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Hunter x Hunter: Succession Contest Arc
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Merphy has one of the most impeccable timing I've ever seen. As soon as she caught up to One Piece, we got one of the biggest moments in the series. I won't spoil it for those that haven't read OP yet, but if you know, you know. And now, as soon as she caught up to HxH, Togashi (HxH author) is coming back from his hiatus. Merphy is indeed a blessing to the anime community lmao
On a similar note, shortly after Daniel Greene gave Berserk another shot and started his read along, Berserk came back. These freaking booktubers must be blessed or something lol
They both need to read Vagabond then
Daniel got us Berserk back
The queen savior of the weebs
ITS PRONOUNCED FREAKS NOT FREESES LMA0
People may hate this arc for the amount of text, information, characters, multiple plotlines but this is why I love it. I love its complexity and makes me want to read it again and again. I dont care if people trash the full page text, i love those since i was originally a novel reader and a couple of text pages is a breeze to read. THIS is my favorite arc so I'm really excited to read the upcoming chapters!
The people that have always hated HxH are the people that came into thinking it was an action anime/manga like most shonen. If they can't come to the conclusion themselves that it is not they continue to hate it on.
I honestly don't blame them if they hate the whole text part. I personally enjoy it, but you got to understand that those fans want to read a manga which is a visual medium.
Imagine watching a movie and you get suddenly thrown into a blank screen with walls of texts for a like 10 mins. How would you feel?
yeah I hate this arc because it's too text heavy. It's all talk and almost no action. We were all left hanging when the guards were already fighting each other.
I'll probably wait for the anime adaptation of this arc than read the manga.
I love this arc,but can't blame people for wanting more drawings in a comic book
If you read the ViZ translations, they're a lot less excessive
Post-mortem nen has been setup ever since York New. Feitan and Phinks explain they couldn't go after Kurapika to get Chrollo's nen usability back because Kurapika's nen would not go away. Kurapika is " harboring a strong grudge, which will cause their Nen to seek out the object of their hatred and cling to it".
Togashi said he was challenging himself to see how many characters he could include in one arc. I counted over 300.
just a correction, hisoka actually killed 2 members of the phantom troupe after the fight w chrollo. kortopi (the guy that can copy objects) and shalnark who i'm pretty sure was the one you already caught onto. kortopi's head was at the bottom of the page w shalnarks body so its easy to miss. also shalnark & kortopi were the two pt members that had the abilities that chrollo stole for the fight (black voice & copy) so hisoka killed them when they were practically defenseless. love the review though & this is one of my personal favorite arcs
Killers getting what they deserve is the best part of a manga for me.
The fact that Hisoka killed the two members whos abilities Chrollo used to fight him is the real important part about those deaths
@@Nahuel96G yes you’re right, i’ll add that in the og comment so she has a higher likelihood of seeing it
Kortopi is actually a girl
I like to think that Chrollo probably feels a lot worse because Hisoka killed them when he had their abilities.
The skill Ging is talking about was his natural talent of copying ANY punching type nen ability he had received. For example, Gon hit him with his Jajanken, then he can also use that ability like it's his. And the scary part about this is because of his genius level mastery of nen and his analytical prowess, he can improve said abilities to it's fullest form. You can just imagine how many abilities he has, this is probably how he is known as one of the top 5 nen users, well he is Kite's mentor so that's a given.
Fun fact, the chapters with Kurapika's backstory HAVE actually been adapted into the anime. Theyre included as a Flashback in the movie, The Phantom Rouge (which I still think should have been called The Phantom _Rogue_ instead, since it's about a former member of the Troupe). Mind you, the movie itself is not canon, but the flashback 100% is.
I think The Phantom Rouge (Red) is _really_ well suited to the character, backstory & goals of Kurapika.
I really like this arc, even though there are so many characters. I especially enjoy how Kurapika is portrayed as this strategic mastermind who is able to slowly gain ground by working and using his limited resources perfectly. It also shows how information is the critical tool in the game of intrigue.
I wish Togashi did not have his health problems, but I am grateful that he is still working on Hunter x Hunter.
This arc was being sooo magnificent. I wish Togashi can end it some day.
Him having to draw laying down is just 😰
His waifu and team will probably end the manga without him incase he just can’t anymore
ITS PRONOUNCED FREAKS NOT FREESES LMAOO
The way i see it, nen is probably a lot more scientific than most people in universe give it credit for. I think Ging takes advantage of this and can replicate simple abilities if they are just nen manipulation by looking at the mechanics of the ability.
