Manga: Hunter X Hunter [Archive] - Page 2

Assassin

Sat, 09-01-2007, 03:21 AM

i hope the art style isn't as rushed/sketchy when the manga comes back...i'd really love to see the king fight in a well drawn battle sequence.

Im also hoping that with teh revival of the manga, there will be more anime in the future. There's nearly enough material to do another 52 eps rite now, and in a years time the manga should be well ahead, or possibly finished (though i hope not). I would really like the next arc to be about gons dad.

animus

Sat, 09-01-2007, 08:51 AM

I don't know, this insect arc just seems completely overpowering. The king's said to be stronger than the Hunter Association President Old guy, which is putting the standards way too high. I don't know how he's gonna pull it off, but imo it was a huge mistake on Togashi's part to have them this high up there on the scale.

Death BOO Z

Sat, 09-01-2007, 11:41 AM

well, if things work out, any hunter could deliver the final blow to the king..
Same with the Gen-what'shisname-Bomber, He was far stronger than Gon, but with good Planning, the good guys managed to beat his sorry ass.

I can't see any problems with thier plan, at least not on the tech level.. Melroon (however you spell this name) runs with the animal guy (whatever his name is?) through the En circle of the catlady, and then they punch the king, and retreat, Maybe the king won't even notice the punch (but the damage will still happen). after ten mintues or so, the king will be completly powerless, and could be hunted by all.

Assassin

Sat, 09-01-2007, 04:06 PM

o.0....i have no idea what your'e talking about. I haven't read the manga in so long....can someone do a quick recap of the people involved, thier powers, and thier plan?

animus

Sat, 09-01-2007, 04:58 PM

Yeah, I don't even recall them having a plan, it's been that long. I don't remember any of there names anymore besides Gon, Killua, and Kite? (the one that got owned who was following, Gon's dad, then put back together like patchwork? lol).

Death BOO Z

Sat, 09-01-2007, 06:38 PM

well, quick re-cap..
Charecters in action-
Gon. Killua. Master Hunter - you remember them, right?
Ikaruga - Cool octipus guy.
Meleroon - Smoking, invisible cool lizard dude - special ability is to go uber invisible and never to be detected for something like two mintues, as long as he's holding his breath.
Muraou - Pipe smokind dude - smartest guy to blow a pipe since Holmes fell into the waterfall.
Novu - the neat looking guy that has tons of rooms he creates.
Long hair guy- Friend of Katou, uses his abilities to trap enemies (and parts of) inside a cage.
Katou - animal loving villianous looking person - can punch someone and have a power shutdown in a few mintues afterward.

anyway, Meleroon is going to get Katou invicible and sneak up to the king to deliver the energy shutting punch, while the rest of them take out the ant general trio...Leaving the powerless King alone to face the Master Hunter.

Unknown Factors - The Vengeful girl who used to date Gon (still stuck inside the ant castle). The uber Chess/Go/Shogi playing blind girl, still there, as the Kings last tie to logic and doubt.

The I TOLD YOU SO factor.
Killua's new attack is a lightnning reflex based punch to deliever first to strat a rumble, so he could avoid his natrual instinct of battleing from afar.

Carnage

Sat, 09-01-2007, 07:07 PM

I hope they continue the OVA's instead of the anime series, so the mangaka won't feel rushed.

After this arc I hope they have an arc with the Ryudan and Jin (Gon's dad) mixed.

Assassin

Sat, 09-01-2007, 07:38 PM

ya the ryuudan issue needs to be addressed too. too many of then still alive and roaming free. and now thier leader is back too isnt he?

Death13a

Sat, 09-01-2007, 07:55 PM

I really want magaka to redo chapters when he was sick (they are unbearable to watch at).

Kitsune

Sat, 09-01-2007, 10:44 PM

Well they had a couple chapters on the Ryudan where they beat the crap out of the "Queen" which was actually one of the ex Squad Leaders. Oh and there's also Shoot and Knuckle i think thats their names. I personally hope that they can atleast put a little more focus on Leorio and Kurapika

rockmanj

Sun, 09-02-2007, 01:38 AM

Geez, im really far behind; i think ill d/l the whole king arc or something, just to get caught up...

Assassin

Sun, 09-02-2007, 12:33 PM

What did he have anyway that kept him away from so long....your average flu wont take you out of the game for a year....

animus

Sun, 09-02-2007, 12:53 PM

I've heard many rumors, mostly random heresay. Like, he had cancer, a terminal illness or whatever. I've also heard rumors back then about his wife (writer of Sailormoon?) would continue it, he hit a writer's block, realized his current arc was retarded and needed time to rethink how to finish it, etc.

Carnage

Sun, 09-02-2007, 07:41 PM

I was thinking in the shower today (who doesn't!?) and it came to me that with all this free time hopefully the mangaka has devised an amazing plot for the next arc :) . I think we can expect some genuine awesomeness in the near future.

Dark Dragon

Mon, 09-03-2007, 04:26 AM

Unknown Factors - The Vengeful girl who used to date Gon (still stuck inside the ant castle).

Can someone please clarify who that is? A name would help, because i can't remember her at all.

rockmanj

Mon, 09-03-2007, 08:39 AM

Can someone please clarify who that is? A name would help, because i can't remember her at all.

Her name is Palm, and her special ability is that she can see any person in her crystal ball at any time, if she has ever seen them in person. Her part in the operation is to look at the King and royal guards, and then report their location once the raid begins.

Dark Dragon

Wed, 09-05-2007, 06:51 PM

Her name is Palm, and her special ability is that she can see any person in her crystal ball at any time, if she has ever seen them in person. Her part in the operation is to look at the King and royal guards, and then report their location once the raid begins.
Many Thanks, i finally remember who she is now.

Zati

Sat, 10-06-2007, 02:03 AM

Y-Yes! The scanlation is out! The chapter is out at nexGear's irc channel (#nexgear at irc.irchighway.net)

rockmanj

Sat, 10-06-2007, 03:59 AM

looks like they're gonna come out every week; woot!

edit: the chapter should be on MT now too

Assassin

Sat, 10-06-2007, 02:34 PM

:eek: :eek: :eek: :eek: :eek: :eek: :eek: :eek: :eek: :eek: :eek: :eek: :eek: :eek:

THANKYOU GOD!!

Genma

Sat, 10-06-2007, 10:15 PM

Oh man, after that cliffhanger before the hiatus, I was pretty disappointed by this chapter. Somewhat uneventful but hey, I won't complain since they're adding more depth and character development.

I'm not really digging the King, though. I mean... hasn't anyone else noticed the strong resemblance to Cell from DBZ?

Anyways, I'm happy it's back... and the art seems to be done quite well, reminiscent of the old days. :]

Carnage

Sat, 10-06-2007, 11:54 PM

We have. Its just that there are so many DBZ references out there, we're too tired to point this one out.

Anyway, hoorah for this arc ending!

Assassin

Sun, 10-07-2007, 12:52 AM

i really hope the next arc covers more of the world of hunters and talks about jin. They can't really have a new enemy now cuz the king is like ultra uber strong, so any villain stronger would just be dumb.

Carnage

Sun, 10-07-2007, 09:11 AM

I dont know, look at the possibilities. Perhaps the cant even touch the king at this stage, but he turns good/notevil and just leaves. Then there would be room for more villains not as strong as him but stronger than our heroes.

Genma

Sun, 10-07-2007, 11:33 AM

Or, perhaps, a character or item is revealed that causes the main guards and King Cell to lower their powers significantly?

Or maybe the King goes crazy because he sucks at a board game and kills all his henchmen, then decides to live the rest of his life in solitude with the old hag playing board games all day.

