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| The previous episode was pretty nice, but this one was so boring I almost fell asleep while watching it. This whole show is ridiculously hit-and-miss. |
| I felt the tempo was a bit high, therefore the buildup for the fight was poor and I liked some minor details better in the old version. However excluding these small things the episode was excellent. Looking forward to next episode. |
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| Check out that gore! excellent action in this episode. Looks like the next episode is the one I have been really waiting for, Kurapika facing the bitter truth! |
| I was Expecting some censorship , Glad they didn't :D We are all were waiting for more blood and less censorship :) Loved Feitan Filler :) 5\5 for this week's :) |
| This episode was awesome. Especially those mafia guys getting their ass kicked. |
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| was I the only one who didn't appreciate the Feitan filler? xD j0x said: lol the censorship is not bad on this episode, damn Baise is dead she was hot you can always switch to necrophilia :P and a question for anyone who can answer, what are the delays (more specifically, the one for ep 45) for? |
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-MgZ_ said: Skip the weaks!! I wanna see the Damn right! Really nice episode btw. |
| This episode was epic. Damn I don't think I can wait another week. I might just watch the 1999 version of Hunter x Hunter. |
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Ragna92 said: This episode was epic. Damn I don't think I can wait another week. I might just watch the 1999 version of Hunter x Hunter. If you don't mind old animation, go for it :) Both versions are amazing |
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huntx said: ) didn't feel as epic as it was on 99 version, maybe fillers helped carry it better. Exactly, the director was clever on that one. He had good realization that two different mediums are not the same thing and put his hand on the right places so he can built tension and put the feeling of the manga on the anime or even improve it. I don't expect though that all the manga religious fanatics to get it since they think that an anime should be showing panel to panel with the manga and they see every difference as defect even if it isn't. |
 The Hunterpedia's are still one of the best highlights of it, killua kissed gon, nice. Well I thought the Phantom Troupe would be pushovers with how Shizuka lost against Gon in arm wrestling last week, but this episode, kind makes me change my mind about it. Truly nen can make even those weak in physical power strong indeed. I thought much of the episode was spectacular, really surprised with how fast things too off and got intense. I havent anticipated episodes of a shonen anime like this, since watching Bleach, its a great replacement indeed, even if its way more bloodier (pools of blood in hd and a bit gorey snapped necks, smashed bloody heads) |
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Monad said: huntx said: ) didn't feel as epic as it was on 99 version, maybe fillers helped carry it better. Exactly, the director was clever on that one. He had good realization that two different mediums are not the same thing and put his hand on the right places so he can built tension and put the feeling of the manga on the anime or even improve it. I don't expect though that all the manga religious fanatics to get it since they think that an anime should be showing panel to panel with the manga and they see every difference as defect even if it isn't. So just adding fillers makes it more epic? 1) MH isn't really doing panel for panel as we see with the last 5 week's fillers, they built up those characters just to kill them. Also the only fillder that was added in the 1999 in THIS episode is the "bullshit" card game, Idk what it's called but we call it bullshit :P |
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Monad said: huntx said: ) didn't feel as epic as it was on 99 version, maybe fillers helped carry it better. Exactly, the director was clever on that one. He had good realization that two different mediums are not the same thing and put his hand on the right places so he can built tension and put the feeling of the manga on the anime or even improve it. I don't expect though that all the manga religious fanatics to get it since they think that an anime should be showing panel to panel with the manga and they see every difference as defect even if it isn't. I didn't feel like this when i saw the 1999. I had more feelings rising from the way Madhouse handled compared to the 1999.I liked the fact that MH is more faithful. The violence and blood added something more in this versions. The 1999 didn't have much of any of that. Just Dark pallets with a vague understanding of what went on. Madhouse didn't shy from what the massacre intended. So yeah I like more faithful story than pointless filler. HxH has 340 chapters, theres no hurry for a character to develop IMO. |
