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is this actually good? Or is it like DBZ/Fairy Tale/Naruto

How does it set itself apart, like FMAB set itself apart?
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Yea its like FMAB kinda
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but what does it do to set itself apart from the likes of dbz and one piece
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up
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I was memed into watching it. it keeps you hooked because every episode ends in a cliff hanger.

powers are stupid and literally can be anything the user can think up. even more stupid is when characters act like they can use "deduction skills" to out wit the opponent, but with the way powers work you really can't and they just pull shit out there ass and act like they knew it was going to happen all along.

at the start of the series. when they were introducing the powers they made it seem like there were different styles and limitations but later on its like they just dropped that idea and every character just has some unique random power they made up.

with the deduction skills. why do animes seem to love that crap. especially when their methods to come up with that conclusion makes no sense and is just an asspull card 99% of the time

if you haven't already. watch last Airbender. at least that shit was more structured and actually thought out.

Well its not all just fighting like in dbz, but it is adventurous like One Piece except more serious kinda, well with there being deaths and blood and shit like dat
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goat of anime/manga
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its a great show TC. wish i could go back and watch the whole thing without knowing what it was.

Rika_Furude posted...

but what does it do to set itself apart from the likes of dbz and one piece

the main characters are never the strongest in the series, and can sometimes only beat stronger opponents in very unique ways.

the main character is upbeat like most shounen leads, but he's pretty morally grey.
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It is shonen, but more well written than most, and overall pretty well done. As far as shonen goes, it is one of the best
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The author is a damn good writer, that's what separates it from the rest.
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You should give it a try just because the author from Hunter X Hunter also made Yu Yu Hakusho. After the first five episodes you should have a pretty good idea if you're gonna like it or not.
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Watch it up to York Shin then drop it
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Irony posted...

Watch it up to York Shin then drop it

York Shin is good but overrated, the Ant arc is best arc. Personally I like GI more than YS too.
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Chimera Ant starts off good, but once Komugi appears it becomes the worst arc in the series.
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Irony posted...

Chimera Ant starts off good, but once Komugi appears it becomes the worst arc in the series.

Many people consider it not only the best arc of the series but one of the best in shonen. Your opinion is quite a minority one.
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Lol k
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Unlike generic shounen where MC is the strongest and everyone's waiting around for him to show up and save the day, Gon and Killua are right alongside everyone else struggling to survive opponents that severely outclass them. Also, after the whole YYH ending fiasco, Jump gave Togashi a lot more writing freedom to get him back. As a result each arc is basically an entirely different genre, which keeps things from feeling too repetitive. Of course, this freedom is the source of all the damn hiatuses, but better than rushing out shit every week I guess.

apolloooo posted...

As far as shonen goes, it is one of the best

one of da best anime period
top 15 at da least
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it's amazing. one of my favorite shows.

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UnhndredDescole posted...

Is that silver hair a girl? I think so because of the eyelashes but you never know.

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started watching, 5 mins into ep 1

hes just a dumb kid
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it starts kinda slow, and I thought that I wouldn't like it, but HxH ended up being one of my favorite anime series
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how is a kid that pinkie promises his mum and stuff morally grey
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it becomes more apparent later on
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hes even running off on an adventure like ash ketchum
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no way this kid is morall;y grey
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The anime sort of has him grow up in a big way, and it makes sense considering what he has to face, which is things that no child can face and be unscarred.
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im starting ep 3 and its been something every kid dreams of
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Gon isn't really morally gray, but he's also not explicitly good either.

He's just an innocent and naive kid.
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HxH is good, but there are times when 80% of the episode is the narrator describing what's happening.
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Trayvon posted...