Nen is amazing because is magical (is your soul) but is a real thing with law of physics, is energy that you can transform and adapt. Transmuters are the best example for this because their powers are literally inspired in real elements, like gum/ruber or electricity. Is the perfect mix of science and fiction in a magic system
I just finished chimera ant arc and it genuinely blew me away by how good it was hxh together with vagabond and bleach will always have a special place in my heart. Also hearing togashi is returning from hiatus soon makes so excited for the future of this masterpiece.
I wish Togashi had a body that could keep up with his ambitions.
Yeah he just got unlucky with his body. Take Oda or Araki for example both got a beastly body for being able to push this long
Or he could just have someone else draw while he creates the story. But it seems Togashi is very close minded in that aspect.
Thats true in a way cuz I think he wouldn't be able to write deep and rich thematic arcs like chimera and dark C arc if he doesnt have the time and space to write it .
Damn... That hits lol
@@carlosdanielcalderonmontoy3723 I would not enjoy HxH anywhere near as much without Togashi's art.
About Hisoka and his evolution:
Interesting Facts: Togashi said that Hisoka (literally talking of Hisoka as a real self-concious being) wanted to kill Machi straight ahead, but Togashi had to intervene so Machi could inform the rest of the troupe.
He killed kortopi and shalnark, the ones that lent their powers to Chrollo. Kortopi was decapitated just like what the marionettes made with "perfect copy" tried to do with Hisoka. And Shalnark was tied in a way that make him seem like a puppet just like what his power "black voice" do with other people.
the evolution of a character we thought wouldnt need to change:
Hisoka only cares about fighting strong opponents, and he gets sexually aroused by it. No morals, no concept of age or personal priorities, just him and his prey.
This philosophy made room for scenarios where he would rather help someone than just kill them.
That was fantastic for Gon and Killua, because Hisoka helped them to survive. Gon in various occasions and killua in the presidents election arc.
That's the hisoka we know, a perv, evil, joker-like, monster that cares for the wellbeing of his opponents until the day the are ready to be killed.
But was this philosophy what got him murdered. He gave Chrollo all he needed to be invincible. He left chrollo chose the when and the where, giving him time to create the master plan we watched.
Now, Hisoka changed. Now Hisoka does not care about anything. He is just going to be a killer, doesnt care about letting the opponent to be in their prime. No second chances for anyone.
The Hisoka we know is lost, he died. And this makes perfect sense and makes him even more scarier than he already was because now that Gon is out of the picture, we don't need to Hisoka that cares about letting his prey get stronger, now we have the full assasin perverted monster that he really is in the inside.
Well said!
he learned his lesson so hard. reality hits him hard. i cant wait to hisoka 2.0
Some of my favorite things about nen in this arc:
The way we found out how to visually recognize nen geniuses (making small forms with your ten): it is told that learning nen is extremely hard, just mastering Ten is really difficult.
Gon and Killua were prodigies with inmense talent, so they mastered the nen basics with some ease. But still it was really hard and took a lot of time for them to grow as nen users.
Bisky showed us that she could create words and numbers with his nen, something we didnt pay attention too. But nen ging showed that he could create small little forms with his nen, even move them, even move them individually in different directions.
That was a great way for stablishing what a genius can do. So, when we see Tserriednich do it, we accept that he is a genius.
The exploration of how nen abbilities are clasified: In this arc we get a lot of comments about "oh, yes, classic emitter tecnique" we got a clasification for Manipulators, a sub clasification for teletransportation abbilities and more. And this is not only interesting but makes the story more richer. Now we trully understand why you have to keep secret your nen affinity. Because experts can find out with ease what your fighting style is gonna be.
We got a bit of this in the Zeno/Silva vs Chrollo fight. Also in the discussion about if the chain user was a conjurer or a manipualtor. But is in this arc where this gets to another level.
The nen post mortem as a weapon: This is something nobody talks about, and I dont remember the title this people have. But the servants that are raised and trained to kill themselves and curse the princes with their nen are just amazing.
this is my favorite part/arc of HxH. no, I'm not lying. I know how great is chimera ant arc and York new arc, but this arc is something else. this is the arc most well thought, most well drawing, most well organized and structure that Togashi already did. you can see that he thought about every detail in this arc, every character role, the creative to create so many characters designs and no one looks like each other. is just that good. at least for me. is the one that I most like and this arc is not even close to finish yet. I love your review, Merphy.