... Yeaaaaah. >_>;

rockmanj

Sun, 10-07-2007, 12:29 PM

I'm still not really getting the king's 'angle'. I mean I'm thinking like him: why does he exist ?? He doesn't do anything besides bitch, moan, and play games. I hope that old man makes a toilet out of his skull...

Death BOO Z

Wed, 10-10-2007, 03:52 PM

wow, it was so worth coming home for this.. finally, a new chapter..

the ant nen remover is revealed, but we don't know who's Nen is she removing.. the antwolf is also shown, and I'm betting that the Muaro (square head guy, the one who likes animals) will kill him.
and the king makes everything so easy for the hunters, they'll get the chance to kill him without anyone caring about it...

Death BOO Z

Sat, 10-13-2007, 06:09 PM

DEAR HEAVENS IN THE SKY!!!

262, last page. let's not say a word to spoil this moment.

as for the rest, perfect as usual, though the art is still clumpy. antwolf is going to destroy everything with his medelling, but if he's off quickly enough, it won't matter. Knuckle (I've finally remembered his name, it's amazing) and Muarou are perverts, but the hunter team seems like the smartest fighting team in a manga since sliced bread (or video power team).

only two mintues until planet Namek explodes.

animus

Sat, 10-13-2007, 08:16 PM

Hm according to manga-updates, 262 was scanlated by Binktopia. However, their site's down so hopefully a link comes up soon.

Genma

Sat, 10-13-2007, 09:35 PM

Site isn't down anymore.

http://binktopia.net/index.php?showtopic=712

And, omg, another cliffhanger. >_<; Lots of more talking and stuff... but still good nonetheless.

rockmanj

Sat, 10-13-2007, 11:02 PM

I have to think that one of the guys jumping down off of the bird is the president of hunters...but the other guy??

Assassin

Sun, 10-14-2007, 01:56 AM

ITS JIN FREEKS!

well, i hope not. A much as i would like to see jin, i dont want him turning up like this. i want a whole arc with gon chasing after him. It could be some other super leet hunter. Gin was ranked among the top 5 or something, so if the president is number 1, that still leaves 3 super strong hunters who could show up. It could also be killua's father and grandfather....would make for a pretty awesome battle.

But the thing that kinda scares me is that giant monster bird....we've only ever seen Jin with funky animals like that. God i really hope its not him.

Munsu

Sun, 10-14-2007, 02:38 AM

Great chapter, and next one should be awesome... the plan is finally put into motion. The next batch of chapters should be very action packed, I can't wait.

Genma

Sun, 10-14-2007, 09:27 AM

Oh shiznat, I totally forgot about Gon's dead. And yeah, I agree with you Assassin, if they bring him in during this arc it's gonna be disappointing. Well, maybe if he played an invisible role, with his actions effecting the plot/outcome but without him actually being seen. That way Gon could jump right back and look for him again during the next arc... if there is gonna be a next arc, considering how strong the ants are.

Carnage

Sun, 10-14-2007, 10:09 AM

I was thinking it was Jin, but now I seriously doubt it. Its probably just the president or something.

When they said Jin was the top 5, did they mean currently or in all of history? Because they didn't specify.

Death13a

Sun, 10-14-2007, 11:50 AM

If history then they would specify so probable guess that of current. And i wouldn't say there is number one since HxH follows rock-paper-scissors layout.

Assassin

Sun, 10-14-2007, 11:53 AM

Probably he's top 5 in the current batch of hunters. We haven't really been given any history on the hunter organization, so its hard to say how long they've been around. Although i wouldn't doubt that he's among the best hunters to ever get their hunters license

Edit: i agree with death13a, there probably isn't a #1 ranked hunter. Its probably more like a bunch of strong ones that excel in their various specifications.

Carnage

Tue, 10-16-2007, 09:11 PM

Yea, I guess what Death13a says a lot more sense.

But I guess I was kind of hoping that Jin would be extremely epic, but that might have turned out a little corny. Oh well.

rockmanj

Sat, 10-20-2007, 02:29 AM

is there a new one this week?

Assassin

Sat, 10-20-2007, 03:47 AM

there should have been by now i think....maybe the mangaka got sick again >.>

Munsu

Sat, 10-20-2007, 04:03 AM

Stop the whinning:
http://www.nyaatorrents.org/?page=torrentinfo&tid=4376

rockmanj

Sat, 10-20-2007, 04:27 AM

So, it looks like the Zylodecks did join the battle...

Death13a

Sat, 10-20-2007, 12:12 PM

This is what i call a setting for battle.

Genma

Sat, 10-20-2007, 01:41 PM

Bleh. Third chapter in a row where virtually nothing happens, other than a set up to the impending battles to come. Seriously, Gon and co. have been standing at that door for three chapters, despite the fact that in every chapter it mentions that it's under a minute left 'til they leave. Hopefully they'll finally leave for real this time and start fighting.

But besides that, what happened to my favorite character, Ikarugo? Like... did they replace him with the owl girl last minute? I haven't seen him in forever and, after skimming through the last few chapters, he's shown in one panel and in the next the owl ant is there. Can anyone... um... explain?

animus

Sun, 10-21-2007, 01:49 PM

To be honest when I heard HxH was starting it's manga again, I was thrilled. But after reading these chapters I remembered why I started disliking this arc so much.

rockmanj

Sun, 10-21-2007, 09:06 PM

Death BOO Z

Sat, 10-27-2007, 05:21 PM

264 is out.
http://www.nyaatorrents.org/?page=download&tid=4640

Netro owns everyone.
no retaliation emission attack with enough power to blast Pitou around? no wonder he's the top hunter.
also, he's like ancient, and if killua's granddad says that he loses to Netro on a regular basis, then he's really the strongest man around...
Pitou is a goner, so Killua and Gon can now join the king assualt team, or any other team there is.
if Manga stories didn't have to be epic and center around the hero, i'd call this battle truely over now. Human race (and co.)-1, ants and cell clones - 0.

I really want to see how this unfolds.

I wonder who Zenith (killuas grandfather) was talking to and explanning the old man's skills.

Death13a

Sat, 10-27-2007, 05:37 PM

I think it was flashback since it looked like it was at home(probably to family) The only ones who can possibly acquire about his power is Spider but i don't see them going on suicidal attack.

rockmanj

Sun, 10-28-2007, 12:11 AM

Wow, i knew Netero was powerful, but geez...He can fly and shoot...whatever that was, plus he's like super old. The funny thing is that he said that he used to be at least twice as powerful.

Augury

Sun, 10-28-2007, 04:36 AM

I don't think he was flying... just falling in a standing position

Assassin

Mon, 10-29-2007, 12:20 AM

but man, he is bad ass....i would love to see a fight between him and zenith.

rockmanj

Mon, 10-29-2007, 02:02 AM

Didn't Zenith say he's been reduced to tears by Netero? I think it'd be a better match to see him fight Killua's dad.

Death BOO Z

Thu, 11-01-2007, 08:57 AM

I liked how he brought back the EN to it's original purpose... back when the Samurai Spider introduced it, it was just as big as his sword lengh, which meants that he can slash everything that comes into his radius, Netro is just the same. he uses Morderkains (god, how do you spell this) crushing hand, 10th level epic spell to own anybody.

and if he called Zenith to help him even though he reduced Zenith to dust, it means that Zenith also has mad skills.

Death BOO Z

Sat, 11-03-2007, 04:25 AM

Chapter 265 is out. Netro rocks.

he's a self taught Nen master. no tricky shortcuts or flashy skills, straghit on matrial artist. the King doesn't stand a chance.

Pitou saving his crappy ass is also nice, and we can tall he is a puppet user; healing puppet, a control puppet, so he probably has a fighting puppet.
muscle ant looks strong, but he's got no chance against Murau and Shoot (I think those two will fight him).

