Yep adding my song to my ipod but I hate how it sings instantly over the cool build up. Love how all our brains think alike lmao. See? Its the little things we all notice. Cause when we watched originally they were still talking or staring at each other badass as the build up started. That's why we liked it. And then we jumped right into the next ep.
@@Kanamon22 just as you said. The ending of the episodes and the transition to the ed was the best part of ed 2 and 5 and made them masterful. It's also one of the reasons I have the anime at an 11/10.
@sacha ferrazzo what?? Really?? What episode is that. I will rewatch it. If its true, then im so glad and have forgotten it. 😂 because of the battle between meruem and netero and i remembered pitou got separated from them and needs to fight gon.
@@Njanshalu Dude your out here hating on a amazing anime. If you dont like it why did you watch it? If you dont like it then leave and let others like it.
Bro yes!! Especially every time I see the chairmanI think of that one scene where he opened his mouth and you saw a skeleton face and then he jammed his finger to stop his heart from beating the explosion and then this build-up as you seen the explosion smoke turn into a flower bro😳
_ilove anime_ torture is when the victim is being shaken constantly to make them feel pain this is clearly not happening to pitou because she is more glad that she was being killed.
@@toukeng6411 best arc? What did you just skip through this arc? This arc is absolutely a pain to get through & it's due to the bad pacing. It has some great ideas & villians but the execution is so bad.
especially in contrast to killua who has the white one. he was struggling in the light because he feels isolated from gon. honestly their friendship was so strong so going into the chimera ant arc, it broke my heart when gon started acting cold towards killua, especially after killua fought rammot and pulled the needle out yet gon had the audacity to tell killua it doesn’t affect him. their separation at the end of the anime is bittersweet bc i feel like they haven’t went back to being best friends yet
Every time I see his face on screen especially from this particular episode with this song in the build-up it gets my blood pumped up like he's so ready to beat the ever-living shit out of Pitou and he gets me so excited and amped up & pumped up!
Everything from the pre-ending fade in music and imagery, the suspense, the song and lyrics and of course the setting. HxH isn't just a masterclass manga, but the studio here did an outstanding execution that delivers this experience. Everything from muting Killua's footsteps, to hunterpedia , to choice of soundtracks and imagery. Hats off to the studio for showing so much passion an enacting this amazing manga, hats off for the directors of the show and the amazing writing, you're no less than togashi's genius
The build up is my favorite part, it's just so good. During the Chimera ant arc, when the episode was basically phenomenal and that part comes in with the narrator... simply magnificent.
IKNOWW i couldnt agree any more like people really see this outro like how people see freakin you as a jojos outro they dint see the beauty behind the outro
It's epic to see how in this arc the ants that are depicted as monsters and evil were actually leaning on to becoming more humane on a bonding and understanding level. While on the other side, the hunters, leaned on to becoming the necessary monsters and thus became more or less evil themselves. Gon had no other desire than to dissect Pitou, Netero refused to talk with Meruem and insisted on a fight to the death, and so much more had happened, the hunters became the dark monsters themselves while they started off rather 'okay'. While the ants, who were early described and shown as true monsters, leaned on to becoming more interested and understanding to such a degree they felt and accepted their emotions, they were progressing and were evolving in some sense to become more human.
i feel like this arc was exploring what it even meant to be human. in my opinion, gon doesn't really lose his humanity or become a monster, so much as he discovers another side of being human: having strong emotions that override any logic. he was a kid that was absolutely overwhelmed with trauma and a need to "set things right". that's why i kind of think that his fight with pitou was more him punishing himself for letting things get that way than anything else. his words after his arm gets severed just confirm that - he just wanted to make himself feel the way kite did in his "last moments" as a way to make up for everything he thought was his fault. i don't see that as monstrous. i see that as a kid that was let down too many times and fell hard when he finally let everything out. i think gon and meruem's arcs just go to show different *aspects* of humanity and how they can change a person, not necessarily one of them gaining or losing anything.
@@mary-nc3bp what was gonna make him a monster was the fact that he was willing to let innocence die to satisfy his own desires, before gon even recognized what he was doing he had tunnel vision towards pitou after kites death and wanted to kill her at any cost even though the goal was to get her to heal kite in the first place. satisfying your own "justice" at the expense of others lives isn't a humane way of thinking
@@MicaW4VE why are we judging the actions of a 13 year old traumatized boy with the same objectivity we'd approach an adult's decisions with? this isn't the first time gon has shown his childlike judgement -- he literally let the terrorist mass murderer bombers go free at the end of greed island just because they helped him get stronger. and before that, he psychologically tortures his opponents in heaven's arena and even snaps the prosthetic leg off of one when it wasn't at all necessary. even with those he cared about, he's less than stellar. he lets killua ruin his body to win the game with him due to his own desire to do it only with him. as we can see by now, interpreting gon (or anyone else's for that matter)'s character with morality in mind has always been the wrong way to approach his character and understand why he makes the decisions he does. he's never a "good" person if we're going to read things that black and white. secondly, why are we acting like gon's fight with pitou was anything other than him punishing himself for letting kite suffer? if you saw mindless violence in that fight, the dialogue wouldn't make any sense. when pitou severs gon's arm, he says that he's glad he finally feels the way kite did back then. that line is meant to be the realization moment for the viewer, the moment when everything comes together. it suddenly all makes sense: why gon said he didn't want to destroy the house that kite had been in (kind of like the same way kurapika changes out of his clan's traditional clothes when he kills uvo), why gon said that pitou can have his arm (because he finally got what he wanted which was to feel what kite felt), and even why gon said he would "use everything" to beat them: because he was that torn up by his guilt and despair that he felt like he was worthless enough to gamble everything he'd ever be to even equal kite's arm. so if we aren't going to judge gon by the morality of his actions, what can we judge him on? i personally believe that gon's intentions always tell more about his character than what he actually does. when he manipulates palm, it isn't out of malicious intent but in an effort to make her feel better. when he tells killua that it's none of his business, it's out of a desire not to see his best friend in the mess that he created. when he lets the terrorist bombers go, it's due to his genuine belief that they'll become better people. he never sacrifices his "innocence" because he isn't even aware that he has that. that's literally just the way he views the world. so if we're going to call the traumatized 13 year old a monster, i think we should interpret his intentions correctly rather than make fickle morality arguments that would make the majority of the characters in the series look like sociopaths.