I was memed into watching it. it keeps you hooked because every episode ends in a cliff hanger.

powers are stupid and literally can be anything the user can think up. even more stupid is when characters act like they can use "deduction skills" to out wit the opponent, but with the way powers work you really can't and they just pull shit out there ass and act like they knew it was going to happen all along.

at the start of the series. when they were introducing the powers they made it seem like there were different styles and limitations but later on its like they just dropped that idea and every character just has some unique random power they made up.

with the deduction skills. why do animes seem to love that crap. especially when their methods to come up with that conclusion makes no sense and is just an asspull card 99% of the time

It is true that the character's can work towards almost any power that they want to, but not in actual combat. The abilities that they have they had to earn through training and ingenuity, and the anime/manga did a great job showing that. How far each power can go is limited by the person's aptitude in that particular area.
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poor man's naruto

seriously though i tried it and just couldn't get into it. gon is such a boring protagonist
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Scotty_Rogers posted...

poor man's naruto

seriously though i tried it and just couldn't get into it. gon is such a boring protagonist

naruto, one piece, bleach, fairy tale are all trash.
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Gon is a great protagonist for a shounen series like HxH, especially with Killua making up the second half of the odd couple protagonists.
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Gon is just boring as fuck. He's such a goody two shoes; boring.

Ging would have been a much better protagonist
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Irony posted...

Chimera Ant starts off good, but once Komugi appears it becomes the worst arc in the series.

Whoa whoa whoa, don't you diss my girl Komugi
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what is good about the chimera ant arc

compared to say the Promised Day in FMAB

also is there an overarching plot

like FMAB had Father and the Promised Day

what does HXH have
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Rika_Furude posted...

what is good about the chimera ant arc

compared to say the Promised Day in FMAB

also is there an overarching plot

like FMAB had Father and the Promised Day

what does HXH have

The overarching plot for Gon trying to meet his dad. For Killua, it's coming to terms with his friendship with Gon and his family drama.

The thing with HxH is that each arc (outside of maybe the initial Hunter Exam, though it still has some cool stuff in it) typically has some key gimmick along with something else that subverts your expectations regarding how it's going to go. And you can think of Nen as a more structured version of JoJo's Stands. It's got more consistent guidelines than Stands, but they allow for a lot of different abilities for its wide cast of characters.

People like the Chimera Arc so much because of how it develops both Gon's innocence as well as the "innocence" of that arc's antagonist (just in the opposite direction). Well, that and the fact that it has some amazing set piece moments as well.
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Dragonblade01 posted...

The overarching plot for Gon trying to meet his dad. For Killua, it's coming to terms with his friendship with Gon and his family drama.

ugh

well, i've finished ep 7 and i like it so far so eh may as well keep watching

Dragonblade01 posted...

And you can think of Nen as a more structured version of JoJo's Stands. It's got more consistent guidelines than Stands, but they allow for a lot of different abilities for its wide cast of characters.

i dont know what nen or stands are
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Rika_Furude posted...

i dont know what nen or stands are

Nen is like, this show's "alchemy".

Or, "Abilities".

This anime grew on me hard, it was hard to wait for the dubs, so I bypassed the dubs when episode 20s were airing, and fully enjoyed everything I viewed up till the last one. The Chimera Arc is not to be fucked with. The first phase of that arc is pretty slow but as it moves, it just gets better, and better. The incredible amount of editing/detail that phase 2 has is just @_@ <3

I hope you have fun with it TC. Nen is pretty interesting, and sometimes you have to just take it for what it shows. And what split-categories Nen will produce as you learn more lol.
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nobody in this show cares at all about human life except that business man guy in the main 4

even the old guy was like "oh did i kill him" in an unamused fashion as the green kid smashed right into the wall
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hxh never becomes total trash like the bigger shonen
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Scotty_Rogers posted...

poor man's naruto

seriously though i tried it and just couldn't get into it. gon is such a boring protagonist

Early HxH actually predates Naruto, so if anything Naruto is a poor man's HxH. That's why Naruto starts turning to shit when HxH hits it's hiatus streak, Kishimoto was running out of material to copy lol

So is the manga ongoing?
Should i pick it up after the anime?
Or does Hunter X Hunter diverge from the manga like 2003 FMA and therefore i should pick up the manga sooner?
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