Yes

Nux Taku don't forget that bungee gum contains the properties of both gum and rubber.

What a fucking gangster

That was one of the best moments of the whole series

Kurapika is such a badass

Greatest anime flex. of all time

@@dantemitsoyu977 another great flex is when he hangs up the phone on that one troupe member. I had been unfortunate to take a drink a moment before. And water came out my nose. 😂

@@allura9163 I love that one too. When Phinks has to call back and be like “sorry, I was just kidding”

I think you forget that kurapika is a conjurer lmao.

Kurapika is a conjurer so he could just use nen to create one

I agree. I love Gon so much

Facts

These copy pastas are cringy as always.

@@luna1515 just let the kids be happy, bro...

Yeah sure dude.

yeah but that's boring

@@sarafontanini7051 its not

With all the Mafias controlling it, it’s very clearly Chicago.

@@maxspecs NY also has a rich history of Mobsters

The world building is subtle but present in the arc. Someone will recant his words.

Destroying himself quite literally, as his ability "Emperor Time" (Minor spoiler) Reduces his lifespan by one hour for every second that it is active

This nigga spitting and kurapika is aware but doesn’t care

Yeah I know Mark comments on how the Scarlet Eyes/Specialist mode is overpowered, and it is, but only conditionally. His powers are only effective against members of the Phantom Troupe. Once he's beaten them all, he will be more or less useless in terms of Nin abilities.

@@mugiwaralee9592 nah Kurapika will still have all of his other powers after he kills all the spiders, it’s just chain jail that’s limited to members of the phantom troupe.

@@ggm9583 I hate when authors use a consequence of a power which have no effect on the overall story and is there just for the sake of it

I agree

well it is over130+ chapters, so hed likely do it like that

Arc is mid

I also hope that he'll watch anime's N vs M fight during chimera arc

@@boredom-_-5847 your opinion and I'll respect that, rewatched and read the manga uncountable amount of times and it is the best arc for me.

Honestly though. Gon wears a few different fits throughout the show, but always ends up wearing his green jacket and shorts, while Killua is always dripped out and always changing up his style.

Killua drip hoodie

Not as much as Bulma

@Tom Ffrench Lol plenty of One Piece characters alone change their outfit more often. So def not "one of the only in all of animation." Nami has changed her outfit at least 100 times XD.

@Tom Ffrench Welcome

I think its also him just wanting the challenge to find his father. He seems to have few personal feelings about Ging. Even when he meets him, he doesn't really treat him like his father, more like a cool stranger he looked for.

He wasn't angry at his father, he was just sad thinking that he could've lost his way.

We even see this non judgemental curiosity later when he meets zepile

Top 10 anime flexes of all time

This comment would mean so much more if Nux didn't bring up that he brought a shovel which is the top comment. Not mentioned in this review.

he has a female voice

Understandable

I did for 6 fucking years.

Well Kurapika had a disguise on.. Although Kurapika is a somewhat vague when it comes to that in general

@@clydu91 same here brother.

Leorio carries

Reunion?...

Leorio is a real one, if you had beef with Mike Tyson he'd sock em right across the jaw

I absolutely love when a anime does that

Bro it's fire no cap

And then you have the opening song which doesn’t fit the tone of the episodes at all

1999 version of this arc is still much better.

You can just say the name of the song

Best meme in the show

@Levi Ackerman If you feel sad always remember Bungee gum has the properties of both rubber and gum.

@Levi Ackerman *manga not anime only!

Oh God, NOT ANOTHER ONE!

As much as I love HunterxHunter, I don't get the bungee gum joke. Why do people keep saying that?

Hope he doesn't see these comments. I want him to come to this conclusion on his own.

@@fictionarch Given that it's something that has been communicated in content that he's already viewed, I figured this was a safe thing to say. If it took later info to understand, I'd have kept my mouth shut.

@@Animus_Altia oh it is safe. Its just that I notice that first time Gon fans can have a habit of projecting what they would feel in a situation onto gon. Thats why Im hoping he doesn't see comments like these.

@@fictionarch That's fair. Gon and Ging's relationship is actually supposed to mirror the Bhudda and his son. Definitely not a typical archetype for situations of a father that abandons their child.

@@fictionarch Doubt he can.