Augury

Sat, 11-03-2007, 09:42 AM

Despite the extremely slow progression of what is actually happening (or maybe because of it), I am finding these releases of HxH quite enjoyable... enough to re-read the chapters.

One of the first things that occurred to me when I read this chapter was... what about food?!?

And also, it seems like Pitou wasn't hurt too much so he'll be back eventually...

Death BOO Z

Sat, 11-10-2007, 06:52 AM

266 is out, they managed to draw 2 seconds into 20 pages, it's like a blackhole timewrap.

seems like the 'perfect' undetactablity of Meleroon doesn't include touch, but even so, if the king does kill them after being punched, the postmortem nen level-up attribute will make thier plan even better.

I still can't see the king survivng this rush (though, I'm sure he will show us a suprise)

Assassin

Sun, 11-11-2007, 05:56 PM

I wonder where zenith is? who's he gonna fight? or are netero and him gonna fight the king together?

rockmanj

Sun, 11-11-2007, 08:14 PM

By the way, where is old Cell Jr. at? Off playing with his little friend or something. And for some reason, that Pufu really gets on my nerves. I know he loves the king and all, but its a bit much.

Carnage

Sun, 11-11-2007, 09:16 PM

Does anyone remember that other baby the queen gave birth to? The one right before she died in surgery? Future enemy? Future foe?

Assassin

Mon, 11-12-2007, 03:34 PM

no? you got a pic of this baby?

Carnage

Mon, 11-12-2007, 05:29 PM

Its in chapter 215 volume 22:

http://img231.imageshack.us/img231/2133/hunterxhunter215p12oj5.th.png (http://img231.imageshack.us/my.php?image=hunterxhunter215p12oj5.png)

Assassin

Tue, 11-13-2007, 01:08 AM

wasn't that the king?

rockmanj

Tue, 11-13-2007, 01:17 AM

I thought that too.

Carnage

Tue, 11-13-2007, 04:40 PM

No, the king ripped himself out of the queen's body. That is another baby, you can go back and check.

Assassin

Wed, 11-14-2007, 12:38 AM

Well either the mangaka has forgotten about it, and it wont come up again until 20 years later. Or he'll have it play into the current arc, and the baby will end up fighting the king somehow. or maybe the baby will absorb the king once netero kicks his ass

Carnage

Wed, 11-14-2007, 04:21 PM

Hehe, my bet is he forgot about it. I only noticed it when I re-read the Chimera-Ant arc before the mangaka came back in October.

DDBen

Fri, 11-16-2007, 11:54 PM

chapter 267 is up
http://www.nyaatorrents.org/?page=torrentinfo&tid=5588

Carnage

Sun, 11-18-2007, 01:07 PM

I was thinking ahead, and I remembered those ruins that Gin found. Do you think Gon will visit those ruins next arc to find a whole new plot?

Assassin

Sun, 11-18-2007, 09:24 PM

I hope so....i liked the stuff in the early arcs where they explored the world.

kAi

Mon, 11-19-2007, 08:00 AM

Yeah, that was real good stuff back then. Hopefully it takes that direction after this.

Can't wait to see Netero fight, will be good to see.

Gon looks like he's ready to kick some ass.

Death BOO Z

Fri, 11-23-2007, 07:07 AM

http://img266.imageshack.us/img266/4426/hunterxhunter258p13lv2.th.png (http://img266.imageshack.us/my.php?image=hunterxhunter258p13lv2.png)

ant baby, growth hormunes.

http://img340.imageshack.us/img340/1049/hunterxhunter234p03ri0.th.png (http://img340.imageshack.us/my.php?image=hunterxhunter234p03ri0.png)
No idea how, but it seems that Ikaruuga can turn himself into the sattelite ant.

also, i've went through some older chapters, and it seems that Netro age is crap (it was said once that he has been head hunter for the past century, and is over 200 years old), but thier flying monster started set off back in 257. and after a bit more digging, check out 215 to see how awesome the writer is.

as for 267.
the scans said it better than anyone else could: "it's over 9000!!!"
sucks to komugi, or anyone else around the king when he's mad.
all of Yupi's eyes make him seem really badass.

Assassin

Fri, 11-23-2007, 05:19 PM

268 (http://www.mangatraders.com/manga/series/42/page/3/)

Not too much happening this chapter.

Death BOO Z

Mon, 12-03-2007, 09:54 AM

369 by binktopia. get it and read it.
Killiua frags enemies by yo yo. complete madness.
and shoot finally does something, I have no idea what, but it's something crazy.

rockmanj

Thu, 12-06-2007, 09:15 PM

Yea, i saw that too. After his leg gets ripped off or something. I wish the artist wouldn't make his drawings and explanations so darn shaky these days.

Munsu

Sat, 12-08-2007, 05:09 AM

This is bullshit, going on hiatus again after next issue apparently...

Here's 370:
http://www.nyaatorrents.org/?page=torrentinfo&tid=6764

Death BOO Z

Sat, 12-08-2007, 06:20 AM

dear god, not again...
so after 371 it'll stop for another two years? this is just bad news.

I'll be dead before the series ends,,

Carnage

Sat, 12-08-2007, 10:30 AM

I was hoping they meant like a one month break instead of .... you know..... *another two years*

Assassin

Sat, 12-08-2007, 04:48 PM

wtf?? why? is the mangaka sick again? a relapse of his mysterious illness? god dammit!

Death BOO Z

Sat, 12-08-2007, 10:18 PM

I think he just draws until he breakes the pencil, then he mourns over his loss for two years, until the royalties gather up and he can afford a new one.
that's why the art is so skimpy, he doesn't want to burden on his "one pencil", his precious.
"one pencil to draw them all, two years until he draws again"

Munsu

Mon, 12-10-2007, 07:34 AM

Here's a bit of news on it:
http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2007-12-10/hunter-x-hunter-manga-put-on-hold-again

Assassin

Mon, 12-10-2007, 10:53 PM

So another 'planned' hiatus for a yet unknown duration. Isn't the mangaka like, not allowed to pull this shit? He must have some sort of contract with the magazine publisher requiring him to deliver a chapter each week or some such.

Its hard to believe any publisher would be ok with a mangaka taking 2 years off, coming back for 2 months then going on another hiatus.

kAi

Thu, 12-13-2007, 07:21 PM

Man, another hiatus, and just after I thought we had this back also.

He would be one of the few that would be allowed to do this. They could at least have given us a reason for this one. Even if they said for "personal reasons".

Munsu

Fri, 02-01-2008, 01:57 AM

http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2008-01-31/hunter-x-hunter-manga-reportedly-restarting-in-march

Carnage

Sat, 02-02-2008, 01:13 PM

Please be true Please be true Please be true....

I hope he doesn't come back just to take another brake in June or August.

Foomanchew24

Sat, 03-01-2008, 01:59 AM

It is back! http://mangashare.com/dl/Hunter_x_Hunter_271/395/

Death BOO Z

Tue, 03-04-2008, 05:45 PM

well, at least HxH doesn't fail us..
"... we are being attacked by the enemy"
"well, it'd be hard to come up with any other conclusion"

shoot fights to the limit, and killua doesn't betray his friend, also, Brouda is so cool, and who is Hayaga?

Foomanchew24

Sat, 03-08-2008, 08:05 PM

Here is 272.....http://mangashare.com/dl/Hunter_x_Hunter_272/444/

Assassin

Sat, 03-08-2008, 08:20 PM

how exactly does knuckles ability work again?

SamuraiOdin

Sat, 03-08-2008, 11:31 PM

What manga issues does the anime (and following OVAs) cover? Where would I pick up the manga if I wanted to continue the story after Greed Island Final?

Foomanchew24

Sat, 03-08-2008, 11:38 PM

BakaUpdates says the anime Ends at Vol 18,Chap 185.

