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Oh shit, I just saw it. Now I can't unsee it... The infinity symbol in the book, it is not an infinity symbol. It is the way "Don Freecss" followed. He began at the human continent, northeast and then follows that path until he comes to the human continent again, LEAVES THE EAST EDITION with us and goes again but this time north west. He is probably going to be in the Dark Continent Arc OR....... He's Ging. No one could find him, because he was finishing up the West Edition. He came back during the end of the Ant arc. That means that he has the West Edition with him. What in the actual FUCK. Netero went twice to the Dark Continent, maybe to get "Don" to the Dark Continent shore?
Dark continent is a perfect example of cosmic horror. This fear of scale and powerlessness of humankind to understand and control the unknown. I have no idea how Togashi plans to depict a story with a plot there. From everything we have heard about dark continent, there should be no way for our characters to survive it.
That’s the thing. It might not be about survival and exploration. Atleast not entirely. That would only be the setting of a different story. This is the only way to keep the cosmic horror of the place: don’t allow the characters to explore it successfully. The viewers imagination of what’s there would almost always be better than what is really there.
@@rexibhazoboa7097 I agree that it would be way better to leave it to the viewers imagination, but for some reason I do think Togashi might attempt to depict it, or at least planned to do it back when he ended Gon's story and decided to continue the series without him. Dark continent represents danger, but also treasures and dreams of adventure. It theoretically is the final destination for all hunters and on meta level the reason Togashi still writes this story. Succession war is just a side plot while we go to the dark continent and we aren't even going to the real one! After they leave behind normal people on this fake dark continent, only then the main story will even start. What if there will be another arc in between? All this set up and anticipation must result in something more than just subverting expectation of going there.
Yes, but if that way of thinking was the way things worked no characters should have been able to survive Chimera Ants. Sure many hunters died, but a lot survived. That made them stronger. The Dark Continent could be that x10. Togashi has a plan I'm sure. I do hope he brings the Chimera Ants back in as a secondary expedition to the dark continent, perhaps Kite with a recently nen returned Gon and Killua. Kurapika is going to have to change up some of his nen workings to survive. Leorio might get a big boost in the arc as well. There is really no telling how it will go, but by HxH standards someone important to the story will probably sacrifice themselves there.
I love this, you have BEAST, completely inuhuman humans, with crazy Power and pretty much Hugo egos and sense of superiority going to a place that Will make the feel FEAR, its an interesting scenario, just like its crazy for us humans to face the nature, its crazy for the hunters to face the dark continent
It has a condition. It absolutely demolites the authors back forcing him to take huge breaks though these help keep the writing at an incredible level consistently
@@kenshin2324 When you see it that way it actually does. Man if Togashi was healthy, we would have gotten to midway of HxH by now or probably 3/4. It gives the same hype as going to the final island to find One Piece
Don must be the strongest human because he’s survived on the dark continent for centuries, and probably face calamities that make the five in the human realm look pathetic in comparison, he’s possibly on something superior to the nitro rice as he’s been so much further than anyone else, he most likely knows where many treasures are that are even better than the ones we know of
I'm also cool with the idea that Don isn't offensively powerful but could have a nen ability similar to Meleoron and just manages to elude everything. I like to think that he's just there for the thrill of discovery not power.
@@Sub4-k7u I read all of Toriko and I can safely say it is way too simple of a story. It's full of basic characters. HxH is a masterpiece compared to it.
@@antiravage It's not that simple. And being simple doesn't mean it's bad. That's exactly why toriko's gourmet world is better than the dark continent. The expedition arc is a mess of overly complicated plot lines so boring that makes people stop reading the manga. It's experimental at best, like a shonen made by someone who dislikes the shonen format..
What if: - Humans originated on the dark continent. - They have fought and won against all other races. - they were rewarded with the best and most quiet piece of land in the middle of the planet with no outer interruptions. - Hence the gatekeeper to remind them they belong there so they should not come back. - However humanity deteriorated over time in their own continent while all other races in the dark continent evolved. - Creating a time gap and the unrecorded history of them being stuck in the main continent in the first place.
To reflect the real world Our ancestors were active all day hunting. Most of us can’t compare to the strength and stamina they had, especially in todays world
The whole dark continent is such an interesting concept I love all things about it. The mystery, the lore, the lovecraftian horror *chefs kiss. It’s the main reason I was interested in the Hells Paradise anime.
Bro this man is carrying the fanbase on his back... Much love n respect... Maybe one day when were sitting in our rocking chairs, we can finally watch this animated
You know what I would love? A real world publication of Journey to the new world. Just a book of fun made up stuff from Togashi written as if it was true.
Just a theory. Hunterxhunter is a story inspired by Darwin People originally came from the dark continent. Some of them found an island paradise. Like island birds losing their need to fly, then lost their ability to fly. People lost their ability to defend themselves growing up in a less competitive environment. People and magical beast that arrived on this less competitive island paradise became weaker over generations. When people rediscovered the mysterious land mass, they were too weak to compete. The dark continent like dark matter and dark energy were simply things they couldn't understand.
Mostly it's an arms race in terms of evolution. We see a lot in the nature. Some animals become very fast both predators and preys. But some species like kiwi's are not develop enough ability to survive because lack of preys.
