Hunter x Hunter (2011) Episode 132 Discussion

Rannta said:
Good pace but I'm thinking we can say goodbye to that second part of jairo stuff (yes anime viewers, there was a second part of jairo.... if you remember jairo).

Kurini said:
That voice in the preview, is that really Killua, more like, is that really Ise Mariya?

Seriously, I can't see how they are going to pull that off. But I'm sure it will be super badass.

Rannta said:
cough, cough, youpi, cough. ;)

Good pace but I'm thinking we can say goodbye to that second part of jairo stuff (yes anime viewers, there was a second part of jairo.... if you remember jairo).

SalmonSandwich said:
Kinda wishes they showed the foreshadowing at the end of other then that a nice and well paced episode :]

jreginald said:


Can you tell me what this "second part" is? I don't remember whether I started reading the manga before or after these Gyro flashbacks.

jreginald said:


Can you tell me what this "second part" is? I don't remember whether I started reading the manga before or after these Gyro flashbacks.

Rannta said:

It was "one page" form chapter 204. But that page connects... well, I expect the anime will show that.

jreginald said:
^ I don't think that's it. I just re-watched Gyro's flashbacks again and I'm not sure if they animated the part where Gyro left the nest to do his own thing.

Really makes me wonder if Togashi was planning to do anything further with Gyro. I mean, it tells us that he and Gon could have met (at least, in the manga). Too bad I don't see it happening with the latest arc.

Ashishgup said:
I must say though, I was expecting (matured) Gon to go up against the King, and probably beating the king. I thought that the king would see/remember about Komugi while he was dying and maybe wish he could play one more match. However, the scene were Palm watches Killua carrying Gon, ruined that for me. I guess that it's just Komugi that can save the day now.

SalmonSandwich said:
Kinda wishes they showed the foreshadowing at the end of other then that a nice and well paced episode :]

Vivikun said:
Does anyone had the feeling that Gon's condition was way too good compared to the manga?

patco23 said:
Yet another episode filled with reaction shots and a lot of running around. As if this arc hasn't had enough of those already.

But seriously now, how is this arc supposed to end in just 4 more episodes? How is anyone going to beat the King? I truly hope that he isn't just going to

Gutsa said:
it seems alot is revolving around Komugi,which is kind of strange because as it is right now Meruem seeing/remembering Komugi does not equal Meruem giving up his ideas about world conquest. That would seem like bad writing to me, unless I'm missing something.

(he still knew about Komugi while fighting Netero, he was saying to Netero how he would spare a camp of humans with special abilities like Komugi and Netero himself)

Jkky said:
That Gon hair tho... :>

and now the long agonizing wait until next week :'( and does anyone know if the anime is going to be going on hiatus or something, cause i heard it was :'(

patco23 said:
Yet another episode filled with reaction shots and a lot of running around. As if this arc hasn't had enough of those already.

MrAM said:
I really loved this episode, even if not much took place. In traditional HunterxHunter fashion, last week’s massive, epic episode was followed up with this slower, quitter one, that’s great in its own right. The pace was really relaxed, and most of the episode was just the King and the Royal Guards talking, which was fine by me because their dynamic is fascinating. Meruem especially is interesting to watch, because he’s now a subtle mixture of Meruem before he met Komugi and the Meruem after. He’s harsh, brutal, and has no problem with the thought of eating humans, and yet shows a modicum of mercy towards both the Royal Guards and his enemies.

Two things here stuck out to me. First was that little scene with Knuckle and Meleoron, when they were discussing running away. Knuckle’s utter hopelessness and fear was striking, especially after how fearlessly he fought Youpi. This scene is superb, though, because of the contrast between Knuckle (the human) and Meleoron (the Ant). Earlier in the invasion, Knuckle almost ran away with Shoot, after the latter had been injured, but stopped in order to avenge his friend. At the time, the right, rational thing to do would have been to retreat; for the sake of his duty, which was the defeat of the Ants, that’s what he should have done. Knuckle, however, for the sake of revenge, stubbornly attacked the enemy once again, out of a very human desire. Now, though, he’s doing what he should do; retreat and call for help. It’s his duty.

Guess who wants to stay anyways and try to get at the King, out of a desire for vengeance. Meleoron, of course, as the narrator points out. It’s the classic switch Togashi has been doing throughout the whole arc. Knuckle, the human, is doing an Ant-like thing by prioritizing his duty above all else, while Meleoron, the Ant, is doing the human thing by wishing to stay so he can enact his revenge, which was to get at the King for killing Peggy. It’s subtle and clever.

Another equally subtle and brilliant moment was when the King gave his own proposal to Pouf: if they win, he grants them each a wish; if he wins, they tell him what they’re hiding from him. Basically, he will grant them their desires if they emerge victorious; if they lose, though, they confront their worst fears, telling the King about Komugi. It’s a psychological tactic, one very familiar….

I quote Meruem from episode 105:
"Fear and desire hold the power to disrupt one's rhythm. Desire clouds one's vision, while fear stills one's step."

It’s the same thing he did with Komugi! It harkens back to his board games with Komugi, his “contests” with her. And isn’t this a contest where the memory of Komugi is at stake? More so, it shows that the King has retained much of what he learned during the board games against Komugi, subconsciously. It’s affecting his behavior without him realizing it.

Finally, after seeing the King this episode, I really hope the kind-of-unlikely theory of the King acquiring radiation poisoning is true, just so Netero’s final sacrifice can have SOME worth to it; as it stands now, he died in vain. I don’t quite like that idea.

In any case, great episode! Looking forward to what happens next!

Boostbrah said:


Assuming the king were to recover all of his memories, his reasoning may have changed since fighting the chairman. Technically Netero did ''beat'' him in a very loose sense of the word, and being killed by a human was probably against all his expectations, meaning that he mistakenly underestimated how resourceful humans can be. Considering he shouldn't be alive, you never know how it may have impacted his reasoning. (And as a side note, if he were to see what Gon did, it would probably break all his conceptions of humanity's potential.)

Komugi also isn't aware of whats actually going on, so once she finds out the conversation could go any direction.

Gutsa said:
it seems alot is revolving around Komugi,which is kind of strange because as it is right now Meruem seeing/remembering Komugi does not equal Meruem giving up his ideas about world conquest. That would seem like bad writing to me, unless I'm missing something.

jreginald said:


Komugi was pretty much the turning point of the arc. She's responsible for most of Meruem's awesome ass development, of course things would be revolving around her. And trust me, the ending is far from bad writing.

Gutsa said:
Why isnt Killua's grandfather doing more? I think I saw his father aswell around the palace many episodes back.

As far as I know he dropped Meruem and Netero off at that war test place and after that no more screentime for them.

Jobs done and thats that?

Gutsa said:
Why isnt Killua's grandfather doing more? I think I saw his father aswell around the palace many episodes back.

As far as I know he dropped Meruem and Netero off at that war test place and after that no more screentime for them.

Jobs done and thats that?

tsudecimo said:

The memory loss is still mostly pointless to the plot. I also don't think it was that important to Meruem's character, but anything to drag this arc more...

Gutsa said:
Why isnt Killua's grandfather doing more? I think I saw his father aswell around the palace many episodes back.

Jobs done and thats that?

TonyTonyStark said:
Meruem. Despite having Pouf distracting him with how awesome his army is and his new cool powers, and his challenges, he still has focus on one thing in mind. He doesn't know what it is, it's in his subconscious. Which bothers him, and he's trying to figure out what that is. :)