@@mary-nc3bp 1. the examples you give don't come close to what was at stake during the arc. taking off your opponents prosthetic leg or messing up your friends hands to win a game(that was the goal for the entire team)don't amount to taking an innocents life. gon may be a child but that doesn't excuse his actions in the slightest, he knew what needed to be done and turned his back on those words and killua for revenge and nothing else. the black aura surrounding gon signified the darkness in his heart coming forth and taking over making him think irrational and to do "whatever it takes" hence the major sacrifice later on. the excuse "he's just a child so we can't judge him " doesn't work, the world of hunter hunter works differently than our own, hes a hunter and a fighter, hes not an ignorant little boy that doesn't know right from wrong when he's under stress. he even owed killua an apology afterwards because he knew he was in the wrong and he's glad that killuas still his friend after that whole ordeal like I said taking someone else's life away to satisfy your own desire(be it GREED, REVENGE, OR POWER) isn't humane in the slightest, the fact that Gon wanted to kill pitou so badly that he didn't care who was getting healed only proves he was getting overwhelmed with intense malice. the same type of thinking that say the king would show when he was first born. speaking of the fight, gons realization after killing pitou was just emptyness, he was happy he got to feel like kite but at the same time that was only when he lost his arm, before he lost his arm he was just finishing what was started at the cost of everything, he wasn't eating himself up prior to this, the realization that kite couldn't be revived pushed gons mental state past its limit and as long as pitou died he didn't care what happened next. after the last jajanken he's just a shell of a person he once was, and after putting pitou to rest with the final ounces of his power he looks back to killua with what looks to be sadness and regret which can be interpreted as him regretting his past actions towards his friends the sacrifice he made, and/or kite being gone for good(at the time) that's the real message that they wanted the viewers to see, the aftermath of one's revenge and if it was truly worth it. 2. contrary to what you think I'm not stating gon is a monster, I'm stating he was on the verge of becoming one, Secondly I never said he "sacrifices his innocence" gon is far from innocent but he not a bad guy either which is what makes his character unique he's not written to be a hero or a man of greater good he juts a neutral boy that can Lean either side depending on the situation. gon is a hunter let's not forget, he's no stranger to death, violence, or his friends getting severely hurt so let's drop the whole traumatized viewpoint. he's mostly laid back when it's someone he's not close to but the moment kite dies he's a completely different person that even killua cant contain with words alone. he didn't tell killua off for the greater good of being a friend, he genuinely believed killua didn't care gons character can he summed up as a giant hipocrite that wears his emotions on his sleeves I believe he asked chrollo "how could you kill people who have nothing to do with you?" and later in this arc he threatens to kill komugi if pitou delays him further, and unlike killua gon has never bluffed in the entire series, as far as I know when he says he's gonna do something he does.(correct me if I'm wrong) So that just goes to show how far off the deep end gon was at the time
@@MicaW4VE (these arent in the order you mention them im just getting my thoughts out 😅) 1. the examples i gave were meant to support my point that interpreting gon's character soley by his actions instead of looking at his intentions as well would make him look terrible from the get go. i didn't mean that he's been doing things equal to threatening komugi's life from the first episode, i meant that reading his character without looking at his motives and thoughts would be a mistake. 2. gon legitimately believed that kite was going to be saved. he wasn't lying when he told killua they'd find a way to get him back. he wasn't attempting to trick pitou when he said they had to heal him. of course he hated pitou for killing kite. of course he wanted revenge. i'm not necessarily defending him but i'm saying that his emotions during that time were 100% natural coming from a little kid with a childlike view of the world. 3. he doesn't "turn his back on killua." the anime translated that part weirdly. the manga (and more importantly, the original japanese) had him say something along the lines of "since this isn't your trouble/business to get tangled up in" (paraphrasing). he never called killua cold or uncaring, he just put the very first boundary between them and let killua know that he didn't have to get involved. this hurt killua because he wanted gon to assume that he would help him, the same way gon barges into other people's issues and tries his best to help. 3. i feel like if you ignore gon's actual words when he threatens to kill komugi, you're losing a lot of what was intended to be expressed through that scene. just like how gon blubbering about his experiences to his father was meant to show how much of a little kid he is, this scene was meant to be taken as a wild tantrum. he screamed at pitou about how they didn't make any sense because gon assigns meaning to everything. it's a part of his character to see some sort of message or greater lesson in everything (you could call that the shounen mc virus but i like to think it's the result of his abandonment issues). so when he sees people like chrollo or pitou killing without any real reason behind it, his little kid brain fries. when he saw pitou healing komugi, his brain literally couldn't understand _why_ and he subconsciously comes to the conclusion that anyone kite's killer is wiing to save must not be worth saving, because he cannot imagine a bad person doing good things and saving someone innocent's life. you forget that gon literally had no idea who komugi was. he had no idea that she was some poor girl dragged into all this. do you think gon would have acted differently if it was pouf or any other ant pitou was healing? we as the viewers know and care about komugi, but to gon, she was just another potential enemy. if we're going to fault him for threatening to kill her, we'd also have to fault every other character that kills ants (since they might have turned out just like colt, right?) 