.. I could watch videos of ppl talking about HXH all day long

The only thing I hate about Hunter x Hunter is the Hiatus x Hiatus.

"One Togashi's biggest strengths is his subtlety." Immediately cuts to a scene from Gon vs Pitou.

Episode 1 impression : Oh yeah let's go on an exciting fun filled adventure!!! 112 Episodes later : "This isn't what I was given to expect." - Zeno Word.

Is there any franchise that has so many diverse videos saying "here's another thing that makes this franchise so incredibly special" than HxH?

lets pray for togashi health, so he can finish that arc without interruption so the anime can follow

The real question hunter x hunter fans should be asking is, What can us the fans do to bring this masterpiece of a show back on the road? A go fund me? Write thousands of letters to Togashi? WHAT MUST I DO TO GET MY FAVORITE SHOW EVER BACK?!

"Go Watch HxH" - I've watched it "if you already saw it, go watch it again" - I've watched it 3 times oh, and i read the manga over 10 times, bcs who the hell need hobbies.

One thing I really like about this community is how healthy it is. Every hunterxhunter fan has a mutual agreement with everything. No arguments about a bad a character, or who’s more powerful. Everyone just agreed that eveything is masterfully done

It's kind of annoying that Kite wasn't in episode 1 of the 2011 anime, but considering how that anime was structured it would have killed the pacing.

Holy shit. HxH is basically just a really good D&D campaign.

A solid breakdown of something that really makes HunterXHunter special. Makes me wanna go back and rewatch it now even though I just finished it last fall. Haha. But your video also made me think about the openings to HunterXHunter and how they also interestingly follow this progression to a degree. Like with the arcs, the openings build from ones that are pretty standard Shonen affairs to much more dense and uniquely themed ones. There's also a lot of overlap of animation in between the first few, reinforcing the idea that their arcs flow into one another like you said. And of course then there's the fact that the same song is used for each; something very unique to Anime in general.

the building of every piece and the slow evolution of the chimera ant arc being like a board game in a way was put into literal terms with gungi which is a striking visual & textual metaphor about the progression of the chimera ant arc in a way

I am a simple man, i see a HxH video, I click

Hunter x Hunter has impacted me more than any other anime. I've re-watched it so many times, and yet I still cry at the same scenes every time because I'm so emotionally attached to the characters. I watched it for the 6th time yesterday, and cried on the last episode because I was sad the long journey of two incredible boys was over. Also, I'm aware that the manga is ongoing but I am refraining from watching it right now because I don't want to put myself through the pain of having to wait for a chapter for a couple months or even years. Apparently no chapters have come out for the entirety of 2019. Yikes... HxH is such a masterpiece, I hope Togashi will be able to finish it...

Aah, yes. I remember letting out a big satisfied sigh after finishing watching fullmetal alchemist: brotherhood and thinking; With this and Hellsing Ultimate being so motherFU#####!!!! good, someone should totally remake Hunter x Hunter, since the manga is still going. And then, year after that.. Life is just so beautiful sometimes. 😭

Hunter X Hunter is the most underrated masterpiece ever.

You can flyyyyy again!

Gohan Gohn Gon Holy sh-

AHHHHHHHHHH YEAAAAAAAH BOOIIIIII YOU KNOW THIS VIDEO ABOUT TO BE FILLED WITH THEM #TRUEFACTS!!!!

We are so lucky that there is such a great adaptation to execute Togashi’s amazing story.

I just watched this series this week and your explanation of the end helped me understand why I loved the ending so much. Well more in depth, it just tied EVERYTHING together, but left room for new arcs. It was truly a joy to watch, and they did a good job of kind of voicing viewers opinions of Ging during the election ( about being a deadbeat, etc) but made Ging seem like everything we expected, and once Gon and him talked it was how I wanted to see it end.

Urgh I love HxH so goddamn much ... I wished there were more people doing videos for it and showing its brilliance! I mean, seriously, I got SMARTER watching this show, taking into aspect what an enemy might think during a particular exchange, learning how tactics works etc. If anyone wants to be a writer, pls, watch this show, it will help you write fight scenes and dialogue so much better!

After watching HxH 2011, I went and watched HxH 1999 and it filled a lot of holes for me, especially about Gon's mental breakdown. It made more sense for Gon to react to Kite's death the way he did if they had a previous connection from the first episode

Yeah!! I hadn’t realized just how disconnected a lot of the Dragonball arcs were until you pointed it out. The only arcs that actually bleed into each other are the Piccolo Daimo/ 23rd Tenkaichi arcs and the Saiyan/Freeza arcs. I also hate the fact that almost every important emotional character development happens during a time skip. We never see Goku and Chi Chi’s relationship get to blossom. We never learn how Krillen managed to get with 18 or how Vegeta grew closer to Bulma. Hell we don’t even really see Krillen and Goku’s friendship develop in the 21st Budokai arc, we just see Krillen being less of an asshole after Goku encourages him to beat up the guy from his hometown who used to bully him.

