| I kept reading about how popular HunterXHunter was so I thought I would give it a try. I started watching the 2011 version and I was thinking that I remembered it being older, and I thought the character design was a little weird for 2011. I got up to epi 12 when I realized that yes indeed there was a 1999 version. I've watched 2 episodes of the 1999 version. And so far my analysis is the 1999 version seems to be more in depth. The story of the fox bear club was taken out of the 2011 version. But in some ways the 2011 version feels more super hero and action packed. I'm having trouble deciding which one I should watch... Which one do you guys think is better? |
| Oh @Snufkin where are you my boy I personally liked the newer one more, but I can't remember the older ones anymore since I watched it during my TV days in local dub smh though, I'm not much of a HxH fan anyway. |
-Lofn-Mar 26, 2018 7:05 PM
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| Eh I watched both at roughly the same time and they're about the same. Some events and characters are glaized over in the remake since the original series spent a lot of time on them but you're going to have to switch over to the 2011 version eventually anyway (unless you drop it). That's mostly for the introduction arc though and after that all that really changes is the order some events are introduced. |
| i prefer ะฝะตั x ะฝะตั the best tbh. i like when ugolnik and ubitu try to save the chimera ants from the gulag |
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| I'd go with 2011 version mainly because there isn't a disconnect when you would have to transition arcs (you know the ones i'm talking about, people-who-have-seen-the-show). |
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| I can't vouch for either version personally, but I've only heard mild praises for the 1999 version and endless fellating for the 2011 version, soooo... |
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| 2011. Season 5. Enough said. But I will say the exam arc wasn't nearly as good as 1999 so it's honestly split |
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| https://myanimelist.net/anime/31845/Masou_Gakuen_HxH?q=MASOU ... |
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| I agree with you no matter what people says. |
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| You just need to read this excellent article to know which version is the superior one ;) |
| I’m conflicted. 1999 one seems pretty fun to watch, judging from the style and writing. 2011 one seems pretty serious and action-y, judging from the character design and fighting scenes. I’ll say both and leave it there, OP. |
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| Both are fantastic but the newer one covers my favorite arc and the older one doesn't so I prefer it for that reason. |
| I probably regret this post by now. |
| I love both, but the original one has the best arc in my opinion (the hunter exam), i loved seeing the quartet together and the funny scenes, also the fights, Hisoka first appearance and the exams/examinators, etc. The Hunter Arc on the 2011 version was just, meh, i felt like it was done kinda rushed, but after that i prefer the continuation of the 2011 anime, although the phantom troupe arc was 50/50 to each other. |
-Elegant-Mar 26, 2018 8:06 PM
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| The 1999 one is way better as a story and character study and has equally great action (although I personally prefer the art and movement in 1999, but I've seen a lot of people love 2011's animation/fight scenes), the 2011 one has a more "shounen feel" to it and all of the characters have been made into more of the expected shounen type characters you've come to expect, if that's what you like more than anything in the world you'd go with that one, if you prefer interesting and new characters, great cinematic scenes, heartbreaking moments and attention to detail go with 1999. You can always switch over to 2011 once the first OVA (2002) is done, they're both pretty much equally good from that point on. I also wrote a whole thing about it linked below but it's pretty spoiler heavy. @-Lofn- Danks @Glenfinnan That's what I read after watching 90 episodes of 2011 and made me start 1999 despite watching 2011 being a chore. |
197y37h1yho9Mar 27, 2018 1:36 AM
| IMO the 1999 version is better, it just didn't have the fortune of adapting the Chimera Ant arc. |
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| Watch the 2011 one it Hosen the have filler and it adapts a much larger part of the manga also the begining doesn't really shows the entire appeal of hxh so make sure to watch at least to the end of the hunter exam arc until u decide whether or not u ll watch it all |
-Lofn- said: U got that shit taste then my boyyyy!!!I'm not much of a HxH fan anyway. |
| Jojo>Joe>HxH :^) you haven't seen shit yet |
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| 1999 version doesn't contain the worst shounen arc in existence and it has better art/animation and music. The 2011 version is just horrible. Don't listen to fanboi. |
| Don't listen to the haters. 2011 is a masterpiece. |
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| @Snufkin that article represents exactly what I felt after watching both versions, I felt so relieved when I found it and realized (for the first time) I was not the only one thinking the same. I love how accurate it is. Alkasul said: IMO the 1999 version is better, it just didn't have the fortune of adapting the Chimera Ant arc. To me it was actually a divine blessing that 1999 never got that far, since the storyline of that arc ruined dramatically the great experience I was having in an irreversible way. |
SoldierDreamMar 27, 2018 6:34 AM
Glenfinnan said: Oh yeah, the ant arc does more than being a self contained bad arc (like greed island), it straight up retcons some of the best things about the show into non-existence.@Snufkin that article represents exactly what I felt after watching both versions, I felt so relieved when I found it and realized (for the first time) I was not the only one thinking the same. I love how accurate it is. Alkasul said: IMO the 1999 version is better, it just didn't have the fortune of adapting the Chimera Ant arc. To me it was actually a divine blessing that 1999 never got that far. I would have today one 10 less in my list if that would have been the case, since the storyline of that arc ruined dramatically the great experience I was having in an irreversible way. |