4. gon's character lets things build up while convincing himself that he's normal. killua's character lets things tear him apart until he comes to his breaking point. in the manga, ging tells gon that he shouldn't want to go back on his vow because it would make everything he went through mean nothing. gon agrees with this. this part was a little more ambiguous but i choose to believe that gon never regretted the sacrifice itself. sure, he regretted hurting killua and going off on his own, but i don't think gon would regret using everything for kite's sake. one thing i wish the manga would go into is whether or not gon would have done the same thing if he knew kite was an ant now. it's very strange that gon doesn't feel upset or frustrated when he finds out kite is alive, if he regretted using it all. wouldn't that make him even more sad, knowing his actions were essentially for nothing? that's why i personally think he never regrets it. i don't think gon was on the verge of becoming a monster either. is a little kid capable of being a monster? at what point do we stop finding gon's actions as a result of his trauma and instead fault him for not being able to handle an obviously terrifying situation? i think calling him a hypocrite is harsh because he isn't even aware of the contradictions he believes in. yes, he does hypocritical things, and yes, his worldview is contradictory, but what child's isn't? if you view gon as one of the victims here, instead of judging his actions under immense pressure and comparing them to chrollo, who kills with a sense of calm and a clear mind, you're doing more for his character. i could see chrollo's words as foreshadowing, but i think kite's were moreso. kite wonderd how gon would react if he ever met an enemy that cared for their comrades. kite recognized that it was gon's naive worldview that would do him in. while i'm not necessarily denying that the chrollo thing could be a parallel, i think that it sets up the idea of those that don't care as a foil to gon, who cares too much. besides, i typically interpret chrollo as a parallel to kurapika so i'm also inclined to believe that that scene was more to expose chrollo's character type than say anything about gon in the future. someone could argue that kurapika and gon are meant to be similar in the way they handle things like this, but that would only benefit the point that gon's judgement is clouded by his trauma the same way kurapika's is. i dislike those "gon lost his humanity" takes simply because they shift the responsibity onto traumatized 13 year old to act morally correct. that's why o choose to think that gon never lost or gained anything, but rather discovered a very human side of himself: the little kid that's allowed to be overwhelmed by situations that are way over his head, the kid that feels strong emotions like hatred and a desire to get revenge. i don't think those emotions are remotely monsterous. in the same way mereum discovers a part of himself that has room to love and care, gon finds a part of himself that has room to hate and despise. i think his hatred is justified. i think his anger and frustration building up to that point was all valid. in the same way no one denies mereum's an ant just because he loves komugi, i don't think gon approaches becoming a monster because of his desire to see pitou dead. gon is very much one of the victims. if knov couldn't even handle looking at pitou's aura, we can't even begin to imagine the amount of unaddressed issues gon has, even ignoring his survivor's guilt.
This is the best anime song, ending opening ost, anything, it’s just trumps everything, if you watch the show it’s so much more, even if you don’t watch the show it’s just still so fire, not even capping, this is the best anime song out there, and if it’s not, tell me one that’s better, this is an absolute masterpiece.
Well honestly, hxh has lot better eds than fmab but promised day Ed's buildup is quite the same level hype as yorknew city's though the song isnt that level
This song fits perfectly with everything. This arc’s build up, the despair experienced by the characters, their emotions, the hopeless situation in which they are in, and what’s better, the confrontation at the end of every episode which can be applied to every emotion they feel, like rage, sadness, hope.etc. That’s why every time I see it at the end of an episode it literally gives me so much hype. Bro and the feeling you get from them being a team, for the goals of both parties, their fights and why they do so is just sooo goood. I regret not watching this show before, my friend was right, HunterxHunter is literally gold.
Fun fact: my french teacher told us that for extra practice she wanted us to watch this entire show with french subtitles only and then tell her what it was about n shit. im not fluent or anything so im not sure how much of this story in my brain is accurate but from what i know THIS IS MY FAVORITE ANIME OF ALL TIME. definitely plan on rewatching it in english
When that buildup music started playing as we stared at the sky after Netero did the thing. Really accentuated the miniature rose’s devastating effect.
This song has a melancholic undertone that just hits me. I'm revisiting the eds since I'm rewatching the series for the first time after 6 years, and the second I heard that intro it's like it unlocked everything I felt when I first watched the series.
Man, I really liked how Meruem changed personalities after playing with Komugi so many times. He wanted a world with one leader, where there is peace. He also wanted to play with Komugi more. I cried when they reunited in the warehouse.
Meruem was born into a world which already had rules and things that mattered to itself. He never got a chance at life. It seems that after fighting Netero, or even before fighting him, he had already realized this and was willing to talk and negotiate his place in that world. Heck maybe he could've even turned into an ally. He opened his eyes and admired Netero and saw himself perhaps participating in this world instead of just taking whatever he wants, a.k.a. he matured. Nonetheless, this world wasn't going to try understanding him or giving him a chance, the damage was already too great. It's just sad that right when he understood the importance of living peacefully with others, he died.
Not that that any of this may matter but I spent the whole entire day before yesterday watching this video over and over learning and forcing myself to learn and memorize the lyrics to this song and I can happily and proudly say I've memorized the song into now sing at least this version of it without messing up for the most part! 😁🤩
Is crazy by the end of this whole arc how the ants was more humans than the actual humans was and then humans was more monsterous then the actual ants this arc was genius 🙌🏾
I dont think it was only meruem , clearly he was the one who changed the most but youpi and pitou both had started their own evolution by the time they died the only one who refused to change was pouf.
If you’re talking about the hunter exam, cause I haven’t finished the anime yet, it already finished. After Gon learned about nen, I’m pretty sure Wing said he passed the exam.
Don't mind me Asa o musabori yoru o hakidashi Ikan to suru waga saga Wakitatsu kono kanjoo wa Shiro ka kuro ka Mezasu mirai to oiteke bori ni shite kita kako Nejire nagara guruguru to Tsunagatte iru Sugiyuku rasen ni me o hosomete Fushigi na yume kara mi o noridashita Hyoori ittai! yubi de hajiku koin ga sora ni mau Boku wa ittai docchi no ketsumatsu negau Hyoori ittai! hikari kagayaku hodo koku naru kage Naraba doko e to mukatte yuku Kasanatta futatsu no mirai
One of my favourite anime songs of all time ❤️. It brings back memories. HxH is such an amazing anime. Every character is awesome and It was an unforgettable journey for me.
