Honestly, I'll cry if Kurapika dies. It's just one favourite character's death after another, I guess. It's like the Danganronpa of all my favourite characters, except nobody wins.
Kurapika dying would hurt a lot more You know someone's bound to die in Danganronpa,since it's a literal killing game But HxH is not like Danganronpa,so Kurapika's death isn't as expected,which would make it hurt a lot more
Fuck, I never realized that the head in the jar could be Pairo. That would be HEAVY! Kurapika would seriously go wild and have his own requiem for the dead...
we'll finally see kurapika new nen abilities specifically his index finger, and wether he's somehow tailored chain jail to be used against none-troupe. this is the thing i've been looking forward to the most.
n8falter For some reasons, I don't think that the head in the jar is going to be Pairo's after all. At least I honestly don't want it to be like that. I mean why him specifically ?! just because he's the protagonist's best friend?! :D Pairo is a mere kid after all,no big deal. Togashi will never bring that up. So predictable and cliché ,I guess
The 4th Prince is a twisted individual. He used the skin of a person to make a wall decoration. So it wouldn't be surprising that he would want the head of a kurta clan member. The position of the jar definitely suggests that its a Kurta member. Since Pairo's vision is messed up, it's possible that his scarlet eyes look special, making him special. The look different in the Phantom Rogue movie, but that's not canon. It's hard to tell from the manga if his eyes actually look different and they don't turn scarlet in the manga. But I think it would make less sense for it to be a random Kurta clan head than be Pairo's.
Great video, man. A nice reminder of the Pika one shot as well. That theory of what's in the jar.. god damn. That is dark. I don't exactly know how I'm going to approach my own Kurapika video whenever I get started on that, but it'll be an interesting challenge taking this one into consideration. Thanks! :)
Thank AJ! I read the one shot a few times over and I can't help but think of how different Kurapika would be had his clan not been slaughtered. There's a lot I didn't cover since he's such a complex character so I'm looking forward to seeing how you tackle it.
Kurapika has been my favorite character on the show from the start. I love smart characters whose personalities have so much depth and layers. I really don't want him to die but his obsession with revenge and collecting the Scarlet eyes might be his undoing. I hope he chooses the baby prince over his revenge. But I'm not sure he'll be able to control himself if the head in the jar is indeed Pairo's. What scares me more is that he's gonna cross paths with Chrollo again very soon. And since Hisoka is hunting down the Spiders one by one, Chrollo is likely to go even more to the dark side and lose control just like Kurapika. It seems like Chrollo is walking the same path as Kurapika. The emptiness is soon to consume them both. I don't see a way out for Kurapika without the help of his friends especially if he were to face Chrollo AND the 4th prince. I mean the 4th prince seems to be really strong and it's highly unlikely that Kurapika would team up with Chrollo to reach his goal since Chrollo is the reason of all his grief. There is also the possibility of Kurapika teaming up with Hisoka against the Spiders but then again I think after Hisoka "died", he's no longer the same Hisoka that we knew. The Hisoka we knew would only fight strong opponents but the new Hisoka is driven by revenge and bloodlust. So maybe Kurapika and Hisoka won't see eye to eye if Hisoka wants to destroy everything in his path. I wish somehow Ging and Kurapika would cross paths. Maybe Ging can guide him like he guided Kite & Razer. He might be able to help save him somehow. To be honest, I really want Kurapika to meet both Ging and Pariston since they're the smartest characters on the show. It would be really interesting to see their interactions. But then there is also Netero's son who doesn't seem to be a good guy and I feel he's gonna play a huge part in how things play out. The Arc is so damn complicated, I just can't even begin to guess what will happen. There are so many elements that will come into play.
This is pain. Reading your comment from years ago about my favorite character just hurts even more knowing as every passing day goes on we have less of a chance to finish kurpaika's story.
I'm gonna be blunt and say it'll most likely end in tragedy. Afew years back, in an interview, someone asked Togashi "what will happen to Kurapika and the Phantom Troupe" And he replied "They're all gonna die" which everyone didn't believe because writers tend to say that to avoid spoilers, but then we see the Phantom Troupe slowly getting killed off, so its like "well, damn. Kurapika will die" you know? I mean its possible he won't kill Kurapika, but hey, its Togashi, we won't know until it happens. If he does die though, I hope he recovers the last pair of his clans eyes doing so.
My thoughts exactly. I think Togashi was joking during the interview but a lot of truth is said in jest. Kurapika will die, happily, after collecting the last pair of eyes.
It was most likely a joke, the 1999 storyboard wanted something similar and togashi disapproved and denied it. He most likely wants all protagonist alive at the end.
This script evolved (or crumbled) several times. It started as a discussion on Kurapika's popularity and my personal feelings towards the character, it then changed to how I relate to the character, and finally it somehow turned into this. I opted to not add any music because I genuinely enjoyed just listening to this as I was editing. Anyway, I hope you all enjoy and thanks for being patient.
I've been using the manga as my primary source since I started the Shinyuu videos. So there was a ton of reading and post-it notes involved. I've been whining about this script on twitter for a while lol.
+TalesOfNerdia another awesome video Nerdia I love your insightfulness to the characters and the world of hunter x hunter looking forward to more hunter x hunter videos in the future. Do you really think the dark continent arc is one of last arcs? seems reasonable to end it there I'm not there yet in the manga myself but where else could Togashi take the story after that.
Most of this is from memory so don't quote me exactly but: Togashi mentioned in an interview about having ideas for 3 or 4 more arcs. I believe the statement was made during the election arc and I believe he counted the election arc in that. So that leaves 2-3 arcs. The Dark Continent is considered by some, including myself, to actually be 2 arcs. The first arc is the journey to the New Continent because of the involvement of the Princes and how complex they've made the arc. Whichever Prince survives the Gu will also not be traveling to the Dark Continent, just the Zodiac and Beyond, which makes it feel like a separate storyline. The second arc would take place on the Dark Continent involving only the Zodiac, Beyond (and his group, and possibly the Phantom Troupe and Hisoka. That leaves at a maximum only 1 arc left after the Dark Continent. Of course, Togashi could have changed his mind since that quote and may have more planned but he's also expressed an interest in making a card-battle manga so I still think he'll want to wrap up HxH sooner rather than later.
+TalesOfNerdia Even though HxH is not my favorite series I still enjoy it I hope we do eventually get to see how this series will end the story and world of this series is so open-ended the possibilities are endless maybe you could do a video with your own thoughts and speculations on that in the future. One more arc after the dark continent is a good stopping point even though I still have a ways to go in the story myself I want this manga/anime to have a good definite end and I'm sure Togashi can deliver if we get there.
In my opinion, when Kurapika refused to kill Majitani, it wasn't out of selfishness. It was a fight to the death yes, unless someone surrendered. Majitani surrendered shortly before, Kurapika knocked him out. And him refusing to kill him unconscious was putting his team at a disadvantage, but was also showing his opponent a fighter' s honor and respect, also a little mercy by giving him a chance to awaken and fight him again, then finish the fight. I always thought it showed how very faithful to his principles Kurapika is, even in the face of peer pressure, if you will. But you have a right to your own perceptions, that was just mine when I watched the episode. Anyway, I really enjoyed your analysis.
How will Kurapika's story end? I honestly have no idea. I mean, the whole idea behind Hunter x Hunter is subverting tropes, so I guess the ending Togashi has planned depends on how he perceives Kurapika's story. Kurapika is out for revenge, which means he'll either figure out the error of his ways or the story will end in tragedy -- that's how revenge tales usually go. So a subversion would be for Kurapika to find inner peace but *still* end up in a tragedy, I guess? That's one way to see it, at least. Bottom line is: it's impossible to predict the path of an author whose whole goal and method breeds impredictability.
Such a wonderful establishment of the nature of Kurapika's dual personality, shown even more when you take into consideration Kurapika's nen. Hisoka mentions the "personality" traits of nen which says that Kurapika's natural nature of conjurer is high-strung and methodical, seen as how his light side is calm, steady, and about "right or wrong" (see his arguement with Leorio right before the hunter exam about what a hunter should do), while his specialist nature when activating his dark side is, as Hisoka mentioned, all about being selfish and independent, doing things by one's self. Once again, Togashi shows so much about a character this way(also a reason for me to believe that if Gon does get his nen back, this time he will be a specialist, since his base nature is closer to a specialist in my opinion) As far as how Kurapika's "story" might conclude in the future, I have a few theories, some completely far fetched, others more likely. Perhaps one of my favorite ideas me and my friend Britt (I watched the 2011 version with her) came up with is that Pairo is, in fact, not "dead" yet, or might be "brought back to life". It's not completely out of the realm of speculation that the spider decapitated him and placed his head in a jar, in hopes that the buyer of the head (or they themselves) could find a nen ability to bring back the quality in Pairo's eyes as his eyes were already damaged to a certain extent and probably not as valuable as the other normal Kurta eyes. Why else would there only be one head? Why not just the eyes like the others? I feel Togashi would not include this just for "Kurapika rage fuel". Another interesting idea about this is the fact that Kurapika has, in a roundabout way, found the doctor he was looking for: Leorio. One could argue that Togashi made Leorio go to this arc just so we could see more of him and give him "more screen time", but I think he has a plan for him. Leorio is the most underdeveloped character out of the main four and the reason for this may be that his "arc" will come to a head during the Dark continent, in conjunction with Kurapika's ending. Leorio does have multiple different versions of his nen (the warping punch and ultrasound) so perhaps he also has a "healing" ability, which would make sense as the more healer of the group. I personally just find it almost a bittersweet sense of irony that Kurapika went on a mission to find a doctor for Pairo in the beginning, and then in one of the last arcs of the series, he will find, most likely, Pairo in that jar along with a doctor by his side. Not only this, but Togashi has kind of, in a way, shown that he is "pairing up" characters as far as how their arcs influence one another, Gon and Killua, Ging and Kite, Meruem and Komugi, etc, and from the beginning we have seen that Togashi at least intended for Leorio to be influenced by Kurapika in some way or another as seen with their conflicting personalities, goals, ideology, etc. (ofc he was influenced by Gon, but I feel that Gon's influence on him was more just bringing out nature he already had and encouraging him) Sorry this is such a super long comment, I just have a lot of opinions when it comes to speculating plots and such. I really enjoyed this video, especially your analysis of how Kurapika's state of mind is due to others as well as how this plays off the rules of being a hunter. Looking forward to the next part of the Gon and Killua friendship vids as well!
