Fun Fact: the reason Gon and Killua had darker skin during the Hunterpedia was because this episode aired during back to school time for children so the creators colored them with sun tans
I thought that it was to match the skin color of the character that they're introducing. They only did this to Dalzolene and Squala (both with dark skin color)
A fun little fact is that some japanese people can get really, REALLY tanned. Like, my grandma from the japanese side of the family actually has darker skin than some of my black friends purely because she lives on the coast and likes to go fishing a lot. The problem with this episode of Hunterpedia (as well as that one episode of My Dress-up Darling) is that Japanese audiences see that and they instantly think "oh, they sunbathed a lot this summer", while western audiences immediately think of black face actors (because we have this horrid little background, particularly in the Americas). It is not malice, just a different set of concerns because the manga and anime industry still think of Japan as their primary market. Think of it as the same as western media nonchalant use of skull imagery (even with cartoony depictions) that is taboo for some other cultures. It just goes over our heads and become a problem when we try to market abroad.
I do think there's a cultural thing where, even in Europe, when people who mostly see white people see darker skin tones, they just think, oh, slightly tanned. Which in the summer, it often is. There are loads of people who it just wouldn't occur to me might be black, unless they happen to say it. Though their tan is quite extreme.
Thanks for bringing this stuff up 😁 It's important to clarify this kind of thing because a lot of cancel stuff we see end up being people mistaking cultural differences for other things. For example, black face is a concept nobody here in Brazil has, except for those who are knowledgeable about american culture. So around here the average reaction would likely be more similar to the japanese audience. And in the end a nation's culture isn't gonna change to adapt to another nation's culture, whether it's western to eastern or vice versa. So I believe it falls to us who want to experience things from that culture to learn more about them as we enjoy their content 😁 And hopefully no more of Brock's Jelly Filled Donuts 😂
@@rafaelcalmon2858 Oh, I am also brazilian, and as far as I know black face is very much chunned over here too (and probably is in every country with a native black population that came here from the atlantic slave trade). Though not as extensive and well documented as USA's, we do have a history with black face in theater and TV and it is not pretty. I believe we can and should point out and educate on these issues if possible. For example, a lot of brazilian characters nowadays veer much closer to reality and are better researched than what we had way back in the day, and that is the result of information being easier to find and authors consulting with knowgeable people. And I much rather things stay that way than to return to 70s and 80s era of "jungle everywhere, lambada, samba and football Brazil". We stan our Blanka nowadays, but it kinda stung that he was our only rep back in Street Fighter 2. tl;dr: If Togashi painted the kids black to pass as black characters, it would be fucked up, even if he had no ill will. But no, it was just the anime making them tan because of the end of summer vacation, when this episode aired.
Indeed, man was just an L nen user. I honestly don't see him beating any of his subordinates, but it's hard to gauge a guy who never fought and failed to hurt anyone.
Fun fact about the subs: While they keep it pretty PG with "Chain User", in japanese they use "Kuusari Yaroo" with Kuusari meaning "Chain" and Yaroo being a dispregiative that can be translated to "bastard" or "son of a bitch", so they are literally call Kurapika "Chain bastard"
Yeah fun fact they’re not black they’re tan. Japan has the weird tendency to show characters that are supposed to be east asian as being lily white so when they depict the pretty common occurrence of Japanese people tanning and being really dark they go from being PASTY to DARK. Definitely a culture shock moment for western audiences.
Honestly, I only started saying that in the USA, I've never heard it in my country of origin, which is in South America. If there's one thing I've explored more in recent years, it's because of the influence of the USA.
When you see how people approach nen fights in the later parts of the show it really makes the shadow beasts look like a bunch of amateurs/idiots who just stumbled on a job opportunity and tried to fake till you make it. Or maybe they never had to fight anyone with a strong nen so they got pretentious. You never see them trying to figure out what their targets can do, they just go all in and throw their ability like it's league of legends. It's really not a surprise that they got bodied off screen. They're a bunch of losers.
The guy who played Dalzollene (Dio's voice actor) is Takehito Koyasu and also voiced characters in YuYuHakusho and Level E which where both created by the same creator as Hunter X Hunter. He is also in a ton of other series and movies from more serious series like Initial D to fanservice series like Highschool DxD.
