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Please tell me that they checked the 99 version of this fight

Hamza Jirrari

「風の谷のナウシカ」の王蟲がクラピカの元ネタらしいです。

やなぎ

im actually curious what if kurapika fight hisoka while he didnt know that hisoka isn't really a troupe member, is his chain gonna kill him? :)

Fernando

The black and white animation after Kurapika killed Uvo was so good

JATLA

"Kurapika is the strongest !" remember girls only vs 12 ppl in entire world :P

Night Power

peak anything

sunshine

If reaching was a person lol. “When you stare in the abyss , the abyss stares back” like whaa ?? Stop trying sound smart over your opinion you got from the internet. The show doesn’t have to be about who the strongest it’s about Gon. Gon having to understand the differences of circumstances requires different measures. Stop acting like Gon didn’t want to kill or harm nobody even after the Green Island Arc. Kite had to repeatedly tell Gon that he has to what he got to if him and his love ones gotta live. Call what you want I call it bad timing that Gon had to settle out the mission and y’all prep this boy to endure something he never face before. It’s just no sympathy for Gon. And yes your giving him too much credit I searched everywhere about every character and he never explains these things your talking about. Just all speculation. But I’m done replying I’m over it. We agree to disagree

ForiegnKarma

Giving Togashi too much credit? You give yourself too much credit. That man writes gold while you don't even understand where to start a new paragraph. "most craziest god awful lose unit person" Immediately after saying I read into things you put words into my mouth that was nothing at all like what I said. They didn't need help, the mission would have gone the exact same way if it was just Netero and Zeno. I'm sure Netero does want to push Gons limits. Doesn't mean he thought Gon was necessary. "Gon was indeed trying to save kite also but since your such a parallel reader you should see the parallels of that being THE ONLY FATHER FIGURE TO GON." How many innocents would you kill to save a loved one? "he had to match the energy of those ants who was trying to kill him and his friends." When you stare into the abyss, the abyss stares back. You probably think becoming the abyss is a good thing though. Gon isn't a Super Saiyan. The show isn't about becoming the strongest to have good fights and protect your friends. It has deeper meanings. I just wish I could ignore your comments as well as you ignore the themes of this show.

Shivering King Banana

Has the writer ever confirmed that because it just seems like your giving the writer too much credit and your trying to fill in unnecessary blanks. AND WHY LIE you know well Netero at first knew them boys will get demolished by the ants which was at the beginning of that arc. Ofcourse after Gon & Killua does training with Knuckle & Shoot it was about Netero wanting them to get stronger. THEY NEEDED ALL THE HELP THEY NEEDED even bisky said the old man was trying to make the weeks of training into days for them (probably because Netero say the potential). Wow so Gon is the most craziest god awful lose unit person ever in the series for keeping Komugi hostage. That’s your argument. Gon was indeed trying to save kite also but since your such a parallel reader you should see the parallels of that being THE ONLY FATHER FIGURE TO GON. And ofcourse knuckle was shocked at Gon’s behavior because he had to match the energy of those ants who was trying to kill him and his friends. Everyone should be proud of Gon’s feats of what he can do & how loyal that boy is.

ForiegnKarma

No one got this far down this argument without expecting spoilers after the first few warnings. As if anyone who isn't involved in this argument got down this far.

Shivering King Banana

nahh please Gregory delete your first comment...too many big spoiler in the answers...we are not hxh fandom, we have different opinions and there's no reason to argue or get angry about that. HxH fans love Gon anyway as you said, social media are sometimes for close minded users with strict hypocritical rules, what you read on the web is meaningless and not representative

Yū Nishinoya

SPOILERS: I'm comparing them because Chrollo, like many characters in this show, are parallels to Gon, and many other characters in this show. Writers do this to show different paths characters can take, how they might end up. The recently published chapters of manga show how Chrollo and his gang were once innocent kids. Then something awful happened and they got revenge. That first step is the same exact first step Gon takes during the CA arc. He wasn't put on the mission, Netero specifically told Gon and Killua that they were not needed and if they came it was because they wanted to. Gon wasn't saving the world he was saving Kite. Even if he wasn't gonna kill the girl, taking her hostage is still bad. That's why knuckles, one of the goodest characters in the show, was abhorred by Gons behavior. The comment about me defending the ants and the fake outrage kinda makes me think your trolling.

