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Mar 10, 2010 4:07 PM
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I don't get why this series is so "epic". It follows the same pattern over and over and this episode proves that. You start with an exam, meet some people and overcome the obstacles to pass, follow the main plot set from the beginning, and do more exams. Not impressed.

I'm glad the fight between Gon and Mr. Pedo didn't take long. Yay, another test.
Sep 1, 2011 7:30 PM
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well....ask yourself why naruto is so famous, it followed the same part as this, infact its a copy-cat of this. yet it became one of the "best" anime/manga's of all time.
maybe its the characters, relations to them, when it was released or other stuff.
though i'll agree a bit with you, this show was being labeled "best show" a lot by fans, its a good show but there are much things it could improve on. but this is just my opinion
tl;dr : naruto was epic, it followed this show.


Feb 28, 2012 6:41 AM
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In my opinion it's the characters and their development that make this series so good. You're always going to get these sort of reoccurring arcs in any shounen but HxH does it better than Naruto and definitely better than Bleach.
Apr 11, 2012 3:56 AM
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*sigh of relief* Thank God Gon's hand was okay. =w= And now I can stop freaking out about Killua's hands all the time, ahahaha...

Bomber should be dead though. Either that or mutilated. But Gon won't do that, so... I'm glad Gon's still acting alright, anyways.

The next episode... that's it, right? ono I don't want this series to be over. I love it so much! D:
Apr 13, 2012 8:22 PM
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i-im so glad gon ! yay!
Jul 15, 2012 5:31 AM
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Zell182 said:
In my opinion it's the characters and their development that make this series so good. You're always going to get these sort of reoccurring arcs in any shounen but HxH does it better than Naruto and definitely better than Bleach.


Yes, this. And it's leaps and bounds above Togashi's other series(which I also loved), Yu Yu Hakusho. I mean, at its core, Yu Yu was basically tournament arc after tournament arc. Not that there's anything wrong with that, per se, as Togashi is damn good at writing tournament arcs. However, HxH is certainly more complex than that. Really, in contrast to other battle shonen out there, the big fights are few and far between.

Oh, and Hisoka.

Can't say I've seen people call HxH the best show ever, but I'd say it's one of the better shonen out there
Jun 8, 2017 7:23 PM
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Pretty interesting development and quite a nice buildup for the last episode! Let's see what's next.
Dec 7, 2017 5:14 AM
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You just got outsmarted by Gon, Gensuru. Now all he can do is lay on the ground staring at the sky as an L O S E R. I knew Gon's hand will be restored. He's the MC after all!

The next episode will be the last one...

May 2, 2018 12:31 AM
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I think what you consider "epic" has to do with personal maturity/age; if you're in the target audience that plays with yoyos and Janken, likes bugs, has a dog or a crush or goes on field trips with teachers, you will appreciate the inclusion tween bishies like Naruto and HxH give.

HxH started off well, but the main series cliffhanger and these OVAs are a little unfulfilling. I love Kurapika's arc and wanted more character development for Gon and the Spiders (who were basically dropped from the story completely), but he and Killua played dodgeball to collect trading cards in a video game instead. The ending to this is good, but the word "epic" is definitely subjective.
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Nov 17, 2018 4:18 AM

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So... they are in the real world and those cards were made by the nen of Ging and his friends. And that healing card is able to restore body parts just like that? I mean who is Ging, Jesus? If nen is able to do such things casually without the user even being present, they definitely won't need hospitals anymore. As long as you don't die, you can be restored to 100% without any effort.
Jul 6, 8:24 AM

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Quiz is a little dumb idea, overall I'm not a fan of this arc

Most of these characters aren't that memorable

Volleyball guy was the most fun
Nov 18, 7:49 PM

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What a way to defeat the bomber, they really thought about it. It was getting tense with all those people appearing before the quiz.
Nov 20, 5:04 PM

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Death is still a weird subject in this series and has been from the start.

I get what they're saying about the Bomber just "playing" the game but there's real life consequences here.
Just because Killua is technically worse doesn't mean Genthru isn't a terrible person.

Not to mention he almost killed Gon, just because he's fully healed up again doesn't make it ok lol.

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