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Chrollo is going to get his revenge. Uvo will be pleased

Like to see them actually hunting monsters this time. They became Hunter and never actually did anything went where with it. Also would like to see more of Phinks.

Kajagogo posted...

Like to see them actually hunting monsters this time. They became Hunter and never actually did anything went where with it. Also would like to see more of Phinks.

Monster like tesderich and hisoka count?

I wish there would be another anime arc. Or even just a hisoka OVA

Kajagogo posted...

Like to see them actually hunting monsters this time. They became Hunter and never actually did anything went where with it.

A - This isn't Monster Hunter. "Hunter" just means you're a Nen user who passed the exam and dedicates themselves to a specific goal, not even necessarily related to combat; you could be a chef, doctor, treasure hunter, or even somebody who really likes riddles.

B - Did you not make it to the Chimera Ant arc?

TMOG posted...

A - This isn't Monster Hunter. "Hunter" just means you're a Nen user who passed the exam and dedicates themselves to a specific goal, not even necessarily related to combat; you could be a chef, doctor, treasure hunter, or even somebody who really likes riddles.

B - Did you not make it to the Chimera Ant arc?

Agreed, I hope they introduced the devil fruit equivalent like nitro rice to make sure the power ceilings is balanced.

Bump

Last time we got dese kinds of tweets it took like 3 months for hXh to come back

HxH ended at chapter 339

Kajagogo posted...

Like to see them actually hunting monsters this time. They became Hunter and never actually did anything went where with it. Also would like to see more of Phinks.

We had the chimera ants

And I'm still not excited about it. While the anime is great, his manga chapters are all over the place. It wasn't until the most recent 3 chapters that I actually had any sort of clue what the hell was going on in the manga.

It doesn't help that he likes to introduce dozens of new characters all at the same time. He introduced 2 separate gangs and even with the spiders supporting 1 of those gangs... I still had no clue which gang was evil.

Ivany2008 posted...

He introduced 2 separate gangs and even with the spiders supporting 1 of those gangs... I still had no clue which gang was evil.

All the gangs are engaged in criminal activity, none of them are 'good'. Kurapika is in an alliance with the sponsor of Xi-Yu, Zhang Lei, but they're literally human traffickers.

Ivany2008 posted...

And I'm still not excited about it. While the anime is great, his manga chapters are all over the place. It wasn't until the most recent 3 chapters that I actually had any sort of clue what the hell was going on in the manga.

It doesn't help that he likes to introduce dozens of new characters all at the same time. He introduced 2 separate gangs and even with the spiders supporting 1 of those gangs... I still had no clue which gang was evil.

It's hard to see my favorite author gone their way to copy kubo gimmicks. You know the one who really loved designing entire gotei 13 character, entire menos grande grande chracters and slew of Ywach foot soldier chracters and forgot to put the plot as his utmost priority. Its tiring to see villain explained their powers and how their work only then to get beaten by 300th time getsuga tenshou like we're supposed to feel bad for the villain just because?

Ivany2008 posted...

And I'm still not excited about it. While the anime is great, his manga chapters are all over the place. It wasn't until the most recent 3 chapters that I actually had any sort of clue what the hell was going on in the manga.

It doesn't help that he likes to introduce dozens of new characters all at the same time. He introduced 2 separate gangs and even with the spiders supporting 1 of those gangs... I still had no clue which gang was evil.

Bro, all dose gangs are evil lol

Also, i use newworldeview to help me understand da chapters better, liam does a great job at dat tbh

what is new world view?

I will believe there will be new HxH when it is out. Otherwise it is just a continuation of the hiatus.

Whoa is it time for the yearly HxH issue. How exciting

The last few chapters of the last batch were alright, but it was getting walls of texty again before that.

voldothegr8 posted...

The last few chapters of the last batch were alright, but it was getting walls of texty again before that.

Chimera arc set the standard too high, with no likable character on sight maybe Hisoka. I doubt i would reader retention like it did in the previous arc. Togashi didnt leave much bteathing to let the new character breath and get some of their needed moment to shine. Most are just bland and forgetable and then togashi killed them off before we grew attached to them. Tseiderich might the only new character that stand out above the rest.

DB_Insider posted...

Chimera arc set the standard too high, with no likable character on sight maybe Hisoka. I doubt i would reader retention like it did in the previous arc. Togashi didnt leave much bteathing to let the new character breath and get some of their needed moment to shine. Most are just bland and forgetable and then togashi killed them off before we grew attached to them. Tseiderich might the only new character that stand out above the rest.

