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! Pffft, I'm assuming they're meant to look really weird and animal-y. If only they constantly had their backs to us.
! Snake? chick is hot
! So if Jin is part of this group, can I assume he's supposed to be the goat? Everyone else is pretty clear and that leaves Rat and Goat. Kaito fits well to Rat.
! Edit: Oops.For some reason I thought Sheep and Goat were both parts of the Zodiac. I forgot about Pig.
! Forget what I said.
! So if Jin is part of this group, can I assume he's supposed to be the goat?
! Ging is indeed one of the 12 guys. His symbol is the boar.
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! Oops. But I thought this was the Chinese Zodiac?
! I went and checked and I didn't see boar :-/
http://www.chinesezodiac.com/ox.php
Edit: Facepalm I'm an idiot. Pig. Duh.
! Oops. But I thought this was the Chinese Zodiac?
! I went and checked and I didn't see boar :-/
http://www.chinesezodiac.com/ox.php
It's cool, I forget most of the zodiac animals as well.
@Mr.:
A particularly perceptive poster at NF (michiru3050) has offered up a pretty good explanation for the black pages. I'm going to just directly quote what she says.
I had completely forgotten the meaning of Meryem's name. Also, the move "Kokoriko" is tied directly to Meryem's existential crisis too.
They started a new(the last) game in darkness.
"1-5-1 king".
"9-5-1 king".
Then it was stopped. These two king pieces don't go anywhere anymore. Two kings (King of living things and Gungi King) are together forever.
….
I read this and my eyes started watering darn it.
! Very Oda-like to have a whole bunch of seeming badasses that are among the elite of the elite… and have them look totally doofy from the front. Nice one Togashi.
I love these new designs.
Especialy the guy who kinda looks like Gaimon.
Yeah, some of these designs are a little too out there.
But if some of these guys are really fucking strong, I'm fine with it.
So, if you guys didn't hear, Jump comes out a day earlier than usual this week.
I'm translating it now. Interesting stuff.! Ging is indeed one of the 12 guys. His symbol is the boar.
Ging announces his candidacy for President.
! These guys looks like a mix of One Piece and JoJo in design.
And Ging being the boar? It's okay to be the dragon or even the dog, but boar doesn't suit him well…
Anyway, Togashi did a good work.
The designs are Awesome, I love all of em'
! So netero was the rat???
The designs are Awesome, I love all of em'
! So netero was the rat???
! No, the Vice chairman is the rat!
Oh and btw, Kewl's translation of the chapter is already out on mangahelpers.
I don't know if I'm allowed to, but here's the link
! Wow I though Ging is a modest guy yet he wants to kill everyone :(
! Also from mh : "The VP doesn't hide the fact he's evil. He already told Gin something might happen to your son if you ran for the president.
! One of the Zodiac said 18 Hunters went MIA in the 3 years that the VP became the VP of Hunter's Association, so it's rather obvious who was behind that."
! This might be true.
Chapter is out: http://www.mangareader.net/hunter-x-hunter/319
Amazing chapter.
Ging is a reinforcement type i guess.
It's obvious that Morau and Novu are inferior compared with the 12 Zodiac, but it looks like by the way the Tiger said that Netero trusted both of them more.
And excellent chapter, Togashi did a good work this week.
! I can see now why the vice chairman is the rat. What a douche.
! All hunters are both candidates and voters? Ohohoho, this will be interesting~. An election arc?
Any theories on how much longer this series will go on for chapter/arc-wise?
! Hisoke for president :ninja::ninja::ninja:
! Loved that spread of all of them(except Ging) so angry over the Rat announcing his candidacy.
! Really like the designs like a fair few people have already said, especially Sheep. It was a good chapter.
! if all hunters are both candidates and voters, then that can only mean one thing.
! A tournament arc? in MY Togashi manga?
It's more likely than you think.
A tournament arc with the best fighters in the world, that'd be fine by me, I'd love to see them vs the spiders though! top elites fighting it out
Great chapter. Really felt like a classic Hunter X Hunter chapter. The series got into this weird psychological mode during the Chimera Ant arc, but it seems like it's back to normal now, which is cool.
Also, fuck yeah! Seems like the Zodiac is full of really strong as fuck Nen users. When I first saw the designs I was a bit worried they'd turn out to be fodder (besides Gin), but this looks great.
OMG, I LOVE THIS CHAPTER.
I had forgotten that Gin was Gon's father. I don't ever remember when it was mentioned. But, now he's back, HxH is back, and hopefully Togashi can stay (and take a spot in the WSJ top 3 once again [piss off Naruto]).
Heh who's going to bet that the election is going to work something like the Three Kings Saga of Yu Yu Hakusho?
Damn, Ging.
When he actually gets off his ass and does something, he certainly does it BIG.
I really love that spread of everybody getting pissed off at the Vice Chairman.
It's great that Togashi can take these completely goofy, borderline dumb looking characters and turn them into these homicidal, incredibly intense maniacs.
I really love that spread of everybody getting pissed off at the Vice Chairman.
Yes.
And what I loved even more was that while everyone was all MOTHERFUCKER I'LL KILL YOU, Ging was just sitting there with the same "who gives a fuck" expression as he did in the rest of the chapter.
You know you can never trust a guy who never stops smiling. Even when some of the most powerful hunters in the world really want him dead.
You know you can never trust a guy who never stops smiling. Even when some of the most powerful hunters in the world really want him dead.
You can tell from every word from the VC's mouth that he's only interested in himself. That kind of fits into the "rat" stereotype.