Wasn’t that guy trying to recruit Gon into the troupe because he was so much like Uvo?

How does gon have a lack of morality?

@@iceyy8741 Gon has kind of a screwed sense of morality where who is good and bad is strongly defined by his personal relationship with somebody and their utility to him. For example, he is rather fine with Killua who is a killer and openly murdered and gets along well with Hisoka, who is a ruthless bloodthirsty psychopath while hating the Phantom Troupe for being murderers. Which makes sense, he is a kid and has no consistent sense of morality yet and probably will never develope it due to the world he lives in.

@@shizachan8421 I mean I guess but the thing about killua he doesn’t want to be an assassin his family forces him it’s not his free will but I agree with everything else you said

@@iceyy8741 He doesn't wants to be one, I don't disagree with you, I am just talking about the circumstances Gon met and befriendet Killia first. Actually, Killia undergoes quite a great development when he becomes a more moral person over time who doesn't kills if it isn't necessary, compared to the beginning when he would immediately kill people.

Did you know bungee gum has the properties of both, rubber and gum?

For real they’re beautiful

@@orphic2155 *sigh* It would not be a Hxh video without That Joke

@@orphic2155 No I didn't thank you for informing me

Sorta wished he had drawn Chrollo from 1:24 but it seems he'll just draw the main characters in order ...Which is a bit awkward if Leorio is the cover for Greed Island xD

Kurapika is the trafalgar law of HxH

Huh, that is ironic

Except he specializes in something extraordinarily specific: being essentially untouchable by only a couple of handful of people. That's hardly well rounded. Otherwise he has a single chain he can use to combat everyone else.

@@PathBeyondTheDark To be fair though, those specific handful of people are some of the best nen users in the world, sooo yeah.

@@archmagemc3561 Well Nen creates in its users something more akin to a fighting game roster then something like power scaling between characters. The Troupe are top tier characters, but Kurapika is a counter-pick specifically designed to have the advantage over their tools. Otherwise if Kurapika were to fight against the rest of the roster, he would be average or worse against their tools.

I-

He became the main character too

ouch sooo true!

actually in that case, i dont mind the hiatus bc i think kurapika wouldve been dead by now (based on how the mangas going) :,)

@@Alex-yu9gb [spoilers] yh dude's fighting a succession war for a baby while being trap of a boat with all the spiders .... while heading to the dark continent where no one survives.... yup dudes got his work cut out for him

@@jasonmighty3328 I think we need to worry about leorio not kurapika

I saw it similar to you but I don’t think gon asked for Killuas sake I think he just wanted to stay with his friend but I agree with the killua part

@@dantemitsoyu977 Yeah I didn't mean to say that Gon SOLELY asked Killua for his sake. He wants Killua with him anyway, and in that moment I just think he made sure to ask him then and there since he realized Killua had nowhere really to go.

A genuine and earned friendship

Yeah, Mark doesn't have a firm grasp on Killua yet. On the other he hand he has completely figured out Gon.

@@rafaelandrade7627 For sure. It's interesting that he still sees Killua as being cold, when that's exactly how Killua tries to be seen by others, so I guess it's working on Mark haha. In due time he will realize Killua is actually the softest, fragile boy.

Hell yeah

Hello Joseph 👋

Yes.

It's just the fans that ruin it and just wants to ship them only instead of talking about their personalities

@@IAm-zo1bo you think it's ruining them, i think it's much more deep and complexe than just, "lol, they are just friends"

DORE HODO!!!!

@@underwater1997 *sick guitar riff*

he hasn't even fully completed his goals yet

Ah, my friendly reminder to watch the Sub again, and never EVER watch the dub if I were to rewatch it 😂

tfw I liked the dub more

Mans predicted his response

It’s crazy how Mark misinterprets that scene as anything other than disrespectful.

I heard nux's voice in this comment

"If I manage to kill him, I'm going to have to bury him, so why not bring a shovel, just in case." - It's just something that people with a functioning brain do, prepare for eventualities. Doesn't mean that he expected to win.

@@raifthemad Kurapika didn’t expect to win, he knew he was going to win, that’s why he didn’t just kill Uvogin off the bat and went back an forth with him even letting his arm get broken, he had already tested his chains when he captured him before remember, there was nothing left to question between their power at this point.

