Ging Freecss: Hunter x Hunter's Free Spirit
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Music used:
Song 1 - Hateno Village (Day) (The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild)
Song 2 - Farm Boy (Final Fantasy VII)
Song 3 - Kodamas (Princess Mononoke)
Song 4 - Daily Life (Xenoblade Chronicles)
Song 5 - Kujira Shima Yori (Hunter X Hunter 2011)
A mistake in the video I made: Ging's ability to mimic powers in not actually an ability. It's a natural skill. Also, a typo on the DWUN part - it should read WDWUNE instead of HDWUNE. My bad guys.
Aleczandxr He's broken and OP from the start lol.
Aleczandxr He's broken and OP from the start lol.
crzyboy190 He's the sixth calamity.
Aleczandxr Wait you've the chapters of Dark Continent? the arc that will last over 10yrs to conclude.
Wew, about to comment that.
"You are gonna be Gon
And I'm gonna be gone"
-Ging
I’m DEAD
this line doesn't make sense in Japanese
Fun Fact: Ging's favorite movie is "Gone Baby".
Ging's father:
"You are gonna be Ging
And I'm gonna drink this Ginseng, littel brat"
wow this got dark.
I-
i just realized that gon was a side effect of one of gings little detours
Exactly! i imagine he found someone he liked and was just like you want to make a baby?/have sex no condom?
Haha, proves his point pretty well.
stan3136 What if the mother of gon is from The Dark Continent XD
+DevilluTionisT gri Doubtful, we haven't seen any human life come from there, right? And there's no proof he's been there--well, she could've come. But It's more simple to believe she was JUST simply a detour, though probably an impressive woman because I doubt Ging would've just slept with anybody, imho. It'd be easy enough to believe, but I can't see it.
I feel like Gon's mom might not be human. The boy has an amazing sense of smell and other animal like traits and in the first episodes we saw those magical creatures that can turn into a human form. Maybe Ging was just like "Hey cool monster sex, I'm down" and that's how Gon.
"I want to finish this manga, but i'm going to enjoy the hiatus along the way. To the Fullest."
-Togashi
Allen Walker 😂😂
Lol. Meanwhile D Gray Man will drag us 1 Chapter per 3 months unless they don't feel like releasing at that moment. I remember once we waited 6 months and we got 7 pages.
Sure we Hunter x Hunter fans have it worse but still.
XD
omg stop. but also like where is the lie...
Allen Walker come on just let the man rest and thank him for what he’s done
Waaaaait, Ging is a hunter... Gon is hunting him.... So Gon is a hunter....hunter..........everything makes sense now
magnus uglenes I smacked myself in the face for not seeing it before
15 years and i figured it out now.
fuck.
I still love that he named his son Gon(e) as he isn't going to be there to raise him. It's just a great laugh.
Almost as good as Maito Dai from Naruto lol.
dddmemaybe it might have to do with the Freecss family tree. When I heard there was a guy named Don I immediately thought Bing Bong Ping Pong Ding Don Ging Gon.
pretty sure its hunter x hunter because either gon searching for ging, or gon and killua always being together
Makes sense. Guess my father is also trying to attain nirvana :')
Maester Peemore same😂
Hes not. Sorry better you hear it from a stranger
@@shawnheatherly9219 im pretty sure u are joking but just in case u arent allow me to r/wooosh you
IEatMarshMallow yes r/wooosh
@@allmyhomiesloveparsley you need r/wooosh yourself anyone with half a brain cell shouldve been able to see to sarcasm in my comment
I just love the moment when Gon and Ging first meet, when Ging is flustered. When Gon says, "If anyone had to die, it should have been me" that snapped Ging out of it. The look in his eye, his love and passion for his son really showed through. That was proof enough for me that Ging, in his weird way, really does care about Gon.
Sameee
Love and passion for his son 😂😂😂
@@babyfood9537 Why wouldn't he love his son? All he does during the show he does it out of respect for him, that's why Gon never hates him or blames him
@b_delta9725 all he does in the show is out of his own desire to see the unknown. He doesn't care about seeing Gon
There are references to Ging in the OP.
"You can Fly away! You can go away!"
Because that's what he did to Gon
Swiggity Swag you can smile again
Hahahahaha.
Hard to smile when hearing Gon's "You can smile" in the OP during the Election arc.
Makes it weird when you learn that "fly away" is also Japanese slang for orgasm... -_-
@@nd35780 Maybe that's why in opening 3 they say that line while showing Hisoka
Oh no Ging is a bad father. No doubt about it, but that does not mean he is a bad person.
Some people aren't meant to be parents. But he did leave Gon in capable hands and a safe place to grow and thrive. He left clues to find him, if Gon really wanted, and when Gon IS around he treats him with respect.
But that's it. He admits he tossed out his parenting roll when he left him and Gon also believes that he is less like a dad, and more a mentor figure. They are related by blood but they're not family. It is a strange concept for some people to understand, but it does not prevent Gong from being an interesting person. He's selfish, and self center, but also goal oriented and he helps out the world in many ways. He refused to visit Gon when he was on critical condition, but he also believed in him for every second that he would survive.
Ging is just an interesting person, and now that he is actually a character and not a concept, it will be more fun to see him actually develope personality.
This is a great comment. People seem to draw an equivalency between Bad Dad and bad character, or person.