The concept of the dark cotinent is amazing to create a never ending lore and adventures. I wish Togashi could give permission to some people who can continue this legacy.
Idk what you mean but Togashi is still going through with the manga, it’s officially returning to Shonen Jump on Oct 7th. Meaning we’re going to be getting new chapters every week.
@@rosavine23with how slow he’s making the manga I doubt we’ll get enough content but I do like having the dark continent being forever mysterious and unknown
I was thinking the same, it would be awesome if HxH became a franchise like a Star Wars and other authors could explore these concepts in the future, hopefully with really care and respect for the original work.
I want to hear about "The New Continent" honestly. We have had info on "The Dark Continent", but barely a mention of "The New Continent". The story is SUPPOSED to be going there first afterall and the place is HUGE (if that map is to scale). Is that where "The Guide" is obtained from "The Gatekeepers"? Is that where The Gatekeepers live? Why doesn't humanity live there if its so close and has so much land? Is it more dangerous than Australia? Did the ants land there? Are there hunters there to protect from Dark Continent creatures getting a foothold closer to the human realm? I could honestly go on and on and yet it seems like no one ever seems interested in "The New Continent" yet I'm far more curious about it right now.
The new continent might be cool to see but since it hasnt been expanded on, my guess is it’ll just be a plot device. Theyll stop there by the time succession war ends and if the story will continue at the dark continent, they will resume it once whoever survives the voyage is already there
@@danielrivera5406 The only problem with that is it's now known to the human realm. I honestly don't know how you can just ignore growing it out. He is far too detailed of a writer to just brush it off and move on.
I may be wrong but, to me, it seems like the gate keepers may have an agenda at play and the "Guide" they summon may actually be working against the voyagers in some way. He may be an entity who gets humans to the shore but he may also be an entity who sabotages their expedition by seeking out and attracting certain entities to the humans. This could be an act of mercy or an act of malevolence. He could be forcing humans to face and bring back relatively weak creatures that would make them avoid the dark continent or he could be seeking out creatures that are more powerful than average for the dark continent to exterminate humanity. Either way, I think it would be interesting if one part of the expedition managed to stray away from him and encounter a very different fate than the majority who was guided by him.
12:29 my theory is what Netero made his 1st Voyage, got reality checked, then went for training in mountains. Now, he decided to check his strength again (probably, this time with Beyond) with same result. After that Beyond goes in next expedition as guide (by the virtue of being one of the only humans returned from DC), it fails, and then Netero bans them at all
11:38 Explorer 1: Grabs some dirt...“ Let's get out here, before things get to dangerous.! Explorer 2: Your Hand!!! Explorer 1:“Wath is? AHHH!!! Narrator: calamitiy number 7528 Dirt...
I think the hand shown at 3:54 is the result of Hellbell. Hellbell's whole schtick is that it infects the target to attack anyone in sight. The hand depicted here is a human hand with growths of body parts turning into things that attack other things. I think Hellbell doesn't just cause a person to kill others, it forces the target's entire literal body to grow into mouths and claws that attack everything around it, including itself, splitting up infinitely to grow more attacking parts.
I was looking at magic cards in another window next to this one and had to rewind when the Colossal Whale card went on the screen, wasn't sure if I'd imagined it lmao
I wish togashi be 20 years old and deliver all those dark continent stuff for us. I imagine something like "Made in Abyss" but so much mora dangerous and brutal. With internal conflicts in human expedition team.
I need to share this: since the beginning of this year I’ve being hearing that there is a device called Flipper Zero. Its function is to copy wireless signals and copy chip info (like credit cards and transport cards) and then you have it in your device and use it whenever you want. The logo of the device is a dolphin.. like emperor time kurapika dolphin!!! Is an hability fairly similar and both have dolphins. I don’t have more arguments, but I don’t have doubts: togashi got inspired by this device for kurapikas last new hability!!
Known World = Human Realm Don Freeces = Yusuke Urameshi in his pure Mazuku form Dark Continent = Demon World Lake Mobius = the portion of Demon World that Enma/ Yama control (aka 1/2 of the first basement) The Guide(s) = Demon World border guards (initially positioned by Enki after the first tournament)
You Are keeping the Fandom Active and Keep releasing Content even when the Manga doesn't release chapters!! Is that Your Nen Ability??😂 I love your Videos! Keep it up❤❤
I WAS JUST WATCHING AN OLD ONE OF THIS BY YOU AND WAS LIKE I NEED AN UPDATED ON. Universe works in mysterious waaaays.....or is this apart of my nen ability? :O So stoke, gonna eat and fall asleep to this and rewatch it again!
after learning about the Dark Continent and of Alluka's origins, I dont feel the same empathy I felt when I first watched her without context. I rewatched Gon's healing/election arc and didn't feel all that sad about Alluka's situation within the Zoldyck family. She felt less human after understanding her Origins.
I think you guys are kind of exaggerating the size of some of these entities on the Dark Continent map. You said the three shadow figures were twice as large as a human continent, I don't think that is literally to scale. Surely you've seen maps where they extend the size of something to give a representation of what something actually looks like as opposed to being the actual size to scale.