Munsu

Sun, 03-09-2008, 12:18 AM

BakaUpdates says the anime Ends at Vol 18,Chap 185.
Yep, but you still have to read that chapter since the anime ends in the middle of it... the second half of the chapter is all new and important.

SamuraiOdin

Sun, 03-09-2008, 01:08 AM

any idea where I can find 185+ to catch up to where the manga is now?

Assassin

Sun, 03-09-2008, 01:13 AM

mangatraders should have it

Augury

Sun, 03-09-2008, 02:32 AM

how exactly does knuckles ability work again?Whenever Knuckle hits his opponent, the power of his attack is added to Potclean as a numerical value. Every ten seconds the number inceases by 10%. If Knuckle gets hit, the number decreases by the power of his opponent's attack.

If I remember correctly, the number on Potclean is like a power transfer, but if it goes over a certain amount then it sucks away all of the opponent's nen for a week. This happened to Gon when he fought Knuckle. I think Gon's capacity was something like 10,000 - if someone has the chapters archived they could double check since I'm not too certain.

Thing is, I don't see how Knuckle can beat opponents that are stronger than him. IMO his best bet really is to get in as much damage as he can then run so the interest will overload eventually. His personality is counter to this though...

EinReB23

Wed, 03-19-2008, 12:40 PM

Chapter 273 is out.

Finally its Gon's turn to fight, hopefully on the next chapter.

Lots of fights going on but i'm most interested only on two, King vs Zeno/Netero and Gon/Killua vs Pitou.

Assassin

Wed, 03-19-2008, 05:28 PM

i doubt we'll see king vs netero anytime soon. it'll probably be the last fight we see. if we're lucky we mite get a few glimpses of it here and there.

i really hate that fox/wolf guy...fuck, all he ever does is state every possible case. its one thing to analyze, but he's over the top. i really hope he gets killed soon.

btw, anyone else notice how the art is really messy again? its exactly how it was before the original hiatus. i really hope the mangaka doesn't take another break.

Death BOO Z

Sat, 03-22-2008, 02:14 PM

274 out (http://www.nyaatorrents.org/?page=download&tid=13978)

Kitty cat is back, bitches...

when things come down to shit, HxH shows us that they ain't stupid (like Naruto and Bleach).

Munsu

Sun, 03-23-2008, 05:54 PM

Munsu

Fri, 03-28-2008, 07:48 PM

275:
http://www.franky-house.com/forums/showthread.php?t=3948

Death13a

Fri, 03-28-2008, 09:14 PM

I like how Gon is on edge to kill even if it make someone a collateral damage.

Munsu

Sat, 03-29-2008, 05:18 AM

Yeah, he went completely nuts... I don't think we've ever seen him like this, right?

His aura alone and the punch to the floor almost destroyed the whole place.

Death BOO Z

Thu, 04-03-2008, 10:08 AM

Gon is the Shitz.
it looks like Killua & gon might not even get to fight in this round (which will be a first, for any shonen manga).

Dark Dragon

Fri, 04-04-2008, 12:38 PM

I'm just waiting for this Arc to finish so we might have a chance at another Hunter X Hunter anime.

Death BOO Z

Fri, 04-04-2008, 12:50 PM

Genma

Fri, 04-04-2008, 02:23 PM

as much as I liked HxH anime, the story doesn't work so well in that format.
too much narriation and charecters analyzing the situation, it doesn't work well with the naruto/bleach generation.

I'm waiting for this arc to end becuase I miss leorio, Kurapica and Hanzo, cool guys.

Yeah, and what happened to Hisoka? And the spider dudes... man, alls I remember is that one girly ninja guy using ultimate flamethrower attack and then they were gone. I don't really miss Kurapica though... always thought he was the Sasuke of HxH.

Wishing this weird furry animal arc would have some closure. I hope cell junior just stabs himself or something.

Munsu

Fri, 04-04-2008, 03:21 PM

animus

Fri, 04-04-2008, 06:58 PM

Death BOO Z

Fri, 04-04-2008, 07:07 PM

nope, it's a tad diffrent. HxH can contain an entire chapter of someone thinking about doing something, and then, after carefully considering everything, decides not to do so.
or a complete chapter about a charecter who doesn't have any connection to the story.

and there's alot more of outside narreation than in most mangas, in which usually one of the charecters takes over the role.

animus

Fri, 04-04-2008, 07:12 PM

Death BOO Z

Fri, 04-04-2008, 08:50 PM

276 out (http://www.franky-house.com/forums/showthread.php?t=4122)

this is exactly what i'm talking about, animus.

also, welfestien (possibly worst name ever) looks like the ice-wolf from my-HiME, dullhalen,or whatever, doesn't he?

Carnage

Sat, 04-05-2008, 02:25 PM

Munsu

Sat, 04-05-2008, 02:57 PM

For once I have to agree with Death Booz, there is a lot more narration in HxH than any other shounen. Naruto pretty much as none, and Bleach only has some once every while. Sometimes HxH can have a whole chapter of narration.
It doesn't matter... there are many ways to portray the narration in different mediums. That the manga has a decent amount of narration, doesn't make the anime any less enjoyable than it is.

HxH anime is easily better than Naruto and Bleach anime. No doubt.

Carnage

Sat, 04-05-2008, 07:32 PM

Hey I wasn't arguing that HxH is a bad anime, just that Death Booz was correct in saying that it had a lot more narration. I myself enjoyed the animation and OVAs very much. I do hope they continue :) .

Munsu

Sat, 04-12-2008, 01:39 PM

277:
http://rapidshare.com/files/106843272/Hunter_x_Hunter_277__FH_.zip

Assassin

Sat, 04-12-2008, 05:55 PM

meh...nothing interesting is happening at all. i really wish this whole fight would finish up soon.

Munsu

Sat, 04-12-2008, 06:39 PM

I thought it was a nice chapter, but certainly not what I wanted to read at the moment... they're taking too much time with this Knuckle's business. Give me some King, Gon, or Killua goodness damnit.

Death BOO Z

Thu, 04-17-2008, 11:46 AM

did Knuckle remind anyone else of Yusuke from YYH? same face, same manners, only gazzilion times cooler.
I liked the way he drops down Shoot, and Shoots says 'what the hell' and then understands and tells him to give Yupi a beating...

also, I predict a three man form for the fighat against Yupi - Killua, Meleroon and Knuckle.
Killua uses his uber counterpunch to protect Kncuckle, and Knuckle delievers some uber punches to beat up Yupi...

Munsu

Sat, 04-19-2008, 01:18 AM

http://mangashare.com/dl/Hunter_x_Hunter_278/1012/

Death BOO Z

Sat, 04-19-2008, 03:00 AM

as usual, a chapter that gets us nowhere, but is still immensly cooler than anything else that came out this week.
I guess we'll never see "that" technique. too bad.

Assassin

Sat, 04-19-2008, 08:40 PM

lol at Zeno...i hope the cheetah guy is really dead. I wanted to see his ability but i dont want a resurrection without a really, really good reason.

and i hope his abilty isn't "i can resurrect myself"

Munsu

Sat, 04-26-2008, 02:59 AM

279:
http://mangashare.com/dl/Hunter_x_Hunter_279/1139/

Shit chapter.

rockmanj

Sat, 04-26-2008, 01:47 PM

That was a waste of 5 minutes. I wonder when we'll get some action.

Assassin

Sat, 04-26-2008, 10:41 PM

this is starting to read more like a book....i dont care about the stupid details of who felt what, and what the building was like...fuck, get on with it already

kAi

Sun, 05-11-2008, 05:04 AM

Yeah, agree with you there Assassin that it is becoming like a book, I feel it takes ages to get through a chapter because of the big amounts of reading that has been going on as of late.

