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Aug 19, 2020 4:24 PM

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Ponzus death was horrible to watch, so unexpected and gritty
Sep 16, 2020 4:41 PM
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Apr 2018
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The Gyro backstory was definitely interested but damn... RIP Ponzu, she deserved better :(
Nov 3, 2020 4:10 AM
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May 2020
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Ponzu's death left me shocked...it was so sudden.
Nov 15, 2020 5:04 AM

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Apr 2013
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Didn't expect Ponzu to die already, especially since she just barely escaped before. Looks like the focus will be on Kite, Gon and Killua in this arc. Makes me wonder why they introduced these friends of Kite in the first place if they will be irrelevant anyway lol
Nov 17, 2020 7:56 PM
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Nov 19, 2020 5:15 AM
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Aug 2020
630
That was brutal and sad :(
I FUCKING HATE THOSE ANTS ;:(
Dec 7, 2020 12:50 PM

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Dec 2020
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...i literally have no words, i feel extremely bad about the side characters, but i know it's going to continue to get better..
Dec 11, 2020 3:13 AM

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Dec 2020
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God damn it. This arc went dark real quick. Wasn't ready for Ponzu to go out like that. The boys better come through with some revenge man.
"I'm not going there to die, I'm going to find out If I'm really alive."
Feb 5, 2021 10:11 AM
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After this I think Hunter x Hunter should also have a horror genre in anime tag list. Seriously, Chimera Ant story fells so much different from previous stories arcs.

And poor Ponzu... Somehow it was unexpected. I really wanted for her to stay alive.
Mar 1, 2021 3:15 AM

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May 2020
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Dang it Ponzu, why you gotta die so fast:( That is one of the worst deaths ever, getting shot more that 3 times by a CHIMERA ANT and freaking eaten later...

The arc is starting to get dark now
Apr 25, 2021 10:25 AM

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Sep 2018
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A heavy episode, RIP Ponzu
I keep moving forward
May 19, 2021 7:01 PM

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Aug 2018
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Gyro is gonna be the king of the ants isnt he...

May 23, 2021 5:25 AM

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Jul 2020
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Ponzu got fkin raped?? dang she was one of my fav female characters.
May 31, 2021 10:32 AM

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Feb 2021
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br- said:
Ponzu got fkin raped?? dang she was one of my fav female characters.

How did you interpret her getting raped? wtf lol
she got shot, then obviously got eaten by the chimera ant.
8akuma0May 31, 2021 10:51 AM
Aug 4, 2021 3:22 PM

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Are you freaking kidding me? Ponzu is taken out by a grunt with a gun? Pokkle is also dismantled like its nothing? The power scaling in this show is utterly nonsensical at times. Are Hunter ranks supposed to mean anything? Is Nen supposed to mean anything? These creatures are so powerful that they don't even need Nen to keep up? I can appreciate the brutality leading to higher tension but this show can be so loose and esoteric with power in this show that it's infuriating.

Also,

The only good bug is a dead bug.
๐˜ผ ๐™จ๐™ค๐™ช๐™ฃ๐™™ ๐™จ๐™ค๐™ช๐™ก ๐™™๐™ฌ๐™š๐™ก๐™ก๐™จ ๐™ฌ๐™ž๐™ฉ๐™๐™ž๐™ฃ ๐™– ๐™จ๐™ค๐™ช๐™ฃ๐™™ ๐™ข๐™ž๐™ฃ๐™™ ๐™–๐™ฃ๐™™ ๐™– ๐™จ๐™ค๐™ช๐™ฃ๐™™ ๐™—๐™ค๐™™๐™ฎ
Sep 18, 2021 9:30 PM

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Oh no, Ponzu! ๐Ÿ˜ญ
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Are you freaking kidding me? Ponzu is taken out by a grunt with a gun? Pokkle is also dismantled like its nothing? The power scaling in this show is utterly nonsensical at times.
Agreed. It felt so off.
renzosparkSep 18, 2021 9:33 PM
Sep 28, 2021 11:24 PM

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Aug 2018
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Damn what a dark episode, Ponzu's death really shows that HxH isn't a show that is playing around and saving characters at every possible moment, death can occur just anytime and it is the final result

So sad that she died such an unfortunate death
Oct 29, 2021 12:49 PM
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Nov 2019
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I'm really enjoying reading the range of reactions to this episode. I found the episode itself quite brutal, especially Ponzu's death.
Dec 24, 2021 11:36 AM
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Nov 2020
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I was sad she didn't deserve this I wanted more screen time of ponzu
Jan 20, 2022 12:05 PM

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Jun 2019
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The direction on that flashback was very well done. And, there I was hoping that Ponzu would live and will meet Gon and Killua again... T_T.

