Hunter x Hunter II

Robby

Six years later, we finally hit the 500 pages mark. Well, there's a new anime going, and Togashi is on a roll, lets see how this one does!

First thread- http://apforums.net/showthread.php?t=159

My child arrived just the other day
He came to the world in the usual way
But there were planes to catch and bills to pay
He learned to walk while I was away
And he was talkin' 'fore I knew it, and as he grew
He'd say "I'm gonna be like you dad
You know I'm gonna be like you"

And the cat's in the cradle and the silver spoon
Little boy blue and the man on the moon
When you comin' home dad?
I don't know when, but we'll get together then son
You know we'll have a good time then

My son turned ten just the other day
He said, "Thanks for the ball, Dad, come on let's play
Can you teach me to throw", I said "Not today
I got a lot to do", he said, "That's ok"
And he walked away but his smile never dimmed
And said, "I'm gonna be like him, yeah
You know I'm gonna be like him"

And the cat's in the cradle and the silver spoon
Little boy blue and the man on the moon
When you comin' home son?
I don't know when, but we'll get together then son
You know we'll have a good time then

Well, he came home from college just the other day
So much like a man I just had to say
"Son, I'm proud of you, can you sit for a while?"
He shook his head and said with a smile
"What I'd really like, Dad, is to borrow the car keys
See you later, can I have them please?"

And the cat's in the cradle and the silver spoon
Little boy blue and the man on the moon
When you comin' home son?
I don't know when, but we'll get together then son
You know we'll have a good time then

I've long since retired, my son's moved away
I called him up just the other day
I said, "I'd like to see you if you don't mind"
He said, "I'd love to, Dad, if I can find the time
You see my new job's a hassle and kids have the flu
But it's sure nice talking to you, Dad
It's been sure nice talking to you"

And as I hung up the phone it occurred to me
He'd grown up just like me
My boy was just like me

And the cat's in the cradle and the silver spoon
Little boy blue and the man on the moon
When you comin' home son?
I don't know when, but we'll get together then son
You know we'll have a good time then

UchiaMadara

Great chapter, but i would love to see how Illumi and Hisoka met. Illumi seems to be around Hisoka level and when he sensed Illumi before knowing it was him he had a shock look on his face. I wonder why Hisoka doesn't fight him. Killua family is messed up and just crazy. I wonder who is the mole through.

I didn't understand one part through. When illumi said you can't Kill a family member on a mission, but he is doing that.

Cyclone_Baroness

Yays, brand new shiny thread.~ I'm really hoping the hiatus doesn't come too soon after all of that. So dramatic.

I agree Madara. I'd like to see how they met too.

That line about the family members was a tad confusing. But I think it meant that they are not thinking of Alluka as a family member.

Renegadesoul

The previous hiatus x hiatus thread should be ended with a BANG Bevard. Just Saying.

Will

Brand new thread and no cliche sequel titles?

Hunter X Hunter: Resurrection
Hunter X Hunter: The Revenge
Hunter X Hunter: Double Trouble
Hunter X Hunter: First Blood Part II
Super Hunter X Hunter Turbo II
Hunter X Hunter: Cruise Control
Hunter X Hunter: I Want To Believe

On a second thought Hunter X Hunter II sounds fine

Glowstuff

@UchiaMadara:

Great chapter, but i would love to see how Illumi and Hisoka met. Illumi seems to be around Hisoka level and when he sensed Illumi before knowing it was him he had a shock look on his face. I wonder why Hisoka doesn't fight him. Killua family is messed up and just crazy. I wonder who is the mole through.

I didn't understand one part through. When illumi said you can't Kill a family member on a mission, but he is doing that.

I'm thinking Hisoka doesn't fight Illumi because Illumi would probably just run away, or Illumi is more useful to him as an associate.

Robby

@Renegadesoul:

The previous hiatus x hiatus thread should be ended with a BANG Bevard. Just Saying.

Hey, I said on several pages near the end, there should be a party. No one else went along. So the start of this thread gets to be awesome instead.

@Will:

Brand new thread and no cliche sequel titles?

Not with the looming threat of having to turn it into Hiatus x Hiautus in a month. And not after all the bitching about the title being "weird". I'm perfectly fine with it being Dragonquest x Dragonquest.

Renegadesoul

Alright Fair enough.

botnus

already better than op since the back of hiatus. like, really, togashi is a machine. how did he think about all this mindfuck games? i cant even

Will

@RobbyBevard:

Hey, I said on several pages near the end, there should be a party. No one else went along. So the start of this thread gets to be awesome instead.

