Hunter x Hunter

Smudger

When does Episode 9 air?

Next saturday I think. Or at least around then and probably available early sunday morning.

Basslion

Before this thread comes to a close I just have to ask, is it going to be worth it to watch the original anime or should I just continue with the remake because I am finding it to be very interesting and the one week wait is killing me, so any advice

I would definetely suggest you to watch the original anime, instead of waiting every week. It might look a bit outdated, but it did a damn great job.

Anyways, about the next episode, i'm guessing that Killua is gonna crush that heart like a biscuit. There's no way there will be any blood.

Cyclone_Baroness

@Basslion:

I would definetely suggest you to watch the original anime, instead of waiting every week. It might look a bit outdated, but it did a damn great job.

Anyways, about the next episode, i'm guessing that Killua is gonna crush that heart like a biscuit. There's no way there will be any blood.

I really read that wrong. I thought you were talking about Biscuit, the character, not the food lol.

I think this anime, since it wasn't super bloody in the original, the lack of blood is alright. Not desired but it's okay. They edited the scenes I most wanted to see anyways originally. Hisoka and his arms during the floor match in the tower got edited down a lot.

Honestly though aiming for younger kids is a weird move. Will they still show Ubo going cannibal? Gon and his arms?

I don't get why you'd make something that's actually very dark into something it's not. I know Japan has different standards for censoring, but with a character like Hisoka with his obvious lust for killing and strong opponents, Killua's desire to kill, Kurapika's unquenchable rage, I couldn't imagine watching that right after Spongebob lol.

pyromonki

@Will:

I am a little disappointed that the new Hunter X Hunter anime is trying to appeal to a younger demographic.

If an anime cannot depict death how can it portray the good guys intentionally provoking a surrendering species with no will to fight to extinction or even describe a double majority election system for that matter.

Except they have been showing death. Just not gory deaths.

Silence

@Cyclone_Baroness:

I really read that wrong. I thought you were talking about Biscuit, the character, not the food lol.

I think this anime, since it wasn't super bloody in the original, the lack of blood is alright. Not desired but it's okay. They edited the scenes I most wanted to see anyways originally. Hisoka and his arms during the floor match in the tower got edited down a lot.

Honestly though aiming for younger kids is a weird move. Will they still show Ubo going cannibal? Gon and his arms?

I don't get why you'd make something that's actually very dark into something it's not. I know Japan has different standards for censoring, but with a character like Hisoka with his obvious lust for killing and strong opponents, Killua's desire to kill, Kurapika's unquenchable rage, I couldn't imagine watching that right after Spongebob lol.

They're trying to make Hunter X Hunter a big thing again. It seems weird to reboot the whole enormous series otherwise.

When Shounen Jump has a choice of making something appeal to younger audiences or appeal to older audiences they will chose the former each and every time.

Sheep

While you can notice that the new anime is aimed at a younger audience, I believe despite some questionable music choices, it still gets the idea right. Only two deaths that have been avoided so far, the guy choosing the wrong place (I think you heard him screaming in the manga) and Hisoka not killing that fleeing monkey, which even makes a little sense, because I can hardly see Hisoka even caring about an extremely weak animal.
And while some of the style of the manga gets lost in the new anime, at least it's not avoiding to show what a cruel world the story takes place in. Hisoka is clearly a psychopath, the scene with Killua murdering people because he's in a bad mood was also shown and death is still behind every corner.
For now, I'm just wondering about how they'll do some specific scenes, like Ubo vs the mafia hitmen or the ants arc in general, but for now, I'm still enjoying this more than other shonen jump anime.
Edit: Also nice to still have the anime going when the manga goes on hiatus again in 4 or 5 weeks ;)

dan2026

The 2nd anime is actually less censored in some cases.

Hisoka revoved that guys arms (he didn't in the first anime)
Also Killua killed the two dudes on the airship ( which I believe was also removed the first time)

I am very interested to see how they do the heart thing. Hopefully we should see next week.

Cyclone_Baroness

@dan2026:

The 2nd anime is actually less censored in some cases.

Hisoka revoved that guys arms (he didn't in the first anime)
Also Killua killed the two dudes on the airship ( which I believe was also removed the first time)

I am very interested to see how they do the heart thing. Hopefully we should see next week.

He removed the guy's arms but they disolved into the air in a haze of card suits lol…So I'm on the fence of that being less censored. It also makes we wonder if they are goin to make him seem more magical? Cause that ability is weird. I don't quite think if falls under his scope of canon abilities.

SSJLuffy

Is this manga confirmed to go on hiatus again soon?

Oga Simpson

@SSJLuffy:

Is this manga confirmed to go on hiatus again soon?

Not confirmed no, but with Togashi's track record, there's a good chance it probably will soon.

