HH42 Reaction

At the end of last year Togashi published a few chapters of backstory before the troupe came to be. It starts in chapter 395 for anyone that's finished the yorknew arc

Ben G

Yeah figured it could be one or the other!

Darrach

LOLA WITH THE KENDALL ROY SHIRT!!!!! I SEE YOU, lol!!!!!

Nyeisha Melvina Clark

All good!

Theria

Indeed, I edited my comment, thanks !

lumine

This link is way better if you are going to share it. The imgur one is headache inducing blurry and cluttered. Part 1: https://coloredmanga.com/mangas/kurapikas-memories/volume-00/chapter-001/ Part 2: https://coloredmanga.com/mangas/kurapikas-memories/volume-00/chapter-002/

Theria

I see some people already linking the backstory chapters which I’m not entirely sure should be read yet, but if it is going to be shared I would hope it’s a clear version at least. You can save it for later if you want but this website is much clearer. Btw it’s read right to left. Part 1: https://coloredmanga.com/mangas/kurapikas-memories/volume-00/chapter-001/ Part 2: https://coloredmanga.com/mangas/kurapikas-memories/volume-00/chapter-002/

Theria

Just take away two zeroes when converting from Japanese Yen to USD (and apparently Jenny is just Yen in the HxH universe). But when converting from Japanese Yen to Serbian Dinar, it's basically 1 to 1 (very rough rounding)....so don't even need to convert for that. 15 billion Jenny could be considered 15 billion Serbian Dinar.

A

I would hold off on it until after the next few episodes at least, on second thought.

AE

I would recommend you read "Kurapika's Memories" It's 2 chapters about his past which is not in the show. You can read it either now or after Yorknew, doesn't really matter when since there are no spoilers for the show in it.

Casper smith

for the kurapika one shot, I think you should wait till the end of the York New arc before reading it. The movie adapted the one shot, but they did it poorly in my opinion. If you feel adverse to reading manga then I would say watch the part of the movie that retells the one shot (not the whole movie though, it's bad), but if reading manga is okay for you I would recommend the one shot (maybe reading it with us, or since it's in two part, give a review for each part ?) edit : reading Casper smith comment, I realize they are right, you could even read it now, in truth. I read it in the below links as there are no official english release that I know of. edit edit : Thanks to Auxiline below for the clearer version ! Part 1: https://coloredmanga.com/mangas/kurapikas-memories/volume-00/chapter-001/ Part 2: https://coloredmanga.com/mangas/kurapikas-memories/volume-00/chapter-002/

lumine

Irish mate, close enough to Scotland😂

JATLA

Are you Scottish btw? I notice how you always say “yous” which is a common parlance here

Darrach

I realize it hadn't come out at this point in the anime, but unless I'm forgetting something I don't think reading it now would ruin anything

Payam Sharifi

They should know though. In ep 41 immediately after Shizuku walks in and says hello, Pakunoda asks if the "other new addition" has arrived yet, implying that Shizuku is one and the other (Hisoka) is absent.

giraffedance

I've got more to say on the subject, but I think we generally get each other's points and Patreon's comment section UI blows. I've thought about a Discord, but I fear it would get wild when the Schedule Goblins get hungry :)

Isaac

I'm replying twice so people have to to load more comments to see the spoiler. Spoiler for the anime and manga I'd say there is a chance he is scared of Hisoka, at least in the sense the he knows he could be killed by him. That's why he only fought Hisoka when he was fully prepared in Heavens Arena. And I think Hisoka was pretty ok with that. He wanted to see if he could beat Chrollo at his best. But now he's taking guerilla warfare tactics and removing Chrollo's strength before the next battle. I'd say the whole of the Troupe is actually scared of Hisoka. If not scared for their own lives, because they are all prepared to die, then they're scared for the other members. Now that I'm typing this up I'm thinking of how the troupe split up to search for Hisoka on the boat. Everyone buddied up except Franklin. My first thought is that Franklin isn't scared at all but I'm starting to think he's the most scared. They understand Hisoka's new MO is picking the members of the troupe off so by staying alone Franklin makes himself the prime target. He wants Hisoka to attack him first so he can kill Hisoka before he has a chance to kill any other troupe members. I think that shows a certain level of fear of Hisoka even if they're not scared for the own lives.