I'm inclined to say that Pairo's head was salvaged because of either his expression or his damaged eyes are even more valuable because they so unique when they turn scarlet. However, I really like your theory. With all of the crazy things the Dark Continent holds it's possible that there is something that, maybe Leorio, could find that could help regrow Pairo's body since his head is intact. It does sounds far-fetched but it's fun to think about all the possibilities this arc could bring.
The last thing Gon is gonna become is a specialist. Togashi has implied that his main set of characters will never be the like of Naruto and Bleach. Gon sacrificed his potential. To get back to that level is even harder. Manipulators and Conjurers are the most possible bets if you wanna be a specialist. Enhancers are entirely opposite to it. And you can't use another category to a efficiency except the one you are born with.
Still hoping Kurapika won't be killed off. At least not before he has retrieve all 37 pairs of scarlet eyes and killed if not all then most of the spiders.
Hunter x Hunter is not about sad endings but transformation. Kurapica wasn't the only one conflicted, wrestling with his dark side. Killua had the same issues. None of the four primary characters are the same as they were in the beginning. Both Killua and Kurapica were tempered by Gon Freecs. However in addition Gon and Melody, Leorio is now also a moral stabilizer to Kurapica. This was apparent in the Yorknew Arc. He's on the ship also. Kurapica is there because Leorio wanted him there and knew what button to push.
Kurapika also expressed gratitude for having Leorio around when he became a Zodiac. This is something I should have mentioned and I don't know how I missed that. That being said, I still think there's a strong possibility of his death, or at the very least a near-death experience that changes his outlook and helps him get over his grief.
No need for an apology. I appreciate your brilliant insight. I suspect you are right. But the near death won't be Kurapica. It's going to be someone close to him. Someone like Melody, Leorio, etc. He is bonding to Prince Woble. The absolute worse thing that could happen to him is not his death. He's long since accepted the possibility. But if his single-mindedness caused injury to a friend, that is a hell he could not bear. Oh and I respectfully disagree about his initial meeting with Leorio. He was deliberately mis-pronouncing Leorio's name to show his contempt for him. Leorio was used for comic relief so much, we forget he is capable of a cold rage. In return for repeated insults, he immediately hit the Kurta button. You don't fight duels unless you're willing to kill somebody. Even in Trick Tower, after seeing what Kurapica capability, Leorio still wasn't scared of him. Kurapica was aware of this even if he didn't back down. By Yorknew, he respected Leorio. That was a good thing for Killua and Gon.
kurapika was my favorite character in hunter x hunter... well not really, killua was, but I loved kurapika's story the most. it was the most interesting, especially the way it was going in the latest arc. he is the most inteligent of the cast meaning when he is solving a problem, he will do it in the most complicated and fascinating way possible. he is also the most tragic of the cast since he is headed down a road that has high chances of not ending well... which is exactly why I hate how we are never seeing the end of it.
Honestly I feel like kurapikas going to die, especially with the whole "emperor time stealing his life" thing. I mean he must have already lost at least 15 years of life, and that's just from what we've seen, not including training and when he's wearing contacts. And there's no way he's not going to use emperor time again during the succession war, especially when he goes against the 4th prince. I really don't want him to die, he's an amazing character, but I'm starting to think it's inevitable
After falling asleep while in emperor time he lost over 4 years but total that hes used might be like 5 years. It would have been mentioned if hes lost such a significant amount of time using it. 15 is too much
The idea of it being Pairo's head would be so interesting to me cause of a few things. First, the idea of an actual full head means there's an identity, he's been collecting the eyes but it might have been not as painful because they were just eyes. With the head it will be linked to someone he knows. Second of course, it being his literal best friend... it'd be like Killua dying next to Gon or something and that leads me to the 3rd thing, Oito, Bill, Woble, Shimano... none of them have really seem Kurapika flip out. He's kinda been the incredibly calm, intelligent and jaded guy this whole time, even before the voyage when we caught up with him again. Also makes me wonder, why was a whole head kept and didn't have the eyes taken??
Yea he said he was able to get so many eyes back without resorting to killing but I doubt that will be the case when he sees how twisted the 4th prince is.
i don't see things getting better for kurapika, melody is a vulnerable position, and she will likely get killed off, leeorio is in a vunerable position hes at the bottom deck where all the violence is occurring, then there is the 4th kikin prince with the eyes + piros head, then there is kurapika nen teacher who is stuck in a volatile position, then there is the spiders on board the ship including chrollo, then there is the chance of prince wobble getting hurt, there is basically a bunch of ingredients on board the ship to drive kurapkia to the brink, i don't see it ending great, he'll be pushed into vengeance and darkness, to the point where even people like leorio/melody/hanzo/his nen master, will not be able to calm his thirst for vegence down, in short there are too many vunerable characters who will likely get hurt who kurapika cares about and too many volatile charachters who will drive kurapika to the path of no return. Kurapikas story is basically a reminder of what killua story could've been had he still be under control of illumi and his family.
Damn this is a really good review- loved the commentary bro! You explained his life and actions reasonably well. Def my favourite character in the series
I really love these videos you make about Hunter X Hunter. I just found your channel 2 days ago and watched every single one. I hope you will continue to make them, I can tell a lot of time and effort is put into them.
Loved this analysis a lot! Definitely made me think about Kurapika and his future arc in the story differently--especially in focusing the analysis on the essential question of what happens to him once his goals are accomplished (or, what happens to his rage and darkness?) One important thing to this question that I thought was left out was that in giving in to his rage and darkness, Kurapika is not just sacrificing his "light persona," but his very ideals, his belief in what makes a good person and a good Hunter. It begins with his arguments with Leorio about why one becomes a Hunter: Kurapika states a fervent belief in the idea that a Hunter should be noble, considerate, a deeply moral individual (a conception that now seems easily traced to his youthful hero worship of them in the special chapters). It's clear that Kurapika is a highly ethical person, that he believes in doing good and being kind and helping others. However, in order to revenge his clan, he throws all that aside. This is made most obvious by his conversation with Uvogin. Kurapika admits disgust at the violent, cruel acts he must take against Uvogin. It's hard to tell from his absolute determination to get revenge, but these and similar scenes tell us that violence, that murder doesn't come natural to Kurapika, that it's not who he wants to be nor who he thinks he should be. I think this is the crux of Kurapika's two personas, and it has awesome implications for his relationship with Leorio, with Gon, and his place in the stories themes... which I'll probably end up writing a tumblr post about now. Sorry this was so long?
First things first, great video about Kurapika, man He is one of my favourite characters ever, and this video pretty much explained why Kurapika is such a great character I sure want to see Kurapika happy at the end of HxH, but if it is for him to end up tragically, I hope that Togashi will make it in an appropriate style. Ah, the Dark Continent Expedition started off ao beautifully and it really pumped up a lot of fans. I have a hint that this arc might actually be the best arc of this series, something even better than the Yorknew City arc. I hope you will make a video on this arc when it ends
I'm honestly hoping the Dark Continent arc is a second chance for Kurapika. I want Kurapika to adopt Woble and marry Leorio and get a cat/dog/lizard/bird. Get Kurapika a whole farm and therapy! My boy needs some rehabilitation!
One thing I wonder about is how he'd react to the fact that Hisoka has now resolved to kill off the spiders himself. I'm honestly pretty stumped about how the DC arc will really go, maybe once we get a bit farther I'll have a better idea of how Wobble will really effect him. I was kind of hoping that Leorio would also be able to help Kurapika stay lighter.
I have this strange feeling that he knew about Hisoka fighting Chrollo (but not the aftermath). He said he would be able to tell if Chrollo somehow removed his chain curse but we don't see him react when that happens. I'm also hoping Leorio can help Kurapika. Hopefully Cheadle doesn't keep him locked up in that medical ward 24/7.
I'm thinking maybe his experience during the York New City arc taught him that retrieving the eyes was more important to go after. Gon telling him he could focus on finding the eyes seemed to surprise him, almost as if he was so focused on the killing that the supposed deaths of the troupe was negative, and Gon pointed out how his goal was made easier instead. Then again I have only seen the anime for the early arcs since I haven't gone back and read the manga so I don't know the comparison. The medical ward is definitely gonna start getting busy when the actual fighting starts, Leorio and Kurapika might end up crossing paths simple because of that. Honestly I just want some Leorio development too.
i honestly think that if you can do this kind of analysis in other series, the channel will explode with subscribers. you can deliver this kind of content only if you are truly passionate with HXH, keep up the good work.
next main character Leorio!! x) even though he has reletevly little envolvement i honestly would like to see Leorios analysis, he's simple yet thats what i think makes him unique on the "team", and he dose have good moments, that and a (again) simple yet reliable backstory, its one of the reasons i was really onboard with the idea of him being chairman, he seems like the weak yet strong will character to lead the Hunter assosiation and by being chairman we could have seen him grow or develope more like a leader and as a charater, but then again Gon's point in that he just whants to be a doctor dose make more sense :/ overall i think that for the little envolvement he has, there could be a video on his overall character, and i would look foward to that video if you were to make it,i know it takes time for this kinds of videos though, so ill paitently wait for every one of them and im glad to see your still making them.
