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| Ahh man, now this is where the series really starts to show its worth. So nostalgic for me, its been so many years since ive watch or read this. Still a bit slower then the manga, but it was handled pretty well. Pretty much everything that the couple explained at the end of the episode is what i wanted to say. Thats another thing that togashi is just a genius at, being able to really dissect all of the details from the episode and explain it thoroughly in such a manner that it doesn't feel that its detached from the over all story or is used as a plot device to go into long explanations. (IE naruto, bleach) I also like how the narrator tells things from a personal point of view. In any case, gons ability of perception is exceptional for someone who is just starting out in the hunter exams. The first test was quite interesting, gon thinks kind of outside of the box, like what if this scenario took place and its very true if your stuck in a situation, the answer bout saving both of them might not be the correct one in all cases and gons ability to see this already shows that he has high observational skills. This was a pretty good episode, though a bit slow, was still entertaining, it still hit all the right merits. Now the true exam begins! |
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| I'm enjoying this OP... but the ED is awful. >.< Lol@ Leorio wanting to take the bus. It might seem normal to take it, admittedly, yet I get the feeling he'll be the butt of many future jokes. I would have failed the quiz if I was asked the first question. It feels like I'm being taunted. Kurapika is officially the smart one. Gon's physical strength and observation is acknowledged as super-human. Given the tone of things so far, I'm glad that's so. I'm also glad he wasn't still trying to think of an answer to the quiz because he's clueless. Given that pleasant surprise coupled with the apparent genre-savvy moment when jumping off the ship last episode, and I think we may actually have a sensible protagonist for once. Whoopee. :) This is a world in which monster-people exist. Interesting. I'm liking the pacing. I hope it stays solid in the long run. Good episode overall. |
| Really enjoying the preliminary tests. Very clever. |
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| This episode was better imo. I liked the test and quite honestly, I am starting to like Gon and Kurapika. Gon is a surprise, he thinks deeply and is very mature for his age. He beats so many shounene protagonists easily in terms of personality, awesome. 7/10 |
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| Gon has turned out to be quite a character. He's very observant and introspective, traits I'd have expected to see in Kuripika only. I was expecting Gon to be the hot blooded, screaming, overreacting Eren we've seen in AOT. Pleasantly surprised to say the least. Another enjoyable episode and off to #3! |
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| How could I not notice Sawashiro's voice?!! I really liked her voice in the Monogatari series. (Kanbaru) |
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| Gon is OP. And I love kurapika |
| Really liked this episode, can't wait to watch the rest. But I can't stand the opening, it's one of the few openings I have to skip. |
| Another great episode! Gon and Kurapika are both really really great, not so sure on Leorio yet but I'm sure I'll grow to like him more. |
| Man, I want to see the little grey hair boy, he look so cool in the OP xD Anyway, it was a fun episode, I must admit. The characters are growing on me. Man, is Leorio just a big tsundere? He's hilarious. So, when are the real challenge going to start. Don't want to sound impatient, but there sure is a lot of stupid pre-challenges... |
| «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 |
minouneetzoe said: Man, I want to see the little grey hair boy, he look so cool in the OP xD Anyway, it was a fun episode, I must admit. The characters are growing on me. Man, is Leorio just a big tsundere? He's hilarious. So, when are the real challenge going to start. Don't want to sound impatient, but there sure is a lot of stupid pre-challenges... Patience is a virtue they say.. |
| "Laugh, and the world laughs with you; Weep, and you weep alone". Ella Wheeler Wilcox |
| I wanted to know what happened to the other person who just "passed" The blond is a guy!!! My god, I thought he she was a girl the whole time. |
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zat-bust said: I wanted to know what happened to the other person who just "passed" The blond is a guy!!! My god, I thought he she was a girl the whole time. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gjfy3B5-TWs 19:30 Also notice the epic OST and consider switching to the 1999 version. |
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| I got kind of pissed off with Leorio this episode. Guy is kind of a moron, he knows its a test, who acts like that while taking a stupid quiz? But I guess he kind of redeemed himself near the end. Anyway, I like this episode more than the first one, really inventive test. |
| Oh it is so great, i'm happy its so long |
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| This has a bit of a 90s/early Pokemon feel to it for some reason. Liking it so far. |
| I thought the answer was one, because she said you can only save one. :( |
| Well it got interesting; that's for sure |
