im gonna go with the gif argument on this... if you want it pronounced "jif" spell it "jif" not "gif". as long as its spelled "hunter x hunter", and not "hunter - hunter", its a perfectly valid pronounciation.
@@ryosyoaki8172 so does the author, so nothing wrong with that, but he also decided to put an "x" in the title, so there's nothing wrong with pronouncing it either. :)
I love how gon wasn’t the one who defeated Meruem. Togashi really knows how to divide development and screen time among the characters of hunter x hunter and it let’s us know that despite how strong gon is he’s still inexperienced compared to the other hunters. He doesn’t have any hidden gift that makes him suddenly on par with the top hunters.
That's why i love hxh so much, it actually keeps things realistic in a way. Ep 91 is one of my fav episodes cause we found out that Gon and Killua actually LOST to Knuckle and Shoot, while in a typical shonen anime the kids would've somehow won through some BS/ power of friendship plot armour. Knuckle and Shoot are hunters with decades of more experience than Gon and Killua so logically of course they would beat them. As naturally talented Gon is and despite all the training he went through, in the grand scheme of things he really is just a kid compared to the top players of the world e.g Netero, Ging, Hisoka, Zoldycks, PT.
@@UnifiedEntity And nearly died because he sacrificed everything he had in a feat of ultimate rage to do it. He had to give up EVERYTHING to achieve that, and he's still bedridden because of it. Other anime have done similar things, but the consequences don't stick. A la "Ichigo sacrificed his powers, and that's so sad. Look at how sad he is. He'll never be a shinigami aga- BUT WAIT! There's actually this NEW super secret power he can get guys! Isn't that great?!" Even the solution Killua is trying to use to save Gon is extremely perilous and, by nature, requires immense sacrifice. Edit: He's actually not still bedridden, and I forgot that Nanika gives Killua a free pass for whatever reason. Even so, when you look at what Gon was like before Killua brought in Alluka, that should really drive home the fact that this wasn't some meaningless powerup.
@@dmsviola1 The consequences of Gons actions didn't stick either. The kid came out of it alive. Nen is not important to him the way seeing his dad was. And if Hxh is EVER finished, he will get his nen back.
In Fairy Tail it was Gray, Erza and Makarov that defeated the main villains of some of the arcs and not Natsu and it was Kakashi and the Third Hokage that defeated two of them in Naruto so Hunter X Hunter is not the only anime that does this.
That scene where the little girl finally sees her mother again, and we finally realize who/what this out of place servant ant actually was, literally made me cry. A grown ass man alone in his room had to hold back sobbing because of that scene.
Meruem dies with Komugi at his side; I'm holding back tears Reina gets reunited with Mom: My wife starts sobbing, I'm comforting her and then I'm sobbing and she's handing me the tissue. One of the most heartwarming scenes I've ever experienced in any fiction, read, watched or listened to.
I heard somewhere that “Killua is not nice, but is good. Gon is nice, but is not good”, and this aspect of their characters is demonstrated really well in this arc.
@@shankyt9484 not actually Gon is light and darkness . Which part he shows depends on situation . He isn’t bad neither is he good , he is just a immature kid with god like potential who hasn’t realised how the world works and what is good or bad.
@Queen_Bratz EXACTLY. A common trope is to put teens and preteens into perilous situations where they are the chosen one spoken in prophecy, or the descendant of some magical race, and they just go along with it.
@Queen_Bratz I remember understanding the implications of death It was our first dog and she died a few years back, her son was still with us so i never thought about it but when he died That hurt by a lot. It's like seeing something disappearing forever and you'll have no power to change it or even atleast interfere in it
It was pretty cool how Meruem and Gon switched mentalities towards the end of the arc. In the beginning of Meruems birth, he treated every ant as mere rubble and only saw them as slaves for him where as Gon gave mercy to them (Didn't want to kill them). During the palace invasion when Gon confronts Pitou, he speaks to her very condescendingly and demanding extremely similar to how Meruem did at the start of the arc. If she did not follow Gons commands, he would get angry. If she did not follow Meruems commands, he would also get angry. This ongoing parallel was displayed frequently but subtley such as when Gon even sat down in the same position Meruem sits. Togashi really created a masterpiece hidden subtly throughout the show.
the same with reiner and eren but with waaay more depth. If you like something like this and haven‘t watched the anime/read the manga I spuld recommend it too you. It‘s called aot (Attack On Titan
Gon is a garbage character, and the only parallel between Meruem and Gon's development is while Meruem's development was original, subverting a cliche, well executed and the fight between Netero and Meruem ACTUALLY felt like a earned fight, Gon's was unoriginal, same old "someone dear to me died, I am mad now" with plot armor dragon ball wishes making it even worse as if his transformation alone wasn't a pathetic cope out, same old cliche with some dark music behind it to make it look fake deep.
@@hydrocy.9165 Meruem's development isn't all that original tho. The unexpected simple girl tames the monster nobody could destroy. It's literally the plot of 60% of the romance stories on the market. It's just the beauty and the beast being retold yet again, but inside a shonen manga.
Dee Mac Fr I was really impressed that a fictional non human character made to destroy humans came to be forgiving and accepting of humans and what they are but then it disappointed me that a fictional character like that could be a better human than any other humans understanding not everyone is like a a select few people being bad especially nowadays with the acab movement not understanding a select few humans shouldn’t represent a group in general especially when you want to criticize generalization towards your group of people but use it against another group of people then pulling the victim card saying you wouldn’t understand assuming the world is only harmful towards you and is revolves around you refusing other people’s pain and only caring for your own and your groups rather than acknowledging others pain but begging others to acknowledge your pain then killing other people and continuing to laugh at their death then ask other to remember the death of someone from your group and not expecting backlash
SPOILER Meruem really did have some of the greatest character development I've seen. He went from a monster who murdered a child to becoming sympathetic to the point his death was tragic.
It also becomes a complete foil to Gon's character development within the arc. Beginning from a reasonable man becoming a complete monster who would even threat innocent people to fulfil his goal.
I Am The One Who Knocks true I have never seen a character I relate to in so many different ways and that had actual emotions and thoughts that I would have in those situations I love him
"The Apple Dosen't Fall Far From The Tree". U see Gon act like his selfish father trying to handle things on his own but u also see Killua show the compassion his father has for his family.
@@Enchilada_Man The wand, that he draws against pitou is a particularly powerful weapon. I think it was what allowed him to be reborn as a chimera ant.
@@shidhantasen7959 no, it's the will to survive that allowed humans to be reincarnated as chimera ants, that's why other humans were also able to reincarnate even tho they don't have the wand you're talking about.
Legit I just finished the chimera arc I cried so fucking much, when komugi and Meruem died together was so heartbreaking and Reina reuniting with her mother was also special. I couldn't hold back my tears this arc is magnificent
I really liked this arc because it shows how gifted people aren't always the strongest. Gon was gifted but he had a lack of experience which makes a big difference unlike how Netero trained for years. I loved how it doesn't always focus on Gon and that not all protagonist have the power to defeat the antagonist.
I think that Meruem’s name is too often forgotten and is very important to understand his development. At first he doesn’t care about his name because he’s not a human. Then he fights Netero only to know his name. That’s his only motive to fight someone who wants to eradicate his « people ». As Meruem becomes more human, his will to be identified as someone, as an individual with a name rather than just « a king », emerges. That’s absolutely incredible from Togashi
absolutely and not to mention that all of this was because of komugi as she was the one to ask him his name for the first time. they’re relationship was so beautiful in too many ways
One of my favorite things about Meruem's death is that he was defeated by The Poor Man's Rose that was deemed "inhumane" by the rest of the world. The only way that they could've defeated the monsters would be to become even greater monsters themselves. It really is a great arc about what truly defines Man or Monster Edit: Honestly how does this have over a thousand likes?
@@williamthekiller7219 Hitler was just an example. I mean, to say that the responsibility for violent acts lies with the weapons and not with those who use them simply does not make sense. People is not that stupid lol Everybody knows that USA dropped those bombs
Similar to how Commander Erwin of the Survey Corps had to abandon his humanity and sacrifice a lot of his soldiers over many years to learn how to combat the Titans who were an unstoppable abs seemingly unknowable existential threat to humanity. To stop inhuman monsters they had to tap into the capacity for monstrosity that abides deep in the human heart.
I love how Gon was the light that shone so bright over Killua, but then Killua was that light that shone over other people, that being Ikalgo, Alluka and the "thing". The pure development on his character its just amazing. Another thing i love and preach about the series. The development on the secondary characters, being ikalgo, knucles, etc. Not only in the CA but during all the series, like in GI with Razor or Binolt. In one episode they make you feel for the dude that its a serial killer, they humanize him, just as they do with people coming from metor city. Even after that you have the founder of the NGL, Gyro. The attention to develop an entire world. One last thing, the fact that A LOT of the "fights" don't get resolved by pure force or power during all the series, its excellent. That being the razor fight, genthru or gon vs Gido in HA. Just magnificent writing all over.
i remember reading the manga and having to wait 6 months or more to get 1 or 2 episodes. Also, the fact that a man so capable of drawing amazing stuff (like gon with the tiger behind, or the netero and meruem fight) also was capable of drawing some of the worst panels i've ever seen on a manga. I know it was due to stress and shit, but damn. That's how you know you have good writing. The story was SO fucking good that i did not care that some panels looked like drawed by a 4 yo. You read them anyway. I would honestly just read a scrip of the Dark continent and whatever more he has.
So many shonen and anime in general skimp out on the secondary characters or give them stereotypical traits which honestly makes it so lame to watch. Hxh really makes many of their characters feel integral to the arc and multifaceted, that's what sets it apart from the rest.
I feel you're alittle disingenuous to Pitou. I mean she did start as a psychopathic monster, but she was beginning to learn empathy. I like to think that she fought Gon not because she wanted to, but because she felt she had to; to protect Meruem.
@@evangelionl0vr857 I did too. She was becoming a great character. Seemed really empathetic when she apologized to Gon as well. I felt bad for her, but I knew she deserved it. 😢
@@evangelionl0vr857 I loved seeing that piece of shit get wrecked. I wish Pouf had a more brutal death because I absolutely hated that character. So annoying. With that said, I did feel sad with how Meruem and Komugi died. So sad, but very poetic.