Analysis (spoilers): / / / / / / / / / / / / The gungi pieces' colors represents the emotions of the major characters at the start arc. The background represents the emotions after the arc. King - Dark (ruthless) but became green (peace) few moments before his death. Komugi - White (purity) and yellow-orange (a specific meaning of mellow free from harshness) before her death Gon - Dark (wrath) then became yellow-orange (mellow but in Gon's case, it is sadness) Killua - White (concern of Gon's mental health) then violet (love, still he is concern with Gon) Pitou - Black (ruthless) then blue (calmness because she will not be worried anymore that Gon can kill the king) before his death Netero - White (saving humanity) then became yellow-orange (a specific meaning of mellow matured by age/experience was shown how he used a tactic to beat a young ant king)
its the 'hyori ittai' part for me. when all the game pieces go slow mo. i wanna cry to this song, but i've cried so much to the point where i just weep.
Here’s my own narrator voice for this “ As Gon and Killua found pitou one thing was made clear this very moment, as the ants were gaining their humanity, gon was losing his…”
Departure opening 5 and ending 5 are the saddest ones I’ve seen!! I’m not saying it’s bad, I’m saying both of them are freakin amazing!! And it hits you in the heart and soul cause you feel the rising tension throughout the arc. And honestly Hunter x Hunter had the best story arc in anime history
Finally a version that doesnt skip the build up
I know right?
you are a man of culture
Yep adding my song to my ipod but I hate how it sings instantly over the cool build up. Love how all our brains think alike lmao. See? Its the little things we all notice. Cause when we watched originally they were still talking or staring at each other badass as the build up started. That's why we liked it. And then we jumped right into the next ep.
Ending 2 and 5 have one of the best transitions to an ending. I 100% agree with u
@@Kanamon22 just as you said. The ending of the episodes and the transition to the ed was the best part of ed 2 and 5 and made them masterful. It's also one of the reasons I have the anime at an 11/10.
Meruem, The Royal Gaurds & everyone who died in this arc never got to know that the bungee gum has the properties of both rubber & gum.
Yooo😂😂😂
Sad fact ;(
STOOOOP 😭😭😭
Lol
why making me cry even more TwT
Sad fact: Neferpitou is the only royal guard that didnt know the kings name.
Oh, youre right now that I think about it. Thats cool
And he was the only one that had interest in that ;-;
@sacha ferrazzo what?? Really?? What episode is that. I will rewatch it. If its true, then im so glad and have forgotten it. 😂 because of the battle between meruem and netero and i remembered pitou got separated from them and needs to fight gon.
sacha ferrazzo pitou left before the queen told colt meurems name
Pitou is a female.
This is the best closing in all of anime. Fight me
I honestly don't like this anime that much but I absolutely love this ending. It's a Masterpiece in ending songs in anime.
Memories - One Piece
Hunting for your Dream is quite better, but I like a lot this one too
Its not THE best.But its very good.
@@Njanshalu
Dude your out here hating on a amazing anime.
If you dont like it why did you watch it?
If you dont like it then leave and let others like it.
I like this more than Departure. Fight me.
im with you
Me too, by far
Dude everyone with you
Easily
Looks like i need to take off my gloves...
1:00 hurts so much, this whole ending in general when you remember everything from the arc.
Bruh got literal chills
Don't mess with a pissed Gon!😅
Bro yes!! Especially every time I see the chairmanI think of that one scene where he opened his mouth and you saw a skeleton face and then he jammed his finger to stop his heart from beating the explosion and then this build-up as you seen the explosion smoke turn into a flower bro😳
Nah
gon is gon and killua about to killua himself
Just imagine if that song starts playing on the middle of nowhere at december 31st 2020, 11:59PM.
I will just excited about next ep then...
Que papo torto é esse mano?
imagine if the ending 6 version played instead
And the narrator talks "they were not aware of the cruel faith that awaits them"
I would love that.. I must remember to do this
This specific ending with gon had me so damn excited for the pitou and gon fight
Fight? Not in the slightest 💀
@@VALDiesel01 lmao true it was more of a slaughter
Amir Allong
*Torture
_ilove anime_ torture is when the victim is being shaken constantly to make them feel pain this is clearly not happening to pitou because she is more glad that she was being killed.
GROCEREE
oh.
Why can I hear the narrator talking
Horrible arc but it had so much potential if done right!
@@Njanshalu it was the best arc in hxh imo
@@toukeng6411 best arc? What did you just skip through this arc? This arc is absolutely a pain to get through & it's due to the bad pacing. It has some great ideas & villians but the execution is so bad.
@@Njanshalu nah it was fine.
@@Njanshalu wtfff are you talking about, Chimera Ant is goated
I like how Gon is on the black Gungi piece like all the other "villain"
It shows gons path to darkness. The kid was fucked up from the start
especially in contrast to killua who has the white one. he was struggling in the light because he feels isolated from gon. honestly their friendship was so strong so going into the chimera ant arc, it broke my heart when gon started acting cold towards killua, especially after killua fought rammot and pulled the needle out yet gon had the audacity to tell killua it doesn’t affect him. their separation at the end of the anime is bittersweet bc i feel like they haven’t went back to being best friends yet
@@patty1418 ayo.... this opened up my eyes. im in tears...
@@patty1418 that bitch- first he kills my waifu/husbando pitou and then he steals my child’s heart to betray him
Gon's rage still gives me chills to this day
To this day?
@@faded1146 yes
Best rage and best character ong
CHILLS
Every time I see his face on screen especially from this particular episode with this song in the build-up it gets my blood pumped up like he's so ready to beat the ever-living shit out of Pitou and he gets me so excited and amped up & pumped up!
I love this arc but this arc makes me cry 😭😭😭
No-cap this particular ark had so many sad and tearful moments it reminded me of the moments of death in Jojo's
this is prob the best arc. but THE DARK CONTINENT ARC IS GOING TO BE BADASS. (no manga spoilers intended.)
@@jen.2466 Too bad that they are not making an anime version of it. Do you mind giving me to manga chapter I have to read after watching the anime
@@NoName-ds8yz chapters 339+
@@jen.2466 Thanks dude
Everything from the pre-ending fade in music and imagery, the suspense, the song and lyrics and of course the setting. HxH isn't just a masterclass manga, but the studio here did an outstanding execution that delivers this experience. Everything from muting Killua's footsteps, to hunterpedia , to choice of soundtracks and imagery. Hats off to the studio for showing so much passion an enacting this amazing manga, hats off for the directors of the show and the amazing writing, you're no less than togashi's genius
master-piece that was my guy
Madhouse is God tier good for sure
Very smart comment, getting the slightest details. The best anime ever indeed have the best fans.