Shivering King Banana

Eh, nah

Diego

Great show but I think there's a reason you don't see reactions to it. Even people who start don't finish it. Too much copyright heat I think. And also Bebop should be watched before Champloo imo.

Shivering King Banana

Yeah jenny is just yen.

Shivering King Banana

That doesn't mean the boss isn't scared. It just means Nobunaga doesn't think he is. Or that Nobunaga is scared of Feitan and doesn't want to upset him. I agree with your analysis but that convo doesn't prove anything.

Shivering King Banana

The boss is not scared of Hisoka. Feitan (Levi) specifically asked Nobunaga: Are you saying the boss is scared of Hisoka? And he replied, "No I'm not saying that."

ODIS

Eh, nah

Edgar

Would be 82 million dollars, but you're right about the conversion rate :)

Kya Colosseum

We’ll hold off until at least after episode 47 or so. I realise now that not knowing kinda ups the mystery.

Theria

Theria

First two points are plot points that are never answered in the anime and knowing them doesn't affect story predictions. Second point is a potential theory that is still unanswered and still open ended and can be seen in several discussions especially after chapter 395 & 396 released. Third point is kinda the point of the arc is it not, knowing this before we learn more about the PT emotionally intensifies the whole character storyline we see unfold. In fact reading this at the end will definitely feel more like a whiplash against the character storyline we see happen throughout the arc. I get not wanting to shoot down potential discussions of things that aren't known but these chapters exists as a prequel to Hunter Hunter and is listed as Volume 0, this feels the same as getting angry about watching ep 1 1999 before ep 75 2011. Date of release for manga doesn't mean anything in how the story should be consumed with anime, mangakas revise story order all the time. (AoT Ymir's Backstory in season 2, The entirety of AoT S3 Royal family arc is reordered, Demon slayer S2E1, JJK 0). Togashi simply didn't create this until he started writing the big arc that comes after the anime and what characters that arc is about I'd hate for LM to even know because then you'd really be spoiling something about the anime. Lastly I really hate patreon comment thread structure, we should make a discord.

Antonio

There is 0 chill to be found

Isaac

@Antonio, doesn't it directly spoil if Kurapika was present for the massacre? Doesn't in give cultural background on the Kurta's, so LM would lean one way or another on if the Kurta's had ever crossed the Troupe? Doesn't it highlight specifically how the murders were carried out which could sour them on the Troupe? Lola & Milena have both floated their interpretations and guesses already as to the possibilities of what has happened. It's on the table for their discussion. It's also far out of Togashi's release order

Isaac

Cannot wait for the next episode. Its a banger. The next several episodes (with one weak ep imo) are filled with bangers, really.

David Holmes

I’d rather save it for later but if you link do this one, the imgur is way too blurry: https://coloredmanga.com/mangas/kurapikas-memories/volume-00/chapter-001/

Theria

Also I would remove the Part 2 mangatoto link, there’s an advertisement for an HxH volume at the top of the page with major spoilers for a future arc.

AE

Samurai Champloo

Nathan Elkin

If you are gonna link it I wouldn’t even bother with that imgur one it’s super blurry and they may not realise there are two links.

Theria

This episode had such a great discussion. Especially the part the girls talking about backstories for character and getting to know them more.

Vivasvan Gautam

I was thinking that but the commenters already mentioned it above and the story itself doesn't spoil anything in the anime at all. spoilers below ///// It feels like a waste to wait until after this arc is over because it concerns Kurapika, the Kurta, and the Phantom troupe; three very important subjects of this particular arc.. (I'm trying to say something without typing it bc I really dont want to have a chance of LM reading, if you know the full HxH story you know what I'm saying.) It adds alot to the character stories and emotional suspense that is built throughout the arc and reading it before everything happens just makes more sense to me.