Nah, man I'm very sad about her death. I hope that bastard dies a horrible death.
Aug 10, 2022 12:08 PM
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Apr 2017
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I read shed tears. I'm not even super connected to the side characters that passed away, but it's the fact that we knew them early on in Gon and Killua's journey to now seeing them literally be torn to shreds is brutal.
Nov 16, 2022 3:10 PM
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Feb 2019
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Gon's face at the end, is just twitching with rage.
Dec 2, 2022 10:17 PM

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Mar 2019
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Aaand the characters from the hunter exam are gone. That's great. Thanks Hunter x Hunter, very cool. :)))
Man, sometimes this show is quicker with killing its characters than Katanagatari. It's just kind of a shame...
OωO
Jan 14, 2023 9:33 PM

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RIP PONZU.......

Feb 18, 2023 8:44 PM
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Feb 2023
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It was good but there are better episodes. Still early in Chimera ant tho
Apr 1, 2023 2:00 PM

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NOOOO THE MASSACRE BEGINS!!! KIT,GON AN KILLUA ARE PREPARED TO ENTER INTO THE ANT ZONE!!! WHAT WILL HAPPEN TO OUR CHARACTERS?
BRUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUH
Apr 24, 2023 5:50 PM

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Mar 2017
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poor ponzu. she never did much but i loved her a lot. rip to her and her funny hat
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Jul 22, 2023 6:55 PM

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Jul 2017
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The death of the bee girl is so sad i can't believe it happened :(
Aug 19, 2023 12:45 PM

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Jul 2022
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NOOOO PONZU

I knew this HxH arc is brutal so I expected to get excited but I didn't think it would be that fast
Oct 7, 2023 8:40 AM
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Apr 2023
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it was cool maybe!
Nov 6, 2023 2:43 PM
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May 2023
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the way Ponzu got bodied was all so unexpected got me deadddd buuttt oh well, at least I can say 4sure gon is gonna get his lick back 4 her with that look of his...i hope.
Feb 2, 2024 3:19 PM

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Jan 2021
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Nah they did Ponzu dirty. That was a bit over the top and it feels unnecessary. Fodder ant killed a potentially good (female) side character.
Gyro's backstory was very good. The creepiness and suspense this arc is creating is wonderful and to the point but this unnecessary kill wont go unnoticed by me.
If you enjoyed the time you wasted, then its not a waste of time.

May 27, 2024 3:54 AM

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Feb 2020
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Poor Ponzu ๐Ÿ˜ข๐Ÿ˜ข
Jul 7, 2024 11:19 AM

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Jan 2021
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Chimera ant arc is definitely up there, not overhyped at all you can feel the difference right from the start

ants are terrifying
Jul 9, 2024 9:35 AM
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Aug 2018
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Definitely a good episode, but I certainly feel so much is happening that it's hard for me to enjoy this fully. So much bad stuff happened in this specific episode that keeps the viewer interested in what happens next. It probably doesn't help that I'm watching ten different anime right now.
Jul 28, 2024 8:46 PM
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Not that this arc didn't immediately get nasty with Kurt and Reina getting murdered but I forgot how insanely bleak Ponzu's end is. And yet its still somehow clearly better than what's in store for Pockle. The Hunter x Hunter world is a god damned dark place to live.
Oct 25, 2024 2:27 PM
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Oct 2023
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PONZU NOOOOOOOOOOO
Dec 9, 2024 10:08 AM

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Jan 2013
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Interesting direction showcasing Gyro's past and his story though I don't know if he'll have a bigger role to play.
Ponzu's death was insanely brutal, not to mention Pokkle still being alive it seems.

It's only a matter of time before these Chimera Ants are going to learn and be able to use Nen the same way Hunters can which is a frightening idea.
Feb 5, 9:54 AM

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Jan 2021
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I knew Ponzu must die and her role as a messenger will be like "the bee carries the will and message of the dead owner". But I didn't expect the death to be this brutal. There're a lot of deaths and terrible ways to die for sure, but Ponzu's one truly made me feel thrilled and sad. It's weird as Ponzu doesn't play an important part in the story. I guess Togashi is really good at portray horror, that the audience will even get triggered and emotional when a chimera ant kills a side character.
Feb 7, 11:35 AM

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This anime has really become different and very dark, while the chimeras are rapidly growing both mentally and physically
Apr 27, 9:09 PM
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May 2021
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Man, I did not care at all about Gyro’s past in the first half ๐Ÿ˜… he got eaten anyway.

13:00 Reina ๐Ÿ‘€ that was the name of the little sister

14:30 this guy deserved to die. Wimp.

15:40 oh crap, this ant can see Nen aura and immediately knew how it works

16:50 oh crap, yeah they’re done for ๐Ÿ’€

17:30 oh damn, Ponzu escaped

18:50 Oh… my… god… ๐Ÿซข๐Ÿ˜ฆ PONZU! That’s dark… I was not expecting that at all… damn. She did not have any moments at all in this anime. Saddest death by far.

20:26 THEIR FACES! ๐Ÿคฃ๐Ÿคฃ๐Ÿคฃ THE HORSE! O.O hilarious reactions to how fast they are
Jul 12, 5:38 AM
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WHY THEY HAD TO KILL PONZU LIKE THAT
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