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| I never expected the ending of this arc.. 😓😢😢😭 I hated Mereum from the day he came outside from the womb of the queen.. and now, I want to see him more and more.... with Komugi!!! :( Awwww.... he chanbed a lot... i hate this feeling... im acting lime Palm right now.. the way she reacted when the King came to her.. aaaaaahhhh!!!! 😢😢😢 |
| I've seen my fair share of sad scenes in anime, but I don't think I've ever cried so much before...I actually cried throughout the entire episode because I knew what was gonna happen. It was just executed absolutely phenomenally, oh my god ;_; I mean look at their eyes- despite Komugi being physically blind and Meruem having eyes void of absolutely anything (& being blind to emotion), they can both see one another clearly and the King finally lives up to his name. Now that's unconditional love.  |
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| Mantears flowing all over the place. Someone give Meruem and Komugi a warm hug please. Meruem's "Komugi, Are you still there?" was really pushing further tears... |
 Hisoka said: True love is finding someone whose demons play well with yours. Illumi said: . |
| Meruem, greatest character development, ever. R.I.P. Meruem x Komugi |
 The preview for the next episode was very out of place and properly shouldn't of been included. It seems this arc is finished now it was a bit slow at times but I still really liked it especially seeing Meruem's character development though I feel like Yorknew was still better than this arc and I blame Gon for all these deaths fuck you Gon and Netero ;-;. |
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| Just rewatched it All those wait for this episode and so worth it Best episode Damn cuttin onion ninjas |
Shirobako is AOTY 2015. Deal with it. |
| Best episode so far... Best dead I have ever seen in anime T_T |
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| well after a long time without crying i finally did, well it was a good run to say the least this sucks so much because i got attached to both of them and seeing this just hurts... this comment on kissanime was just omg... DAMN IT I'M SO SAD RN ;_; |
| Even remembering that scene for a second is making me want to start bawling again. It was beautiful, so beautiful. |
lol First of all I don't get you americans' obsessions with character development... but let's admit it's sooo important... Let's not forget Meruem's affection towards Komugi originally stems from the fact that Meruem couldn't beat her in Gungi. Meruem, as the 'king', thought he was the most strongest creature around, and perfect. Thus, losing to Komugi was merely a blow to his over-inflated ego and pride. It was just that. lol @ 'he's not a villain cause he likes Komugi!!11'... well he knew he'd likely die soon so he wanted his last moments to be with Komugi. He still did horrible things. |
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SightScreen said: This arc was abysmal for the most part. The plot becomes too complicated for it's own good when it transitions to East Gorteau. There were about 6-7 things going on at once when the Main Characters invaded the Palace, and as a result, the story lacked focus. It's hard to get emotionally involved when your mind has to keep track of too much. Gon's story was a joke; it was horribly written & completely failed to form an emotional connection. He spent nearly the entire arc trying to heal Kite and/or get revenge for him in a clearly emotional state of mind, something I couldn't connect with as an audience member, because I barely knew Kite, and he hasn't been seen alive for 40-odd episodes. Once it becomes clear Kite's dead, he goes into a mental breakdown & starts reminiscing about his memories with Kite... which are composed of slicing & shooting monsters + that one encounter on Whale Island. There was nothing deep about their relationship and Kite was not a very deep character, which makes Gon's reaction all the more jarring. As for his transformation, how could anyone take that seriously? He transformed into a JoJo character with the most ridiculous hair you will ever see within the anime medium. The transformation would be significantly more believable if his child-size clothes ripped off & he became butt naked as a result, but alas, Madhouse don't like depicting nudity, and he looks all the more absurd as a result. I was holding back my laughter in that scene, yet the anime retained a stone-cold serious & gritty tone all the way through, completely dissolving an already flimsy emotional connection. Everything else wasn't too bad; this arc would've been a lot better if it focused on 2-3 characters, one of them being the Ant King, who I found to be the most interesting character by some distance; unfortunately, most of his emotionally captivating scenes were undermined by the perpetual shifts in focus in the story. At long last, someone with common sense. Refreshing. Gon's outfit was gay AF btw. And before the LGBT propaganda patrol catches me, I'd like to add that yes, I prefer when my shounen anime shows' heroes don't look like San Francisco bartenders. |