Best shonen of all time

One thing I like about HxH is that it doesn't feel artificial. It feels like an actual story that the characters (which are amazing) are just living their lives and doing their thing. When there's a new arc you feel like the characters are just continuing their journey but not the previous arc was a success and the writer desperately wants to throw some new plot to the story for the sake of writing it. Sure some characters in HxH have exaggerated personality but it's way more plausible compared to other shows. I've seen characters with incomprehensible stupidity. It's like the writers treat us as morons that couldn't understand the plot whatsoever.

My favourite anime :)))

The fact how everything happened is connected is what make HxH realistic in my opinion, even tho it's in a alien world with a bunch of quirky characters

This series feel like something out of a well-developed novel instead of a typical shounen manga. So subtle yet powerful

Go READ Hunter X Hunter, the new arc and arcs after the 2011 anime have a very different tone and direction, but are all very interesting plus the Hisoka vs Chrollo fight~ (and what happens right after it e.e)

You are so right with the worldbuilding, I like how flexible the characters are. Like how some ppl are doing some important stuff while the MCs are going through an arc.

One thing I never understood about the hunter exam arc was that hisoka was NEVER intrigued by hanzo in the slightest. Despite the fact that he showed potential to be damn there as strong if not stronger than hisoka in the future after mastering his nen because he was only 18. HANZO WAS SO OVERLOOKED I LOSE SLEEP BECAUSE OF THIS

I highly recommend my fellow hunter x hunter fans go watch Togashi's previous work "Yu Yu Hakusho" as well, he is truely a master at characterization. both of the anime he's created are probably in my top 3.

The only thing is dislike about Hunter x Hunter is how it makes everything else feel extremely shallow and uninteresting. After rewatching the chimera ant arc I continued watching My Hero Academia and was in the middle of the tournament arc. And it felt incredibly childish and devoid of any depth. There is just no comparing to Hunter x Hunter. FMA: Brotherhood also doesn't compare.

I already watched it 2 times...... But I'll what it next year again ITS JUST THAT GOOD. Speaking about good things, THIS VIDEO!! Amazing job dude

Everytime I watch a HxH video I CAN'T HELP but go rewatch the entire thing. Well, there goes my social life again

Similar to Gon and Killua not being able to finish their training before fighting with it is exactly what happens in naruto shippuden when naruto is developing the rasenshuriken, he is interrupted by hearing about kakuzu and has to use it unfinished, which then leaves him out of commision for a while in the story, but then he completes it in time for the pain arc or destruction of konoha arc which he is part of and preparing for, but is more focused on what is happening with the side characters' struggles with fighting the paths of pain, but then Naruto comes back in sage mode and beats the hell out of pain.

That's what i love about HxH. Every arc is so different yet so connected

HunterxHunter is the -second- best shonen anime ever written.

I love that this seamless natural progression throughout the story makes it truly feel like an adventure. There's no point where it feels like something has interrupted Gon and Killua's adventure, but rather it's all a part of their journey, an example being the transition between the Yorknew Auction to the Greed Island arc.

Pretty nice summary! Transitions and cohesion are Togashi's bread and butter. Out of curiosity, did you take some inspiration from Aleczandxr's Heaven's Arena video for this? Some points you make are pretty similar and you both have common ground in admiring transition between these two videos.

The transition from election fo continent goes as following: Netero’s will is mentioned saying he personally wanted to go to the dark continent and the zodiacs fullfilles that request etc etc and it geniusely ties in

So I was wondering if you could do a character analysis video. I really enjoy those I would love to see one with Knuckle but honestly anyone would be dope

can you talk about one punch man in relation to netero, meruem, and komugi? i'm talking about their relative invincibility and reasons for fighting. their goals in relation to their abilities and interactions with each other and the world. how they progress through their lives/the series. kinda vague, i can elaborate, i think you'd be able to produce a really great video about it

Another example of great progression in a story would be One Piece, but that is largely due to its simplistic world structure

Thanks for explaining me why i enjoyed HxH more than any other shonen.

To be fair Naruto has also a good narrative from arc to arc. Not as good as HxH, but not as bad as Dragon Ball. It starts with Zabuza, a mission that forces team 7 to work together and makes naruto experience friendship for his first time (that will be important for his confrontation with Gaara). In the Chuunin exams Orochimaru kills Sarutobi but gets a serious handicap. The leaf village searches for Tsunade to have her become Hokage, but Orochimaru also needs her to cure him. After her refusal Orochimaru can only accelerate his plan to "kidnap" Sasuke, and sends the Sound 4 to pick him up. The only transition that wasn't 100% natural is from the Land of Waves to the Chuunin Exam, but this does not make Naruto's narration forced or unnatural.