Absolutely, madhouse was the last ingredient, to make an absolutely amazing manga into a masterpiece.
The manga is not masterclass lool
The build up is my favorite part, it's just so good. During the Chimera ant arc, when the episode was basically phenomenal and that part comes in with the narrator... simply magnificent.
IKNOWW i couldnt agree any more like people really see this outro like how people see freakin you as a jojos outro they dint see the beauty behind the outro
It's epic to see how in this arc the ants that are depicted as monsters and evil were actually leaning on to becoming more humane on a bonding and understanding level. While on the other side, the hunters, leaned on to becoming the necessary monsters and thus became more or less evil themselves. Gon had no other desire than to dissect Pitou, Netero refused to talk with Meruem and insisted on a fight to the death, and so much more had happened, the hunters became the dark monsters themselves while they started off rather 'okay'. While the ants, who were early described and shown as true monsters, leaned on to becoming more interested and understanding to such a degree they felt and accepted their emotions, they were progressing and were evolving in some sense to become more human.
i feel like this arc was exploring what it even meant to be human. in my opinion, gon doesn't really lose his humanity or become a monster, so much as he discovers another side of being human: having strong emotions that override any logic. he was a kid that was absolutely overwhelmed with trauma and a need to "set things right". that's why i kind of think that his fight with pitou was more him punishing himself for letting things get that way than anything else. his words after his arm gets severed just confirm that - he just wanted to make himself feel the way kite did in his "last moments" as a way to make up for everything he thought was his fault.
i don't see that as monstrous. i see that as a kid that was let down too many times and fell hard when he finally let everything out. i think gon and meruem's arcs just go to show different *aspects* of humanity and how they can change a person, not necessarily one of them gaining or losing anything.
@@mary-nc3bp what was gonna make him a monster was the fact that he was willing to let innocence die to satisfy his own desires, before gon even recognized what he was doing he had tunnel vision towards pitou after kites death and wanted to kill her at any cost even though the goal was to get her to heal kite in the first place.
satisfying your own "justice" at the expense of others lives isn't a humane way of thinking
@@MicaW4VE why are we judging the actions of a 13 year old traumatized boy with the same objectivity we'd approach an adult's decisions with? this isn't the first time gon has shown his childlike judgement -- he literally let the terrorist mass murderer bombers go free at the end of greed island just because they helped him get stronger. and before that, he psychologically tortures his opponents in heaven's arena and even snaps the prosthetic leg off of one when it wasn't at all necessary. even with those he cared about, he's less than stellar. he lets killua ruin his body to win the game with him due to his own desire to do it only with him. as we can see by now, interpreting gon (or anyone else's for that matter)'s character with morality in mind has always been the wrong way to approach his character and understand why he makes the decisions he does. he's never a "good" person if we're going to read things that black and white.
secondly, why are we acting like gon's fight with pitou was anything other than him punishing himself for letting kite suffer? if you saw mindless violence in that fight, the dialogue wouldn't make any sense. when pitou severs gon's arm, he says that he's glad he finally feels the way kite did back then. that line is meant to be the realization moment for the viewer, the moment when everything comes together. it suddenly all makes sense: why gon said he didn't want to destroy the house that kite had been in (kind of like the same way kurapika changes out of his clan's traditional clothes when he kills uvo), why gon said that pitou can have his arm (because he finally got what he wanted which was to feel what kite felt), and even why gon said he would "use everything" to beat them: because he was that torn up by his guilt and despair that he felt like he was worthless enough to gamble everything he'd ever be to even equal kite's arm.
so if we aren't going to judge gon by the morality of his actions, what can we judge him on? i personally believe that gon's intentions always tell more about his character than what he actually does. when he manipulates palm, it isn't out of malicious intent but in an effort to make her feel better. when he tells killua that it's none of his business, it's out of a desire not to see his best friend in the mess that he created. when he lets the terrorist bombers go, it's due to his genuine belief that they'll become better people. he never sacrifices his "innocence" because he isn't even aware that he has that. that's literally just the way he views the world. so if we're going to call the traumatized 13 year old a monster, i think we should interpret his intentions correctly rather than make fickle morality arguments that would make the majority of the characters in the series look like sociopaths.
@@mary-nc3bp 1. the examples you give don't come close to what was at stake during the arc. taking off your opponents prosthetic leg or messing up your friends hands to win a game(that was the goal for the entire team)don't amount to taking an innocents life. gon may be a child but that doesn't excuse his actions in the slightest, he knew what needed to be done and turned his back on those words and killua for revenge and nothing else. the black aura surrounding gon signified the darkness in his heart coming forth and taking over making him think irrational and to do "whatever it takes" hence the major sacrifice later on. the excuse "he's just a child so we can't judge him " doesn't work, the world of hunter hunter works differently than our own, hes a hunter and a fighter, hes not an ignorant little boy that doesn't know right from wrong when he's under stress. he even owed killua an apology afterwards because he knew he was in the wrong and he's glad that killuas still his friend after that whole ordeal
like I said taking someone else's life away to satisfy your own desire(be it GREED, REVENGE, OR POWER) isn't humane in the slightest, the fact that Gon wanted to kill pitou so badly that he didn't care who was getting healed only proves he was getting overwhelmed with intense malice. the same type of thinking that say the king would show when he was first born.
speaking of the fight, gons realization after killing pitou was just emptyness, he was happy he got to feel like kite but at the same time that was only when he lost his arm, before he lost his arm he was just finishing what was started at the cost of everything, he wasn't eating himself up prior to this, the realization that kite couldn't be revived pushed gons mental state past its limit and as long as pitou died he didn't care what happened next. after the last jajanken he's just a shell of a person he once was, and after putting pitou to rest with the final ounces of his power he looks back to killua with what looks to be sadness and regret which can be interpreted as him regretting his past actions towards his friends the sacrifice he made, and/or kite being gone for good(at the time) that's the real message that they wanted the viewers to see, the aftermath of one's revenge and if it was truly worth it.