He's a shit father, but clearly he's one of humanity's "elite", and going off of his 2 star status alone, has to have contributed towards humanity and helped plenty of people.
Gon wasn't a goal of Ging's, so he didn't pursue fatherhood, yet left a way for him to be found if Gon REALLY wanted to find him. Doesn't mean he's a good parent, but it also doesn't mean he's a bad guy.
Plus, anyone who can piss off pariston is okay in my book lmao
@@Stryker1297 it was stated he was qualified to be a 3 star at one point
@@Fun4luve I'm well aware. What's your point? He's currently a 2 star hunter. By choice.
Agree, plus the fact that Gon refers to him as Ging, not Father or Dad.
just because you arent meant to be a parent doesn't mean its ok for you to abandon your kid.He is a bad person for not taking responsibility for his action and instead pursuing his selfish desires.
9:24
That is not his Nen ability.
It is just intuition on how other's people Nen works. He is just using logic and intuition to understand and then apply others people techniques. That is not even his Nen or main ability. That's what's scares me.
Shiiiit. Thanks for pointing that out, I had forgotten. I'll make a pinned comment.
No problem, man.
Your videos are awesome, I love them!
where´s the comment?
He's a fucking 100-step-ahead-of-niggahs brilliant tactician on top of it.....shiiiiiet.
Mad hype for Dark Continent yo ! I cant' wait for it to be animated in HxH 2046 !
We do not know any of that. He seems physically more than capable. Besides, he can only imitate "simple punching techniques", so maybe someone using simple punching techniques (e.g. uvogin) would be a bad matchup, if Ging can just his ability with his (probably) amazing amount of nen and his (proven) amazing men control.
There is no doubt that Ging isn't a great father, but the funny thing is Gon ain't even mad. This is why I found their first meeting "touching" in its own way. Ging has always said he was afraid to meet Gon because he felt ashamed for leaving him behind, but after meeting Gon he realized that he really didn't have anything to worry about. Gon doesn't care and is equally eccentric as Ging. They are a couple of odd balls that truly understand each other and I see them developing a good relationship moving forward. They won't have the traditional parent and child relationship, but I can see them being good friends in the future.
I found it really amusing to see Ging so flustered meeting Gon to the point that even Ging's friends were surprised to see that side of him. Ging and Gon are able to bring out each other's vulnerabilities in a way that makes them uncomfortable, but its also cute in its own way since Ging is always so composed.
Hell Ging even gave Gon his phone number..... Dude was like "I know I suck as a parent and will be tough having my own child hating or blaming on me for that, maybe better never meet him" before, and after meeting Gon became "this child good, zero complaining and weird just like me, truly my son! Better leaving my numbers to him"
I personally believe that Ging probably wasn't fully ready to raise a child to be one of the reasons why he left Gon with Mito. It was honestlily the best decision he could do. Imagine him raising Gon all while exploring dangerous parts of the world, Gon would sooner or later become a monster snack. Or imagine Ging abandoning his happiness and life purpose for Gon, which would make him even more regretful that leaving his son to live with his sister and mom.
Totally agree. Leaving wasn't the perfect thing to do, but raising him would've been even more unfair on Gon, seeing as Ging's mind would undoubtedly be elsewhere, or infant Gon would've been in mortal danger.
you would have to assume alot for that to even be a possibility
you would have to think about gons mother and how she would feel about it.
plus ging is pretty much a walking contradiction since he has some innate ability to manipulate people and understand them through sheer logic
but socially akward and terrible at making friends or even being nice
feels terrible about having a kid and leaving it behind.
but knows that he wouldn't be a good father, before having one.
knows that condoms exist in his world but doesn't use one.
now that i think about it, hes probably the most human of all the characters in Hunter X Hunter
that lady with the crystal ball who's obsessive over Gon is probably his mom! not literally but psychologically.
Virgo having children is not an accident. You don't accidentally have sex. With sex comes the possibility of children as an outcome. Anyone who takes a chance with sex and has children also has the inherent responsibility of raising those children. Choosing Adventure is a selfish goal over struggling with raising your child. That's just the truth.
Juan Velez
Not really. Yes, indirectly it would be his fault but with that logic every sperm donator and every guy who's condom broke should be forced to raise his son.
We don't know his story but Ging himself shows by giving Hon to his family, that he loves Gon but he can't raise a child.
No need to ingore that guys points and blindly saying that it's the "truth".
pretty much, this is why he's not a bad person or even parent, just a bad father, or to better say, father figure, even though with gon being as peculiar as he is he's managed to stilll be decent enough for gon to look up to him, just not as a father but as a goal, given how kite proved to be far better of a father figure, with ging being too detached for gon to be able to consider him close family(not that uncles can't be close family... gon's mother is her aunt, his father figure is a friend of his actual father, and his actual father feels like an uncle, talk about perception not matching reality's roles).
What if Ging had a kid during every one of his pit stops just to see which one would find him first
no... please no...
Hahahahahhaa
To be honest that wouldn't be that outrageous
flfkfl
sounds like sum he would do fr 🙃
So is Togashi the Ging to our (the fans) Gon?
Haha, I'd say so.
Dad, come home. We miss you. In other words, No more Hiatus x Hiatus... pls?
Jordan Barkley just let the man rest and thank him for what he’s done
yes
Yeah.
