want to be. "I'm just pointing out the difference between a rarely present father who was "forced" to leave his son and a father who decided to abandon his son. " Yeah, more signs point to Ging being the latter lol. :P

ODIS

AAAAAAAAAAAAA the family is back, if only a silhouette

sunshine

great discussion after the episode

Yū Nishinoya

a certain prince says hi

sunshine

the only one??? lmaooo

sunshine

something that i missed the first time i watched the show was that pariston was fully threatening to kill gon. after ging says he wants to run for chairman, pariston brings up his dying son and asks if he should go "visit" him and worries about him dying after the visit. ging's reaction to a guy threatening to murder his son if he runs for chairman is.. interesting, but so in-line with everything we know about him. i'm sure he's confident that pariston won't be able to get to him because gon has some strong friends protecting him 24/7, or maybe he even intends to stop pariston's attempts, if he makes them. but yeah the nonchalant reaction coupled with the fact he clearly does not intend to visit him.. lol

jweher

This arc always makes me wonder what it would have been like to have followed the Hunter manga from the beginning of its serialization and then reaching this point of the story all those years later. I’m always impressed how it manages to generate a surreal sort of nostalgia for earlier characters and arcs even if you’re watching the anime for the first time.

ridleymon

gon is dying in the hospital and ging is making no effort to go visit him. he tells gon in the message he leaves for him that he doesn't wanna see him. he's actively avoiding him. sure, he lost a custody battle, but it's made abundantly clear by the show that ging is not interested in being a father and is not making any attempt to be one. like, if that's not abandonment then what is?

jweher

You girls chose a great time to know Hunter x Hunter, the author is currently writting and drawing new chapters at full steam. And btw, Pariston is the only dude in this show that really gives me the creeps.

Max__

A thing about Ging being glossed over is that while he is like a man-child, one way that he isn't is that he has fully acknowledged that he's selfish and a bad person. He literally said so in his tape to Gon. No 12 year old child would have that self-awareness. A lot of adults don't even have that self-awareness. But otherwise, most of the observation of his characterization is mostly correct (kinda). The show knows this, it's not glazing him as a outstanding person, from this episode it's easy to see that. Everyone treats him like he's a dick. He also has *some* attachment or openess to Gon or he wouldn't have done the greed island thing, but he has also openly said he doesn't want to see Gon because he's ashamed. He's selfish but it isn't as binary as it's painted as. And no, of course he isn't evil based on what we know or see so far. In a show with actual pedophiles and mass murders (phantom troupe, actual callous murderers, gets a warmer reaction lul) the reaction to ging was always pretty hilarious and almost meme territory within the fandom.

Veya

I love how long the build up to Ging is and then the show proceeds to reaffirm every previous sentiment of what an unabashed loser deadbeat he is lol

ridleymon

i hope you guys decide to read the manga after this!! it’s very good. both kurapika and melody play a major role. i’ve been enjoying your guys’ reactions for a whole year!!! i’ll miss this series.

Allie Autumn

I think there are many who disagree with that. I'm just asking for an option on a poll nothing else lol. If it wins it wins because people wanted it if it doesn't maybe later or maybe it'll never win.

Theo Santader

the author's name is togashi, and he has been uploading updates on twitter for a month about the new chapters he is drawing, I think he has 5 new chapters at least in the draft and it looks like he will surely continue advancing with the manga since he is super active and is uploading many things not only of hunter but also of his other works, we are all very happy that he is back with so much energy. <3 on the other hand this arc is full of surprises, I can't believe you guys are already finishing it :(

karina

and I agree with that, but when Mito says Ging didn't abandon Gon my assumption is that he would have kept coming back once in a while if he could. I'm not saying he is a perfect father, I'm just pointing out the difference between a rarely present father who was "forced" to leave his son and a father who decide to abandon his son. The difference is little but there is and it makes Ging seem less bad

Yū Nishinoya

JJK it’s literally like most new Shounen out there lol the writing is deep as a puddle and the combat system is some of the most overly convoluted I’ve seen in a Shounen so far. Just because it’s unpredictable doesn’t mean is good but if people enjoy that anime more power to them I guess.

Jack SV

My take on Ging is he has the same self worth issues he ended up passing onto Gon through him not seeing him. In his first message to Gon he says he doesn't know how he could face Gon after leaving him and calls himself a terrible person, and one of his friends on Greed Island even call him out on being too bashful and shy to see Gon. This isn't confirmed but I've always believed Ging has also never met his father because no one has ever mentioned Gon's grandfather and because (something else further in the manga) This obviously doesn't absolve him for never seeing Gon but I think it comes from a different place than simply not caring

HeavenlyR

I think Gon is better tbh. I like Killua’s character and his progression but Gon for me is just more interesting to watch and he how develops a lot during the chimera ant arc. I know people love Killua more but Gon will always be my boi lol

Jack SV

are you ging's lawyer...

Harfie

I know this recommendation won’t win any time soon but if you guys want the same thing experience as Hunter x Hunter then in the future consider watching Yu Yu Hakusho.. it’s from the same creator and has a similar storytelling. Regarding the episode, all I will say is that it should be interesting to see what you guys think of Gin by the end but your initial impressions of him are interesting and I will just leave it at that lol

Jack SV

this is what I'm here for. I've been looking forward to these episodes since you started hxh. I can't wait!

