Let us not forget after teaching Gon nen ALMOST EXACTLY 100 episodes ago Wing said "Master..I may have awakened an incredible beast"

Kurapika unknownly commited the biggest mistake in the entire show: casually telling gon about Conditions and Vows.

"I don't care if this is the end" - Giving away his life force "So I will use everything" - Giving away his Nen "I will kill you, Pitou" - The resolution Basically Gon did what Kurapika did but way worse with more severe consequences

Here we are. This is THE episode. If you see the scene where Killua is using God speed you can hear his steps while running, this is the first time in the entire show because he is so desperate he is not hiding his presence😢

10:01 it never fails. Almost every reactor tries to look over Pitou's shoulder even tho you really can't lmao.

Meleoron to Gon, episode 102: "Really? When I met you, I had the opposite reaction. I could sense a vicious beast inside you. That's why I wanted to team up. There's no limit to what you'll do."

These girls understand the message very well, it's great. They felt the same as me. This was not a Gon vs Pitou battle, it was a massacre, a tragedy in which you feel sadness and not a victory that makes you feel good. Better said impossible.

He was punching her continuously because "that's the way Kite taught him" on how to kill Chimera ants, that is, you have to destroy their heads. His anger gives the way to enforce that.

"In what situation would you hurt yourself?" "When... you can't forgive yourself." - Gon, episode 110/chapter 262. What makes this episode so special is how it brings together the culmination of so many things: Gon's character arc and insecurities, Killua's helplessness towards their relationship, Pitou's endless loyalty towards Meruem, and the Nen system that allows all of this to manifest in such brilliant and unique ways. The first thing to be noted is, when Gon says "Liar.", as his Nen starts to build up, the most surface level interpretation of this is that he is talking to Pitou and taking his anger out on her, but I believe this is only one half of it. Gon is also talking to himself there, after all he was the one who made such a big promise to both Killua and Kite that he will bring Kite back no matter what, and now he found out that he could not live up to his words. As we have seen in other episodes Gon cares very much about both the promises he receives and gives, he does not forgive anyone betraying his trust and at the same time, he would not forgive himself for failing to fulfill a promise. This was Gon's punishment to both himself and Pitou. Gon's transformation being that of an adult form is so well thought out. Think about it, throughout the whole show Gon's greatest wish was to become "strong" and not feel like a helpless child like he did when Kite saved him, and Kite was the ideal "adult" in his life, the one he was striving to be like this whole time. Nen responds to emotions, so in this moment where Gon feels more like a helpless child than ever, it is so symbolic to have his transformation be that of an adult. It's represents the ideal version of himself that he sought after, and I love there is a contrast between the transformation sequence being completely dark and monstrous, reflecting how unnatural and forceful this process is, and the actual result being brilliant and perfect. The translation was not quite accurate when Pitou says that his power is equal to the King, what they actually say is "Just as I thought, his fangs could reach the King!", calling back to their previous thought in episode 125. Regardless the comparison stands and Gon was a clear threat. What makes the beatdown so chilling is Gon's complete coldness, even when he is charging his Jajanken, there is hardly any emotion, just the cold, raw desire to kill. Even when he is finishing the job he shows no passion. He is not filled with rage but rather the emptiness of fulfilling what he believes to be his duty to Kite (and Ging by extension). The Anime's direction adds a contrast between this scene and the scene of Gon standing in front of Genthru (the Bomber)'s defeated body at the end of Greed Island, that was a triumphant victory for Gon, but this one is anything but. What adds so much dimension to this whole conflict is the sheer genuineness and depth of Pitou's devotion to the King, often we see the power of bonds and friendship aid the protagonists/heroes against their antagonists/villains, but this is a rare case where it's actually the other way around; the antagonists' bonds gave them power while the protagonists' bonds failed them, and that is such brilliant writing showing how these concepts aren't exclusive to the people we perceive as "good guys". "It's okay, it doesn't hurt. I'm not trying to be tough. I'm kind of happy... I finally get to be the same as Kite was then. I feel like I've been redeemed some." And there it is, Gon revealing his true mental state this whole time, he was trying to atone for what he believed to be his own failure to measure up. In the Manga, the panel where he says this shows a clear sadness on his face, which contrasts him saying he is "happy", because in reality he is broken. This entire time Gon could not once admit that he was hurting because he had to be strong like Kite, he can't afford to be vulnerable. And poor Killua, having to helplessly watch all of this unfold, it's almost a cruel joke for Togashi to write this scene after having Palm tell him that he is the one Gon needs the most after his emotional breakdown. But I believe this holds an important message; you cannot save someone who does not want to be saved, and you should not attach your worth to your ability to do so or lack thereof. Gon made his decision a long time ago and nothing Killua could have said would have reached him. What's done is done and Killua had to learn this the hard way. The fact that this is the first interaction between Gon and Killua since "Because this has nothing to do with you." just adds a mountain of salt to the wound. The final shot of this episode is so haunting... Gon finally revealing how much he is hurting in the last second right before being enveloped in light. This is the ultimate conclusion to Killua's "Gon, you are the light. Sometimes you shine so brightly that I have to look away.". The episode is titled "Anger X And x Light" and ends with Gon enveloped with light more than ever before, to the point where it burned him away, which I think symbolizes how this tragic turn of events was a result of Gon trying too hard to become the ultimate Hunter whom everyone could look up to, he burned too brightly and nothing was left but ashes.