| probably the reason why its so rushed is that the HXH veterans already know what's going to happen, and the noobs most likely won't mind the pace. M/H has got to snag the audience, even more so than the '99 version. if they ever expected the veterans to understand the pace, they were certainly wrong with this croud. i mean, there are some questions that left me here, but i'm the type to keep it to myself and wait for the answers to come out. this wasn't the case with other ane i've seen, but this totally applies with this. to me the veterans seem like the '99 is untouchable and this is just acceptable. it all sounds more like personal grudges than criticism. ------- i admit i was a bit worried when the exam began, because the very word made me think "long arc". but i've seen the original and even that's not as long ad i thought, and with the new pace this is going, this'll be over and done in no time. |
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| The 2 first episodes where really good. Seems promising. |
| ok so it is actually getting pretty intresting. |
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| Hmm....interesting. And quite fast-paced as well. |
| Just finished watching the first 2 episodes of this, and I am SO glad I decided to watch it. The characters and story are lovely. It's just very charming and enjoyable. Can't wait to get further into the series. :D |
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| I hope that question the old lady gave isn't foreshadowing something that'll happen later on in the series. 4/5 |
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| It's fun so far, obviously nothing major happening yet but I've been told to wait till around episode 9-10 so I'm sure it'll pick up. I already like the humor. It's certainly a good thing when such a long show is fun even during non-action parts. |
| ~ The world is not beautiful, therefore it is. |
| What a blast this show is. I realised most of the earlier comments are overwhelmingly negative. However, before I decided to watch this show, most of the commentators (different websites) said this was a more enjoyable series, with better pacing... In any case, with the length of this show and the fact that both are relatively faithful to the source (unlike fma where the plot changed because the series caught up to the manga), I'd probably be happy to just watch this one. |
| Nothing can happen until you swing the bat. |
| Ok episode. I laughed at the questions. |
| 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). |
| Good episode, thrilling.. Gon is such a smart kid! |
| Seems like a happy adventurous anime :3 |
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| The latter part of the exam was great, I was genuinely tricked and thought the attack was real. I'm impressed how Gon could differentiate them from each other. |
"At some point, I stopped hoping." |
| Ahh I missed watching this, re-watching it and it is so damn awesome! |
If you don't like me, acquire some taste |
| I can't think of any bad things in this adapted version of HxH. From the amazing animation by Madhouse to the OST. The quick pacing was also tolerable to some degree so it's ok... However, some scenes that have happened in the 1999 ver never happened here. Such as when Leorio took the bus in 1999 but in this version, he did not board the bus at all. This is only a minor difference but hopefully, they won't do this change for a more major event... |
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| 5/5 for the 2nd episode |
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| The episode was so wonderful I liked the intelligence of Gon ♥ |
| Super excited about this show after only two episodes. This gon' be good xD |
| Did I mention I like ending music..the exam tests are fun and amusing.... liking it so far |
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| The first part of the test was kinda bullshit. If you got an official letter telling you to go somewhere for your test, then why would trying to do just that automatically fail you? It tries to teach you to not be naive, but at the same time the solution is to listen to this random captain dude and trust him completely. And those who haven't even been told by him also fail automatically. The quiz was fun though, even if the foreshadowing (having to decide which person to save) was a bit obvious. And the rest of the episode was great, too! It's fun to see that Leorio has a kind side as well. The trio seems to grow closer really fast. I don't know how the pacing in the manga is, but it seems pretty fast here. Which I am fine with, honestly! At least it doesn't get boring. These episodes seem to fly by in a flash. |
| That Pikachu creature tho ;3 |
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| Solid development, pretty much remembered everything from this part, it does feel to progress a bit faster though! |
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| The way Gon used his fishing pole was pretty cool. Now I want to have one lol. How the hell didn't I think about the whole married couple situation being part of the exam ffs? |
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| It's great that they all passed the interesting tests that were put before them by working together and utilizing their specialty skills to cover up for each other's limits. Gon's fishing pole is a really good mobility tool, Kurapika's anthropological knowledge is vast, and Leorio being a medic that's better than the usual doctor were all very interesting aspects I've learned from them here~ Being carried to your destination by friendly winged beasts reminds me so much of Dark Souls lmao |
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| It's very rare that a Shounen main character is this attentive, distinctive, observant, wisen almost allergic to retardation. I like this trope quite a lot. |
| Wow the quizz scene was really interesting, and the "first" test was also really great to watch!! |
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