I was here thinking up a comment to go with a banger of an episode, but now I just gotta talk about how that tangent anecdote in 20:35 made me imagine Rich walking into a hobbits' house and hitting his head on the chandelier like Ian Mckellen as Gandalf in Lord of the Rings 🤣🤣🤣 If anyone wants a clip of it, search "Ian Mckellen (Gandalf) hits his head in Lord of the Rings". The fact it wasn't in the script makes it even better. 😂
If Azu was a Manipulator aura type he could change his voice to sound normal even when his mic goes haywire, or just use some Adobe tool same thing really.
Fun Fact: the reason Gon and Killua had darker skin during the Hunterpedia was because this episode aired during back to school time for children so the creators colored them with sun tans
I was wondering if I would get the explanation in the comments.
That's crazy!!!
And it's not even only this episode
I thought that it was to match the skin color of the character that they're introducing. They only did this to Dalzolene and Squala (both with dark skin color)
@@sofia716That'd be fucked up 😂😂😂
"Hey guys, check out this black character, we even got colored like them to get in the mood!"
A fun little fact is that some japanese people can get really, REALLY tanned. Like, my grandma from the japanese side of the family actually has darker skin than some of my black friends purely because she lives on the coast and likes to go fishing a lot.
The problem with this episode of Hunterpedia (as well as that one episode of My Dress-up Darling) is that Japanese audiences see that and they instantly think "oh, they sunbathed a lot this summer", while western audiences immediately think of black face actors (because we have this horrid little background, particularly in the Americas).
It is not malice, just a different set of concerns because the manga and anime industry still think of Japan as their primary market. Think of it as the same as western media nonchalant use of skull imagery (even with cartoony depictions) that is taboo for some other cultures. It just goes over our heads and become a problem when we try to market abroad.
I do think there's a cultural thing where, even in Europe, when people who mostly see white people see darker skin tones, they just think, oh, slightly tanned.
Which in the summer, it often is. There are loads of people who it just wouldn't occur to me might be black, unless they happen to say it. Though their tan is quite extreme.
Thanks for bringing this stuff up 😁
It's important to clarify this kind of thing because a lot of cancel stuff we see end up being people mistaking cultural differences for other things.
For example, black face is a concept nobody here in Brazil has, except for those who are knowledgeable about american culture. So around here the average reaction would likely be more similar to the japanese audience. And in the end a nation's culture isn't gonna change to adapt to another nation's culture, whether it's western to eastern or vice versa. So I believe it falls to us who want to experience things from that culture to learn more about them as we enjoy their content 😁 And hopefully no more of Brock's Jelly Filled Donuts 😂
@@rafaelcalmon2858 Oh, I am also brazilian, and as far as I know black face is very much chunned over here too (and probably is in every country with a native black population that came here from the atlantic slave trade). Though not as extensive and well documented as USA's, we do have a history with black face in theater and TV and it is not pretty.
I believe we can and should point out and educate on these issues if possible. For example, a lot of brazilian characters nowadays veer much closer to reality and are better researched than what we had way back in the day, and that is the result of information being easier to find and authors consulting with knowgeable people. And I much rather things stay that way than to return to 70s and 80s era of "jungle everywhere, lambada, samba and football Brazil". We stan our Blanka nowadays, but it kinda stung that he was our only rep back in Street Fighter 2.
tl;dr: If Togashi painted the kids black to pass as black characters, it would be fucked up, even if he had no ill will. But no, it was just the anime making them tan because of the end of summer vacation, when this episode aired.
Yeah,that's why they see "black queens" everywhere
the western audience understands how tans work it just the US that sees tanned characters and inmediatly thinks of blackface
Alicia calls Gon and Killua 'babies'.
Alicia sees Canary and says "I want black babies."
Gon and Killua in this episode: "We'll be your black babies."
this comment is based
7:16 He's surprised not only because it was a special sword, but also because it was enhanced with his aura, and he's an enhancer himself.
Indeed, man was just an L nen user. I honestly don't see him beating any of his subordinates, but it's hard to gauge a guy who never fought and failed to hurt anyone.
