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14:37 "Gons got so many daddy issue, so he turned himself into a daddy" - That line is epic🤣

The contrast between Killua and Gon is so well-written. Killua is gaining humanity, while Gon loses his. 🥺

19:22 Fun fact, this is the first and the last time you hear Killuas footsteps in the whole show, He lets go of his assassin background and forgets everything to save Gon.

The power up Gon gained was effectively a fast pass to his future potential as a nen user. He sacrificed his future in order to get there faster. That's why his power up was so great, to the point he was as powerful as the king. That's simply how powerful he would have been if he had properly trained to that point, hence the growth spurt into adulthood.

One of the episodes we've all been waiting for, hah. Absolute masterpiece in my opinion, from the music to the animation to the payoff. Just the heartwrenching "GON" yelled by killua at the end. Truly peak. Such a journey this show is, from the very upbeat pokemon-y vibes in the first arc, to such dark drama in parts of this arc.

the fact that Gon's voice actress is a cute small Japanese cutie who was 25yo at the time of this episode pulling off this kind of range and screams will never cease to blow me away

You know how many people were waiting for your reaction to this single episode? Episode 131 is extremely special for not only HxH, but whole anime genre. It's also sad that we are approaching the final though.

You know an MC is about to lock in when the anime switches to a manga panel 🔥🔥 peak episode

Here before someone comments on Killuas footsteps first time heard.

I feel like this was Togashi's answer to the standard Super Saiyan-esque power up that so many Shonen MCs get in their time of need, but completely flipped on its head. That's what makes me feel that Gon is essentially supposed to be the true horror of Shonen protagonists: a tunnel-visioned youth whose unwavering innocence, childishness, and selective forgiveness really is just horrifying when put under the right lense. Gon really is just a horrifying yet more understandable take on Kid Goku. Contrary to popular belief he is NOT a psychopath, because he is capable of empathy. But he doesn't have a solid system of morality and duty guiding him, which is probably due to the lack of a father figure. The same reason also explains his lack of self esteem and his harsh attitude towards himself when he fails. His selfish behavior is never coming out of a place of malice, but always the result of his constant need to prove himself. As an abandoned child he is desperately trying to justify his existence and worth.

I really liked that Pitou fully intended to fulfill their part of the deal and heal Kite even after being deceived by Pouf. To me she's the most loyal and honorable of the guards.

Gon basically did a contract like Kurapika but far more worse. 21:29 Gon finally realizes where selfishness can get him and ends up having tears of regret. What a character development. I have a lot to say about ep 131.

@14:08 That urge to look around somebody's shoulder on tv just be TOO strong some times lol. We can't help ourselves 😅

peak anime, this is why Nen gets the award for best power system, love how it all ties in and isn't just some arbitrary power up solely from anger or sadness

It's so funny the way you guys lean to side to try and see past pitou here 14:07

14:08 The trying to peak around something on screen always makes me laugh xD I have seen a lot of people do the same for that particular scene

It's incredible see how author make main character and main antagonist of arc reverse of each other when they even didn't meet each other. Meruem - who was absolute monster and evil in the beginning, and grow up to more empathic and calm person. Gon who was extremely positive and kind, ended up being one of most brutal and merciless and empty inside. 😅 Awesome. Such a talent. Absolutely genius.

14:11 every reactor tries to look over Pitou's shoulder. this fact doesn't miss haha

Idk about these comments about Gon losing his humanity. To me hes always seemed like he actually was brought down to reality and reacted incredibly human. This is a what? 12 11 year old kid, I forget his age, thrust into an adult world and guess what? He doesnt handle it very well. He pushes away Killua in his frustration, threatens someone he doesnt know because he doesn't understand what's going on so he lashes out again, and at the end gambles it all away for a little revenge if that isn't the most human thing to do idk what is. I thought the point of the arc was to show the 2 sides of humanity with Gon being the emotional more illogical side and Killua the more logical while not emotionless side. So to say Gon lost his humanity kind of defeats the purpose for me, even though his decisions are horrible and sometimes impulsive these are still very human reactions. Anyways great reaction

This is peak rage in anime. So many animes have tried but failed to exceed Gon and his demon mode because he didn’t just get angry and become ungodly powerful. He traded everything for it .

Netero: "Do you think I need a hand to pray?" Gon: "Do you think I need an arm to punch?"