| Wow loved how they showed a "red sea" then Uvo and Chrollo start talking about the Bible : O. The auction massacre was amazing as with Uvo going beast mode on the Mafia's ass. Could notice the shortcuts with the still shots but I'm assuming they're saving up the budget to blow it up on either Kurapika vs ****** or Chrollo vs 2 opponents but I think it's going to be the former tbh.(Edited due to spoilers) Other Thoughts Shadow Beasts intro was a little on the grand side especially with the power walk outro we'll see if they deserved it next ep :P Was glad to see what Madhouse could get away with regarding gore. Though it was toned down compared to the manga it still was pretty brutal. Had chills when Baise got pwned with the soundtrack |
HybridMBLAug 12, 2012 1:35 PM
Monad said: huntx said: ) didn't feel as epic as it was on 99 version, maybe fillers helped carry it better. Exactly, the director was clever on that one. He had good realization that two different mediums are not the same thing and put his hand on the right places so he can built tension and put the feeling of the manga on the anime or even improve it. I don't expect though that all the manga religious fanatics to get it since they think that an anime should be showing panel to panel with the manga and they see every difference as defect even if it isn't. Yeah, Dark, blurry and going so fast you can barely understand what's going on really gave that epic feel  And Madhouse has been doing too much panel for panel shots, no tension   |
KamenRiderX18Aug 12, 2012 1:34 PM
| ^ oh, I love that vacuum cleaner. ♥ |
| ^ Kinda sad it isn't red though... :( |
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| That episode was sick. I was taken by complete surprise of how violent this was. I expected the usual Shounen stuff, but some of this compare to F/Z and FMA: BH gore scenes, which is like R17+ It's some years since I've watched the original anime, but was it this awesome and violent? 5/5 |
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| Yeah it's pretty awesome. You'll notice the differences though. I can certainly say 2011 has more scenes with blood in it. This episode was better executed then the 1999 IMO. |
Mikasa said: ^ Kinda sad it isn't red though... :( I think the new color is refreshing, though in general, I like red more. |
| WOW! if i dare say that was better than the manga AND the 1999 version! |
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| Aweeesome! I have a feeling the shadow beasts won't win though :( At least it'll give Kurapika a chance to shine though with his anger at the Phantom Troupe! (can't wait until he finds out <3) Uwaa~ the neck-snapping made me cringe though >.< *shudder* |
| GAAH I WANT THE NEXT EPISODE HERE!!! Such a bloody episode, this is a level of DBZ already AND IT'S AWESOME!! |
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| Yeah! HxH always manage to bring up the excitement with its strategy. Also, Dememe-chan is cute :3 |
| There is like 2 weeks delay in my recent reading list I randomly bought discount/second hand manga with cute/mysterious cover.  Use Personal Blacklist extension in Chrome if you just want to Google for a series synopsis, without google slapping MAL score in it. 3/1 |
| Woah so much blood, this is definitely one of the best arcs. |
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| Awesome, quality increase after this arc begins. Hunterpedia was funny too. Deserved 10/10 now imho.. |
Claude_KennyAug 13, 2012 5:02 AM
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willeke91 said: coldwave said: People who create Hunterpedia shorts have some twisted sense of humor. I'm not even talking about shota-fanservice. But 'introducing' a character right after she bites the dust? I feel bad for laughing. It is Han Megumi and Ise Mariya, the voice actresses for Gon and Killua, who create the Huncyclopedia segments. Well, not the animation itself of course, but they come up with the scenario and the lines, and then it is animated according to what they wrote. They do draw the whiteboard doodles themselves. They've talked about this in their weekly radio show and in a special 'behind the scenes' TV program about the new HxH anime. So make of that what you want... XD knowing that definitely makes it easier for me to consider it non-canon and more like a fan(girl) segment xD |
| This episode was really great.Can't wait for next week! fishergirl16 said: Aweeesome! I have a feeling the shadow beasts won't win though :( At least it'll give Kurapika a chance to shine though with his anger at the Phantom Troupe! (can't wait until he finds out <3) I feel the same here!I wonder what Gon,Kil and Leorio will do though. |
| No episode on 26th, so after 44 we'll have a break...sheeeiiiit |
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| I'm loving the Phantom Troupe's voice casts. Mamoru Miyano as Kuroro Lucifer is freaken great! |
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mrsticky005 said: In the 99 series we already know Kurapika is a badass because of the filler train scene. The attack is told before hand and we have to wait around for a few minutes until some crappy fighters get beat up by Kurapika so he can look cool. Eh, opinions. I thought that train scene was great. It added to the setting, the tone and characters and it took just couple of minutes, really. It was a filler, yes, but filler is not always a bad thing, small things like this helped to set a stage for what happened later. In 2011 we got a longer "kurapika meets his teacher" scene that wasn't needed at all and characters are teleporting all over the place randomly becasue MADHOUSE have no time to flesh out the setting. That is an opinion too. |