2. contrary to what you think I'm not stating gon is a monster, I'm stating he was on the verge of becoming one, Secondly I never said he "sacrifices his innocence" gon is far from innocent but he not a bad guy either which is what makes his character unique he's not written to be a hero or a man of greater good he juts a neutral boy that can Lean either side depending on the situation. gon is a hunter let's not forget, he's no stranger to death, violence, or his friends getting severely hurt so let's drop the whole traumatized viewpoint.
he's mostly laid back when it's someone he's not close to but the moment kite dies he's a completely different person that even killua cant contain with words alone.
he didn't tell killua off for the greater good of being a friend, he genuinely believed killua didn't care
gons character can he summed up as a giant hipocrite that wears his emotions on his sleeves
I believe he asked chrollo "how could you kill people who have nothing to do with you?" and later in this arc he threatens to kill komugi if pitou delays him further, and unlike killua gon has never bluffed in the entire series, as far as I know when he says he's gonna do something he does.(correct me if I'm wrong)
So that just goes to show how far off the deep end gon was at the time
@@MicaW4VE (these arent in the order you mention them im just getting my thoughts out 😅)
1. the examples i gave were meant to support my point that interpreting gon's character soley by his actions instead of looking at his intentions as well would make him look terrible from the get go. i didn't mean that he's been doing things equal to threatening komugi's life from the first episode, i meant that reading his character without looking at his motives and thoughts would be a mistake.
2. gon legitimately believed that kite was going to be saved. he wasn't lying when he told killua they'd find a way to get him back. he wasn't attempting to trick pitou when he said they had to heal him. of course he hated pitou for killing kite. of course he wanted revenge. i'm not necessarily defending him but i'm saying that his emotions during that time were 100% natural coming from a little kid with a childlike view of the world.
3. he doesn't "turn his back on killua." the anime translated that part weirdly. the manga (and more importantly, the original japanese) had him say something along the lines of "since this isn't your trouble/business to get tangled up in" (paraphrasing). he never called killua cold or uncaring, he just put the very first boundary between them and let killua know that he didn't have to get involved. this hurt killua because he wanted gon to assume that he would help him, the same way gon barges into other people's issues and tries his best to help.
3. i feel like if you ignore gon's actual words when he threatens to kill komugi, you're losing a lot of what was intended to be expressed through that scene. just like how gon blubbering about his experiences to his father was meant to show how much of a little kid he is, this scene was meant to be taken as a wild tantrum. he screamed at pitou about how they didn't make any sense because gon assigns meaning to everything. it's a part of his character to see some sort of message or greater lesson in everything (you could call that the shounen mc virus but i like to think it's the result of his abandonment issues). so when he sees people like chrollo or pitou killing without any real reason behind it, his little kid brain fries. when he saw pitou healing komugi, his brain literally couldn't understand _why_ and he subconsciously comes to the conclusion that anyone kite's killer is wiing to save must not be worth saving, because he cannot imagine a bad person doing good things and saving someone innocent's life.
you forget that gon literally had no idea who komugi was. he had no idea that she was some poor girl dragged into all this. do you think gon would have acted differently if it was pouf or any other ant pitou was healing? we as the viewers know and care about komugi, but to gon, she was just another potential enemy. if we're going to fault him for threatening to kill her, we'd also have to fault every other character that kills ants (since they might have turned out just like colt, right?)
4. gon's character lets things build up while convincing himself that he's normal. killua's character lets things tear him apart until he comes to his breaking point. in the manga, ging tells gon that he shouldn't want to go back on his vow because it would make everything he went through mean nothing. gon agrees with this. this part was a little more ambiguous but i choose to believe that gon never regretted the sacrifice itself. sure, he regretted hurting killua and going off on his own, but i don't think gon would regret using everything for kite's sake. one thing i wish the manga would go into is whether or not gon would have done the same thing if he knew kite was an ant now. it's very strange that gon doesn't feel upset or frustrated when he finds out kite is alive, if he regretted using it all. wouldn't that make him even more sad, knowing his actions were essentially for nothing? that's why i personally think he never regrets it.
i don't think gon was on the verge of becoming a monster either. is a little kid capable of being a monster? at what point do we stop finding gon's actions as a result of his trauma and instead fault him for not being able to handle an obviously terrifying situation? i think calling him a hypocrite is harsh because he isn't even aware of the contradictions he believes in. yes, he does hypocritical things, and yes, his worldview is contradictory, but what child's isn't? if you view gon as one of the victims here, instead of judging his actions under immense pressure and comparing them to chrollo, who kills with a sense of calm and a clear mind, you're doing more for his character.
i could see chrollo's words as foreshadowing, but i think kite's were moreso. kite wonderd how gon would react if he ever met an enemy that cared for their comrades. kite recognized that it was gon's naive worldview that would do him in. while i'm not necessarily denying that the chrollo thing could be a parallel, i think that it sets up the idea of those that don't care as a foil to gon, who cares too much. besides, i typically interpret chrollo as a parallel to kurapika so i'm also inclined to believe that that scene was more to expose chrollo's character type than say anything about gon in the future. someone could argue that kurapika and gon are meant to be similar in the way they handle things like this, but that would only benefit the point that gon's judgement is clouded by his trauma the same way kurapika's is.
i dislike those "gon lost his humanity" takes simply because they shift the responsibity onto traumatized 13 year old to act morally correct. that's why o choose to think that gon never lost or gained anything, but rather discovered a very human side of himself: the little kid that's allowed to be overwhelmed by situations that are way over his head, the kid that feels strong emotions like hatred and a desire to get revenge. i don't think those emotions are remotely monsterous. in the same way mereum discovers a part of himself that has room to love and care, gon finds a part of himself that has room to hate and despise. i think his hatred is justified. i think his anger and frustration building up to that point was all valid. in the same way no one denies mereum's an ant just because he loves komugi, i don't think gon approaches becoming a monster because of his desire to see pitou dead. gon is very much one of the victims. if knov couldn't even handle looking at pitou's aura, we can't even begin to imagine the amount of unaddressed issues gon has, even ignoring his survivor's guilt.