Shivering King Banana

Why are you comparing Gon to Chrollo? Those people are two completely different characters with different moralities of life. Gon doesn’t kill thousands of innocent people just because he wants to steal or get money. Gon was put on a mission to save humanity how dare you call a 12 year old boy is saving the world from extinction. Who’s the real bad person defending ants. Stop acting like Gon was going to kill her either way like Ants would of.

ForiegnKarma

This convo has been spoilers for awhile now. How old was Chrollo when he started? You're delusional or a bad person yourself if you think a little innocent boy growing up to take innocent people hostage to achieve his goals isn't the bad outcome.

Shivering King Banana

my answer was directed to the people you were defending, they have already spoilered it and you were defending them so I was curious about the reason, nobody told the girls the story of Kurapika's past but somehow everyone think that knowing if Kurapika uses ET he loses 1 hour of life every second is of vital importance...like who cares ahahahah how is that important, it's not that much and anyway he doesn't add anything that information. When I use the word obsessed it's because I read 10 comments like that under last 2 episodes

Yū Nishinoya

Don’t forget to put Spoilers 🤫LMAO. Not arguing with someone who forgets this is a 12 year old boy with no father figure and not a grown man.

ForiegnKarma

Different types of situations? You really think Togashi didn't write a running theme into HxH? SPOILERS: Owe her loyalty? If you think letting bystanders die so you can get what you want is a good character trait then your nuts. That's no different then what the ants where doing! Gon finds different ways because he's young still. People want him to stay good and not start doing bad things. What don't you understand about that? The troupe didn't start out killing entire clans! Are you up to date on the manga? They started out going after bad people. They were corrupted, murder became the norm for them so now their bad. That's what everyone with a brain is worried about for Gon. You're so obsessed with that video it sounds like it was just pointing out the obvious. Sorry people don't like your interpretation but that's no reason to act like everyone who disagrees with you is just some idiot who can't hold their own opinions. I'm done talking to you, you ignore half the things I say. Get your head out of the sand.

Shivering King Banana

That’s all speculation of your opinion. Which is why I didn’t even bother to bring those clearly DIFFERENT TYPE OF SITUATIONS up because that has nothing to do with the fact that Gon has still fought for what everyone else is fighting for and less. And since you wanna bring up spoilers so bad (SPOILERS)!!!!!!!! Komugi was already dying of the Netero Sky Dive attack , and you could argue whatever that Gon was finna kill her but Gon didn’t OWE HER NO LOYALTY. She’s a bystander who got caught in the middle of crossfire. That how I know y’all seen the controversial YouTube theory because that’s the same argument they have for Gon being a lose unit. We seen Chimera Ants literally look like humans so how we Gon know in first hand that would be a human and not on the Enemies team? And Dont even compare the Phantom Troupe to Gon that’s how I know your projecting is because Phantom Troupe kills people in their way while Gon literally figures out ways not to kill eachother. Ex: When Gon was up against that Chimera Ant that looked like an armadillo. Desperate situations require desperate needs.

ForiegnKarma

Dude you're the dummy. Getting into the fight to save Leorio doesn't change the fact that he got excited when Hisoka was about to kill him. He had already lost the challenge, Hisoka was choking him and he blacked out. There's no challenge there. Gon said that feeling, of near death, excited him. Not the fight itself. Being a good boy who loves helping people doesn't make the red flags any less red. SPOILERS: I'm gonna go back to Komugi again. Gon had a reason to hold her hostage. Objectively speaking, it was the pragmatic choice. But that doesn't change the fact that he was ready to kill an innocent child. Now think about when Gon was arm wrestling Nobunaga. Gon asked him how can you kill others without care but get sad when your comrade dies? Gon was ready to kill for Kite, the Troupe is ready to kill for each other and Meteor City. The road to hell is paved with good intentions. Gon is strong enough to lay a lot of bricks if he finds a worthy cause. That's what everyone is worried about.