What if the 5 calamities are not a punishment but just a price for not bringing back the target. The voyages had intended targets to bring back, so what if when they return to the guardian after failure they must still honor the nen contract and have to return with something of equal power. Not so much as the gatekeeper being some omnipotent creature seeking to punish the hubris of man. As much as "you made a deal to move something that can change your world, not my fault you weren't strong enough to get your desired item."
They will all get stuck there trying to farm the Cave Kraken from old school runescape apparently... I am so excited to see the dark continent but I also completely get it if we never get there. The idea of a place that is simply "too big" is very compelling for me and leaves so much juicy stuff for my ADHD riddled brain.
when i think about the dark continent and how much content togashi could make with it i just think to myself "theres no way hell ever finish this manga :("
The one thing i love about hxh and especially our wonderful dark continent, is that it truly allows us to have an incredibly long series. Possibly as long as one piece maybe, or maybe not who knowsss.
Imagine if during the chimera ant arc, instead of having whatever hunters were available, they had the strongest human lineup to invade the palace. I’m talking Netero + Chrollo v Meruem, Silva + Zeno v Yupi, Hisoka + Illumi v Pitou, Morrel + Biscuit v Poof. That would be a slugfest that humans would easily win!
Huge fan since watching the anime series reboot years ago. Just started the manga (from the beginning). Super excited to see where everything goes! Also been subscribed for a long time. Appreciate your work!
A terrifying overlooked aspect of Ai is that if you fail to fulfill its requests on the dark continent people in the known world that knew you will die, Just think of how many threats target people in the human realm because someone on an expedition messed with it.
Nah u missed it. If you see old arabian earth maps. You'll notice strange creatures outside our continents. Name of the map: the world beyond the ice wall
Who knows maybe the gatekeepers aren't protecting humanity but are protecting the continent instead. Remembering what the narrator said. "We are far worse"
To me, the mystery of the setting is why does it seem like the human continent is actually a Lilliputian sized baby carriage? The whole world (the dark continent) seems in balance with itself while the tiny island at the center of Lake Mobius is this weird, protected reserve for nature's most pitiful animals: people.
Gon’s journey to find Gin is going to be paralleled by Gin’s journey to find Don. As we explore the dark continent, Gin will be the character that leads us to discovering the world, while the other characters will either help or hinder him. It’s going to be so fun to see this second half of the story and I wonder what Don will show Gin once he finds him. When Gon found Gin we found out about the Dark continent. What secrets will Don know? I reckon Don made a deal to survive the dark continent in exchange for never returning to the human world. It’s either that, or he is so powerful he can survive and thrive there for centuries. Things I’m looking forward to: - The journey to find Don - Seeing Pariston and Beyond’s powers - Seeing the limits of materials that have the properties of both rubber and gum. - More world-changing and expanding information, such as finding ancient civilisations. - Seeing what happens to Gon. Maybe he’ll go to the DC and try to find Gin. More likely he’ll get his Nen back and be fighting Gyro? I’m almost inclined to forget about HxH for a few years and then just binge it. I really don’t like anime and this is the only one I have really enjoyed. It’s just so slooooow and so huge I can’t imagine it ever being finished or ending in a satisfying way. That being said I’m not a master like Togashi.
Togashi can finish the story but he don't give permission to someone. I understand him. Life is more than a manga. Sometimes i spend days on a new videogame like baldursgate3. :D And also health issues.
I think it's not too unreasonable to imagine that these calamities are already the apex surviving predators of a long History of fights between themselves. I mean, look at it like dinosaurs and even evolution in general in our world. It didn't 'just happened', they evolved for diverses reasons for the sake of survival, and the ones lasting are even still here (like wtf sharks are older than trees ??). It's almost safe to assume that with this dark whale arc, the author is also training us, the readers, to get used to complicated and convoluted Nen thecnics. So the key for survival would a mix between good physical, physical power, sure, but above all super good wits like in the present. LIke JoJo's where the author is going more and more conceptual with the stands and the fights arc by arc. So yeah i'm rambling cz it's quite rare that i'm this hyped !
I've watched almost every one of your hunter hunter vids half the time talking about the same stuff but damn am I hype to watch it all again😂😂 thanks for the great content over the years been a sub since the one piece 101 days
If there are any Humans left on the Dark Continent... they're on those sky islands. Also... What would happen if you tried to take a rocket or plane across the lake? Would you be able to avoid the monsters that way and not have to take the guide and risk a calamity?
My headcannon is that Hisoka is a victim of hellbell. Because a snake that makes murderers is bad, but snake that makes Hisoka's is horrifying. The man is keeping his heart beating through the desire to kill
I don't think the sizes of the figures on the map were literally to scale. if the waves were literally the size of countries, than there is no way any boat would ever get there.
How is netero considered several centuries old when in the ant arc it said he went to the mountains at 46 to pray came down after 4 years and that happened 6 decades ago ?
Hey! I think I have a theory worth consideration, Straightforward, it's that Nen itself is a dark-continental product that found its way out to the human world recently, And what I mean by recently is alongside the Industrial Revolution, that allowed humans to access lands beyond oceans so far away that they couldn't reach them with old wooden boats I don't know if this could be consistent with what we know about previous exhibitions, but I think it can solve the problem of Nen inconsistency, the problem that Nen wasn't thought of by Togashi at the beginning of HXH, because in this case, it's more understandable that curious people couldn't have the chance to be interested in Nen since it hasn't been "yet" spread worldwide in this short time And yes, I'm speculating that it would later spread out if the theory is true like what's happening now with the princes. I can't even theorize about how it spread, could it be a dark steam that came in with the early cursed unexperienced exhibitions and spread rarely randomly on humans? What do you think guys?