Somebody say party?

Original voices of Gon and Killua.

I'm perfectly fine with it being Dragonquest x Dragonquest.

wouldn't have it any other way.

Cyclone_Baroness

What the…Okay that was bizarre...

Renegadesoul

Does someone have a link to Hisoka's creepy anime (2011) moan?

Zik

@UchiaMadara:

Great chapter, but i would love to see how Illumi and Hisoka met. Illumi seems to be around Hisoka level and when he sensed Illumi before knowing it was him he had a shock look on his face. I wonder why Hisoka doesn't fight him. Killua family is messed up and just crazy. I wonder who is the mole through.

I didn't understand one part through. When illumi said you can't Kill a family member on a mission, but he is doing that.

They probably fought or he's saving it for down the line. They may even have some agreement that needs to be met for them to fight.

If you look closely at this chap, Hisoka considers Illumi one of his many toys he gets to "play" with just like Gon and Killua, among others. He's spared Gon and Killua a bunch of times because he's waiting until they're ripe/reached their potential, and seeing as he'd like to help Gon cuz he wants to fight him it's clear he can be patient. Could just be waiting until it's right to face Illumi.
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sufjan

what an awesome chapter, this new arc is getting good fast

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@Will:

Somebody say party?

Original voices of Gon and Killua.

wouldn't have it any other way.

i don't even

DarthAsthma

@UchiaMadara:

Great chapter, but i would love to see how Illumi and Hisoka met. Illumi seems to be around Hisoka level and when he sensed Illumi before knowing it was him he had a shock look on his face. I wonder why Hisoka doesn't fight him. Killua family is messed up and just crazy. I wonder who is the mole through.

I didn't understand one part through. When illumi said you can't Kill a family member on a mission, but he is doing that.

Alluka isn't part of the family, this is officially acknowledged by silva so it's ok to kill her.

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Eloah.Bu

How about Hiatus x Hiatus II guys :))

Dark Lord Zenigame

Alright, a new thread!

Feels good to see the best manga in Jump get a boost in popularity.

Glowstuff

If Morau is getting upgraded to Triple star, I wonder if Gon & Killua got any stars.

Kaze

woooo I'm excited. :]

Silence

Crazy to see a new thread after all this time. Out with the old, in with the new!

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@Glowstuff:

If Morau is getting upgraded to Triple star, I wonder if Gon & Killua got any stars.

You know… that's actually a damn good question!

andre

Hisoka proves how amazing he is every time he shows up. His toy box is full of some characters I never imagined him being stronger than.

Dark Lord Zenigame

Pretty amusing to see that family relationship diagram… basically, everyone loves Killua. :>

Really loved Killua's reactions throughout the chapter, and especially that bit in the end. Reminded me why he's my favorite character in the series.

And Irumi's reaction to Hisoka's jest... holy shit that is the scariest face ever. Doesn't help that I know that feel first-hand.

And finally, haha Leorio has a last name after all.

EDIT: Wait.

"Pariston Hill"
"Paris Hilton"

GOD DAMN IT TOGASHI

HXHAlex

@Will:

Somebody say party?

Original voices of Gon and Killua.

wouldn't have it any other way.

Man I miss Kil's old voice SO MUCH

Sheep

@Dark:

Wait.
"Pariston Hill"
"Paris Hilton"

GOD DAMN IT TOGASHI

I noticed that too, but come on, that just can't be intentional. It can't. It makes no sense and is just totally out there, a real life celebrity reference in HxH?
What's the idea behind it? Both are incredibly unlikable?

Dark Lord Zenigame

@Sheep:

I noticed that too, but come on, that just can't be intentional. It can't. It makes no sense and is just totally out there, a real life celebrity reference in HxH?
What's the idea behind it? Both are incredibly unlikable?

Most of the other names listed in the election are puns of some kind as well. And especially with something as blatant as that, there's no way it wasn't intentional.

RPGJay

It's crazy to think that Morau was promoted 2 stars because of the Chimera Ant incident, but then again it was the same incident that ended up killing the chairman Netero. Walking away from that deserves a bit more than a medal.

Although that makes me wonder how high Gon, Killua, Novu, Knuckle, and Shoot's Hunter Licenses may have risen. Actually was it ever established if Palm was a Hunter or not?