Dude has chronic illnesses and refuses to let anyone draw for him, that's the problem.

voldothegr8 posted...

Dude has chronic illnesses and refuses to let anyone draw for him, that's the problem.

I can name random character from chimera arc with ease. Plam siberia, knuckles bane, neferpitou, meleoron etc. And yet i couldnt be bothered to remember anyone except tsederih and camilla for stretch because she my favorite character in fire emblem.

Ivany2008 posted...

It wasn't until the most recent 3 chapters that I actually had any sort of clue what the hell was going on in the manga.

IMO the only real problem with the current arc is how it keeps getting broken up by the hiatus. I suggest you start reading again from the end of the election arc; if you take the current arc in all at once rather than taking 2-year breaks between chapters, it's actually pretty easy to follow.

At this point it needs to just be cancelled.

I love HxH, I really do. But it's obvious Togashi can't continue. And watching the series limp by year after year, meandering from hiatus to hiatus with a couple chapters ever year or two, with a story that has little direction and absolutely no chance at a real resolution... it's time to call it quits.

DarkBuster22904 posted...

At this point it needs to just be cancelled.

I love HxH, I really do. But it's obvious Togashi can't continue. And watching the series limp by year after year, meandering from hiatus to hiatus with a couple chapters ever year or two, with a story that has little direction and absolutely no chance at a real resolution... it's time to call it quits.

It doesn't need to be canceled, it just needs an author who's willing to put his ego aside and let somebody else draw it for him. He's still very capable of writing the plot and characters and directing the series, he just needs to get over his "I'm the only person who can draw Hunter x Hunter" attitude and accept that at this point he's the only person who can't.

TMOG posted...

It doesn't need to be canceled, it just needs an author who's willing to put his ego aside and let somebody else draw it for him. He's still very capable of writing the plot and characters and directing the series, he just needs to get over his "I'm the only person who can draw Hunter x Hunter" attitude and accept that at this point he's the only person who can't.

Well sure, that would be ideal.

But given that's not happening and nobody but him can control that, I'm opting for the option that can be controlled.

I thought it was canceled

Must be a new Dragon Quest game about to come out.

I dont see why it needs to be canceled. A lot of people enjoy the new chapters, and it still sells well when a volume releases. You not liking it doesnt mean it should be canceled. Love the arc, myself.

PerseusRad posted...

You not liking it doesnt mean it should be canceled

It's not a matter of not liking it; just because I think the story has been completely aimless since the end of the chimera ant/election arcs doesn't mean I think it's bad. I will say that waiting a year and a half for the story to make an inch of forward progress, on loop, for a decade has soured the experience a bit.

I've loved all of my pets. But when they're very old, geriatric, have arthritis so bad they can't sit down, can barely eat/drink, develop a nasty internal tumor, and at best you can extend their life for a few months with treatment, at the expense of those months being absolutely miserable for them... you do the right thing and put them to sleep. Not because you don't like them, or no longer enjoy their conpanionship, but because you love them.

I love Hunter X Hunter, and will continue reading it as long as it's made. But I also really think it's time to let it go.

DarkBuster22904 posted...

just because I think the story has been completely aimless since the end of the chimera ant/election arcs

Like I said earlier, go back and start reading the current arc again starting from the end of the election arc. Without the hiatuses it's actually very easy to follow and has a very clear direction to it.

Im not sure what aimless even means in this context. Aimless how? Because Gon isnt the focus? Pretty much every major character has their goal lined out, and their actions are informed based on this goal. Kurapikas goal cant be accomplished just by killing one man, thats not the type of arc this is.

You can say that we dont know necessarily what the most important goal of the DC will be, but that arc isnt here yet.

TMOG posted...

Like I said earlier, go back and start reading the current arc again starting from the end of the election arc. Without the hiatuses it's actually very easy to follow and has a very clear direction to it.

Umm this more like putting bandage on serious wound. How many times do we need to wait and reread because some author decided to put 3 years hiatus cuz my back hurt or something on a whim.

TMOG posted...

"I'm the only person who can draw Hunter x Hunter"

Wait did he really say that? Because I've read a good bit of manga in my day and most of HxH is chicken scratch drawings by comparison. Even if he was putting chapters out more frequently I would still say the series would benefit from a better drawer

PerseusRad posted...