"Instead of enjoying the journey with you, son, I'd rather fly on dragons alone. Nothing personel, kid" Damn, maybe I should abandon my children, too. Thanks, Buddhism
Ultravenom1
Basically the definition of twisting the words of another person.
It's not just a dragon, it's a dragon on another dragon's head. That's much cooler than childrearing tbh.
@@balabanasireti not really thats pretty much what was said. Its ok to abandon your kid for "nirvana". not selfish at all XD.
HAWAIIAN LOLO well buddhists are known for abandoning their families so...
Gon would not be as strong ad he s now. He has his own purpose he made his friends alone. That said Ging is a shitty father
"Ging is the first Hunter in the name."
"Gon is the Hunter that is hunting the Hunter, thus making him a 'Hunter x Hunter.'"
*(Brain explodes)*
All jokes aside, I've never felt like Ging was a bad father. I could empathize with Gon in that I also know what it's like to grow up without a father, but because Gon never resented Ging for it, I couldn't find it in me to resent him either. As the story moves along and we learn more about him, the idea that Ging is a bad person becomes less and less plausible to me. Like you said in the video, he becomes less of an idea and more of a character in his own right, which makes his perspective easier to understand. I'm excited to see how the Dark Continent Arc plays out now that...
A): Ging has been introduced to the story, and
B): Gon has achieved his goal.
Not only does this mean that we get to learn more about how Ging operates, but we can also get a new perspective on Gon's life. Where does he go now that he has achieved his ambition? How does he adapt now that Killua is elsewhere? There's just so much for Togashi to explore here, and I can't wait to see what he has in store.
"All jokes aside, I've never felt like Ging was a bad father."
That seperates you from a lot of the commenters here, haha. But I totally get you. He's just a different sort of person. Totally unique. And sometimes it takes a bit of mental reframing to buy into what Ging is all about. Hell, that's what I had to do.
Very good point about Gon - I'm most excited to see where he goes from here. What'll he do now, with no clear goal? Will he tread water in existentialism or just do the classic Gon thing and strive relentlessly to some other goal? Can't wait.
Mathwiz97X I'm so glad there are some people who share my opinion of Ging not being a bad father. (I have literally written over ten paragraphs, in a post on another video, in order to fully analyze his character and explain why he's not as horrible a father as people make him out to be. XD) He's his own person, with ambitions and flaws. He's selfish, yes. But, Gon is too. And we all love Gon, despite his flaws. Imagine if Gon had a kid, but he was busy trying to achieve an important goal in his life. And, in the end, he chose to give his child to Mito-san, asking her to raise it. (And he left something to help his child find him later, if it really wanted to find him.) Would you hate him and call him a bad father for this? I wouldn't.
Ging had Gon, for whatever reason. And as important as raising a child is, Ging decided that achieving his life's ambition was more important. Perhaps a little selfish, but it wasn't exactly WRONG. It was a choice. A bad father would have abandoned Gon completely. Probably would have given him up for adoption or left him stranded somewhere. That's a bad father. Instead, Ging went all the way back to his childhood home in order to give Gon to a trusted family member. (He was probably lectured to no end for it too. XD) And he even went a step further, and left clues behind for Gon, in case his son had the desire, the will and the capability to find him. (And lets be honest here, it must have taken a lot of thought to make those clues.)
And these clues lead to trials. Trials that would make Gon stronger, or else, prove that Gon wasn't ready to meet his dad. It wasn't only because Ging was trying to hide away from Gon, afraid of facing the child he abandoned. The trials were also there, because it's most likely horribly dangerous to be around Ging. A powerful man attracts powerful enemies and very dangerous situations. That's not something you want a defenseless child to be around. Ging chose not to leave this dangerous lifestyle, but he also chose not to coddle Gon and purposely try to keep him away from this lifestyle either. He gave Gon the choice to go after him, and the trials to prove that Gon could handle being around Ging.
So, in the end, the only "bad" thing Ging really did, was he chose his ambition and freedom over personally raising his son. He still cares deeply for Gon, which is only obvious when you realize that his actions speak more than his words, and he has ALWAYS managed to teach Gon very important life lessons. Whether it was through the trials, through Ging's own friends (like Kite and his friends in Greed Island) or through his own advice when they finally meet. Honestly, for a distant father who's never around, he's phenomenal. XD
I'm gonna stop now before I get too into this. XD I absolutely love analyzing Ging.
Of course he is not a bad father :) I have reserved my judgement on Ging up until he has that talk with Gon on the World Tree. Then I decided that Ging is, in fact, a great father.
Silver Samurai26 yeah ging's not a bad father he's just not a good one or a good person really
Hes not a bad father? He didn't even talk to his when he was dying. Using the excuse as "did he SAY he want to talk to me" when Gon is in fucking coma. That's one of many things hes done as a shitty father.
Hes a straight shitty dad. There is no other way around it. That was the whole point of Leori punching him and why that moment was so satisfying.
I think you've missed an interesting aspect to Ging. He could potentially be a possible exploration of Togashi of himself towards his work. It is clear that Togashi loves his work very much but he does not prioritise it above the important things in life: family, health, spirituality. For me, the distance Ging places on Kite and Gon mirrors Togashi's own interdependent relationship with his fans he's unwilling to compromise his own works just to give the audience consistent and large volume of work.