Lazy Justice

No, it's just that some don't see Togashi putting out more than 21 chapters in a row (seeing as he never has…).

There's the New Years Break, so I'm sure it'll be fine.

chikkychappy

@kevo_koma:

Before this thread comes to a close I just have to ask, is it going to be worth it to watch the original anime or should I just continue with the remake because I am finding it to be very interesting and the one week wait is killing me, so any advice

if old graphics is not a turn-off for you, i would recommend that you watch the first anime (yes, even over reading the manga).

episode 8 ended exactly at the same point the old anime did in episode 13, so if you want to continue then start off with episode 14

SSJLuffy

@Oga:

Not confirmed no, but with Togashi's track record, there's a good chance it probably will soon.

Maybe Togashi changed?? Haha I doubt it…

I've just been waiting to check this series out, I loved YYH but with all these hiatuses I'd get really pissed off. Same with Berserk.

Cyclone_Baroness

@chikkychappy:

if old graphics is not a turn-off for you, i would recommend that you watch the first anime (yes, even over reading the manga).

episode 8 ended exactly at the same point the old anime did in episode 13, so if you want to continue then start off with episode 14

I think that the older anime actually had better animation up till the greed island stuff. I finally figured out why Killua looked weird to me. His eys are a tad rounder, his mouth is bigger and his hair in't quite as spikey in the front.

chikkychappy

@Cyclone_Baroness:

I think that the older anime actually had better animation up till the greed island stuff. I finally figured out why Killua looked weird to me. His eys are a tad rounder, his mouth is bigger and his hair in't quite as spikey in the front.

true, first anime had some really good animation. i'm just talking about the outdated… uh, quality? (i don't really know how to call it). suffice it to say that the first anime does look like it's 13 years old already and some people might be distracted by that.

but seriously, the first anime is fantastic. it's even better than the manga in many parts

andre

I've only watched the dub on the first anime and only for Gon and Hisoka's fight in that battle tower… I really hated Hisoka's voice so I never tried it again.

Cyclone_Baroness

@andre:

I've only watched the dub on the first anime and only for Gon and Hisoka's fight in that battle tower… I really hated Hisoka's voice so I never tried it again.

There's a dub? Lol…I can't imagine the voices. I must find that.

Densha_boy

spoiler pic ch 526

!

*unconfirmed

projectelf

! That's some scary shit on the first 3 pics.

parklane21

! Yay! Spoilers are very early today. It looks pretty legit especially the last few pics. This must be the first time we see the horse zodiac front view. That's some ugly mug.

'ko

! thanks for the pics.
finally we see who the other guys getting votes are. Some of them are reeeeally weird, especially n.6 and n.15. n.13 seems to come straight out of JoJo

Sâuza

Is it me or is HxH just getting better and better ?

Strawhat Chan

! LOL number 6 is Ickshonpe. Didn't expect it.

'ko

! also, lol at how everyone interacts with his/her presentation box

kewl0210

! Those spoilers are pretty interesting. Killua, Illumi, Hisoka and the butler are doing something, Killua needs to do whatever it is he has to to get Alluka out and be able to make a wish. And it's interesting seeing all those candidates. Because so many people voted for Leorio they had enough to hold a re-election where the number of candidates was limited to the top 16.
I somehow find it hilarious that among these other guys whos titles are like "1 star hunter" "found/discovered/did this this and this". Leorio's description says. "Rookie. New star that punched Ging. Currently studying with the hopes of becoming a doctor." Also apparantly his last name is… Parodyknight? Something like that. Baradinite. Paradinight...
! Some of the other guys are funny, too. Number 11 Sanbika Norton's says "She has personally stated 'Don't vote for me.'"

Silence

@Strawhat:

! LOL number 6 is Ickshonpe. Didn't expect it.

! Ok I know this is Hunter X Hunter and all but what the fuck is Ickshonpe
! Look at him
! Seriously

No Maam

@Densha_boy:

spoiler pic ch 526

! http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y115/Polenk/tdam-1-89e7.jpg

! http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y115/Polenk/tdam-2-89e7.jpg

! http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y115/Polenk/tdam-3-89e7.jpg

! http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y115/Polenk/tjcf-1-f2e3.jpg

! http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y115/Polenk/tjcf-2-f2e3.jpg

! http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y115/Polenk/tjcf-3-f2e3.jpg

*unconfirmed

[hide] That thing with the 11 on it's cheek….what is that ?

Oh and the black guy down bottom.....I dunno, he just seems out of place :P [/hide]

Strawhat Chan

@Silence:

! Ok I know this is Hunter X Hunter and all but what the fuck is Ickshonpe
! Look at him
! Seriously

! He's some kind of a retarded panda, I think.

