justaddlemon said: RyokoAyekaLover said: ...the Kanon's are practically viewed as 2 different series so can't really compare that... But that's what I'm trying to say. Hunter x Hunter 1999 and Hunter x Hunter 2011 will be two different beasts. Same source material, different execution. Which is why I don't think a new series is any reason to ignore the original. One doesn't make the other redundant. The old series is good, so watch it. If the new series is good, then watch that too. If it's good then it's not a waste of time. But if I watch the old series, then the new one will have less impact with the story since I'll know what happens already. same reason I don't read long running manga.. wheres the fun in knowing the story before you see it on the anime? |
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justaddlemon said: RyokoAyekaLover said: ...the Kanon's are practically viewed as 2 different series so can't really compare that... But that's what I'm trying to say. Hunter x Hunter 1999 and Hunter x Hunter 2011 will be two different beasts. Same source material, different execution. Which is why I don't think a new series is any reason to ignore the original. One doesn't make the other redundant. The old series is good, so watch it. If the new series is good, then watch that too. If it's good then it's not a waste of time. but its not. this is more like comparing Fullmetal Alchemist and Fullmetal Alkchemist Brotherhood(if they weren't fast forwarding the early stuff) not the Kanon's so it does make it redundant since full material> non completed. as well as what RyanSaotome just said..would defeat the point..if one watches them with years in between that would be one thing but 2 months is pathetic |
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jmal said: RyanSaotome said: But if I watch the old series, then the new one will have less impact with the story since I'll know what happens already. Exactly. Yes, they're different productions, but the broad outlines - and likely the detailed particulars - will be the same. Those who die will probably still die. The people with hidden identities will still be the same people. The major plot arcs will still start and end the same way and be in the same order. So with a new anime mere months away, why go run off to watch 90+ episodes of the original and render any hope of surprise and enjoyable speculation impossible? Besides, a lot of us have trouble just finding time to watch all the currently airing anime we're interested in. With school or jobs or other responsibilities, it's just honestly difficult to fit ~100 extra episodes of anime into a schedule. thats what i said all the way at the start -_-..what i said "it is good but i can understand where they are coming from. no reason in watching the older one now so they can view the same exact thing in a couple months"..why justaddlemon has been giving me a headache lol |
RyokoAyekaLoverAug 1, 2011 1:23 PM
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| fffffffffuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuck Well, I guess I might watch it anyway. Sigh. |
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| did title say "MADHOUSE" damn it, I wisI were wrong to spell it... |
| That would be interesting for people like me, when I first saw the first season I was still not even in my teens. I can barely remember much other than it was fun and so it would be interesting to watch it seriously. I hope it covers most of the story and not to be some lame adaptation of like 13 episodes. Now I can understand why older fans hate the idea of a remake. A bright side of this is it could make more fans if it as good as the old one. |
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rarri said: If it's a remake and not a sequel, now I don't have to watch the original. Madhouse haven't done a good anime in years in my opinion, it's about time they get on track. Also, I heard the manga has alot of hiatuses, I hope the manga author stops with that in order to have more material to adapt, and then ofcourse there will be some fillers. I was just coming here to say "Now I don't have to watch the original". LOL. I mean it might be a remake but it might be like FMA where it continues further than where the original ended. |
| Happy and sad at the same time. I think the old one is good enough. Oh well, gonna watch it anyways. I hope the new casts are as better as the previous ones (I miss Yuki Kaida and the debate over Kurapika's gender ha ha ha). |
| REMAKE?!! shit i knew it was too good to be true when i heard they'll make a sequel of hunter x hunter... i'm pissed!!! no.. i'm LIVID!! roarrrrr now i'm sure i wont ever get to see leorio and kurapica married :( |
millo said: REMAKE?!! shit i knew it was too good to be true when i heard they'll make a sequel of hunter x hunter... i'm pissed!!! no.. i'm LIVID!! roarrrrr now i'm sure i wont ever get to see leorio and kurapica married :( Nothing is saying it won't do the later arcs. If anything, I'd say theres a much better chance they will then they won't. Its being remade since its a new studio doing it since the original studio is apparently no longer around. And when dealing with a 10-12 year old anime aimed at teens, the majority of the people it is aimed at won't know the story to begin with, so just starting in the middle isn't a very viable business strategy. |