Shivering King Banana

Are you dumb? Or Slow ? WHY WAS GON EVEN TRYING TO HIT HISOKA IN THE FIRST PLACE ? Saving WHO? Leorio. WHILE NOBODY WAS GOING TO SAVE HIM. So again like I said ironic for them to be concerned when all Gon did was defend for someone or for himself. You could see it as him fighting and being excited, I see it as him being thrilled to stick up to a challenge he thought he couldn’t beat.

ForiegnKarma

"When was Gon ever excited when he was risking his life" WHEN HE FOUGHT HISOKA DURING THE EXAMS! HOW MANY TIMES DO I HAVE TO TEACH YOU THIS LESSON OLD MAN! You call Gon's behavior honorable, I'd call it egotistical and reckless. He's not simple and straightforward because he's an Enhancer, he's an Enhancer because he's simple and straightforward. And also, you say Wing wasn't worried about being bad but about his potential. That doesn't make any sense, you think Wing got nervous everytime he saw Gon's power because he thought he'd be the best good guy hero ever? Why would he be nervous about that? That doesn't make any sense. He was nervous because of the bad he can do with his power if he gets carried away. SPOILERS: Does the name Komugi mean anything to you? He was ready to kill an innocent child! And you seriously think everyone else is dumb for being worried about Gon. The red flags are there whether or not you're colorblind.

Shivering King Banana

I mean to be fair story wise Hisoka did say give me back the badge number when you can punch me in the face like that. And Gon had to learn nen somewhat so I see it as defending himself. It’s more so of a honor thing I can respect that about Gon. And I know he was Enhancer qualities which makes him simple minded. Just incase!!!(SPOILER)!!!But Gon always had a plan up his sleeve and did things to save people whether people agreed or not

ForiegnKarma

First of all, you just spoiled it for them and for anyone who is reading the comments (i specifically said “ET” to keep it vague and non-spoilery for people). Second of all, this is my first comment about it, i’d hardly call myself obsessed lmao?

jweher

Orr malus If that's an essay for you. Then I guess I must say Look who finally learned how to read! Congratulations, you must be so proud of yourself. But don't worry, I won't hold it against you for being a slow learner. After all, there's always someone at the bottom of the intelligence ladder, and you seem to be doing a great job of holding that spot. Keep up the good work, genius! Perhaps that's why you're making pathetic attempts to make yourself feel important in this thread? If no one cares about my opinion, why are you here bothering yourself? Keep trying to shine like sunshine, maybe one day you'll reach basic human decency. But I highly doubt it. Perhaps you should take your sorry self to a place where sun doesn't shine.

Vivasvan Gautam

Wasn't Gon excited when Hisoka almost killed him the first time they fought during the exam? I agree with you about hxh fans, most of them don't understand Gon and they don't understand the father either. Gon didn't fight against Hisoka in the Heaven Arena to defend himself and he has enhancer personality traits, this is a SPOILER maybe for someone but that means when he get angry he doesn't think about consequences and again there are moments where he didn't act for justice. The point is not if Gon likes to fight or not but if Kurapika is more "immaculate" than him and he is

Yū Nishinoya

I didn't contradict myself, I just repeated the same point using different words lol. This might come as a shock to you, but people don't need your approval to live how they want to live. Great essay, tho.

Orr Malus

I rewatched Hunter plenty of times if you was to bring up any scenario or name of character I would know trust me. But I been around long enough to see the views shift of Gon ever since that controversial HxH directly only to Gon of him being a lose unit. But it just ironic how everyone has the same opinion on him while he does everything for justice. So your telling me defending yourself is not justice??? Just because Gon is not fully scared doesn’t mean he likes to fight he has a point to prove. And yes I understand that with Killua but that doesn’t justify that he is more of a menace that Gon imo. Just because your raised in a normal environment doesn’t mean you can’t learn how to defend yourself??? And just be a prodigy at it , I’m just saying it’s ironic how their treating Gon ( ik they still love him) (and I love the Gon shade) but I just hopefully wish they don’t listen to the criticism because i know it’s hard that’s all.

