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| Chimera ant arc is shit. GI is anything but enjoyable. Yorknew is 10/10 but My point was that if he is not enjoying the series so far, he is not gonna suddenly love because of one arc, no matter how good it is. |
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tsudecimo said: Chimera ant arc is shit. GI is anything but enjoyable. Yorknew is 10/10 but My point was that if he is not enjoying the series so far, he is not gonna suddenly love because of one arc, no matter how good it is. Oh wait, you're the guy that called the rose an asspull. Bwahahahahaha nvm. |
silversaint said: not even the fight coreography was appealing in any way, this has to be one of those small fights that many battle shonen show at first to prepare the viewver for a more interesting one This was an outsourced episode - not using the best animation team. I didn't enjoy this all too much either (just personally. Not because of censorship/anything of that matter), but I did feel that the concept behind it was interesting/fun, to say the least. |
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| Oh my God. Hisoka. You fabulous whatever the hell you are. Plz. ♪ ｙｏｕ ｃａｎ ｇｏ ａｗａｙ ♪ <33333 |
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| Impressive!, WOW! God damn. Words cannot describe how much I enjoyed this episode. This is where Hxh shows its true colors in its fights. Hisoka’s pure intellectual capacity is just unrivaled and his experience with nen just makes him an unstoppable opponent. I guess they call him the magician for a reason. The way he threw Castro off guard with the invisible aura threads and creating a distraction with the cards, well he used bungee gum and texture surprise to formulate his plan of action with his arm and attaching the bungee gum on his opponent. Not only that but he also physiologically tortured the guy, throwing his senses dramatically off so he can can finish him off. Man this is by far the best fight ive seen in the series, truly brilliant. Then we get the final scene with hisoka revealing that he has the spider emblem on his back indicating that for whatever reason, he’s secretly pretending to be a phantom troupe. Besides the fact that they cut the part out where he ate his own arm, This the best episode yet! This is going in my top favorite anime moments list. |
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jreginald said: tsudecimo said: What's good about the fight wasn't the choreography. It was how Hisoka managed to defeat Kastro with his two simple Nen abilities. It was a completely strategic fight, that Hisoka won thanks to his trickery and quick and smart thinking. I personally think it's the best or second best fight in the whole series, but that is probably an unpopular opinion. I doubt you will like Hisoka vs Gon but try to yourself I guess. I just don't think you will enjoy this series if you keep watching, if you didn't enjoy anything so far. Yorknew is better than the arcs before it, but that might be just ''good'' for you and nothing impressive. By that time, he would have watched nearly half of the series. Seems like an awful a lot, since it's not gonna get ''better''. But it IS going to get better. Yorknew arc was great and very thrilling, Greed Island was enjoyable and then we go back to the greatness with the Chimera Ant arc (which also has arguably the best fight/episode in terms of choreography + depth). Kastro + Hisoka was very interesting, though. I didn't see the explanation as a bother at all, I really enjoyed that fight. The way you felt about it pretty much explains why I liked it, just shows how great of a fighter Hisoka is. But I wouldn't say that it's one of the best fights. The explanation behind it seemed a bit forced and kind of out of place i guess you can say cause in reality some one is not going to explain a full choreographed fight like that to you. But its better then having it explained during mid battle like naruto always does with its fights. I found it appropriate for explaining to the viewers the technicalities behind his strategies. |
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| I think it probably would have been a lot better if the narrator explained Hisoka's attacks, would have felt a lot less awkward imo. |
| "Yes, I have been deprived of emotion. But not completely. Whoever did it, botched the job." - Geralt of Rivia |
insan3Spectre said: If I recall, that's how it went down in the manga.I think it probably would have been a lot better if the narrator explained Hisoka's attacks, would have felt a lot less awkward imo. |
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GalekC said: insan3Spectre said: If I recall, that's how it went down in the manga.I think it probably would have been a lot better if the narrator explained Hisoka's attacks, would have felt a lot less awkward imo. Yeah, I read this arc recently and I do believe that is how it went. That was a bad move, little Madhouse. |
| "Yes, I have been deprived of emotion. But not completely. Whoever did it, botched the job." - Geralt of Rivia |
| This episode were great, psychological manipulation, planning, nice fight, smexy fanservice and so on. The only thing bothering me is that the "it's one!" trick, since it was so very easy math.. "(2(X + 4) - 6)/2 -X = (2X + 8 - 6)/2 - X = X + 1 - X = 1. whatever number equals 1 :S But, whatever.. |
Poffpoff said: This episode were great, psychological manipulation, planning, nice fight, smexy fanservice and so on. The only thing bothering me is that the "it's one!" trick, since it was so very easy math.. "(2(X + 4) - 6)/2 -X = (2X + 8 - 6)/2 - X = X + 1 - X = 1. whatever number equals 1 :S But, whatever.. Haha yep! But the trick was the arm card not the math, which I assume was really popular in the 90s before it got old :P |
| LOl so the gay clown has been masquerading as an elite criminal group? |