You should read the manga. It's worth your time ;)

I love every time you show mha clips cause i just can't stop thinking about how Deku's appearance is just Gon and Killua mixed, it's great

The reason Hunter x Hunter is so amazing has a direct correlation to how amazing Togashi is. Just think of all the small tidbits of knowledge from a diverse set of skills and trades thrown in the show. I can tell how much he loves learning and finding ways to incorporate it in the show.

Since I wasn't an avid fan of anime when I first watched Hunter x Hunter (and believe me, HxH definitely fanned that flame big time), I didn't realize arcs existed, mostly because I was inexperienced and all the animes I had seen before were only around an arc long. And I didn't realize they existed after watching Hunter x Hunter either, until I saw people talking about it, because the plot was so fluid and interconnected I didn't realize it was divided into larger plotlines. I also didn't realize Hunter x Hunter was really divided into seasons and not arcs, because the website I binged it on never listed the episodes as being in seasons, and so about a year later when I learned my dad had begun watching it on Netflix, I asked him "Oh, what arc are you on?" instead of "Oh, what season are you on?" because of those two reasons.

Star wars and Hunter x Hunter are my favorite shounen.

I feel like sooo many people are misunderstanding Gon's personality, saying that he is so selfish. Gon is selfish??? Oh my god, I've never seen him that way and I can't imagine any Japanese see him that way. He always gets mad for others, putting aside his OWN GOAL, to find his father. If he was just a selfish shit focusing just on his own goal, he'd NEVER risk his life for others, like asking Kurapia to put the chain into his heart too, or trying to sacrifice goddamn EVERYTHING to revenge Kite against Pito. Of course, he is not perfect at all. Rather any character in this show is not perfect, anyone has kinda flaws, weakness, or dark side. That's why the story and characters are so entertaining and kinda realistic, and that's why Gon often says he couldn't come this far alone!, which shows that he is kinda humble. I feel like it's totally wrong!! especially when someone points out the dodge ball episode as an example of Gon's selfishness. Do you really think about Killua's feeling?? Killua had never had any friend before he met Gon, who was the FIRST one that accepted the way he is without any fear or doubt about his family background, and eventually became the best friend EVER! Gon noticed Killua's hand messed up and also obviously he noticed he was hiding his injure without saying anything about it. You know why Killuea was hiding it? Of course because Killua didn't want Gon to say something like "Oh, your hands are messed up, now we should change our way". Killua did want Gon to believe him, and Gon responded to Killua, saying to Tsezguerra that Killua is the only one that I can do this with. My eyes are blown off. What Gon said to Tsezguerra was exactly what Killua wanted to hear from Gon. This scene is not the one showing you Gon's selfishness, but the one showing development of their true friendship!!

Bless Mathwiz our Shonen Star Child

My god.. Over the span of my love of anime, i've watched HxH through 2-3 times I believe, and spent a LOT of time watching this anituber's dissect the show AND YET STILL I had 3 seperate "Oh holy shit, I never noticed that!!" moments from this you bring up in this vid. God this show is a masterpiece.

If only HxH released more than one volume a year, it could be the best series out there.

I feel like only a few shounen achieve this much complexity in their storytelling. When I think I understood a certain topic or connect a certain scene to a previous one, I already feel so happy. But then I see videos like this and I get my mind blown from the depth of the points made. One can like and appreciate HxH, but I feel like you need to possess a certain level of intellect to grasp the ingenuity and to truly understand HxH. Yoshihiro Togashi is a mastermind.

Yes they pointed at a fight from manga in Heavens Arena

Love HxH and love these vids just as much! Keep up the work. I think this is one of your best yet!

i think this is your BEST VIDEO TO DATE... 10/10... SIMPLY OUTSTANDING.

When he tells you to go watch it again. But you just got done with your 3rd rewatch

I just completed my rewatch of HxH, do I need to watch it AGAIN? xD

I've watched the 2011 version three times already... Guess imma have to watch the 1999 version

It is worth my time to watch it again. I am currently watching it again for the nth time now, but this time I am making my friend watch too :D

I'm rewatching it right now with the dub. After that I'll rewatch it again with out waiting every week!

the arc transition in hxh are smoooooth af

Another example of a show changing MC that I think did this well would be sangatsu no lion (march comes like a lion)

I see HxH i click

I’ve already watched it for the second time and it’s still so good

I love watching your videos like these. even when I don't actually like the anime, hearing your reasoning and passion on a subject is just a wonderful time. it's still weird to me. I've watched hours and hours of youtubers explaining how wonderful this show is but I just CAN'T seem to enjoy it. I don't get it. I like the genre, I like the themes it uses. hell it has to be great, even searching 'I don't like hunterXhunter' just gets you hundreds of videos on why you SHOULD like it, without a single result agreeing with me. and this is the internet, everything's hated. It's not like I haven't tried. I've tried watching it before, but it just doesn't hook me. wish I could see what everyone else likes about this. I've tried, I just can't find a way to like the characters or themes or arcs. but at least I can enjoy other people's passion and enjoyment of it.

everything you mentioned was so true, you made so many good points in this vid!! hunterxhunter is literally one of the best animes of all time, and all of the connections and flows between arcs & characters make it so!