Could humankind be a calamity? Netero said the malice within the human heart is bottomless. He explored parts of the dark continent and still sees the greatest potential for evil in humans. Are calamities the dark continents attempt to keep humanity isolated on lake mobius? Some Calamities seem to specifically target human weaknesses like rage, lust/desire or greed.
Silly theory when kaluto says he joins the phantom troop to get back his brother maybe he's trying to find a way to get rid of AI (Nanika) from Alluka by going to the dark continent
Imagine if all these things are super deadly because the people that keep going are super strong in men which somehow amplifies the negative effects of all the things in the dark continent. And if instead weak humans (little to no men ability) went they’d basically be safe. That would be hilarious.
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Did netero found Bubble gum on dark continent
Yes, it has both properties@@syedsaim3470
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Oh shit, I just saw it. Now I can't unsee it... The infinity symbol in the book, it is not an infinity symbol. It is the way "Don Freecss" followed. He began at the human continent, northeast and then follows that path until he comes to the human continent again, LEAVES THE EAST EDITION with us and goes again but this time north west. He is probably going to be in the Dark Continent Arc OR....... He's Ging. No one could find him, because he was finishing up the West Edition. He came back during the end of the Ant arc. That means that he has the West Edition with him. What in the actual FUCK. Netero went twice to the Dark Continent, maybe to get "Don" to the Dark Continent shore?
you should make a video on Rihans “Predator” or in fact all of the abilities so far shown from 1st princes army. They’re all unique.
Nothing Leorio with a pocket knife couldn’t solve. It has the property of both pocket and knife.
"U miss with the duck, u get stabbed in the cock"
-leorio
this.
I had a good chuckle from reading this. Well done.
@@tdgransit9091 it's pin-worthy ngl
I'm still waiting for the leorio vs Ging rematch 👍
Soneone give this man an award for keeping the entire fandom alive during the hiatus
At this point he needs to be hired , he’s main reason i stuck around
"The entire" yeah sure
I think he's also responsible on the fandom's expansion during the hiatus.
@@vividsftw67 exactly
@@ticketforlife2103 well not entire
Dark continent is a perfect example of cosmic horror.
This fear of scale and powerlessness of humankind to understand and control the unknown.
I have no idea how Togashi plans to depict a story with a plot there. From everything we have heard about dark continent, there should be no way for our characters to survive it.
That’s the thing. It might not be about survival and exploration. Atleast not entirely. That would only be the setting of a different story. This is the only way to keep the cosmic horror of the place: don’t allow the characters to explore it successfully. The viewers imagination of what’s there would almost always be better than what is really there.
I feel like it could take the Conan the barbarian route. Cosmic horrors equal is the indomitable human spirit. Also a strong body helps
@@rexibhazoboa7097 I agree that it would be way better to leave it to the viewers imagination, but for some reason I do think Togashi might attempt to depict it, or at least planned to do it back when he ended Gon's story and decided to continue the series without him.
Dark continent represents danger, but also treasures and dreams of adventure. It theoretically is the final destination for all hunters and on meta level the reason Togashi still writes this story.
Succession war is just a side plot while we go to the dark continent and we aren't even going to the real one! After they leave behind normal people on this fake dark continent, only then the main story will even start.
What if there will be another arc in between?
All this set up and anticipation must result in something more than just subverting expectation of going there.
Yes, but if that way of thinking was the way things worked no characters should have been able to survive Chimera Ants. Sure many hunters died, but a lot survived. That made them stronger. The Dark Continent could be that x10. Togashi has a plan I'm sure. I do hope he brings the Chimera Ants back in as a secondary expedition to the dark continent, perhaps Kite with a recently nen returned Gon and Killua. Kurapika is going to have to change up some of his nen workings to survive. Leorio might get a big boost in the arc as well. There is really no telling how it will go, but by HxH standards someone important to the story will probably sacrifice themselves there.
I love this, you have BEAST, completely inuhuman humans, with crazy Power and pretty much Hugo egos and sense of superiority going to a place that Will make the feel FEAR, its an interesting scenario, just like its crazy for us humans to face the nature, its crazy for the hunters to face the dark continent
Content hunter: liam.
Nen ability: conjuring stuff out of his ass
This ability lets him pop out content about hxh with zero new chapters
Guys a wizard. Togashi should find a way to honor this man's likeness in his story.
It has a condition. It absolutely demolites the authors back forcing him to take huge breaks though these help keep the writing at an incredible level consistently
Restrictions: Can't use original source material otherwise he gets a copyright strike.
@@ramasama that restriction only makes the editor more creative
I mean, youtubers are literally hunters, just much weaker. and not as rich, usually.
The dark continent feels like where the second half of the series starts
So, 40 more years until it's done?