Well none of these videos have the goal of being all-encapsulating with regards to the character, but even still, that would've been a bit of a reach for me even if I had thought of it. I don't personally adhere to that idea much, so I doubt that I would've included it in the video. Interesting thoughts, though!
yes believe that lie while he is out enjoying j pop concerts while he neglects his work. the fact is as fans we just dont want to admit that he is lazy.
HAWAIIAN LOLO well it’s hard to keep the motivation when over 70% of your income is taxed and you realize you are working for free for the most of time.
@@hawaiianlolo1066 ah yes the man that can barely go to the bathroom alone because of back problems and does HXH as a passion project is "neglecting work".
I'm a simple man, I see an Aleczandxr analysis, I upvote.
I'm blushing.
Gorgeous!
I have spotted a fellow reddit/imgur user :D
Reddit loser
I NEVER UNDERSTOOD THE NAME OF THE SHOW UNTIL NOW
You're the exact channel I was looking for. Keep it up bro
Cool dude, thanks very much.
yo why you stealing ma name
KILLUAAAAAAA
Guys, what is going on here?
Killua Zoldyck it's quite simple one of you is normal killua one of you is assassin killua and one of you is godspeed killua.
When you realize gon is most likely a accident.....
Ging doesn't remotely seem like the type to intentionally start a family. He's too self-absorbed in a "don't want to be held down" way. Sure that doesn't mean he's some awful guy, but it does mean he's not parent material. At all.
Having sex isn’t an accident, unless Ging got drunk
So what I was an accident along with my 2 older brothers... yet somehow that crazy bitch had 3 more ON PURPOSE after that
@@ethanc.1443 nobody said it was idiot the accident is having a baby
@@Qwerty-ex2id do you understand how sex works? there's a reason he got a woman pregnant
Ging talking to newborn gon : your name will be gon and I will be gone
Adnan Abdul Mannan UNDERRATED COMMENT
Ging reminds me of Yasopp from One Piece. He abandoned his kid and sick wife to be a pirate and yet nobody resents him for it, not even Usopp who had to watch his mother waste away with no one to provide for them.
Yeah that part pissed me off. I hope Usopp at least calls him out on that a little bit.
Kalle Vilenius Well here’s the thing , Ging only left Gon at his cousins house because Ging knew “ the lifestyle of a hunter isn’t something for a child”. So he went back home and asked Mito to take care of him, But then she won custody over Gon. Not only that but Ging at least made it possible to be found while Yassop been gone for years without seeing his son for over a decade
Just wanted to throw something out about what you said.
Ging's nen ability isn't to copy abilities used against him. That is a NATURAL SKILL that he has. He's not like Chrollo. Ging's power is still unknown
Amazing video as usual
Yeah, I'm dumb. I had forgotten that it was a natural skill, should've double checked instead of relying on memory. My bad. Thanks for pointing it out though!
Aleczandxr 👍🏾 keep up the good work man
Chrollo doesn't copy abilities. He literally steals them and the nen user can't use the ability while it's stolen.
Adding to that, doesn't he specify it's emitter type Nen he can copy when used against him? This makes sense, as fifty bucks says that Ging is an enhancer type, just like Gon. As emitter is adjacent, it adds up that he can also use it to the standard of a master emitter user, being that he's Ging.
@@Panheim I think it's more along the lines that Ging was able to mimic it because it was a simple ability, and he was hit by it.
.... wow, I never realized the title could be interpreted as Gon being a hunter of a hunter.... **Mindblown** XD Okay, now onto the video.
Hahaha. Just my take.
Aleczandxr what would be interesting is if that the title has more to it than gon just hunting his father(he's found him yet the journey[nirvana]still continues) what if gon becomes a hunter hunter at some point
Aleczandxr knowing his perception of good and bad it's not too far fetched. Maybe gon ends up being the stories villain(while remaining a protagonist). He has related, this far, in the story to those who Society depicts as villains due to their goals and the way they go about things not being accepted into the right and wrong side of things. Justice itself is merely the spawn of the right and wrong dealio
Oceanfor 44 Yeah, but you wouldn't get a spider to look like Gon did when he confessed to Ging back at the election hall. Gon has remorse, and a kind heart. Even Ging, who's a jackass father, is a great guy. Not a villain in any way. Who knows? He's probably had a breaking point too maybe, just less explosive. But Gon went through a lot for his age and overall personality. Netero was on the bridge of insanity too, but that was for his training, so it had neutral focus, not a toxic focus like vengeance.
Never said anything about insanity or breaking points. What I meant is that Gon will be following what he believes to be good while the large majority sees it as wrong. He goes against the grain not for the sake of going against the grain but for the sake of himself.
Definition of Remorse: deep regret or guilt for a *wrong* committed
In Aleczandxr Gon analysis video he goes into greater detail about Gon's personality and morals.
Gon does not follow the what's right and wrong stigma but what is good and bad. He distinguishes what is good and bad by who/what benefits him. He did not fight the ants because they were going to destroy humanity but for kite.
Gon has good(right) heart and intentions, which is why he was that way in the election hall. That's pretty much the only difference between he and the spiders. For now he is on the "right" side of things with his good intentions and it's not far fetched for him to fall on the "wrong" side of things while still having these good intentions.
