GREATEST BATTLE EVER...Hunter X Hunter 126-127 | Reaction/Review
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- Опубліковано 10 бер 2024
- Episode 126 of Hunter X Hunter features the fight everyone has been waiting for.. one of the peaks of the Chimera Ant arc, Netero Vs Meruem #react #anime #animereaction #gon #hunterxhunter #killua
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When Netero said "You believe I cannot pray with a single arm. A prayer comes from the heart", I felt my agnostic soul flying out of my human body lmao.
"Unfortunately my boogie woogie is already dead"
lol rewatching this after jjk makes me remember todo in that scene and reaffirms the facts about gege being inspired much more
@@devkrat Theres a really good theory who say Gege is Togashi himself xd
@@mmello6160 bro is kenjaku himself 💀
Soul doesn't exist for an irreligious person.
Fun fact about Netero losing his limbs: the arm and leg he lost against Meruem was the same arm and leg that he limited himself to using when he was trying to keep the ball away from Gon and Killua during the Hunter Exam.
Which also explains why the king can find an subconscious bias there and exploit it.
Also the opening too 😊
@@TheEneccaohhhh that’s such great writing
damnnnn
Yes, everything that happened and learned during the Hunter Exam arc is reflected in the following arcs (The ball game and Netero's limbs, the second test where they had to choose between saving one or the other: Kurapika had to make a decision between killing Chrollo or saving Gon and Killua, etc etc etc).
The fact that Miniature Rose, a nuke that we are told isnt even all that remarkable amongst weapons of mass destruction, is potentially what ends the pinnacle of an entire species just proves the point of Netero's final speech.
Though they lack individuality, the ants are undoubtedly made stronger by their will to survive as a species. The result of this ideal was Meruem.
Humans, on the other hand, are also capable of having the exact opposite traits. We can be selfish, greedy, and uniquely full of malice due to our individual tendencies and sense of free will. These human traits culminated in the creation the nuclear bomb.
Netero's speech was almost mocking the king for being so naive when it came to the capabilities of humans. Meruem, the product of a collective species, was bested not by one man, but by the symbol of humanity's malice, the nuclear bomb. So, in a way, Netero carried the will of his species just as Meruem did, only Netero wasnt the sole owner of such power and the power he did hold wasnt even the true limit of what humans are capable of.
Well said!
Meruem is also part human. And clearly we have seen the Ants have individuality so everything humans can accomplish, they can accomplish as well. That wasn't brought up but i feel like Meruem could've used that fact to his advantage.
Best comment ever. Love it. Exactly. I believe his words were more don't underestimate the humans capacity for malice and destruction.
@@rexibhazoboa7097 I think the decision to have such ambiguity between which of Meruem's thoughts are "ant" and which are "human" is very interesting. His beliefs on how humans should be treated as cattle are seen as "bad" and thus ant like, when in actuality, his thought process is exactly how humans think of other "lesser" species.
Miniature Rose is more of a MoaB(or FoaB), basically the biggest non nuclear bomb, hardly a fraction of a nuke, but with germ warfare tossed in, making it horrifying
in the original manga in Japanese for his line about "evolution" can also be read as like "malevolence". the author makes the point that humans are capable of both.
It does not just mean we are capable of both, it means that one always comes with the other no matter what.
Humans will ALWAYS use their intellect and technology to create terrible weapons of mass destruction. We are incapable of truly trusting each other and not relying on the worst weapons possible to deter each other from doing anything. So even in peaceful times, humans will always use many resources to create better weapons out of panic that the enemy might get it first and then use it on them.
So, human evolution ALWAYS comes with the worlds greatest cruelties, that is the message the author wanted to convey I believe.
Meruem underestimated humanities infinite potential for evolution and how much they would use it for terrible things.
I feel like malevolance or malice would've been the better choice for the translation here
Almost, it is that Meruem underestimated humanity's capacity for evolution and malice both, he failed to see how the senseless evil of humanity is not only a flaw, but a strength of the species that could contend with his own.
Meruem makes the argument that humans with their individuality cannot reach the soaring heights of power that he as the culmination of their species can, and by extention, a single human cannot justly rule the planet or the species as a whole.Netero puts him in his place with that quote, and the meaning behind it.
Humanity cannot have any individual with an actual claim to be king, ruler, leader or god of the species like the ants can, but that does not mean that humans do not seek to attain it, this is the malice/malevolence part. Let me explain.