@@gabrielgoes0I would say 50
from chapter 1 of hunter hunter until Gon meets Gin in the world tree is actually the prologue of Hunter
@@kenshin2324 When you see it that way it actually does. Man if Togashi was healthy, we would have gotten to midway of HxH by now or probably 3/4. It gives the same hype as going to the final island to find One Piece
@@illusion5739he is lazy man . Im not hating on his illness . Even If he isnt healthy he won't even d this . Even yu yu hakusho ended in a shity way
Don must be the strongest human because he’s survived on the dark continent for centuries, and probably face calamities that make the five in the human realm look pathetic in comparison, he’s possibly on something superior to the nitro rice as he’s been so much further than anyone else, he most likely knows where many treasures are that are even better than the ones we know of
Pretty sure there’s a video on this very topic
How does that theory work? We seem Don as a kid in a flashback with gons aunt
I'm also cool with the idea that Don isn't offensively powerful but could have a nen ability similar to Meleoron and just manages to elude everything. I like to think that he's just there for the thrill of discovery not power.
@@blackshadow-_-c9441no we haven’t
No arc in any other manga holds the potential the Dark Continent has. It's like a whole new world bigger than life itself.
Only thing Come close to it is one piece . But in one piece's case there is only a one island . For hxh there is a whole world.
Toriko
Toriko did it far better than this dialog snooze fest expedition..
@@Sub4-k7u I read all of Toriko and I can safely say it is way too simple of a story. It's full of basic characters. HxH is a masterpiece compared to it.
@@antiravage It's not that simple. And being simple doesn't mean it's bad. That's exactly why toriko's gourmet world is better than the dark continent. The expedition arc is a mess of overly complicated plot lines so boring that makes people stop reading the manga. It's experimental at best, like a shonen made by someone who dislikes the shonen format..
I hope Ging is the new main character, and his Arc is all about finding his dad
HAHAHAHA thats funny
I feel like that would work but hed need a partner, maybe someone about his age with silver hair preferably
@@The053199 or gold hair
🤣🤣💀
@@The053199well Kite already died sorry pal
What if:
- Humans originated on the dark continent.
- They have fought and won against all other races.
- they were rewarded with the best and most quiet piece of land in the middle of the planet with no outer interruptions.
- Hence the gatekeeper to remind them they belong there so they should not come back.
- However humanity deteriorated over time in their own continent while all other races in the dark continent evolved.
- Creating a time gap and the unrecorded history of them being stuck in the main continent in the first place.
I dig your version of what may have taken place in the begining of our "race". It's pretty terrifying, something I ambivalently adore...
U should write hxh when togashi is on hiatus
To reflect the real world
Our ancestors were active all day hunting. Most of us can’t compare to the strength and stamina they had, especially in todays world
AOT
Ooooohhh that suspiciously sounds like the other manga
The whole dark continent is such an interesting concept I love all things about it. The mystery, the lore, the lovecraftian horror *chefs kiss. It’s the main reason I was interested in the Hells Paradise anime.
Planning on reading the manga apparently that was actually pretty decent
Killua should ask nanika for full book about the dark continent.
vro it will cost togashis life force 😂
@@kurokawaizana765plz no.
Ignoring the Killua loophole, what would the cost of that wish even be? How many lives would a book of previously unknown knowledge be worth?
Fun fact: netero didn't find a challenge on the dark continent because nothing there had the properties of rubber and gum
Lol
Officer this right here ☝️
Please disrespect togashi a little bit😢
hahahahahahahahahaha (i lol'd)
Luffy would make Hisoka lose his shit😂 too much Gum Gum!!
Bro this man is carrying the fanbase on his back... Much love n respect... Maybe one day when were sitting in our rocking chairs, we can finally watch this animated
Fun fact: When Hisoka died it wasnt Post mortem Nen that brought him back. New World Review kept him alive.
Na it was the properties of both rubber and gum that brought hisoka back to life
You know what I would love?
A real world publication of Journey to the new world.
Just a book of fun made up stuff from Togashi written as if it was true.
Heck yes.
Just a theory. Hunterxhunter is a story inspired by Darwin
People originally came from the dark continent. Some of them found an island paradise. Like island birds losing their need to fly, then lost their ability to fly. People lost their ability to defend themselves growing up in a less competitive environment. People and magical beast that arrived on this less competitive island paradise became weaker over generations.
When people rediscovered the mysterious land mass, they were too weak to compete. The dark continent like dark matter and dark energy were simply things they couldn't understand.
Mostly it's an arms race in terms of evolution. We see a lot in the nature. Some animals become very fast both predators and preys. But some species like kiwi's are not develop enough ability to survive because lack of preys.
The concept of the dark cotinent is amazing to create a never ending lore and adventures. I wish Togashi could give permission to some people who can continue this legacy.
Idk what you mean but Togashi is still going through with the manga, it’s officially returning to Shonen Jump on Oct 7th. Meaning we’re going to be getting new chapters every week.
@@rosavine23with how slow he’s making the manga I doubt we’ll get enough content but I do like having the dark continent being forever mysterious and unknown
I was thinking the same, it would be awesome if HxH became a franchise like a Star Wars and other authors could explore these concepts in the future, hopefully with really care and respect for the original work.
He already gave some directions to his stuff for different endings. Maybe we can see the true ending. Maybe not. It depends :S
The Neverending stroy literally had that goal.
Fingers crossed for Illumi making a comeback. Him and Hisoka are up to something and that story is what I need.