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| I've seen a lot of people complaining on here about how Gon had little to no role in the arc as a whole since his whole thing was simply "heal kite/kill Pitou", and for the main character that is incredibly weak and simple. But little did they know that Meruem was the main character of the arc all along. Seriously, amazing arc and character development. Took all of the shonen cliches (well, except for Gon murdering Pitou), and completely threw them in the trash. |
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RedaJaNai said: lol First of all I don't get you americans' obsessions with character development... but let's admit it's sooo important... Let's not forget Meruem's affection towards Komugi originally stems from the fact that Meruem couldn't beat her in Gungi. Meruem, as the 'king', thought he was the most strongest creature around, and perfect. Thus, losing to Komugi was merely a blow to his over-inflated ego and pride. It was just that. lol @ 'he's not a villain cause he likes Komugi!!11'... well he knew he'd likely die soon so he wanted his last moments to be with Komugi. He still did horrible things. 1- Not American. 2- Never said Meruem wasn't a villain, maybe you need to learn some anglais to understand what i'm saying. 3- Naruto Shippuden is your favorite Anime, therefore, your opinion is irrelevant. buhbye |
Mr_Shnb said: RedaJaNai said: lol First of all I don't get you americans' obsessions with character development... but let's admit it's sooo important... Let's not forget Meruem's affection towards Komugi originally stems from the fact that Meruem couldn't beat her in Gungi. Meruem, as the 'king', thought he was the most strongest creature around, and perfect. Thus, losing to Komugi was merely a blow to his over-inflated ego and pride. It was just that. lol @ 'he's not a villain cause he likes Komugi!!11'... well he knew he'd likely die soon so he wanted his last moments to be with Komugi. He still did horrible things. 1- Not American. 2- Never said Meruem wasn't a villain, maybe you need to learn some anglais to understand what i'm saying. 3- Naruto Shippuden is your favorite Anime, therefore, your opinion is irrelevant. buhbye And you hate on Naruto Shippuden while having FMA in your favorites... Pot, meet kettle. |
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Mr_Shnb said: RedaJaNai said: lol First of all I don't get you americans' obsessions with character development... but let's admit it's sooo important... Let's not forget Meruem's affection towards Komugi originally stems from the fact that Meruem couldn't beat her in Gungi. Meruem, as the 'king', thought he was the most strongest creature around, and perfect. Thus, losing to Komugi was merely a blow to his over-inflated ego and pride. It was just that. lol @ 'he's not a villain cause he likes Komugi!!11'... well he knew he'd likely die soon so he wanted his last moments to be with Komugi. He still did horrible things. 1- Not American. 2- Never said Meruem wasn't a villain, maybe you need to learn some anglais to understand what i'm saying. 3- Naruto Shippuden is your favorite Anime, therefore, your opinion is irrelevant. buhbye He's salty against HxH because he couldn't prove there are any flaws. |
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Mikasa said: Mr_Shnb said: 1- Not American. 2- Never said Meruem wasn't a villain, maybe you need to learn some anglais to understand what i'm saying. 3- Naruto Shippuden is your favorite Anime, therefore, your opinion is irrelevant. buhbye He's salty against HxH because he couldn't prove there are any flaws. I wonder why most HxH haters are naruto fans lol even they know without togashi naruto can't be exist |
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dark-chaos said: I wonder why most HxH haters are naruto fans lol even they know without togashi naruto can't be exist He's not a hater, he just didn't like what I said and is throwing a fit for the moment. |
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| What an ending the scene after the credits is one of the best things I've seen on this show. I did not expect to get feels from Mureum man what a character. Komugi too I was speechless when she decides to die with him. |
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| Am I watching Hunter X Hunter or Clannad? T____T |