Agree. It would not be possible without the hiatuses. You can tell that HxH lives rent free in Togashi‘s head.
Agreed
That lifeform is not called "Ay Eye", it's "Ai" ("eye") which is how you read the Japanese word for Love. If it wasn't for a localization in English in the previous arc, you could make the connection that it is the same word that Nanika says when she grants a wish (it's not " 'Kay ") - I'm surprised you didn't at all comment on Alluka in that chapter.🤨
"Codependence of desires" (wishes for wishes), Ai aka Love (the unconditional love that Killua has) etc., it all ties together thematically.
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Only a post chapter doodle highlights that Nanika is likely an Ai Ai. Easy to miss if you don't catch what the twisted bodies look like.
Yeah the anime has Nanika say “ai” as “eye” while the subtitles say “‘kay.” I never thought about someone not picking up on that because I read the manga after seeing the anime 😅
I love Alluka! Trans representation :)
@@tailsandyoshifan ew
About Chrollo:
The philosophy of Chrollo Lucilfer makes perfect sense when we remember where he came from. Meteor city.
Chrollo knows that he is trash, even less than trash. He had nothing and he is nothing.
Thats why he doesnt care, nor about his life nor about the people he kills.
At the same time it makes perfect sense that he isnt just another traumatized murderer. He is more of a thiever. He wants to posses things, treasures, knowledge, power. He is the king of Thieves.
We can call him a materialistic nihilistic.
Now, I dont know if he sees the troupe as family or as tools. But yes, he really cares about them. At least about the original ones. Because they are all he really has.
So, to resume, he cares about the spiders but gives a f..k about his own life.
Oh gosh the expositions on this part of Hunter x Hunter suddenly skyrocketed and there so much going on that you need to reread it to understand and absorb the information. I still enjoy rereading it though as a refresher. Great Review
I'm already planning another reread for this
31:32 I just find it funny how this fits so much if you read the author's comments on this chapter. One of Togashi's motivation for this fight was he wanted to make a fight where a person who says "I will win with 100%" actually does that, which was the case for Chrollo, since it's almost always the guy who brags that loses. This arc is honestly shaping up to be the best, there is so much to chew on, honestly I'm loving the Kurapica focus. That the power he chose to exact revenge is now used to protect someone so vulnerable, that no matter how strong Kurapica is you can't really help but wonder if he will make it out alive .
One detail miss in translation… when nanika grant a wish in japanese she says “ai” . And one of the 5 calamity that implied to grant desire is called ai. ( its basically confirmed that nanika is from dark continent)
its funny seeing people hate on the amount of text in this arc but personally i absolutely love it. i love action and fight scenes too but they never translate as clearly through still manga panels. i love the amount of detail going into this arc and how much is explained about every character and all of the plot points.
For me, this texts are necessary in order for us to understand more about the Dark Continent since the Succession War Arc is it's introduction.
The crew are gradually undulating their way towards the dark continent and I couldn't be more excited
Also, in one of the volume extras in vol 33, we learn Nanika is from the dark continent and says “Ai”. So she may be a result of the Ai threat. Zigg Zoldyck went to the Continent with Netero so Zigg may have passed it down to Alluka
Pretty sure Nanika was confirmed as a Nen beast in 2018. Then again, it may have only been confirmed in the sense people speculate it's an eventual reveal. Zigg... oh! Oh you have a point.
@@kneau Togashi makes a doodle telling us she came from the DC. The victims in the research facility were her's and Papu's along with the Zobae Hunter.
Zodiacs are Netero's personal sparing partners and Ging was named by Biscuit as one of the top 5 nen users in the association, so it'll be easy to dodge Leorio 's punch. You can try rereading it and you'll see Ging eyeballing the fist. It would be more noticeable in the anime.
Theres a theory that Nanika is an ai inhabiting Alluka. The epithet "Codependent of Desire" fits her powers. Her agency in the world fits the scale of the dark continent. I very much like this theory
The biggest hint for that theory is actually in the name: Ai. This is the same thing Nanika continuously says whenever she grants a wish... well, In Japanese at least. It's one of those hard to translate things. "Kay" is a perfectly correct translation in one way, but it loses the additional meanings of the name.
it is not theory (it was long time ago). in volume 33 (or 34, cant remember) there an extra drawing of nanika saying "ai. im from dark continent".