@@VegaSlideswut... The point was that he could handle himself from many things... But not against pros or worst case scenarios like those
Fun fact about the subs: While they keep it pretty PG with "Chain User", in japanese they use "Kuusari Yaroo" with Kuusari meaning "Chain" and Yaroo being a dispregiative that can be translated to "bastard" or "son of a bitch", so they are literally call Kurapika "Chain bastard"
I remember that in the latin spanish 1999 dub the Phantom Troupe just called him "el bastardo de la cadena" (chain bastard)
@@redartt That's actually a really good translation. Would probably be terrible to dub tho (would be hard to match the lips)
They have sun tans in the hunterpedia, Japanese people get VERY dark when tanned
that episode in particular aired when kids went back to school from vacation... so theyre suntanned lmao
It’s funny that she keeps talking about him staring at Gon’s ass because that isn’t what happened, right? But then iykyk 🤣
Yes! It's pretty fucking hilarious xD
Yeah fun fact they’re not black they’re tan. Japan has the weird tendency to show characters that are supposed to be east asian as being lily white so when they depict the pretty common occurrence of Japanese people tanning and being really dark they go from being PASTY to DARK.
Definitely a culture shock moment for western audiences.
Honestly, I only started saying that in the USA, I've never heard it in my country of origin, which is in South America.
If there's one thing I've explored more in recent years, it's because of the influence of the USA.
When you see how people approach nen fights in the later parts of the show it really makes the shadow beasts look like a bunch of amateurs/idiots who just stumbled on a job opportunity and tried to fake till you make it. Or maybe they never had to fight anyone with a strong nen so they got pretentious.
You never see them trying to figure out what their targets can do, they just go all in and throw their ability like it's league of legends. It's really not a surprise that they got bodied off screen. They're a bunch of losers.
I will say, they do have some impressive nen abilities, maybe they were not cut out for fighting but they showed some decent nen prowess,
Its ok, they're cosplaying Jimmy Fallon and Justin Trudeau.
Yep jimmy my favorite black guy and justin the best arab ever.
@@SlimeThe1st idk if u quite got the joke
@@hipkiddo1252
Black people are funny looking?
@@hipkiddo1252 That is the joke.
@@hipkiddo1252 you don't get the joke
I'm glad Alicia gave special notice to Uvogin headbutting the doorframe away. That's always been such a weird extra thing he does there that I like.
Aicia thats the same guy who tanked a rocket. Youd be shitting bricks as well.
The guy who played Dalzollene (Dio's voice actor) is Takehito Koyasu and also voiced characters in YuYuHakusho and Level E which where both created by the same creator as Hunter X Hunter. He is also in a ton of other series and movies from more serious series like Initial D to fanservice series like Highschool DxD.
Phantom Troupe wanting to keep Nobunaga small is like any D&D party when one of them gets polymorphed.
I was here thinking up a comment to go with a banger of an episode, but now I just gotta talk about how that tangent anecdote in 20:35 made me imagine Rich walking into a hobbits' house and hitting his head on the chandelier like Ian Mckellen as Gandalf in Lord of the Rings 🤣🤣🤣
If anyone wants a clip of it, search "Ian Mckellen (Gandalf) hits his head in Lord of the Rings". The fact it wasn't in the script makes it even better. 😂
yeah, i'm 6'9 always gotta be careful of ceiling fans low hanging lights door frames , basements...
Out of context spoiler for the next arc:
This kind of explains how Gon got the N-word pass
I still find astonishing that the VA for Feitan is the same for Usopp. He’s so creepy hahah
I mean he also voiced Death Note’s L
it's alright guys just dont let twitter know about it and we can keep hunter x hunter !
It's joever guys, hunter x hunter is cancelled
If Azu was a Manipulator aura type he could change his voice to sound normal even when his mic goes haywire, or just use some Adobe tool same thing really.
What, how did i make the second comment haha, Kurapika is so damn cold, love the lad.
It's supposed to be a tanned skin Gon & Killua.
All Hail The Rat Queen, Alicia the Tyrant and Her Amazing Ministry of Editing, Azu Chan
18:04 AND IT DOESNT MATTER IF THE KID CAN FIGHT, HISOKA!!! Keep those lecherous eyes off that baby 😤
Ending caught me off guard
Who is gonna check them tho not me 🤷♂️
Day 12 of asking Alicia to react to that time I got reincarnated as a slime
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Day 241 of asking Alicia to play Nier:Automata!!
This is probably what started artists making anime characters black, just saying