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| i thought it will be a sequel and had planned to start first season again but then i read a manga reader comment on LJ and dropped my plan, unless manga get proper continuation or ending. otherwise it's waste of time. |
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| wow, it's been a while since I seen HxH. I don't know what to say about this |
| Takahiro Sakurai = <3 |
| i'm excited to see happy smiling kurapica in glorious 720p. luckily it's been a few years since i've seen the original so i don't remember their voices too well. |
| HxH with Madhouse? Enough stuff and of course i'll be looking for this ;D |
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RyanSaotome said: millo said: REMAKE?!! shit i knew it was too good to be true when i heard they'll make a sequel of hunter x hunter... i'm pissed!!! no.. i'm LIVID!! roarrrrr now i'm sure i wont ever get to see leorio and kurapica married :( Nothing is saying it won't do the later arcs. If anything, I'd say theres a much better chance they will then they won't. Its being remade since its a new studio doing it since the original studio is apparently no longer around. And when dealing with a 10-12 year old anime aimed at teens, the majority of the people it is aimed at won't know the story to begin with, so just starting in the middle isn't a very viable business strategy. Also not good to start in the beginning. DB Kai ended prematurely, since nothing was selling even though the ratings were a success. Sure starting in the beginning can help maybe newcomers out,, but there is just as much risk of starting in the middle. Though that's how I seen things. :P True there is nothing to say that, but knowing Togashi history and somewhat Madhouse's history. I just don't see it happening. Unless Togashi finally decided to end the Chimera Ant arc when the manga comes back next week. (An arc been ongoing for 100 chapters strong) Also add in the fact that Togashi is dub the King of hiatus and usually releases 10-20 chapters and takes another year or more hiatus before he comes back. It seems unlikely the TV series will even bother to release the arc. They more likely will only go up to the OVA's left off. As for Madhouse. For all the 4 shonen shows Madhouse has done thus far. Hajime No Ippo, Neuro, Claymore and Death Note. All word of mouth has shown they never show filler and when it comes to following the manga they just alter scenes and give us recaps. (Only seen two of 4 and can't vouch for HnI and Neuro) I just don't see this anime being a never ending shonen like the big three so far. I guess there is hope that Madhouse will do a similar thing to Black Lagoon and make OVA's but with how frequent these hiatus's are you might as well call me a pessimistic cause I have so much doubt right now. >.> |
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| not really impressed with the staff, have a bad feeling about this |
| I actually like this, HxH in HD FUCK YEAH =) both would've been great tho~ +Madhouse? really? best studio ever |
ShimaMindAug 1, 2011 6:28 PM
| would've been better if they made a sequel though and the cast from the first , season and the OVA's 1, 2 and 3 of hunter x hunter are really good in my opinion (i wouldn't be satisfied with a different voiced hisoka and kurapika and leoreo ww!) , >_< True that the first season got a bad quality now but the OVA 1, 2, 3 are still good though. If they added a sequel would be nice seeing the Spider's gang VS the Ants :) Manga is on hiatus though last time i read it. |
T-K-x_Aug 1, 2011 5:22 PM
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| Coolio. So now I don't have to watch the original HxH anime anymore. |
| Hmmm, but I wish they'd do the chimera ant arc |
| Pierrot Studios make HxH arcs: 1 - Hunter test 2 - Killua's house 3 - York Shin 4 - York Shin final 5 - Greed Island 6 - Greed Island Final Only saga missing is Chimera Ants! Because of many hiatus of manga! So Why? Everybody knows Pierrot waiting the conclusion of Ants saga in manga for a new OVA series! I dont understand! A lot of a old Tv animes need a better remake! Like Urusei Yatsura, Dragon Quest: Dai no Daibouken, Fist of North Star, Sailor Moon, Rosario+Vampire etc. But HxH anime is perfect! |
Cyber_RyogaAug 2, 2011 9:12 AM
| really? and I thought the old one is very good? Oh well, I just hope that this one will be good |
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| A remake is still good. |
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| I was afraid that it might be a sequel, because that would have killed all interest for me. Considering factors such as chances of commercial success and age there really was no point of a sequel. To bring in new in new fans and still entertain old fans, a remake was the only way to go. Many of us will not break our "busy anime schedule" to watch the original HxH (a long, old series mind you) just to catch up with the new anime. There are too many other anime to watch. Plus, taking our real lives into account as another person stated, there is just no time for some of us to watch a series that we only had a passing interest or no internet in before the announcement of a reboot. A sequel would not garner any new fans and relies too much on familiarity of a decade old