Well, chapter 280 has come out, and looks like after the next chapter it is going on another hiatus, again with no reason or time period. It's really starting to become a joke.

Death BOO Z

Sun, 05-11-2008, 05:12 AM

280 (http://www.trankten.com/manga/index.php?get=824)

I hate saying this, but I told you so:

also, I predict a three man form for the fighat against Yupi - Killua, Meleroon and Knuckle.
Killua uses his uber counterpunch to protect Kncuckle, and Knuckle delievers some uber punches to beat up Yupi...

it's too bad it's stopping again, HxH is probably the best "weekly" shonen series...

Carnage

Mon, 05-12-2008, 03:19 PM

it's too bad it's stopping again, HxH is probably the best "weekly" shonen series...

I don't know I currently like Onepiece and Naruto better. HxH has been going extremely slowly for a while (other than Gon getting pissed).

Death BOO Z

Mon, 05-12-2008, 03:45 PM

since the thread is about to go silence for a while (except the "I heard Togashi was kidnapped by aliens who cut off his hands and emptied his brain from all the future plot so he has to rethink all the series now" posts), we can amuse ourselves by bashing series and comparing them, while making all sorts of argument that we'll disown later in the heat of discussion.

happy, fun times, let us commence:

Naruto is barely fun; most of the fights aren't enjoyable, and the story\plot depends too much on the 'future'. example: we have alot of villans, yet nobody cared about them unless their backstory is revelead. Kabuto and Yamato for examples, as charecters, they don't have any existence.
I couldn't care less about any of them if it wasn't for the plot purpose or potentiel to rock. like Danzo and Zetsu, that are around for an awfully long time, but are still unknonwn... Danzo appeared a million chapters ago, Zetsu came about a zillion chapters ago , and neiteher of them has done nothing intersting so far.

in HxH, every charecter counts, Welf came about ten chapters ago, and we know him from top to bottom. Meleroon and Ikaruga, two charecters that went completly below the radar of most readers, are key players in this invasion.

HxH chapters happen now, and you enjoy them for they are - filled with action and intellgence.
Naruto happens in the possible future. each chapter promises amazing plot twists and incredible battles, but it never delievers.

One piece.. I'll wait for the next post to discuss it.

Note: since it's only the internet, I'm allowing myself to say things I don't neccserelly mean, so don't take it to heart, fellows.

super edit: Removed all the Naruto names of charecters that didn't appear in the anime yet (I hope I didn't miss anyone) and replaced them with other charecter (who don't fit my point as well as the spoilers ones, but heck).
Thanks, Munsu ;)

Carnage

Mon, 05-12-2008, 09:16 PM

Naruto is barely fun; most of the fights aren't enjoyable, and the story\plot depends too much on the 'future'. example: we have alot of villans, yet nobody cared about them unless their backstory is revelead. Kabuto and Yamato for examples, as charecters, they don't have any existence.
I couldn't care less about any of them if it wasn't for the plot purpose or potentiel to rock. like Danzo and Zetsu, that are around for an awfully long time, but are still unknonwn... Danzo appeared a million chapters ago, Zetsu came about a zillion chapters ago , and neiteher of them has done nothing intersting so far.

Have you been reading the manga for the past year? Tons of information has been revealed and there's been 3 great battles.

Death BOO Z

Tue, 05-13-2008, 01:47 AM

Information? yes, we now know that all sorts of things 'might' happen and we can conspire new theories about all the old charecters. but it will all happen in the distant future, the story is pretty much the same.

great Battles? I assume you mean charecter with eye powers against a charecter without eye powers, a charecter without eye powers against a villian who has eye powers, and the recent fight.
crap, makes no sense, plain dissapointment.

did the outcome of those three fights suprise you in any way?
didn't think so.

despite the fact that 'nen' is far more absurd than 'chakra'. the battles in HxH actually make sense. the charecters are thinking ahead and have battle plans.

that's my hyperbole, at least for the next five mintues.

Death13a

Tue, 05-13-2008, 08:15 PM

HxH is more like book then comic. Every action is written and images help you understand better. Naruto has 10% of text to drawing per volume while HxH is opposite something like 80% of text to drawing. It interesting when characters form battle plans then act on them and you wait for next chapter to see if their plan succeeded or were they wiped out.

Munsu

Wed, 08-27-2008, 09:29 AM

Hunter X Hunter Manga to Restart on October 6
posted on 2008-08-27 05:47 EDT
Latest return for Yoshihiro Togashi, an artist well-known for his long breaks

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An upcoming issue of Shueisha's Weekly Shonen Jump magazine will reportedly announce that Yoshihiro Togashi will restart his Hunter X Hunter shōnen action manga in this year's 45th issue on October 6. Togashi is well-known for halting and restarting his manga for months at a time. Coincidentally, his longest break from the manga — 20 months — ended on October 6, 2007. That time, he drew 10 new weekly installments before going hiatus again at the end of 2007. Viz Media has been releasing the Hunter X Hunter manga in North America.

Source: 2ch

http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2008-08-27/hunter-x-hunter-manga-to-restart-on-october-6

rockmanj

Wed, 08-27-2008, 09:44 AM

Good news...i hope.

Death BOO Z

Wed, 08-27-2008, 09:50 AM

October six? that's barely 40 days!
good to hear, I've been missing my HxH fix.

Assassin

Wed, 08-27-2008, 12:23 PM

i just hope he finishes this arc soon and gets on with the next one before the next hiatus.

rockmanj

Tue, 09-02-2008, 10:03 AM

I just hope he gets through the next 10 minutes of whatever this plan is before the next hiatus...

Archangel

Wed, 09-10-2008, 09:37 AM

Just let him finish this arc so it can at least be animated

animus

Thu, 09-11-2008, 02:06 PM

It's already animated, it's called the Cell Saga. LOLOLOLOL... ahem...

6Zabuza9

Fri, 10-03-2008, 07:16 PM

woot! finally new chapter
http://www.onemanga.com/Hunter_X_Hunter/281/00/

Death BOO Z

Fri, 10-03-2008, 07:35 PM

it's like X-mas in october...

I think that the electirc attack that Killua made severed the connection yupi had with the others, it d-antted him and made him into a 'free' member of his species, like what happened to the others.

art seems inconsistent, though. some pages are great, others are the doodle style.

Death BOO Z

Sat, 10-11-2008, 04:24 AM

oh, Ikaruge, you devilishly handsome and cool octipus.
282 (http://www.onemanga.com/Hunter_X_Hunter/282/00/)

does anyone know where to get download versions of it?

as for the chapter...
that's not a good idea. the m113 is a giant piece of shit, 7.62 bullets (AK47, Machine guns) pierce through it. if he can crush through doors, then the m113 isn't offering any protection (or comfort, or mobility, but I guess that it's not moving on such rough terrain)

rockmanj

Sun, 10-12-2008, 12:10 AM

Your martial knowledge impresses me sir! But on to the chapter...so nothing happens again *sigh. What happened to the good old days when HxH arcs actually went somewhere, and there were Ambiguously gay/pedophillic clowns running around? Maybe I'll like, take a break from HxH for like a year, then come back

animus

Sun, 10-12-2008, 08:44 AM

Even if you do, there's just gonna be like 5 new chapters only!

Munsu

Sun, 10-12-2008, 04:38 PM

Carnage

Sun, 10-12-2008, 10:33 PM

He definitely isn't trying anymore. Is it just me or does it feel like he's trolling us with so much development of the Octopus guy?

Abdula

Mon, 10-13-2008, 04:47 PM

I was wondering the same thing. There is so much else going on why is he wasting time on him when in the big picture, he really isn't important.

