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Its a new studio and channel, and according to MAL, the studio that did the old one is no longer around. So it would make sense that if a new studio is handling it that they would start from the beginning.

I'm ok with it being a remake but new cast?? I'm not happy about it :(

Aww after waiting for so many years and putting up with the hiatuses... I was so happy when I heard, but it turns out to be a remake and not a sequel... I'm feeling kind of sad now :/

I think the "relief" was generally meant in a tongue in cheek way.

But what's wrong with watching an earlier season in preparation for a sequel? Your stance makes all kinds of silly assumptions.

- You assume the viewers intentionally skipped the anime the first time around.
- You assume they even watched anime when the first one aired.
- You assume they're only interested in it because it's popular, not because, I dunno, they might just think it's something they'll enjoy.
- Hell, what makes the first anime different then? Are people who watched that anime just popularity posers too, because there was already a popular manga? Don't act like the anime is the original point of entry here.

And last but not least, how is wanting to be a part of the community of fans watching a show a bad thing? It's exciting to watch a show alongside everyone else, and the discussion and shared fandom makes it a lot more fun for many people than watching something alone, especially something a decade old. Remember, anime is more than just the episode itself - it's also the experience surrounding it in the real (or at least the online) world.


This makes no sense whatsoever, on any level. So spare us the proclamations of "fact", please.

Well, I guess I was partly expecting this. I'm still excited, but now I'm also a little worried. At least I won't need to wait too long until I find out what it's going to be like.

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?

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

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

Aw yeah, won't have to watch the old series.

Now I don't have to watch the old series, hope they make it gory like the manga this time...

fffffffffuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuck

Well, I guess I might watch it anyway. Sigh.

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.

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.

The decision to squeeze 90+ episodes into a 2 month viewing schedule is one made to keep up with the now. What pushed people to that decision was the new series, not their expected enjoyment from watching the original. If a sequel were never announced then there wouldn't have been that urgency, hence: "People don't care about the anime they're gonna watch, they care about its popularity only." (though that's an extreme take on the matter, I think)



So I don't really know how to verbalize this. It's like, then why do people rewatch or revisit anything? There are elements besides the surprise factor.



Assuming the two follow the same beats, then the original should harbor the same surprise and chance for speculation with the added option to answer that speculation at one's own pace.

I get that because it is new there is that attraction of community interaction. But I am indignant that that means sidestepping the old. The old is still great, that hasn't changed.

Is there any confirmation on this adaptation following the manga to its end?

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 :(

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.