I think the condition he set on himself will eventually kill him because there will be a time where he uses one of his chains on someone rather than a a phantom troupe or barely making it out alive and using nen the way hisoka did after his fight with Krolo or emperor time finally kills him. I really hope the manga eventually continues and the anime continues as well I really want to see the dark continent and how Kurpikas journey ends
Love your videos my man, they're always real quality. A bit bummed you opted to not lay any background music on this one, cuz the tunes help me focus on listening to you speaking, but I understand why you made that decision. Can't wait for your next video and when you inevitably branch out to other shows and manga!
Thank you. Leaving out the music just felt right for this one but I still plan on adding music to other videos. I'm 95% positive I'll be doing Shinyuu Part 5 next which is a joy to find the right tracks for. After Shinyuu part 5 I'm going to try my hand at a different show or at least a topic that covers multiple shows.
Yappari. That head is something when I saw it. I don't know what our dear HxH author is thinking but in most anime that I watched that have characters like Kurapika, the way the character been saved or said to begin to have a his/her freedom is when after they face their "past". So it will be that head, the major key of what will happened to Kurapika. Sure, he will go wild after seeing that. And remember that the phantom troupe is also in the ship. The thing is how he will handle it, those emotions. Sadness, anger, I guess there is also guilt. And how those who is around with him that time will be able to handle him.
Awesome video, predict anything about this new arc seems very difficult, however, I think the only thing that Could help kurapika is to realize he's not responsible or guilty for the assassination of his family, otherwise he will be again in The situation of having a revenge goal and having the necessity to fulfill it
why would he move on though? Why is revenge a bad thing in his situation? It seemed to me that he's doing the right thing, the PT killed his clan just to sell their eyes! If i was in the same situation, I'd do the same thing.
I want to know the method of what Netero used to determine who has more potential than who. I do not understand why Gon has more potential than Killua.
I think Gon has more potential, specifically as a Hunter, because he has a clear vision. Killua was just taking the exam for fun and is not interested in being a hunter so it's reasonable to deem him as having less potential. He also gave up during the game with Netero to get the ball where as Gon continued even though he knew he was outclassed. Morel even said that there's more hope for Gon since Killua fled from Pitou.
I'm calling it now: Since Nanika/Alluka has been mentioned to be from the Dark Continent, most likely there will be others of her kind. Leorio knows the details of this power and his presence in the DC arc indicate Kurapica will be, or is already aware of this. If the plot leads them to encounter more Nanikas he might attempt to sacrifice his life to bring back the Kurta clan. Such a costly wish would probably require even more than just his life. The struggle between his light and dark sides could come to a head in this scenario, and I personally would love it if he sacrificed himself in a very gruesome Togashi manner to bring them back.
+mapleunix1 We may NEVER get to the dark continent and I'm very very doubtful Togashi will ever come back at least not for a very long time but for all that is good I hope he does come back at least long enough to set foot on that continent and if this is to be one of the last arcs Togashi can try to wrap up the story as much as possible how this series will end is anyone's guess.
mapleunix1 I'm sorry, but I don't remember anything stating Killua's sister was from the dark continent. For that matter, I'm pretty sure the last trip to the continent was decades ago, before any of the assassin kids were born. I've watched the anime and read the manga, and what you mention doesn't ring a bell at all. But it has been awhile. Maybe I'm wrong. If you can tell me around what episode or chapter to look for it, I'll try to find it.
maybe the succession war will kind of bring those two sides closer together, as he might also want to kill tserriednich just to prevent him from becoming a king and also to protect woble. it's like he's the perfect candidate to protect this royal baby from assassinations :D
Thanks for making such a video, was very good analysis.I enjoyed it so much. I think we all agree that this hiatus has to end soon if the manga is going to continue by any chance. It's been almost a year already :3 Kurapika is my favorite protagonist, and a lot of theories were suggested as regards his story.I think that Kurta clan and probably Ryodans as well, originate from dark continent. Maybe Kurta members were the gate keepers of DC. what makes me predict this is the thing explained in the manga in Kuralika's special chapters. Everyone in the village was a afraid of Kurapika when his eyes turned red. Kurta clan has did something in the past made everyone think they're evil,but only the elders know the truth. What does that mean?! I see many characters die in this arc because DC is a very dangerous place. Keeping in mind what happened to Gon when he fought with Pitou,vengeance stories never end peacefully in HxH. Actually I anticipate alot of tragedy with Kurapika,that will be so sad though. He also had to learn new nen techniques otherwise it won't go well because prince of Kakin ain't a spider unless his new power will be his index finger. I'm so enthusiastic to know what's going to happen. I want a happy ending for Kurapika I don't think that he's ment to be an evil character his issue is so fair, I guess. Waiting for your upcoming videos. ^^
yeah, i also theorise about the kurtas being originally from DC. one thing that caught my eye is the "infinite" sign on kurapika's cloak, is the same one on the cover of the book about DC that ging is keeping and that he states is written from don freecs
Zine Mégathérium Yea, the book Kurapika read together with Pairo is probably the book Don frecess wrote and still is continuing to write it RN. That's why I think Kurapika is going to be so useful in this arc.He probably knows so much already about DC. I think Togashi loves reading and books, doesn't he? You can find so many books symbols and powers or abilities in the series . ( Kurapika loves to read at the beginning of the series, the book he read and led him the outside world, the book in greed island arc, chorollo's ability)... Maybe he's trying to confirm the importance or benefits of reading who knows😂😊
I enjoyed the video, my thoughts have been along the same line as yours, but I never realised how big an influence Gon was on him. I'd like to hope Gon and him meet up and Gon somehow calms him down but in my opinion, its unlikely. All I see is Kurapika losing himself in his rage when he either sees/confronts the fourth prince, or when he sees the eyes, or even when he sees the troupe members, but I can see it all ending tragically with Kurapika most likely dying. Honestly don't see a happy ending for him at all, they've kinda foreshadowed his death and lose of control due to emperor time.
Good video, it's clear that you care a lot about this character. I think you dwelled a bit too long on some points but overall very solid. The contrast and comparison with Aleczandxr's Kurapika video is interesting, they are very different from one another. I think both should be watched for different ways of tackling Kurapika analysis.
I think you have great knowledge on HxH and are an intelligent guy. Please know that I enjoy your videos. But here I have a bit of criticism that I hope you know is well-intentioned. Your videos these days are self-proclaimed "Analysis" content and it's not exactly an incorrect statement. But I think a more accurate title of these would be "summaries." A lot of the things you point out are things that any average reader/watcher would know already, having experienced the story. They don't really bring anything new to the table that I hadn't thought of before (except the Pairo jar theory, that was cool). When I listen to your videos, I find myself mentally nodding in agreement and going "yep, yep, I thought that too," without learning anything new. If that's your intention, then terrific. Keep doing what you're doing, the videos are good. But a lot of this is "shallow" analysis by my definition. Also, your voice could use a bit more energy sometimes. I listened to this at 1.5x speed to stop myself from getting sleepy. I'm sorry that this critique comes at the back of a video that you obviously worked hard and spent a lot of time on, but I wanted to say this. Again, I still like the videos! Just thought I'd leave my two cents. You can ignore this if you want.
I appreciate the criticism and most of what you said has already been on my mind for a while. I find myself describing specific scenes in too much detail, only offering small nuggets of my own perspective here and there. This happened a lot in my Shinyuu series. I tried to break that habit with this video, which is why towards the end I jumped from the Uvo scene all the way to the Dark Continent. You can basically here me screaming "Look, here's the point I'm trying desperately to articulate." during the transition between 14:10 - 14:53 . I do have a hard time gauging, in this type of video, if what I'm providing is new and interesting. In several areas I think I succeed but recognize I can do much better in others. Admittedly, a lot of this script should have been gutted and I realized that towards the end of writing it (again lol). Instead of spending another 2-3 weeks on it I decided to just make some minor edits and accepted that it would be a learning experience. Again, I absolutely appreciate the feedback and take no offense. Thank you for the honesty. I'll do my best to improve and hope you stick around for that.
I watched Monster about...5 or 6 years ago I think? I remember being really excited about it at the start, but at some point I started watching it at a faster speed because I felt like it was dragging. To be honest, I would need to rewatch it to attempt a video and I'm not passionate enough about it to want to revisit it. I will be branching out to other anime soon though, so I hope you stick around for that.
I'm just getting to know your videos. I can't believe an excellent channel to understand better Hunter x Hunter exist ! Thank u so much your videos are amazing About Kurapika I think he is gonna be dead after reaching his goal, It saddens me to think that but it's the most probably to happen 😭
I believe he would collect the kurta eyes anyhow and that would make him calm down inside. . His dark side will subside . But if a spider member provokes him .. That is when he would turn dark again ..
I would love to see Kurapika and Hisoka team up. Hopefully Hisoka isn't sour about how Kurapika delivered a nenless Chrollo to him back in Yorknew lol.