Im not sure what aimless even means in this context. Aimless how? Because Gon isnt the focus? Pretty much every major character has their goal lined out, and their actions are informed based on this goal. Kurapikas goal cant be accomplished just by killing one man, thats not the type of arc this is.

You can say that we dont know necessarily what the most important goal of the DC will be, but that arc isnt here yet.

Probably views it as "aimless" because the current arc has more than two moving parts to it and involves a lot of characters. Yeah there's a lot going on but it's all connected and honestly not that complex to follow. The recent Phantom Troupe origin flashback actually worked really well to connect some more dots for the current events, and recontexualizes things that we've thought were true up until this point from past arcs.

It's easy to mistake the current arc as three or four separate storylines happening if you're not paying attention, but if you actually read and process what's going on it's actually the most strongly written arc the series has had to date.

WaterLink posted...

Wait did he really say that? Because I've read a good bit of manga in my day and most of HxH is chicken scratch drawings by comparison. Even if he was putting chapters out more frequently I would still say the series would benefit from a better drawer

He also redraw most of of his unfinished drawings I think.

WaterLink posted...

Wait did he really say that? Because I've read a good bit of manga in my day and most of HxH is chicken scratch drawings by comparison. Even if he was putting chapters out more frequently I would still say the series would benefit from a better drawer

The art tends to slip in places because Togashi has serious back and hip problems and can't sit upright at a workstation for very long; with the constant pressure most mangaka are under to meet weekly deadlines, this means that drawing Hunter x Hunter actually causes him intense physical pain, hence the hiatuses he keeps taking as he gets older (currently 56 as of this post).

I never said it was a direct quote, merely an attitude he has. He's pretty clearly a perfectionist who doesn't trust others to be able to replicate his style or what he wants to show in each panel.

TMOG posted...

Probably views it as "aimless" because the current arc has more than two moving parts to it and involves a lot of characters. Yeah there's a lot going on but it's all connected and honestly not that complex to follow. The recent Phantom Troupe origin flashback actually worked really well to connect some more dots for the current events, and recontexualizes things that we've thought were true up until this point from past arcs.

It's easy to mistake the current arc as three or four separate storylines happening if you're not paying attention, but if you actually read and process what's going on it's actually the most strongly written arc the series has had to date.

Brilliant. But that actually CONTRIBUTES to the problem; it doesn't resolve it.

Context matters, and the fact is that the glacial pace is killing the story. To liken it to another story that should honestly be euthanized, I'll compare it to A Song of Ice And Fire; for the sake of argument (and avoid the pointless "season 8 was shit" derailment), I'll keep it localized to the books.

It doesn't matter if the story is well written, complex, or if character motivations are spelled out. If you were to try to read that story at a pace of one chapter every two years, not only would you never finish, but it would be increasingly difficult and annoying to keep track of all of the moving pieces, the characters, the plot, etc. It would become increasingly difficult to care about the story, and youbwould rapidly become aware that you weren't getting anywhere. And it would reach a point where "just go and reread all of them every time a new chapter drops, to refresh yourself" wouldn't cut it.

And that's where HxH is at. No matter how high quality it is, it's taken ten years to move forward a couple feet.

TMOG posted...

He's pretty clearly a perfectionist

Yeah, he's perfectionist to the point that he didn't mind people reading his manga with his chicken scratch drawing that he fixed himself eventually.

The absolute hyperbole of "one chapter every two years" to try and make a point lmao

Yes the hiatuses can go on for a while, but the nice thing about print media is that it's VERY easy to revisit it when you need a refresher. I've had several series across multiple forms of medium that I will constantly go back and rewatch/read/play just because I enjoy it so much.

It's also insincere to rephrase my argument as "reread everything when a new chapter drops". I have literally never said in this topic to read all of Hunter x Hunter again, only the current arc, which isn't very long at all at this point -- it only feels that way because of the hiatuses. And even then I'm only saying to start reading the current arc again if you need a refresher on what's happening.

Finally, "it takes a while for new content to come out" is not a reason to cancel something, especially when that "something" keeps drawing in high readership numbers and great reviews. Hunter x Hunter remains an incredibly popular and profitable series for Jump and they're not going to cancel it so they can punish Togashi for having a physical disability.

TMOG posted...