Harfie

That's all well and good and TRUE, but I'm not sure where that should improve the opinion of him. Ging has a kid. QUIT being a Hunter and assume the responsibility for your child. There is nothing that forces him to be one. Ging is following desires to the fullest. The result of that is him being a deadbeat and renouncing fatherhood. I do like Ging and appreciate what his character brings and will bring to the story, but these facts are incontrovertible

Isaac

Mito says that Ging used to go off on long journeys for his hunter activity and return once in a while. Then she adds that she lied to Gon because Ging didn't abandon him but she won the custody in court and took him from Ging so in my opinion this means he was forbidden from seeing him

Yū Nishinoya

I’ve always liked killua more

Jonathan baez

Buff and Lm on the same day im in heaven

Jonathan baez

I love that you guys bring up how "it feels like we've come back from war." It's a very spot on analysis and I think this arc is the way it is because Togashi very specifically wanted to invoke that feeling. The chimera ant mission was gon and killua's first actual mission as hunters. When you're on mission like that, the rest of the world seems to fade away. You need to be fully present and mindful of what's going on. And in the opposite way, when you come back, the time you spent starts to feel like it wasn't even real. Being reintroduced to your old life, it feels like, did all of that war stuff really happen? You participated in battles? Fought through life or death situations? What do you mean, look, my high school friends are right there, so surely that is real and not the other stuff? But of course it doesn't vanish like a dream. It affects you forever, some people more than others. Sometimes in good ways, often in bad ways.

Flubbedsquid

I knew this would hit all the emotional notes lol, the intro, the cameos, the ED and the picture at the end especially. Given that they were told at some point that this arc is just the aftermath of the Chimera Ant arc, I think they are going be surprised just how much is here, and how much they will enjoy this!

Darrach

The only part I’d disagree with you on is the gojo flashback part however that small portion of writing isn’t enough to carry the whole show so ultimately you’re right I don’t think they should watch at this time

Justin Spencer

First few arcs, it's Gon. Killua's writing outpaces as it goes on, I believe

Isaac

lol best reaction to the intro ever. Outro too

Yū Nishinoya

I don't agree with that. I like Chainsaw man too btw it's a great show. I think JJK actually doesn't go down the path most shonen anime go and I find the writing more unique so I don't think it's predictableat at all. I don't think it would have gotten this popular if it was just animation. The writer has a way of conveying deep messages with less hand holding dialogue compared to some other shows that still fail to do so with countless hours. I think the girls should try it. I think they'll find enjoyment in it just like they have in many different shows up until now

Theo Santader

JJK is not that good tbh.

Jack SV

Omg that thumbnail...SO glad you watched until the very end of the ed song! I still tear up every time i see that picture frame 😭 the best ed in the whole show 🥺

Amber

I don't think they will enjoy it. JJK it's just good animation but it lacks writing. The plot is too predictable and the only character development is when the character die. That's is a type of show more for hardcore anime fans. A better recomendation is Chainsaw's Man. At least has a better writing.

refo44

Out of interest, who do people like more/think is a better character, Killua or Gon?

JATLA

That’s some profile pic lol

JATLA

I knew this ending would get you guys ❤️ it always gets me 😢

Justin Spencer

Milena just saw Leorio and started crying!! 🤣

Joaquín Calderón

I just wanted to say that Togashi is back to writing, I truly believe that we are getting closer and closer to the end of the current arc and potentially the return of the anime

Wallas

Appreciate the content as always. You guys are currently my favorite reactors. I would appreciate it if you guys reacted to Jujutsu Kaisen. It would be nice to have it on one of the polls.

Theo Santader

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Wallas

does the custody agreement say he is forbidden from seeing his son

LM Reactions

Lola, I love your excitement to see Kurapika again! I was the exact same the whole show, and trust me, the next arc just reiterates everything that’s wonderful about him. But just a request, I REALLY think you should consider reading his backstory before the last episode. Even if you don’t plan on reading the rest. It’s like a prologue for everything that’s gonna happen with him, and it’s going to make the last discussion so much deeper since you’ll be able to comment on where the manga can go with proper context. It’s a short two chapters, and meant to be read right after the anime, but I really hope it can make it into your discussion and I know you’re going to love it! https://comick.io/comic/hunter-x-hunter-kurapika-s-memories

Theria

Ging didn't abandon Gon, Mito won the custody in court. (Mito says that Ging used to go off on long journeys for his hunter activity and return once in a while. Then she adds that she lied to Gon because Ging didn't abandon him but she won the custody in court and took him from Ging so in my opinion this means he was forbidden from seeing him) - edited in case you want to know my point of view The thing about the brain is that it's not in the manga, it's just a theory and it's not needed in my opinion but you'll know why just when you'll have the explanation later in this arc

Yū Nishinoya

Yeah I was sad too when I saw the picture of the 4 of em together at the ending song.

Jack SV

Great thumbnail. I love that shot in the ending

Isaac

Let's gooo

Adrian


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