Assassin

Mon, 10-13-2008, 05:16 PM

i think he's just buying time with all these minor fights. even the big 3 fights (not including the king) are being dragged on. for the past 6 months all we've seen is each character going over every single possibility of thier action and then watching as something they didn't think of happens....and then it starts all over again.

HxH officially has the most dragged out fights ever.

Abdula

Mon, 10-13-2008, 09:22 PM

HxH officially has the most dragged out fights ever.
No, that title still belongs to Bleach.

Carnage

Mon, 10-13-2008, 09:29 PM

No, that title still belongs to Bleach.

No it doesn't. At least shit happens in Bleach. Here we get 17 pages a week of people thinking about what their next move will be, and what move they should have backed up in case, and when, the plan they wasted 6 pages on will fail.

rockmanj

Mon, 10-13-2008, 09:30 PM

I don't know...with all these breaks and stuff; this arc has been going on for like a year. Like, in Bleach, there will be a low level fight, or high level fight and there is fighting, but then there's like a backstory and random powerup. So far in this arc, we get to know the intimate thoughts of every minor character and thing, and whats going on...I almost forgot that they came there to assassinate Perfect Cell...I mean the king, and that'll probably take like 5 more years.

Archangel

Tue, 10-14-2008, 04:39 PM

No it doesn't. At least shit happens in Bleach.

Hahahahahahahahahahaha

You don't read bleach manga do you?

Carnage

Tue, 10-14-2008, 08:55 PM

Oh come on. I didn't mean plot wise, but at least people get to fight.

Abdula

Tue, 10-14-2008, 10:13 PM

Oh so you would take meaningless fights over plot progress or character development:rolleyes: :D. You guys should really just do what I do and read HxH by the volume, it really is much better that way.

rockmanj

Tue, 10-14-2008, 11:51 PM

That's what I'm planning to do...but this recent "development" is like almost pointless. I don't need to know how so-and-so feels about the personal development of his abilities for like 3 chapters. At some point, I want to see some sort of tangible outcome, which this series was good at until the mangaka got sick and stuff...

Death BOO Z

Fri, 10-17-2008, 01:07 PM

283 (http://www.onemanga.com/Hunter_X_Hunter/283/01/)

either the crab has the shittest blast in the history of anime, or the Togashi has never been inside an M113. there's no fuckin' way for that to happen.

I still like Ikaruge, despite everything.
Next up, Moaru is going to kick ass, hopefully.

edit: thanks, abdula. my bad.

Abdula

Fri, 10-17-2008, 01:13 PM

Page not found. Probably because page 00 does not exist. Anyway here (http://www.onemanga.com/Hunter_X_Hunter/283/01/)

Death BOO Z

Sat, 10-25-2008, 03:03 PM

284 (http://www.onemanga.com/Hunter_X_Hunter/284/01/)

Life is sweet...

I want the fag ant dead, he's now a superfag.and a coward.

Death BOO Z

Sat, 11-01-2008, 06:23 PM

285 (http://www.onemanga.com/Hunter_X_Hunter/285/01/)

god, doesn't anybody care for HxH anymore?

five pages wasted on noname ants and token humans.

but the rest is ownage, I was on the edge of my sit worrying about knuckle...

Abdula

Sat, 11-01-2008, 09:00 PM

That was horrible. As soon things start getting good it ends, honestly I thought the chapter was just beginning and then bam credits. I feel robbed.

I'm gonna wait for the next volume:(

6Zabuza9

Sun, 11-02-2008, 05:15 AM

damn. 19 pages and we only get 1 punch

Death13a

Sat, 11-08-2008, 02:09 PM

286 (http://www.onemanga.com/Hunter_X_Hunter/286/01/)

I am getting accustomed to this psychological warfare, as to what could have happened if character X did something else (i guess mangaka had lots of time to think about it in his head). This makes HxH truly unique.

Death BOO Z

Sat, 11-08-2008, 04:08 PM

Damn, someone really needs to kill that gay ant.

I'm voting for Nouvo, he should trap him in one of the magic rooms and let him rot.

Augury

Sun, 11-09-2008, 01:43 PM

Does anyone remember why the wolf ant is following the secretary? It's been so long and I don't have the past chapters on hand.

rockmanj

Sun, 11-09-2008, 11:05 PM

Because he suspects him of being a traitor or something.

Narasho

Fri, 11-14-2008, 06:03 PM

287:

http://www.onemanga.com/Hunter_X_Hunter/287/01/

Death BOO Z

Fri, 11-14-2008, 06:19 PM

screw everyother manga in the world, this week belongs to HxH!

it's amazing how yupi became the most interesting ant-general... He is quite likable, and isn't as annoyingly gay as pufi is.

rockmanj

Fri, 11-14-2008, 10:36 PM

Something actually happened! That was a fairly good chapter, even though Yupi looks like something out of Berserk.

Assassin

Mon, 11-17-2008, 09:42 PM

I really hope yupi will die soon and we can move on with gon-killua fight and king-old guy fight.

Death BOO Z

Sat, 11-22-2008, 07:14 PM

288 (http://www.onemanga.com/Hunter_X_Hunter/288/01/)
someone just got served!
a great chapter, all around cliffhanger.

I think Togarshi used the "squashed like a bug" pun a year too early.

Dark Dragon

Sat, 11-22-2008, 09:07 PM

For some reason i haven't been excited about reading HxH ever since this arc started.

Don't get me wrong, the recent chapters have been excellent but this arc just feel uninteresting.

I think it's because i'm more interested in the world of HxH rather than just the story that is being told. Every arc until now had explore an aspect of the HxH world while the chimera ant arc so far has just been a lot of super power battles.

For example, in the hunters exam the test took place in various interesting locale that introduced unique creatures and each had requirement that is necessary to becoming a hunter.

The battle tower arc introduced Nen which is by far the most well defined yet complex and interesting power in a shounen series.

The Yorkshin arc introduced the Mafia world, underground auction, spiders and meteor city.

The Greed Island arc placed them in a game, introduced an unknown set of rules for them to discover while they explore the game that Jin created.

This arc isn't bad, in fact it's quite good when compare to some other manga but i would honestly prefer it if Togashi would just end it already so the story can go back to Gon searching for clues about Jin or some other events that would lead them to Meteor city and get involve with the spiders again.

Carnage

Sat, 11-22-2008, 11:47 PM

Months of shit and FINALLY a great chapter. Man for the first time in a long time I can't wait for the next chapter!

Assassin

Sun, 11-23-2008, 11:14 AM

I think it's because i'm more interested in the world of HxH rather than just the story that is being told. Every arc until now had explore an aspect of the HxH world while the chimera ant arc so far has just been a lot of super power battles.

I couldn't agree more...thats really what made this series so great. it wasn't just battles and superpowers, it was character based. I hope once we get back to the 'find jin/gin' storyline it'll be awesome once again. im just taking this arc as a 'develop the characters more so they're stronger for the next arc' kinda thing.

Death BOO Z

Fri, 11-28-2008, 04:34 PM

289 (http://www.onemanga.com/Hunter_X_Hunter/289/01/)

I can't see why this has been a good idea...

years of careful reading, ending with some blue balls for everyone.

Death13a

Fri, 11-28-2008, 05:05 PM

What i like most about HxH is that you can't predict out come of a fight. And Yupi grows from simple minded to complexed fighter.

Munsu

Fri, 11-28-2008, 05:12 PM

I don't know why he didn't finish them off, but it seems like the King might be in trouble and he sensed that or something. He also has all that "build up wrath", that might be a one-shot thing, so he might not want to waste it. Let's see how it plays out, and if what currently happens starts to make sense when everything is said and done.