Ahmed tv I dont they will team up, most likely they'll fight each other cz of their goals, one tends to wipe out the phantom troupe in order to weaken chrollo and amuse himself, the other is trying to avenge his clan by taking out the troup by himself, we all have seen in the york new arc how desperate he became when he heard the rumor of the troup being killed! Still one thing im sure about, if kurapika learns about hisoka's motivation, he'll refuse to let him fight chrollo so he can hav the chance to kill him all for himself
Yoshihiro Togashi when was asked on a interview what is his plans for Kurapika and the Phantom Troupe he says that all they going to die. Nobody knows if he was serious but yeah...
I don't think Netero based his judgement on future contribution potential of candidates otherwise , he wouldn't have allowed assasins to take Hunter exams who are obviously taking it for selfish reasons ( easy money , easy killing ) just my opinion:)
Netero could hold a bias against those type of hunters. Kurapika's reasoning for becoming a Black List Hunter is driven by his own personal agenda, not by some noble desire for justice. Hisoka was also rated very low even though he was clearly the strongest of them all.
I'm pretty sure it worked the other way around though. In the manga Netero said that those who were given the most opportunities to pass were those who had the most potential, like how Gon is at the bottom even though he was highly thought of. This means that by being on the bottom and having so many opportunities to pass, Netero actually thought very highly of Kurapika (and Hisoka).
Wasn't the ladder made by Netero upside-down? Meaning that the more impressive candidates received more chances. Otherwise Killua feeling insecure about having less potential than Gon (due to him being higher on the ladder than Gon) wouldn't make sense.
i have a theory, maybe the spider wasn't the culprit of the mass murder of the Kurta clan but the 4th prince instead. In the two chapter about Kurapika, Togas mentioned how the Kurta clan was tortured in a gruesome way before they died, that reminded me of the 4th prince's habit of torturing people before he killed them not the spider. Certainly the spider must have crossed path with the Kurta clan but probably in a fight, that was the reason why Uvo didn't remembered who the Kurta was when Kura questioned him, he was neither dumbed nor having alzheimer, even Chrollo didn't answer when Kura questioned him directly. Togashi left this matter very ambiguous, luckily Kura only killed Uvo.
i want to ask you something please respond , there's many people talk about zoldyck family that they're real and live in France , so do you know anything about it ?
I've only watched the first few episodes. From the impression I got it was better than the average dub and I think most of the casting was pretty good, except for Killua, which I've stated in a livestream that it's not the VAs fault but just a bad casting decision.
01:53 He failed it. They just cheated. He might even be blaming himself coz the event happened after he went out. We knew the clan is hiding from outsiders. And Kurapika's eyes became red when he went outside
0:1704:29 wait when did netero said that? Isn't Kurapika one of the best scorers in the final exam along with Gon, Hanzo and Hisoka? The best scorers are the ones at the bottom hence they get more chances to win than the others. That's why Killua and Pokkle complained about the ranking
he becoming kind of a "villain" is not something i would doubt. Hunter x hunter is a rather dark story, and he is a caracter that we know very well by now and it would make sense for him to turn to dark side, maybe to be brought back by the protagonist?, or maybe even to have a tragic end :/ Edit: Toguro from Yuyu hackusho might have had a similar back story, i can't remember but i definetly see that one happening heh
I was looking into stories and lore of the Chinese Zodiac a long time ago trying to relate it to the Zodiac of HxH but didn't find much to go on in that department. But I do find a few of them really interesting, specifically Geru. I just love her character design.
Ahmed tv I wonder, how Killua would react to that? I know Killua doesn't really have a strong with his family members but man I wonder how Killua would take the news of one of his friends killing his brother.
i once heard in a interview with Togashi that he intends to kill all the phantom troupe members and Kurapika so i think he's going to sacrifice himself doing so to save the prince
I did hear that he said he wanted to kill off some of the main characters in Yu Yu Hakusho, but then ended it sort of abruptly when the editors refused to give the nod to the idea
Wait when did chairman Netero say that about Kurikipa? Was it in the manga? Or in the anime because I watched both versions of the anime and don't remember him saying that about Kurikipa. I am currently reading the manga so is it in the manga?
Iirc Netero never said that. Kurapika is one of the best scorers in the hunter final exam. Along with Gon, Hanzo and Hisoka. That's why Killua and Pokkle are complaining about the ranking. Idk where he gets that information
TLDR: Kurapika wasn't especially impressive during the tests nor was he mentioned much by his peers, yet he only had one less chance than Gon during the final test, suggesting the interview was a plus instead of a minus for him. For the most part, I like the video. I like most of your videos. But it seems to me that trying to bring Netero's opinion into it is a reach and the weakest part of it. Aside from us not knowing what Kurapika told him, let alone all that Netero asked (we can't assume that because Hisoka was only asked three questions that three questions were all they had), Kurapika only had one less chance than Gon. Netero said part of the ranking was based off how their fellow examinees viewed them. Kurapika was barely mentioned. So unless you think Netero was lying about that being a factor, you have to assume that his physical ability and mental acuity greatly impressed him/them during the tests despite not impressing his peers. Two trained assassins, a martial arts master, and Leeorio (who's purely physical growth was better than both Kurapika's and Gon's in the manga when they were opening the two ton doors) all ranked lower than Kurapika. So, since the peers weren't impressed, yet you still think wanting to hunt the spiders for revenge was a negative, for Kurapika to still have only one less chance than Gon, that would mean Kurapika's physical and mental abilities would have to significantly impress the proctors. But he wasn't that impressive. He wasn't especially fast during the original run, Gon led him through the mist after Hisoka went on a little killing spree, in the tower, he beat up a guy who was all talk, and in the forest, he caught old buddy slipping as he was running away. Giving how his performance in the tests didn't stand out that much, and the fact that his peers barely mentioned him to Netero, I'd argue that, if he did tell Netero about wanting to hunt the spiders, that was a positive instead of a negative.
You bring up good points about Kurapika's performance and I'll concede that calling it stellar was an unintentional misrepresentation. That being said, Kurapika's rating in the bracket surprised me even on my first viewing when I didn't know how strong he would become. I'll try to respond when I get off work tonight with some rebuttals. Given your strong arguments I think this is going to be an uphill battle that requires a lengthy post lol.
Togashi stated in an interview when the Election arc was being published that he had ideas for 3-4 more arcs (including the Election Arc). That means 2-3 arcs left. Most people consider the current arc to be something like the "death match" arc since there is so much going on between the princes. It will be followed by the Dark Continent arc. That leaves 1 more arc.
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Well he finds a docror. He was named Leorio.
Must've been fate. In an alternate reality, Leorio cured Pairo.
Honestly, I'll cry if Kurapika dies. It's just one favourite character's death after another, I guess. It's like the Danganronpa of all my favourite characters, except nobody wins.
I'm leaning towards him dying but I also hope he somehow makes it out alive, and a changed man.
why lean towards his death?he's such an amazing character
Kurapika dying would hurt a lot more
You know someone's bound to die in Danganronpa,since it's a literal killing game
But HxH is not like Danganronpa,so Kurapika's death isn't as expected,which would make it hurt a lot more
SAME.
Togashi said him and the whole troupe will die but it could’ve been a joke
Fuck, I never realized that the head in the jar could be Pairo. That would be HEAVY! Kurapika would seriously go wild and have his own requiem for the dead...
I cannot wait for that moment. It gives me chills just trying to imagine it.
n8falter he's going to go full auction house on their asses
we'll finally see kurapika new nen abilities specifically his index finger, and wether he's somehow tailored chain jail to be used against none-troupe. this is the thing i've been looking forward to the most.
n8falter For some reasons, I don't think that the head in the jar is going to be Pairo's after all. At least I honestly don't want it to be like that. I mean why him specifically ?! just because he's the protagonist's best friend?! :D
Pairo is a mere kid after all,no big deal. Togashi will never bring that up. So predictable and cliché ,I guess
The 4th Prince is a twisted individual. He used the skin of a person to make a wall decoration. So it wouldn't be surprising that he would want the head of a kurta clan member. The position of the jar definitely suggests that its a Kurta member. Since Pairo's vision is messed up, it's possible that his scarlet eyes look special, making him special. The look different in the Phantom Rogue movie, but that's not canon. It's hard to tell from the manga if his eyes actually look different and they don't turn scarlet in the manga. But I think it would make less sense for it to be a random Kurta clan head than be Pairo's.
Great video, man. A nice reminder of the Pika one shot as well. That theory of what's in the jar.. god damn. That is dark. I don't exactly know how I'm going to approach my own Kurapika video whenever I get started on that, but it'll be an interesting challenge taking this one into consideration. Thanks! :)
Thank AJ! I read the one shot a few times over and I can't help but think of how different Kurapika would be had his clan not been slaughtered. There's a lot I didn't cover since he's such a complex character so I'm looking forward to seeing how you tackle it.
That is so odd I have both your channels subbed mostly due to the fact that you both make great Hunter X Hunter analysis. Keep up the good Work.
I'm waiting for this too
Aleczandxr aI'm
Kurapika has been my favorite character on the show from the start. I love smart characters whose personalities have so much depth and layers. I really don't want him to die but his obsession with revenge and collecting the Scarlet eyes might be his undoing. I hope he chooses the baby prince over his revenge. But I'm not sure he'll be able to control himself if the head in the jar is indeed Pairo's. What scares me more is that he's gonna cross paths with Chrollo again very soon. And since Hisoka is hunting down the Spiders one by one, Chrollo is likely to go even more to the dark side and lose control just like Kurapika. It seems like Chrollo is walking the same path as Kurapika. The emptiness is soon to consume them both. I don't see a way out for Kurapika without the help of his friends especially if he were to face Chrollo AND the 4th prince. I mean the 4th prince seems to be really strong and it's highly unlikely that Kurapika would team up with Chrollo to reach his goal since Chrollo is the reason of all his grief. There is also the possibility of Kurapika teaming up with Hisoka against the Spiders but then again I think after Hisoka "died", he's no longer the same Hisoka that we knew. The Hisoka we knew would only fight strong opponents but the new Hisoka is driven by revenge and bloodlust. So maybe Kurapika and Hisoka won't see eye to eye if Hisoka wants to destroy everything in his path. I wish somehow Ging and Kurapika would cross paths. Maybe Ging can guide him like he guided Kite & Razer. He might be able to help save him somehow. To be honest, I really want Kurapika to meet both Ging and Pariston since they're the smartest characters on the show. It would be really interesting to see their interactions. But then there is also Netero's son who doesn't seem to be a good guy and I feel he's gonna play a huge part in how things play out. The Arc is so damn complicated, I just can't even begin to guess what will happen. There are so many elements that will come into play.