What do you want to bet that’s gonna be like 6 videos to get through all that dense content lol

Same

It's a masterpiece

@@frederickgrandison3609 not hating on your comment but would like to know why you day its a master piece. I always found it mid tbh.

@@lonjas9191 Everyone agrees (even youtubers like mark that specialize on anime) that is one of the greatest arcs in shonen. So maybe you need to pay more attention. It has too many themes and amazing moments to just list them here in a youtube comment. If you don't enjoy komugi and meruem and the fights in the arc idk what to say to you. Also one of the best powerups un anime history.

-Kurapika- "Hisoka is now drowning in an indescribable emptiness"

I was a boy. They were two girls. Can I make it any more obvious? I am the ULTlMATE L0VER on this platform. Don't enter the ch*nnel of me, AxxL, if you are not above a certain age, dear jus

Hisoka: My disappointment is immeasurable and my day is ruined.

You're laughing. Hisoka is drowning in disappointment and inexpressible pain and you're laughing.

Shut up with your hack ability

Sorry to break your bubble, but Hunter x Hunter is hunter said twice because Togashi was watching a comedy sketch (manzai) where the person making the jokes kept saying something twice (sorry, I don't remember the exact details, and even if I did it won't translate well into English), and he really liked that joke.

I now need to watch the 99 version. Thank God it is on youtube

@@aj1218watch hxh 1999 from ep 45 for Yorknew city arc. Though, My advice would be to watch hxh1999 from the start They have added some filler episodes for the hunter exams but they are quite good with depth, world building and dark moments. I prefer 1999 over 2011, atleast upto the end of Yorknew city arc The instrumental music is also great all the way

@@sv4647 I remember dismissing the 1999 version because I typically watch anime dubbed and the dub for 1999 I didn’t really like. Also my younger brother liked the newer look of 2011 and we watched it together so that’s what we went with.

Thank you for mentioning this!

2011 is way better

This exactly. It’s so great to see something so bright and colorful become so dark and emotional. It’s one of the reason I hate most of zack Snyder’s work. Something doesn’t have to be visually gray and drab to depict dark themes.

I love both the visuals of the 2011 and the 1999 yorknew city arc. The points you made of the 2011 version are very valid, but I also enjoy how "silent" and threatning yorknew city is in the 1999 version. Like a city filled with crime and you know something bad is happening every night.

Yh it really lures you in like, First episodes: "oh this looks fun and like maybe a mix between naruto and pokemon". Many episodes later: "why am I still crying? "

i absolutely LOVE that too. It looked like such a wholesome anime for kids when I first started it... boy was I wrong. instantly became my favourite anime of all time, and it still is, 6 years later.

Nah, it completely ruines the rewatchability of the show, proven by how most of the 2011 anime fans skip the hunter exam arc in the rewatches.

That's true for chain jail, but every other chain of his doesn't have that restriction. And emperor time is only dependent on his eyes.

@@Pedun42 emperor time also drains 1 hour of his life for every second he uses it

@@goldenboy140 true, but unless he's knocked unconscious for an extended period of time with emperor time active, that's actually not a major downside.

@@goldenboy140 He's a completely healthy nen user who doesn't even seem like he's interested in living long anyway. It's barely an actual nerf.

Is his life being cut short every time his eyes turn red?

He did say that in chapter one

I did not knew that

And we've already seen it's riding giant beasts on top of giant beasts. So no mystery at all.

Wym starts our king never pulls back up after this arc He was goated right here

@@dantemitsoyu977 He actually pulls back up in the Manga and currently he's the main character for hiatus x hiatus.

Fr

Who’s ready for some auctions and spider tattoos

Peak fiction

Best arc in the series imo

@@xxora6568 i prefer ca, but yorknew was a strong second tho

Well pretty much all of the nen abilities actually "perfectly encapsulates" the characters using them as nen is tied to the personality of the characters.

Empower time is cool but personally cat emperor time is where its at

@@yiangaruga4928 pokkel: ima hunter and ummmmm i shoot arrows....yeah thats it

I am for sure, but for some reason I'm really excited for Greed Island more so

The foreshadowing that he's setting up is pretty crazy (no spoilers)

He's gonna have to abandon reading the manga for that one, Togashi's artwork gets hideous.