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Mr_Shnb said: RedaJaNai said: lol First of all I don't get you americans' obsessions with character development... but let's admit it's sooo important... Let's not forget Meruem's affection towards Komugi originally stems from the fact that Meruem couldn't beat her in Gungi. Meruem, as the 'king', thought he was the most strongest creature around, and perfect. Thus, losing to Komugi was merely a blow to his over-inflated ego and pride. It was just that. lol @ 'he's not a villain cause he likes Komugi!!11'... well he knew he'd likely die soon so he wanted his last moments to be with Komugi. He still did horrible things. 1- Not American. 2- Never said Meruem wasn't a villain, maybe you need to learn some anglais to understand what i'm saying. 3- Naruto Shippuden is your favorite Anime, therefore, your opinion is irrelevant. buhbye Naruto... lol... just lol |
| Meruem is the greatest villain I have ever seen no doubt. The greatest character development I have ever seen too. His final moments with Komugi was just too much for me to handle. Everything was just so beautifully done, the music, the voice acting, the pacing, the still shot visuals, everything! And now I will forever see why HxH is so well respected. It truly deserves all praise. Meruem was born as a monster, but died as a human 5/5 and one of my favorite episodes ever. |
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RedaJaNai said: Why do all salty Naruto fans come on this forum trying hard to prove that this anime had a million flaws like Naruto..? Sighlol First of all I don't get you americans' obsessions with character development... but let's admit it's sooo important... Let's not forget Meruem's affection towards Komugi originally stems from the fact that Meruem couldn't beat her in Gungi. Meruem, as the 'king', thought he was the most strongest creature around, and perfect. Thus, losing to Komugi was merely a blow to his over-inflated ego and pride. It was just that. lol @ 'he's not a villain cause he likes Komugi!!11'... well he knew he'd likely die soon so he wanted his last moments to be with Komugi. He still did horrible things. |
Hisoka said: True love is finding someone whose demons play well with yours. Illumi said: . |
| Really moving ending. A bit unexpected from this arc. This is definitely the longest running anime that I've ever seen and I am loving it. The beginning of this arc, I wasn't really feeling it -- felt like it dragged on but the ending was fantastic. The themes are quite mature and I was surprised because I thought this anime was for younger audiences. Of course, I liked the strong emotional overtone on this episode. Really cannot recommend HxH enough. I think this anime can be for all ages and have such a good story line with numerous interesting characters. A+! |
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| I've never cried this much to anything in my entire life. Should i be concerned? |
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| Netero's will... I think it'll be ignored by the vice chairman. Dammit, those hunters in the field are risking their lives while these office hunters just sitting in a chair and they get to dictate other people? Bleh office politics The scene between Palm and Meruem...omg Meruem almost bowed down to her...! Palm's ant side wouldn't allow that and I'm glad she embraces her ant side this way.. MERUEM X KOMUGI TT______TT Their last scene together playing gungi was so touching especially towards the end when it was just their voices...! It was beautifully done. All my feels for this ship!!! Reading michiru3050's analysis (quoted on 1st page), just made all those moments more significant and just made me have more feelsss TT_____TT So this episode is the end of this arc? The ending is such a contrast to the beginning - how the hunters and ants were then is a contrast to how they are now after all that has happened. Initially I did not like this arc, then suddenly I was thrown off guard with deaths, then things got more depressing with the birth of powerful opponents, then the "good guys" (hunters) fighting an uphill battle against the "bad guys" (ants), then more injuries, more deaths, and then this touching ending? Who would have thought then that the ending to this...this brutal arc is a peaceful love scene? And I think all of the characters involved have all changed and been affected by what has happened - for better or worse. It is hard to make a completely black-and-white distinction of what is good/evil, or what is right/wrong. Truly, this arc has given me a variety of so much emotions, it's like a roller-coaster ride. I'd say, I don't entirely love nor hate this arc, but it is a memorable one indeed. |
blue-ySep 21, 2016 12:58 AM