I completely agree. But there is one big problem. A new Dragon Quest game is releasing.
The manga ain't ever going to be finished you've gotta resign yourself to that.
This is pain. Reading your comment from years ago about my favorite character just hurts even more knowing as every passing day goes on we have less of a chance to finish kurpaika's story.
Funny reading these comments now with the knowledge of new chapters being dropped
I'm gonna be blunt and say it'll most likely end in tragedy.
Afew years back, in an interview, someone asked Togashi "what will happen to Kurapika and the Phantom Troupe"
And he replied "They're all gonna die" which everyone didn't believe because writers tend to say that to avoid spoilers, but then we see the Phantom Troupe slowly getting killed off, so its like "well, damn. Kurapika will die" you know? I mean its possible he won't kill Kurapika, but hey, its Togashi, we won't know until it happens. If he does die though, I hope he recovers the last pair of his clans eyes doing so.
My thoughts exactly. I think Togashi was joking during the interview but a lot of truth is said in jest. Kurapika will die, happily, after collecting the last pair of eyes.
As long as he died peacefully, not violently...nahh man its Togashi, we won't know XD
He was joking
It was most likely a joke, the 1999 storyboard wanted something similar and togashi disapproved and denied it. He most likely wants all protagonist alive at the end.
a revenge quest never ends well.
Truth and you're icon made this comment hilarious to me for some reason.
lmaoo 😂😂
This script evolved (or crumbled) several times. It started as a discussion on Kurapika's popularity and my personal feelings towards the character, it then changed to how I relate to the character, and finally it somehow turned into this. I opted to not add any music because I genuinely enjoyed just listening to this as I was editing. Anyway, I hope you all enjoy and thanks for being patient.
Thank you so much for all the hard work! This is fantastic!
I've been using the manga as my primary source since I started the Shinyuu videos. So there was a ton of reading and post-it notes involved. I've been whining about this script on twitter for a while lol.
+TalesOfNerdia another awesome video Nerdia I love your insightfulness to the characters and the world of hunter x hunter looking forward to more hunter x hunter videos in the future. Do you really think the dark continent arc is one of last arcs? seems reasonable to end it there I'm not there yet in the manga myself but where else could Togashi take the story after that.
Most of this is from memory so don't quote me exactly but: Togashi mentioned in an interview about having ideas for 3 or 4 more arcs. I believe the statement was made during the election arc and I believe he counted the election arc in that. So that leaves 2-3 arcs. The Dark Continent is considered by some, including myself, to actually be 2 arcs. The first arc is the journey to the New Continent because of the involvement of the Princes and how complex they've made the arc. Whichever Prince survives the Gu will also not be traveling to the Dark Continent, just the Zodiac and Beyond, which makes it feel like a separate storyline. The second arc would take place on the Dark Continent involving only the Zodiac, Beyond (and his group, and possibly the Phantom Troupe and Hisoka. That leaves at a maximum only 1 arc left after the Dark Continent. Of course, Togashi could have changed his mind since that quote and may have more planned but he's also expressed an interest in making a card-battle manga so I still think he'll want to wrap up HxH sooner rather than later.
+TalesOfNerdia Even though HxH is not my favorite series I still enjoy it I hope we do eventually get to see how this series will end the story and world of this series is so open-ended the possibilities are endless maybe you could do a video with your own thoughts and speculations on that in the future. One more arc after the dark continent is a good stopping point even though I still have a ways to go in the story myself I want this manga/anime to have a good definite end and I'm sure Togashi can deliver if we get there.
In my opinion, when Kurapika refused to kill Majitani, it wasn't out of selfishness. It was a fight to the death yes, unless someone surrendered. Majitani surrendered shortly before, Kurapika knocked him out. And him refusing to kill him unconscious was putting his team at a disadvantage, but was also showing his opponent a fighter' s honor and respect, also a little mercy by giving him a chance to awaken and fight him again, then finish the fight. I always thought it showed how very faithful to his principles Kurapika is, even in the face of peer pressure, if you will. But you have a right to your own perceptions, that was just mine when I watched the episode. Anyway, I really enjoyed your analysis.
How will Kurapika's story end? I honestly have no idea. I mean, the whole idea behind Hunter x Hunter is subverting tropes, so I guess the ending Togashi has planned depends on how he perceives Kurapika's story.
Kurapika is out for revenge, which means he'll either figure out the error of his ways or the story will end in tragedy -- that's how revenge tales usually go. So a subversion would be for Kurapika to find inner peace but *still* end up in a tragedy, I guess?
That's one way to see it, at least. Bottom line is: it's impossible to predict the path of an author whose whole goal and method breeds impredictability.
Kurapika after killing Phantom Troupe: E M P T Y
Kurapika is drowning in an indescribable emptiness
Honestly it will probably end bitter-sweetly but who knows us mere mortals cannot possibly comprehend a gods mind ;)
ToGODshi will never allow us to guess correctly.
Such a wonderful establishment of the nature of Kurapika's dual personality, shown even more when you take into consideration Kurapika's nen. Hisoka mentions the "personality" traits of nen which says that Kurapika's natural nature of conjurer is high-strung and methodical, seen as how his light side is calm, steady, and about "right or wrong" (see his arguement with Leorio right before the hunter exam about what a hunter should do), while his specialist nature when activating his dark side is, as Hisoka mentioned, all about being selfish and independent, doing things by one's self. Once again, Togashi shows so much about a character this way(also a reason for me to believe that if Gon does get his nen back, this time he will be a specialist, since his base nature is closer to a specialist in my opinion)
As far as how Kurapika's "story" might conclude in the future, I have a few theories, some completely far fetched, others more likely. Perhaps one of my favorite ideas me and my friend Britt (I watched the 2011 version with her) came up with is that Pairo is, in fact, not "dead" yet, or might be "brought back to life". It's not completely out of the realm of speculation that the spider decapitated him and placed his head in a jar, in hopes that the buyer of the head (or they themselves) could find a nen ability to bring back the quality in Pairo's eyes as his eyes were already damaged to a certain extent and probably not as valuable as the other normal Kurta eyes. Why else would there only be one head? Why not just the eyes like the others? I feel Togashi would not include this just for "Kurapika rage fuel". Another interesting idea about this is the fact that Kurapika has, in a roundabout way, found the doctor he was looking for: Leorio. One could argue that Togashi made Leorio go to this arc just so we could see more of him and give him "more screen time", but I think he has a plan for him. Leorio is the most underdeveloped character out of the main four and the reason for this may be that his "arc" will come to a head during the Dark continent, in conjunction with Kurapika's ending. Leorio does have multiple different versions of his nen (the warping punch and ultrasound) so perhaps he also has a "healing" ability, which would make sense as the more healer of the group. I personally just find it almost a bittersweet sense of irony that Kurapika went on a mission to find a doctor for Pairo in the beginning, and then in one of the last arcs of the series, he will find, most likely, Pairo in that jar along with a doctor by his side. Not only this, but Togashi has kind of, in a way, shown that he is "pairing up" characters as far as how their arcs influence one another, Gon and Killua, Ging and Kite, Meruem and Komugi, etc, and from the beginning we have seen that Togashi at least intended for Leorio to be influenced by Kurapika in some way or another as seen with their conflicting personalities, goals, ideology, etc. (ofc he was influenced by Gon, but I feel that Gon's influence on him was more just bringing out nature he already had and encouraging him)
Sorry this is such a super long comment, I just have a lot of opinions when it comes to speculating plots and such. I really enjoyed this video, especially your analysis of how Kurapika's state of mind is due to others as well as how this plays off the rules of being a hunter. Looking forward to the next part of the Gon and Killua friendship vids as well!
I'm inclined to say that Pairo's head was salvaged because of either his expression or his damaged eyes are even more valuable because they so unique when they turn scarlet. However, I really like your theory. With all of the crazy things the Dark Continent holds it's possible that there is something that, maybe Leorio, could find that could help regrow Pairo's body since his head is intact. It does sounds far-fetched but it's fun to think about all the possibilities this arc could bring.
The last thing Gon is gonna become is a specialist. Togashi has implied that his main set of characters will never be the like of Naruto and Bleach. Gon sacrificed his potential. To get back to that level is even harder. Manipulators and Conjurers are the most possible bets if you wanna be a specialist. Enhancers are entirely opposite to it. And you can't use another category to a efficiency except the one you are born with.
Still hoping Kurapika won't be killed off. At least not before he has retrieve all 37 pairs of scarlet eyes and killed if not all then most of the spiders.
Bro that last panel is SO SAD bruh!!! Gets me every time 🤧🤧
Hunter x Hunter is not about sad endings but transformation. Kurapica wasn't the only one conflicted, wrestling with his dark side. Killua had the same issues. None of the four primary characters are the same as they were in the beginning. Both Killua and Kurapica were tempered by Gon Freecs. However in addition Gon and Melody, Leorio is now also a moral stabilizer to Kurapica. This was apparent in the Yorknew Arc. He's on the ship also. Kurapica is there because Leorio wanted him there and knew what button to push.
