The art in the volumes is fine. Much better than the scribbles that Togashi would have to put out in Jump.
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Hunter X Hunter's Hiatus Will Continue For Now, Says Publisher
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The art in the volumes is fine. Much better than the scribbles that Togashi would have to put out in Jump.
Kurapika literally can't do shit against anyone who isn't the Troupe, if he does,
he dies. Gon used nen to age himself to the point where he would be his strongest,
and it essentially killed him for doing so. These aren't super powers, Gon can never do that again, and Kurapika will continue to do nothing. It's all very limited.
he dies. Gon used nen to age himself to the point where he would be his strongest,
and it essentially killed him for doing so. These aren't super powers, Gon can never do that again, and Kurapika will continue to do nothing. It's all very limited.
I could have done without the update that HxH would not being seeing one. Hope he's still doing well.
Well, you have more time available to be a "cool guy" when his chapters were shorter than every other weekly manga in Jump by a wide margin.
Well, you have more time available to be a "cool guy" when his chapters were shorter than every other weekly manga in Jump by a wide margin.
I'm guessing you are missing the subtleties to Nen. This all makes sense in the world of HxH. Just being strong or having an over powered ability rarely is what wins a fight.
Doniell Hall
Member
This is why I like this series. Sure they get awesome powerups, but they face real consequences for doing so. Keeps the playing field level.
To be fair he is not useless he has useful abilities he is incredibly limited though.
Even with that he was able to beat Uvo because how straightforward he is and has little idea of his abilities, he also with the abilities still has to contend with guys like Feitan and Chrollo
Even with that he was able to beat Uvo because how straightforward he is and has little idea of his abilities, he also with the abilities still has to contend with guys like Feitan and Chrollo
Kurapika is basically only truly useful against the Phantom Troupe. It works because it shows that he is reeeeeealllly pressed to kill them all, and is willing to do whatever it takes. Outside of that, he has to use his head if he hopes to win against other enemies. Hell, that's how a lot of the fights in HxH go; you gotta be prepared, even if you're insanely strong.
Gon wishing to beat Pitou is such a reductive way to phrase it, but okay. To me it was basically an Anti-Super Saiyan moment, where he's throwing away all his potential out of pure hatred for Pitou. It's really heart-breaking to watch/read as it was happening. As for him being on the same level of Meurem, how is that poorly written exactly? It's not like he fought Meurem himself? Hell Meurem in the end wasn't able to be brought down through brute force; he got poisoned and died a sadass death with that Shogi girl, whereas pretty much any other shounen would've probably found some BS way for Gon to fight and defeat him.
Gon not having Nen sucks, but at the same time I appreciate that about the series, where it doesn't hesitate to sideline its main character, instead deciding to focus now on what Kurapika is up to.
Gon wishing to beat Pitou is such a reductive way to phrase it, but okay. To me it was basically an Anti-Super Saiyan moment, where he's throwing away all his potential out of pure hatred for Pitou. It's really heart-breaking to watch/read as it was happening. As for him being on the same level of Meurem, how is that poorly written exactly? It's not like he fought Meurem himself? Hell Meurem in the end wasn't able to be brought down through brute force; he got poisoned and died a sadass death with that Shogi girl, whereas pretty much any other shounen would've probably found some BS way for Gon to fight and defeat him.
Gon not having Nen sucks, but at the same time I appreciate that about the series, where it doesn't hesitate to sideline its main character, instead deciding to focus now on what Kurapika is up to.
These were fixed in the vol releases, I'm sure you can find a ton of QUALITY moments in the anime.
eeeeh Kurapika's still pretty strong against non-Spiders. The chain Jail is the only Spider-exclusive chain we know of, that means he can still use Emperor Time, still heal himself, and use Judgement Chain on anyone. I disagree with pretty much everything purpleblastoise said, but Kurapika being a bit OPis not one of them.
purpleblastoise
Banned
Kurapika doing what he did is like Sasuke killing Itachi the first time they meet again. The Phantom Troupe are K's sworn enemies who killed his tribe. It shouldn't be so easy.
It's definitely not all or nothing. Even excluding artists that do manga series as a team/with assistants or manga veteran authors like Eiichiro Oda that can afford to take a break every other week so the weekly workload isn't as heavy, there's plenty of examples of mangas that have switched from weekly to monthly schedules/magazines that release on different schedules.
UnemployedVillain
Member
Based on what? What has he done since to show that? We saw him block some bullets, which anyone who's passed the Hunter Exam is strong enough to do, and his chain can determine if people are lying, but we haven't seen any post Spider fights with him
The one with Gon waving wasn't fixed in the volume release.
