Hunter x Hunter 2011

[MFauli]

wtf?!

At this point I can say: I knew about some sort of transformation, it was spoiled to me years ago by some manga reader. But I had no idea how Gon would look like and how the fight would go. wtf. So awesome.
And I agree, disappointing at the same time. All this build up for a fight, and then it´s so one-sided.

You guys are talking about Gon losing Nen because of this power, but you´re thinking too small: The way it´s presented, it feels like the price is Gon´s life itself. OF course, he won´t die, but I think we´ll have to see how he can avoid dying.

What was dumb: Him blowing his own arm to pieces. Someone could have reattached it. :/

Also, damn, Pitou looked super hot in this episode. She kinda reminds me of a classmate, that I happen to have a crush on.

What we saw here wouldn't have been enough to kill the king.

You don´t know that and I will disagree, anyway. Unless you´re speaking strictly about Meruem´s power upgrade, if so, it´s possible that Pitou didn´t have the full grasp of her king´s new powers. Otherwise, this Gon had it all. He was so much faster than Pitou that he could afford to toy around with her. One kick left her breathless, the next attack sent her out cold, and it was only because of her weird nen-ability that she could deal another blow to Gon.

Actually, I think Meruem vs this Gon would have been the best fighting match up in terms of pleasuring the audience, us. Two physical combatants, not relying on fancy summons.

I will agree with others that this arc is likely over, but I gotta say, it´d really 1-up itself if they managed to get Meruem vs Gon. Which wouldn´t make any sense, of course, considering Gon only could use this power because of his hatred towards Pitou.

Damn, what an episode ...

[poopdeville]

By having his cells either regress or remain dormant and remaining that way for 20 years or something.

If his cells can regress, he's effectively immortal, aside from accident. Hunter x Wolverine.

If his cells stopped working for 20+ years, he'd be dead and buried, until he suddenly woke up. Hunter x Vampire.

Edit: Aww, a whiner is butthurt. Cute.

[MFauli]

Hm, I think there´s one solution to this whole arc´s problem: Komugi will bring the king to the "good" side. The king infuses his nen into Gon´s body, basically recharging Gon´s life power. At the same time, the king becomes weaker, thus stopping to be a dormant danger for mankind. The end.

Other than that, hm ...
I mean, something that´d be certainly interesting would be a Gon without nen powers. Imaging Naruto without chakra, or SonGoku without Ki, or Ruffy without his gumgum-powers. It´d be game changer. Here´s the question: Is Nen all there is to "our" existence? What I mean is that Gon could strive to search for alternate power sources. Not necessarily sciene based powers, but simply something akin to Nen, but stemming from a different path of learning. Ever since nen was introduced to this series, we took it for granted that this is HXH´s version of chakra/ki/whatever.
It´d be a fresh take on an old concept, if a shounen series actually featured more than just one source of power. Although it´s questionable how believably this new power source could be introduced. After all, wouldn´t all these nen masters like Netero, the Zoldyeks or the Spiders have heard of them already? And we´ve never heard a single hint at something like it.

Nah, no idea how Gon can survive, get back to normal and keep using nen.

[shinta|hikari]

You are assuming the reason Gon will survive would make sense and be believable.

After the nuke thing and the crying scene, I do not trust the author as much as I did before (which was a lot).

[DarthEnderX]

Imaging Naruto without chakra, or SonGoku without Ki, or Ruffy without his gumgum-powers.

Or Edward without his Alchemy. Which happened, but that was also the end of the series.

Also, it's more like Luffy without his Haki.

It´d be a fresh take on an old concept, if a shounen series actually featured more than just one source of power.

You mean like One Piece does pretty much all the time.

[MFauli]

http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/inte...of-hair/.74992

I am SO getting this figurine, lol. Hilariously awesome.
Just wish we´d get a hot Pitou-figurine

[DarthEnderX]

I feel like it's weird that they keep establishing the fact that you can obtain enormous power if you're willing to sacrifice.

If that's the case, wouldn't every Nen user do that in a situation where there's about to die?

"This guy is gonna kill me for sure, I'm gonna give up my Nen abilities forever to get crazy powerful for this fight." And then you win. Sure, you pretty much have to retire afterwards, but at least you're alive.

I think he grew like 20 years worth of hair, all at once.

If that were the case, wouldn't he also have, like, 2 foot long fingernails?