ForiegnKarma

how is it a spoiler lol, I think you should rewatch the anime. Why should he fight Canary and where I wrote he likes to fight? He didn't want to hit Canary because she got emotional when she heard the name Killua, if you watched THAT scene where Killua stopped him you should understand the difference between Kurapika and Gon and Gon is not a psychopath, when people get angry they don't act like Kurapika usually. Killua is trying to avoid to kill people while he was raised to be an assassin and we also know how his brother affects him. Killua suffered a lot in his childhood and that affected his personality making him weaker than Gon who was raised in a positive environment...why should I not sympathize with him? People tend to sympathize with weaker people. Fans that call Gon psychopath just don't understand his feelings for his father and how much his behavior is affected by them and no, he doesn't fight for justice always. His main fight wasn't for justice but for a deeper reason and he didn't want to fight Hisoka for justice but for the humiliation he faced

Yū Nishinoya

You already spoiled by saying putting his life on the line. When has Gon put his life on the line YET ? Why didn’t he fight canary when he was rescuing Killua if he just likes to fight. And I’m sorry this isn’t meant for you intentionally I’m just projecting , BUT WHY DO PPL SYMPATHIZE WITH KILLUA SO MUCH AND HE KILLED PPL FOR SMALLEST THINGS. Killua is the psychopath because he can do that in a sec. GON always fought for Justice, are we watching the same show because when has Gon ever just fought for fun. Please tell me a time outside of the Heavens Arena have Gon wanted to fight ? Without Killua having an idea about getting violent?

ForiegnKarma

I watched HxH and read the manga many times and I've never seen that video, neither my friends and I'm 100% sure the girls don't know what are you talking about. Gon is not all about justice, I think you misunderstood his personality. Gon likes to put his life on the line, he feels excited by that. Killua doesn't like to fight, maybe you can say that he likes to kill but actually it's smth he's fighting against and anyway again none of them is evil and the girls don't think that, as they said in some previous reaction Gon gets excited if he risks his life, Kurapika does not. About the justice thing I don't want to spoil

Yū Nishinoya

We really need to suggest Jojo's for the girls, I can only imagine their predictive powers vs the insanity that is JJBA, Jojo's Bizarre Advanture. They aren't ready

Karabo

the question is why you are so obsessed with this thing, they already know that Kurapika is putting his life on the line for his purpose...why is that important to know that he might need to sacrifice some months of his life to kill them all...?

Yū Nishinoya

yes it is

Karabo

Second best behind Chimera

Karabo

that guy's name is Franklin like Frankestein

HgPt

Ever since we all realized that you guys love Kurapika more than words, you have no idea how long we have waited for this episode. Can I just say that this is nowhere near the peak of this arc. You guys are in for a ride. This arc is what made me believe everyone who said HunterxHunter is one of the best anime ever!!!

Karabo

I also care. And it's not about only spoiling it for the girls. It's about not spoiling for the other people who read the comments and may read the manga in the future too. But at least the "Lixien" commenter above put a warning though.

A

Why specify an episode number?

AE

@2:33 you guys wondering if in all 148 the episodes , everything is more importand that Kurapika's backstory. There will be an episode that most people conside "Filler" but that episode ties back to things that happen in episode 116 onwards. It might not seem like it is important, but trust me, nothing is wasted in this anime

Karabo

Again, that's why I give the option. If someone feels that they want to avoid any information at all, then they shouldnt read this. But at the same time, I dont think knowing extra information about the skill really does anything if they are just watching the show, the anime already implies that this ability is a big toll for his body, this is just extra information, and yeah sure it influences their theories about the ability (what's the point of going out of my way to explain Emperor Time if it's just useless information?) but not in a bad way, it lets them know that Emperor Time is not just overpowered and how determined he is. I dont think that's bad.