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| I don't usually cry when villains die in an anime because I just feel that they deserve it... But I think Meruem is an exception. He has changed a lot throughout the arc. I wouldn't have cried this much if he is the same sociopath as he was in the beginning. 5/5 for the episode. Meruem ;_; |
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| Just marathoned eps 1-135 these few days, I'm sleepy af, my eyes hurt, to make things worse, eps 135 was so beautiful and sad, tears literally gushing out from eyes. I wouldn't call him no.1 but Meruem is among the top villains in anime. Such a character development can only be created by gifted author, namely Togashi. |
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| That news reporter was hot. We need more of her. That other news reporter with DAT ASS! was hot, too. We need more of her. Seeing Pouf dead brought a smile to my face. Who will be NTR's successor? It won't be an easy job NTR-ing folks. Holy shit! I was expecting Meruem to die, but not Komugi, too. I'm sad now. At least she did it doing what she loved. I'll miss her snot. Looks like your summer vacation is over, Meruem. NTR's death was not a waste after all. |
| 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). |
| It still irks me however, how Mereum never gave much of a passing thought to his mother... apart for the name that is. His mother gave everything for him, but he destroyed her organs, called her home disgusting, told her to be quiet and killed her. And still, he doesn't feel remorseful for it. Yet ever is he quick to praise his royal guard who have been actively scheming behind his back as well as holding him back by not allowing him to fight with tough enemies that he could easily manage compared to them. And Gon.. I still think it was a pretty good development.. as far as the few shounen I've watched. But the few scenes and shoddy flashbacks aren't convincing enough. We hardly know anything about Kite, and the same goes for the two boys. If it was Wing San or Biscuit, I'm completely sold! But Kite, nah, Gon was far out of character, even as far as character development goes. |
Cloud_IllusionOct 24, 2016 3:06 AM
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| The obstacle that held em off this time Pouf finally died, I understand his actions and hope he rests in peace wherever he is. The ED was so sad.... omg he never beat her in Gungi but at least he got to stay with her in his final moments. Rip Meruem X Komugi. Best couple this anime hahaha. |
| tfw a bug can fall in love |
| Damn, this made me cry quite a bit. Meruem is without a doubt my favourite character in this series. The Chimera Ant arc was boring a large amount of the time, however, it contains the best moments in the entire series, and I don't think there's gonna be a scene in any of the future episodes that excite me like the Adult Gon scene did. |
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| Ever since Meruem met Komugi I secretly was cheering for them. What a devastating episode. :( I didn't want it to end that way. :( |
| only tears now... cry cry cry :'( |
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| Brought tears to my eyes. Brilliantly and beautifully executed with direct parallels to their Gungi matches, and the mirroring of Komugi cradling him like he did with her prior. I'd had a long hiatus from anime before beginning this arc... watching this has reminded me why I love it so much. Thank you, Togashi Sensei. |
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| What a bitter victory for humanity, reflected perfectly in Palm's reaction toward Meruem's resolve. The plot, character development, and the ending for this arc are great, but it was draggy at times. Especially the battle scenes, but that's to be expected from a shounen anime I guess. |
| Good ending to the arc, its a shame that easily the first half, before the birth of the King was incredibly boring to me. Honestly it didn't pick up until the introduction of Komugi for me despite the best efforts of Pitou because until then there was really nothing going on except generic baddies and dull baddies at that. Flashes of greatness in mediocrity is what this show is giving me unfortunately. |
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| wow just wow, words cannot describe the amount of sadness I felt during this episode even now, its having an effect on me. that was a perfect episode, I really really loved the relationship Komugi and Meruem had. When he was asking if she was still there and she replied the same thing every time he asked a question, really hit me hard because of the amount of love they had for each other. My eyes are watering so hard, the tears are still falling. This is the saddest anime death I have ever had to experience. It was so perfect and executed so well. speechless |
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