I can't believe the dark continent is mass of land with the property of darkness and continent
I want to hear about "The New Continent" honestly.
We have had info on "The Dark Continent", but barely a mention of "The New Continent". The story is SUPPOSED to be going there first afterall and the place is HUGE (if that map is to scale). Is that where "The Guide" is obtained from "The Gatekeepers"? Is that where The Gatekeepers live? Why doesn't humanity live there if its so close and has so much land? Is it more dangerous than Australia? Did the ants land there? Are there hunters there to protect from Dark Continent creatures getting a foothold closer to the human realm?
I could honestly go on and on and yet it seems like no one ever seems interested in "The New Continent" yet I'm far more curious about it right now.
Fr
The new continent might be cool to see but since it hasnt been expanded on, my guess is it’ll just be a plot device. Theyll stop there by the time succession war ends and if the story will continue at the dark continent, they will resume it once whoever survives the voyage is already there
Honestly, so am I.
@@danielrivera5406 The only problem with that is it's now known to the human realm. I honestly don't know how you can just ignore growing it out. He is far too detailed of a writer to just brush it off and move on.
@@mirceazaharia2094 Glad I'm not alone. I don't know why it's been overlooked. I have more questions about it than I do the Dark Continent.
I don’t care how many times Liam makes a video about the same thing. I’m going to watch it EVERY TIME
Lmao
I may be wrong but, to me, it seems like the gate keepers may have an agenda at play and the "Guide" they summon may actually be working against the voyagers in some way. He may be an entity who gets humans to the shore but he may also be an entity who sabotages their expedition by seeking out and attracting certain entities to the humans. This could be an act of mercy or an act of malevolence. He could be forcing humans to face and bring back relatively weak creatures that would make them avoid the dark continent or he could be seeking out creatures that are more powerful than average for the dark continent to exterminate humanity. Either way, I think it would be interesting if one part of the expedition managed to stray away from him and encounter a very different fate than the majority who was guided by him.
5:55 says "Slightly east of where Brion was found.." and then pans West, haha
Most likely the image he was using was flipped from the original for the video for copyright reasons
I basically knew everything in this video, but I still just love hxh lore
12:29 my theory is what Netero made his 1st Voyage, got reality checked, then went for training in mountains. Now, he decided to check his strength again (probably, this time with Beyond) with same result. After that Beyond goes in next expedition as guide (by the virtue of being one of the only humans returned from DC), it fails, and then Netero bans them at all
So happy youre making HxH content again
11:38 Explorer 1: Grabs some dirt...“ Let's get out here, before things get to dangerous.!
Explorer 2: Your Hand!!!
Explorer 1:“Wath is? AHHH!!!
Narrator: calamitiy number 7528 Dirt...
I believe Sheila is on that boat and I think things will get real interesting when she inevitably sees Kurapika and Chrollo
Ofc Sheila is going to the dark continent, she’s Pariston
Paris hilton@@hicctooth
@@hicctoothI'll could be gon biological mother
I think the hand shown at 3:54 is the result of Hellbell. Hellbell's whole schtick is that it infects the target to attack anyone in sight. The hand depicted here is a human hand with growths of body parts turning into things that attack other things.
I think Hellbell doesn't just cause a person to kill others, it forces the target's entire literal body to grow into mouths and claws that attack everything around it, including itself, splitting up infinitely to grow more attacking parts.
The Dark Continent description is like a discord moderator room/Australia.
This feels like a person's perspective of the cosmos because that's the reality of the real life of space travel.
Two videos in a row?! Togashi bless you good man 🥺
nanika is from the dark continent brought home by Zigg
Maybe, but that's just a fan theory, we have no real evidence that it's true
Also if that's the case where's zigg now?
@@scrub1967zigg is prob dead
Man, dark continent is one of two things in anime that i truly want to know more about second being abyss from made in abyss
I was looking at magic cards in another window next to this one and had to rewind when the Colossal Whale card went on the screen, wasn't sure if I'd imagined it lmao
I wish togashi be 20 years old and deliver all those dark continent stuff for us. I imagine something like "Made in Abyss" but so much mora dangerous and brutal. With internal conflicts in human expedition team.
So close to the new chapters!🎉
Really?
@@charbelsarkis3567 Oct 6th or 7th
@@charbelsarkis3567 yes, new chapters have been confirmed to release in 2024, watch the other video hemade not long ago
@@charbelsarkis356719 chapters written already :D, just some time before they are serialized
I need to share this: since the beginning of this year I’ve being hearing that there is a device called Flipper Zero. Its function is to copy wireless signals and copy chip info (like credit cards and transport cards) and then you have it in your device and use it whenever you want. The logo of the device is a dolphin.. like emperor time kurapika dolphin!!! Is an hability fairly similar and both have dolphins. I don’t have more arguments, but I don’t have doubts: togashi got inspired by this device for kurapikas last new hability!!
