Hunter x Hunter Movie 1: Phantom Rouge

After completing their work at Yorknew City, Leorio Paladiknight and Kurapika investigate the rumored sightings of a boy with scarlet red eyes, as they believe this person to be a member of the now non-existent Kurta Clan. Kurapika hopes to find another survivor of the clan besides himself, but instead ends up losing both his eyes after an attack from someone who seems to be his childhood friend.

Leorio tends to Kurapika's wounds, and then sends for both Gon Freecss and Killua Zoldyck to help retrieve Kurapika's eyeballs. However, their search brings them face-to-face with the infamous group of thieves known as Phantom Troupe—the same people who massacred the entire Kurta Clan five years ago for their scarlet eyes, which change color during moments of rage.

Hunter x Hunter Movie 1: Phantom Rouge follows the boys' quest to locate their friend's eyes and catch the thief, causing them to delve deep into Phantom Troupe's past. And in doing so, they encounter a mysterious girl who appears to be linked to it all…

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Zoldyck, Killua Main

Ise, Mariya Japanese

Kurapika Main

Sawashiro, Miyuki Japanese

Freecss, Gon Main

Han, Megumi Japanese

Paladiknight, Leorio Main

Fujiwara, Keiji Japanese

Morow, Hisoka Supporting

Namikawa, Daisuke Japanese

Lucilfer, Chrollo Supporting

Miyano, Mamoru Japanese

Netero, Isaac Supporting

Portor, Feitan Supporting

Yamaguchi, Kappei Japanese

Kite Supporting

Zoldyck, Illumi Supporting

Matsukaze, Masaya Japanese

Maruyama, Masao Producer

Tamura, Manabu Producer

Iwasa, Naoki Producer

Nakatani, Satoshi Assistant Producer

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Nov 1, 2024

bossunhimeswitch

Recommended

I really enjoyed this movie. It felt like an adventure that could easily slip in between the YNC part of the anime and the NGL part. The plot flowed easily and did not lag. The climax fight could have been a little better but I liked the thought behind it and I liked how the story wrapped. I found myself laughing whenever we got some comedy to break up the drama. It was also nice to see the primary villain of the movie be a true freak. The freakiness of what he was up to really lent to everything. I don't have any complaints, though ... I would not say the movie was perfect.

If you enjoy Hunter x Hunter and other Togashi works, then you're likely going to like this movie. If you have an aversion to puppets then I would strongly recommend skipping this movie.

Reviewer’s Rating: 8

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Mar 10, 2023

Nerdodivergent

Mixed Feelings

Listen this movie is like kind of trash and I really wish it wasn't.
I'll start with the good things. Getting more or Kurapika's backstory is great, I feel he really got fleshed out more. There's also some fantastic scenes with Leorio that really had me feeling the love they have for each other. Killua and Gon also had a few moments like this as well which was sweet.
But honestly it's not great. It feels so much like they wrote this movie way too fast just to try and make some more money. The only good this movie is for getting to see Kurapika ... after he basically dropped off the Earth in the anime and that's about it.

Reviewer’s Rating: 5

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Jun 14, 2021

merb

Not Recommended

This movie makes absolutely no sense.

Firstly, I cannot tell when it happens. It apparently happens after the Phantom Troupe arc, since it references many things that happened during that arc. But the opening sequence on the train makes no sense in the context of the plot of the show. The Greed Island arc takes place immediately after the Yorknew City arc, in the same location. So why would Gon and Kilua be on a train?

Anyways, watching the show is a requirement before watching this movie, otherwise, it won't make any sense. I'm fine with anime movies that do this, but the movie really starts to ... make me mad when it doesn't build off of any of the themes of the main show. It's an insult to so many of the main characters of HxH, and they don't seem to have the same motivations as in the main series.

Kilua and Gon bicker throughout the show in displays of childish emotion, and I hated every moment of it. Oh yea, Killua is suicidal now? This isn't mentioned at all in the main series, and it's not even mentioned for a minute before he ATTEMPTS SUICIDE. I cannot think of one good reason for why the writers thought this would be a good addition to the movie.

There are so many plot holes that it seriously gets distracting. Some are tolerable, but the mechanics and rules behind the puppets are so broken. It's established that someone needs to die to be resurrected as a puppet. It's revealed throughout the show that certain members of the Phantom Troupe are puppets. In the final moments of the movie, the rules are completely broken as the Phantom Troupe appears out of nowhere to kill their puppets to save Gon and co. Their motivations for this aren't even explained, and I can't think of any logical explanation for why they aren't dead.

The sound design is kinda bad. At points, lines are faintly spoken through one ear, to convey that they are a certain distance away from the camera. But they really exaggerate the effects of this, so some characters who are barely off-screen are really faint. As someone who is half deaf, there were certain lines that I couldn't even hear. A nitpick, but it was annoying.

The art is marginally better, but the movie is nearly worse in all other regards.

Reviewer’s Rating: 2

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