| Well that was different. I don't think it'll take much time to become accustomed to intelligent fighting. Most shounen rely solely on power and tactics, so seeing some strategy is welcome. Hisoka is still a psychopath as far as I'm concerned. I wonder why he's trying to get near the Phantom Troupe, though. It seems he could be a long-term antagonist at this point. Also, the surgeon girl he was talking to seemed interesting. I guess she's a Phantom Troupe member. Definitely worth keeping an eye on. |
| Fantastic break down of the fight. |
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| I liked the explanation on how Hisoka won the fight, really interesting how he did it. Machi using nen to fix up Hisoka's arms was awesome! Makes me think of Leorio and how he could use nen the same way as a doctor...or something. |
tingy said: I liked the explanation on how Hisoka won the fight, really interesting how he did it. Machi using nen to fix up Hisoka's arms was awesome! Makes me think of Leorio and how he could use nen the same way as a doctor...or something. It's interesting that you mention that. I hadn't thought about that at the time. There's not much I can say since you're still learning about nen, though. :x |
TripleSRank said: tingy said: I liked the explanation on how Hisoka won the fight, really interesting how he did it. Machi using nen to fix up Hisoka's arms was awesome! Makes me think of Leorio and how he could use nen the same way as a doctor...or something. It's interesting that you mention that. I hadn't thought about that at the time. There's not much I can say since you're still learning about nen, though. :x Haha I think I know what you mean now since I just learned something new about nen in the episode I just watched. |
tingy said: TripleSRank said: It's interesting that you mention that. I hadn't thought about that at the time. There's not much I can say since you're still learning about nen, though. :x Haha I think I know what you mean now since I just learned something new about nen in the episode I just watched. May I ask what you're thinking? Because I don't think you're thinking what I'm thinking. I'm thinking of something from episode 35. |
TripleSRank said: May I ask what you're thinking? Because I don't think you're thinking what I'm thinking. I'm thinking of something from episode 35. Oh um, nevermind then? XD |
tingy said: TripleSRank said: May I ask what you're thinking? Because I don't think you're thinking what I'm thinking. I'm thinking of something from episode 35. Oh um, then nevermind then? XD Oh, did he say that already? I didn't remember that line of dialogue. Something like that. This will be expanded on later. (Take a guess how long~) |
TripleSRank said: tingy said: Oh um, then nevermind then? XD Oh, did he say that already? I didn't remember that line of dialogue. Something like that. This will be expanded on later. (Take a guess how long~) Yup, since I'm not at episode 35 yet (well I will be next episode). I guess maybe I paid attention to that line because of what I commented here for this episode and I was all like, oh nvm, I must sound stupid to the people who are familiar with HxH lol. |
tingy said: Yup, since I'm not at episode 35 yet (well I will be next episode). I guess maybe I paid attention to that line because of what I commented here for this episode and I was all like, oh nvm, I must sound stupid to the people who are familiar with HxH lol. Nah. Everyone starts out new. I only picked this up a month ago, myself. xD Reading other's comments on old episodes is actually rather entertaining. |
| Best fight in the series and one of the best fights in anime in general. Nen might just be my new favorite power system, surpassing Chakra. Crazy crazy crazy Hisoka <3 If Gon actually beats him I'll be pissed. |
| That fight was just epic. And Hisoka is simply a badass. |
| That fight was awesome. I'm starting to like Hisoka. And the whole explanation of the battle was well done. |
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| WOW that wouldve been an amazing ending of wtf's but then the fukin narrator just had to bluntly explain what just happened even though you could have inferred yourself. |
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| Amazing episode! Really made me like Hisoka more, mostly because I have no idea what his true motives and allegiances are. The breakdown of the fight was really interesting, too. |
| Hisoka showing us weird tricks again. I loved how he explained everything, it all made more sense. Also, that new girl who got introduced have me intrigued. She sure is... hot :P Poor Kastro, he was just a joke to Hisoka. He never had a chance to begin with. |
| «Time is passing so quickly. Right now, I feel like complaining to Einstein. Whether time is slow or fast depends on perception. Relativity theory is so romantic. And so sad.» - Kurisu Makise a.k.a. The Zombie |
| Lol Hisoka wanted to ask her out to dinner. It was kind of touching that Hisoka doesn't talk about his past; this only sparks more curiosity on Hisoka's character!!! Hisoka, you rock! |
| Show, not tell. |
Tyestor said: Show, not tell. I'd love to see how you would do that in this case... |
| "Laugh, and the world laughs with you; Weep, and you weep alone". Ella Wheeler Wilcox |
| I love Hisoka as an antagonist. Characters who love to push people over the edge and watch them break. Ohhh it makes me giggle inside. |
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| I am really loving the concept of Nen so far and can't wait to see it be further explained and expanded to be used in more unique ways. I always heard how well thought out of a power it was compared to the typical shounen stuff and it's definitely living up to the hype after seeing it in action. |