You've finally one of seen my personal favorite hxh episode. The art style was beautiful when he first transforms, killua's sadness as he watches his friend throw it all away made me nearly cry just watching. The ants are gaining their humanity, while Gon and Netro throw it all away to become a monster greater then the ants genuinely near perfect episode honestly.

“i don’t care if this is the end” is always chilling

14:07 LMAO the lean over

I ALWAYS cry at 130-131 and 134, 135, and 136. I cried this time around too. Gon sacrificed his unparallel future potential and all his talent for this one chance at revenge. This is the motiff of this whole arc. Human vs Monster, and while we saw Meruem's rise to light, we saw Gon's descent into darkness. The thing is... these things about Gon have always been there, but you don't pay much attention to them. Gon's moral compass is screwed, it all depends on whether he considers you a friend or not, it's not tied to logic which makes him terrifying. There is a reason why Hisoka felt a sense of kinship with Gon, and in fact, 131 vs is it episode 30 or 31? but Hisoka says similar words. Hisoka tells Kastro "Here, you can take it." when Kastro threatens to take it, and Hisoka ends up losing his right arm and also uses it (albeit his other arm) to attack Kastro, in a way, you could say Gon took that from him. Gon has been called "a monster" by several characters in HxH but when you see it you don't take it seriously, you say "yeah, he's super strong" even though Gon's "wins" come with severe loss. Gon acts like a real child, and many people didn't like him because of it, because he seemed "simplistic", he isn't written badly, he's wrriten like a 12 yo who's always had his way and has not experienced loss. Idk, at this point I'm rambling, but this is probably the best arc in any shounen animanga I've seen/read. It makes sense why Gege Akutami is obsessed with HxH, why so many mangakas LOVE Togashi and his works. He's a fantastic writer. Oh! Before I forget, you've probably noticed already, but decisive HxH fights when it comes to the MCs are NEVER a fight, they're always an execution.

Pitou is such an amazing villain, not only are her powers incredible, but her character is so complex and unique even in the world of Hunter X Hunter.

In Japan, Gon is compared to a Super Saiyan and is called ``Super Gon-san.''

This is it. This is the one we were waiting for ever since y’all started. The heartbreaker. One of the Gold-Standard, Grade A, 100% Prime Angus Crashouts of all time.

Pitou is so honorable man, she not only threatened Gon to protect the king, but also she gave Gon a reason to kill her and get ride of all those negative emotions

Been waiting for this episode since you started HxH. This episode is a masterpiece of anime and really enjoyed your reaction to it.

The Chimera Ant arc... where the monsters learned humanity, and humanity showed its monstrosity.

The piano cover of Hyoti Ittai in the black and white scene gets me every time. Absolute masterpiece of an episode.

"He was tired of searching for daddy, so he decided to become daddy". I saw someone say this once and its hilarious.

“I’m so glad I am the one that he will kill.”- Pitou

Killua's Godspeed doesnt really have condition. It just uses A LOT of aura to maintain so he can only stay in that state for so long.

Everytime I watch this episode, it always gets me, hearing Killua cry or "GON!!!!" Like he's afraid of losing his friend 😥😞

In a way, all the peak moments through the arc are made like that because of all the build up during the slow episodes. Gon/Pitou & Netero/Meruem was as effective as it was because we’ve seen both sides of the conflict every step of the way from the start. They wouldn’t have had the same effect if the arc was just a battle gauntlet. It’s like Togashi took what he did in York New and stepped it up to a bigger scale. Peak anime ngl

Been waiting for this one. The prediction Ange had about Gon finally comes to fruition. This and Netero v. Meruem are my favorites.

Every single person who has seen you reacting to HxH has been waiting for ONE SINGULAR MOMENT. The infamous HxH 131. You mentioned several of the other insane moments throughout the ant arc and you're absolutely correct in how hype they all are but 131 is the moment we all still wait for. FUCK THAT WAS GOOD. As always, your reactions are super fun. I enjoy you noticing many of the small things throughout the shows, asking questions and also accepting that you'll probably have top wait for an answer after an ep or arc. Super great stuff.

I'm waiting this for so long, we so happy you guys finally reach this ep of hxh!! 🥺

I've been waiting for you too see this! So hype!