Lixien

peak shonen

Ulfway

About your hisoka comment, I think It's important to remember that kurapika's umbreakable chains only work on the phantom troupe bcs of the conditions. And his abilitys(if I am not worng) are also amplified because of that. He's still OP tho.

Thali Alexis

Yeah that's correct

Thali Alexis

How can you determine that? Knowing future information re-conxtextualizes past scenes and influences their takes. It's like correcting a reactor by saying what won't happen. That is a spoiler too.

Cinya

Someone can correct me if I'm wrong, but I'm pretty sure Kurapika isn't a master of every nen category, he just has the ability to master every category. Meaning his potential for each category is 100%, but he still has to train for all of them. That's what makes sense to me anyways

sonic

Orr malus. You basically contradicted your first comment in the reply above to this comment. The fact that you mention that there is "mentality and societal pressure" or at least nudge the Japanese people into overwork so much so that it can result in death. That overwork is something glorified and something to be aspired for. Then by necessary implication isayama did not make a" free choice" in his career no matter how much you or he insists otherwise. And even if Japanese people believe it to be immoral, even if they shame people for being "lazy", it isn't a justification for continuation of exploitation. You were first justifying exploitation under the veil of "free choice". Now you have come to that it's their "belief". That they are entitled to it. Very well. However, You have merely provided a cross cultural comparison. You have not provided any substantial proof of why such practise should continue. Or Why is it desirable? Or why should it keep continuing? The burden lies on the maker of the claim. You want some medical studies of what impact does over work has in human body? I'll give you some. Japanese studies have identified several characteristics of karoshi and karojisatsu, and implemented preventive actions based on the findings - Cerebrovascular and cardiovascular diseases (CCVDs) and mental disorders, including suicide, are prevalent among overworked individuals in Japan https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6620752/ Long working hours and risk of coronary heart disease and stroke: a systematic review and meta‐analysis of published and unpublished data for 603,838 individuals. (Lancet). Its one of the best medical journals out there. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/26298822/ Long working hours and depressive symptoms: systematic review and meta-analysis of published studies and unpublished individual participant data https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/29423526/ I am giving you medical studies and Empirical data to further my claim. You can check methodology of wa h study. They are robust. Let's see what you have in your arsenal on why such practise of overworking to death must continue in Japan. And Btw, i am not even American. I am not even white. I live in Asia, in a collectivist society. So i have the lived experience of Japanese people. And i am qualified in that regard that I don't belong to individualistic country like that of America. I am not imposing whiteness or "western ideas" on Japanese people.

Vivasvan Gautam

Japan has an individualism index of 46 whereas the USA is almost double that at 91. Japan also has the highest emphasis on traditional gender roles (92) as well as well as having a strong rules-based society, 92 compared to USA's 46. Source: https://clearlycultural.com/geert-hofstede-cultural-dimensions/ In the Western mentality an individual's personal freedom is above all. In Japanese culture this is seen as a social faux pas, shameful, almost immoral. You might wince at the idea of people working 50h+ per week but that doesn't mean everyone views it in the same manner, nor does it mean that everyone should view it like you do. A husband who doesn't sacrifice his time and health for his family is seen as a deadbeat in a place like Japan. Again, in Japan people choose to work 12+ hours a day. They don't see it as an issue, they see it as a feature. Nobody shamed Togashi for working so hard he got backpain, they lauded him. This "achieve your goal even if you have to sacrifice your body" mentality is reflected in their stories, including HxH.

