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| In the process of rewatching the series because I didn't pay attention to the little details last time. Okay so my question is: Was Gyro's backstory only made to show us about why Gyro was making these guns, drugs and controlling NGL. Or did it also symbolize that he was reborn as a Chimera Ant? If he was, my wild guess would be Yunju? |
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| Well Ponzu died already :(. |
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| Can someone tell me why that chopped head is still screaming? Ponzuuuuu~ T____T |
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| I hate that gunslinger ant that killed Ponzu. The worst thing that happened was that gunslinger grunt ate her, there goes the possibility of an ant born with her genes and some of memories by the Queen. Another thing when Gon & Killua found her remains they didn't even think a sec that it was Ponzu that died ;-; Rip my Ponzu X Pokkle ship. |
Hinata-chiOct 16, 2016 5:34 PM
Hinata said: I hate that gunslinger ant that killed Ponzu. The worst thing that happened was that gunslinger grunt ate her, there goes the possibility of an ant born with her genes and some of memories by the Queen. Another thing when Gon & Killua found her remains they didn't even think a sec that it was Ponzu that died ;-; Rip my Ponzu X Pokkle ship. I am pretty sure Gon understood who that was. |
| "Laugh, and the world laughs with you; Weep, and you weep alone". Ella Wheeler Wilcox |
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RobOct 17, 2016 1:30 AM
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| Damn I watched the 90s vers in my childhood days and thus Ponzu is like part of my childhood and now she's dead... and her body got eaten by a freaking giant bug.... it feels like, you know, imagine if Pikachu gets eaten by other pokemon.... |
| I don't get why they'd put a 1/2 episode length flashback about a character we haven't seen... and I also think I've seen the whole "the world doesn't care about me" thing in too many shonens by now. Not that it was done poorly or anything, it's just really cliche at this point. |
| ~ The world is not beautiful, therefore it is. |
Phenomanan said: I don't get why they'd put a 1/2 episode length flashback about a character we haven't seen... and I also think I've seen the whole "the world doesn't care about me" thing in too many shonens by now. Not that it was done poorly or anything, it's just really cliche at this point. The thing about Gyro is, the anime didn't show what happened afterward to him, in the manga we see that he became a Chimera Ant, and he had such a strong will that he didn't feel any loyalty to the queen and left immediately, then there was some foreshadowing that he will meet Gon at some point(some even speculate that he will be the final villain of the series). |
Uchiha_Shadow said: The thing about Gyro is, the anime didn't show what happened afterward to him, in the manga we see that he became a Chimera Ant, and he had such a strong will that he didn't feel any loyalty to the queen and left immediately, then there was some foreshadowing that he will meet Gon at some point(some even speculate that he will be the final villain of the series). Oh wow, so if they continue the HxH anime, we can expect to see him?? That would be pretty cool. They did imply that he became a chimera ant this episode though, when the big crocodile looking dood said "I should have just eaten him myself" it implies the queen ate him and therefore he's a chimera ant. So I guess they are saving him for later like you said. |
| ~ The world is not beautiful, therefore it is. |
| Damn Ponzu nuuuuuuu T-T |
| Well, I think Ponzu is a little bit dead after that. Christ on a bike |
| Great flashback. Damn, I was sad and caught off guard about Pokkle and Ponzu.. but the horse made me laugh |
| This is... wow.. what's with the sudden brutality?! Darned Killua getting greedy in the Hunter Exam and beating everyone up. Maybe Ponzu would have taken a different path and her fate would have altered had he not gone that far. He's like my favorite character in the series but.. fucking hell T_T poor Ponzu... |
| RIP Ponzu ;_; Fuck Chimera Ants, the last time I was so disturbed by anime was during the first part of AoT. |
| RIP Ponzu :'( at least one of her bees got to Kite it's strange because at the Hunter exam, she says that her bees naturally attack anyone nearby if she's startled and we saw her stumble and fall before, yet no bees flew out of her hat and attacked the chimera ants :/ so does it only apply to humans? Weird. I wanna see that Gyro guy as an adult :0 that kind of childhood is total trash and I feel bad for him. He's definitely very corrupted now. More so than that scissors murderer guy. but lol at that kawaii spider ant. Reminds me of that kawaii titan hahhah. He's a cute idiot who seems to worship Zazan lmao I think only Colt has some lingering personality traits of Kurt (even the name sounds like a derivative of the same thing) because his strong sense of justice and feelings of wanting to protect Reina were so strong that it's embedded into Colt as a chimera ant. It's quite fascinating. I wonder if Kurt's human memories will eventually flow into Colt because as of right now, he's subconsciously recalling these memories. Didn't even know he called out Reina's name til it was pointed out by the bookworm chimera ant and he reflected on it afterwards. Hopefully nothing bad happens to Colt because out of all the ants, he exhibits the most humanity and sympathy. Or if he has to die, then I hope he receives a fitting, beautiful, serene death (just like Pakunoda's) because he has kindness instilled within him from Kurt. |