@@atomicpunk2360 Pouf was an annoying prick, but a well written one. I had no remorse for his death and like you I kinda would have been happier if it had been a more brutal one. However Pitou wasn't at all a piece of shit. When they attacked and killed Kite they were acting based on instincts. They really just wanted to hunt and play, similar to a cat. As they matured and spent time around Meruem they realized the same thing he did, that senseless slaughter is not right. In the end I truly think Pitou was very sorry for killing Kite, and was also remorseful when they told Gon they were going to have to kill him. That's what made this arc so incredible. Two of the main villains went from completely evil sociopaths with zero regard for human lives, to complex individuals who started to see that all life had value, and the main character went from an innocent kid who didn't even want to kill the worker ants, to a complete monster fueled by rage who was willing to risk his own life to get revenge in the most brutal way possible.
Well right know, like at this very moment I’m at ep 126 and wouldn’t agree like at all than the chimera ant is a better arc than York knew, until 116 like that episode is the best one yet, Gon is the absolute MVP of this arc like that episode was insane, everything about Gon since he came in the castle it’s been ridiculous
@@ChristianBritez34 actually from story telling this was the peak, it focus on ant king and a lot of other people instead all on Gon and kilowa. man that duel being ant king and thousand hand buda blow me away.
@@laujack24 yeah up until ep 105 I was like how the hell this arc is better than York new And I was wrong, I was super defensive about it, I was trying to finds way to hate this arc because all of the things I heard But for real this arc ridiculous I still can’t believe what ep 116 and 130 make me feel
@Queen_Bratz You are basically dead on about cats. Just to add a bit more context, the basic house cat can stalk, catch, and kill the widest range of other species on earth. This can be because they are really great at it, but it could also be the biodiversity of small creatures in 1st world areas. All real predators that would occupy the top of the food chain are kept out of our yards(for the most part), so the stat is still a tad misleading. Cats occupy a position that is equivalent to an 25 year old high school senior that was repeatedly failed to keep him on the football team. They are the largest (mostly) free roaming predator. Anything larger gets put down or pushed out. The other side of that statistic is that larger predators just dont have the same range of prey. A tiger isnt going to stalk anything below a certain size, and there is a much wider range of small animals. Tigers are completely capable of catching groundhogs, they just dont want or need to. They will focus on a handful of prey that keeps them fed without too much effort.
@Queen_Bratz That isn't even remotely true! Even the most successful cats only have around a 20% success rate when hunting. When you consider the insect world and aquatic life, cats are nowhere near the top of the list...
Fucking 8 YEARS to finish a single arc, honestly, I would just dump it, and forget about it until I would eventually remember it again. Thank goodness I watched it in 2018.
Like how he showed his selfish desires to save a random fodder by jumping out from the ship, or how he was ready to do suicide over some random dude who saved him once and disappeared, when a mom like figure who raised him is waiting for him at home, what a totally not generic garbage character.
@@hydrocy.9165 gon's selfish, its part of his character. The line between good and evil is very blurred bcos his sense of morality is very different. Hes the type of character that works conpletely differently under intense pressure, he forgets whats more important to him. His stubborness and arrogance are flaws that dont make him just another 'generic' protagonist. Although i personally didnt like in the the greed island arc (bcos of how he fought genthru). The chimera ant arc completes his development and shows that noone is perfect, everyone has their breaking points. The arcs before that slowly but surely indicated that.
Literally the most overpowered character in the show is Komugi (I’m not serious). Since she's the one person the king couldn't beat. The end of the Chimera Arc rlly had in tears. I was debating the whole arc whether to like the Meruem or to hate him. And at some point, I didn't even want them to kill him. I rlly enjoyed his character, and his development. Especially at the points where he was contemplating his identity and how eager he was to learn his name.
something to compare that really gets me is the development. think about it, meruem was evil, we hated him, and somewhere along the line we accidentally fell in love with him. the same way he did with komugi without realizing, togashi will go down as my fave mangaka just for this reason alone
The manga is hinting at a few others the king wouldn't be able to beat. Literally anyone that survives the current dark continent voyage is already confirmed to be stronger than any of the ants.
@Deathcoldan Wait how many people have BLM killed? What are you even saying lunatic. Just making up nonsense, to support more nonsense. Why don't you post an article of BLM killing people, instead of making shit up...
Togashi really does seldomly take time to establish the further story. But on the outset he truly understood the layers of emotions, reality and development through time
I just finished the entire Chimera ant arc and the series. I can easily really say that this arc is the best anime arc of all time! even my Mom and Dad cried when Meruem and komugi died together holding hands.
Meruem and Komugi died in such a way that I forgot it was anime and felt sad watching that scene. The most powerful being in the H x H series, searching with the last remnants of his life just to be with her, all the while asking if she is still there just so he can die by her side. And her response is that she is always there and will be joining him soon. Wow! I never expected that from a shonen. This arc was so well crafted that seeing the monster become more human that the humans was amazing.
25:00 I disagree with your statements here, I think Pitou was truly sorry for killing kite and sorry for gon after she could not fulfill her promise, Thanks to her feeling herself the fear of losing someone close to you. However, with her being the most loyal of the royal guards and with gon still being an enemy of the king, she still had to kill him. She did it out of necessity alone and nothing more.
Yeah, I'm sad that he saw her as being monstrous in that moment. Pitou was clearly regretful for what she had done, but felt she had no choice but to kill Gon. She took no pleasure in it.
@@thefox1901 No way, she definitely did not have any regret there. The only possible reason she might have regretted killing him is because she worried that his death would cause Gon to kill the king out of revenge. She did not feel any regret over the death itself, just what would happen because of it.
I feel like the Chimera ant arc achieved something you know , like Togashi sensei has had HXH on hiatus for the longest but look at us still talking about this phenomenal arc🤧🤧 And it also broke my soul
That's a contentious as hell title, and I 100% agree with it. The Chimera Ant arc was when I said to myself, "this might be my new favorite anime", it's one of the few arcs in anime I'd actually call a "masterpiece"... And honestly, HxH in general ruined me on Shonen, because nothing can ever compare to the high points of HxH for me. The power system, deconstruction of typical Shonen themes, and the moral ambiguity of almost every character in the show is just way too good. Also, I just got here from watching another HxH video that came out recently, so nice timing. P.S. Pitou is the best cat girl in all of anime, because she embodies how malicious cats can be, don't even @ me.
IMO the one that is close to him when it comes writing characters as in depth as him would be Kinoko Nasu(Fate stay/ night VN, well not a mangaka but still) and Hajime Isayama with AOT
@Griffith: The Ultimate Evil i have read all of those. For me togashi's are still far superior mangas than those. But that's my opinion and personal preference tho. You're entitled to your own.
I usually dont comment on videos but this one deserves it. You structured your analysis so well it was delightful to watch. I didnt even noticed that 40 minutes have passed. Great work keep it up.
I always knew that this particular arc was pretty good, but I don't think I understood just how great it was until I thought about it a lot more. The amount of character depth, complexity, growth, and even regression is shown in full blast for literally all the characters. It's amazing how Oda puts in so much effort into building the incredible depth of each character. From the most cruelest and strongest of villains we've seen yet within the manga, to the most good-willed protagonist, and as well as everyone in between, they all go through some form of progression in their character. Whether that be through growth or regression, and it's not a hacked job either. It's done with precision and care, to the point that almost every character is one you can empathize with.
this is true. every single character has a real meaning to the arc, develops in some way... the themes are deep and complex. The parallels between meruem and gon. There's just so much going on
I really love this arc concept. "One lost humanity from losing the loved one,One gain humanity from the loved one" "Sometime,Human is worse than anything."
Such a great video. Gon and Meruem's story arcs really are S tier. Togashi shows exactly what would happen to someone if they lived their live as the typical shonen boy! Especially in this world of monsters we call humans. Gon's a total psycho!!! Never embracing the darkness of humanity eventually leads to it forcing itself out of you and makes you completely fall apart. Don't waist your money on psych courses just read HxH. lol
@@hydrocy.9165 I like how you mention a mid piss arc, a show that is so so sooo overrated while calling the CA arc that has unrivaled level of writing (in shounen) overrated. Meruem alone has more depth than the entire and I mean ENTIRE cast of one piece. One single character is better written and executed than the entire one piece series.
Damn that’s what I was thinking when I was watching it that it was showing that u can’t be so positive and optimistic all the time because the world will crush u and it’s shown thru gon because it was the first time he feels that absolutely nothing can be done
Yes, in the end Gon's unwavering positivity was what broke him. It made him blind. While Killua's sadness ultimately made him into an incredibly caring and trustworthy ally.
When meruem and komugi plays their last gungi match They find double counter to "kokoriko" strategy Which was only possible because those two strong players kept playing together ❤️
Everytime i cried in hxh CA: When killua removed the needle When gon was mean to killua When killua cried to palm When gon told killua lets go When gon almost died When komugi and meruem died When the ant girl met her mother again When killua was in the hospital When killua apologized When gon & killua parted ways 10 fuckin times
@@alejandrogonzalez-gq4xm i watched alot and lots of shows many claimed that this & than is better untill now no one was right hxh still the beat well written alongside fmab aot if i speak from neutral pov because jojo is my fav🤣, depth develpoment plot pyschology amazing fights well built power system that make the fights harder to predict, you got a one piece pic idk why the fuck u talkin shit😂
Yep, will always be my favourite of all time. The sense of dread I felt when this arc started really surprised me, I was truly fearful of what each episode would bring. The depth Togashi gives to the bad guys is what elevates HxH for me, there's always so much more than meets the eye. They have their own motivations, doubts and fears and they all have the ability to change. Just awesome.
Also, the Netero vs Meruem fight ending was so good and so not typical shonen. It ended with the dirty bomb, it showed the malice and evil of humanity. It certainly had more meaning than "power of friendship" or "my strongest ultra mega super pooper punch". HxH is amazing because of the amount the depth there is.