Orr Malus

orr malus What mistake have i made? and what do you even mean by "western mentality?" Basic ideas embodied in the Japan's constitution are identical with the UDHR. In June 1979, Japan ratified the International Covenants - the world constitution of human rights. They have themselves adopted concept of human rights in their constitution, the document that governs their country. They have same laws as any other democratic country of the world. And btw what you're doing is known as "tokenism". Just because Togashi and Isayama have made it to the top and earning more than what others could not even achieve in multiple lifetimes does not mean that institutional problem cannot exist. There are millions who slave away without getting paid a decent wage for the work they do in anime industry. Its like saying Obama, a Black man has become President of United States, therefore racism has ended in America and Black people are no more oppressed. Look at the "karoshi" related deaths in Japan. It literally means death due to overwork. Every year 10,000 people die because of it. There are many collectivist society which indeed prioritize needs of community in comparison to the individual, but it does not give them free pass to exploit the individuals. And I am not even getting into gender and patriarchy stuff. And Isayama is entitled to hold his opinion over his life, if he thinks he "chose this freely" so be it. Doesn't make it a universal truth. It is not a law of physics that cannot be negotiated with, or reasoned with or is absolute or set in stone. It is about human relations, human society, human interaction in a society which will always have multiple views to look at it. And I believe mine is valid too.

Vivasvan Gautam

It's a mistake to project a Western mentality on the Japanese. Manga artists are very well compensated and people like Togashi or Isayama have more money than they could probably spend in several lifetimes. This 12h+ a day of work is a form of self-inflicted slavery/servitude. Behind their work rests the paychecks of the publishing houses, animation studios, game studios, paraphernalia licence holders, the livelihood of their family + extended family, and the joy of millions of fans. They're not an individualistic society therefore their own personal needs are always trumped by the needs of others. This is why their heroes are self-sacrificing and the villains are self-serving. Incidentally this was the inspiration behind the Survey Corps from AoT. Isayama said his life is not that different to someone living in prison but he chose this life freely. If he were to be forced to live exactly like he lived now there's something in him that would make him fight to regain his freedom.

Orr Malus

Yeah you're enhancing your bodies ability to heal. The body just did what it would do but faster. Manipulation would be having your broken body fight regardless of the wounds. Meow.

Shivering King Banana

Si Lola lloro con esta pelea no me quiero imaginar en lo que resta del anime jajaja 🤭🤭🤭

Violeta Cm

The anime will continue even if togashi dies and never finishes the series. That's why its a spoiler imo

Auxiliary

Only a spoiler if hxh anime ever continues cause then they'll lose the oh shit moment when/if they react to it

Auxiliary

Healing thumb is an enhancement ability

Auxiliary

The ongoing writer and now actor strikes in the U.S. and then seeing this comment got me thinking: are unions like a thing in Japan? Because the people creating manga and anime absolutely deserve and need more protections in place.

Payam Sharifi

I care and I disagree

Jon Clarke

Healing is a Manipulator ability I think, just like the suppression of someone else's aura.

Jordan Crosno

Shocked! I finished the anime and had no idea that's the toll. The whole time I was lowkey confused at how OP Kurapika was. This makes so much sense and the girls definitely should know!

Harfie

if you speak japanese and have a heavy japanese accent and cant pronounce r's maybe..

rubberkidney

What happened to Togashi sucks but I don't understand why he doesn't just dictate and have an assistant write it down.

Shivering King Banana

It’s kuroro (ku llo llo)

nym

It's a shame that during writing hxh Togashi had developed such severe back issues that after a point he could not continue to write. And his work still remains unfinished. Hxh Anime will have its own proper ending though. He has written many works before hxh. He used to write/day for 12-18 hours a day, sitting on his desk, crouching all day. He often also was sleep and food deprived due to publishing shcedule. And the manga publishers wanted even more out of him. Togashi in initial years caved in to all of this pressure because of the fact that manga industry is so full of competition. Not consistently publishing chapters meant that his mangas would get discontinued. By the time he gained popularity and bargaining power, he had lost his health and today togashi is physically incapable of sitting down and write/draw. He does it by laying down on ground but it isn't as "productive". Its all about profit in Manga and anime industry. We watch these stories for entertainment but I always feel ambivalent about enjoying them due to all disregard for people who create them. Both mangakas and animators included. People overwork, don't get compensated for extra work, are constantly under pressure to churn out content in anime and manga industry. There are many videos and articles about toxic work culture present in anime industry. I suggest you girls to check them out in your free time, someday.