| This was brutal. I did not expect Ponzu to get killed off like that. That Ant popped a cap in her head and then eat her up voraciously 0_0. RIP Ponzu 5/5 |
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| RIP Ponzu. Can't believe it. Pokkle better be okay. |
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| That flashback of the NGL underground leader is really great! However, will they be of any importance to this arc? Because I'm sure the queen will just eat him. Ponzu and that guy are dead, but Gon, Killua, and Kite are here, so the next episode should be amazing. |
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| Things has gotten towards a wrong to worse turn…… pretty much look bleak from here… I don’t think that hunter with arrow will survive. |
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| Ponzu... that was overkill |
| I... I was always happy when I saw Ponzu because she was a really interesting character in the Hunter exam arc (one of the most interesting, also the only female that went to far). She didn't pass because she was out and Gon got her tag, but otherwise she probably would. When I saw her in the new Hunter exam I was excited, thought she would pass. But then Killua stole all the glory. Anyway, I was happy that she was being remembered. When I saw her in this arc I hoped that she wouldn't be killed, but after her relationship with forgot-his-name was shown, my gut feeling told me that she would end up dead, and here it is. Brutal. Murdered and eaten. God, I fucking hate insect-chimeras. Anyway, Gon didn't say anything, but we could see in his face that he knew that it was Ponzu's blood and clothes (also bees). HxH doesn't have that many amazing female characters (Bisky in the last arc and Machi/glasses-san/Pakunoda in the phantom arc) so I really liked Ponzu and expected a lot of her.......................... But yeah. You can't really expect who Togashi is going to kill next, I guess. I also liked that girl with the kissing nen ability, but she also died just like that. Ughhhh |
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| Holy F*ck that was bloody dark, that ending especially :| shame to see those two be pretty much scrapped and pretty much killed of directly, even more so a whole proper backstory for a character that doesn't even say anything. Pretty interesting buildup yet very dark. It's a shame that this is so censored. |
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| The Gyro flashback was probably the best thing this show had offered in 80 episodes. And that flashback has almost nothing to do with the overall story. And later on the episode, the guy get his face eaten and then happy battle music starts playing? That was just terrible directing. At least they made ponzu death more dramatic by not putting any soundtrack. Also, the way this episode have ended has given me hope that the show will start taking things more seriously and will provide moments with tension |
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thiago52192 said: The Gyro flashback You've already seen one of the best parts of the show. There's no scene comparable to it until episode 120 or so. This arc has the best moments in the show but the arc drags like hell. HxH isn't that great. It's just very old (this anime is a remake) so it has a lot of fans already there overrate it. It was pretty original for its time and inspired some anime that came after it I'll give it that. |
| Not sure I can watch the last 70 or so episodes. My heart is just shattered for my poor little Ponzu-chan... |
| >Ecchi na no wa ikenai to omoimasu!< |
| RIP Ponzu. His death is so brutal that I didn't expect it. |
| AAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHH I can't believe Ponzu just got shot in the head! Togashi! You reintroduce these classic characters that I missed, and you do this!  |
| Attack on Titan airing around the same time as this episode was released sounds very appropriate considering that Pike, that horrific Titan-looking and sounding Chimera Ant, made his timely appearance as the harbinger of Pokkle's eventual demise on the Queen's dinner plate as a superpowered luxury meal. That monstrosity being able to see and catch the guy's Nen must imply that he was one of the Hunters they tried to contact without any success. Ponzu's sudden death and brutal overkill while she was frantically trying to find a way to get to the border so she can help Pokkle out was very shocking and unfortunate... Kite, Gon, and Killua might've gotten a good laugh out of me when they flexed their speediness to the interpreter and the horse but that tragic moment was a feels bad moment for sure. I loved how they pulled off Gyro's very tough backstory even though he was pretty much a goner by the time it was over. Very well-directed! |
Kajo_Senpai69Oct 13, 2019 9:02 AM
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| Ddd-dude, no, what? Is this real? No way, there is absolutely no wa- That was so sudden, I would have never expected that turnout, I should have already given HxH more credit when it comes to brutal kill offs, but even then, this was off the charts. I really liked Ponzu. And if that wasn't enough to bestialise an entire episode, the first half was so dark. |
| That took a dark turn real quick...rip Ponzu :'( I was shocked when she just died suddenly, I was hoping she would run into Gon and the others. |
| damn that monster shot her so many times it was kind of disturbing, since I didn't expect her to die. Finally the main crew is there, because I have been itching to see these fuckers get destroyed. |
| Damn, RIP Ponzu, her death was awful, shot several times and then eaten. |
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