Kurapika also expressed gratitude for having Leorio around when he became a Zodiac. This is something I should have mentioned and I don't know how I missed that. That being said, I still think there's a strong possibility of his death, or at the very least a near-death experience that changes his outlook and helps him get over his grief.
No need for an apology. I appreciate your brilliant insight. I suspect you are right. But the near death won't be Kurapica. It's going to be someone close to him. Someone like Melody, Leorio, etc. He is bonding to Prince Woble. The absolute worse thing that could happen to him is not his death. He's long since accepted the possibility. But if his single-mindedness caused injury to a friend, that is a hell he could not bear.
Oh and I respectfully disagree about his initial meeting with Leorio. He was deliberately mis-pronouncing Leorio's name to show his contempt for him. Leorio was used for comic relief so much, we forget he is capable of a cold rage. In return for repeated insults, he immediately hit the Kurta button. You don't fight duels unless you're willing to kill somebody. Even in Trick Tower, after seeing what Kurapica capability, Leorio still wasn't scared of him. Kurapica was aware of this even if he didn't back down. By Yorknew, he respected Leorio. That was a good thing for Killua and Gon.
kurapika was my favorite character in hunter x hunter... well not really, killua was, but I loved kurapika's story the most. it was the most interesting, especially the way it was going in the latest arc. he is the most inteligent of the cast meaning when he is solving a problem, he will do it in the most complicated and fascinating way possible. he is also the most tragic of the cast since he is headed down a road that has high chances of not ending well... which is exactly why I hate how we are never seeing the end of it.
Honestly I feel like kurapikas going to die, especially with the whole "emperor time stealing his life" thing. I mean he must have already lost at least 15 years of life, and that's just from what we've seen, not including training and when he's wearing contacts. And there's no way he's not going to use emperor time again during the succession war, especially when he goes against the 4th prince. I really don't want him to die, he's an amazing character, but I'm starting to think it's inevitable
After falling asleep while in emperor time he lost over 4 years but total that hes used might be like 5 years. It would have been mentioned if hes lost such a significant amount of time using it. 15 is too much
The idea of it being Pairo's head would be so interesting to me cause of a few things. First, the idea of an actual full head means there's an identity, he's been collecting the eyes but it might have been not as painful because they were just eyes. With the head it will be linked to someone he knows. Second of course, it being his literal best friend... it'd be like Killua dying next to Gon or something and that leads me to the 3rd thing, Oito, Bill, Woble, Shimano... none of them have really seem Kurapika flip out. He's kinda been the incredibly calm, intelligent and jaded guy this whole time, even before the voyage when we caught up with him again.
Also makes me wonder, why was a whole head kept and didn't have the eyes taken??
Kurapika will be a friend that Leorio needs to save just like his childhood friend
the 4th prince will fucking die by kurapika's hand and i cant wait for it!!!
i hope kurapika gets a happy ending :(
Yea he said he was able to get so many eyes back without resorting to killing but I doubt that will be the case when he sees how twisted the 4th prince is.
I literally live for your hunter x hunter videos and aleczandxr's top quality content
Thank you! I'm a big fan of Aleczandxr too.
i don't see things getting better for kurapika, melody is a vulnerable position, and she will likely get killed off, leeorio is in a vunerable position hes at the bottom deck where all the violence is occurring, then there is the 4th kikin prince with the eyes + piros head, then there is kurapika nen teacher who is stuck in a volatile position, then there is the spiders on board the ship including chrollo, then there is the chance of prince wobble getting hurt, there is basically a bunch of ingredients on board the ship to drive kurapkia to the brink, i don't see it ending great, he'll be pushed into vengeance and darkness, to the point where even people like leorio/melody/hanzo/his nen master, will not be able to calm his thirst for vegence down, in short there are too many vunerable characters who will likely get hurt who kurapika cares about and too many volatile charachters who will drive kurapika to the path of no return. Kurapikas story is basically a reminder of what killua story could've been had he still be under control of illumi and his family.
Damn this is a really good review- loved the commentary bro! You explained his life and actions reasonably well. Def my favourite character in the series
I really love these videos you make about Hunter X Hunter. I just found your channel 2 days ago and watched every single one. I hope you will continue to make them, I can tell a lot of time and effort is put into them.
Thank you! As stressful as it can be sometimes (self-inflicted) I really enjoy making these and connecting with other fans. Will definitely continue.
Loved this analysis a lot! Definitely made me think about Kurapika and his future arc in the story differently--especially in focusing the analysis on the essential question of what happens to him once his goals are accomplished (or, what happens to his rage and darkness?) One important thing to this question that I thought was left out was that in giving in to his rage and darkness, Kurapika is not just sacrificing his "light persona," but his very ideals, his belief in what makes a good person and a good Hunter. It begins with his arguments with Leorio about why one becomes a Hunter: Kurapika states a fervent belief in the idea that a Hunter should be noble, considerate, a deeply moral individual (a conception that now seems easily traced to his youthful hero worship of them in the special chapters). It's clear that Kurapika is a highly ethical person, that he believes in doing good and being kind and helping others. However, in order to revenge his clan, he throws all that aside. This is made most obvious by his conversation with Uvogin. Kurapika admits disgust at the violent, cruel acts he must take against Uvogin. It's hard to tell from his absolute determination to get revenge, but these and similar scenes tell us that violence, that murder doesn't come natural to Kurapika, that it's not who he wants to be nor who he thinks he should be. I think this is the crux of Kurapika's two personas, and it has awesome implications for his relationship with Leorio, with Gon, and his place in the stories themes... which I'll probably end up writing a tumblr post about now. Sorry this was so long?
First things first, great video about Kurapika, man
He is one of my favourite characters ever, and this video pretty much explained why Kurapika is such a great character
I sure want to see Kurapika happy at the end of HxH, but if it is for him to end up tragically, I hope that Togashi will make it in an appropriate style. Ah, the Dark Continent Expedition started off ao beautifully and it really pumped up a lot of fans. I have a hint that this arc might actually be the best arc of this series, something even better than the Yorknew City arc. I hope you will make a video on this arc when it ends
I'm honestly hoping the Dark Continent arc is a second chance for Kurapika. I want Kurapika to adopt Woble and marry Leorio and get a cat/dog/lizard/bird. Get Kurapika a whole farm and therapy! My boy needs some rehabilitation!
That’s gay, smh.
One thing I wonder about is how he'd react to the fact that Hisoka has now resolved to kill off the spiders himself. I'm honestly pretty stumped about how the DC arc will really go, maybe once we get a bit farther I'll have a better idea of how Wobble will really effect him. I was kind of hoping that Leorio would also be able to help Kurapika stay lighter.
I have this strange feeling that he knew about Hisoka fighting Chrollo (but not the aftermath). He said he would be able to tell if Chrollo somehow removed his chain curse but we don't see him react when that happens.
I'm also hoping Leorio can help Kurapika. Hopefully Cheadle doesn't keep him locked up in that medical ward 24/7.
I'm thinking maybe his experience during the York New City arc taught him that retrieving the eyes was more important to go after. Gon telling him he could focus on finding the eyes seemed to surprise him, almost as if he was so focused on the killing that the supposed deaths of the troupe was negative, and Gon pointed out how his goal was made easier instead. Then again I have only seen the anime for the early arcs since I haven't gone back and read the manga so I don't know the comparison.
The medical ward is definitely gonna start getting busy when the actual fighting starts, Leorio and Kurapika might end up crossing paths simple because of that. Honestly I just want some Leorio development too.
1 yay I love your videos don't stop them please I'll cry
beef jerky same
Thank you. I've got plenty of ideas still so I don't think I'll stop any time soon :)
i honestly think that if you can do this kind of analysis in other series, the channel will explode with subscribers.
you can deliver this kind of content only if you are truly passionate with HXH, keep up the good work.
BDSM Kurapika at 14:36 . You're welcome ;)
TalesOfNerdia Lol, i guess his powers still works for some things.
Thank you
next main character Leorio!! x)
even though he has reletevly little envolvement i honestly would like to see Leorios analysis, he's simple yet thats what i think makes him unique on the "team", and he dose have good moments, that and a (again) simple yet reliable backstory, its one of the reasons i was really onboard with the idea of him being chairman, he seems like the weak yet strong will character to lead the Hunter assosiation and by being chairman we could have seen him grow or develope more like a leader and as a charater, but then again Gon's point in that he just whants to be a doctor dose make more sense :/
overall i think that for the little envolvement he has, there could be a video on his overall character, and i would look foward to that video if you were to make it,i know it takes time for this kinds of videos though, so ill paitently wait for every one of them and im glad to see your still making them.
I think the condition he set on himself will eventually kill him because there will be a time where he uses one of his chains on someone rather than a a phantom troupe or barely making it out alive and using nen the way hisoka did after his fight with Krolo or emperor time finally kills him. I really hope the manga eventually continues and the anime continues as well I really want to see the dark continent and how Kurpikas journey ends
It’s only his chain jail that can be used on phantom, others he can use
Ahhhhh!!! So that's why Gon and killua did not try to escape from pakanu during spiders boss deal!!! Make much more sense now
i never like videos, but these videos and gon and killua's friendship analysis videos are awesome!! keep it up!!!
thank you for making this video !! i was so excited when i saw a vid about my fav hxh character :D
Love your videos my man, they're always real quality. A bit bummed you opted to not lay any background music on this one, cuz the tunes help me focus on listening to you speaking, but I understand why you made that decision. Can't wait for your next video and when you inevitably branch out to other shows and manga!
