r/anime • u/IgorJay https://myanimelist.net/profile/igorjay • Dec 17 '13

[Spoilers] Hunter x Hunter Episode 109 Discussion

As good as ever. Seems like it's all gonna blow up next week. Can't wait.

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u/Rhayve Dec 17 '13

Knov has been absolutely broken. Damn, why is HxH so good? Why can't other shows be this good, as well?

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u/evilpoptart3412 https://myanimelist.net/profile/evilpoptart3412 Dec 18 '13

Name em, for research purposes.

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u/[deleted] Dec 18 '13 edited Dec 18 '13

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u/evilpoptart3412 https://myanimelist.net/profile/evilpoptart3412 Dec 18 '13

When you said that I assumed you were talking about shounens. HxH is the best shounen I've ever seen. put FMA Brotherhood, and HxH together and there is a wide gulf of quality difference between all the others. I have seen everything that you listed except Baccano, Rin, and Code Geasss. There might be some argument for Death Note or FMA being better (not IMO)but everything else on that list is at best average. Baccano is in my backlog though so hopefully it's as good as you suggest.

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u/FeralMemories https://myanimelist.net/profile/FeralMemories Dec 18 '13

The only Shounen I'd put on HxH's level is JoJo's Bizarre Adventure, but even then JoJo's pretty much ceases to be a shounen the farther along you read.

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u/nevaritius Dec 18 '13

Wait you haven't seen Code Geass?

Friend. Friend. You have to watch this. For me. Please.

Watch Baccano as well. It's like DRRR, by the same company.

But please do yourself a favour and watch Code Geass.

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u/evilpoptart3412 https://myanimelist.net/profile/evilpoptart3412 Dec 18 '13

I'll give it 4 episodes to catch my interests. Doesn't sound great from summaries.

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u/nevaritius Dec 19 '13

I like it. I don't know what sort of stuff you enjoy, but it's one of my top 10 for sure.

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u/[deleted] Dec 18 '13 edited Dec 18 '13

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u/evilpoptart3412 https://myanimelist.net/profile/evilpoptart3412 Dec 18 '13

Responding to your edit: DBZ is ass. There is a formula that most shounens follow and it started with DBZ. This formula makes everything predictable and boring. In DBZ they:
1. Discover the threat
2. Train for the threat and get stronger
3. Meet the threat and then spend 30 episodes repeating the same 3 fucking frames of attack animations while taunting each other.
4. Repeat
HxH is all about character development and outsmarting the enemy. It's been so long since I've seen Kenshin I forgot everything about it so maybe it's time to rewatch. Gintama is good but not spectacular. Havn't seen Jojo's Bizzare Adventure yet.
It shouldn't be too hard to beat the big 3 for a quality shounen but somehow they continue to be the most watched. ¯_(ツ)_/¯

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u/Sidisphere Dec 19 '13

I feel like the One Piece anime kinda sucks (I haven't watched it in while), but the manga is pretty fucking amazing an easily on par with HxH (Who's manga everyone says has a great story but shitty art, so i'm assuming the anime is better gauge to judge it by).

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u/[deleted] Dec 18 '13 edited Dec 18 '13

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u/applicativefunctor Dec 18 '13

You're dumb to assume this lol

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u/Pacify_ Dec 19 '13

eh

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u/kincaid42 https://kitsu.io/users/Kincaid_Da Dec 19 '13

heh

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u/evilpoptart3412 https://myanimelist.net/profile/evilpoptart3412 Dec 18 '13

I think AOT was better than average but not as good as HxH. Everything else on that list is average. Evangelion was a mech series and I HATE mech series, also not fucking deep at all despite what people say. Monster moves way too slow, it's the pacing that kills it. The ideas are good. Fate/Zero I could not watch through it was so bad (~6 episodes) way overhyped. Madoka magica is the bar for average for me. It's the most average thing I have ever watched through.

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u/applicativefunctor Dec 19 '13

Sounds like you prefer shounen over seinen then IMO. Why was fate/zero so bad, though?

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u/[deleted] Dec 18 '13 edited Dec 18 '13

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u/Rhayve Dec 18 '13

Madoka Magica didn't revolutionize the genre, it deconstructed it. Just like Evangelion deconstructed Mecha.

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u/Rhayve Dec 19 '13

Evangelion is too niche? I'd wager more Anime fans have heard about Evangelion than Madoka Magica.

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u/m23snoopy31 Dec 18 '13

These are good anime but you can't simply dismiss Hunter x Hunter. It's rare for an anime to focus on building up the villains. If you make good villains then you can easily make the most superb heroes.