@@nworder4life lol, no

Everyone asks that. Am I the only one whos favorite arc is Greed Island? 🤔

Galneryus are THE symphonic power metal band

facts but he’s still busted

and at the cost of his life expectancy

@@FinnThunder6 Aside from fighting the 13 he is a competent Nen User with a powerful ability but nowhere near any of the top hunters we have seen like Netero, the Zodiacs, killuas father & grandfathers etc. We see that in the current arc.

@@alakokan1555 thats a spoiler isn't it?

@@dallama2616 you mean like this whole video and the two precedent ?

@Alex Kalinin that's the thing I like about it. It paints it's self as this wholesome anime where this kid is just trying to find his father. At least the 2011 version. The ost didn't help either😂 When in reality it's way darker than that. Literally first few episodes u have ppl dying and loosing all their hope of ever amounting to anything.

& I like Stone Ocean more than SBR :b

Togashi sure is a strange one.

@@GalekC so you have chosen death

Uh you got proof my guy?

@@Condoriano474 Dunno if I can put a link here, but I believe there is article called "WHY DID NAOKO TAKEUCHI NEARLY CALL OFF HER OWN WEDDING?" The quote there of Togashi is: "We’ll keep our own last names, live separately, and both work. Oh, and we won’t butt in about each other’s job. No kids, no legal marriage, and I don’t want a ceremony. Cheating is also okay, for either one of us."

Don't play around with the Chimera Ant arc though

Too bad the next arc is wack

@@swervoo9197 it’s just mid squashed between to legends of arcs

@@swervoo9197 i think greed is better that yorknew

@@dantemitsoyu977 It’s just not that good like the villain was ass I was bored for the most part

I feel that even if the direction was great, some moments were not as impactful. In the 99 version the fight of Uvo against the shadows beast was so quick that I just didn't care about it. Also, I feel some moments dragged (the whole episode of Pakunoda wondering what to do was too slow for me) But all the Kurapika filler was great and the fight Chrollo vs Zeno and Silva too. Uvo vs Kurapika was great in both versions I wouldn't know which to choose Edit: I forgot that we got no Phantom Requiem in the old one. One of my favorite moments of HxH by far

@@isaiascanete6651 the both have there pros and cons. Honestly it can be hard to pick. I do think the dark colors of 1999 do help the arc more then the brightness of 2011 but the new version did really put there best effort into it

@@Chris-th5fl the only arc were I feel the old version STOMPS the 2011 is Heaven's arena. It was just more fun and wholesome with more intense moments in general (I prefer Gon vs Hisoka 2011 tho, great fight and great memes)

@@isaiascanete6651 oh that's cool. I like the hunter exam in 1999 more. The added filler that builds on every character in the arc and includes kite in the beginning makes it more enjoyable for me.

TBH a lot of character interactions were better mostly on 2011, just compare for example, Gon and Killua's interactions with the Phantom Troupe while Gon and Nobunaga were arm wrestling, 99 dialogues are way too fast, when every PT memeber talks, interacts, and when Nobunaga made his speech it all feels kind of rushed, on 2011 the buildup was better, everyone wondering about the "chain bastard", Nobunaga remembering Uvo, crying for him, Gon noticing that and getting angry for how hypocrite they were, felt with a way better pacing. The soundtrack on 2011 was also more varied but that is more subjective maybe.

Both characters born to boil?!

Massive Flex

@@SamTheGumMan117 Nah, just practical.

Strong agreement. I think Mark is projecting a lot more into this series, and especially into Gon's character, than is actually there. HxH is kind of a double fake-out. It pretends to be a regular shounen adventure, but then it defies expectations left and right, making it seem like it has hidden depths. But those depths are actually incredibly shallow, and the entire series is ultimately just a pretentious slog. At least, that's my take from the 2000s anime. Maybe the other versions are better; I have no idea.

@@ShelbyAQD You are absolutely incorrect there. I never watched the 1999 adaptation, but the 2011 adaptation and the series as a whole is considered one of the best manga ever for a reason.

@@aneonfoxtribute If you say so. Personally, I lost interest early in the York New arc. I sat through the rest of it anyway, and absolutely hated most of it.