I thought this was a fact. ahahaha
@@mikolajszynwelski2246 Oh yeah, youre right. It's been a while, haha
Definitely not a theory lol😭
"I've passed the manga"
Murphy is hacking into Togashi's computer
I love your comments on Hunter X, I'm going to miss this so badly :')
1:40 I love the optimism, I'm not so sure we will get to the dark continent. I'm less confident we will get to see that much of it.
:(
I think the dark continent is what actually inspires Togashi the most. Togashi is a selfish writer, he created Greed Island just because he wanted to make some game like Yugioh, he created Kakin princes just to have fun at killing them off. Is just my personal opinion but I think the dark continent is something he deeply wants to create and develop, not even for the audience but just for him to have fun
Well....he did show on Twitter a sketch of a Tree. So...maybe?
Hopefully?
Let's just hope he lets his wife draw it weekly/biweekly while he comes up with the plot
@@DXDragon38 the black whale isn't landing on the dark continent within 10 chapters. There are too many things that has to happen this arc. It could be on the dark continent however, maybe another flashback of Netero or maybe it's on whale Island.
@@miyamotomusashi6450 Who said anything about 10 chapters? That's a completely arbitrary number.
I’m officially stealing the story notes straight from the author’s desk before be even starts drawing
Merphy: "I just want to get to the dark continent"
Me too Merphy
On the plus side this might be my favorite arc on the series
Merphy, your HxH videos always make me want to re-read it (again). I don't know if anyone has mentioned yet, but the Phantom Troupe members that Hisoka got rid of first were the ones whose powers Chrollo used during their fight. :) Btw, post-mortem nen is first mentioned in York New City.
Good catch! I noticed they were powers borrowed from troupe members (previously thought Chrollo could only steal, not borrow) but I did not connect it to a likelihood for being targeted by Hisoka.
A few things you seem to missed, Hisoka didn't kill a phantom troupe member, he killed 2 of them, specifically the two members that "lend" their powers for the chrollo fight (The Blonde manipulators BLACK VOICE pin and the Pokemon like duplicator that made the corpses into puppets)
Chrollo and the Phantom troupe are in the black whale specifically to hunt down Hisoka and avenge their 2 members.
One of the calamities are well accepted to be what Nanika is, the AI.
Ging's dad actually raised Ging until he died in a boating accident. Ging's Grandma tell us this in those Ging chapters after Heaven's Arena. Not a dead beat as far as we know. Don Freeces(pronounced freaks) is likely a distant ancestor.
Togashi likes his detours. The Dark Continent is a saga. Like meeting Ging it will be a while, probably epilogue. I would get it out of your mind. Before the DC we have the New Continent where the humans have to get permission and help to make the next stretch of the journey.
I believe a we'll get a Human World Arc involving Gyro the crime boss from the Chimera Ant arc Werefin and Bizeff went to go see before it too.
Um, ran into this channel out of nowhere, what an unexpected gem 💚.
I find the whole concept of post-mortem nen and even the fact it's a thing fascinating, it's a thing because of course it's a thing, one of the questions you'd ask is how does nen work in relation to dead things, I can't praise togashi's writing enough man
I didn't think you were going to do this arc and I'm excited to hear your take on it! Time to go watch!
Fans: we would be fine if the story ends when Gon meets Ging.
Togashi: Ayy wanna know how big the world is??
😭
Truth...
It still blows my mind how truly powerful the character Razor is. His nen is responsible for the use of every single spell card in GI... meaning a significant amount of his nen is always in use and he's still strong as hell. Imagine if he could use all of it for himself...I bet he'd be close to Zeno (in strength but obviously Zeno has the knowledge and experience to probably win a battle between the two)
I'm rereading the series and this is the part that I'm on currently! So good to look back and find the stuff you missed the first read through
I really enjoy your commentary, glad I found you
Oh I feel you in regards to coming back from the dead trope , I hate it so much. But The thing about Hisoka’s “resurrection” is that it’s masterful, it was built up, and Hisoka had death flags on him from day one with that battle obsession. I love his comeback because he wasn’t the same after it, him coming back and going on a spider hunt instead of waiting for the right moment “the fruit ripened” as he likes to say, is legitimately terrifying to me. The reason is that I don’t think he can control that blood lust anymore, making him not hold back, and makes me absolutely terrified if he finds Gon right now.