Meruem has one of the greatest plots of all time. not only did he learn to show and feel sympathy/empathy and he didn't just love a human. he died with that human. Komugi felt like she was nothing and not worth anything. somehow Meruem understood that and he really did show that he loved her. it was an unexpected ending too. I would have never expected the strongest dude we have ever seen in this show to pass away so peacefully. Togashi, you have made the perfect cake
Watching this, I was overcome by sadness. Killua and Gon's relationship is so sad, especially when Gon says "Daijobu". The parallels, deconstruction, political satire, social and economical metaphors and development in this arc alone, set apart HxH as the best anime I have ever watched. I cried. And I've watched this anime twice. I thank Togashi-senpai for such a beautiful story, and can't wait for it to be finished. It's the first anime to make me want to pick up the manga (I've only read one manga in my life and that was bleach) almost immediately. As AoT and Kimetsu no yaiba fight for number 2, HxH remains my number one. Thank you for this..
@Griffith: This was basically showing class biasness in society. When Netero was fighting with Meruem and resorted to the "Little Flower" the narrator explained it's symbolism and everything about it. Also, the hometown of the Troupe.
I thought about sleeping, bjt instead watched this video all the way through. Fantastic commentary and it's crazy how you weren't able to even include most of the things you wanted to. Superb narration, magnificent points and everything I expect from a DBZImran video Keep it up mate and I really want to see more HxH videos!
I just finished The arc last night. I’m thankful for having “witnessed” this one hell of a story. So much depth, philosophical and emotional. I’m still teary eyed and in awe every time I remember that last scene. It is truly the greatest of all time. Much appreciation to Mr Togashi for coming up with this magnificent anime. Btw, my husband and daughter watched it the 2nd time around and she still bawled her eyes out. My husband too was sniffing and couldn’t contain his tears. We were just like Palm. Lol
Best episodes for me are the two Gon Vs Pitou episodes.. when Gon shouted “Pitou” mid transformation always makes my hair stand.. and then in the next episode when Killua calls out to Gon and him turning around before the final punch is just..... People who don’t watch anime is just missing out so much
thank you for this video i watched this with my brother, it was his second viewing and he cried for a second time when meruem and komugi died. he cried for an evil, child eating bug man. it really is remarkable how well written this villain's character growth was.
Great commentary on this arc. I am in awe of just how layered this anime is. No wonder the author has to take breaks from writing it. He needs to power up.
Meh most people who hate on it are fortnite kids bc fortnite ninja and an othear forntnite streamer(don't remember his name) started hating on it in twetter for some reason
Sorry to say but it was brutal. It was slow and painful. Her head was completely destroyed. If your justification that she killed Kite and turned him into a puppet then let me tell you that it was her very duty to kill Kite. Was Kite not going to kill the Queen and Mereum with her? Yes , she was testing her strength but should she not know if she is a capable Royal Guard and would be able to protect her king? Turning his body into a puppet was bad but ikalgo also uses dead bodies as puppets . Why is he treated like a hero then? She had a strong blood lust and liked toying with her opponents but Netero and Hisoka do the same. Gon respects Netero and has a sort of attachment to Hisoka. It is clear that even though Gon is wary of Hisoka , he does not hate him and actually sees him as some sort of mentor.She protected Komugi like a mother and clearly loved Mereum a lot. She was even relieved when she knew she was about to die because she knew that her death would mean her king would be safe.She was also the only Royal Guard who cared for his wishes instead of trying to impose her idea upon him.She was loyal and understanding.The only reason Gon viewed her as a monster is because he saw her killing someone close to him and as we saw he did not view the ants as creatures who could have emotions. He did not even consider the fact that they were to kill the queen as well.He referred to her as a thing instead of a person and that is understandable because he is a child and does not think from her point of view. Pitou could have easily killed Gon when he mourning and was not guarded but she chose not to and actually gave him the chance to fight her instead. Yes , she was supposed to die . Humanity had to be protected. But did she deserve that brutality?
@@amitmohan3305 That is the thing with HxH you can each make your own assumption...Did she deserve to die in that manner that all comes down to opinions, to me had the King not had any affection or connection with Komugi would we have seen the same side of Pitou...I think not as for not hurting Gon she had already witnessed his killing intent and that may have been subconsciously still in her head, that said she definitely did want to protect the King but once again that's how the chimera ants work...Pitou did things due to her human and Chimera ant nature where Mereum actually seemed to be learning and evolving....but hey that's my opinion...
I'm struggling to find something new to say after your great video and these amazing comments. What stands out the most to me is how Togashi makes Gon, who is supposed to be the innocent childlike protaganist absolutely disgusting, and makes the villain go through one of the most amazing character arcs I have ever seen in my life. And all of this while following so few tropes that are so prevalent in anime. Not all of the royal guards get killed heroically by the main crew, and most mindblowing to me, Gon is not only not even a part in the most important fight, but the main villain doesn't even know that the protagonist of the series even exists. Also as is normally the case in anime, the protagonists are overwhelmed with bad odds but almost always keep their cool, but Knov, one of the most experienced Hunters literally loses ot due to fear. Man I can go on without end about how amazing this arc is. Togashi will forever have my admiration for his incredible writing in here. And the most incredible thing is, this isn't even the only god tier arc in Hunter x Hunter. It could be argued that the Yorknew arc is just as good, but in smaller scale and maybe less ambitious. Togashi is an unmitigated genius. Oh wow I rambled on for so much, just cam here to say that I'm all for the admiration of this arc and it's a hill that I'll gladly die on.
When Gon found Pito healing Kamugi and he was screaming at Killua saying why he can't fight her, bruh his voice really hit hard, you can literally see the pain and rage through his voice and expressions. It was heartbreaking..
Great Video!!! You really went in depth about Gon and Meruems Parallels. I love how Gon asked the Phantom Troupe how they can kill those who have nothing to do with them, and then threatens Pitou to kill Komugi to get what he wants... A girl who has nothing to do with him.
I think it's pretty interesting and ingenious story telling that the room where pitou is healing komugi.... well, nearly every single character who is important to the outcome of this arc ends up in this room at some point, often at the same time as an opposing force, and yet not a single person dies in this room and fights don't break out. It's a really great way of showing how pivotal this essentially actionless scene is to the entire arc.
The chimera arc was a beautiful showcase of great story telling. Every chimera ant was intriguing and unforgettable, and the king and his evolution and journey as he navigates his own purpose and morality are beautifully written. This arc is definetly my favorite in hxh, and it is truly unforgettable. I became so emotionally invested in the characters that I was always on edge waiting for something to happen and hoping for them to be safe. It got to the point where I even got the urge to spoil myself just to see if they died, because I wouldn't have been able to handle it honestly. This is an example of a great story, with unique characters you can relate to, and with a great lesson. It is a masterpiece.
there's a bit of incorrect evaluation of actions maybe @25:00, Pitou isn't a "monster" because it is healing its own arms in front of Gon, it is doing that because it has mustered up the resolve to kill Gon. Pitou honestly truly respected Gon because he let it heal Komugi when Pitou begged Gon to and also states this very thing, feeling sorry for Gon's loss and empathising with him. But Pitou very well realised that Gon was a very strange phenomenon who could very well turn out to be a lethal threat for Meruem, hence it decided to kill Gon, stating this very fact multiple times while healing Komugi and up until Gon relapsed into darkness. So no I don't believe that Pitou is a "monster" as the one that you made it out to be, infact it surprisingly felt a lot of humane and conflicting emotions towards someone like Gon, a complete adversary.
35:00 Netero was never tempted. He understood that the human and ant sides of Meruem were incompatible and that he was even more dangerous because of his diplomatic demeanor.
25:00 I really don’t think Pitou was being cruel by healing in front of gon... she already told him: “kite is dead, I’m sorry”. It’s Gon’s fault for getting his hopes up like the naive character he is at that point... she simply healed herself, nothing cruel about it
There are so many immaculately crafted characters introduced in this arc it is truly a work of art. The entire backbone of the emotional punch being that Gon is the most realistically portrayed child protagonist in the Shōnen genre. Children aren't kind, altruistic, grounded or mature. They're egotistical, selfish, irrational and naive. And Gon embodies all of those elements to a tee. Gon is nice and pleasant, but is NOT a good person. Killua on the other hand has suffered through things that have forced him to grow up quickly and abandon that childlike innocence and naivete, and has made him into a cagey and guarded but mature and genuinely good person. The royal guards are masterfully written as well. Each of them develops and nurtures a human trait that ultimately winds up making them imperfect guards. Youpi, who is single minded duty personified, develops a sense of honor and respect for other warriors; sparing enemies he grows to respect even though they may return to threaten the king. Pitou begins to develop empathy, demonstrated by her concern for the King's feelings and feeling sorry for Gon upon seeing him broken. And Pouf is an idealist. He is devoted so wholely and utterly to the ideal of the perfect king he adores that Meruem's individuality and development creates a cognitive dissonance that ultimately drives him mad. This is perfectly demonstrated in their answers when Meruem asks them what his name is. Youpi, demonstrating his simple nature, claims it is not his place to ponder such things. Pitou, demonstrating the very beginnings of a sense of compassion, tells Meruem that he should choose the name that sounds most pleasing to him. Whichever one he likes the most. And Pouf, perhaps most tellingly, replies that his name is simply King. There are others in the world falsely claiming that title, and that alone should be enough to define Meruem's identity. And that's just the tip of the iceberg. Nov, Morrel, Knuckle, Shoot, Netero, and Colt are all great as well. I don't think it can really be overstated how good the storytelling is in this arc.
Hunter x Hunter, Tokyo ghoul, BLEACH, Berserk, vinland saga , YU YU HAKUSHO and ATTACK ON TITANS are the series which are different from their peer mangas. I love the realistic concept they all created and what you explained in the video .