(Same Chapter)
I kinda like the simple art in that chapter, esp while the koala guy is telling hiis story... the shots of the character on the right hand side have nice perspective
PeakPointMatrix
Member
So why can't he simply pen the script while a trusted layout/penciler/inker handle the art to his spec? It would take on a more American comics approach but who cares?
He tailored his Nen ability just to fight them, specifically to fight them. Even still he needed prep and emperor time to fight Uvo, probably the easiest of the Spiders to work with due to his straight forward powerset.
RareFantasy64
Member
If Togashi were to reach a point like this, I say just drop the manga and do an anime that Togashi provides all the information for. Something sort of like (I'm not sure AT does all the designs) what Akira Toriyama does for Dragon Ball Super
purpleblastoise
Banned
He wished for more power after just learning Nen and was able to beat them easily.
He captured Chrollo!
Such great writing.
Evoker1995
Member
I wish that he would just hire assistants and instruct them where he wants the story to go. Or just give story plans to Madhouse and continue it as an anime.
I want that to happen or just for him to say that he is done making more HxH. At this point,
is the end of the series to me.
I want that to happen or just for him to say that he is done making more HxH. At this point,
Gon meeting his dad
I have to imagine it's ego.
You say that like he killed everyone already lmao
JadedWriter
Member
I mean one does need a Phd in Nen so it makes sense. He could truly fuck his head up and blunder into Jojo part 5 randomly.
Just going by his set of powers, of course. Not much else to go off right now, but it's pretty well rounded, especially with Emperor Time and Healing Thumb.
purpleblastoise
Banned
Jojo went downhill after Part 2 anyway.
JadedWriter
Member
Exactly. One must work their way through Jojo's Bullshit Adventure in chronological order to steal their mental mind. Diving in too quick will fuck you up. I love both for the power sets though, truly the best battle shonens.
Oh c'mon lol
Is it wrong of me to want the authors of long running manga like this that often go on hiatuses such as Hunter x Hunter & Berserk to just tell their assistants where the story is supposed to go & let them draw it?
It begins to almost feel like a George R.R. Martin situation. At some point, you just start to rationalize that there's a huge possibility he's never going to write that book, but at least with his series, there's a TV show that will convey an ending for the story. Honestly, if the Hunter x Hunter anime were still running & the anime ended up getting to the planned ending for the manga before the manga did, I would be just fine with that.
It begins to almost feel like a George R.R. Martin situation. At some point, you just start to rationalize that there's a huge possibility he's never going to write that book, but at least with his series, there's a TV show that will convey an ending for the story. Honestly, if the Hunter x Hunter anime were still running & the anime ended up getting to the planned ending for the manga before the manga did, I would be just fine with that.
JadedWriter
Member
But Togashi can just get his wife to draw it, it'll look a bit shoujo but it's better than nothing.
GifGafIsTheBestGaf
Member
the ants won in the end
I stopped reading 10 years ago when they got on the boat, maybe its time to pick it up again
Google gave me these
Yea there we go, seems pretty fucking bad.
JadedWriter
Member
Holy shit lol.
Hyperactivity
Banned
I fucking loved that. Ramped the stakes up so much. It was a "HOLY SHIT THIS IS ALREADY HAPPENING? KURAPIKA IS ALREADY FIGHTING THE SPIDERS!" sort of reaction for me. That really helped the show start rolling, because of the way Kurapika was already doing significant work towards his goal but was still nowhere near beating them all.
And the way it really emphasized everything about how, in HxH, preparation and planning almost always wins out over talent.
If all that matters is where the story is supposed to go why aren't you reading wikipedia articles instead of watching /reading?
Majukun
Member
Google gave me these
can't the guy just get a surgery done or something?
i mean between him and his wife they should have a shitload of money
RareFantasy64
Member
Google gave me these
Exactly. Togashi really does have health issues. I know the hiatuses are tough but he turns out gold. The new arc stuff has seriously been objectively the best stuff he has ever released. So many characters, so many story threads getting ready to converge with one another, one of his best fights, mystery, a brilliant sense of adventure.
purpleblastoise
Banned
I'm dumb, should've used this instead lol:
I really like Part 2. I really like Joseph and the Pillar Men. Part 3 and 4 decided to change the formula so we get a bunch of pointless villain-of-the-weeks. Kira is great in Part 4 and we should have seen more of him and less of the mobs. I also dislike how there's less of a focus on main characters now. The story doesn't revolve and isn't pushed forward by Jotaro and Josuke. Something which was the case with Jonathon and Joseph. Jotaro and Josuke are kinda boring.