4:40 I absolutely love the face ging makes here.... is he surprised how much his son looks like him? Is he unable to keep up with what gons saying? Is he regretting not using a condom?
We don't know but its hilarious
I don't know, I see Ging as someone who will not regret something.
@@msfred3209 Ging is not a virgin
@@kaichen3830 yeah he had gon.
@@msfred3209 yep
THE LAST PART I-
Watching videos on HXH is like coming home .... so much love for this show
I'd like to see more about Kirapika and his relevance to the series since his story is so ongoing and his character is both subtly complex and compellingly simple
Or maybe more about V5 or V6 and the HxH world in generals
Side note anyone else freak the hell out when it was revealed that the entire world continents were actually TINY islands inside a LAKE of the Dark Continent? I mean judging from how air travel and sea voyages are needed to travel around these 'islands' have to be pretty similar in land mass to ours right?
I'm beginning to think this planet is like the size of Jupiter
I never laughed so hard when the crowd during the voting election was hackling Ging about being a bad parent.
Ging is grown up yusuke
He looks a lot like Yusuke too!
He legally changed his name ✌️😎
Cuz Togashi made both series
*Pitou kills kite*
Half of the fanbase: Pitou had such a sad death.
*Ging doesn't kill anyone and ask his cousin to take care of gon*
Half of the fanbase: 😡😡😡
Ging probably didn’t take Gon with him, due to the fact that he’s a very popular hunter, one of the best ones actually. So obviously people would target Gon and kill him.
I never realised the parallel to Buddhism in Ging's actions. It's entirely likely that that's the case, but I always assumed Gon wasn't mad at his Dad for "abandoning" him because he didn't see it that way. His Dad went on a big explore, and Gon understood, because he also wanted to engage in such big explores. He was his Father's Son.
i see ging like a man who want to see the undiscovered world byond limites .its like a reborn theme with such freedom . good vidio man
Thank you!
Ging is my favorite character! Hope to see more of him in future!
small brain i see.im sorry you had to ride the short bus. must of sucked.
HAWAIIAN LOLO i-💀
Had to like and comment before even watching because I know that, coming from Aleczandxr, this can only be be AWESOME!
Turns out I was right... You never cease to amaze, man! Incredible thoughts on the philosophy and motivations of such a deep character. I would love to see your take on Johan Liebert or Kurapika... Or Spike from Cowboy Bebop (I know you said this last one is not likely to happen, but a man can dream).
Yikes, hopefully it was!
I appreciate it like always, dude. In order of likeliness:
1. Kurapika
2. Johan
3. Spike
What about Ed, as in Edward Wong Hau Pepelu Tivrusky IV. What's her likeliness with those three? xD
SaruStuff124 4. 😅
Up there with Son Goku as one of the worst father's.
crzyboy190 Worse than Goku, easily.
Rewwgh easily
crzyboy190 Worse, or better? Depends your point of view haha
+crzyboy190 I guess you didn't watch the video then?
brackonstudios I watched the series.
Never had a bedtime story teller as a child. Now all grown up i found one! You the real MVP Alec, keep uploading more analysis videos. I want you to analyse more content after you dry out hxh (hopefully which won't happen if the next seasons come out)! Do some satoshi kon's work like perfect blue or paranoia agent!!
I'm a bedtime story teller?! Damn, that's cool. Haha. I try to keep it from being just HxH so in between every HxH video I do at least one on a different series, so hopefully that helps. I haven't seen Perfect Blue yet but I will!
The subtleties and depth you can dig up from a shonen anime (well hxh is more of a deconstruction of the shonen genre), Perfect blue will be a gold mine for you.:)
Redwan Ahmed Hey nice profile picture!
Wyatt, thanks! I colored it myself
omg this guy just blew my mind in the first 30 seconds
Could you do a video about the friendship between Gon and Killua? There's so many great moments, whether they're training, goofin around or are in life threathning situations.
Yeah, but that's going to be far down the line.
Having grown up with my Dad not-so-in-the-picture like Gon has, I kinda understand where he's coming from. For the majority of my young life I was separated from my father, but I never found myself harboring any sort or resentment towards him. Honestly he even resembles Ging in some ways, being something of an obnoxious asshole when he wants to be, though an ultimately likable one. Regardless, it was interesting watching HxH from that perspective, and understanding Gon's acceptance of his father as well as his attitude towards him throughout the series.
He's a great dad, he gave his kid employment, friends and goals while being able to protect himself and make meaningful contributions to his society. Regualr dads just arent meta enough for Ging's next level parenting skills
nice lie. he didnt do any of that at all.
Ging did not give him that. Gon discovered those on his own.
Thank you so much for these videos. Hunter X Hunter is one of my favorite animes! I hope you can make a lot more of these videos. It makes me think and understand a lot more about the depth of this masterpiece! Give us more.
No worries at all, thanks so much for watching them. I'll be supplying as long as the demand is still there, and it sure as hell is! :)
Ging, if you’re reading this just learn how to pull out if your not ready my god.
Great video! Ging is a champloo of eastern and western qualities! he's independent and goal oriented(western trait) but seeks detachment from the troublesome world to find his own(eastern trait) I completely understand GIng's stance! Ging to an outsider however, is simply too complex to be understood he is all inclusive yet exclusive at the same time based on how he views life!