I really hope this is the opportunity for us to see Ging's Nen ability. The great thing about Nen is that the focus of the arc can be something pretty much entirely non-combative, like an election, yet Nen can still be incredibly useful. Gon and Killua's abilities are pretty much strictly combat-related, but there are plenty of great hunters we've seen who have just as much use for skill and deception from their ability as they do fighting.
C'mon Ging, show us something clever. You are supposed to be one of the best, after all.
I keep kicking myself because I didn't think of the idea of an election arc first.
Hmm upon rereading this chapter, I wonder why the other Zodiac members are just as opposed to Ging becoming the new chairman as they are with the Vice Chairman.
Probably because he's a total flake who only shows up when he feels like it.
I love how Togashi explains that alot of them change how they look to match the code name given to them by the pres. It'd be kinda weird if the pres just looked at all registered hunters and said "k….. he looks most like a dragon, so he can be on this team.... Oh he looks like a dragon too but I already got one..... Oh there is my snake...., etc, etc"
It's a fantasy manga so you don't need a logical explanation for everything, but I did enjoy this explanation very much
Probably because he's a total flake who only shows up when he feels like it.
Sounds like a certain someone LOL
Are you picking up what I'm throwing down?
I wonder if the Rat Vice Chairman could also be a big villain in the future like Gyro, Hisoka, and Kuroro?
I mean….the thing about 18 hunters disappearing did seem pretty ominous. I'd imagine this is hinting at something big / important being hiden. Just kinda seems like a bit of foreshadowing that there might be even more behind his phony smile.
Netero chose the 12 Zodiac Members and went so far as to make the Rat his vice chairman. Was he deceived? Everything we know about Netero would seem to indicate otherwise. He's too wise / cunning for that based on what we saw. I think it likely goes back to the old phrase "Keep your friends close and your enemies closer".
Sounds like a certain someone LOL
Are you picking up what I'm throwing down?
Haha, nice one. :p
@Vongola_Boss_XI:
I wonder if the Rat Vice Chairman could also be a big villain in the future like Gyro, Hisoka, and Kuroro?
It's pretty blatantly shown.
Netero chose the 12 Zodiac Members and went so far as to make the Rat his vice chairman. Was he deceived? Everything we know about Netero would seem to indicate otherwise. He's too wise / cunning for that based on what we saw. I think it likely goes back to the old phrase "Keep your friends close and your enemies closer".
Yup. Keep him where you can see him in order to minimize the damage he can do.
And Netero may not have been the person who placed him as vice-chairman, we don't know exactly how the elections went prior to this.
I think I ended up saying "chairman" half the time and "President" half the time… I should remember to be consistent in that. I meant to say "chairman".
Ahh... Now just to find out... what the hell happens... I don't see how this can be a "tournament" but it'll turn into something cool.
I like that everyone is getting excited over what's happening when there's decent odds next week will be the last chapter we get for a year.
I'll start being interested when we get to week 11. That'll guarantee us another 10 chapters, at least.
Zodiac names…
Rabbit -> Piyon -> pyonpyon (hopping onomatopoeia)
Chicken -> Clook -> cluck (DURR)
Monkey -> Saiyuu -> Saiyuuki (its mainchara is Son Goku, the monkey king)
Tiger -> Kanzai -> Kansai (everything about him is a Hanshin Tigers reference)
Anyone else able to pick out the rest?
I hope that, if this does turn out to be a tourney arc, Togashi makes it a bit less conventional than the ones he usually makes. Still, a more straightforward arc would be a bit refreshing after the previous one (plus, probably easier for Togashi to work with, seeing as he's done tournament battles before in at least 4 separate arcs throughout his manga).
Ging's reaction to Kaito's "death".
"Welp."
@RobbyBevard:
I like that everyone is getting excited over what's happening when there's decent odds next week will be the last chapter we get for a year.
I'll start being interested when we get to week 11. That'll guarantee us another 10 chapters, at least.
I will cry if we don't get the story of Gon in next week's chapter IF it is the last chapter for a 9+ months
why does the story get so ridiculously fucking good and interesting and then he's like. "LOLBAI"
Zodiac names…
Rabbit -> Piyon -> pyonpyon (hopping onomatopoeia)
Chicken -> Clook -> cluck (DURR)
Monkey -> Saiyuu -> Saiyuuki (its mainchara is Son Goku, the monkey king)
Tiger -> Kanzai -> Kansai (everything about him is a Hanshin Tigers reference)Anyone else able to pick out the rest?
All I care is that Ging is boar, and I'm a boar. When u have the same zodiac as one of the most bad-ass character in this manga, u automatically wins every argument (even if there was no argument in the first place)
Dog -> Chidol -> Chidolls: a breeder prefix. A Breeders Prefix is much like a business name. The first word in every dogs registered name is the prefix that belongs to its breeder.
http://webs.dogs.net.au/chidolls/
Well. That's all I needed lol. I've been following these chapters loosely so I don't get too spoiled, but this chapter is just objectively made of win, anyone can tell that.
Hunter x Hunter = Picked the fuck up like a bag of delicious Chic-fil-a. Hiatuses aren't so bad when you're anticipating a lot of things at once, which are mainly games at this point for me.
Another really great chapter. Cool character designs, interesting arc premise, smiling and sinister villain…what's not to like? Togashi better not go on hiatus after next week.
It's kind of funny that the one time Ging comes out of hiding Gon is totally unable to find him.
hopefully this arc will be like yu yu hakusho's three kings arc but not horribly rushed