6Zabuza9

Sat, 11-29-2008, 06:43 AM

wow, i totally thought yupi was going to get ownd by potclean eventually. also if yupi wanted to kill all of them i doubt he needed to use his "build up wrath" as a simple attack from him can take out knuckle

Munsu

Sat, 11-29-2008, 08:29 AM

Yeah, but we don't have all the facts yet. He might've suddenly felt that his King was in trouble and couldn't waste time. How long would it have taken him to defeat Knuckle? The invisible dude was still around to help him too.

The problem here was in wether he should've simply killed Murau or not, if the assumption that his saving his "wrath" to protect the King is true.

Death BOO Z

Sat, 11-29-2008, 09:15 AM

Actually, I think that the pent-up wrath is what keeps him smart and respectable.
if he hits anybody, he'll lose his cool (and EN), and won't go to help the king. which is still a victory for the hunters team.

Assassin

Sun, 11-30-2008, 10:59 PM

so really, the last 12 months of chapters were useless cuz yupi is still alive, and knuckle, murao and the lizard are essentially out of the picture.

Narasho

Mon, 12-01-2008, 02:12 PM

so really, the last 12 months of chapters were useless cuz yupi is still alive, and knuckle, murao and the lizard are essentially out of the picture.

Setting us up for Gon and Killua to fight the 3 generals. Maybe along with a healed Kite?

Death BOO Z

Fri, 12-05-2008, 12:52 PM

290 (http://www.onemanga.com/Hunter_X_Hunter/290/01/)
nouvu sure has gone mental!

finally, the battle we've been waiting for.

only to go on a hiatus.

Dark Dragon

Fri, 12-05-2008, 09:42 PM

290 (http://www.onemanga.com/Hunter_X_Hunter/290/01/)
nouvu sure has gone mental!

finally, the battle we've been waiting for.

only to go on a hiatus.

i thought you were kidding about the hiatus..... /sigh.

rockmanj

Fri, 12-05-2008, 10:45 PM

What the?! What a cocktease...I was on the edge of my seat...and now this hiatus mess again :\

poopdeville

Wed, 03-11-2009, 11:51 AM

I just started reading the manga from the end of the OVA -- so where Gon and Killua meet Kaito. Holy shit, those ant dudes are bad ass. I like the simplicity of the story. The ants want to eat humans. No mad scientists or silly conspiracies. Just a plain old food chain adjustment, and a species strong enough to maybe become top predator.

Munsu

Wed, 03-11-2009, 01:57 PM

The only problem is that this arc has been going on FOREEEEEEEVER.

Death BOO Z

Wed, 03-11-2009, 03:16 PM

dammit, got my hopes up for nothing.

well, now it's time to disappoint somebody else.

hitokiriender

Tue, 03-17-2009, 06:08 PM

dammit, got my hopes up for nothing.

well, now it's time to disappoint somebody else.
Done and done... =[

Time to pass the chain.

Death BOO Z

Tue, 03-17-2009, 06:12 PM

Oh, the sweet, cold and humiliating embrace of irony.

poopdeville

Tue, 03-17-2009, 07:02 PM

291 is OUT!

Haha, just kidding.

Carnage

Wed, 03-18-2009, 02:15 PM

291 is OUT!

Haha, just kidding.

You're a faggot.

Narasho

Fri, 03-20-2009, 12:00 PM

Got me excited too. Grr.

Marik

Thu, 11-12-2009, 12:17 PM

The next issue of Shueisha's Weekly Shonen Jump magazine will reportedly announce that Yoshihiro Togashi will restart his Hunter X Hunter shōnen action manga in next year's combined 5th/6th issue on January 4.

Togashi is well-known for halting and restarting his manga for months at a time. Togashi published his last run of the manga from October 6, 2008 to December, 2008. During that same period, Shueisha published the 26th compiled book volume of the manga.

Not coincidentally, Viz Media will publish the 26th volume of the manga in North America in January.
Source: Hunter X Hunter Manga to Reportedly Return on January 4 (http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2009-11-11/hunter-x-hunter-manga-to-reportedly-return-on-january-4)

Edit: Found a pic.

Death BOO Z

Thu, 11-12-2009, 05:11 PM

go TOGASHI!
that means at least five chapters (maybe even ten!)
maybe we'll get to see Ikaruga finishing the fight with the shrew-lobster...

seriously, it's great news, although sometimes I think he and Miura and having a race to see who can release less chapters.

poopdeville

Thu, 11-12-2009, 06:20 PM

I'm going to have to re-read those last chapters. The last thing I remember was Cell and Netero respecting each other, and Netero thinking he was going to die.

Assassin

Thu, 11-12-2009, 09:03 PM

those fights are now officially longer then every dbz fight combined. I really hope this last 'break' has allowed him to complete this arc and start on the next one. I'd like to see gon search for his dad before i turn 30.

animus

Sat, 11-14-2009, 12:11 PM

Or Killua betray Gon.

Munsu

Sun, 11-15-2009, 02:20 PM

Finally can't wait for more. Hopefully he's feeling a lot better after this long break. Anyone know what sickness does he have?

Marik

Sun, 11-15-2009, 02:31 PM

According to the Japanese wiki, he isn't sick. He just likes to take breaks to play the latest games, go on trips, and participate in doujinshi sale exhibitions.

Carnage

Sun, 11-15-2009, 03:45 PM

doujinshi sale exhibitions.

Oh man I chuckled.

Archangel

Sun, 11-15-2009, 09:19 PM

According to the Japanese wiki, he isn't sick. He just likes to take breaks to play the latest games, go on trips, and participate in doujinshi sale exhibitions.

Then what's his excuse for the shitty art in the last 100 chapters or so?

Even i could do better, mostly because i can hold a pencil down without trembling

Munsu

Sun, 11-15-2009, 09:41 PM

Too much masturbation maybe.

Marik

Thu, 12-24-2009, 08:54 PM

mangastream

MediaFire (http://www.mediafire.com/download.php?nrj4km0vzjw) | SendSpace (http://www.sendspace.com/file/0y2hn5) | Online Viewing (http://mangastream.com/read/hunter_x_hunter/291-20/1)

Munsu

Fri, 12-25-2009, 12:01 AM

Hmm, the art was really good on this one. Looks like the mangaka is back to drawing as well as he used to... for magazines at least.

Death BOO Z

Fri, 12-25-2009, 03:43 AM

short but precious...
so precious...

animus

Fri, 12-25-2009, 10:33 AM

I hope Netero doesn't die after this. Would be a shame. But we did get little bits of backstory so his death is still entirely possible.

Narasho

Mon, 12-28-2009, 07:28 PM

Finally. It's been too long. Was a great chapter, I look forward to many more. (knock on wood)

Death BOO Z

Thu, 01-14-2010, 01:03 PM

chapter 292 is out by the normal place...

again with the shogi(chess? gun gi? what's it called?) reference?
at least it's better than card games.

rockmanj

Thu, 01-14-2010, 01:44 PM

I actually enjoyed that chapter a lot. If only we could consistently receive them. Hopefully we will, because Naruto and Bleech (misspelled on purpose) are really meh lately.

Munsu

Wed, 01-27-2010, 08:43 PM

294 FH:
http://www.megaupload.com/?d=XCOJPGCC

rockmanj

Wed, 01-27-2010, 10:48 PM

I was kind of confused, since I had forgotten about that whole story. Guess I'll have to go back and read it.

Death BOO Z

Thu, 01-28-2010, 03:40 AM

well, I guess that's the months of hospital care showing.

Munsu

Sat, 02-06-2010, 12:20 AM

Mangastream 295:
http://mangastream.com/download/hunter_x_hunter/295-48

Last panel was promising:

"Hunter x Ants, into the final stage!!"

Gon looks so badass at the moment, I want to see him fight already.

poopdeville

Sat, 02-06-2010, 02:03 AM

After trolling everybody by psyching people about about 291, it serves me right to miss a bunch of chapters. Oh well, time to read.