[Kraco]

I don't think every nen user could pull it off. Probably only the most gifted ones. This seems like a special talent, not a general option available to anybody knowing nen. Otherwise almost everybody would use it in a lethal situation with no other way out, and some would use it also otherwise, not caring about the consequences.

[Archangel]

I feel like it's weird that they keep establishing the fact that you can obtain enormous power if you're willing to sacrifice.

If that's the case, wouldn't every Nen user do that in a situation where there's about to die?

"This guy is gonna kill me for sure, I'm gonna give up my Nen abilities forever to get crazy powerful for this fight." And then you win. Sure, you pretty much have to retire afterwards, but at least you're alive.

Sigh... that's not how it works. It functions on a spiritual level, how much you're willing to sacrifice or restrict yourself from along with the importance you give to it translates into power. Sacrificing your already forfeited life doesn't mean shit, you can't bulshit your own Nen.

It doesn't seem to be something you can rush either but i'm not 100% on that, Gon and Kurapika were boiling in hatred for a while before they actually made anything out of it.

[DarthEnderX]

Sacrificing your already forfeited life doesn't mean shit, you can't bulshit your own Nen.

I call bullshit on this because without this powerup, Gon would have been totally dead here. Pitou was about to straight up fucking murder him, so he sacrificed nothing he wasn't about to lose anyway.

So you can absolutely bullshit your own Nen.

[shinta|hikari]

I think only special people in special circumstances with special sentiments can do it. It isn't an eject button, but a nuke trigger. You gotta have it to use it.

[David75]

Like for Cheetu (it was his name right?), it's a bit underwhelming to get rid so fast of a character that was developped for so long.
But that's also why the story keeps being entertaining. Knowing that almost anyone except maybe the MC can die, helps spicing things up.

Regarding Gon, I just hope the sacrificie isn't just his hair... that he'll use to reconstruct his arm and remain bald for say... 2 months?

[Dark Dragon]

Between this and NGNL, madhouse is doing some great stuff this season.

Sad to see Pitou go, he was a pretty good villian. It's not often that you get an androgynous cat boy as a major character.

The fights really are the major redeeming factor about this arc, good to see them all being adapted well to anime.

[DarthEnderX]

The fights really are the major redeeming factor about this arc, good to see them all being adapted well to anime.

Couldn't agree less. With the exception of Meruem vs. Netero, pretty much all of the fights in this arc were disappointing. They were almost all completely one-sided beat-downs, or non-starters.

I mean, hell, I think Ikalgo vs. Brovada might have been the second most interesting fight in this arc.

It's not often that you get an androgynous cat boy as a major character.

...yes it is. This is anime.

[Penner]

Sad to see Pitou go, he was a pretty good villian. It's not often that you get an androgynous cat boy as a major character.

Wat? Did they mention Pitou being male and i just blanked on that? Someone provide evidence of this, otherwise i'm calling bs.

[Buffalobiian]

Wat? Did they mention Pitou being male and i just blanked on that? Someone provide evidence of this, otherwise i'm calling bs.

I'm pretty sure the 'evidence' can only be found in the form of HxH fact books.

[shinta|hikari]

Because of all the design changes, some people are saying that Nef is masculine in the manga and feminine in the anime.

[MFauli]

Wat? Did they mention Pitou being male and i just blanked on that? Someone provide evidence of this, otherwise i'm calling bs.

ignore him, he´s trying to stir up shit because of ... reasons.
Pitou is female, unless your definition of "female" is ignorant and fucked up.

[poopdeville]

Not this shit again.

"Can chimera ants soldier ants reproduce?"

"Yes, they can forcefully mate with females of other species"

http://www.mangahere.co/manga/hunter...1/c214/10.html

Pitou clearly has a penis, since he can make women pregnant. Also, he called himself a "he" once. A fact you ironically ignore. It's his choice to pick his gender role. And he did. And he chose to be a he. So stop lecturing us.

[MFauli]

Not this shit again.

Agreed.

Pitou looks like a woman.
Sounds like a woman.
Gives off the feeling of a woman.
And certainly does not "clearly have a penis".

When just about everything about her is female, who are you to say she´s not? And she never called herself a "he", she just uses "boku" for fun. That´s tomboyish at best.

This shit debate was, is and always will be infuriating. Everything about Pitou is female. So stop denying reality.