No Maam

@kewl0210:

! Those spoilers are pretty interesting. Killua, Illumi, Hisoka and the butler are doing something, Killua needs to do whatever it is he has to to get Alluka out and be able to make a wish. And it's interesting seeing all those candidates. Because so many people voted for Leorio they had enough to hold a re-election where the number of candidates was limited to the top 16.
I somehow find it hilarious that among these other guys whos titles are like "1 star hunter" "found/discovered/did this this and this". Leorio's description says. "Rookie. New star that punched Ging. Currently studying with the hopes of becoming a doctor." Also apparantly his last name is… Parodyknight? Something like that. Baradinite. Paradinight...
! Some of the other guys are funny, too. Number 11 Sanbika Norton's says "She has personally stated 'Don't vote for me.'"

[Hide] so it's a "she" then ? Why do I even ask anymore ? :P [/hide]

GEPPETTOSMONSTER

Spoilers huh? Well they sure did look interesting

Mr. Toto

! Candidates:
! 1. Pariston Hil: Triple Hunter
2. Cheadle Yorkshire: Triple Hunter
3. Leorio Paladiknight: Rookie
4. Botvay Gigante: Triple Hunter
5. Mizaistom Nana: Crime Hunter (Double Star)
6. Icktionpe Kaztouger: Hacker Hunter (Single Star)
7. Terradane Neutral: Headhunter (Double Star)
8. Morel McCarthy: Sea Hunter (Single Star)
9. Saccho Kobayakawa: Worry Hunter (Double)
10. Biscuit Krueger: Gem Hunter (Double)
11. Linné Hors-d'œuvre: Gourmet Hunter (Double)
11-2. St. Bika Norton: Virus Hunter (Double)
13. Bushidora Ambitious: Blacklist Hunter (Single)
13-2. Lupe Highland: Lost Hunter
15. Cutie Beauty: Beauty Hunter (Single)
16. Ging Freecss: Archaeological Hunter (Double)

parklane21

@Mr.:

! Candidates:
! 1. Pariston Hil: Triple Hunter
2. Cheadle Yorkshire: Triple Hunter
3. Leorio Paradisnight: Rookie　(Silent "S")
4. Botvay Gigante: Triple Hunter
5. Mizaistom Nana: Crime Hunter (Double Star)
6. Icktionpe Kaztouger: Hacker Hunter (Single Star)
7. Terradane Neutral: Headhunter (Double Star)
8. Morel McCarthy: Sea Hunter (Single Star)
9. Saccho Kobayakawa: Worry Hunter (Double)
10. Biscuit Krueger: Gem Hunter (Double)
11. Linné Hors-d'œuvre: Gourmet Hunter (Double)
11-2. St. Bika Norton: Virus Hunter (Double)
13. Bushidora Ambitious: Blacklist Hunter (Single)
13-2. Lupe Highland: Lost Hunter
15. Cutie Beauty: Beauty Hunter (Single)
16. Ging Freecss: Archaeological Hunter (Double)

! Were these the translations on the box of each candidate? Where did you get these? WTF Pariston Hil?!

No Maam

@Mr.:

! Candidates:
! 1. Pariston Hil: Triple Hunter
2. Cheadle Yorkshire: Triple Hunter
3. Leorio Paradisnight: Rookie　(Silent "S")
4. Botvay Gigante: Triple Hunter
5. Mizaistom Nana: Crime Hunter (Double Star)
6. Icktionpe Kaztouger: Hacker Hunter (Single Star)
7. Terradane Neutral: Headhunter (Double Star)
8. Morel McCarthy: Sea Hunter (Single Star)
9. Saccho Kobayakawa: Worry Hunter (Double)
10. Biscuit Krueger: Gem Hunter (Double)
11. Linné Hors-d'œuvre: Gourmet Hunter (Double)
11-2. St. Bika Norton: Virus Hunter (Double)
13. Bushidora Ambitious: Blacklist Hunter (Single)
13-2. Lupe Highland: Lost Hunter
15. Cutie Beauty: Beauty Hunter (Single)
16. Ging Freecss: Archaeological Hunter (Double)

[hide] What's a "worry hunter" ? Does he go around and make sure people don't worry ?