Hey Merphy,
It is currently just my head-canon, but have you noticed that almost every Nen-User of the isolatioted country of Kakin summons a Nen-construct that they use their ability through. A spying-owl, a resurrecting-cat, a "perfect predator". Those that use "traditional" ways of Nen are social outcasts like the mafia or those "untouchable"-cast that turse one person in their lifetime.
To me, it looks like the culture of Kakin is heavily influenced by the myth of the seed-urn ceremony, which in turn shaped how many people utilize their Nen.
This is actually a very cool take, adopting your head-canon.
You know, when you think about it, it’s not really a “fakeout” death because Hisoka *actually* died - and on the other hand, it’s only really a “resurrection” in the same way that CPR is a resurrection. And it only worked because bungee gum has the properties of both rubber and gum, so it’s not like this sets a precedent that other characters can follow and thus actually diminish the threat of death overall.
It does beg the question of whether Hisoka can basically make himself immortal now.
It has the properties of BOTH rubber and gum?!
Well no he can’t make himself immortal, if his heart was destroyed in the explosion, or any essential internal organs, the trick he pulled would have never worked. So if his vital organs get damaged beyond repair he will just die.
@@koenma932 The trouble with that logic is that his postmortem nen has strengthened the ability he used to come back to life the first time, which implies that he could do more and more insane things to revive himself. He can make an arm, so he could probably make a heart.
The million dollar question is: If he dies and revives himself again, could his Nen become even stronger? Is he a Saiyan now?
@@Pablo360able I think that first he is stronger now, but post mortem nen is a one time thing, I believe that another increase is very unlikely, or impossible, even if he does the same trick it would be possible due to his ability, but I wouldn't see viable another power increase
@@nagorepalaciosdelafuente Probably, but it’s entirely possible postmortem nen only seems like a one-time thing because most people only die once.
Love your analysis and ideas. As well as ya bomb hair!!
Love your thought on Ging's motivation! I think it makes a lot of sense
Love these videos!!
I had the same reaction to Hisoka’s revival.
Happy it happened, could see the setup, but just disappointed with the use of the resurrection trope.
It’s so common in anime/ manga that I’ve seen it used too often imo
Shalnark’s FORTUNE - “You must not phone, because at the most important time, it won’t work. You won’t be able to answer the phone either, because one time out of three, on the other end will be the god of death.”
So we know that the “god of death” is Hisoka which also makes more sense as he is number 4 (a number familiar with death in cultures)
“It won’t work ” as Chrollo had his ability borrowed shalnark could not rely on his ability Black Voice.
“You won’t be able to answer either” Shalnark gets a second call but never answers it due to him blitzing to Kortopi.
“Time of three” 1st call from Chrollo, 2nd unknown call and 3rd call (by person) by Hisoka “on the end will be the god of death”
Daymn Togashi…
The most important detail about this is that it implies that the fortunes still applies.
So don’t forget Chrollo’s fortune.
“Travel west, there you will find the person you are looking for”
“West” is very important in the arc currently as “Journey in to the new world” has 2 books: East and West. And West has not been found or rather being written as we speak.
The heavy implying of Chrollo could be a new main protagonist is strong with this one.
Ayoo, wtf?
Togashi is a goddamn genius
Cool, thanks for sharing this
while it is SAID the fortune are no longer effective after days or week i cant remember. but yeah maybe it will still works somehow. im excited to shizuku fortune: it said she will die in a room full of treasures.." thats probably in a kakin prince room in upper deck.
@@Jewel_Ting it’s assumed so, the rules are only an interpretation by Chrollo and even Neon is unaware of her own power. Furthermore, HxH has unreliable narrators so take their guesses with a grain of salt.
As far as we know the rules/the audience interpretations are that as long as Neon doesn’t read, see or hear her fortunes they usually came true within days if not weeks but the rules could be morphed by how Chrollo used them and that could also change the way they are annotated.
This section of the story is so ambitious! I hope it turns out well.
Can't wait for Togashi to release his newest chapters, and getting back into the swing of things!
I believe he's also got his wife practicing his art style as well, so we should be getting even more soon!
This arc is way more messed up than the Chimera Ant...the princes are such evil types that you want to know what's gonna happen. Netero was right human malice is limitless. LORDIE I HAVE BEEN WAITING FOR YEARS!!!