Thank you. Leaving out the music just felt right for this one but I still plan on adding music to other videos. I'm 95% positive I'll be doing Shinyuu Part 5 next which is a joy to find the right tracks for. After Shinyuu part 5 I'm going to try my hand at a different show or at least a topic that covers multiple shows.
My hero academia?
Yappari. That head is something when I saw it. I don't know what our dear HxH author is thinking but in most anime that I watched that have characters like Kurapika, the way the character been saved or said to begin to have a his/her freedom is when after they face their "past". So it will be that head, the major key of what will happened to Kurapika. Sure, he will go wild after seeing that. And remember that the phantom troupe is also in the ship. The thing is how he will handle it, those emotions. Sadness, anger, I guess there is also guilt. And how those who is around with him that time will be able to handle him.
Awesome video, predict anything about this new arc seems very difficult, however, I think the only thing that Could help kurapika is to realize he's not responsible or guilty for the assassination of his family, otherwise he will be again in The situation of having a revenge goal and having the necessity to fulfill it
Exactly, he needs to get through the stages of mourning and find a new purpose in his life.
Oops, I meant stages of grief =P
why would he move on though?
Why is revenge a bad thing in his situation?
It seemed to me that he's doing the right thing, the PT killed his clan just to sell their eyes!
If i was in the same situation, I'd do the same thing.
I want to know the method of what Netero used to determine who has more potential than who. I do not understand why Gon has more potential than Killua.
I think Gon has more potential, specifically as a Hunter, because he has a clear vision. Killua was just taking the exam for fun and is not interested in being a hunter so it's reasonable to deem him as having less potential. He also gave up during the game with Netero to get the ball where as Gon continued even though he knew he was outclassed. Morel even said that there's more hope for Gon since Killua fled from Pitou.
Wooh best analysis ever made! You deeply in the character man.
Kurapika will not be in the main group anymore, since he pushes his friends away.
I'm calling it now: Since Nanika/Alluka has been mentioned to be from the Dark Continent, most likely there will be others of her kind. Leorio knows the details of this power and his presence in the DC arc indicate Kurapica will be, or is already aware of this. If the plot leads them to encounter more Nanikas he might attempt to sacrifice his life to bring back the Kurta clan. Such a costly wish would probably require even more than just his life. The struggle between his light and dark sides could come to a head in this scenario, and I personally would love it if he sacrificed himself in a very gruesome Togashi manner to bring them back.
bringing a whole clan of his must cost him his life and all of his friends' which means GG .. LOL
ILLUMI ZOLDYCK 😂
+mapleunix1 We may NEVER get to the dark continent and I'm very very doubtful Togashi will ever come back at least not for a very long time but for all that is good I hope he does come back at least long enough to set foot on that continent and if this is to be one of the last arcs Togashi can try to wrap up the story as much as possible how this series will end is anyone's guess.
mapleunix1 I'm sorry, but I don't remember anything stating Killua's sister was from the dark continent. For that matter, I'm pretty sure the last trip to the continent was decades ago, before any of the assassin kids were born. I've watched the anime and read the manga, and what you mention doesn't ring a bell at all. But it has been awhile. Maybe I'm wrong. If you can tell me around what episode or chapter to look for it, I'll try to find it.
it was not mentioned..it's just a popular theory which i believe in it as well
This video came out at the PERFECT time. Thank you again for the stellar content.
OSU!
amazing work man
Thank you!
sometimes I watch this video with it muted and I just watch kurapika
The 1999 anime has a lot of great Kurapika scenes. If you haven't watched it I definitely recommend it.
I love these videos
Arigatou gozaimasu!
Thank u for the content brother 🙏🙏🙏
maybe the succession war will kind of bring those two sides closer together, as he might also want to kill tserriednich just to prevent him from becoming a king and also to protect woble. it's like he's the perfect candidate to protect this royal baby from assassinations :D
Maybe he will eventually start to hunt for happiness
What a great analysis
Thanks :)
When it comes to revenge you have to dig two graves, one for the person(s) you’re after and one for yourself. That’s the rule.
#deep
problem is there's way too many members of the Phantom troupe to fit into 1 Grave lol.
Thanks for making such a video, was very good analysis.I enjoyed it so much.
I think we all agree that this hiatus has to end soon if the manga is going to continue by any chance. It's been almost a year already :3
Kurapika is my favorite protagonist, and a lot of theories were suggested as regards his story.I think that Kurta clan and probably Ryodans as well, originate from dark continent.
Maybe Kurta members were the gate keepers of DC. what makes me predict this is the thing explained in the manga in Kuralika's special chapters. Everyone in the village was a afraid of Kurapika when his eyes turned red.
Kurta clan has did something in the past made everyone think they're evil,but only the elders know the truth. What does that mean?!
I see many characters die in this arc because DC is a very dangerous place.
Keeping in mind what happened to Gon when he fought with Pitou,vengeance stories never end peacefully in HxH.
Actually I anticipate alot of tragedy with Kurapika,that will be so sad though.
He also had to learn new nen techniques otherwise it won't go well because prince of Kakin ain't a spider unless his new power will be his index finger.
I'm so enthusiastic to know what's
going to happen. I want a happy ending for Kurapika I don't think that he's ment to be an evil character his issue is so fair, I guess.
Waiting for your upcoming videos. ^^
yeah, i also theorise about the kurtas being originally from DC.
one thing that caught my eye is the "infinite" sign on kurapika's cloak, is the same one on the cover of the book about DC that ging is keeping and that he states is written from don freecs
Zine Mégathérium Yea, the book Kurapika read together with Pairo is probably the book Don frecess wrote and still is continuing to write it RN.
That's why I think Kurapika is going to be so useful in this arc.He probably knows so much already about DC.
I think Togashi loves reading and books, doesn't he?
You can find so many books symbols and powers or abilities in the series .
( Kurapika loves to read at the beginning of the series, the book he read and led him the outside world, the book in greed island arc, chorollo's ability)...
Maybe he's trying to confirm the importance or benefits of reading who knows😂😊
that book theory is funny XD.
Man, Solid content , thanks for them uploads
I enjoyed the video, my thoughts have been along the same line as yours, but I never realised how big an influence Gon was on him. I'd like to hope Gon and him meet up and Gon somehow calms him down but in my opinion, its unlikely. All I see is Kurapika losing himself in his rage when he either sees/confronts the fourth prince, or when he sees the eyes, or even when he sees the troupe members, but I can see it all ending tragically with Kurapika most likely dying. Honestly don't see a happy ending for him at all, they've kinda foreshadowed his death and lose of control due to emperor time.
Good video, it's clear that you care a lot about this character. I think you dwelled a bit too long on some points but overall very solid. The contrast and comparison with Aleczandxr's Kurapika video is interesting, they are very different from one another. I think both should be watched for different ways of tackling Kurapika analysis.
Wow so that head is Pairo's! I had no idea. They did say that the scarlet eyes look better if still attached to the head. That makes perfect sense.
I think you have great knowledge on HxH and are an intelligent guy. Please know that I enjoy your videos. But here I have a bit of criticism that I hope you know is well-intentioned.
Your videos these days are self-proclaimed "Analysis" content and it's not exactly an incorrect statement. But I think a more accurate title of these would be "summaries." A lot of the things you point out are things that any average reader/watcher would know already, having experienced the story. They don't really bring anything new to the table that I hadn't thought of before (except the Pairo jar theory, that was cool). When I listen to your videos, I find myself mentally nodding in agreement and going "yep, yep, I thought that too," without learning anything new. If that's your intention, then terrific. Keep doing what you're doing, the videos are good. But a lot of this is "shallow" analysis by my definition. Also, your voice could use a bit more energy sometimes. I listened to this at 1.5x speed to stop myself from getting sleepy.
I'm sorry that this critique comes at the back of a video that you obviously worked hard and spent a lot of time on, but I wanted to say this. Again, I still like the videos! Just thought I'd leave my two cents. You can ignore this if you want.
I appreciate the criticism and most of what you said has already been on my mind for a while. I find myself describing specific scenes in too much detail, only offering small nuggets of my own perspective here and there. This happened a lot in my Shinyuu series. I tried to break that habit with this video, which is why towards the end I jumped from the Uvo scene all the way to the Dark Continent. You can basically here me screaming "Look, here's the point I'm trying desperately to articulate." during the transition between 14:10 - 14:53 . I do have a hard time gauging, in this type of video, if what I'm providing is new and interesting. In several areas I think I succeed but recognize I can do much better in others. Admittedly, a lot of this script should have been gutted and I realized that towards the end of writing it (again lol). Instead of spending another 2-3 weeks on it I decided to just make some minor edits and accepted that it would be a learning experience. Again, I absolutely appreciate the feedback and take no offense. Thank you for the honesty. I'll do my best to improve and hope you stick around for that.
lol i was just thinking about you and the fact that you haven't uploaded in a while
hypro manyak same
hypro manyak Yea same here lol
This script almost destroyed me.
i thought you just winged it lol
@hypro manyak , I guess that means I didn't sound as scripted as usually, I'll take it lol.
According to the Author, Kuripika, the Spiders, and hisoka will all be dead by the end, :(. He could change his mind though, :)
Hopefully the editors don't have too much influence and let him do as his pleases.
he'll never finish it so that'll never happen
It was a joke holy shit, stop misinforming people.
hello, would you also please do Monster? it's an underrated psychological masterpiece.