The foreshadowing, and build up of Gon becoming a monster throughout the series is so good.
This is the best anime song, ending opening ost, anything, it’s just trumps everything, if you watch the show it’s so much more, even if you don’t watch the show it’s just still so fire, not even capping, this is the best anime song out there, and if it’s not, tell me one that’s better, this is an absolute masterpiece.
I agree
not even going to fight it because i fking agree
I prefer the 2nd ending but I do agree that this is a masterpiece
Black bullet opening the best for me
i prefer the the season 3 ending song tbh, but this tops to second
when the narrarator didn’t have anything to say and just let Gon’s anger speak for itself I knew shit was about to get real
The only ending that could match this is when ed elric is telling Alphonse hes coming for him
True very true
Yup, FMAB and HXH, two GOAT's 🔥
@@kinginblack2845 agreed
Both 🐐
Well honestly, hxh has lot better eds than fmab but promised day Ed's buildup is quite the same level hype as yorknew city's though the song isnt that level
This ending is what truly makes this arc special. I just could never skip this
1:00-1:01 so much emotions rise from those expressions
you know shit is going on, when the narrator is not talking in the ending,
i swear, this ending is so good
That build up part is the end of episode 115. Episode 116 is one of the strongest emotionally hitting episodes I've seen ever. I need help.
episode 116 is goated
This song fits perfectly with everything. This arc’s build up, the despair experienced by the characters, their emotions, the hopeless situation in which they are in, and what’s better, the confrontation at the end of every episode which can be applied to every emotion they feel, like rage, sadness, hope.etc. That’s why every time I see it at the end of an episode it literally gives me so much hype. Bro and the feeling you get from them being a team, for the goals of both parties, their fights and why they do so is just sooo goood. I regret not watching this show before, my friend was right, HunterxHunter is literally gold.
I CRIED SO HARD FOR MERUEM AND KOMUGI Y'ALL CAN'T IMAGINE 😭
we all did :(
@@louayker4249 💔
@Baer I was happy but then I realized I was sad lol
Yaar ha to tu khusi..tu rone bhi lagi..
Jk
Yaar ha to tu khusi..tu rone bhi lagi..
Jk
Best Arc in the Anime history
Edit : Mates...I mean it is good but i didn't mean it THAT way-
Kurosaki Kun.
@Lucas Nunca joguei essa franquia.
Nah, but still good
@@elsonl1844 well ye xD
@Frik Brother ye :>
The bit when Meruem is playing Gungi with komugi make me tear up for some reason
Fun fact: my french teacher told us that for extra practice she wanted us to watch this entire show with french subtitles only and then tell her what it was about n shit. im not fluent or anything so im not sure how much of this story in my brain is accurate but from what i know THIS IS MY FAVORITE ANIME OF ALL TIME. definitely plan on rewatching it in english
Ur teacher is cultured indeed
Best teacher ever oh my god
Best teacher ever oh my god
W Teacher
0:26 this part tho
FR IT'S SO GOOD
The end of episode 108 when Meruem stands before Komugi in the sun lit chamber. Pure art.
Gon is now drowning in an indescribable emptiness
Plot twist: Gon was dreaming this in the entire anime, and his dad woke him up.
that would be a dissapointing ending if it actually is true
Not only that, lets just say that will be a very long dream in that case
ITS TIME FOR PRE SCHOOL GON!
0:38 is so good
This part very nice
ikr, my favorite is 0:38 - 1:29
When that buildup music started playing as we stared at the sky after Netero did the thing. Really accentuated the miniature rose’s devastating effect.
best anime ever !!!il migliore anime di sempre !!! ne ho visti a centinaia ma questo e top
This song has a melancholic undertone that just hits me. I'm revisiting the eds since I'm rewatching the series for the first time after 6 years, and the second I heard that intro it's like it unlocked everything I felt when I first watched the series.
Who is listening to Hunter x Hunter 10 years later? This is such a great anime even after 10 yrs
Garbage
@@ninjapurpura1 fck off, why are you even here
@@ninjapurpura1 y u here
Here I am
Sad that this anime will never be continued 😢 possibilities are 2%
not enough materials for s2
Hunter X Hunter Endings build ups are so nice
I know this has been said many times before but i wanna say it. One of the best shonen arcs i have ever seen
I cant believe that two people playing gungi will make me cry so much
Tyyy for not skipping the build up
No problem
GOOOON
Ending plays
i heard this, time to cry
The mix of the accumulating rage of Gon and the ending music still gives me chills to this day.
Man, I really liked how Meruem changed personalities after playing with Komugi so many times. He wanted a world with one leader, where there is peace. He also wanted to play with Komugi more. I cried when they reunited in the warehouse.
Chimera Ant is the peak of HunterXHunter.
I come here frequently since the stop of anime and manga ... I always dream the comeback ... and now HUNTER X HUNTER IS BACK 👑👑👑
“You think I need arms to prey? Preyer is an action of the heart”
Netoro
I didn't think that anything could match the greatness of fullmetal alchemist brotherhood
Then i watched hxh...
Meruem was born into a world which already had rules and things that mattered to itself. He never got a chance at life. It seems that after fighting Netero, or even before fighting him, he had already realized this and was willing to talk and negotiate his place in that world. Heck maybe he could've even turned into an ally. He opened his eyes and admired Netero and saw himself perhaps participating in this world instead of just taking whatever he wants, a.k.a. he matured. Nonetheless, this world wasn't going to try understanding him or giving him a chance, the damage was already too great. It's just sad that right when he understood the importance of living peacefully with others, he died.