Cyclone_Baroness

@HXHAlex:

Man I miss Kil's old voice SO MUCH

I thought that they kept the same voice actors aside from Hisoka's?

prolix_purlieu

Hisoka is great, and a little exposition on his character is more than welcome. So, who do we recognize in the toy pile? What can this tell us about his powers and position?

From right to left, top to bottom, the easy ones that I remember/recognize:
Mizaistom Nana (Zodiac from current chapter, 5th ranked in votes)
Frankenstein looking monster with an X on chin: idunno
Biscuit? Someone with ponytails and a ribbon on em.
Illumi
Crazy Hair Teeth Dude: Forget who this is
Blank face with eyes: no idea
Girl with black hair and shiny bits in it: Killua's younger sibling(?) (Kalluto, was that the name?)
Spiky hair with beard: ?
Bland face with hair over head: Pariston, maybe? Hard to imagine
Crosshair on forehead guy: no idea
Gin(g) - hard to imagine but maybe hisoka likes to fuck with him.
Killua
Leorio
Moustaches and topknot - ? Seems familiar
Big guy with hair, forgot his name
Generic person
Dude with heart on forehead
Arrow hair guy, don't recall though it's so familiar it bothers me
Silva Zoldyck
Zeno Zoldyck (!)
Bald guy with shiny head: ?
Lotsa braids: ?
Black hair dude: ?
Hunter Exam instructor

I don't think he's stronger than these people necessarily, just that he fucks with them and considers them to be toyish. Doesn't have to be a physical dominance thing. Even so, it's odd that he'd consider Zeno someone he can fuck with, and it shows him to have some long-standing relation to the Zoldyck family as well as a few of the higher-ups in the Hunter association.

More Hisoka reveals would be great.

Glowstuff

Milluki mentioning Hacker and crime hunters in an old chapter.

[http://www.mangareader.net/207-14078-14/hunter-x-hunter/chapter-69.html

E](http://www.mangareader.net/207-14078-14/hunter-x-hunter/chapter-69.html)dit: I think that toy box full of characters are simply people his interested in. Don't think he has met Ging and some others in that toy box yet.

SSJLuffy

Just a little quick question that I've been asking about every series I've heard is great and want to check out. Should I watch the anime or read the manga first? I'll end up doing both at some point, but I'm much more of an anime guy even though I'll admit the flaws of anime adaptions.

pyromonki

Anyone else find it weird that Gon's doll has facial hair? Anyway, good god this chapter was great.

Robby

@SSJLuffy:

Just a little quick question that I've been asking about every series I've heard is great and want to check out. Should I watch the anime or read the manga first? I'll end up doing both at some point, but I'm much more of an anime guy even though I'll admit the flaws of anime adaptions.

The old anime is a pretty faithful adaptation of the series, only a little material is cut, the fillers are decent, and the pacing is good, largely because it switched to ovas halfway through and has no filler. Watching the anime is fine, but the animation is a little dated.

The new anime only just started, its hard to say yet how good it will be in the long run.

Also, wait till January when we know if there's going to be another year long hiatus or not.

@pyromonki:

Anyone else find it weird that Gon's doll has facial hair? Anyway, good god this chapter was great.

He did just age 20 years, and its been days since he was taken to the hospital. He probably has facial hair now, and Hisoka WAS looking in on him.

If his transformation is completely undone at the end of all this… or just the coma, remains to be seen. Killua might go with something more mild than "completely erase the consequences" to keep the payment on the wish lower. Gon healed and awake would be enough.

Sheep

@prolix_purlieu:

Hisoka is great, and a little exposition on his character is more than welcome. So, who do we recognize in the toy pile? What can this tell us about his powers and position?

Menchi and Buhara, Satotsu, Kanzai, Silva and Zeno, Hanzo, Ginta, Kurapika and Leorio, Saiyu, Killua, Nobunaga, Piyon, Danchou, Ging, Kalluto, Gon, Phinks, Feitan, Franklin, Mizaistom, Illumi and Biscuit. I think that should be right.
Well, makes sense seeing them. Hisoka showed interest in in the examiners, various Zoldycks, of course some Ryodan members (surprised that I don't see Machi among the toys) some of the rookies of the exam he has taken a liking to, some zodiacs and biscuit.
But yeah, everything about Hisoka is so interesting and intriguing. I will never get tired of that guy.

Dark Lord Zenigame

@prolix_purlieu:

From right to left, top to bottom, the easy ones that I remember/recognize:
Frankenstein looking monster with an X on chin: idunno

Franklin of the Genei Ryodan.