Literally have been waiting for this reaction since y’all STARTED HXH. I go back to this episode sometimes when I need a good cry 😢😢😢

I’m glad you’ve gotten this far . I enjoy rewatching these anime with you guys . It’s so interesting to hear what you guys pick up on and how it differs to my perceptions. Art is different for everyone. This is SS teir fiction and storytelling

I’ve watched people react to this episode so many times in youtube. Many people are screaming out of pure enjoyment of watching Gon power up and beat Pitou’s ass. The ones I always enjoy the most are the ones who see how tragic this tragic this episode really is.

It makes more sense when you remember that Nen is alive and conscious. The interesting thing here is that unlike Kurapika who consciously made a deal with his nen and outlined specific conditions to follow. Gon just said to his Nen "I don't care what I have to do, she needs to die" and his Nen took what it needed Same for Pitou, she didn't make a condition to keep fighting after Death. She said "surpass your limit and dance", but she said it with such a strong conviction that upon her death, her Nen considered death to just be another limit to surpass

this is just peak anime it is such an amazing episode i can't even put it into words

First time I saw you do the cover for the intro! So dope!!!!

thanks for the editors for not cutting out the important parts this time 😂

Gon couldn't care less about the king, so I don't think he was thinking about him when he transformed. He was entirely focused on Pitou. Anyway, one of the best anime episodes ever. Great reaction!

I'm gonna answer some of the question about this one-of-a-kind episode for you guys and for those who don't know yet. The thing that happened to Gon is called "VOW and LIMITATIONS". He basically put a restriction(vow) on himself/Nen abilities so that it became that strong and the limitation/s is that he can/will only use it against Pitou. What Gon did was basically the same with Kurapika with one minor difference. It's like Gon and Kurapika both wrote a cheque to "Nen" and basically said "give me power and I'll pay you for it", but the difference is that Kurapika put down a price, which is his death, Gon on the other hand gave a blank one(in this case, it's his powers and abilities plus his life force) and said "take whatever you want just me me power". Gon's body matured/aged like that because the incoming power is so strong that his teen body wouldn't have been able to handle it so the Nen basically aged it for him so hand he can house all of that power. And yes, what happened with Pitou is called "Nen after Death". Pitou's dedication and loyalty to the king is so great that Nen turned Pitou into a puppet with the goal to kill Gon. And no, even if Gon survived that explosion, he won't be able to use that power against Meruem because his "limitation" is that he will kill Pitou and Pitou only. I'm not exactly sure what would happen but I'm sure Gon lost all of his powers and abilities(don't know if this is spoiler since its gonna be shown next episode I believed). And this wasn't really implied but when PItou said that "his powers is now equal to the King", Pitou is talking about pre-Rose(bomb) Meruem since Pitou don't know about the King dying and then absorbing/combining with the other two royal guards that made him more powerful than before and even if Gon would be able to use his powers against Meruem, it would be equal at best IMO since Meruem is still evolving and Gon is basically is at his max. The power that Gon received is all of his potential and his peak if he trained constantly for a long time. This is long but I hope it helps. Good reaction. CHEERS!!!

The after death part was mentioned by Sphinx at the end of the York New arc, that nen enforced by powerful emotion persists after death as a curse (the reason they couldn't kill Kurapika)

What’s truly terrifying is imagining Gon training and progressing his Nen for decades to complete mastery and naturally achieving his “Adult Gon” form. He’s already a one-in-a-million Nen prodigy with this much power at like 12 years old. In a few decades he could maybe become the strongest Nen user of all time.

What I love a lot about this episode is that it really depicts the fact that gon is in fact still a 12yr old child, he was in complete and utter denial about kite’s death, had a mental breakdown with the blame, and then threw his life away without a second thought. It’s a call back to what killua said that there’s a difference between risking ur life, and throwing it away, kurapika risks his life while gon does the opposite. Him losing his humanity is a call back to zeplies appraisal that he doesn’t care about right and wrong which is why he was willing to kill komugi for his own gain. It’s also why people suspect that if he wasn’t already friends with kurapika that he would’ve accepted the phantom troupes invitation if he found them interesting enough, hell his best friend was an assassin and killed numerous people and he didn’t bat an eye. That’s y I love gons character in this show

My favorite part about the situation with Gon is this is exactly what happens when you have the anime trope of you can get great power for great sacrifice....and the main character is 12-14. A lot of shonen playing out in reality would end up being nightmares just because of the reality of child psychology and the fact they get BIG emotions from traumatic events they're not ready for and have never even felt before. Its why I always enjoyed how Gon is both a great example of the headstrong shonen protagonist and also an amazing deconstruction of it too. This is what happens when you mix the shortsightedness of an insanely hardheaded and emotional child with a system that basically incentivizes being as singleminded as possible.