Anyone else completely lose it during the final moments between Meruem and Komugi? The way that the story felt to so perfectly tie up and to experience how their characters both grew and didn't really change in the end. To see how their differences in skill, status, species, and knowledge were so impactfully meaningful yet so meaningless in the face of each other's admiration and love. To hear how Meruem's concern for Komugi surpassed the concerns for himself and how they persisted until the last second. To feel Komugi understand his care and love and try to reciprocate with warmth, comfort and compassion. I don't think I've ever had the honor of experiencing a more beautifully delicate, nuanced yet simple complex and strong relationship in any anime. It broke me and I had to stop watching just to allow myself to find a way to stop crying
I love shows that have have messages about real life topics hidden and represented by characters it makes it so much more in depth and feel like there was so much more thought out into the actual story hxh is amazing and this arc is needed especially with what’s going on now in 2020
My favorite part of this arc was when mereum said “it’s chimeran time” and chimared everyone around then, truly one of the moments of all anime On another note Mereum he is my favorite antagonist in hxh, so thought provoking and very in depth, I love that shit
There is so much to this arc it’s insane especially with Gon and Killua. Gon becomes the monster Meruem should have become and another charchter swap was Killua becoming the one in the light while Gon is in darkness...just for a start.
I am not a killugon shipper, well simply because im a guy for one. And secondly, I do believe that their relationship really has overall helped the growth of both characters. The overall growth is absolutely incredible.
I love how komugi isnt the usual "weak" girl who fixes the bad guy with her love , she is extremely smart, determined and brave. They both develop feelings because they have a huge amount of respect for each another. Fuck im crying again ....
The gloomy aura the arc created, specially around the end, in combination with the narrator's short but contundent interventions really made it up for me, transforming this in my favourite HxH arc. Really outstanding how some gifted creatures as the Royal Guards grew from non-existant to the strongest and most intelligent beings on Earth from one moment to the other, I think it's a complete destruction of Netero's accomplishments through a life of pure sacrifice, as if the author was telling us that no matter how hard you try, talent can easliy turn the tables. Overall, it's a damn obscure masterpiece, and would have loved to see how the old adaptation worked the arc out.
I enjoyed the whole show but the CA arc stands out to me above most anime and I guess it's for a few reasons. It has several storylines all relating to an overarching theme. The characters generally make decisions that don't feel contrived/convenient for the plot. Often that leads to moments that are some of the highest points in anime for me. Like we get ~9 episodes spanning maybe 30 in-universe minutes where Youpi is having the biggest fight of his 2-month old life. We already know he's a shapeshifter, but we learn that he can harness his rage to explode, and he wants to learn to control it so he can use it as a weapon for the king against "the intruders". After being attacked by Killua he comments on how nen is enabling people far weaker than himself to compete against him. When he finally gains mastery over his rage >Rage is not intended to be scattered. It's meant to be focused on a target. he's able to quarantine it so it can be "focused on a target." He's accomplished his goal. But the quarantined rage no longer clouds his judgment, so he acknowledges Morel's strength. It's because of Youpi's admiration that he strikes a deal and lets them walk. It ties into CA's overarching theme but also subverted my expectation (probably an overused word but it applies here) while staying true to Youpi and Knuckle's characters. And it was perfect that it was Knuckle who broke because Knuckle is the softy pacifist. Youpi's arc was brilliant to me. And it was just one ant's character arc.
At first I thought Meruem is just like another Frizer or Cell. However, he is far from being a cliché antagonist. He is a beautifully written character
This was the only instance in anime (that I’ve watched so far) that made you care about the villain. In every game with Komogui you can see him becoming more and more human. The character development in this arc was top notch and I hope we get more HxH in the future!
The whole thing was so heart breaking. Both Gon and Killua went through absolute hell. Gon lost himself in grief, pain, sudden ptsd and such denial. Sinking into insanity, And Killua who knew how awful reality already, was getting better thanks to Gon, His new best friend...... only to watch the only bright, and positive source in his life, break before his eyes, and Killua is suddenly pushed back into this painful reality as he watched Gon, his bestfriend, go into complete insanity and absolute pain as he suffered. The situation was absolutely horrible and so traumatizing for both. The show was mainly wholesome and then BAM, The art arc came and my heart was broken. But the whole arc was done so fucking well. Like holy shit! How can one think and produce such an amazing idea and make it and reality. I just- wow. But besides that. Thank you for the absolutely amazing work in this amazing video. You covered this topic so well!!
I now know it isn't pronounced as Hunter "EX" Hunter... Have mercy on me LOL
It's Hunter "EHHHXXX" Hunter
im gonna go with the gif argument on this...
if you want it pronounced "jif" spell it "jif" not "gif".
as long as its spelled "hunter x hunter", and not "hunter - hunter", its a perfectly valid pronounciation.
@@4lc4p0rn I call it just Hunter Hunter.
@@ryosyoaki8172 so does the author, so nothing wrong with that, but he also decided to put an "x" in the title, so there's nothing wrong with pronouncing it either. :)
its ok here in the Philippines its hunter EX hunter
I love how gon wasn’t the one who defeated Meruem. Togashi really knows how to divide development and screen time among the characters of hunter x hunter and it let’s us know that despite how strong gon is he’s still inexperienced compared to the other hunters. He doesn’t have any hidden gift that makes him suddenly on par with the top hunters.
That's why i love hxh so much, it actually keeps things realistic in a way. Ep 91 is one of my fav episodes cause we found out that Gon and Killua actually LOST to Knuckle and Shoot, while in a typical shonen anime the kids would've somehow won through some BS/ power of friendship plot armour. Knuckle and Shoot are hunters with decades of more experience than Gon and Killua so logically of course they would beat them. As naturally talented Gon is and despite all the training he went through, in the grand scheme of things he really is just a kid compared to the top players of the world e.g Netero, Ging, Hisoka, Zoldycks, PT.
You....you do know Gon transformed into a freak of nature right?
@@UnifiedEntity And nearly died because he sacrificed everything he had in a feat of ultimate rage to do it. He had to give up EVERYTHING to achieve that, and he's still bedridden because of it.
Other anime have done similar things, but the consequences don't stick. A la "Ichigo sacrificed his powers, and that's so sad. Look at how sad he is. He'll never be a shinigami aga- BUT WAIT! There's actually this NEW super secret power he can get guys! Isn't that great?!"
Even the solution Killua is trying to use to save Gon is extremely perilous and, by nature, requires immense sacrifice.
Edit: He's actually not still bedridden, and I forgot that Nanika gives Killua a free pass for whatever reason. Even so, when you look at what Gon was like before Killua brought in Alluka, that should really drive home the fact that this wasn't some meaningless powerup.
@@dmsviola1 The consequences of Gons actions didn't stick either. The kid came out of it alive. Nen is not important to him the way seeing his dad was. And if Hxh is EVER finished, he will get his nen back.
In Fairy Tail it was Gray, Erza and Makarov that defeated the main villains of some of the arcs and not Natsu and it was Kakashi and the Third Hokage that defeated two of them in Naruto so Hunter X Hunter is not the only anime that does this.
HxH is the only show that makes you tear up because an ant girl and lobster man are accepted back into human society.
That scene where the little girl finally sees her mother again, and we finally realize who/what this out of place servant ant actually was, literally made me cry. A grown ass man alone in his room had to hold back sobbing because of that scene.
That's when I break down too. Specially when said ant girl reunites with her mom and finally breaks silence to cry. Every. Single. Time
Damn I just hope they both get reunited with Colt, the ant that was previously her brother!
Meruem dies with Komugi at his side; I'm holding back tears
Reina gets reunited with Mom: My wife starts sobbing, I'm comforting her and then I'm sobbing and she's handing me the tissue.
One of the most heartwarming scenes I've ever experienced in any fiction, read, watched or listened to.
nope
You know the anime is good when you cry on a antagonist's death
Kinda reminds me of haikyuu
Cry is an understatment 😭😭
nd tanaka nice kill 😏
ines aissi I meant the other teams losing 😺
@@nd6467 oh 😺 when oikawa was really desperate to win and like stumbled on that table thing i got lowkey emotional
I heard somewhere that “Killua is not nice, but is good. Gon is nice, but is not good”, and this aspect of their characters is demonstrated really well in this arc.
Gon just doesnt care about killua but killua cares about gon more than anybody
gon represents the darkness in the light and killua the light in darkness
@@shankyt9484 not actually Gon is light and darkness . Which part he shows depends on situation . He isn’t bad neither is he good , he is just a immature kid with god like potential who hasn’t realised how the world works and what is good or bad.
@Queen_Bratz EXACTLY. A common trope is to put teens and preteens into perilous situations where they are the chosen one spoken in prophecy, or the descendant of some magical race, and they just go along with it.
@Queen_Bratz I remember understanding the implications of death
It was our first dog and she died a few years back, her son was still with us so i never thought about it but when he died
That hurt by a lot. It's like seeing something disappearing forever and you'll have no power to change it or even atleast interfere in it
It was pretty cool how Meruem and Gon switched mentalities towards the end of the arc. In the beginning of Meruems birth, he treated every ant as mere rubble and only saw them as slaves for him where as Gon gave mercy to them (Didn't want to kill them). During the palace invasion when Gon confronts Pitou, he speaks to her very condescendingly and demanding extremely similar to how Meruem did at the start of the arc. If she did not follow Gons commands, he would get angry. If she did not follow Meruems commands, he would also get angry. This ongoing parallel was displayed frequently but subtley such as when Gon even sat down in the same position Meruem sits. Togashi really created a masterpiece hidden subtly throughout the show.
the same with reiner and eren but with waaay more depth. If you like something like this and haven‘t watched the anime/read the manga I spuld recommend it too you. It‘s called aot (Attack On Titan
Gon is a garbage character, and the only parallel between Meruem and Gon's development is while Meruem's development was original, subverting a cliche, well executed and the fight between Netero and Meruem ACTUALLY felt like a earned fight, Gon's was unoriginal, same old "someone dear to me died, I am mad now" with plot armor dragon ball wishes making it even worse as if his transformation alone wasn't a pathetic cope out, same old cliche with some dark music behind it to make it look fake deep.
@@hydrocy.9165 Wow first wrong opinion in the history of ever
@@marxmanw3877 though not too far off the mark.
@@hydrocy.9165 Meruem's development isn't all that original tho. The unexpected simple girl tames the monster nobody could destroy. It's literally the plot of 60% of the romance stories on the market. It's just the beauty and the beast being retold yet again, but inside a shonen manga.
I really love the swap in development Gon and Meruem did in the arc and didn't expect it at all during my first watch..