coldwaveAug 14, 2012 12:24 AM
coldwave said: mrsticky005 said: In the 99 series we already know Kurapika is a badass because of the filler train scene. The attack is told before hand and we have to wait around for a few minutes until some crappy fighters get beat up by Kurapika so he can look cool. Eh, opinions. I thought that train scene was great. It added to the setting, the tone and characters and it took just couple of minutes, really. It was a filler, yes, but filler is not always a bad thing, small things like this helped to set a stage for what happened later. In 2011 we got a longer "kurapika meets his teacher" scene that wasn't needed at all and characters are teleporting all over the place randomly becasue MADHOUSE have no time to flesh out the setting. That is an opinion too. Yeah madhouse knows they don't need to flesh out the story because it flesh's out itself. MH actually paying attention on how the source material is handling the story. The 1999 was showing shit that was gonna be shown later. So yeah i disagree with 100% of what you say. Fursashi thought he had to flesh out things because he didn't understand the story and it's message. Mrsticky pointed out one of the reasons already. Manga is straight to the point.The 1999 spoils and sometimes ruins what togashi had intended. Example, The fight between Hisoka and Gon. The 1999 put this as one of the first fights in heavens arena arc. The manga put it as the last fight. Do you know why the manga did this? It did this because this was the actual climax of the arc. It tied everything together from the hunter exam up until that point. Gon punching Hisoka was suppose to speak thousands exactly how the 2011 anime had it, but oh no Fursashi didn't want to end with gon losing a fight as a climax of a arc. It comes off so wrong. I don't disagree with all filler being bad but sometimes it isn't needed. |
| ^ Heh, between a scene that demonstrates Kurapika's abilities before the arc and multiple scenes of Kurapika repeatedly reciting how he hated Geneiryodan while horrible upbeat bgm plays, I wonder which filler isn't needed. I don't love every filler from the old anime, but this version wasted just as much time for unimportant scenes. And we haven't even talked about the recap episodes yet, or Hunterpedia of characters that are permanently gone. Going back on the episode, it's quite surprising that they had that much gore this time. It wasn't the most sickening thing I've seen, and deme-chan's colors make it a little less badass, but I wasn't expecting to get a close shot of it eating a man. I guess expecting less also has an advantage. Also, it makes me wonder why blood is so much a big deal in anime. To me it's just spilled ink lol. What needs censorship are scenes like when Uvo bitchslapped that guy's head 90 degrees. I actually thought they would skip that. |
stormgoddessAug 14, 2012 1:30 AM
stormgoddess said: Also, it makes me wonder why blood is so much a big deal in anime. To me it's just spilled ink lol. What needs censorship are scenes like when Uvo bitchslapped that guy's head 90 degrees. I actually thought they would skip that. The reason I like blood in anime is because (to me) it makes things prettier somewhat. :P It's like water but it's red. |
meshimoon said: stormgoddess said: Also, it makes me wonder why blood is so much a big deal in anime. To me it's just spilled ink lol. What needs censorship are scenes like when Uvo bitchslapped that guy's head 90 degrees. I actually thought they would skip that. The reason I like blood in anime is because (to me) it makes things prettier somewhat. :P It's like water but it's red.  doesn't it? |
| Blood makes it real, w/o it I don't buy that they are injured and it's worse in a series where people don't die HxH officially has all the ingredients as of now |
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noonealive said: Yeah madhouse knows they don't need to flesh out the story because it flesh's out itself. Wait what? Madhouse works with the source material all the time exactly to flesh things out, they have to. Madhouse add and remove or change things every episode. Sometimes it fits, sometimes not really. It's subjective, of course. Like, it was a nice touch to show the guy who ended up on that painting in the Flesh Collectors Mansion( at least I think it was him). Scene had a purpose, for example we are reminded that Nostrad Family are not exactly good guys, it seems some people never got that part and the fact that it's a big thing for Kurapika to work for people like them even if he has his reasons to do so. But that monologue in the forest? Nope, that wasn't good at all. Madhouse wasted a minute or two on things we knew already. Hell, if that monologue took place in the city, it would have been fine as we had very little screen time of Yorkshin and I think it's a big flaw, but no. Wasted opportunity. noonealive said: Manga is straight to the point. Depends on your point of view, I guess. I'd say it's pretty damn barebones at times. noonealive said: Fursashi thought he had to flesh out things because he didn't understand the story and it's message. I was talking about the setting, characters and the general tone but whatever. Tell me about a story, pelase. What is the message you are speaking of? I'd like to hear. noonealive said: So yeah i disagree with 100% of what you say.. Good. |
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