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momoriceballs said: guys i really dont remember seeing how the blind girl died. can someone tell me please.. ive been wracking my brain and trying to go back to search for the scene but i cant find it. i think the last thing i remember seeing her was when she was attacked by some crow but i didnt think it killed her. or did it? She didn't die yet, Pitou is healing her. She got injured by Zeno's Dragon Dive. |
| yeah the narrator speaks a lot, but I'd rather have that than have a quick battle and quick ending or whatever. I don't really mind that much, anyways. |
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raebabeeyx3 said: The narrator was speaking like every minute of the episode lol... I think almost the whole ep was depicted in slow mo :( Normally, I wouldn't mind if the narrator speaks for the entire battle for one episode. But nowadays, I'm hearing more of him than the main characters. That is the only reason I decided to give this episode 4/5 rather than 5/5! |
| Probably my all time favorite HxH episode barring maybe 116, that scene at the end is just amazingly well done. Pretty sure I said this the first time I posted but I think it is worth repeating. Between Hisoka, Chrollo, and now the King it seems Togashi has a talent for creating great villains. Though I would argue that he really outdid himself with Meruem. We'll see how the arc goes, though. |
Ston3_FreeN7Feb 21, 2014 1:13 PM
| "Yes, I have been deprived of emotion. But not completely. Whoever did it, botched the job." - Geralt of Rivia |
HachimanSama said: Someone give the narrator some kind of prize. He made this episode something of another world, simply love the dude. This And I love the Slowmotion too. EVERYTHING in this episode... omg I'm in love with Hunter x Hunter. |
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| Was an alright episode, a little too slow paced and the narration kinda threw me off. I was expecting some action this episode, hopefully the next few episodes have some good stuff. |
| Speedwagon narrator for the Palace Invasion confirmed. Intense episode nonetheless. PS: Is Komugi dead ? |
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Sapewloth said: Speedwagon narrator for the Palace Invasion confirmed. Intense episode nonetheless. PS: Is Komugi dead ? Heh, imagine this arc with Speedwagon actually narrating it. "EVEN SPEEDWAGON IS OVERCOME WITH EMOTION OVER THE KING'S LOVE FOR A LIFE!" |
| "Yes, I have been deprived of emotion. But not completely. Whoever did it, botched the job." - Geralt of Rivia |
insan3Spectre said: Oh that would be nice, but I probably wouldn't be able to take none of the dramatic scenes seriously ever again lolSapewloth said: Speedwagon narrator for the Palace Invasion confirmed. Intense episode nonetheless. PS: Is Komugi dead ? Heh, imagine this arc with Speedwagon actually narrating it. "EVEN SPEEDWAGON IS OVERCOME WITH EMOTION OVER THE KING'S LOVE FOR A LIFE!" |
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| Yeah, he works for Jojo but it would be a disaster for this series. The calm, impartial narrator we have here fits the tone perfectly, imo. |
| "Yes, I have been deprived of emotion. But not completely. Whoever did it, botched the job." - Geralt of Rivia |
| Can anyone tell me what just happened? Was I reading a book or watching an anime? Why the fuck was a narrator explaining every single thing that's happening?! I think I can understand pretty decently what's going on without someone spoonfeeding it to me, anime is supposed to be a visual media! God, all that content feels so wasted. Had it been executed differently, the last scenes would have been seriously great and emotional. Nothing breaks your immersion more than the fucking narrator talking EVERY SINGLE SECOND!!! And I understand that it may have been similar in the manga, but anime and manga are two completely different medias. You can't just copy-paste stuff from one to another and expect it to work just fine. Rage over. |
| ~SEE YOU SPACE COWBOY |
| Spoiler alert: they're not trying to explain it to you. You definitely needed that much explained a least. It certainly would have lost value if not for the description of Pitou's feelings and Zeno/Netero's too, which foreshadow some thing in the future. |
GrunbeldJun 30, 2014 2:25 PM
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| Pretty sure they copy and pasted this arc.....and it worked just fine. |
| "Yes, I have been deprived of emotion. But not completely. Whoever did it, botched the job." - Geralt of Rivia |
| Best episode yet. Too amazing |