N O AHHHHHHHHHHH
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Dee Mac Fr I was really impressed that a fictional non human character made to destroy humans came to be forgiving and accepting of humans and what they are but then it disappointed me that a fictional character like that could be a better human than any other humans understanding not everyone is like a a select few people being bad especially nowadays with the acab movement not understanding a select few humans shouldn’t represent a group in general especially when you want to criticize generalization towards your group of people but use it against another group of people then pulling the victim card saying you wouldn’t understand assuming the world is only harmful towards you and is revolves around you refusing other people’s pain and only caring for your own and your groups rather than acknowledging others pain but begging others to acknowledge your pain then killing other people and continuing to laugh at their death then ask other to remember the death of someone from your group and not expecting backlash
@@observingatoms NO pls
my favourite is the CELL VS MASTER ROSHI fight scene, its so unique.
SPOILER
Meruem really did have some of the greatest character development I've seen. He went from a monster who murdered a child to becoming sympathetic to the point his death was tragic.
What makes it even more amazing is that it all happens within the span of a few weeks, but it still makes complete sense and is 100% believable
Or from hating a character to at least understanding him and having sympathy for them. I’m still glad he died tho lol
It also becomes a complete foil to Gon's character development within the arc. Beginning from a reasonable man becoming a complete monster who would even threat innocent people to fulfil his goal.
Tbh I cried when meruem died. His development was a masterpiece.
And I'll still never forgive him for murdering that kid 😤
The deconstruction of gon and the construction of killua as the main character is just amazing its so damn earned
@I Am The One Who Knocks no netero and mereum
I Am The One Who Knocks true I have never seen a character I relate to in so many different ways and that had actual emotions and thoughts that I would have in those situations I love him
@I Am The One Who Knocks ever heard this name " itachi uchiha "
Sathish Kumar just another way of saying gyro zeppeli
@@rwholemilkisgood5050 Y'all have really weird ways of spelling Reigen Arataka.
The Chimera Ant Arc was _brutal!_ I had to take a break after the last episode just to reflect on everything that happened
2 arcs needed
same. it was hard to watch..
Take a break?!? Bruh i was so addicted i couldn't stop, that shit hit different
Same here... except I took a break when Ponzu, Pokkle, and Kite was killed.
I liked the ending which what made me watch the finao season immediately.
@@buildinasentry1046 fr
"The Apple Dosen't Fall Far From The Tree". U see Gon act like his selfish father trying to handle things on his own but u also see Killua show the compassion his father has for his family.
ive just came to see my opinion reaffirmed
SAME
I just came too...
Same 😂
@@roachies4242 did it feel good
@Carlos Domingues idk if this is a joke or not
I selfishly still wished that there was a flashback scene of Kite and Pitou fight. I have to know what Kite’s remaining Crazy Slots weapons were.
I just want to know what a good roll would be
@@Enchilada_Man The wand, that he draws against pitou is a particularly powerful weapon. I think it was what allowed him to be reborn as a chimera ant.
@@shidhantasen7959 no, it's the will to survive that allowed humans to be reincarnated as chimera ants, that's why other humans were also able to reincarnate even tho they don't have the wand you're talking about.
@@skydaddy1678 Shidhanta is right, Kite was never eaten by the queen
Fedner Juste yea Ging even said it in the anime that kite has a roll he can summon Incase he were to die
And then the little girl ant going home to her mom at the end of the arc. I CRIED watching that
bruuuuh i couldn’t deal when she went after brovada i just 😫😭
SAME IT WAS SO SAD
Kinda wished Colt did the same but guess not
the last two episodes were so good
Legit I just finished the chimera arc I cried so fucking much, when komugi and Meruem died together was so heartbreaking and Reina reuniting with her mother was also special. I couldn't hold back my tears this arc is magnificent
I really liked this arc because it shows how gifted people aren't always the strongest. Gon was gifted but he had a lack of experience which makes a big difference unlike how Netero trained for years. I loved how it doesn't always focus on Gon and that not all protagonist have the power to defeat the antagonist.
Character: Is brutally killed by the Chimera Ants
Ending music: DO DO DO DO DO DO DO DO DO DO
Also "kurapika is now drowning in an indescribable emptiness" happy electric guitar music!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
This arc killed Pokkle and Ponzu. It was really heartbreaking
Most tragic anime deaths I cared so much 😪
Ponzu got killed brutally
Pixel Smile Red head guy and blue haired girl from the Hunter Exam in S1
i hated ponzu i’m glad she died
If you see that what queen eats as most powerful humans....grows as ant....so somehow pokkle was meruem...even their faces are so similar
I think that Meruem’s name is too often forgotten and is very important to understand his development. At first he doesn’t care about his name because he’s not a human. Then he fights Netero only to know his name. That’s his only motive to fight someone who wants to eradicate his « people ». As Meruem becomes more human, his will to be identified as someone, as an individual with a name rather than just « a king », emerges. That’s absolutely incredible from Togashi
Meruem is a grown up baby who literally just woken up from existence
absolutely and not to mention that all of this was because of komugi as she was the one to ask him his name for the first time. they’re relationship was so beautiful in too many ways
One of my favorite things about Meruem's death is that he was defeated by The Poor Man's Rose that was deemed "inhumane" by the rest of the world. The only way that they could've defeated the monsters would be to become even greater monsters themselves. It really is a great arc about what truly defines Man or Monster
Edit: Honestly how does this have over a thousand likes?
@@williamthekiller7219 Well the weapon is seen as in humane as it’s purpose is to mass destruction. Similar to the atomic bomb.
@@williamthekiller7219 thats like saying that Hitler can get away with it cause people focused on hating the gas
@@williamthekiller7219 Hitler was just an example. I mean, to say that the responsibility for violent acts lies with the weapons and not with those who use them simply does not make sense. People is not that stupid lol
Everybody knows that USA dropped those bombs
Similar to how Commander Erwin of the Survey Corps had to abandon his humanity and sacrifice a lot of his soldiers over many years to learn how to combat the Titans who were an unstoppable abs seemingly unknowable existential threat to humanity.
To stop inhuman monsters they had to tap into the capacity for monstrosity that abides deep in the human heart.
Everything is a master to something. If you're a mouse, then. at is a monster. If you're a human, then a cat is a cute friend.
I love how Gon was the light that shone so bright over Killua, but then Killua was that light that shone over other people, that being Ikalgo, Alluka and the "thing". The pure development on his character its just amazing.
Another thing i love and preach about the series. The development on the secondary characters, being ikalgo, knucles, etc. Not only in the CA but during all the series, like in GI with Razor or Binolt. In one episode they make you feel for the dude that its a serial killer, they humanize him, just as they do with people coming from metor city. Even after that you have the founder of the NGL, Gyro. The attention to develop an entire world.
One last thing, the fact that A LOT of the "fights" don't get resolved by pure force or power during all the series, its excellent. That being the razor fight, genthru or gon vs Gido in HA.
Just magnificent writing all over.
i remember reading the manga and having to wait 6 months or more to get 1 or 2 episodes.
Also, the fact that a man so capable of drawing amazing stuff (like gon with the tiger behind, or the netero and meruem fight) also was capable of drawing some of the worst panels i've ever seen on a manga. I know it was due to stress and shit, but damn.
That's how you know you have good writing. The story was SO fucking good that i did not care that some panels looked like drawed by a 4 yo. You read them anyway.
I would honestly just read a scrip of the Dark continent and whatever more he has.
@@usotutu The manga is coming back!!!!
The thing is Killua saves go more time than Gon saves him.
So many shonen and anime in general skimp out on the secondary characters or give them stereotypical traits which honestly makes it so lame to watch. Hxh really makes many of their characters feel integral to the arc and multifaceted, that's what sets it apart from the rest.
@@wheretao6960 Not only makes them "feel" they are integral to it. And it's a beauty.
The Chimera Arc is such an emotional roller coaster. Sometime you’ll be super hyped and happy, then you’ll just be sad and depressed and over again.
Yeah like in those 10 episodes of narration
Meruem has an amazing character arc but does he have the properties of both rubber and gum
Meruem is no match for Hisoka’s Bungee Gum.
@@zackcollins5642 evrything is ez for hisoka yo
You made me laugh
I love the hisoka jokez
love this one
Only Komugi could answer that question
My face was numb during the scene where Meruem and Komugi die. Never had a moment hit harder in Anime for me.
i've cried :/
Dude same, this anime will never be forgotten man, I swear
Agreed, another moment really impactfull happened in Shigatsu wa Kimi no Uso, I recommend it, it's amazing and short!
I’ve never related to a comment more, I cry just thinking abt it 😭😭
lol 69 like
“Pouf is the most sane and rational of the royal guards” hmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm, yeahhhhhhhhhhh, totally not the most INsane
He was so dam dramatic lmaoo
@@EriCa0628 ikr 😭😭😭 over some little girl that mereum liked lol
@@EriCa0628 LMFAOOOOO WHENEVER HE WAS ON SCREEN I JUST LAUGHED AT HIM BDHWBCFQKCB
@Pixel Smile LMFAOOOO
Ikr like the dude was trying to kill a teen girl because the king was taking a liking in her
I feel you're alittle disingenuous to Pitou. I mean she did start as a psychopathic monster, but she was beginning to learn empathy. I like to think that she fought Gon not because she wanted to, but because she felt she had to; to protect Meruem.
I agree, I really felt bad for Pitou when Gon was rag dolling her. That was completely brutal, and I never expected to feel bad for Pitou.
@@evangelionl0vr857 I did too. She was becoming a great character. Seemed really empathetic when she apologized to Gon as well. I felt bad for her, but I knew she deserved it. 😢
@@evangelionl0vr857 I loved seeing that piece of shit get wrecked. I wish Pouf had a more brutal death because I absolutely hated that character. So annoying.
With that said, I did feel sad with how Meruem and Komugi died. So sad, but very poetic.
@@atomicpunk2360 Pouf was an annoying prick, but a well written one. I had no remorse for his death and like you I kinda would have been happier if it had been a more brutal one.
However Pitou wasn't at all a piece of shit. When they attacked and killed Kite they were acting based on instincts. They really just wanted to hunt and play, similar to a cat. As they matured and spent time around Meruem they realized the same thing he did, that senseless slaughter is not right. In the end I truly think Pitou was very sorry for killing Kite, and was also remorseful when they told Gon they were going to have to kill him.