Thank you!
What is the power of ging
@@choyvlog2477 he can summon nen beast
You know every and I do mean EVERY person who has known Ging in the show has talked SO WELL about him. He has touched so many people's lives and he has helped a lot. He is a big inspiration for so many people. He might not be a good dad but he is a good hunter.
Great video! Maybe do one on Biscuit next? I don't see a lot of talk about her despite the fact that she is a pretty interesting character.
I agree, hope he sees this.
Manser I want wing next
Well, like I said, the next two are already planned and being worked on. But I do love me some Bisky.
I dislike the fact that she just let her students go to the ant nest without joining them. Everyone that knew about the situation wanted to act and help, Biscuit just trained them and then fucked off. She's probably stronger than Shoot and Knuckle, maybe even Morel and Knov, yet she didn't go to help. Kind of a coward. Even Shoot and Knov that were scared as hell managed to fight their fears. Even Zeno who only cares about money, knew he was highly risking his life for a job that is "probably not worth it", did it for Netero, and Silva for Zeno.
Biscuit? Ah, just let Gon and Killua die by themselves, I'm gonna go look for gems.
tabundo001 I did find that weird yeah. I don't remember if they explained why she didn't join. She's joining Kurapika in the current arc though so I'm sure we'll see her being badass once again and making up for her absence against the Ants.
Ging is truly empathetic as well, he gave Gon the choice to find him or to simply not to, either of which he would understand (Would a father who didn't ever want to see his child leave this option?). The choice was beautifully crafted in Ging fashion as well because he left little pieces of a puzzle to find him, and each piece was incredibly hard to decipher and use which made a miraculous journey, he essentially says, "You can either leave me in the past, or you can follow this path and have a hard but fulfilling journey to find me." Who would Gon have been if it weren't for the bumps along the way to find Ging? He has learned so much and met so many people, all for one seemingly small goal. My only question is, 'what now?' Gon has found Ging so what will push him forward, what will cause his friends and his paths to intertwine further? I think the giant enigmatic pandora's box of the dark continent will bring this journey a stark new light.
Hunter X Hunter has always stuck to me because of the large contrast between the bright and childish air of adventure, versus the grit and darkness of humanity. It only leaves me to wonder what miraculous, heartbreaking and cathartic journeys Ging had faced on his paths as well.
That's a hella smart title interpretation
Great commentary as always I tend to tell people that Ging made Gon better...
Gon would've stayed on whale island never seeking anything, he would've never became a Hunter thus learning gaining a form of employment, it's likely that Gon saved Killua from himself and opened him up to become better. Gon wouldn't be able to grow if it wasn't for Ging leaving
Interestingly, I've seen other people make the opposite argument. But your point is very good and I agree!
but ging did this on a whim assuming gon is exactly like him with similar goals in mind he got lucky. or more like the writer wrote it specifically in that way. Most children would have and should feel resentful of their father abandoning them.
Ging also hunting the hunter his ultimate goal is to follow the legend Freecss in the dark continent thats what give him motivation so he chooses to motivate his son at the same way
we cannot call him a bad father while he made an incredible and legendary game like Greed Island just for Gon
i doubt that was his actual goal. Because if that was he did it in the most vague and worst way possible. He could have been an acual good mentor to his son and taught him nen how to be a hunter ect.
How long has it been since the last chapter? 2 years? I could have kids and they could grow up to read HxH before the next arc begins
The last chapter was released around June of last year. There were eleven chapters released last year. The previous batch had nine chapters released in 2014.
He should stop playing Dragon Quest and his back problems should disappear lol but wonder how long we'll go without another chapter
Firefist PortgasDAce. Its back
Fuck yeah officially June 26 but for us it should be June 22 which is a day before by birthday so I consider it an early gift
You should have kids and leave them the series on DVD. Then just show up one day and you'll have something cool to talk about 🤷🏻♂️
I relate to ging one hundred percent his state of mind and thought process as well. Looks like I’m gonna be a bad father... hopefully my kid likes me lol
when gon meets Ging for the first time its awkward because through the greed island ark we find out that Ging actually has plans to meet Gon under certain circumstances not in front of the hunter association which he didnt want to be at in the first place.
Gon: * destroys himself by embracing the darkness within him *
Ging: MY parenting! 🗣💅
LMAOAOAO
LOL
Since I watched HxH alone too many times, now I'm really feel happy because you are the first one who saw things similar to me.
I always think that Ging is the best example of being Hunter, and he reflected Togashi ideal.
If Hisoka was a Trump Card for Togashi, Ging definitely was Togashi himself for this story.
i think it takes hell one of a character to live up to the major expectations have been built up the entire series! and Ging did just that imo! how worried i was for him to suck or to be overrated as a character! the first 2 mins of him were totally and utterly attractive, but what matters that even after a whole arc of him (and more to him in the manga) that there's way too much into him! i just love him and i hope we get to know him more and not just togashi leaving us hanging!
you must have a deadbeat dad yourself you dont want to admit he ruined your life and are in denile.
@@hawaiianlolo1066 what a rude thing to say.
@@carl49785 GOOD!!!
Ging is basically an extremely enlightened child! independent and honest to himself!
Absolutely love your HxH series. Keep up the great work
Thank you, I will!