product. The kids of today and just some random otaku who have not watched the series would not understand whats going on, thus losing a lot possible consumers. Responding to DivineTrinity; people (new potential fans) are NOT watching it because it will be popular. Some of us may have had an interest before but again HxH was just not high priority. A reboot revitalizes interest whether you like it or not. With its existence there is no reason to watch the original. Unless this upcoming remake turns out to be pure crap or you're just interested in how the original was. It's the same content. Why should I watch a badly aged (animation wise) series when there is a new glossy series coming out very soon? I really hope this turns out well as I'm not too impressed with the production team. MADHOUSE is too inconsistent (animation and overall quality-wise) and well, its a shonen. Hopefully, its as good as the fans say it is. As long as its not unnecessarily long, keep some consistency in the animation, and get through the already covered material at a brisk pace then I'll be happy. (And I'm guessing many others would be happy as well.) |
KrazyKobunAug 1, 2011 7:09 PM
| I guess that saves me from rewatching the whole thing. |
KrazyKobun said: Responding to DivineTrinity; people (new potential fans) are NOT watching it because it will be popular. Some of us may have had an interest before but again HxH was just not high priority. A reboot revitalizes interest whether you like it or not. With its existence there is no reason to watch the original. Unless this upcoming remake turns out to be pure crap or you're just interested in how the original was. It's the same content. Why should I watch a badly aged (animation wise) series when there is a new glossy series coming out very soon? Are you sure? People started watching Fairy Tail when it aired since it’s popular. I’m sorry to disappoint you, but there are all kinds of fans. If we got the OVA of Chimera Ant arc, there would be fans that have interest in finally watching the old series that aired back then. The same for the reboot, it brings in all types. (If we don't get up to Yorkshin in this new series. The 2011 HxH fans will just go to the manga or watch the OVAs) That is MY point. Doesn’t matter what method they chose to bring it back it WILL garner attention. I believe Lupin III is coming back this fall and I already notice people watching the old stuff. Not sure if it’s a reboot yet, but its announcement seems to have help people get interest in it. Similar to what happen to Rouroni Kenshin which turn out to be a live action I believe and even FMA: Brotherhood. Unless everyone was arguing a reboot makes it just more accessible to newcomers then you got me, but I wasn’t arguing that and I agree with that point there. :P I have no complaints of this being a reboot now, as a huge HxH fan I can’t wait for it to air. Sure I’ll miss not having Chimera Ant arc, but what peeves me off is how everyone in this thread has this huge confidence that Madhouse will give the same content. If this was studio Pierrot, then I can see the logic behind it they knew what they were doing (Hell I’ll be like Windy and say I can’t wait to see their take on it with 720p) but this is a different studio and they have DIFFERENT agendas and you even agree that Madhouse is inconsistent. That’s my argument there. Not saying not watch the new series, I just don’t see how everyone is so excited when everything we know about so far is a battle of assumptions. :P |
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| ALRIGHT!!:D But i'm gonna watch the old one first so I can compare and contrast how great the new one will be from the old one! |
| Honestly.. I was hoping for a sequel, we got around 92 episodes from the first TV series and OVAs so what's the big deal of changing it now and start from the beginning they will make it look like that the previous episodes were irrelevant which is not a good point so the question now... Will this new remake cover the same pace and materials as the old ones? I doubt it because most shounen series nowadays is 25 episodes or so at the very best, we get 52 episodes or so like Beelzebub. |
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DivineTrinity said: Are you sure? People started watching Fairy Tail when it aired since it’s popular. I’m sorry to disappoint you, but there are all kinds of fans. If we got the OVA of Chimera Ant arc, there would be fans that have interest in finally watching the old series that aired back then. The same for the reboot, it brings in all types. (If we don't get up to Yorkshin in this new series. The 2011 HxH fans will just go to the manga or watch the OVAs) That is MY point. Doesn’t matter what method they chose to bring it back it WILL garner attention. I believe Lupin III is coming back this fall and I already notice people watching the old stuff. Not sure if it’s a reboot yet, but its announcement seems to have help people get interest in it. Similar to what happen to Rouroni Kenshin which turn out to be a live action I believe and even FMA: Brotherhood. Unless everyone was arguing a reboot makes it just more accessible to newcomers then you got me, but I wasn’t arguing that and I agree with that point there. :P I have no complaints of this being a reboot now, as a huge HxH fan I can’t wait for it to air. Sure