I watched Monster about...5 or 6 years ago I think? I remember being really excited about it at the start, but at some point I started watching it at a faster speed because I felt like it was dragging. To be honest, I would need to rewatch it to attempt a video and I'm not passionate enough about it to want to revisit it. I will be branching out to other anime soon though, so I hope you stick around for that.
This video is fantastic!!! Thank you :D
I'm just getting to know your videos. I can't believe an excellent channel to understand better Hunter x Hunter exist ! Thank u so much your videos are amazing
About Kurapika I think he is gonna be dead after reaching his goal, It saddens me to think that but it's the most probably to happen 😭
I believe he would collect the kurta eyes anyhow and that would make him calm down inside. . His dark side will subside . But if a spider member provokes him .. That is when he would turn dark again ..
Crashout files for Kurapika coming soon. I'll be waiting patiently till jptalktoomuch gets a whiff.
kurapica will see the phantom troupe in the dark continent and him and hisoka will team up and destroy the troupe
I would love to see Kurapika and Hisoka team up. Hopefully Hisoka isn't sour about how Kurapika delivered a nenless Chrollo to him back in Yorknew lol.
TalesOfNerdia Kurapika trolled him hard when he did that.
Ahmed tv I dont they will team up, most likely they'll fight each other cz of their goals, one tends to wipe out the phantom troupe in order to weaken chrollo and amuse himself, the other is trying to avenge his clan by taking out the troup by himself, we all have seen in the york new arc how desperate he became when he heard the rumor of the troup being killed! Still one thing im sure about, if kurapika learns about hisoka's motivation, he'll refuse to let him fight chrollo so he can hav the chance to kill him all for himself
Yoshihiro Togashi when was asked on a interview what is his plans for Kurapika and the Phantom Troupe he says that all they going to die. Nobody knows if he was serious but yeah...
I considered putting that quote on screen at the end, but got lazy and didn't feel like hunting it down. Womp womp.
Kurapika is my most favorite character ever
I don't think Netero based his judgement on future contribution potential of candidates otherwise , he wouldn't have allowed assasins to take Hunter exams who are obviously taking it for selfish reasons ( easy money , easy killing ) just my opinion:)
Netero could hold a bias against those type of hunters. Kurapika's reasoning for becoming a Black List Hunter is driven by his own personal agenda, not by some noble desire for justice. Hisoka was also rated very low even though he was clearly the strongest of them all.
TalesOfNerdia yes that's true .
Tales of Nerdia
To be fair, very few characters in Hunter X Hunter have a desire for justice.
I'm pretty sure it worked the other way around though. In the manga Netero said that those who were given the most opportunities to pass were those who had the most potential, like how Gon is at the bottom even though he was highly thought of. This means that by being on the bottom and having so many opportunities to pass, Netero actually thought very highly of Kurapika (and Hisoka).
Wasn't the ladder made by Netero upside-down? Meaning that the more impressive candidates received more chances. Otherwise Killua feeling insecure about having less potential than Gon (due to him being higher on the ladder than Gon) wouldn't make sense.
i have a theory, maybe the spider wasn't the culprit of the mass murder of the Kurta clan but the 4th prince instead. In the two chapter about Kurapika, Togas mentioned how the Kurta clan was tortured in a gruesome way before they died, that reminded me of the 4th prince's habit of torturing people before he killed them not the spider. Certainly the spider must have crossed path with the Kurta clan but probably in a fight, that was the reason why Uvo didn't remembered who the Kurta was when Kura questioned him, he was neither dumbed nor having alzheimer, even Chrollo didn't answer when Kura questioned him directly. Togashi left this matter very ambiguous, luckily Kura only killed Uvo.
i want to ask you something please respond , there's many people talk about zoldyck family that they're real and live in France , so do you know anything about it ?
I haven't heard about this before.
TalesOfNerdia ok thanks
Dora Malik Wow!! there's no way this can be real man. I mean the government will arrest them :3
Realy awesome Hxh vid again! :D
Hey I was wondering what do you think of the English dub for HxH 2011 ?
I've only watched the first few episodes. From the impression I got it was better than the average dub and I think most of the casting was pretty good, except for Killua, which I've stated in a livestream that it's not the VAs fault but just a bad casting decision.
TalesOfNerdia imo Killua's english dub voice actor has gotten a little better.
I still prefer Killua's original dub voice though.
01:53 He failed it. They just cheated. He might even be blaming himself coz the event happened after he went out. We knew the clan is hiding from outsiders. And Kurapika's eyes became red when he went outside
This arc might as well be called boat arc/new continent arc at this rate
CREAM... 😍😍😍
...get the money, dolla dolla bills ya'll? (I wonder if I'm dating myself with this reference)
I mean he did find a doctor... but too late 😢
0:17 04:29 wait when did netero said that? Isn't Kurapika one of the best scorers in the final exam along with Gon, Hanzo and Hisoka?
The best scorers are the ones at the bottom hence they get more chances to win than the others. That's why Killua and Pokkle complained about the ranking
he becoming kind of a "villain" is not something i would doubt.
Hunter x hunter is a rather dark story, and he is a caracter that we know very well by now and it would make sense for him to turn to dark side, maybe to be brought back by the protagonist?, or maybe even to have a tragic end :/
Edit: Toguro from Yuyu hackusho might have had a similar back story, i can't remember but i definetly see that one happening heh
Do a Zodiacs analysis or theory.
I was looking into stories and lore of the Chinese Zodiac a long time ago trying to relate it to the Zodiac of HxH but didn't find much to go on in that department. But I do find a few of them really interesting, specifically Geru. I just love her character design.
Really makes me wonder if Kurapika wouldve actually killed melody .
This was a great video
Good job sir
if kurapika or hisoka killed kalluto this will lead to the zoldycks wanting revenge
Ahmed tv I wonder, how Killua would react to that?
I know Killua doesn't really have a strong with his family members but man I wonder how Killua would take the news of one of his friends killing his brother.
12:33 anyone knows if her hand was shown in the manga and in which chapter ?
It's pretty much the same scene in the manga where you can't see any detail.
i once heard in a interview with Togashi that he intends to kill all the phantom troupe members and Kurapika so i think he's going to sacrifice himself doing so to save the prince
Crow I doubt he'd give such a huge spoiler must've been a joke
I feel like he's always trying to kill characters but being blocked by editors.
I did hear that he said he wanted to kill off some of the main characters in Yu Yu Hakusho, but then ended it sort of abruptly when the editors refused to give the nod to the idea
he is my favorate in hxh
Wait when did chairman Netero say that about Kurikipa? Was it in the manga? Or in the anime because I watched both versions of the anime and don't remember him saying that about Kurikipa. I am currently reading the manga so is it in the manga?
Iirc Netero never said that. Kurapika is one of the best scorers in the hunter final exam. Along with Gon, Hanzo and Hisoka. That's why Killua and Pokkle are complaining about the ranking.
Idk where he gets that information
can you do a video about the dark continent? I've been wondering about it and have a lot curiosity in wondering what's in there
I have a few other videos planned first but yes I definitely will.
Where's that animation from of Pika and Pairo's chapters? I'd love to watch it
It's from on of the movies. I think it's called Phantom Rouge
As a Gemini, I felt this😂
TLDR: Kurapika wasn't especially impressive during the tests nor was he mentioned much by his peers, yet he only had one less chance than Gon during the final test, suggesting the interview was a plus instead of a minus for him.
For the most part, I like the video. I like most of your videos. But it seems to me that trying to bring Netero's opinion into it is a reach and the weakest part of it. Aside from us not knowing what Kurapika told him, let alone all that Netero asked (we can't assume that because Hisoka was only asked three questions that three questions were all they had), Kurapika only had one less chance than Gon. Netero said part of the ranking was based off how their fellow examinees viewed them. Kurapika was barely mentioned. So unless you think Netero was lying about that being a factor, you have to assume that his physical ability and mental acuity greatly impressed him/them during the tests despite not impressing his peers. Two trained assassins, a martial arts master, and Leeorio (who's purely physical growth was better than both Kurapika's and Gon's in the manga when they were opening the two ton doors) all ranked lower than Kurapika. So, since the peers weren't impressed, yet you still think wanting to hunt the spiders for revenge was a negative, for Kurapika to still have only one less chance than Gon, that would mean Kurapika's physical and mental abilities would have to significantly impress the proctors. But he wasn't that impressive. He wasn't especially fast during the original run, Gon led him through the mist after Hisoka went on a little killing spree, in the tower, he beat up a guy who was all talk, and in the forest, he caught old buddy slipping as he was running away. Giving how his performance in the tests didn't stand out that much, and the fact that his peers barely mentioned him to Netero, I'd argue that, if he did tell Netero about wanting to hunt the spiders, that was a positive instead of a negative.
You bring up good points about Kurapika's performance and I'll concede that calling it stellar was an unintentional misrepresentation. That being said, Kurapika's rating in the bracket surprised me even on my first viewing when I didn't know how strong he would become. I'll try to respond when I get off work tonight with some rebuttals. Given your strong arguments I think this is going to be an uphill battle that requires a lengthy post lol.
Notification Squad!
The real MVP right here.
I keep asking anime youtubers to explain this but no one ever has, can you make a video about why netero refused to sit and reason with mereum
Greet work ...
Thanks :)
What makes you think this is one of the last arcs?
Togashi stated in an interview when the Election arc was being published that he had ideas for 3-4 more arcs (including the Election Arc). That means 2-3 arcs left. Most people consider the current arc to be something like the "death match" arc since there is so much going on between the princes. It will be followed by the Dark Continent arc. That leaves 1 more arc.
What if the doctor kurapika finds is actually Leorio!!
I need to reread the manga