Murphy catches up to one piece: gear 5 is introduced
Catches up to hxh: manga is returning soon
Her timing physically could not be better
This is my favorite arc, finally you got there
Sameee
What I love the most about Hisoka coming back is that it puts a nice, realistic spin on the trope of character that loves to fight and be challenged. You can claim you like challenging fights as much as you want, the fact of the matter is that, if every fight is to the death, you won every fight. No matter how tough and challenging some of them were you always came out on top.
So Hisoka having a, frankly, pretty childish reaction to losing and going "I'll just kill all of you." even the ones that wouldn't give him the challenging, thrilling fight he loves so much, is a realistic way of framing a fight loving character losing for perhaps the first time in their life.
I love how much of a salty Sammy Hisoka is being lol. He thinks he is invincible, loses to Chrollo, and is like "okay, fine, be that way!" and decides to go full murder hobo!
WHAT THE WHUT! I read up to volume 36 thinking Merphy was gonna do a part one but she did the whole arc? This lady is a super reader! i might join the patreon just to discuss fan theories on the discord
Im excited for this video.
Imagine my shock in 2016 when the Chrollo x Hisoka was the very first page of the new chapter
Another reminder for me that i should re-read this part before the manga is officially release again
Yes the succession war arc has become incredibly complex and ambitious. But knowing that this is most likely the end of the character arc for Kurapika, Togashi will not disappoint.
The following are not spoilers but just some guesses on where I think the story may go.
It’s looking like Otoi could potentially become a romantic interest for Kurapika. There were hints where her relatively simplistic approach to life and humanity have Kurapika casting a sliver of doubt on his current self destructive road of vengeance. Woble(14th prince)’s nen beast which is the only one that hasn’t shown itself could be the one that save Kurapika at some point later on, maybe during a showdown with the 4th prince.
This arc is also probably the end of the journey for the chlollo and the phantom troupe. They’ll have to cross path with kurapika at some point but I imagine hisoka would be the one finishing them off.
It’s also heavily foreshadowing that the whole ship would descend into chaos as the succession war heats up which could potentially halt the journey. And that’s probably when Beyond Netero steps in if his primary goal of reaching dark continent is in jeopardy. Gonna be so excited what he can do.
Man there are just so many intriguing pieces that Togashi has introduced, and knowing him I’ll probably be wrong on all my guesses lol but it’s fun to think about nonetheless. No other show can get my analytic spirit and imagination boiling like h x h.
Nen after death was actually first mentioned and explained back by the end of YorkNew where the troupe explained why they can't go after Kurapika and said that if they kill him, his nen on Chrollo probably wouldn't go away and could even get stronger. And then a live example was Pitou.
A group of some HxH fans, such as me, like calling that one Tserriednich guy "Terror Sandwich"
As someone whose been reading HxH since I was a kid I love the expansion of this world and the journey into the unknown but I think its important to be honest and realistic with the direction and status of the manga. HxH will probably never be completed and the fact that an arc so ambitious and expansive started only to go on hiatus for 3 years is very indicative of the trajectory of the series. Togashi is amazing but he's been plagued with health problems for years and though they have announced new chapters are coming I don't see any feasible way that we get answers or sagas like we used to. So glad you're enjoying HxH but I would recommend at least warning new readers or even older readers who aren't as familiar with the long breaks and tumultuous history of HxH, that this fantastic series may never be complete and potentially could just end at any moment. Cheers! :)
Also! Gon still has nen! Going even comments that he still has the stream of nen flowing from the top of his head. He just lost access to it. He essentially hit a hard reset
“Y’all been doing this longer than I have”
The anime community who got back into books because of Merph: 👀👀
Great video! Btw there is a theory that Pariston was responsible for Kurta clan massacre. This is because Sheila (vol 0) has rat ears, also Kurapika is the rat Zodiac now, and the panel that you showed there is a doll without an eye (Kurta clan massacre reference)
FYI
There's several similarities found from Togashis previous work (i.e., yuyu hakusho) and hunterXhunter
Obviously in themes as theyve been refined from yuyu, but some more plot pieces.
The similarities in the dark continent are found from the later half and ending of yuyu but because Togashi got drained from yuyu the full ideas never came to fruition.