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| I love the narration style this and the last episode have taken. There's so much happening in such a small time frame, plus we get so many viewpoints within said timeframe. Simply amazing. In summary: Netero and Zeno jump off a humongous bird with an aura dragon that bursts into a meteor shower. Pitou detects it, but is blown away by an emitter attack from Netero. She engages her healing puppet to stop herself, and begins falling. At the same time, Gon & co. rush up the stairs prepared to fight Youpi, who is then hit by Knuckles (whom the others were unsure if he had survived). APR takes affect, but Youpi's aura is colossal (estimated at 700,000 aura). Youpi grows a new head and destroys the entire staircase. Right after that, Pitou hits the ground and leaps toward Meruem, who is giving off such an intense aura of regret that Pitou wishes he hadn't leapt in there. Komugi was dead. Netero and Zeno agree to fight Meruem in another place while Pitou attempts to heal Komugi. Oh, and Pouf is in the throne room looking for Meruem. Awesome! Edit: I've wanted to tell a story in this way for quite awhile. I had no idea someone had already done it. It's so cool! :D |
TripleSRankJul 2, 2014 8:26 PM
| It's a good thing you like the narration because, as I've sure you've noticed, it's sticking around pretty much for good. |
| "Yes, I have been deprived of emotion. But not completely. Whoever did it, botched the job." - Geralt of Rivia |
| ive never seen this much slow mo on an anime ep before, anyways since this is HxH i dont expect old assasin/netero vs King anytime soon, theyd probably deal with red guy first... they might surprise me but i doubt it now the narrator is starting to get on my nerves |
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| I told you, you gonna hate CA arc hehe |
| "Laugh, and the world laughs with you; Weep, and you weep alone". Ella Wheeler Wilcox |
soundscape said: I told you, you gonna hate CA arc hehe i dont hate it but it hasnt been any good, except for a few moments (mostly that involve the king) |
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| You are missing many of the subtleties expecting immediate/prolonged fights |
TonyTonyStark said: You are missing many of the subtleties expecting immediate/prolonged fights why d i expect any fight? i havent liked a single one so far an there ve only been a few fights since the series started, im expecting for this to stop being so slow, like taking half an ep to climb some stairs |
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silversaint said: TonyTonyStark said: You are missing many of the subtleties expecting immediate/prolonged fights why d i expect any fight? i havent liked a single one so far an there ve only been a few fights since the series started, im expecting for this to stop being so slow, like taking half an ep to climb some stairs Lol. That is exactly what Tony meant by "missing subtleties." Should have taken our advice a while ago when we said to stop watching. This show is probably not for you. |
| Well that's what almost all your criticism seems to be about so I figured that And surely there have been other things happening besides "taking the stairs", don't you think? I don't get how it's slow, though. I mean yeah it's got slow-motion but that in itself isn't necessarily for slowing things down as much as having many things all at once. |
| The episode was really good, but... that's a damn lot of slow motion! Also, this narrator feels a little invasive considering the epicness that is happening while he talks! |
| FUCK OFF NARRATOR |
an egomaniac and a fool |
zFo0x said: The episode was really good, but... that's a damn lot of slow motion! Also, this narrator feels a little invasive considering the epicness that is happening while he talks! Him taking felt more epic to me than the actual epicness. "Love for a life" |
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Grunbeld said: zFo0x said: The episode was really good, but... that's a damn lot of slow motion! Also, this narrator feels a little invasive considering the epicness that is happening while he talks! Him taking felt more epic to me than the actual epicness. "Love for a life" One of my favorite anime scenes of all time. |
| "Yes, I have been deprived of emotion. But not completely. Whoever did it, botched the job." - Geralt of Rivia |
| I feel there's a bit too much slow motion for my taste. It makes all the fight scenes feel really sluggish... |