After seeing your video about Ging, i think i am starting to aspire to be like him XD
He seriously is the embodiment of a man who does as he pleases and lives on his instincts while at the same time still doing good for the world or at least the people around him
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Comments like these are what I live for. Thanks so much, your support in incredibly appreciated. I also totally appreciate the intention to become a Patron for me, but please make sure that it's something that you can definitely afford, because just supporting me like you do is more than enough. Either way, thank you so much! :)
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Ging is my favourite character. i'm looking forward to the Ging and Pariston video!
For Ging, having purpose in life (individual one) is more important than the social norms people are used to and abide by. Fortunately for Ging, Gon shares this characteristic with Ging and that's why he admires him. This also makes them both self-admited selfish people. This sense of purpose along with the very intriguing raw view of the world and life make them attract people around them like magnet. Gon, for example, being indifferent to Kilua being an assassin and from an elite family of assassins, shows how he has a raw view of the world not caring for social norms and being so non-judgemental. It was the first thing that attracted Kilua to Gon.
It all makes sense now! I knew my father was never a deadbeat. He's just a devoted Buddhist who went on a spiritual journey for milk and cigarettes...
I did not realize half of the things you mentioned before watching this video. This was very enlightening for me. Thanks.
Awesome, glad to hear that.
Muh boi uploads a new video? Check.....About Ging-Fareek-su?
I never clicked so fast in my life.
>:-)
can you do the dark continent so far? i love the mystery and metaphor for truth it kinda implies
Once I finish re-reading the manga, maybe.
stopped watching a livestream do I could watch this video. great as always
Thanks!
Thanks you so much fro this video @Aleczandxr I relate so much to Ging Freecs, and I will, from now on, enjoy the little detours of lie to the fullest.
No problem, thanks for watching!
3 years still no comeback tho. So i just leave it here so when its comeback and this video got recommended on your youtube you will see how patience im waiting for this series.
I always enjoy your insights. seriously
Awesome!
When I finished Hunter x Hunter I was surprised at how much Ging's character intrigued me. When I thought of him I could always find new interesting aspects of his character, and you did a great job describing most of them.
In my opinion, Ging is a bad father, but I don't resent him for that. I think this is because there's a very clear reason as to why he abandoned Gon (which is the one you said in the video): if Ging took it upon himself to raise Gon, all his goals, his travels, his discoveries, his freedom, would all be compromised.
His situation is also complicated by the fact that Gon's mother (for unknown reason) isn't there for his son, so when Gon was born, the responsability was all his. It's understandable to think that Ging should have done what parents do, and put his child's needs before his wants, but I can also understand that Ging wasn't willing to give up his purpose in life (his "Nirvana" as you put it) just because he had a kid.
Ging, in that regard, is very egoist, and he's ashamed of that, but I can't really despise someone who didn't want to settle down and ruin all he had planned for life. Maybe he could have found a compromise between his travels and Gon, but I don't think Ging would have wanted to be restrained by someone. Raising Gon wasn't what he wanted, and thus he gave him in adoption to his cousin.
All this, to me, makes Ging's character incredibly human, and I love how Togashi took his character, which was just a plot device at the beginning, and turned him into such a fleshed out and believable one.
ging specialist confirmed.
Magnificent video. You have a very perceptive grasp on this series that has enabled me to understand and respect Ging on a whole new level to before. Keep up the good work.
Been waiting for a Ging analysis from somebody. Thank you
No worries, thanks for watching.
Looking forward to that Chrollo video!
You're incredible at what you do, man, and I'm sincerely happy watching your channel grow. Keep up the good work =)
Much appreciated Garret, thanks for supporting :)
Ging has similarities to both Yuske and Togoshi? That's like 2 "perfects" in a row
I’ve always liked Ging, despite my friends all hating him. And as the series went on, I only liked him more. However, I tend to like characters that are determined and focused on their own goals, despite others opinions or ridicule.
He’s one of my favorites of the series, and I can’t wait to see him pop up again! Currently waiting patiently for that day...
Still waiting for that day
I've been on a binge of watching your Hunter x Hunter videos and I just wanna say I'm thoroughly impressed with the quality of your analysis of the series. This reminds me of the extensive literature papers I'd write in high school, dealing with symbolism, thematic elements, character motivations, etc. Your videos make me proud to be an anime fan, as it truly verifies the quality of this media we all know and love. They aren't just Japanese cartoons we stay up watching to waste time, as others might see them as. Your vids make me want to get my friends and family into anime just to show them how deep the rabbit hole goes with some series. Thank you very much for producing great videos and discussions and I look forward to new content. New subscriber here 👍🏼
This is fantastic to hear, thank you! I'm glad you enjoy the channel!
I like the way how you narrate his information. Your choice of words were impeccable. Keep it up!
Thanks, will do!
Even if Ging was trying to find his inner "nirvana", Ging is still a selfish person, hell even said so himself. But even if he is selfish, I think he made the right decision by leaving Gon with Mito. First off, it would conflict with his goals and we all know that Ging isn't a people person. I think Ging knew he would be a terrible father and wouldn't be able to raise Gon properly, so he left him with someone he knew could. He thought of a scenario in which Gon would be raised correctly and where he gets to do what he wants.