In seeking to be more than just an individual member of the human species, to be king, rich or powerful, humans fight wars, oppress, commit genocide, resorts to racism, classism, propogate poverty, hoard wealth etc. To Meruem, these acts made no sense, how could a human (Diego) who in no way were a King like himself allow such inequality? In his eyes, it was as if a cow like any other cow were wasting lives and resources on itself.
However, and this is the evolution part and what makes the quote so powerful and thought provoking. It is in the act of the individual humans to claim their unjust positions, in the suffering that followed that humanity evolved as a species. Humanity created inhumane weapons to use on themselves, such as the Rose. But in the end, these inhumane weapons made to be used on ourselves is what saved us from a hostile species which would have crushed us underfoot. Humanity's evil, malice and inequality - is paradoxically what caused humanity to evolve to the point where it could prevail against the chimera ants.
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I mean, I don't disagree, I just don't get why you started this with "almost" as if you corrected my statement, when I really said nothing to contradict this ^^'
Yeah I think malevolence would really make you reflect a lot more on the position of humanity against that of the ants or other intelligent life forms in that world.
The royal guards feelings really were all of their downfalls.
Youpi obviously could've slaughtered all of them but he didn't want to, as he grew to be honorable and wanted to uphold his promise to Knuckle.
Pouf could've killed Morel instead of just getting rid of the pipe. But his fanaticism left him to make the decision to go to look for the king as fast as he can instead.
He could've killed many more of our crew if he actually focused on what he can do right now instead of obsessing over Meruem.
And Pitou could've easily killed Gon faster than he could've put a hand on Komugi after she stopped Doctor Blythe and could use Nen again. But her feelings made her wanna be 110% certain that Komugi will be safe. And also she probably felt a bit bad for Gon honestly speaking.
All three of the royal guard could've easily overwhelmed all of them, maybe not Killua as long as Godspeed is running, but after that runs out he's cooked too.
So yeah, we really win this because the ants end up being far more human and led by emotion, while the humans end up being far more cruel and focusing on the objective at hand.
I love this twisted dynamic between humans and ants this arc.
I think the best part of the way Togashi handled this is that he achieved what you said without condemning either side. He showed humanity's capacity for destruction but he didn't try to paint humanity as a whole as evil and destructive. Same with the ants.
I'm not gonna lie, sometimes my favorite part of these reactions *are* the intro, outro, and the occasional discussion between episodes. Reacting to something is one thing. Being invested enough to talk about every episode or two is what keeps me watching.
For real
We appreciate this!
Fr, i never skip the intos and listen to most of the disscussions
Mine too
Their outros for this show have been pretty disappointing that the intros are actually better in comparison.
I love how, in a world where crazy creatures like the king exist, nukes are still more destructive. If you didn't notice, Togashi decided to make that a point because he could have easily chosen to create an epic 20-episode senseless battle and finish it up by giving Netero a new move. Instead, we somehow involve bombs in the battle, something that the Japanese people have suffered from greatly. This is why HxH is special in my opinion - it actually has a great and clear message it wants to deliver. If there's anything that could ruin us, it's probably our own creations. We can be far worse than these monsters, and that's why most of us believe this arc is one of the greatest. It had the guts to turn its main characters into the monsters of the story when every main character in shonen anime was like Naruto or Goku and they would fix the world with love and forgiveness. Here in HxH, we see the true ugly side of human nature, and on top of that, Gon is our main character 🙂
AoT and HxH have both somewhat covered this concept, but I personally like the overall message in HxH more.
I agree though Season 4 of Aot is so much more hype , when it all comes together and ends HxH leaves such a nicer , bittersweet and conflicting taste in your mouth ... Just like it should be .