That's what made this arc so incredible. Two of the main villains went from completely evil sociopaths with zero regard for human lives, to complex individuals who started to see that all life had value, and the main character went from an innocent kid who didn't even want to kill the worker ants, to a complete monster fueled by rage who was willing to risk his own life to get revenge in the most brutal way possible.
Chimera arc solidified HxH as the best shounen manga. We thought that YorkNew arc is the peak arc, then Chimera arc happened.
Well right know, like at this very moment I’m at ep 126 and wouldn’t agree like at all than the chimera ant is a better arc than York knew, until 116 like that episode is the best one yet, Gon is the absolute MVP of this arc like that episode was insane, everything about Gon since he came in the castle it’s been ridiculous
@@ChristianBritez34 actually from story telling this was the peak, it focus on ant king and a lot of other people instead all on Gon and kilowa. man that duel being ant king and thousand hand buda blow me away.
@@laujack24 yeah up until ep 105 I was like how the hell this arc is better than York new
And I was wrong, I was super defensive about it, I was trying to finds way to hate this arc because all of the things I heard
But for real this arc ridiculous I still can’t believe what ep 116 and 130 make me feel
Cats have no distinction between "playful" and "cruel" so while we see them as being a contrast, to Pitou they're one and the same.
@Queen_Bratz Actually, the most successful hunters are the dragonflies, with a roughly 95% hunt success ratio.
@Queen_Bratz You are basically dead on about cats. Just to add a bit more context, the basic house cat can stalk, catch, and kill the widest range of other species on earth.
This can be because they are really great at it, but it could also be the biodiversity of small creatures in 1st world areas. All real predators that would occupy the top of the food chain are kept out of our yards(for the most part), so the stat is still a tad misleading.
Cats occupy a position that is equivalent to an 25 year old high school senior that was repeatedly failed to keep him on the football team. They are the largest (mostly) free roaming predator. Anything larger gets put down or pushed out.
The other side of that statistic is that larger predators just dont have the same range of prey. A tiger isnt going to stalk anything below a certain size, and there is a much wider range of small animals. Tigers are completely capable of catching groundhogs, they just dont want or need to. They will focus on a handful of prey that keeps them fed without too much effort.
@Queen_Bratz That isn't even remotely true! Even the most successful cats only have around a 20% success rate when hunting. When you consider the insect world and aquatic life, cats are nowhere near the top of the list...
This arc ripped my heart out and replaced it with a fucking apple
LMFAISUAOSIOA APPLE? GOOONNEEEE
Y'all are so lucky wathing the chimera ant arc for the first time with the 2011 show and not reading it week to week
"week to week" LOL with all those hiatuses we were lucky to even get a chapter back to back
LMAO I know, right? Torture. We'd be left at a cliffhanger for months, without knowing when the hiatus will end.
On God LMFAO
Damn that would have been painful. That arc in the series had made episodes and so many narratives.
Fucking 8 YEARS to finish a single arc, honestly, I would just dump it, and forget about it until I would eventually remember it again. Thank goodness I watched it in 2018.
Just a reminder the climax of this arc was not who scream louder but a mental fight between Royal Guard, King and insignificat soldier ant Welfin.
I really love how HunterXHunter shows how Gon, the protagonist, is not a perfect boy, but a human with flaws and selfish desires
Like how he showed his selfish desires to save a random fodder by jumping out from the ship, or how he was ready to do suicide over some random dude who saved him once and disappeared, when a mom like figure who raised him is waiting for him at home, what a totally not generic garbage character.
@@hydrocy.9165 Satire or not?
@@theoriginalman9426 You have more than 2 brain cells or not?
@@hydrocy.9165 Thats not the answer i wanted ma'am
@@hydrocy.9165 gon's selfish, its part of his character. The line between good and evil is very blurred bcos his sense of morality is very different. Hes the type of character that works conpletely differently under intense pressure, he forgets whats more important to him. His stubborness and arrogance are flaws that dont make him just another 'generic' protagonist. Although i personally didnt like in the the greed island arc (bcos of how he fought genthru). The chimera ant arc completes his development and shows that noone is perfect, everyone has their breaking points. The arcs before that slowly but surely indicated that.
Literally the most overpowered character in the show is Komugi (I’m not serious). Since she's the one person the king couldn't beat. The end of the Chimera Arc rlly had in tears. I was debating the whole arc whether to like the Meruem or to hate him. And at some point, I didn't even want them to kill him. I rlly enjoyed his character, and his development. Especially at the points where he was contemplating his identity and how eager he was to learn his name.
something to compare that really gets me is the development. think about it, meruem was evil, we hated him, and somewhere along the line we accidentally fell in love with him. the same way he did with komugi without realizing, togashi will go down as my fave mangaka just for this reason alone
The manga is hinting at a few others the king wouldn't be able to beat. Literally anyone that survives the current dark continent voyage is already confirmed to be stronger than any of the ants.
@@srankoutcast348 lmao no, fuck no, Netero survived the dark continent and he got beaten easily by meruem
Diego David Pretty sure netero stated that due to his age he lost 50% of his old power
dude shes only good at gungi even tonpa would wipe the floor with her
This arc hits different with everything going on in 2020 rn
I literally decided to rewatch the show after watching some clips from this arc
@@benbyte4157 attacks incoming.
Not from me though
@@benbyte4157 yeah how dare people want to stop police racist and needless killings.
@@benbyte4157Your an idiot. So the problem is people protesting? Not police killing people who haven't committed any crimes? Idiot.
@Deathcoldan Wait how many people have BLM killed? What are you even saying lunatic. Just making up nonsense, to support more nonsense. Why don't you post an article of BLM killing people, instead of making shit up...
Togashi really does seldomly take time to establish the further story. But on the outset he truly understood the layers of emotions, reality and development through time
The final third of the Chimera Ant arc is one of the best lengths of time, not just in anime, but in possibly all of modern arc-based television.
I completely agree
100%
I just finished the entire Chimera ant arc and the series. I can easily really say that this arc is the best anime arc of all time! even my Mom and Dad cried when Meruem and komugi died together holding hands.
Meruem and Komugi died in such a way that I forgot it was anime and felt sad watching that scene. The most powerful being in the H x H series, searching with the last remnants of his life just to be with her, all the while asking if she is still there just so he can die by her side. And her response is that she is always there and will be joining him soon. Wow! I never expected that from a shonen. This arc was so well crafted that seeing the monster become more human that the humans was amazing.
Yeah man, that scene and Gon's transformation/killing Pitou both had be sobbing.
25:00 I disagree with your statements here, I think Pitou was truly sorry for killing kite and sorry for gon after she could not fulfill her promise, Thanks to her feeling herself the fear of losing someone close to you. However, with her being the most loyal of the royal guards and with gon still being an enemy of the king, she still had to kill him. She did it out of necessity alone and nothing more.
Yeah, I'm sad that he saw her as being monstrous in that moment. Pitou was clearly regretful for what she had done, but felt she had no choice but to kill Gon. She took no pleasure in it.
Wasn't pitou a guy in the manga??
@@gokoafm its gender is ambiguous, I prefer to think of it as a female
Pitou is a character that must die first...
Gon had to do it while bending the rules of nen
Then comes Aluka the human dragon ball
@@thefox1901 No way, she definitely did not have any regret there. The only possible reason she might have regretted killing him is because she worried that his death would cause Gon to kill the king out of revenge. She did not feel any regret over the death itself, just what would happen because of it.
I feel like the Chimera ant arc achieved something you know , like Togashi sensei has had HXH on hiatus for the longest but look at us still talking about this phenomenal arc🤧🤧
And it also broke my soul
Legendary
Even my sister, who NEVER cries or gets emotional watching anime came into my room today in tears because of Komugi and Meruem
That's a contentious as hell title, and I 100% agree with it. The Chimera Ant arc was when I said to myself, "this might be my new favorite anime", it's one of the few arcs in anime I'd actually call a "masterpiece"... And honestly, HxH in general ruined me on Shonen, because nothing can ever compare to the high points of HxH for me. The power system, deconstruction of typical Shonen themes, and the moral ambiguity of almost every character in the show is just way too good.
Also, I just got here from watching another HxH video that came out recently, so nice timing.
P.S. Pitou is the best cat girl in all of anime, because she embodies how malicious cats can be, don't even @ me.
Pitou is the best catgirl and isnt even a girl
this guy gets it
@Shaman Xeed agreed up to your last point. Adult Gon is basically reverse Super Saiyan
@@WillTheGreatest She isn't even a cat either rather an ant.
@Shaman Xeed LMAO you're actually stupid if you think Gon's adult form is just another transformation
There's only few mangakas who ever came close to the level of togashi's writing
Araki is one of them bc JJBA best anime
IMO the one that is close to him when it comes writing characters as in depth as him would be Kinoko Nasu(Fate stay/ night VN, well not a mangaka but still) and Hajime Isayama with AOT
@@kennethmendoza1350 i disagree. Fate stay series is pretty average.
@Griffith: The Ultimate Evil i have read all of those. For me togashi's are still far superior mangas than those. But that's my opinion and personal preference tho. You're entitled to your own.
@Griffith: The Ultimate Evil haha i kinda got that from your tone. Cheers mate.
I usually dont comment on videos but this one deserves it. You structured your analysis so well it was delightful to watch. I didnt even noticed that 40 minutes have passed. Great work keep it up.
I always knew that this particular arc was pretty good, but I don't think I understood just how great it was until I thought about it a lot more. The amount of character depth, complexity, growth, and even regression is shown in full blast for literally all the characters. It's amazing how Oda puts in so much effort into building the incredible depth of each character. From the most cruelest and strongest of villains we've seen yet within the manga, to the most good-willed protagonist, and as well as everyone in between, they all go through some form of progression in their character. Whether that be through growth or regression, and it's not a hacked job either. It's done with precision and care, to the point that almost every character is one you can empathize with.
this is true. every single character has a real meaning to the arc, develops in some way... the themes are deep and complex. The parallels between meruem and gon. There's just so much going on
I really love this arc concept.