Cbr_Star said: I kept reading about how popular HunterXHunter was so I thought I would give it a try. I started watching the 2011 version and I was thinking that I remembered it being older, and I thought the character design was a little weird for 2011. I got up to epi 12 when I realized that yes indeed there was a 1999 version. I've watched 2 episodes of the 1999 version. And so far my analysis is the 1999 version seems to be more in depth. The story of the fox bear club was taken out of the 2011 version. But in some ways the 2011 version feels more super hero and action packed. I'm having trouble deciding which one I should watch... Which one do you guys think is better? They are both fantastic, I recommend watching them both. 9/10 on 1999, 10/10 on 2011 for me. Yes the first few episodes, 1999 has the upper hand. Through the Phantom Troupe arc, the 1999 & 2011 are literally neck and neck, but 2011 starts to really shine beyond 1999 during the Greed Island arc, and ofc only 2011 had adapted the Chimera Ant arc since it hadn't yet been written when the 1999 version was adapted. But again - both are really worth watching. I actually watched them side-by-side. As in I'd watch a few eps of 1999, then a few eps of 2011. I kept them at the same point in the story as each other to compare the differences. It was really interesting. But you're doing yourself a bit of a disservice if you only watch one and not the other. Its arguably one of the best if not the best shounen of all time. |
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| 2011 has more content and was just better overall |
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-Lofn- said: Wew, blasphemy. You put Jojo over Joe? Son Im severely disappointedOni-Baku said: Jojo>Joe>HxH :^) you haven't seen shit yet U got that shit taste then my boyyyy!!! |
| Why not both?? I almost completed the 2011 one, I'm not sure if I'll watch the older one but maybe I will. Anyway, I'm sure BOTH of them are good. It's up to you which you decide to watch, but if you like one then you should watch the other one too and decide for yourself which is best. I'd say the newer one is better but I could be wrong since I didn't try the older one. |
| 2011 and it ain't even close. Just wish they didn't change the start of the story. |
| The tone of the 1999 series is more mature and dark. |
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| I don't know why many are considering the chimera ant arc as a comparison factor when 99 didn't adapt it because it still didn't exist in the manga. That arc (and election arc) are non-factors, you can only make a comparison among the arcs both versions covered, this is, up until the end of Greed Island. 1999 did better all the first four, while 2011 did better Greed Island, but that isn't saying much because that arc wasn't good to begin with. |
| The original manga since it's in a much more easily burnable format. |
newazurill said: Snufkin said: Oh yeah, the ant arc does more than being a self contained bad arc (like greed island), it straight up retcons some of the best things about the show into non-existence. What does it retcon? Seemed pretty consistent with what came before. |
| Oh god, all the 2011 exclusive watchers are gonna make this poll so heavily in favor of watching 2011, it's watched by like 200% more people than 1999 or something. |
| Both are great, but the 2011 version has the most beautiful and deepest arc of the show, so I suggest you to watch the 2011 one. That said, if we're only talking about the arcs of the manga that has been adapted by both versions, I'd say overall they're pretty equal, with some arcs being done better in the 1999 version, and viceversa. Even so, they provide quite a different experience: the 1999 version is slow paced and takes its time to better explore the relationships within the characters through the use of well done fillers, while the 2011 one is much more fast paced and it strictly follows the manga. The old adaptation has a darker tone since the beginning, while the 2011 one starts with an innocent tone visually, and mantains it expecially on the more lighthearted arcs, while if we're talking about the soundtrack, it can become very dark when the situation requires it. Then again, the 2011 version has my favourite arc ever so I must recommend you that version :) |
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| Man the responses are so 50-50 it's hard to decide what to do... So far I'm gathering the 1999 version tells the first half hunter arc better, and some would argue has better quality animation with lighting etc. But the 2011 goes further into the story line. I should watch both, but knowing kinda what happens next drives me ADD crazy lol |
| 2011 by a huge distance, it covers the best arc in the series so it's easy. |
| Watch 2011, i would rate the 99 version a 7, meanwhile i rated the 2011 a 10/10....1999 has fillers which ruin some character interaction and outdated animation, plus it's a castrated adaptation 2011 is total canon to the manga and just much better overall... From 1999 just watch the fist episode where an important character is presented |
DortMar 28, 2018 12:33 AM
newazurill said: Snufkin said: Sounds more like it just didn't go the way you prefer rather than being a retcon. I mean I understand why you're upset but I personally side with the guy arguing with you on the matter. ` @newazurill and I guess Illumi did say |
197y37h1yho9Mar 28, 2018 1:42 AM
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| 2011 by a ton but mainly due to the Hunter Exam arc. I probably have more of an emotional attachment to 2011 since I watched it first which makes me biased but the main complaints I see are that it isn't dark enough and in all honesty I love the atmosphere as I see it as a sort of reflection of Gon's innocence and naive fearlessness. I don't need dark colors to tell me that grim stuff is happening, but the color scheme does change in the Chimera Ant arc which fit the evolving emotional atmosphere. The contrast, both in the progression of the 2011 series, as well as the clash between the aesthetic qualities in the beginning with the actual happenings, both contribute in a significant way to 2011 being my all-time favorite anime series. And you can't take that love away from me, as much as you may want to. |
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| as someone who has seen the first series and then the 2011 one(starting where the original ended which was before the 2 biggest arcs) and then watched the 2011 again I would said that for most people the 2011 one is better to watch because: -it is better quality and more modern so better everything basicaly(visualy and sound etc) -IT'S FUCKING 148 EPISODES WHOUHOU! -as already said it doesn't end just before the 2 biggest arcs -the story advances faster and is more adapted to a modern audience(since it's 2011) I use to say" watch the first episode of the original series or the 1rst chapter before watching the 2011 version because there's something important here that's not in the 2011 version" but realy it doesn't matter much and that was just something that applied to me and could make people drop the show instead.(that was the part where gon mets kaido) if you're already 12 episodes in the 2011 version don't bother with the 1999 version, or do it but later out of curiosity since there are some filler episodes in the 1999 version( not bad ones tbh) but it's been 2 days so you're probably at least 40 episodes in right? |
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