Antonio

Why shouldn’t there be context for the Kurta clan yet? Genuinely curious. Please reply with a spoiler warning if necessary.

AE

The anime does allude to the one-shot though—and the context those chapters provide amplifies the power of everything that happens in this arc. Reading the one-shot as you’re watching Yorknew bolsters both. Don’t think it’ll be as effective if read later.

AE

You're not even supposed to know the leaders name at episode 42. People on here need to chill.

Cinya

When the series is over. Like most of us since it didn't exist till 2011 was about done or completely finished.

Cinya

I agree you should delete this for now.

Theria

Extremely. This community openly talks about way too much.

Cinya

it went cute

Nathan Elkin

At the EARLIEST it should be before Greed Island. Otherwise, after the anime where the chapters released.

Isaac

I would consider this spoilers. Probably shouldn't be read until after the arc. There shouldn't be context for the Kurta clan, yet. Not to mention Kurapika's whereabouts during this period. Hell, these chapters weren't even released until 2013. People are getting ahead of themselves

Isaac

Edit: Talking about canon backstory available in a separately released manga one shot not available in the show can be considered spoiler but the conversation already happened above. The only spoiler is the fact that it's not available in the show which can then bias expectations of how much backstory is available during this arc moving forward (and again this was already mentioned in an above comment) , the story itself has no spoilers and is only more indepth retelling of what is already known. Any context added from that story does not set or create any potential predictions for future plotlines within this arc or next ones. All that is added is an extra emotional attachment for Kurapika and context to the known repeated fact that "The Phantom troupe murdered the entire Kurta clan" Further reasoning as to why these should be read could be considered a spoiler for future events and I will not type those here. I am dying on the hill that the two chapters should be read while still in the episode 40s of the anime.

Antonio

why thank you ikr!

Toidleboy

Yeah I agree, it's really short and really good and definitely doesn't spoil anything

Payam Sharifi

What happened to Milena’s voice? D;

Jack SV

Please don’t watch the movies lol they’re so bad

Cody Jenkins

Honestly don’t bother with the phantom rouge movie it isn’t very good, and it skips almost everything from the manga chapters. For the backstory… there is a one shot that can be shared later. When do you guys think?

Theria

There's a Hunter x Hunter movie (Phantom Rouge) which gives a backstory on the Kurta clan massacre. Best viewed after this arc I would say, though it is not entirely canon.

Orr Malus

O wow ur so cool...

20 16

I'm wary because LM are trying to guess character motivations. So, we shouldn't offer who the new member is when it's waaay before they're supposed to find out

Isaac

The girl with the glasses from the troupe arm wrestling Gon with her bad hand was a really good way to show the power of everyone in their group Looking forward to yous seeing how each of them use Nen in their own unique ways, there’s some really interesting powers in the phantom troupe

JATLA

If you call some of the Troupe Levi, Annie, and Armin, you also have to start calling Nobunaga "Askeladd" and Uvogin "Thorkell" or "Dimple"

Doug

still really want to tell the about the manga

The_Nitron

True, but it's never really relevant. Just some background info to understand the Troupe a bit better.

Oak

I love the line of thinking towards the end. Assuming the Phantom Troupe members are comparable to Hisoka, and our boys were very outmatched against him, then what can we expect from the Phantom Troupe?

Oak

They don't know who #8 is supposed to be yet...

Isaac

You guys are in for a real treat these next few episodes

Luis Rodriguez

Also last episode is mentioned that Hisoka #4 and Shizuku #8(the girl with glasses) were the new members

SaIado

I think 1 Dollar is equal too 100 jenny. Cause Greed Island cost 8.2billion. Id say its equal to 82 million. So 1 Jenny is roughly equal to one Yen.

SaIado

You mentioned it at the start, and I'm glad you caught it since the anime doesn't do the best job of making it clear, but there are in fact two separate auctions. The one coming up is the underground mafia auction, and later is the huge official auction.

Oak

86 reaction!? ;)

Toidleboy