"One lost humanity from losing the loved one,One gain humanity from the loved one"
"Sometime,Human is worse than anything."
Such a great video. Gon and Meruem's story arcs really are S tier. Togashi shows exactly what would happen to someone if they lived their live as the typical shonen boy! Especially in this world of monsters we call humans. Gon's a total psycho!!! Never embracing the darkness of humanity eventually leads to it forcing itself out of you and makes you completely fall apart. Don't waist your money on psych courses just read HxH. lol
Me already knowing this arc is unrivaled, does that stop me from watching this whole thing? No
marineford alone blows this overrated arc out of the water
@@hydrocy.9165 not even in your dreams, kid.
Nah man there are so many better arcs than the chimera arc it’s so overrated
@@charan_618 stfu if you have dont understand the arc!
@@hydrocy.9165 I like how you mention a mid piss arc, a show that is so so sooo overrated while calling the CA arc that has unrivaled level of writing (in shounen) overrated. Meruem alone has more depth than the entire and I mean ENTIRE cast of one piece. One single character is better written and executed than the entire one piece series.
Damn that’s what I was thinking when I was watching it that it was showing that u can’t be so positive and optimistic all the time because the world will crush u and it’s shown thru gon because it was the first time he feels that absolutely nothing can be done
So true
Yes, in the end Gon's unwavering positivity was what broke him. It made him blind.
While Killua's sadness ultimately made him into an incredibly caring and trustworthy ally.
When meruem and komugi plays their last gungi match
They find double counter to "kokoriko" strategy
Which was only possible because those two strong players kept playing together ❤️
Everytime i cried in hxh CA:
When killua removed the needle
When gon was mean to killua
When killua cried to palm
When gon told killua lets go
When gon almost died
When komugi and meruem died
When the ant girl met her mother again
When killua was in the hospital
When killua apologized
When gon & killua parted ways
10 fuckin times
why would you cry when killua removed the needle
Lol this is probably ur first anime bc hunter x hunter is so bad there are way better anime's out there like one piece, dragon ball, naruto
@@alejandrogonzalez-gq4xm how tf u know its my first?
@@alejandrogonzalez-gq4xm i watched alot and lots of shows many claimed that this & than is better untill now no one was right hxh still the beat well written alongside fmab aot if i speak from neutral pov because jojo is my fav🤣, depth develpoment plot pyschology amazing fights well built power system that make the fights harder to predict, you got a one piece pic idk why the fuck u talkin shit😂
@@alejandrogonzalez-gq4xm one piece fanboy
Yep, will always be my favourite of all time. The sense of dread I felt when this arc started really surprised me, I was truly fearful of what each episode would bring. The depth Togashi gives to the bad guys is what elevates HxH for me, there's always so much more than meets the eye. They have their own motivations, doubts and fears and they all have the ability to change. Just awesome.
Yorknew City though.
Its good but chimera ant is better imo
Yorknew city is better.
@@UnifiedEntity why
2nd best
Yorknew city for me
Also, the Netero vs Meruem fight ending was so good and so not typical shonen.
It ended with the dirty bomb, it showed the malice and evil of humanity. It certainly had more meaning than "power of friendship" or "my strongest ultra mega super pooper punch".
HxH is amazing because of the amount the depth there is.
Meruem has one of the greatest plots of all time. not only did he learn to show and feel sympathy/empathy and he didn't just love a human. he died with that human. Komugi felt like she was nothing and not worth anything. somehow Meruem understood that and he really did show that he loved her. it was an unexpected ending too. I would have never expected the strongest dude we have ever seen in this show to pass away so peacefully. Togashi, you have made the perfect cake
when meruem and komugi died i hella cried. it was so beautiful and yet tragic. their dynamic was my favorite of the series.
Watching this, I was overcome by sadness. Killua and Gon's relationship is so sad, especially when Gon says "Daijobu".
The parallels, deconstruction, political satire, social and economical metaphors and development in this arc alone, set apart HxH as the best anime I have ever watched.
I cried. And I've watched this anime twice. I thank Togashi-senpai for such a beautiful story, and can't wait for it to be finished.
It's the first anime to make me want to pick up the manga (I've only read one manga in my life and that was bleach) almost immediately. As AoT and Kimetsu no yaiba fight for number 2, HxH remains my number one.
Thank you for this..
Demon Slayer is good but I still find it heavily overrated
Daijobu
@Gamer everything's going to be Daijobu
You mean Daijobu?
@Griffith: This was basically showing class biasness in society. When Netero was fighting with Meruem and resorted to the "Little Flower" the narrator explained it's symbolism and everything about it. Also, the hometown of the Troupe.
I thought about sleeping, bjt instead watched this video all the way through.
Fantastic commentary and it's crazy how you weren't able to even include most of the things you wanted to.
Superb narration, magnificent points and everything I expect from a DBZImran video
Keep it up mate and I really want to see more HxH videos!
I just finished The arc last night. I’m thankful for having “witnessed” this one hell of a story. So much depth, philosophical and emotional. I’m still teary eyed and in awe every time I remember that last scene. It is truly the greatest of all time. Much appreciation to Mr Togashi for coming up with this magnificent anime.
Btw, my husband and daughter watched it the 2nd time around and she still bawled her eyes out. My husband too was sniffing and couldn’t contain his tears. We were just like Palm. Lol
Best episodes for me are the two Gon Vs Pitou episodes.. when Gon shouted “Pitou” mid transformation always makes my hair stand.. and then in the next episode when Killua calls out to Gon and him turning around before the final punch is just..... People who don’t watch anime is just missing out so much
This Arc is the greatest Arc in any anime. You did an excellent job breaking down. I have never seen character growth soo perfectly executed than HxH
I’m glad UA-cam finally recommended me something good. This video is truly amazing
thank you for this video
i watched this with my brother, it was his second viewing and he cried for a second time when meruem and komugi died. he cried for an evil, child eating bug man. it really is remarkable how well written this villain's character growth was.
Agreed 100%
Thank you for this amazing video, I've been searching for more HXH stuff and you posted this, what a grate timing
Even a side character like the octopus had a great character development. This proves how great of an arc it is.
Even fucking Rammot had a short mini arc. This arc is really peak.
Great commentary on this arc. I am in awe of just how layered this anime is.
No wonder the author has to take breaks from writing it. He needs to power up.
Meruem X Meruem was such great show
To bad it had so much Gon filler
lollll
More like Meruem x Komugi
This is an amazing video with the best interpretation for the Arc. Ive heard a lot of negative remarks about but I honestly love it.
Meh most people who hate on it are fortnite kids bc fortnite ninja and an othear forntnite streamer(don't remember his name) started hating on it in twetter for some reason
DBZimran: "No one deserves to be killed as viciously as Pitou was."
Me: *Strongly Disagrees*
I’ll agree to disagree, that death was too fucked, especially done by the main character
Sorry to say but it was brutal. It was slow and painful. Her head was completely destroyed.
If your justification that she killed Kite and turned him into a puppet then let me tell you that it was her very duty to kill Kite. Was Kite not going to kill the Queen and Mereum with her? Yes , she was testing her strength but should she not know if she is a capable Royal Guard and would be able to protect her king? Turning his body into a puppet was bad but ikalgo also uses dead bodies as puppets . Why is he treated like a hero then? She had a strong blood lust and liked toying with her opponents but Netero and Hisoka do the same. Gon respects Netero and has a sort of attachment to Hisoka. It is clear that even though Gon is wary of Hisoka , he does not hate him and actually sees him as some sort of mentor.She protected Komugi like a mother and clearly loved Mereum a lot. She was even relieved when she knew she was about to die because she knew that her death would mean her king would be safe.She was also the only Royal Guard who cared for his wishes instead of trying to impose her idea upon him.She was loyal and understanding.The only reason Gon viewed her as a monster is because he saw her killing someone close to him and as we saw he did not view the ants as creatures who could have emotions. He did not even consider the fact that they were to kill the queen as well.He referred to her as a thing instead of a person and that is understandable because he is a child and does not think from her point of view. Pitou could have easily killed Gon when he mourning and was not guarded but she chose not to and actually gave him the chance to fight her instead.
Yes , she was supposed to die . Humanity had to be protected. But did she deserve that brutality?
@@amitmohan3305 okay ... your comment is GOLD you said everything 👏👏👏👏
@@Vellyuu Thank you so much. I have never recieved such a reply before🙂
@@amitmohan3305 That is the thing with HxH you can each make your own assumption...Did she deserve to die in that manner that all comes down to opinions, to me had the King not had any affection or connection with Komugi would we have seen the same side of Pitou...I think not as for not hurting Gon she had already witnessed his killing intent and that may have been subconsciously still in her head, that said she definitely did want to protect the King but once again that's how the chimera ants work...Pitou did things due to her human and Chimera ant nature where Mereum actually seemed to be learning and evolving....but hey that's my opinion...
I'm struggling to find something new to say after your great video and these amazing comments.
What stands out the most to me is how Togashi makes Gon, who is supposed to be the innocent childlike protaganist absolutely disgusting, and makes the villain go through one of the most amazing character arcs I have ever seen in my life. And all of this while following so few tropes that are so prevalent in anime. Not all of the royal guards get killed heroically by the main crew, and most mindblowing to me, Gon is not only not even a part in the most important fight, but the main villain doesn't even know that the protagonist of the series even exists. Also as is normally the case in anime, the protagonists are overwhelmed with bad odds but almost always keep their cool, but Knov, one of the most experienced Hunters literally loses ot due to fear. Man I can go on without end about how amazing this arc is.
Togashi will forever have my admiration for his incredible writing in here. And the most incredible thing is, this isn't even the only god tier arc in Hunter x Hunter. It could be argued that the Yorknew arc is just as good, but in smaller scale and maybe less ambitious. Togashi is an unmitigated genius.
Oh wow I rambled on for so much, just cam here to say that I'm all for the admiration of this arc and it's a hill that I'll gladly die on.
When Gon found Pito healing Kamugi and he was screaming at Killua saying why he can't fight her, bruh his voice really hit hard, you can literally see the pain and rage through his voice and expressions. It was heartbreaking..