For example,
- the ancestors who's still alive bit
I NEED Merphy to read yu Yu Hakusho now that's she's almost caught up with hxh. I honestly think yusuke would be her favorite written character from any manga she's read so far. It would also be fun to see her talk about the differences in writing and drawing similarities between the two stories
Oda watching Merphy rant about fake out deaths: 🤭🤭🤭🤭
Chrollo's philosophy was destroyed in the Yorknew arc, so it's likely he no longer believes in it. He saw Pakunoda give in to Kurapika's demands despite him internally pleading for her to make the rational choice. It was a real reality check for him.
Between the boat in Berserk that had taken over a decade to get to their final destination or the boat in hunter x hunter that isn't even actually going to the dark content. It's going to a content that's nearby and then using that as a forward base to travel to the dark content, but because of the cast of extra's and the succession non sense it's going to take another 5 years maybe longer due to author's health.
In regards to Hisoka's resurrection.... I think the thing that keeps me from brushing this of as a simple character revive (aside from the set up), is the 2 main unknown factors associated with this.
Factor 1: We do not know if this resurrection is permanent, in fact, realistically we have no reason to believe it is. The limitations to this are completely unknown.
Factor 2: Hisoka's seeming change in personality. Before, Hisoka was always set on his goal of pushing himself further in fights, because it err... turned him on. The fact he is no longer caring about pushing himself in a fight, and is solely focused on death, seems to be a massive change in his character. I genuinely wonder if the announcer foreshadowed Hisoka's eventual change in character when introducing him as the Heavens Arena 'Reaper'.
At the very least, we are left with an unpredictable character, acting even more unpredictable then usual, with a bunch of mystery surrounding the nature of his current existence, and its relation to Nen. If were going to have a character resurrection of some sort.... im glad it's being done by Togashi within the Nen system. We are guaranteed to have drawbacks / unknown synergies to come in regards to how all of this works.
My issue is that Hisoka should still be crippled. He was taken from the arena to the hotel room, which takes quite some time, so he'd be suffering brain damage from all that time without oxygen reaching his brain.
Talking about loop, it just made me think of a theory, what if Gon, Gin and his father are the same person, and like Gin knows Gon is himself and Gin also knows that he has to go to the dark continent to find something that would create the loop in the first place.
Idk
The thing with a lot of stories is the world feels small. Everything on the planet important is seen in the confines of the story being told. HxH is an exception. You want to be able to go to other parts of the world and see what is happening.
I love the Hisoka Chrono fight sooo much! We def need it animated. I thought Hisoka dying and rebirth was super interesting. I'm in the same boat of you with wishing that they would just make this part fast and we're at the dark continent already, yet I love all that is going on.
and she is completely caught this is the review i was waiting for since u started the sage
Absolutely love all the stuff past where the anime ended. Fun fact: Hisoka's original voice actor in the anime didn't return for Hisoka in the 2011 version, he did however voice Pariston.
not that I condone what ging did but the way togashi writes ging and gon's dynamic I know from experience is sometimes exactly how it plays out, minus the huge beasts and superpowers, togashi writes excellent characters and probably the best "villains", the way 90% of the cast are grey characters but also each one unique is just *chef's kiss*
Amazing analysis. I am DYING for you to do do similar video with rogersbase (as you did with avatar) after you're all caught up
One of my fav things about HxH literally any arc could be a whole series in of itself
I love the Succession Contest arc. It's my 2nd favorite at the moment even with it not being finished.
Chrollo says very interesting things regarding feelings and emotions but always from a third person perspective so i feel like he's a inhuman human character as opposed to meruiems human inhuman character. Chrollo wants all the ants to be his equals and doesn't find himself particularly important cuz he believes in fatalism (i.e the convo with kurapika and melody when chained up ) he doesn't get that the spiders are very much an extension of him and talks about discovering and finding himself a lot so there is probably a conflict there (sorry for the grammar)
Infinite loop of deadbeat dados is the best thing ever said, period.
Don isn’t Ging’s dad. Don is over 300 yrs old. Ging’s dad disappeared shortly after Ging left for the hunter exam (when he was Gon’s age).
My favorite arc in HxH
It's also fun to note that the 2 spiders hisola kills first are the ones that lent their ability to Chrollo.