Cell was closing his eyes while Netero slapped him around.

Sweet, Gon is finally getting some real one on one fighting. Celestial Tower was sweet, but he didn't fight in York Shin, and his fight in Greed Island sucked.

Munsu

Thu, 02-11-2010, 02:46 AM

296 by ZetManga:
http://www.megaupload.com/?d=CACN5OFB

Crappy chapter until the last couple of pages, which are awesome.

rockmanj

Fri, 02-12-2010, 08:37 AM

I didn't find it to be all that bad, actually. But those last pages...geez!

Munsu

Fri, 02-12-2010, 08:57 AM

I didn't find it to be all that bad, actually. But those last pages...geez!
With all that is going around, it's a complete waste to spend a whole chapter on crappy side-characters in my opinion.

Death BOO Z

Thu, 02-18-2010, 04:41 PM

297! the fight of Netro and...

what the hell kind of name is that? so lame!

I did think that Netro flipping him off was awesome.

poopdeville

Fri, 02-19-2010, 01:45 PM

With all that is going around, it's a complete waste to spend a whole chapter on crappy side-characters in my opinion.

Yeah, but it's important that the bugs remember their previous human lives. The hunters are losing to the ants. If Netero loses, there will be nobody who can stop Mereum. So he'll have to somehow stop himself from taking over the world.

Munsu

Mon, 02-22-2010, 11:04 AM

Yeah, but it's important that the bugs remember their previous human lives. The hunters are losing to the ants. If Netero loses, there will be nobody who can stop Mereum. So he'll have to somehow stop himself from taking over the world.
Again, no problem with that... but it's the wasting of a complete chapter on them with all the awesomeness going around that made it a bad chapter. They can as easily incorparated some of those panels into other chapters and had pretty much the same effect without affecting the pace of the action. We're reaching climax stuff at the moment, let's keep the intensity going.

Anyways, 297 was awesome. And loved that panel with Netero giving the finger.

rockmanj

Mon, 02-22-2010, 11:29 AM

I wonder what Netero could possibly do now? If I remember correctly, expelling your aura like that would severely lower your vitality (as we have clearly seen...Netero looks closer to the extremely elderly man he is). I wonder if the next chapter, he goes all saibaman on Not-Cell? .

Narasho

Wed, 02-24-2010, 01:18 PM

Netero is finished in the next chapter, sadly. The question now is who will step up and defeat the King? I know Gon has improved greatly recently, but I don't see him bridging the gap between his power and Netero's (much less the King's) in time. Maybe we'll get to see Hisoka or the Spiders?

Augury

Thu, 02-25-2010, 01:54 AM

Kinda funny how you didn't even consider the possibility of the King dying in that suicide-nuke attack. Come to think of it, I can't remember any time something like that has worked in any series.

Munsu

Thu, 02-25-2010, 09:32 AM

298, SleepyFans:
http://www.mediafire.com/?mm0kzgdtw5l

Death BOO Z

Thu, 02-25-2010, 09:57 AM

better art than usual!

this is why HxH is so great, even when it asspulls, it's much better than any other shonen series that week.

animus

Thu, 02-25-2010, 10:18 AM

I thought it was an OK chapter, but I really do dislike killing Netero off.

They need to introduce strong "mentor" hunters because at this point the strongest hunter we know of besides Ging was Netero, and he's now dead. There's no hunter hierarchy now, no measure to compare against.

And yeah honestly, those Suicide Blasts since forever (Majin Vegeta, etc.) have never worked so I'm skeptical.

Narasho

Thu, 02-25-2010, 06:02 PM

Kinda funny how you didn't even consider the possibility of the King dying in that suicide-nuke attack. Come to think of it, I can't remember any time something like that has worked in any series.

While this still remains true, I was actually commenting on the prior chapter and hadn't read this week's yet.

Cal_kashi

Thu, 02-25-2010, 11:29 PM

Holy Crap! RIP cool old man... You'll be missed greatly.
Iono how to feel about this chapter, on the one hand it was awesome. OTOH, I has a sad.
Can't wait to see how this saga finishes.

Augury

Fri, 02-26-2010, 12:09 AM

While this still remains true, I was actually commenting on the prior chapter and hadn't read this week's yet.Sorry about that, I should've double checked to make sure the link was up in the thread... thought you were talking about this week's.

Narasho

Thu, 03-04-2010, 05:43 PM

I do think it would be shocking for the King to die in the blast, and actually set up some cool fights between the Ant Generals and the remaining Hunters. (who would still need some kind of reinforcement to stand a chance I would think).

I just can't fathom the King dying in the blast, it would go against decades of Shounen manga tradition. (tradition that I think in many ways needs to be changed) Shounen's have become characterized by good plots, good character development, and stereotypical combat interactions where one guy trumps the other (as seen most recently in Bleach) and then is trumped. The cool thing about Hunter X Hunter is that they have created intriguing combat situations where strategy and tactics are much more pronounced than in other Shounen's. (that's not to say that I don't enjoy Naruto, One Piece etc. I just think they should get out of the traditional mindset of how to do Shounen action sequences)

Marik

Fri, 03-05-2010, 12:31 AM

SleepyFans

One Manga (http://www.onemanga.com/Hunter_X_Hunter/299/01/)

rockmanj

Fri, 03-05-2010, 01:05 AM

That was...quite disconcerting. I am not sure how I felt about that.

Death BOO Z

Fri, 03-05-2010, 07:46 AM

ahhm... well, Toga, now that you got that declaration of love for your wife and child (which was very fitting, completely not out of place at all), printed, can you please go back to writing the story?

you know, action? people being whitebeard? select few humans save the world by extinction by irony, maybe go and close some loose plot threads you've left hanging over the years?

Munsu

Fri, 03-05-2010, 09:49 AM

He was on a acid trip.

animus

Fri, 03-05-2010, 10:39 AM

Uh... ok... I'm not sure what to say about that chapter honestly...

Narasho

Fri, 03-05-2010, 11:41 AM

That was a distinctly weird chapter... I'm not even sure how to explain it...

Carnage

Fri, 03-05-2010, 05:38 PM

....wat....

Cal_kashi

Fri, 03-05-2010, 05:54 PM

Narasho

Fri, 03-05-2010, 06:32 PM

So we've got a dead old man (*sniffles*) and a cannibalistic ant, who I'm hoping develops such a taste for ants he goes on a rampage and the lesser ants have to team up with Gon and Killua to kill him. Which makes no sense whatsoever because they would never choose self preservation over the king's needs. Where do they go from here?

Maybe the King will suck the life out of those 2 generals, leaving Nefelpitou for Gon to deal with. I'm still not sure who will deal with the King. I'm fairly certain Gon and Killua have no chance, even if they are the main characters in a shounen.

Death BOO Z

Fri, 03-05-2010, 06:40 PM

there's still baby king (meryam? is that supposed to be a Jewish name? like Merriam?) at the hands of big-brother ant, from two years ago. and then there's deserter ant that has such ambition that he never cared for king cell.

and if we're lucky, the spider gang will show up to crush some ants, and maybe Leorio, too.

and then pigs will fly.

Narasho

Mon, 03-08-2010, 04:22 PM

there's still baby king (meryam? is that supposed to be a Jewish name? like Merriam?) at the hands of big-brother ant, from two years ago. and then there's deserter ant that has such ambition that he never cared for king cell.

Who is the big brother ant? And who is the ant that never cared for the king? I can't recall either of these...

and if we're lucky, the spider gang will show up to crush some ants, and maybe Leorio, too.

and then pigs will fly.

Hopefully Kurapika will show up to crush some Spiders then! But no, I hope that the Spiders are saved for the next arc. (or later)