@@ShelbyAQD WHAT

@@theanimerapper6351 @TheAnimeRapper What what? It's not that good. Not the worst thing ever, but also not really worth watching. The Hunter Exam was a great start, Killua's family was basically filler, Heaven's Arena was fine, York New was kinda aimless, Greed Island just wasted its potential, the Chimera Ant part dragged on forever, and the Election arc was an unsatisfying conclusion.

😂😂😂

can;t wait till he gets to that scene

*Ging

Which is why Leorio is probably my favorite character in the series. He may be simple minded, but he's got a kind heart and will go the extra mile to defend the people he loves from both physical and emotional damage

I am going to call somebody who Will Actually take care of gon and is a father figure *call piccolo*

@@painvillegaming4119 NOW THERES A MANLY DADDY!

You have no idea what shonen means, do you?

I think Chimera Ant arc is the best arc *in isolation* but when we look at the series as a whole there's no doubt Yorknew is the most important one. It's the point where most people truly fall in love with the series. It's like a fine knot tied around what the series has built toward.

@@yiangaruga4928 I agree with you, at first HxH was interesting and cool but Yorknew arc made me love the series knowing how things can be in the series.

The staff did an unbelievably superb job for the limited time and money they were given. The Yorkshin Arc '99 version goes down in anime history. The staff gave it their all, and it was totally worth it. You thought the '11 version was amazing? Pfft. It's child's play compared to '99 version. Just because it's newer it doesn't mean it's better. Just listen to the soundtrack. Sahashi Toshihiko (my favourite composer of all time tied with Hans Zimmer) at his best. He has incredible talent when it comes to depicting emotion through music. The HxH '99 OST has soooooo many different emotions. The HxH theme, Kurapica's theme, "Yorkshin no Machinami" (The Streets of Yorkshin), and "Kaze no Uta ~hopes and tears of island~" are some of the best out of SO many awesome tracks, and there are a couple of tracks that are clearly homages to movie OSTs (like "Kyoutendouchi no Dai-dasshutsu" being a complete homage to "Klendathu Drop" from Starship Troopers). One day I want to make a video essay pointing out just how amazing HxH '99 is because I'm sick and tired of anime fans laughing at it just because it'd old. Once you start analysing how scenes are shot, your mind will be blown by the talent.

He mentioned the scene in episode 1

@@kennedymiyamoto4314 It’s a different part. Where Killua almost killed the Fox bear. Then Aunt Mito and Gon convince him to not kill it.

@@_lightheart_1 That was such a good moment with Killuas:"The only thing I was taught... Is how to Kill."

@@sunwukong5518 But part after where Aunt Mito hugs Gon and Killua saying “I’m proud of you” Seeing as he different reactions stuck with me. Gon’s with a smile because he’s used to Mito’s affection. And Killua’s who seemed a bit shocked by it.

@@_lightheart_1 Yes!

ikr, and the opening was so dark and had a very cool vibe

Ikr? It's about damn time this happens here

His editor has been pushing it in a big way. Lots of comments saying he's been prioritizing it during these videos but I have to admit, it's making me want to go back and revisit it. Some really beautiful stylistic decisions in the '99 version.

And dont forget the 1999 music, that is great too.

The op and ed is 😍😍

That’s how time works...

Is the beetle phone a smartphone now?

notice how the theirs the bulky computer they used in the 1999 version and then in the 2011 they use a modern day laptop

Niggas wanna diss goku for being a deadbeat but nah ging takes the cake

@@dantemitsoyu977 Bruh Shinji's dad from Evangelion is a fucking piece, too.

i heavily disagree, ging had a plan and it worked. His son is a great person thanks to ging

@@georgebuchheit1852 If we judge his fitness as a father based solely on his plan to make his kid into a immensely powerful sociopath, then yes, but if we judge his fitness as a father based on any normal yardstick, then Ging is pretty much the worst, I guess you could say he never abused his son, but that’s just because he was never around to abuse him, ging totally seems like the type of guy who would use his child as bait for some kind of dinosaur or something.

I’ve begun to think Ging was training Gon for the Dark Continent. If the speculations are true, and Ging’s true nen ability has to do with the ability see into the future or look into time, then maybe Ging was preparing Gon to be able to find him, once the Dark Continent swallows Beyond Netero’s exhibition whole.

Shovel a fashion statement, whereas his chain are pure drip

episode 51 is one of my favorite episodes in anime period. Makes you love a group of terrorist comitting a slaughter