Vivasvan Gautam

Ok I’m not going to go in depth because I don’t spoil, but Gon in real fights when it’s life or death is never excited to fight. Gon wasn’t excited one time in the Hunter Exam to fight he was the most passive in that arc for a reason to show you how pure Gon is. Hunter Arena those guys are as assholes who tried to kidnap Zushi ofc Gon is gonna be excited to whoop their ass. But idk I just feel like Gon is still the most innocent.

ForeignKarma

Gon always gets excited when he's in a fight, are you sure you watched the anime? He can both be noble and like fighting

Arnobio

chrollo is pronounced sort of like 'chrono' kro no kroll o

rubberkidney

peak x peak at it again

Arnobio

Where does it state that Gon likes to fight? He’s just as if not more noble than Kurapika imo , Gon doesn’t hold any vengeance against no one (ofc if you try to hurt him first) but other than that Gon is purest , Killua is more of the fighter.

ForeignKarma

Gon likes to fight. He's getting excited when he see someone strong, etc. He's way more dangerous than Kurapika that would never fight anybody unless he needed to (except the spiders, of course)

MaxVSTheGames

OH! MY! GOD!

Orr Malus

Btw, have you noticed how Kurapika is drawn in this episode? Normally he's got a very feminine appearance, this plus his emphasis on reasoning skills is to nail the point home that he's more about strategy than brute force. But when fighting Uvo they drew him with more masculine traits: wider shoulders, smaller eyes, thicker neck, etc. It's subtle but everyone picks it up subconsciously and it adds to the shocking reveal of just how overpowered he is. In some close-ups however he is drawn like he was always drawn. I suspect those scenes were created by a different team because the art style is also different to the one used in the action scenes.

Orr Malus

When I say ''it's not really a spoiler'' it means that it's not really going tp ruin your experience of the show. Or even the manga. But yeah, I agree, they lose the ''oh shit'' moment and everyone has their preferences of how much a spoiler is REALLY a spoiler for them, that's why I give the option to not read it... but at the same time it's not a big deal. And in their case, they're most likely not even going to read the manga. It matters less to know this if you're just watching the anime.

Lixien

who cares? you're putting too much weight on that lol. as fans we can recognize it's probably fine to know about it now, especially since he's never finishing the arc this fact is revealed in.

jweher

If we were supposed to know about it in this arc Togashi would have put it here

Wallas

Anything not revealed in the the point of a story that another person is at is a spoiler. When it happens it's supposed to be a "oh shit" moment and giving us the stakes in the arc it's explained within. I don't understand by what definition is this not a spoiler?

Cinya

Forgotten just how amazing this episode is. I only watched it like a few months ago for the first time and now revisiting. Honestly, I'm nearly done with the show and it's still one of my favorite episodes. Everything just came together really beautifully. The animation and music was on point. It's amazing.

Camzeee

It's almost not worth it. Also, this is not a spoiler, but if someone can create a ability to counter the troop, then someone can do the same to Kurapika's ET. Or it might already exist. Or intentionally drag a fight out over the course of a long period. Also, what happens if he loses his eyes in a fight?

Rare

Regarding the condtion explanation given in this episode I know I got confused during my first watchthrough, the conditions Kurapika places on himself for Chain Jail and Emperor Time aren't the same "condtion" we see him use on Uvo. That's one of his hatsus called Arbiter Little Finger that he can use to place rules on others, as well as the means by which he's placed a nen knife on his own heart. The conditions themselves are just restrictions you place on yourself to gain a boost in power, such as one that makes you stand on your left leg in order to use a more powerful ability. The majority of powers in the show have some sort of restriction to boost their base power, the harsher the condition the bigger the boost.