Great Video!!! You really went in depth about Gon and Meruems Parallels. I love how Gon asked the Phantom Troupe how they can kill those who have nothing to do with them, and then threatens Pitou to kill Komugi to get what he wants... A girl who has nothing to do with him.
I think it's pretty interesting and ingenious story telling that the room where pitou is healing komugi.... well, nearly every single character who is important to the outcome of this arc ends up in this room at some point, often at the same time as an opposing force, and yet not a single person dies in this room and fights don't break out. It's a really great way of showing how pivotal this essentially actionless scene is to the entire arc.
The chimera arc was a beautiful showcase of great story telling. Every chimera ant was intriguing and unforgettable, and the king and his evolution and journey as he navigates his own purpose and morality are beautifully written. This arc is definetly my favorite in hxh, and it is truly unforgettable. I became so emotionally invested in the characters that I was always on edge waiting for something to happen and hoping for them to be safe. It got to the point where I even got the urge to spoil myself just to see if they died, because I wouldn't have been able to handle it honestly. This is an example of a great story, with unique characters you can relate to, and with a great lesson. It is a masterpiece.
there's a bit of incorrect evaluation of actions maybe @25:00, Pitou isn't a "monster" because it is healing its own arms in front of Gon, it is doing that because it has mustered up the resolve to kill Gon.
Pitou honestly truly respected Gon because he let it heal Komugi when Pitou begged Gon to and also states this very thing, feeling sorry for Gon's loss and empathising with him. But Pitou very well realised that Gon was a very strange phenomenon who could very well turn out to be a lethal threat for Meruem, hence it decided to kill Gon, stating this very fact multiple times while healing Komugi and up until Gon relapsed into darkness.
So no I don't believe that Pitou is a "monster" as the one that you made it out to be, infact it surprisingly felt a lot of humane and conflicting emotions towards someone like Gon, a complete adversary.
35:00 Netero was never tempted. He understood that the human and ant sides of Meruem were incompatible and that he was even more dangerous because of his diplomatic demeanor.
25:00 I really don’t think Pitou was being cruel by healing in front of gon... she already told him: “kite is dead, I’m sorry”. It’s Gon’s fault for getting his hopes up like the naive character he is at that point... she simply healed herself, nothing cruel about it
His naive character is what makes it feel so real
I LOVE THE ARC AND I THINK ITS ONE OF THE BEST ARC IN ANIME HISTORY
The best.
@@elderonn3 no
@@sivareddy4029 easily the greatest shounen arc.
There are so many immaculately crafted characters introduced in this arc it is truly a work of art. The entire backbone of the emotional punch being that Gon is the most realistically portrayed child protagonist in the Shōnen genre. Children aren't kind, altruistic, grounded or mature. They're egotistical, selfish, irrational and naive. And Gon embodies all of those elements to a tee. Gon is nice and pleasant, but is NOT a good person. Killua on the other hand has suffered through things that have forced him to grow up quickly and abandon that childlike innocence and naivete, and has made him into a cagey and guarded but mature and genuinely good person. The royal guards are masterfully written as well. Each of them develops and nurtures a human trait that ultimately winds up making them imperfect guards. Youpi, who is single minded duty personified, develops a sense of honor and respect for other warriors; sparing enemies he grows to respect even though they may return to threaten the king. Pitou begins to develop empathy, demonstrated by her concern for the King's feelings and feeling sorry for Gon upon seeing him broken. And Pouf is an idealist. He is devoted so wholely and utterly to the ideal of the perfect king he adores that Meruem's individuality and development creates a cognitive dissonance that ultimately drives him mad. This is perfectly demonstrated in their answers when Meruem asks them what his name is. Youpi, demonstrating his simple nature, claims it is not his place to ponder such things. Pitou, demonstrating the very beginnings of a sense of compassion, tells Meruem that he should choose the name that sounds most pleasing to him. Whichever one he likes the most. And Pouf, perhaps most tellingly, replies that his name is simply King. There are others in the world falsely claiming that title, and that alone should be enough to define Meruem's identity. And that's just the tip of the iceberg. Nov, Morrel, Knuckle, Shoot, Netero, and Colt are all great as well. I don't think it can really be overstated how good the storytelling is in this arc.
Hunter x Hunter, Tokyo ghoul, BLEACH, Berserk, vinland saga , YU YU HAKUSHO and ATTACK ON TITANS are the series which are different from their peer mangas. I love the realistic concept they all created and what you explained in the video .
Finally, someone else who can literally go on for hours about the chimera ant arc. You, sir, are a great man.
This is one of the best arc, it's incredible how detailed storytelling is done just wow!
Anyone else completely lose it during the final moments between Meruem and Komugi?
The way that the story felt to so perfectly tie up and to experience how their characters both grew and didn't really change in the end. To see how their differences in skill, status, species, and knowledge were so impactfully meaningful yet so meaningless in the face of each other's admiration and love. To hear how Meruem's concern for Komugi surpassed the concerns for himself and how they persisted until the last second. To feel Komugi understand his care and love and try to reciprocate with warmth, comfort and compassion.
I don't think I've ever had the honor of experiencing a more beautifully delicate, nuanced yet simple complex and strong relationship in any anime.
It broke me and I had to stop watching just to allow myself to find a way to stop crying
I love shows that have have messages about real life topics hidden and represented by characters it makes it so much more in depth and feel like there was so much more thought out into the actual story hxh is amazing and this arc is needed especially with what’s going on now in 2020
My favorite part of this arc was when mereum said “it’s chimeran time” and chimared everyone around then, truly one of the moments of all anime
On another note Mereum he is my favorite antagonist in hxh, so thought provoking and very in depth, I love that shit
There is so much to this arc it’s insane especially with Gon and Killua. Gon becomes the monster Meruem should have become and another charchter swap was Killua becoming the one in the light while Gon is in darkness...just for a start.
37:28 BRUH
It was so random in the middle of a deep serious segment 😂😂😂
Bruh, this took me off guard 🤣🤣🤣
So glad I recently finished hxh so I could watch this vid, hxh is so fye
Hunter x Hunter 2011 is my favorite anime.
I love shows like, Hunter x hunter, fullmetal alchemist, steins gate and attack on titan ♥
What about love live ???????
Ҡɧą ŞΔŋ that show is lame
Lol cap hunter x hunter is so bad i didn't even finish it bc of like the 10 episodes of narration
@@alejandrogonzalez-gq4xm Stfu you toxic one piece fan...
@@alejandrogonzalez-gq4xm keep missing out your loss
Story wise this damn arc is the best in all of the anime I’ve watch. But in term of favorite, the Yorknew arc is my favorite.
I am not a killugon shipper, well simply because im a guy for one. And secondly, I do believe that their relationship really has overall helped the growth of both characters. The overall growth is absolutely incredible.
Meruem last moments made me cry for hours. This is the best story in HxH and anime 😭
Don't forget Komugi
I love how komugi isnt the usual "weak" girl who fixes the bad guy with her love , she is extremely smart, determined and brave. They both develop feelings because they have a huge amount of respect for each another. Fuck im crying again ....
It's a nice ark and all, but did you know that Bungee Gum has the propreties of both gum and rubber?
True
Did you know killuas lightning has the properties of both zip and zap
people saying the chimera ant arc was slow clearly rushed the show because when it was airing it was nonstop action it was a really good arc
What i love is that the hunters lose their humanity as the Chimera ants become more human the deeper we get into the arc 🤌
The gloomy aura the arc created, specially around the end, in combination with the narrator's short but contundent interventions really made it up for me, transforming this in my favourite HxH arc. Really outstanding how some gifted creatures as the Royal Guards grew from non-existant to the strongest and most intelligent beings on Earth from one moment to the other, I think it's a complete destruction of Netero's accomplishments through a life of pure sacrifice, as if the author was telling us that no matter how hard you try, talent can easliy turn the tables. Overall, it's a damn obscure masterpiece, and would have loved to see how the old adaptation worked the arc out.
Netero only list cause he’s so damn old
I enjoyed the whole show but the CA arc stands out to me above most anime and I guess it's for a few reasons. It has several storylines all relating to an overarching theme. The characters generally make decisions that don't feel contrived/convenient for the plot. Often that leads to moments that are some of the highest points in anime for me.
Like we get ~9 episodes spanning maybe 30 in-universe minutes where Youpi is having the biggest fight of his 2-month old life. We already know he's a shapeshifter, but we learn that he can harness his rage to explode, and he wants to learn to control it so he can use it as a weapon for the king against "the intruders". After being attacked by Killua he comments on how nen is enabling people far weaker than himself to compete against him. When he finally gains mastery over his rage
>Rage is not intended to be scattered. It's meant to be focused on a target.
he's able to quarantine it so it can be "focused on a target." He's accomplished his goal. But the quarantined rage no longer clouds his judgment, so he acknowledges Morel's strength. It's because of Youpi's admiration that he strikes a deal and lets them walk.
It ties into CA's overarching theme but also subverted my expectation (probably an overused word but it applies here) while staying true to Youpi and Knuckle's characters. And it was perfect that it was Knuckle who broke because Knuckle is the softy pacifist. Youpi's arc was brilliant to me. And it was just one ant's character arc.
At first I thought Meruem is just like another Frizer or Cell. However, he is far from being a cliché antagonist. He is a beautifully written character
This was the only instance in anime (that I’ve watched so far) that made you care about the villain. In every game with Komogui you can see him becoming more and more human. The character development in this arc was top notch and I hope we get more HxH in the future!
The whole thing was so heart breaking. Both Gon and Killua went through absolute hell. Gon lost himself in grief, pain, sudden ptsd and such denial. Sinking into insanity, And Killua who knew how awful reality already, was getting better thanks to Gon, His new best friend...... only to watch the only bright, and positive source in his life, break before his eyes, and Killua is suddenly pushed back into this painful reality as he watched Gon, his bestfriend, go into complete insanity and absolute pain as he suffered. The situation was absolutely horrible and so traumatizing for both. The show was mainly wholesome and then BAM, The art arc came and my heart was broken. But the whole arc was done so fucking well. Like holy shit! How can one think and produce such an amazing idea and make it and reality. I just- wow.
But besides that. Thank you for the absolutely amazing work in this amazing video. You covered this topic so well!!