It’s only been a while since you made a video about the Chairman Election and you came up with one about these arcs? Due to how info-dumpy and complex every chapters were, I needed a lot of breaks and honestly couldn’t finish for about 8 months. I’m in love with your devotion to HxH, Merphy! Hopefully, we do get to see what we’re all excited for in the series once the new volumes do come back.
Hisoka’s revival definitely made him permanently stronger. He couldn’t make limbs beforehand with bungee gum or he would’ve in his attempt to defeat Chrollo. With this greater aura capacity he can now do so and it seems to have given him some speed going by the panel of his foot when killing Shalnark.
Chrollo during the fight said he saw little difference between human, puppets, and corpses. But Hisoka kills 2 of his members, breaking off the head of one like Chrollo’s puppets and stringing Shalnark like one. Going by Chrollo’s reaction there is in fact a difference to him even if he isn’t aware of the contradictions in himself. He’s also taking this hard because he feels responsible but that goes against his fatalistic attitude (like going East at the end of Yorknew despite the fortune already proven wrong with him not losing half the Spider), if events were predetermined he couldn’t be held responsible. Hisoka is also someone who believes he controls his fate see his fight against Kastro where he foresees him dancing to death and when he tells Pakunoda “each steps amends our fate.” But now Hisoka is disregarding his old way of fighting in practicing patience for his opponent’s ideal circumstances and no longer deciding when he will take out the spider but doing so on sight.
Wow, you're so fired up with that loop theory, gives me a kick to go keep reading ) I drowned in the politics instantly.
1:40
Murphy- "And, I am so excited to get to the Dark Continent".
Me (who's been waiting for several winters)- "Me too Murphy ... me too". 😔
Hisoka basically said " the hunt has now begun "
I hope I live to see the day where Hisoka vs Chrollo is animated because that's my favorite fight easily in the whole series the way Chrollo has everything just right for him to win is awesome just like how Hisoka struggles and does super well even gambling everything on one move plus Netero's son was *_Beyond_* my expectations
It's impressive how fast Merphy reads. Not satisfied with being up to date with One Piece, she's already in the dark continent in Hunter x Hunter.
Considering that Ging's father never returned from a fishing trip (ch65), and that Ging didn't even mention why he wanted to become a hunter... yeah, a cycle of deadbeat dads sounds plausible haha
Another great video! thank you
That outro is the best outro on RUclips right now!!!! Also, what do you think of Advanced Conquerer’s haki in One Piece Merphy??
It’s awesome that togashi gave all the rules to nen, and to expand on nen he shows all the different ways to use it
I let the problems of resurrection slide when there are consequences for it, which there were for Hisoka. He reemerges with even more bloodlust, deciding to take out Chrollo's entire Troupe. With the mad clown making the declaration to one member and immediately killing two others, we know this to be a serious and immediate threat to them all.
20:44 - "It's just tough when you introduce and promise the concept of The Dark Continent, and then you say, "maybe we'll get to it eventually, first let's do this thing"."
Togashi channelling his inner Oda here, poor Merphy.
Kurapika being my favorite HxH character made this arc torture for me. It was scratching that Kurapika itch, but then when it went on HiatusxHiatus for almost 4 years with no continuation in sight only to suddenly, after so many April fools announcements, have real confirmation for new chapters felt like the 2nd coming of Christ for so many fans especially since a lot of people had given up hope
There’s a Jesus and two thieves symbolism going on. By the end of Yorknew 2 thieves, Pakunoda and Uvogin, died and Chrollo (obvious allusions to Christ like leader of 12 and teaches certain rules and even selflessness/self-sacrifice/collectivism to the Spider) had his identity taken (can’t use his nen nor be with the Spider); with his exorcism it’s a sort of rebirth or revival of the Spider’s leader. At the beginning of Succession War, 2 thieves die, Kortopi and Shalnark, and Hisoka dies and is reborn (Jesus was also mocked by the moniker “Jesus the magician,” i.e., being called a fraud/trickster).
That's the first time I've heard anyone pronouce it "Freeces" instead of "Freaks" LOL.
Also, Ai (pronounced "eye", means Love in Japanese) is what Nanika says in the Japanese version instead of "Kay".
Lol I always thought it was a not fully articulated "hai", and that's why they translated it to "kay".
there is a very convincing theory that the Kurta clan ancestors are from the DC due to the bird and huts you see in chapter 0. you can see this bird on the DC map with huts near it.
basically hunter x hunter world that human lives is flat earth, and dark continent is beyond the arctic walls