Hxh chapter 131 will always be remembered in one word: Art

"You can hear Killua's footsteps" comments inbound

"but there's a huge difference between risking a life and throwing it away" kurapika was risking his life for revenge but Gon basically committed suicide

this episode is togashi tesis coming to a conclusion. A shonen hero would be a monster in the real world. Making promises that you can not upheld the hero becomes a monster once he realizes he needs to commit atrocities in order to fulfill them to be the hero it does not make sense.

In that situation "I'm kind of happy..." "I finally get to be the same as Kite was then." "I feel like I've been redeemed some." This is Togashi. The reason why I think Togashi is the best writer in Japan.

"Fun" Fact: In the entire anime, the scene at the end when Killua leaps in to save Gon from Pitou is the only time where we can hear Killua's footsteps. He was so focused on getting to Gon he didn't bother to silence his footsteps for the very first time.

I guess this was the reaction everyone was expecting. The chills, the shock, the horror, the sadness. Even if you could see it coming from a mile, everything is so well crafted that it’s really hard to not get emotional. If I had to guess, this scene is probably a big reason why everyone suggests HxH to react channels.

Damn, Milena is right Killua looking at Gon is like seeing your friend succumb to drugs and you can't help him or save him. It's so human this show. Togashi is something else.

Gon can't go into that state again, because he hasn't "used" his Nen, in a way in which it can be restored with a nap. He used his "potential Nen". He didn't have that power at that time, but he sacrificed everything he was once going to have to achieve one specific thing. You can lose Nen and it can come back, but once you sacrifice lifespan and potential, there's no going back from that. As Pitou said, "he's prepared to never use Nen again"

Rest in Peace Gon Cause of Death: Overdose of Nen

With this 2 episodes Pitou rank to almost my top 3 characters of HxH. The develop, the resilience, the resolve, such evolution from monster to human, the love towards king that even she was dead she want to protect him, the sadness towards Gon, the kidness to tell him the true. An amazing character. 10/10

17:14 Killua's scream will always hunt me

fucking genius writing. "i don't even know WHO i'm crying for at this point" is so real lol. it's just all so sad. masterpiece.

Those dissonant strings at 12:00 always make my skin crawl, makes it crystal clear how dangerous and unnatural this covenant was.