ChaoticSilence said: I feel there's a bit too much slow motion for my taste. It makes all the fight scenes feel really sluggish... I think it's important to know that the fights themselves aren't really the focal point so much as the thoughts and emotions of the characters involved. At least that's how I feel about it. |
| "Yes, I have been deprived of emotion. But not completely. Whoever did it, botched the job." - Geralt of Rivia |
| This episode is the first time where the narrator frustrated me. Over half of what he said is something the audience can, well should, be able to figure out on their own. I can see it working in the manga, partially because it wouldn't be dragged out in ~20 minutes when reading it, but here it's pointless imo. Youpi's transformations remind me of various creepy demons from YYH. I love it. |
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| I honestly have always really enjoyed the narration in the palace invasion and it's one of the many reasons I consider this to be my favorite stretch of the series (111~136). I don't see the narrator as an exposition device but as a deliberate stylistic choice. His main reason to be there isn't to "explain obvious details the audience should be able to figure out" but to estabilish a specific mood, pacing, build up tension and emphasize everything that is going on both on screen and inside the characters' heads. It's like a good narration in a book which, in my opinion, serves to enrich the experience. I can understand why some people think that doesn't translate very well to an audiovisual medium but I thoroughly enjoyed it and think this part of the show would be worse without it. I know some people that couldn't really get into it because they just wanted to see fights and "Gon kick the crap out of Pitou's ass", but then rewatching it after the arc's ending they came to appreciate what Togashi was trying to do. |
YunoleffAug 24, 2014 7:20 PM
| Narrator + Narrator + Narrator X_X -_- |
| Narrator x Narrator dammit I was starting to get pissed off at the overnarrating but DAT SCENE Holy fuck. Meruem and Komugi forever. Chimera Ant Arc ties with Yorkshew for my favourite arc, simply because of these two characters. And Colt + Pouf ofc. |
| Too much Slow Motion :( |
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| The slowmotion it had to be done so we can witness and grasp everything that's happening, in top of that its done PERFECTLY. Go ahead fast forward and come tell us if that what you want. As for the narrator it's makes everything even more epic. |
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| Hunter x Feel. Omg, i couldn't bear it. That was heartbreaking and epic at the same time. |
| damnnn 23min episode probably equated to 1-2 minutes in real time because so much happened. and so much slo-mo |
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| i felt the characters' fear when i realized ku might be dead. this was visually perfect - the black and white silent frame, the black sinking face that looked like gyro. the music. it felt fucking apocalyptic, his despair. but then he asked pitou to heal her and pitou was suddenly crying and i was crying and why the hell did pitou cry? ahfioshfaiohoaihfsihfsd the atmosphere next ep |
NinahNov 27, 2014 12:04 AM
Ninah said: i felt the characters' fear when i realized ku might be dead. this was visually perfect - the black and white silent frame, the black sinking face that looked like gyro. the music. it felt fucking apocalyptic, his despair. but then he asked pitou to heal her and pitou was suddenly crying and i was crying and why the hell did pitou cry? ahfioshfaiohoaihfsihfsd the atmosphere next ep Pitou cried because Meruem never asked anything of her and suddenly he trusted her with an important task, meaning that Pitou was important for him (or maybe she sensed his pain and empathized? which is less likely, or maybe both?). |
| "Laugh, and the world laughs with you; Weep, and you weep alone". Ella Wheeler Wilcox |
Ninah said: i felt the characters' fear when i realized ku might be dead. this was visually perfect - the black and white silent frame, the black sinking face that looked like gyro. the music. it felt fucking apocalyptic, his despair. but then he asked pitou to heal her and pitou was suddenly crying and i was crying and why the hell did pitou cry? ahfioshfaiohoaihfsihfsd the atmosphere next ep I think Pitou cried because it was a request rather than an order which is a first for Meruem. Add to that the absolute devotion the RGs have for their king as well as the fact that he said he counted on her and then it all becomes clear. |
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