Does that make him like a care bear ? :blink:[/hide]

–- Update From New Post Merge ---

@Mr.:

! Candidates:
! 1. Pariston Hil: Triple Hunter
2. Cheadle Yorkshire: Triple Hunter
3. Leorio Paradisnight: Rookie　(Silent "S")
4. Botvay Gigante: Triple Hunter
5. Mizaistom Nana: Crime Hunter (Double Star)
6. Icktionpe Kaztouger: Hacker Hunter (Single Star)
7. Terradane Neutral: Headhunter (Double Star)
8. Morel McCarthy: Sea Hunter (Single Star)
9. Saccho Kobayakawa: Worry Hunter (Double)
10. Biscuit Krueger: Gem Hunter (Double)
11. Linné Hors-d'œuvre: Gourmet Hunter (Double)
11-2. St. Bika Norton: Virus Hunter (Double)
13. Bushidora Ambitious: Blacklist Hunter (Single)
13-2. Lupe Highland: Lost Hunter
15. Cutie Beauty: Beauty Hunter (Single)
16. Ging Freecss: Archaeological Hunter (Double)

[Hide] on and Lupe…..should I go with a "Lost" refference or a "Zoro" one ? I can't decide, mainly because I can't tell who the hell that's supossed to be. [/hide]

parklane21

! I hope this is fake. So many puns on these names. So, St. Norton is a virus hunter? Hors-d'œuvre, gourmet hunter? And Pariston Hil?! Togashi shouldn't fall this low.

No Maam

@parklane21:

! I hope this is fake. So many puns on these names. So, St. Norton is a virus hunter? Hors-d'œuvre, gourmet hunter? And Pariston Hil?! Togashi shouldn't fall this low.

Gon's last name is "Freecs", we've established he loves him some good engrish.

Mr. Toto

! Yeah, a lot of these names are puns. I fixed Leorio's last name. Someone caught it on another forum; it's "Paladiknight"–being a combination off "paladin" and "knight." Many of the other ones are actual words or names in Katakana. Icktionpe gave me the hardest time, though it seems "Icktion" is a combination of the words "Quick" and "action.' The phrase is commonly used in hacking circles in Japan.

No Maam

@Mr.:

! Yeah, a lot of these names are puns. I fixed Leorio's last name. Someone caught it on another forum; it's "Paladiknight"–being a combination off "paladin" and "knight." Many of the other ones are actual words or names in Katakana. Icktionpe gave me the hardest time, though it seems "Icktion" is a combination of the words "Quick" and "action.' The phrase is commonly used in hacking circles in Japan.

Thanks for the work, man.

Pookiez

! rofl at Pariston Hil, It fits perfect with his character.

Oga Simpson

! Gaaah! Who are these crazy looking individuals!? Is that a panda!?

pyromonki

! Is this a horror manga? Sweet jesus those 3 pages….

Glowstuff

Thank you.

! Is Lupe the black guy? Wonder if his name has anything to do with Lupe Fiasco, lol

projectelf

! So apparently Paristion is a 3 star hunter alongside with Cheadle and Botobai. They must be strong as hell.

Cyclone_Baroness

Ooo spoilers already. I refuse to read them!

Silence

@projectelf:

! So apparently Paristion is a 3 star hunter alongside with Cheadle and Botobai. They must be strong as hell.

! A Hunter's Star Rating has nothing to do with strength. At all.
! It has to do with their contributions to humanity as a Hunter across a variety of fields.

Nidhoeggr

I heard it's Hiatus X Hiatus again after next week, is this confirmed?

Sâuza

Well, if there really was a hiatus it'll be on 530, or 540…etc

That's how it has been in the past few years so i don't think there's a hiatus next week.

kevo_koma

Ok I am definetely going to try and catch up with both the manga and the old anime(I did get through old one piece episodes so old quality doesnt really matter), but a few questions, according to what I have read this manga doesnt seem to shy away from death as one piece does, so does this mean that that honest innocent boy(gon) is going to start killing or will it just be his new buddy killua.

Also this Hisoka guy, he's the guy with the cards right? I get the impression from a post a few pages back that the whole magic thing he is doing in the anime isn't actually canon is it true? and I thought he was a hunter, at least thats what I got from him attacking Leorio and Gon in the clearing. Is the old anime also "kid" friendly or do they actually try and depict the manga as it is?

Strawhat Chan

@Nidhoeggr:

I heard it's Hiatus X Hiatus again after next week, is this confirmed?

No, don't worry. If there's going to be hiatus again, it will probably be after chapter 330.

DarthAsthma

@Silence:

! A Hunter's Star Rating has nothing to do with strength. At all.
! It has to do with their contributions to humanity as a Hunter across a variety of fields.

I can only agree half with that.
It certainly doesn't relate directly to combat prowess but it relates somewhat to the skill(of what nature that skill isn't necessarily important) of said hunter.
And if HxH thought us anything is that you don't necessarily win fights with pure combat prowess.

FireFistAce 0

! Illumi is looking like Palm when she was alive… creepy shit. And yeah, what the hell is Ickshonpe? He looks like a Mowgli that was not only fed after midnight, but given shrooms. Also, Pariston Hil? Oh, Togashi... you just had to go there. And Leorio Parodiknight? What? And did we know Biscuit's last name before this? I think we did... I can't recall for sure though.