Congrats on the wedding anniversary
Zobae sounds similar to the stoneman disease in Game of Thrones
Known World = Human Realm
Don Freeces = Yusuke Urameshi in his pure Mazuku form
Dark Continent = Demon World
Lake Mobius = the portion of Demon World that Enma/ Yama control (aka 1/2 of the first basement)
The Guide(s) = Demon World border guards (initially positioned by Enki after the first tournament)
The magic the gathering reference at 13:52 made me smile :)
You Are keeping the Fandom Active and Keep releasing Content even when the Manga doesn't release chapters!! Is that Your Nen Ability??😂 I love your Videos! Keep it up❤❤
he's probably making videos since new chapters are releasing soon
God damn! I haven't been this excited about Anime since they made Frieren a show.
8:18 oh hell no wth
Nightmare fuel FR.
Reminds me of Toriko . In that anime the world we know is also just a tiny puddle surrounded by the dark continent
Man's single handedly kept yhe community active. I stan.
only youtuber that i actively choose to watch the ads for. 'nuf said
I WAS JUST WATCHING AN OLD ONE OF THIS BY YOU AND WAS LIKE I NEED AN UPDATED ON. Universe works in mysterious waaaays.....or is this apart of my nen ability? :O
So stoke, gonna eat and fall asleep to this and rewatch it again!
WE ARE SO FCKING BACK🔥🔥 we getting fictional pirate content and NEW fictional hunter content in the same month this fall lets GOOOOOOOOO
The Jogo PFP goes so unbelievably hard ❤️🔥
@@dog_ningen hahahaha YES ty I love this pic😭
after learning about the Dark Continent and of Alluka's origins, I dont feel the same empathy I felt when I first watched her without context. I rewatched Gon's healing/election arc and didn't feel all that sad about Alluka's situation within the Zoldyck family. She felt less human after understanding her Origins.
I think you guys are kind of exaggerating the size of some of these entities on the Dark Continent map. You said the three shadow figures were twice as large as a human continent, I don't think that is literally to scale. Surely you've seen maps where they extend the size of something to give a representation of what something actually looks like as opposed to being the actual size to scale.
What if the 5 calamities are not a punishment but just a price for not bringing back the target. The voyages had intended targets to bring back, so what if when they return to the guardian after failure they must still honor the nen contract and have to return with something of equal power. Not so much as the gatekeeper being some omnipotent creature seeking to punish the hubris of man. As much as "you made a deal to move something that can change your world, not my fault you weren't strong enough to get your desired item."
Love the production quality on this video. It looks so clean. Keep up the great work!
They will all get stuck there trying to farm the Cave Kraken from old school runescape apparently... I am so excited to see the dark continent but I also completely get it if we never get there. The idea of a place that is simply "too big" is very compelling for me and leaves so much juicy stuff for my ADHD riddled brain.
Can't wait for the manga chapters to come out
when i think about the dark continent and how much content togashi could make with it i just think to myself "theres no way hell ever finish this manga :("
WE SO BACK 🗣️🗣️🗣️
The one thing i love about hxh and especially our wonderful dark continent, is that it truly allows us to have an incredibly long series. Possibly as long as one piece maybe, or maybe not who knowsss.
Imagine if during the chimera ant arc, instead of having whatever hunters were available, they had the strongest human lineup to invade the palace. I’m talking Netero + Chrollo v Meruem, Silva + Zeno v Yupi, Hisoka + Illumi v Pitou, Morrel + Biscuit v Poof. That would be a slugfest that humans would easily win!
Such a great and interesting story that we’ll never get to finish
Great video. Don Freecs, is that Gings dad? Crazy how much world building is in HxH. It legit could have been the OP of today if it kept going
Huge fan since watching the anime series reboot years ago. Just started the manga (from the beginning). Super excited to see where everything goes! Also been subscribed for a long time. Appreciate your work!
I just fucking love how ive seen this "exact" video countless times here but my man keep making it enjoyable and fun to watch evwry singlw time!!!
Your work ethic inspires me
A terrifying overlooked aspect of Ai is that if you fail to fulfill its requests on the dark continent people in the known world that knew you will die, Just think of how many threats target people in the human realm because someone on an expedition messed with it.
Kurama would've had a fieldday with these plant like calamities
Believe it
I caught up to hxh at the right moment. Keep the uploads coming Liam! Love it 😊
Nah u missed it. If you see old arabian earth maps. You'll notice strange creatures outside our continents.
Name of the map: the world beyond the ice wall
7:10 Gon looking like the granma from spongebob killed me 🤣
I do seriously doubt that any size scale can be taken literally from the map drawings. Many maps showing things bigger to see them / show them
Who knows maybe the gatekeepers aren't protecting humanity but are protecting the continent instead. Remembering what the narrator said.
"We are far worse"
To me, the mystery of the setting is why does it seem like the human continent is actually a Lilliputian sized baby carriage? The whole world (the dark continent) seems in balance with itself while the tiny island at the center of Lake Mobius is this weird, protected reserve for nature's most pitiful animals: people.
Gon’s journey to find Gin is going to be paralleled by Gin’s journey to find Don.
As we explore the dark continent, Gin will be the character that leads us to discovering the world, while the other characters will either help or hinder him.
It’s going to be so fun to see this second half of the story and I wonder what Don will show Gin once he finds him. When Gon found Gin we found out about the Dark continent. What secrets will Don know?
I reckon Don made a deal to survive the dark continent in exchange for never returning to the human world. It’s either that, or he is so powerful he can survive and thrive there for centuries.