Its always so fun to see people watching this episode 😅

Before more people come harping about "mistranslation," Pitou saying that Gon's power is "now equal to that of the King" is a correct translation based on the original Japanese manga. In the manga, what Pitou says can be translated as Gon's "abilities/fangs have now reached the King," with abilities and fangs conveyed as a double meaning using furigana and kanji (like with Netero saying malice/evolution). So the phrase can be interpreted both as Gon's power level reaching the King's, and Gon's metaphorical fangs reaching the King. Emphasizing the Gon's power level makes more sense because Gon and the other humans are already viewed as threats by Pitou so letting us directly know how powerful Gon is and the level of sacrifice he must have made hits much harder.

Pitou was like "Why do I hear boss music?"

"I dont even know who I am crying for" That's a true tragedy. It is a heartbreaking moment for every single character in the scene. With this masterpiece, togashi completely upended the typical Transformation trope in manga and transformed it from a moment of triumph into a moment of pure heartbreak. Amazing story. This isn't even the best part of the story yet imo. Just wait until you're sobbing at the end of this whole ordeal 😭

20:21 I think somebody pointed it out already, but what Lola says hasn't been told in the show yet, only the manga. we've only seen kurapika using the power but none of the consequences, other than him getting tired. someone must've said it in the comments of some reaction

Gon's hair is a representation on how much he aged, imagine how long will your hair get without cutting for so many years? Now for obvious reasons they can't show the "other" hairs to get long 😂😂

the manic switching between crying and laughing is so real for this episode

Episode 131 is legendary in the anime community. Glad the two of you got to experience the magic of this episode!

"It's okay to end this now." Gon gave up everything. Killua couldn't stop it. I cry every time I see Killua's scream and Gon's expression in the last scene.

When Gon was punching Pitou over and over, the idea is that he punched her 9 times for a cats 9 lives, cause regardless of everything he’s been though he’s only just a child😕

They try to fight the pain with forced laughter but I could feel they were shaking lol

When you two start this show, i was counting the days when you two would reached those episodes. I still can't wait until you see four specifics episodes. I guess that i just wanna say that I'm so glad to see the way that both of you react to this show and how invested you guys get with the story ❤❤

Funny how the scariest thing this arc isn't the king, but Gon. The one with the most human development was the king, whereas the one with the most monstrous was Gon.

this episode was peak televesion back then, HXH is one of the greatest ever

Gon basically put a condition on himself to burrow all of his potential & nen to use it for this one fight to defeat Pitou. In doing so the trade off for that is he will not be able to use nen ever again & you can guess what else that would mean without spoiling what kind of condition he will be in afterwards. But to answer simply, no he will not have nen anymore

This episode is titled with "anger and light". We obviously see the anger, but where is the light? Remember the episode Kite was killed? That one was titled "Light and Darkness". I bet all of you understood it as "Gon is the light, shining apon Killua's darkness". Ha, now you may see the different meaning and the full circle, right? Gon appears to be the light. But the seed of true darkness was already planted inside Gon by then. After so many episode, we should found that Killua is the pure one, no matter what he thinks of himself. Killua turned out to be the true heart of the two. Killua is the light. Gon is now long gone, fully consumed by hatred and darkness. Killua is the light, which sadly cannot shine through the darkness of Gon.

Gon's situation is wayyyy more severe than you thought. LOL there's no coming back. that power is what he could've achieved if he train non stop for many years like netero. doesn't mean he'll ever be that strong but possible. it's "potentially". one of the greatest talent on earth sacrificed all of that for one specific task. to kill pitou. life force is literally your life. so he actually prepared to die after this. it doesn't matter whether he continuously using it to smack pitou or not. his fate is sealed once he transformed. the condition already set. he's as good as dead

Transformations or power ups are usually colorful and epic. Gon’s was just dark, sad and he looked like a monster, no cliche transformations here because it was not for the greater good, it was because he was mad.

it's crazy how good this past few episodes have been, and this arc is still even no where near it's peak, you both are in for a treat. Truly the greatest arc in anime/manga history.