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| Lol easy math: ((((?+4)*2)-6)/2)-? = (((2?+8)-6)/2)-? = ((2?+2)/2)-? = ?+1-? = 1 That is why math can save a fighter from losing his/her cool to Hisoka and help fighters have sharp senses to any of Hisoka's techniques |
Mikasa said: PS: Now you know, Hisoka isn't gay, he's just power-o-sexual :P Hisok x Machi LOL! 27CansOfTuna said: "http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m4b3hxYlvS1qlp4x9o1_500.gif" THAT PART WAS SO FREAKING AWESOME. Eucalyptustree16 said: Mikasa said: You lost me after the screaming part, what reference is that? :O I guess it would be the charging parts in DBZ. But my 2-minute-formulation may lack some sense or logic here and there. Well... I really think that Hisoka's really, really, really gay. Other than Machi, all of Hisoka's interest/toys are in the same gender as he is.... which makes me think that Machi is so manly, Hisoka just can't help himself. Hisoka is the creepy magican version of YYH's Toguro (and with that there are many other YYH elements appearing in HxH). He is the type of person that enjoys fighting someone very skilled, or even someone that might be stronger than he is. He sees this potential in Gon, just like Toguro saw it in Yusuke. The difference between them though is, well, Hisoka gets turned on by that. So as Mikasa said, Power-o-sexual is a fitting term. THe fact that Hisoka showed some interest in Machi, is in my view a good way of showing Hisoka's normal side. The one that's not obsessed with playing with people or recruiting future opponents, the one that likes women just as any other regular male. I think that Hisoka is attracted to Machi because of her skilled nen ability in addition to her being a female, kinda Hisoka's type you'd say :P. no, i honestly believe talent turns him on (he's be bored as heck looking at AGT tho....). he appreciates it so much he can't help it. when he asked to have dinner with her i assumed it was just for a fling or whatever but i'm sure he'd didn't expect yes. he literally is in love with talent and the gift of battle. (that part in the game arc, though....i can't explain that....whoops!:P) and i can't believe i'm discussing about someone's sexuality ...-_-' Mirorin said: and the fangirls kyaaa :p I think Hisoka just likes whatever interests him, regardless of gender. this too. plus the cast of HxH is mainly guys. pika is still debatable :p xoxxxxxxxxxxx said: the episode is epiiic *^* !! Especially this part *Q* oh noes where is his makeup :o ----- mind games! pure mind games. now wonder hisoka knows what he's talking about when he declares someone useless and someone worth the fight. i believe that hisoka would fight killua any day, but with gon he just wants to hold out until he's better. lol it was kind of weird to think of him as a kid, with his kid memories and all. kinda creeped me out lol woah, troupe member undercover! this sneaky guy won't stop :o |
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| Whoah, best episode so far! I am now officially excited about this anime. Also, it was cool to see Hisoka need help for a change, she seems intriguing... |
| dayum for a second i thought he was the member of phantom troupe. |
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| Hisoka is just too damn good man. |
| Wow. Just wow. Hisoka is incredible. Also, I'm really liking Machi <3. |
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| That damn narrator is spoiling us all. |
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Mirorin said: Is the spider tattoo to fool the gang or is he really with them and how much does machi know ?More fairy dust... But nice episode. XD I think Hisoka just likes whatever interests him, regardless of gender. Even if it mainly includes little boys. . . plus the cast of HxH is mainly guys. I didn't mind the recap. It was important. |
Billur13 said: Mirorin said: Is the spider tattoo to fool the gang or is he really with them and how much does machi know ?More fairy dust... But nice episode. XD I think Hisoka just likes whatever interests him, regardless of gender. Even if it mainly includes little boys. . . plus the cast of HxH is mainly guys. I didn't mind the recap. It was important. |
| Fake tattoo? I thought he was a double agent or cop or something for a second but of course he just wants to kill really tough opponents lol. |
| ~ The world is not beautiful, therefore it is. |
| In which literally everyone was amazed by middle school level maths. HxH-verse is a terrifying place. |
Lemon said: In which literally everyone was amazed by middle school level maths. HxH-verse is a terrifying place. Padokia is the equivalent of Africa so maybe education there isn't on par with the rest of the world. |
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| As i was watching the needle work and the explanation for the fight, I was getting more and more excited! This whole "nen" thing is getting more and more supernatural (like how a shounen usually is lol) and it's pretty cool~ Cant wait to see more fights using "nen"! I wonder if there is a real-life basis to this whole "nen" thing though, like martial arts, maybe? :S And just when I thought Hisoka is a Phantom Troupe member, the narrator gave me another twist by saying he's not??? o_____O And I wonder if Hisoka got to know Kil's brother (Illumi) because they're somehow both associated with the Phantom Troupe in some way... And I wonder if those walkie talkies they had during the exam has some significance as well.. |
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| DAT MAN HISOKA! Also, another waifu has appeared. My gawd! |
| If you see that my post is exactly 1 month old (or more) from when it was posted... Don't waste your time, especially when you want to reply with something petty & insignificant. Assume that I've moved on (because I have). |
| Nice tricks used there, Hisoka. So he's also a spider. |
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