The absolute hyperbole of "one chapter every two years" to try and make a point lmao

Yes the hiatuses can go on for a while, but the nice thing about print media is that it's VERY easy to revisit it when you need a refresher. I've had several series across multiple forms of medium that I will constantly go back and rewatch/read/play just because I enjoy it so much.

It's also insincere to rephrase my argument as "reread everything when a new chapter drops". I have literally never said in this topic to read all of Hunter x Hunter again, only the current arc, which isn't very long at all at this point -- it only feels that way because of the hiatuses. And even then I'm only saying to start reading the current arc again if you need a refresher on what's happening.

Finally, "it takes a while for new content to come out" is not a reason to cancel something, especially when that "something" keeps drawing in high readership numbers and great reviews. Hunter x Hunter remains an incredibly popular and profitable series for Jump and they're not going to cancel it so they can punish Togashi for having a physical disability.

Your obsession towards this manga and the author is bordering insanity and you know it.

I don't agree with TMOG but I still feel that comment is unnecessarily rude and doesn't contribute to the discussion.

GreenMario posted...

I don't agree with TMOG but I still feel that comment is unnecessarily rude and doesn't contribute to the discussion.

That's pretty much been Poorly's entire thing this whole topic and I think on some level they know that's why I'm not interacting with them lol

I stopped caring about the series long ago. It peaked during the hunter exams arc and it's been downhill ever since.

There's no main story, no MC to follow, action ia generally garbage, plot lines and character motives are all over the place.

Hell Idk what anyone even loves about this series anymore beyond what they loved about the first 2 or 3 arcs. Because that magic is long gone.

Prismsblade posted...

I stopped caring about the series long ago. It peaked during the hunter exams arc and it's been downhill ever since.

There's no main story, no MC to follow, action ia generally garbage, plot lines and character motives are all over the place.

Hell Idk what anyone even loves about this series anymore beyond what they loved about the first 2 or 3 arcs. Because that magic is long gone.

And someone here don't want to acknowledge that like togashi shitting brick of gold of something.

He who shall not be named stands for Togashi's Mom Orgasm Geek

Mods will bailed me out I swear to god they will.

Prismsblade posted...

There's no main story, no MC to follow, action ia generally garbage, plot lines and character motives are all over the place.

Kurapika and the Spiders are splitting MC duty this arc, kind of like how Cheadle, Leorio and Killua were the MCs of the election arc and Meruem / Morel's crew did a lot of the heavy lifting during the Chimera Ants.

Besides, Gon found Ging. That was his primary motivation to become a Hunter and he did it -- at this point, he really has no reason to be involved in any events, especially since he sacrificed his ability to use Nen so he could avenge Kite, which was his other motivation. Gon has nothing going for him right now other than learning how to use Nen all over again, and probably won't have a new goal until Killua is done traveling with Alluka.

The action has been lax this arc because it's not an action-focused one yet. This arc is about a shadow war between the Princes, of course everything is going to be more subtle and not out in the open. We're also seeing that the Spiders are on board and getting involved with the mafia families three of the Princes control so they can get access to the upper decks and claim their "treasure", and all signs are pointing to that treasure being Tserreidnich's head. Once they're up there (and from the looks of things it won't be much longer), things will definitely take off, because "subtlety" isn't really their way of doing things. Especially since Hisoka is definitely going to follow them.

Character motives are all over the place because... well, because they are. They're all different characters with their own reasons and methods for participating in the Succession War. Kurapika wants to reclaim the last of the Kurta's eyes from Tserreidnich; Tserriednich and the other Princes want to win the war in their own way; the Spiders want to get to the top floor and claim their treasure, and are using the mafia families as a means to that end; the mafia families want to destroy each other so they can claim exclusive power over the Dark Continent; Hisoka wants to kill the rest of the Spiders. Multiple individual goals that all form a single web, and are definitely going to come to a head against each other.

This arc is a slow burn, not "directionless".

Prismsblade posted...

I stopped caring about the series long ago. It peaked during the hunter exams arc and it's been downhill ever since.

There's no main story, no MC to follow, action ia generally garbage, plot lines and character motives are all over the place.

Hell Idk what anyone even loves about this series anymore beyond what they loved about the first 2 or 3 arcs. Because that magic is long gone.

This sounds like the opinion of someone that got halfway through York New then stopped lmao

TMOG posted...

Besides, Gon found Ging

Wrong mf, Ginger invited him to the tree. So the challenge of Gon finding him was rendered null.