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Favorite arc?
The Hunter Exam
Heaven's Arena
Yorknew City
Greed Island
The Chimera Ants
The 13th Hunter Chairman Election
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Kild
Apr 24, 2010

Gon's had his power "sealed" 3 times now and the previous 2 times had him come out of it way stronger. So is he gonna force his Nen out again due to emotion or learn it proper? It'd be neat to see him training with Zushi again.

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Kild
Apr 24, 2010

Clarste posted:

Considering that not only did Gon lose his nen, he also finally found his father and parted ways with Killua, I honestly wouldn't be surprised if his story is simply over. That's kind of what made the anime ending such a good stopping place. I can totally imagine Hunter x Hunter continuing without Gon at all, if it ever continues.

Thing is there's still Hisoka who will force it open if need be.

Kild
Apr 24, 2010

He regenerated but it was basically only temporary. He was still hosed by the radiation and killed everything around him.

Kild
Apr 24, 2010

ZepiaEltnamOberon posted:

Killua fails to achieve anything against Netero, vents by killing 2 random dudes taking part in the Hunter Exam.
Zeno accidentally hurts someone, is sad.

Makes you think.

100 year old isn't rash and stupid while 12 year old broke brain abused with mind control person is.

Kild
Apr 24, 2010

I think we saw a decent enough amount of them already. Especially with basically a whole miniarc devoted to them and Zeno being a key player in the previous.

Kild
Apr 24, 2010

Ytlaya posted:

Does he actually spend a lot of time with Gon, though? Even if someone had a big impact in your life, most normal people still wouldn't form very strong emotional attachments to them unless they spent a lot of time together. Like, there are some people I met who had a greater impact on me as a person, but I would still be way sadder and more upset if one of my close friends I grew up with was hurt/killed.

I guess I'm willing to believe that Gon does, in fact, have such a close relationship with Kite. I just feel that it's one of those situations where it would be better to show than tell, since the reader doesn't really get the same sense of "holy poo poo, how dare the villain do this, this is terrible!" Honestly, I think that people mention the "show, don't tell" guideline far too often and that it isn't always necessary, but this is a situation where I think it would actually help, given the evidently extreme influence it had on the protagonist of the series. If someone like Killua died, I could more easily understand and empathize with Gon's reaction.

He doesn't really spend too much time with Gon however he's Gon's friend and big brother figure. He also set Gon and his current path and knows he's a valued pupil of his Father and is supposed to help him find his Father.

e: It's also the first time he's dealt with loss and being lied to in such a manner.

Kild
Apr 24, 2010

MonsterEnvy posted:

Pitou did not lie. Pitou simply could not keep the promise. Pitou had no idea who Kite was, it took her a bit to remember who Gon was. Once she saw Kite it was impossible to keep the promise. More or less "I can't bring back the dead and he died in the fight against me. I'm sorry." Pitou even deactivates her puppet on Kite to show that he was dead.

After this Gon starts crying and mourning while in his mind going from blaming Pitou and himself for everything. (In which Pitou does something fairly kind and lets him deal with his grief for a few minutes.) Before they come into conflict.

Gon doesn't care about Pitou's reason. She said she'd do it.

Kild
Apr 24, 2010

Ytlaya posted:

Don't go calling Pokkle mediocre, I bet he'd gently caress you AND your dad and even all your dad's friends up in a fight.

He only became a Hunter because Killua freaked out and killed someone.

Kild
Apr 24, 2010

Roland Jones posted:

Hanzo was pretty much the star of the exam really. He was stronger than both Gon and Killua, and really most people there besides Hisoka, he placed well in pretty much every test, and just generally was always at or near the top. Heck, he even knew what sushi was. Sadly outside of his brief appearances during the election, he hasn't been seen at all post-exam but for the mention that he learned Nen faster than the heroes.

And yeah, given Bodoro's code Hisoka probably threatened to do something heinous to get him to give in easily. To Kurapika, meanwhile, it was about the Troupe; he brought that up during Yorknew, if I recall correctly.

I don't think he was stronger than Killua. Killua was basically saying Gon was bad for not being able to take him the whole time.

Kild
Apr 24, 2010

Mikl posted:

Reached the Chimera Ants arc in the anime. I'm not 100% clear on how Knuckle's power works. The gist of it:
1. He activates his power, and punches someone. This "lends" them a bit of his aura;
2. Attacks no longer do actual damage, but rather "lend" aura to the one they hit;
3. The target gets 10% compound interests per 10 seconds on the aura they "borrowed";
4. If they go over their maximum amount they bust, and are forced into Zetsu (can't use Nen at all) for 30 days. And are therefore super hosed since we've seen what Nen does to someone powerless, is not pretty.

What I'm not clear on: does the power work in reverse? I mean, if someone lands a good enough blow on Knuckle and repays the whole debt with something left over, is the critter transferred to Knuckle who now has to pay interest, or does it simply disappear and Knuckle gets the leftover as straight damage?

(Yes, I do realise this question is a bit spergy...)

I think the debt is paid off and damage is dealt. If you overpay your bank they don't start owing you.

Kild
Apr 24, 2010

Clarste posted:

This actually seems a bit silly to me. The idea that an experienced fighter like Uvo wouldn't think to use Gyo when things are even the slightest bit suspicious stretches my disbelief. I mean, he probably didn't go through that exact training that Biscuit did, when Gon and Killua were trained to use Gyo immediately, but it just seems like a standard precaution nen users use regularly. I'd say that fight was just meant to teach the audience how important this is, except for the fact that we already saw the exact same "hidden nen" thing with Hisoka against Castro.