I’ll miss not having Chimera Ant arc, but what peeves me off is how everyone in this thread has this huge confidence that Madhouse will give the same content. If this was studio Pierrot, then I can see the logic behind it they knew what they were doing (Hell I’ll be like Windy and say I can’t wait to see their take on it with 720p) but this is a different studio and they have DIFFERENT agendas and you even agree that Madhouse is inconsistent. That’s my argument there. Not saying not watch the new series, I just don’t see how everyone is so excited when everything we know about so far is a battle of assumptions. :P I remember watching Fairy Tail because I liked the premise, I wasn't aware of its popularity at the time... That statement is a bit to broad. Popularity does pique interest, but its rarely a main reason to watch something. Yes, there would be some people who would go back and check out the previous works, but not many is willing to make that commitment. A continued OVA of a single story arc is proving that the creators are saying "This anime is for previous fans only!". I am aware of the Lupin III reboot as well, but unlike HxH the canon is so loose in it, that you really don't need to watch the old series to view the OVA's, movies, or heck even read the manga. It seems more like character driven franchise if that makes sense, like classic Disney cartoons and The Looney Tunes. Nothing wrong with watching any of the older iterations though. I would have NEVER considered watching the upcoming reboot if it was going to be done by Studio Pierrot. I have several problems with that studio. I can at least say Madhouse is more competent than them. I doubt the story will be changed in a noticeable degree. Maybe updated for the current times, but nothing too drastic, to the point where its a different series with the same title. |
| WOW I have mix feelings toward this. I totally understand that a remake would be a better strategy, but I don't fully trust Madhouse, another studio would have been better or another series. I highly doubt Madhouse will top and make better the first 4 arcs (Hunter test, Killua's house, York Shin and York Shin final) that where on the first anime. The first anime had an amazing score/OST, great seiyus, top notch animation/art and one of the greatest openings that I have ever heard in anime, the 2nd opening. BTW the really bad news that most have ignored is that the director of this remake will be Kohjina Hiroshi, the one behind the fiasco known as "Kiba". The director of one of the worst anime TV series of all time will direct the remake of HxH? mmm... Not a great start from Madhouse and I sure don't feel excited about all this, and I am a pretty hardcore fan of this series. I will have low expectations for this remake. |
| I was hoping for a sequel but this is still good as far as I'm concerned. This way we should get it in HD and I don't see any reason why they won't continue the story on from where the last OVA ended. It's been ages since I watched the original anime and I've never read the manga so it'll be a nice refresher. The only thing I'm really dissapointed in is the fact that they're changing the seiyuus. Hisoka just won't be the same. :( |
| Why are people just assuming this won't have the Ant Arc? All it says is that its remaking it from the beginning. Never says anything about it remaking only what the previous season (which neither Madhouse nor Nihon TV have anything to do with) covered. Think of it as like original Kanon and Kanon 2006 in that they have nothing to do with each other outside of the source material |
RyanSaotomeAug 2, 2011 1:08 AM
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| Madhouse is handling this......ladies and gentlemen I smell WIN!!!!! |
| A remake? I was hoping it would continue the anime version where it left off but I have no idea where it stopped in the manga version. Oh well. At least I get to see how Hunter x Hunter would look like in digital coloring. |
| YES now I don't have to watch the old series! WIN! |
| How to Watch Naruto Without Filler (Complete): http://bit.ly/LncQif How to Watch Bleach Without Filler (Complete): http://bit.ly/y0UQTO |
| well this news comes as a bit of a surprise, but yeah, i hope they just remake and then take it past where the original series stopped in the story. and please i hope they keep hisoka's and gon's voice actors............. i <3 hisoka!!! |
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| so finally i can catch-up episodes that i missed long time ago instead of re-watch the whole old series |
| I dont get it, there is plenty of material to just continue. But i guess it will be interesting to see new artwork/voice actors. |
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jmal said: I mean, seriously, a good chunk of the target audience for this remake wasn't even alive when the original anime started! Lol @ "It's a shounen, so obviously only kids/teens will watch it." One Piece would like to have a word with you. Btw, why is everyone just wanting the Chimera Arc animated? The thing isn't even finished in the manga. And if Togashi keeps being the lazy ass he is, there's a really good chance the anime will have either a shit open ending (like the GIF OVA did) or a filler ending (like MAD did with Claymore). |
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