Oh, he's undoubtedly selfish. Anyone saying otherwise is either lying to themselves or hasn't full understood what he's about.
god forbid raising gon interferes with his goals. Thats completely besides the point. regardless of that he needed to take responsibility for his actions. if he cared about his goals so much maybe he should have subsided from having a kid.You cant put your personal goals over a human you made and need to take responsibility for. your goal have to wait until you take care of what you need to take care of.
made my night
i love you :))))
is it bad i dont see anything wrong with ging?
I absolutely love your videos. Looking at these shows from this perspective really makes them better.
That's fantastic to hear, thanks so much.
So glad you put a video out on my favourite character! The reason why I like him is because he does what he wants !
Cool, glad I did one on a favourite of yours!
favorite character? Do you also ride the short bus by chance?
I love Ging! I identify with his ambition, free spirit and thought it was somehow adorable, how shy he was around Gon
He's the best father there could be. One who teaches a child to be happy by example, instead of just dragging life on and on without sense of meaning and direction.
I would love if you checked out Gintama. It's my favourite series just above Hunter x Hunter
I haven't seen it yet. I'm going to, but I'm not sure when I'll get to it.
Aleczandxr also gintama makes fun of a lot of anime/manga series so expect that a lot
Gintama changed the anime game for me
Gintama is the perfect line between comedy and action/drama for an anime. It's hella underrated in the west.
Ging is a man of opposites, representing both the worst and the best qualities found in man. That's what makes him both relatable and likable. A fictional character that combines what we ARE and what we WANT TO be. This can be found in everything we see in Ging's character; looks, background, ideals and manners and so on.
Simply put, he's a badass anyone can like. Or like to hate. One of my favorite characters in the manga / anime mythos.
Can't even describe how excited I am to see new videos from you. Lol. Absolutely amazing work as always man.
Awesome to hear Ryan, hopefully I can keep providing you with content to enjoy :)
Awesome Analysis Ging, I always view Ging as a Buddhist-esque who left his home to pursue his goals .While this mindset is frown upon in the Western World, I greatly admire those who abandon their safe social life for a risky adventuresous one
I get all of this. I get the symbolism, Togashi's reflection in the character and what you're saying in the video. But I still can't shake the opinion that Ging is a terrible father. Even though I absolutely love and feel an enormous respect toward his character, I keep thinking that the fact that he abandoned Gon is just unforgivable. But that's also the reason that I love his character so much, because it's so much believable.
I hate how he reacted to meeting gon. Like I was expecting him to be proud and happy but he saw it as a nuisance. Like it doesn't make sense how all the other hunters talk about him as such a good guy but then he turns out to be a huge asshole
Tapu he didn’t see gon as a nuisance. he was just flustered when they first met. if he had seen gon as a nuisance, he wouldn’t have invited him to the world tree. he wouldn’t have shared his wisdom with gon, or joked around with him. ging is proud of gon, and loves him in his own, weird way. they have a relationship, in my opinion, more akin to an older brother and little brother, and i think that’s very fitting for both their characters. ging isn’t an asshole, he’s just bad at communicating with others and somewhat flaky, so it comes across that way.
I dont think Ging is a bad dad. I dont actually think he is a dad. Of course, biologically he is but he hasn't done a single fatherly deed and didn't do a single thing to help raise Gon. So I dont think he qualifies as a dad, but he's not a bad person. He just wants to live his life outside of being a parent. He doesn't want to be Gons dad, he wants to be Ging.
I love your insight on this series, it always gives me things to think about and to look out for when I inevitably re-watch the show again. I always learn things I missed before and it allows me to have a greater appreciation of what we actually have here.
I really love your Hunter x Hunter videos, good work man, i can't wait for the next one.
I honestly agree that Ging maybe a reflection of Togashi himself.
Thanks a lot pal, look forward to more in the future!
Can you do one for kurapika ?
Yeah, eventually.
Can you do a video and analysis on Meteor City please!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! By the way I love your videos keep up the good work!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1
Glad you like them, I'll do my best!
Thanks!!!!!, And who do you think is stronger Illumi or Hisoka or who would win in a fight ???????????? P.S Don't forget about the Meteor City video.
I'd be more sympathetic to Ging's point of view if he didn't literally put a murderer on Greed Island and told him not to hold back if he ever met Gon. Every clue he ever intentionally leaves for Gon also leads to a life threatening situation for Gon.
I agree to an extent, but Razor ended up being an influential and beneficial figure in Gon's journey despite his past, so I can't say that Ging made poor judgment there. He's a great judge of character in the here and now. And life threatening situations in HxH are par for the course, to an extent. He only put Gon in these situations assuming that Gon had become a Hunter, in which case he would be decently prepared, exposed to dangerous situations before and willing to take risks.
Zephyrbal He knew Gon would make it, and he was right
Zephyrbal
Ging has been shown as one of the smartest character who mostly knows what people will do.
And his trust in Razor is what turned him good.
I like the (seemingly) parallel between Ging's and Chrollo's power abilities, one is yet to find himself and steals others nen in order to identify whereas the other just seems to know himself from head to toe and copies other's abilities as he therefore understands them and their "nature" easily
They both have impressive observing skills anyway
Fantastic video again man. I was going to ask for a Pariston video but you already beat me to it, I look forward to it.
Thanks for the support my friend :) Not sure when I'll start work on the Pariston one but like I said, I guarantee I'll do one on him.