Oh I need you to make more of these videos until the next season is released...................... You make me understand more why I love Hunter Hunter and why it hits differently.

i remember watching season 1 OVER and OVER and OVER again because only season 1 was on netflix than i got bored and when i came back to the anime BOOM 5 seasons

I've watched Hunter x Hunter 10 times now and this video just got me in the mood to go watch it for the 11th time.

THANK YOU! I hate when the supporting cast doesn't get to branch off from the main character. This isn't an anime, but in Steven universe is a prime example of why I hate this. He HAS to be in every episode otherwise it's not his show right? It would make no sense for Gon and or Killua for fix all the issues, because they can't. Also, it allows for the other characters to grow, or be fleshed out.

Probably my favorite HxH analysis video out there. Others can be too wordy or too unfocused. Thanks a lot!

Amazing content dude

your videos are so interesting, and your voice is perfect for this type of discussion analysis. i can see amazing potential in you, your gonna be an amazing youtuber one day : )

Very well made, entertaining, and strong! I really enjoyed this video and I do recommend you do check the Dark Continent Arc because I did feel it had rough transition compared to every other arc. Also I'm really glad you brought up Gon's brighter nature, which I also felt started to be almost forgotten by the fandom.

Great video as always

But Kite isn't dead, Togashi has much more for him as Chimera Ant Queen Kite.

another excellent video. Quick question, do you think the Hunter x Hunter anime will ever continue once the manga finally get far enough forward?

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Simple person I see a mathwiz video I click it

I sure as hell love a good HxH video. Well done. And yes, the current "Succession Contest Arc" and the Dark Continent Arc have a SHIT TON of foreshadowing leading us to them. The current world building is also astonishing good which helps to enhance early parts of the story. Please read what's happened so far, it's just as cinematic in the manga as in the anime. Just make sure to have some HxH OST running in the background!

I'm currently rewatching hxh and now all my recommendations are about hxh. Can't say I'm disappointed as I found this video.

Really interesting analysis on the narrative of HxH and I'm interested in watching some of your other videos, but I noticed that you didn't talk about One Piece which I guess it's because you haven't seen it or else you would probably also be comparing the smooth transition that each story has.

Killua is my favorite character (obviously)

I MISS THIS SHOW SO MUCH

watching this video made me realize that this really is my favorite anime. even though i only just got into it a few months ago and finished it recently, the writing stands out so much from other shounen anime. it's independent, it's unique, and it's unflinchingly horrific in a different way than other shounens. naruto is fucked up for sure, but it's societal corruption has much more narrow structured and narrow perspectives, leading people to have very conflicting opinions about things like in-world politics, while hunter x hunter presents everything in a much more objective and honest way that i deeply appreciate. as someone whos loved anime my whole life, and especially as a writer, hunter x hunter is really a diamond in the rough.

Dear Mathwiz, I'm addicted to watching analysis videos of movies, TV shows & animation. This breakdown of my 2nd most favorite anime of ALL time is utterly brilliant & profound! GRATITUDE!

Hardest part about hunter hunter is when the chimera ant arc ends so close to the final episode and you have to accept that the series ends in 12 episodes but there’s no way the story can possibly conclude in such a short time, and then you get to the last episode to be like “yep I was right how could they end such s good show in 12 episodes” “now I gotta wait a thousand years for the anticipated (Dark Continent Arc)” ... I mustn’t read the manga I’ll wait...

Yo I'm watching hunter x hunter for the first time right now. I'm at like episode 132 or something. Love this video, if it wasn't for your videos I never would have started watching the japanese episodes, since I stopped once I was out of dub episodes. So yeah. But fam, let people know there are spoilers!

EVERYTHING IS CONNECTED

Dude holy shit you connected everything

Dark Continent arc has a LOT of things that lead into it extremely logically. Almost as many plot details went into the Dark Continent arc as went into the New York City arc (Yes I know its Yorkshin/Yorknew)

I love jiraiya and his “Reconassisnce” missions

Yes!!! my only complaint is, (and some of it is the animes fault) more kite time. I did not feel very emotionally attached and I did not quite see why Gon was so attached to him as well.

the video was great but the way you pronounce "leorio" and "kurapika" gives me *feelings*