Usually the heros get those nice and cool transformations, full of colors and happiness... but who said gon was the hero ?

God, this moment at 17:14 made me burst out into tears after realizing how much Killua cares for Gon

The mix of crying and laughing on this ep ahah beautiful

The episode we all thought about when they started reacting to this show... at least one of them for sure. FINALLY!

First time i see your channel. I got teary eyes from reliving this fantastic moment together with you and it made my day! Btw, i want to reflect that you guys are doing a really good job with deeply reflective commentary. I was immediately impressed and drawn in. Gonna stick with you for the rest of this ride!

First ever double upload? Let's gooooooo

These chapters are a masterpiece. Gon killing Pitou generates many sensations.

milena when seeing gon transform : " he isnt my boy, who is he?"

Lola when she sees grown Gon: whose mans is this?

I still remember being so excited when yall started this series, and now seeing this is very surreal. Thank you for this journey 🙏🫶

It is such a treat to have followed your reactions through this series and to finally be here at this point

Your reactions give me shivers! I never cry in front of shows but every single time I watch HxH, I am sobbing at this point, I keep watching people discovering this moment because this is so intense yet so tragic

"I don't care... if this is the end. So I will use everything, and kill you PITOU" Some of us take this phrase leading up to his transformation to be a Nen contract, he offered anything and everything in return for being allowed to use all that power until Pitou was destroyed. And now we are left to wonder what exactly the universe decides the price of this power is. This episode has fantastic music as well, loved seeing you guys shrink back from the transformation scene and later the screeching violins as he charged up his jajanken. And then of course at the end right after they destroy you emotionally with Killua screaming Gon's name it fades to white then jarringly starts playing the happy go lucky end credits music. lol

the music is so amazing, the cherry on the top for me

Aura is life force, nen is the art or discipline of controlling your aura. But the price of this contract was basically a blank check, basically like selling your soul. Kurapika’s teacher told him that breaking your nen contract can cost you your nen, causing you to lose the ability to control or access aura.

131 and 135 have got to be the best episodes of the entire show.

I was sooo dam anxious for the day of this episode

You two are the BEST 🥰 DOUBLE DROPPED EPISODE ! 🥳 Feels like chrismas morning, i'm so happy right now 🎁

Lola really understands the show

those sharp violin tugs sent fakkin GOOSEBUMPS through me and they pretty much never fail

We may have waited a long time for the reaction to this episode, but it was worth it.

One of my favorite anime episodes of all time, simply brilliant. Also, not sure if you guys take requests but have you heard of “Interview with the Vampire” the tv series? Y’all would enjoy that

The sound design in this episode is goated

the music that is following each crucial scene in this show is outstanding and always on point. Chrollo's requiem, Netero's fight, now Gon's transformation, damn, damn, daaaamn (:

"I don't care if this is the end....So I will use everything" words that if they had become...... COULD HAVE BEEN THE MOST TRAGIC ENDING OF ONE OF THE BEST SHOUNEN PROTAGONIST.

A good measuring bar for how powerful gone became is that kick. Let's remember, Pitou took a hit from freaking Netero. and she was thrown away just like that, but she still had enough special awareness to realise what happened, and enough conscience thought to come up with way to stop herself and regroop. Nothing of that this time, that kick wrecked any samples of conscience she had, to the point her last thoughts were most likely just as Gon approached her to finish the job

what i love about this transformation is that it shows how rage and vengeance lead to a path of destruction and a point of no return. He completely changed from the carefree boy that was always trying to do whats right and just wanted to find his dad, to becoming this goliath of a man who only sought destruction of his enemy. that music filled me with dread but i could feel the anger from Gon too. iconic

Since you ladies started this show I’ve been waiting for you to get here

I absolutely adore how at @9:59 you lean over to try to see pass Pito to see Gon lol adorable af

Here we go! Been waiting for this ep for so long.