Yeah, i really like Pitou, they are the one guard that understood how much Komugi meant to Meruem. This sense of preciousness gave them empathy that it was lacking before. They are genuine when talking to Gon, now its understandable why Gon is doing this.

😢 I still tear up watching this... "Daddy issues so he turned into a daddy himself" 😂 made me spit out my drink!

waited so long for this reaction🤩

The moment Pitou stood up despite being smashed to pieces by Gon: this is her post-mortem nen. Basically a restriction she put onto her own Nen and that assured that she will still be able to fight when she is dead. Ofc that doesn’t work for long but being only able to activate when you are dead is already a big limitation and therefore powerful enough to make it happen. In the manga we see more cases of post-mortal nen later on

Angelo ahead of his time, by telling "Nen Beast"... Just wonderful...

The eps we’ve been waiting for is finally here 😃❤️

Last look gon gave to killua is mad iconic Edit: besides that, there was always signs of gon’s monster intent, wing said it, the guy that helped them in pawn shop said, even hisoka sensed, and it’s crazy because gon is not really a psychopath but his moral compass is twisted, all you need to do is become his friend and he’ll let you slide on anything What’s also funny is that gon contradict himself, he told Chrollo how can you kill ppl you don’t even know, yet he literally threaten komgui’s life, that right there implied that, he was NOT the gon we met

🥳🥳🥳 You did it guys!! What a banger episode! 🥳🥳🥳 For sure an episode of the AGES. Every single person who watched HxH and is watching you guys was for sure mega hype to arrive here. And now we rember back to where we started. How far we have come

“ his fangs may reach the king yet “ was far colder and more accurate

God damn we’ve been waiting for this one. It’s epic to see your reactions, greatest arc of all time for me. There’s a few more amazing moments to come.

Peak x Peak. Togashi was cooking hard through this arc, amazing reaction btw, love your videos.

The fact so much of this is foreshadowed so early makes it so beautiful and tragic. I love that you guys pick up on the fact that Gon's transformation is not something to be celebrated, like it would be in Dragonball. Its gut wrenching that this 15 year old boy is willing to literally trade his life just for some revenge.

Carlie was spot on when she compared Netero vs Meruem to Gon vs Pitou. She noted the missing limbs and the explosion at the end. But there's also the skull-like imagery that Netero and Gon share. A skull appears behind Netero before he unleashes the bomb, and Gon's face resembles a skull when he's transforming and he yells "Pitou!".

You nailed it early on in the show about how the limiters placed would allow for stronger power being pulled out being a cool addition to the powers. I know many of us waiting on this episode were thinking of how you would react. Really is a cool idea behind the power though that allows just a ridiculous amount of power at a huge cost. It is like a Kiss/curse, with the more powerful of a power, the equal curse is needed without limits, but it needs the will power to even put that condition in place. Can't just half-heartedly create a powerful one though.

To me, HxH 2011 episode 131 is the best anime episode I've ever watched. From start to finish... it has everything. Immaculate pacing, the intensity and emotions, the animation, music and voice acting, the dynamics and drama, the payoffs and consequences.

Gon is an example of one of the few times we see a goody goody shounen MC truly lose themselves. Usually, there's always someone or something to bring a shounen MC back to their senses before they go too far. Gon is one of the goated shounen MCs for me because the writer went to a place other shounens won't.

If you're willing to bet it all and gain a power up, would you want to be equal in power to your opponent or greater? If Gon were equal in strength to pitou, there's no guarantee he'd win.

THE WAIT IS OVER I GET TO SEE YOUR REACTIONS YSSSSSSSS

all i can say is Finallyyyy, best episodes ever, Gon is such a well written character

I was waiting to see your reactions to this ep since the day you guys started hxh

Ep 131 lives down in infamy as one of the best episodes in anime history! Absolutely phenomenal from start to finish!

wow, the time has come! one of the best anime episodes to ever drop! thank you guys for reacting ❤❤❤❤

So, the show doesn't really explain this, but the thing the Gon gave up as the condition was his "potential". Throughout the series, every major teacher and observer of Gon have mentioned that Gon has more potential than anyone. As Killua mentions, the form you see here would have been something Gon could have achieved naturally if he had trained for several decades. That's why Gon specifically could get such a big power up from this condition. Hypothetically, if say, Pitou had made the same sacrifice, it wouldn't have been nearly as strong because they were already near the peak of their potential. Such a good episode man.