Not to say having the option to hide the chains isn't going to potentially be a tiny advantage, but everyone should be using Gyo in fights constantly.

He was drunk, angry, and not very bright like Gon. Just look at his fight against the Mob Assassins.

Kild
Apr 24, 2010

Nen is placebo the super power.

Kild
Apr 24, 2010

Ytlaya posted:

Yeah, I understand that, but - assuming an equal amount of aura is used - is a nen-enhanced sword vs. a nen-enhanced fist/arm the exact same as a regular sword vs a regular fist? And if so, wouldn't the vast majority of people use some sort of weapon? It seems like you would be at a huge disadvantage without one, all other things being equal.

My guess is "most people don't use weapons because Togashi didn't want most fights to involve weapons", which is perfectly acceptable; I was just curious if there was some actual, stated reason why only a few people are shown using them.

Cus theres no point in using something you don't like.

Kild
Apr 24, 2010

His power seemed to only be emission.

Kild
Apr 24, 2010

TWIST FIST posted:

So do those little symbols in HIsokas speech bubbles represent anything, like do they indicate his mood or tone or what

Where?

Kild
Apr 24, 2010

Alder posted:

I'm reading the manga up to CH 100+ and the art is ... not bad? I'd been expecting some ONE-level of stickman hitting each other but it works. He does add a lot of text which I thought the anime handled better before I zoned out.

The art doesn't get bad until Greed Island and even then it depends on if its the volume version or not.

Kild
Apr 24, 2010

I expect Gon to go to Wing to get his Nen back the normal way. Him and the Eyebrows kid do tournament stuff and eventually Gon goes to the floor master tournament.

Kild
Apr 24, 2010

Kastro's downfall is he didn't think like a conjurer/manipulator. So he didn't foresee the problems with his abilities.

Kild
Apr 24, 2010

Senor Candle posted:

I'm a fan of Gon never getting his nen back because otherwise there would be no consequence to what he did.

He's just carrying on his father's legacy

Kild
Apr 24, 2010

That's why it'd be good for Gon to go over the basics and actually learn this poo poo proper to iron out any confusion instead of 90% ren + ten and 5% level 1 training and 5% level 5 training.

Kild
Apr 24, 2010

HerraS posted:

She specifically conjures a 'vacuum cleaner with the power to infinitely suck up things' because with conjuration you can do that poo poo. However she can't alter Blinky's size or anything else after it's been conjured unlike Razor's devils where he can increase/decrease the amount of aura in them to change their properties.

Anything thats not "alive" with whatever definition she uses of alive.

Kild
Apr 24, 2010

I never knew what happened after the dark tournament for a long time because Toonami took forever to actually get new episodes.

Kild
Apr 24, 2010

Silver2195 posted:

It seems kind of narrow.

APR ftw

Kild
Apr 24, 2010

Jose posted:

specialisation has been shown 5? times and only one of those was for combat

Kurapika (Only when his eyes turn scarlet)
Neon Nostrade
Chrollo Lucilfer
Pakunoda
Leol
Neferpitou
Meleoron
Alluka Zoldyck
Binolt

Kild
Apr 24, 2010

Jose posted:

binolt? i mean the rest i get even if its not explicity stated and alluka is just weird all around but none were combat focused other than kurapica really

His eat hair and discover everything about you is pretty similar to Pakunadas.

Kild
Apr 24, 2010

Gyges posted:

Actually, could an enhancer use Nen to enhance his/her brain to the point of super genius?

What do you think Pariston is?

Kild
Apr 24, 2010

Bungee Gum is transmutation but Hisoka throws it all over the place. Same with his other ability.

Kild
Apr 24, 2010

Asuron posted:

Is it emission or conjuration based, I need to know

first the latter then the former

Kild
Apr 24, 2010

Roland Jones posted:

The Indoor Fish were such a weird, sadistic power. I still sometimes wonder what the original creator must have designed that for.

interrogation probably

Kild
Apr 24, 2010

Eej posted:

Wait I don't remember this part

The 2nd baby in the Queen's womb I think.

Kild
Apr 24, 2010

https://twitter.com/VIZMedia/status/716048727555706881

April 16th for Toonami doing HXH apaprently

Kild
Apr 24, 2010

Ging's love of himself.

Kild
Apr 24, 2010

MonsterEnvy posted:

So we know the manga's coming back. Do we know when?

With "this weeks" release. So thursday or the weekend.

Kild
Apr 24, 2010

6 chapters of killua and alluka would be sick as hell actually

Kild
Apr 24, 2010

I hope Hisoka helps try to get Gon his poo poo back

Kild
Apr 24, 2010

The beast has eaten the nen blade presumably so it's not technically removed. So he can use Nen but theres a giant beast attached to him or the exorciser.

Kild
Apr 24, 2010

Serious Frolicking posted:

He loves dead bodies. So like I said, a kind of necrophiliac. It isn't like the manga will go into specifics anyway.

So the butcher from FMA?

Kild
Apr 24, 2010

Pewdiepie posted:

Do you think its emssions or conjurations?

its specialty nen left on the pot.

Kild
Apr 24, 2010

what a great chapter

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Kild
Apr 24, 2010

ZepiaEltnamOberon posted:

What's interesting is that Chrollo seems to be using Shalnark's ability.

Did he steal it from Shalnark or did he borrow it to fight Hisoka?

can he even borrow abilities? He's chrollo not leol

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