Biscuit? Someone with ponytails and a ribbon on em.

Yup.

Crazy Hair Teeth Dude: Forget who this is

Feitan, of the Genei Ryodan.

Blank face with eyes: no idea

Phinx, of the genei Ryodan.

Girl with black hair and shiny bits in it: Killua's younger sibling(?) (Kalluto, was that the name?)

Yup. He's a dude, though.

Spiky hair with beard:

GON.

Bland face with hair over head: Pariston, maybe? Hard to imagine

Looks familiar, but I can't quite put my finger on it. Maybe the operator girl from Greed Island?

Crosshair on forehead guy: no idea

Kuroro, of the Genei Ryodan.

Gin(g) - hard to imagine but maybe hisoka likes to fuck with him.

I think this chapter proves that Hisoka enjoys fucking with everyone.

Moustaches and topknot - ? Seems familiar

Nobunaga, of the Genei Ryodan.

Big guy with hair, forgot his name

Ginta, the Sheep Zodiac member.

Generic person

LEORIO

Dude with heart on forehead

Saiyuu, the Monkey Zodiac member.

Arrow hair guy, don't recall though it's so familiar it bothers me

Kanzai, the Tiger Zodiac member.

Bald guy with shiny head: ?

Hanzou, from the Hunter Exam. He was even awesome enough to visit Gon in the hospital.

Lotsa braids: ?

Menchi, from the Hunter Exam.

Black hair dude: ?

Buhara, Menchi's partner during the cooking portion of the Hunter Exam.

Hunter Exam instructor

Satotsu.

And you forgot Kurapica. :p

As for what it entails, it's pretty much just the people he considers to be interesting/fun to fuck with/possible future prey. Hisoka's weird like that.

Mugiwara_no_Ice

Ohoooo new thread… congratz hunter x hunter, you entered the pantheon of the other manga section. Enjoy!

And this chapter was amazing, like Zik said so much possibilities and plot threads opened up in the first 2 pages.

I'm curious to know what Killua will do now. Can't he distance everybody with his supersonic ability?

Robby

@Mugiwara_no_Ice:

I'm curious to know what Killua will do now. Can't he distance everybody with his supersonic ability?

HE might, but he's carrying a passenger. And when fighting an opponent as capable and strong as his brother, he'd actually want all the help he can get from the butlers, who are obviously strong and capable in their own rights. (But would probably lose in a straight up fight against a Zoldyck going all out.)

And the pesterings are currently tied to one of the butlers anyway. Who knows what would happen if the object of the pestering died before the second question could even be asked. (And there might even be other nen abilities in effect)

On on top of all that, Illumi knows where Killua is headed, so just running won't do much good when he needs his sister AND a specific butler to make it to Gon.

S-N

Hands down, best chapter of HxH, ever.
Wonder if Togashi will ever top this. (I'd like to think so, he's on a roll.)

Sheep

@RobbyBevard:

HE might, but he's carrying a passenger. And when fighting an opponent as capable and strong as his brother, he'd actually want all the help he can get from the butlers, who are obviously strong and capable in their own rights. (But would probably lose in a straight up fight against a Zoldyck going all out.)
And the pesterings are currently tied to one of the butlers anyway. Who knows what would happen if the object of the pestering died before the second question could even be asked. (And there might even be other nen abilities in effect

I agree that Gotoh and Canary would probably get killed, but Amane and especially Tsubone appear very capable, I could see them surviving an encounter with Illumi. But both Hisoka and Illumi at the same time makes it almost impossible.
I wonder how they will get out of this. The best they can do is somehow immobilize them, because killing Illumi is impossible for both Killua and the butlers. It was never said, but my guess is that if a butler attacks a zoldyck they get punished for it, the Zoldycks seem to be pretty strict with them.

Sâuza

Awesome chapter.

projectelf

Illumi is really interesting. But sadly, he can't top Hisoka.

Lazy Justice

Well, Killua's Nen is pretty useless against Illumi, as he went through the same training. And He probably can't use it anyway, as I don't think Alluka has been through the 'training'.

So I guess he's just going to have to stick with the butlers, or run.

The Hisoka art always cracks me up. That page with all the dolls and the three different Hisoka's is perfect.

Sâuza

@Lazy:

Well, Killua's Nen is pretty useless against Illumi, as he went through the same training. And He probably can't use it anyway, as I don't think Alluka has been through the 'training'.

So I guess he's just going to have to stick with the butlers, or run.