You guys are *seriously* underestimating humanity’s potential for malice.

18:25 I just realized that Gon’s hair represents his boundless enhancer nen. By burning through his life energy, he essentially gained endless nen, which is why you never see an end to it.

I have waited what felt like forever for this

The episode I was waiting for you guys to react since you started from episode 1. Peak!!!!

14:06 THE LEAN. I've watched dozens of reactions of this episode. EVERYONE does the lean.

Finally they reacted to this episode is one of the best in hxh

Also, at the beginning of this arc, Netero mentioned that he stopped being the most powerful hunter some time ago. So leaves you wondering who is stronger and how many there are if there is more than one. He was 120 years old, not too shabby for an old man lol.

man, this episode gives me chills everytime

Like many other people here have said, I've been waiting so long to see this episode happen. This series is so amazing, from start to finish, but this is truly the peak episode. Still quite a bit left to go!

I understand the issues that Ange has with the development between Gon and Kite but I really believed is more about Gon's way of seeing things and injustice than time spend together (even though I belive they spend some good time together). If you think about Rengoku and Tanjiro for example, it's way faster. They spend less than a day together basically. Both of them, Gon and Tanjiro, have a traumatic experience over the deaths of these characters and it comes with a big sense of guilt and the realization that they are weak. It stucks with then. I think that Kite even spends more time with Gon and Killua on a routine basis because they're were investigating the ants and covering a lot of land. I was happy that you guys enjoyed the way it payed off in this episode, but I think the criticsm over their relationship is a bit unffair. And besides, Gon is really young and it is his first time reacting to a loss of someone that he grew fond of. Love you guys! Sorry for my English, I am Brazilian. Your reactions always help me feel better, so thanks from the bottom of my heart! ❤

I dont think Pitou made an after life nen condition. It was more of her will to protect the king and the loyalty to him is so great that her nen manifested temporarly after death.

The contrast between mereum and gon, the ant becoming more human and gon becoming more of a monster is great

one of the best anime episodes ever created, a masterpiece

THE SHREDDED IS BACK!!!!! but sadly with a huge backfire. Also another missed detail is when Gon says "let's go outside I don't want to destroy this place" it's a Dragon ball reference when Goku fight Vegeta for the first time and tell him to go somewhere alone for the same purpose

Gon transforming into an adult as he makes a brutal decision based on an extremist childlike point of view is still one of the best examples of irony I’ve ever seen in Shonen.

The aura in this episode from Gon can replicate the inside feelings sometimes people get against others from heinous acts. Like if somebody was to kill your father, mother or child. The sense this gives me is that, that if somebody was to kill a very important person in your life and lead you on as to they were still alive, just to turn around after they got what they wanted to say they were really dead and showed you the proof. there is absolutely no doubt in my mind why Gon snapped beyond reason. Also everybody says "Gon traded his life force for his full Nen potential, but no.. Pitou clearly states that he has forced his body to mature TO A POINT at which it's able to defeat her (and her being the strongest next to the king from being punched by him and surprised that she survived, shows that he just went enough to do so). Netero is how many years old and while not at his full potential was a very strong adversary to the king, Gon's true full potential has yet to be shown.

We all gotta remember that Pitou is a king’s guard, and they are hardwired to protect the king above all else. When Gon became as powerful as him, all logic flew out the window and they only saw a threat to eliminate before his power could be tested against the king, even though if they were thinking clearly I’m sure they’d understand that Gon is operating on a grudge against them, not the King.

amen!!! glad you made it to the most iconic episode of the show

I just wanna say that the peak parts wouldn’t be peak if it wasn’t for the meticulous build up and excellent writing

the moment weve all been waiting for...

Remember what Kite said in the beginning: always go for the head of the ants. That is what Gon is doing right there, smashing Pitous skull over and over.

With the writing not just the ants hinting at a human side but from the get go killua who ws raised to be an emotionless assassin becoming a good guy and in this moment he knew gon was gonna lose it and gove in to darkness that's why he rushed to stop him