Kya Colosseum

Togashi is a fearless manga creator. He’ll make the story he wants to make without catering to viewers, he’ll allow for all kinds of anti-climaxes and make fights incredibly short and focus entire chapters just on character discussions (Kurapika breaks my heart smh) Constantly drawing parallels between character arcs, fleshing out the world, giving us unique motivations for everyone, all while masterfully executing on established themes Idk how many manga deconstruct these familiar tropes better than HxH

space1999

Agree hard! I always describe it as a deconstruction of the genre!

space1999

This episode is one of the best episodes of the show and it kicks off a series of top tier episodes. Been looking forward to the reactions from this point on. This episode really shows how much HxH is so much more than the traditional shounen trappings it seemingly shows in the beginning of the series. When Kurapika first mentions his quest for vengeance during the exam it sounds like routine anime vengeance subplot. That like many other plot points set up earlier in the series end up being so much more than they initially appear. One of the strengths of HxX is to take things that seem like standard Anime tropes and do so much more with them and to consistently subvert your expectations in way that feels meaningful instead of forced. Also this end theme is so hype. The guitars kicking in when Chrollo looks up is fire.

David Holmes

why are people sooo adamant about "not spoiling" ET for the girls? it's literally something not mentioned in the show but it adds SO MUCH to kurapika's character and they would definitely appreciate knowing it during THIS arc. i've been rewatching this anime for over a decade and only knew it because of manga readers and it added another layer to kurapika's character for me. some of you are just doing too much ngl.

jweher

LMFAOOOOO

ryan!

ForeignKarma

I think it's okay to reveal the "condition" for using Emperor Time since it's never explained in the show. Only in the future episodes of the manga . It's not really a spoiler but if you don't want to know don't read ahead: for every second Kurapika is in that state he loses 1 hour of his lifespan. Also, Emperor Time is an Specialist ability that lets him master all nen categories, it's not jsut something that Specialists are able to do.

Lixien

(NOT SPOILER) Just an addendum regarding future misinterpretations that may occur regarding the Specialist Category. Kurapika having full control of every category is his unique ability. Specialists non necessarily have full control of otter categories or all of them. They are just unique in thier own way. So yeah Kurapika is just something else.

SaIado

Hello, I became a member just to see your reaction to this fantastic arc *-* My only advice is: don't worry about future arcs now, enjoy the present, every moment with our boys is precious <3

Wallas

The girls were STRESSED lol

bondbond53

Lucky you

BasedNate

I love this episode

Wandering

Same, definitely feel you on that.

BasedNate

This cycle of concern and relief for Kurapika is why I love him. In the exams he was a sweet bean; he would smile, show gratitude, say sorry when he didn’t have to, console his friends, refuse to kill the blue guy, and in his interview state he prefers not to fight anyone if he doesn’t have to. Not at all how I would expect a revenge-driven character, who was moody at first, to be. When I saw him in Yorknew with this rage and intensity, I was afraid I had lost that Kurapika. But then we see gestures like him being deeply affected by people he barely knew dying in the auction hall, or smiling for Melody, or being disgusted with violence. These moments shine through the clouds and assure to me, though in an unhappy place, the Kurapika I love is still there. Honestly he’d rather be doing anything besides this, and that’s just depressing.

Theria

Milena had some Joseph Joestar powers in the pre-show talk.

Shivering King Banana

Gracias 😫🩵

Violeta Cm

It's a enhancer ability when kurapika heals his arm. I think wing said earlier that enhancers can heal/regenerate faster and also age slower. Since he mastered the enhancer category he can heal with one of his chain

Slaaverin

Is this shovel day??

Mahni Alizadeh

finalmente

Giancarlo Martinez

I’m just excited

Salvatore

No

Salvatore

Really? 🫤

BasedNate

Here we go!

kevinup

Por fin

Alex Eduardo

I need to catch up to your reactions I am so far behind 😭😭

Kara the gamer girl from Mars

My life is definitely changing after I watch this reaction

notkorra

Perfect timing, just sitting down with food looking for something to watch! One of my favorite HxH episodes too

Brogan

I'm loving this arc so much!

Alex