Chimera ant arc is masterpiece no cap
greatest arc in anime history
@@whydalukaton5818
no doubt
Not that that any of this may matter but I spent the whole entire day before yesterday watching this video over and over learning and forcing myself to learn and memorize the lyrics to this song and I can happily and proudly say I've memorized the song into now sing at least this version of it without messing up for the most part! 😁🤩
Is crazy by the end of this whole arc how the ants was more humans than the actual humans was and then humans was more monsterous then the actual ants this arc was genius 🙌🏾
Do you mean only meruem
Yeah it's supposed to represent duality
I dont think it was only meruem , clearly he was the one who changed the most but youpi and pitou both had started their own evolution by the time they died the only one who refused to change was pouf.
Idk what’s more iconic, the build up for this ending or the build up for Jojo’s ending
Jojo's more fameous.
Hxh's better.
@@louayker4249 jojo is more famous than hxh?
@@africanking3730 yeah its an fact.
I watch both and personally i think hxh one left such an impact on me that i keep coming back to this
JoJo one is funny, HxH is not
Gon: i will go berserk
*piano solo intensifies*
*starts ending*
*Guts kills pitou*
pure art
This song makes me cry😭😭
The best arc.
I'm in love with this song 🤍😞
All my homies LOVE THE BUILD UP
Has to be the best ending I’ve ever seen visuals are amazing and the music choice is as well
Man Madhouse solidified themselves as the GOAT when they brought this masterpiece to life
1:00 pure gold
1 yest later still gold
amen bro
0:00 When you realize that the exam still haven't finish
If you’re talking about the hunter exam, cause I haven’t finished the anime yet, it already finished. After Gon learned about nen, I’m pretty sure Wing said he passed the exam.
@@angelixiiartz5266 lol I saying reality
lol that shit guy tonpa
@@takumi7565 who?
@@hashiramasenju6037 the guy who never got his hunter license bcoz of his shit drink🤣
Seeing all of these characters involved in the end of the Chimera ant arc grow and evolve as a character is absolutely epic
The narrator voice, this ending, the image of meruem and Komugi BUT when this ending is played on a violin it’s amazing
Don't mind me
Asa o musabori yoru o hakidashi
Ikan to suru waga saga
Wakitatsu kono kanjoo wa
Shiro ka kuro ka
Mezasu mirai to oiteke bori ni shite kita kako
Nejire nagara guruguru to
Tsunagatte iru
Sugiyuku rasen ni me o hosomete
Fushigi na yume kara mi o noridashita
Hyoori ittai! yubi de hajiku koin ga sora ni mau
Boku wa ittai docchi no ketsumatsu negau
Hyoori ittai! hikari kagayaku hodo koku naru kage
Naraba doko e to mukatte yuku
Kasanatta futatsu no mirai
omg thank you sm. it’s that what I want
You know shit is about to happen when gon is here to take revenge.
This arc taught us that evil can become good (Meruem) and good can become evil (Gon)
@@l.xxi3 he said he was going to kill komugi
One of my favourite anime songs of all time ❤️. It brings back memories. HxH is such an amazing anime. Every character is awesome and It was an unforgettable journey for me.
the pain this arc brings me
Me after hearing HUNTERXHUNTER is coming back
😢😢😢😢
What, is HxH gonna continue?
@@juba.j3737 Mangawise
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The gungi pieces' colors represents the emotions of the major characters at the start arc. The background represents the emotions after the arc.
King - Dark (ruthless) but became green (peace) few moments before his death.
Komugi - White (purity) and yellow-orange (a specific meaning of mellow free from harshness) before her death
Gon - Dark (wrath) then became yellow-orange (mellow but in Gon's case, it is sadness)
Killua - White (concern of Gon's mental health) then violet (love, still he is concern with Gon)
Pitou - Black (ruthless) then blue (calmness because she will not be worried anymore that Gon can kill the king) before his death
Netero - White (saving humanity) then became yellow-orange (a specific meaning of mellow matured by age/experience was shown how he used a tactic to beat a young ant king)
Damn so much thought had been given into this ending im gonna cry😭😭 hxh is so good ugh
Hunter x Hunter is the peak fiction.
gon and netero were the only ones who actually accomplished something in this arc
Killua achieved godspeed too
Netero died for nothing
@@cubani9145 he gave all the ants the disease from the explosion, which helped end the arc
@@Samir-rd8xp true
You know the anime is good when the ending song has you sympathize with the villain sometimes
I loved this anime ending
Best ending
It remind me of the past even in the future I think I would always remember this arc for this ending
this has to be the best shounen ED ever
I remember when i completed watching this anime in my vacation with my family in 2022
God its been so long
This part 00:38 really made me shivering
It was the part before this for me
its the 'hyori ittai' part for me. when all the game pieces go slow mo. i wanna cry to this song, but i've cried so much to the point where i just weep.
Fr
Here’s my own narrator voice for this
“ As Gon and Killua found pitou one thing was made clear this very moment, as the ants were gaining their humanity, gon was losing his…”
The way this creeps in when Gon looks back at killua gets me every fucking time
HXH🥳
Hunter is back🔥
0:02: When your brother ate all the chicken nuggies and didn't save you any!
Your gonna fist him to death until you lost an arm?
😂
This ending hits so hard in the end of some episodes : gon final punch againt pitou and meruem's death
My favorite part part is the build up :")
ikr
Same here!
Sameeee
0:01 if there was a face that is truly anger that would be it
رهيييييببببب انمي ماراح يتكرر فالتاريخ
تحيه لفريق العمل والاستوديو والكاتب مع انه سحبه بس يستاهل 🔥🔥🔥🔥
if this ED doesn’t play when i die then living was all for nothing
Thank you! Really! I want to use this for something since I can't find a clip with the beginning part anywhere else online, may I use this?
Train ' go ahead =)
More series need to take note on these ending transitions, literally had me hooked every episode
Man this ending is the hype. Was re watching hxh and this song and the narrator speaking got me hyped. What an beautiful ending.
The best song ever 🤩
Departure opening 5 and ending 5 are the saddest ones I’ve seen!! I’m not saying it’s bad, I’m saying both of them are freakin amazing!! And it hits you in the heart and soul cause you feel the rising tension throughout the arc. And honestly Hunter x Hunter had the best story arc in anime history
The vibes i get from watching this, oh my days mate
The epilogue is the best part
Para mi uno de los mejores ending en la historia del anime