Things I’m looking forward to:
- The journey to find Don
- Seeing Pariston and Beyond’s powers
- Seeing the limits of materials that have the properties of both rubber and gum.
- More world-changing and expanding information, such as finding ancient civilisations.
- Seeing what happens to Gon. Maybe he’ll go to the DC and try to find Gin. More likely he’ll get his Nen back and be fighting Gyro?
I’m almost inclined to forget about HxH for a few years and then just binge it. I really don’t like anime and this is the only one I have really enjoyed. It’s just so slooooow and so huge I can’t imagine it ever being finished or ending in a satisfying way.
That being said I’m not a master like Togashi.
Togashi can finish the story but he don't give permission to someone. I understand him. Life is more than a manga. Sometimes i spend days on a new videogame like baldursgate3. :D And also health issues.
For Ur third point... It doesn't have limits as it has the properties of rubber and gum
What a coincidence I was watching the 2022 Dark continent video just an hour ago
I bet there are pockets of humans on the Dark Continent, probably on the sky islands. What I would give to see the Dark Continent all the way through.
If the dark continent is full of calamities can’t you just throw a second calamity at the first calamity?
I think it's not too unreasonable to imagine that these calamities are already the apex surviving predators of a long History of fights between themselves. I mean, look at it like dinosaurs and even evolution in general in our world. It didn't 'just happened', they evolved for diverses reasons for the sake of survival, and the ones lasting are even still here (like wtf sharks are older than trees ??).
It's almost safe to assume that with this dark whale arc, the author is also training us, the readers, to get used to complicated and convoluted Nen thecnics. So the key for survival would a mix between good physical, physical power, sure, but above all super good wits like in the present. LIke JoJo's where the author is going more and more conceptual with the stands and the fights arc by arc.
So yeah i'm rambling cz it's quite rare that i'm this hyped !
i been watching grand line review for so long i didn’t know u had this channel lol
I've watched almost every one of your hunter hunter vids half the time talking about the same stuff but damn am I hype to watch it all again😂😂 thanks for the great content over the years been a sub since the one piece 101 days
If there are any Humans left on the Dark Continent... they're on those sky islands.
Also... What would happen if you tried to take a rocket or plane across the lake? Would you be able to avoid the monsters that way and not have to take the guide and risk a calamity?
Crazy the parallels between the calamities and the nen beasts of the princes in the succession war
Hxh is returning on my birthday!! Literally the best gift i could've gotten
Just to think, beyond the coasts of the DC, there's an entire *half a planet* out there humanity has never even come close to seeing.
My headcannon is that Hisoka is a victim of hellbell. Because a snake that makes murderers is bad, but snake that makes Hisoka's is horrifying. The man is keeping his heart beating through the desire to kill
I have the same headcannon
The fkin promo transition is so smooth, but that's doooorrryyyyyy
When did the 3rd chanel get almost 1/2 mil subs? wow, man on the internet congratz!
I don't think the sizes of the figures on the map were literally to scale. if the waves were literally the size of countries, than there is no way any boat would ever get there.
Best ad reads on the platform. Whatever they're paying you, it's not enough. Got me looking up mobile games, gord lood.
I need dude in a room content asap
The dedication you have is formidable
I watch these videos fully knowing there is not gonna be any new information on them and I still enjoy them even if it'd a click bait
"..reaching this location is the goal that Ging left Gon to accomplish"
Kilua: "Nanika lets teleport"
How is netero considered several centuries old when in the ant arc it said he went to the mountains at 46 to pray came down after 4 years and that happened 6 decades ago ?
I believe netero was the one who supplied that info so maybe he lied
Your communicative powers are top tier my friend
Hey!
I think I have a theory worth consideration,
Straightforward, it's that Nen itself is a dark-continental product that found its way out to the human world recently,
And what I mean by recently is alongside the Industrial Revolution, that allowed humans to access lands beyond oceans so far away that they couldn't reach them with old wooden boats
I don't know if this could be consistent with what we know about previous exhibitions, but I think it can solve the problem of Nen inconsistency, the problem that Nen wasn't thought of by Togashi at the beginning of HXH, because in this case, it's more understandable that curious people couldn't have the chance to be interested in Nen since it hasn't been "yet" spread worldwide in this short time
And yes, I'm speculating that it would later spread out if the theory is true like what's happening now with the princes.
I can't even theorize about how it spread, could it be a dark steam that came in with the early cursed unexperienced exhibitions and spread rarely randomly on humans?
What do you think guys?
Interesting, that's a cool idea man.... ;).
@@zhcultivator
Thanks!
Could humankind be a calamity?
Netero said the malice within the human heart is bottomless. He explored parts of the dark continent and still sees the greatest potential for evil in humans.
Are calamities the dark continents attempt to keep humanity isolated on lake mobius?
Some Calamities seem to specifically target human weaknesses like rage, lust/desire or greed.
Silly theory when kaluto says he joins the phantom troop to get back his brother maybe he's trying to find a way to get rid of AI (Nanika) from Alluka by going to the dark continent
Imagine if all these things are super deadly because the people that keep going are super strong in men which somehow amplifies the negative effects of all the things in the dark continent. And if instead weak humans (little to no men ability) went they’d basically be safe. That would be hilarious.
Lets goo more hxh content! Maybe do a recap in what happened before the mass release?