The Hisoka art always cracks me up. That page with all the dolls and the three different Hisoka's is perfect.

Why useless ? Even if they went by the same training for electric resistance Killua's nen grants him more overall speed that surpassed yupi's and pufu's (and that includes attack speed). So in terms of close combat he still might have an advantage.

And btw, is there any rule that forbids Killua and Alluka to leave the butlers ? I know it's kinda obvious but i can't remember anything about it, because that's a checkmate for Killua, having to defend Alluka, and face Illumi and Hisoka without losing the butlers.

Lazy Justice

Tsubone has locked the pesterings.

Sâuza

Oh…
yes...

Oga Simpson

Man, that was pretty much perfect, can't really say anything that you guys haven't already said. For the past month or so now, I've enjoyed HxH chapters a lot more than OP, does anyone else feel that way?

kouch_lee

@Oga:

Man, that was pretty much perfect, can't really say anything that you guys haven't already said. For the past month or so now, I've enjoyed HxH chapters a lot more than OP, does anyone else feel that way?

There's a trend lately of stating how right now HxH is much better than OP. Like, everywhere. Here, in the OP manga section, the TOC thread, the Post your pics part 3 and even the (awesome) Avenger Stefan thread. It's basicaly EVERYWHERE!!!

note 1: Some of these weren't true. Guess which ones.

note 2: People are quite expeditive with OP lately, I get it it's not the best arc, but seriously, some guys are already looking like giving up on it like it's the next Naruto Post Time Skip. . .

note 3: I also find the latest HxH chapters excellent, that's just common sense. That being said, the Ant arc conclusion doesn't hold a candle to the current Zoldyck/Save Gon/Save Alluka/Elections arc. At least, to me. Good, but not stellar. Just like the current OP arc : Not stellar, but definitely Good. Or at least decent enough.

note 4: This is not a rage post. I'm not an Oda fanboy. Shit, did I say Oda? I meant Goda. But no fanboyism here!

Edit: And of course, most of this isn't directed at you, Oga. I was just taking it out of my insides. Peace and love here!

Aioria

Yup, what everyone said… haha. I'm so glad I didn't read any spoilers this week, I don't think I've ever enjoyed a single chapter as much. And the best thing about it is that we can expect some of the most intense moments in HxH ahead. I really like Gotoh and Kanary, I hope they can both survive this, doesn't seem very likely though.

I used to think Hisoka thought of Illumi as a friend but seeing him on his pile of toys makes me wonder. I really hope we can see a fight between the two some day. I'm surprised too Machi didn't make it to his pile of toys.

Oga Simpson

@kouch_lee:

There's a trend lately of stating how right now HxH is much better than OP. Like, everywhere. Here, in the OP manga section, the TOC thread, the Post your pics part 3 and even the (awesome) Avenger Stefan thread. It's basicaly EVERYWHERE!!!

note 1: Some of these weren't true. Guess which ones.

note 2: People are quite expeditive with OP lately, I get it it's not the best arc, but seriously, some guys are already looking like giving up on it like it's the next Naruto Post Time Skip. . .

note 3: I also find the latest HxH chapters excellent, that's just common sense. That being said, the Ant arc conclusion doesn't hold a candle to the current Zoldyck/Save Gon/Save Alluka/Elections arc. At least, to me. Good, but not stellar. Just like the current OP arc : Not stellar, but definitely Good. Or at least decent enough.

note 4: This is not a rage post. I'm not an Oda fanboy. Shit, did I say Oda? I meant Goda. But no fanboyism here!

Edit: And of course, most of this isn't directed at you, Oga. I was just taking it out of my insides. Peace and love here!

Yeah no problem, I know you're just expressing your opinion(that's what this place is for right?). Peace and love brah!

Silverblade

I don't enjoy Hunter x Hunter nearly as much as I do so with One Piece. That said, I enjoy the hell out of Hunter x Hunter.

Another great chapter. Illumi has finally started his play, and did so quite flashily. My favorite Zoldyck right here. Hisoka making him show his aura was hilarious. But, right now, I don't see the stage for the arc as finally set. Against Illumi and a bit hesitant Hisoka (who's easily murder a butler or two for sure, I so hope Gotoh lives) is Killua, two trusted but considerably weaker butlers and two total wildcard butlers. There's really place for someone else entering the fray.

Pariston Hill for Chairman!

choperman

Great chapter, really great! but man I wanted to see info on all the zodiacs :( but it makes it seem more real world like if all of them don't get in, but there's to many random people