I think this episode 131 is the most sad and emotional in hunter X hunter

IVE BEEN WAITING FOR THIS FOR MONTHS OMGG

Why is this video not shown in my recommendation? I can't see this video in your Playlist channel... it so weird .. what is happening 😅???

“No this is a nuclear attack” 💀

We all have been waiting for this! 👌

Was waiting for this since the beggining was a long way🔥👏🏾

One of the greatest eps in anime. Was waiting for y’all to get here. Gon got put in the top 5 protagonist with this one. At least y’all get to watch the next ep right after. I had to wait a week 😭

Sus caras en esta reaccion me trajo emociones de la primera vez que vi este maravilloso animé, simplemente increíble Gracias.

I was waiting for this epic reaction!!

12:00 The sound right here was just full of chills

Gon's rage is so unsettling, I cant even describe it in words. Not even in this episode, but starting with him meeting Pitou earlier. It's just very uncomfortable, and very uncommon for protagonists in other shows or movies.

I didn't think i'd be crying today.

M&L at 12:10 prairie dogging out of their blanket watching, kill me!

Absolute cinema

The one we've all been waiting for 🔥🔥

1 year later finally

the irony is that she sacrificed herself thinking Gon would be a danger to the king. Maybe he would have been to the King she last saw but definitely not to post rose Meruem. And as we saw with Youpi and Pouf, Meruem has the ability to take their power and use it to an even greater scale. Youpi can blow himself up and destroy everything within a couple of meters, and post rose Meruem can blow up a mountain a mile away. Pouf can sense emotion, post rose Meruem can straight up read minds. So maybe with Pitou's healing ability absorbed he could have cured the poison withing him.

Long story short: Gon's no longer Hisoka's type.

Interesting arc. The protagonist (Gon) slowly losing his humanity, whilst the King (antagonist) has been discovering his humanity, through Komugi. We learn that the royal guards have human traits too. Loyalty and sacrifice. Also, Killua whilst running to Gon, you can hear his footsteps and the noises the bushes make, when throughout the show Killuas movements have always been silent and quiet. Killuas assassin instincts were overloooked compared to his growing bond with Gon.

using the Blankets as shields is so relatable

Anime peaked here.

Yes, the pact that Gon did to claim such ultimate power, was that he'll never use it again. It's not really a spoiler anymore, but his nen days are done. Well in the anime at least it's done.

When gon can’t find daddy he becomes daddy

Been waiting for this for months

The way I've been told to understand what Gon did is that normally, with most abilities and powers, you can set conditions to make your powers more effective. Basically, the person says "Universe, i would like to set condition X for this ability, and in exchange i would like for it to be more powerful by a factor of Y, based on how restricting the X condition is". Then, because you figured it out, and set the condition/price to pay for that extra power, you get it. However what Gon did was write a blank check. He didnt set a condition and request for more power, he said "Universe, I want power Y and I'm going to take it. I dont care what condition or price X you want me to pay, as long as i pay it after I use this power to kill Pitou". Which is insane when you think about just how much power he had to take to do that

This episode has been foreshadowed pretty much since the beginning of the show, any time where Gon has acted with reckless abandon has been leading up to this moment

50:00 Killua is the light and Gon is the Anger they are parallels in a way to Netero and Zeno. When Zeno was describing Netero he said that they were like Yin and Yang; even in places/groups full of shadows like the Zoldyck family, there is a point of light (Killua). Similarly, people with bright futures, careers, or personalities like Netero and Gon have a highly condensed dot of darkness hidden, Netero and Gone revealed a lot of their darkness in the final moments of their battles. Whereas Killuna whose thoughts on himself are tough, considering himself as a Shadow of Gons brightness, has proved himself to be a genuine kind and bright person when his body was in his darkest phase.

Even though I am in a sea of ​​tears I can't stop moving with the ending. That mix between sadness and happiness.