@@krishpache7271 They both did a great job, but I think anyone who has a little more experience in life can tell that, despite the weirdness in certain parts of the story, HxH has a far more beautiful and realistic message than Attack on Titan. Just because something is darker doesn't mean it's more realistic. Both series have elements of light and dark, but the ending in AoT only portrayed the dark sides of life and humanity, while HxH combined both light and dark. To me, that's all that matters when I watch a show. It doesn't matter how hype it was; the feeling afterward is more important.
one fic build on that a bit where the mc was raised in the dark continent and while he was there all the beasts were all completely fine and nice and fully sentient. but when the humans arrived they started to devolve back into beasts which eventually became a danger to himself. so the final group to go there was led by netero and he went with netero. his goal was to wipe out all humans due to ruining what was his entire family. but he figured it would be more poetic and ironic for them to wipe themselves out so he gave them the ability for create nukes. and he is so stupidly old far far older than netero but not due to nen but due to the food that was on the dark continent basically hyper extending his life span. dude could tens of thousands of years old. but due to him being so old he can pretty much master any type of nen category and like gin use others abilities just based on how they would have developed it. his own ability is fucking overpowered though. basically his nen constantly seeps into the ground and spreads like a virus and he can make it explode. he also made a condition like kurapika but the premise is simple but overpowered. basically he can never be the one to attack first. if given enough time he could eventually have his nen seep into the entire planet and blow it up.
@@jdogzerosilverblade299 okay, but that's a fanfic.
@@Xeno_Solarus yea what about it?
Man Togashi is so good at writing. We've been shown that "normal human's" weapons don't work against nen users (Uvo vs the mafia for example), and we also have this "anime logic", where typically problems get resolved through the magic system in the anime. So the idea of defeating someone with a nuke never crosses our mind, and it's such a well crafted surprise. For some reason we assume nen is stronger than any "normal human weapon", but we've never seen someone using a nen attack that's equal, or even close to a nuke. And the fact that we see Netero's strongest move right before seeing the power of the bomb, it's like the show saying "Your aura can be pretty powerful... but a nuke is a nuke". This show subverts expectations the right way, and it's so well written.
somehow carter doesnt like that "anything can just be fixed with nukes"
@@nemx2472
Yeah... The whole point of the arc IS humanity. All the good... and every bit of evil as we are. Obviously nuclear warfare is still a big scar for many Japanese people today, so scenes like this will really hit home. Nuclear weapons ARE terrifying. They are no laughing matter, and togashi does not make light of that. With this, he says, "Yeah, Monsters are monsters, but humans are even worse". And we HAVE done worse. Death to millions? How many times has that already been repeated in past warfare? I just love this arc to bits and pieces. So many layers to unpack. Not just the characters, but the story and soul of it all.
@@rhiannn3416 Fully agree
@@rhiannn3416unfortunately the characters are hella weak tho , except netero and few others , this was the only good arc in the story . Ppl over hyped the shi** out of this series.
@@jasonremy8688 I rather like that Gon grew a lot from start to end but still weak for a MC. I love superpower character but I like the journey to. Like Baki if you just watch the netflix you dont know how weak he was in Baki the Grappler and how strong he really gotten. I do believe Gon is done in HXH.
fun fact back when netero first met Gon and Killua on the airship during the hunter exam he played with them a game where he didn’t use his right leg or left arm, the same limbs the king took from him
Second Fun Fact: The bomb that was used in the fight the “rose” was hinted at during the training arc with Bisky in which the bombers attack was called “little flower”
“HES A NUKE?!” 😂😂😂 had me dead ☠️
The ant was determined to learn its name, but Netero was determined to win at all costs. It's truly levels.
Happy you guys remembered Todo's reference to Netero.
About Nuke > Nen, if you think about it, Netero is the most powerful Nen user we've seen, except for the king, but he hasn't used his power in a way that shows us his true limits. And while we can agree Netero is very powerful, it's also pretty clear that even his most powerful attack, zero hand, is nowhere near the level of a nuclear bomb. I think the point Togashi is making is that even the strongest human spirit cannot stand up to the despair and destruction of nuclear attack. Only humans, not ants, could make something with no purpose but to kill their own species.
Netero has less raw power than any Royal Guard to be frank, he is just significantly better and more efficient at using it.
@@gunchar06yeah but he slams any of them
@@deronhun Yeah no, at best he witthles them down over time with countless of hits + maybe even Zero Hand, Pitou is technically the easiest to dmg if you're fast enough but Netero's hit did no notable dmg at all(and we anyways know that 1000s of hits did pretty much less dmg than a Hamster bite to Meruem, and it makes no sense to assume that Meruem was straight up somehow millions of times more durable than Pitou, cause at that point the RG would be completely useless).
@@gunchar06 yeah but he’s so much insanely faster and MERUEM was feeling damage. Not a lot but it still hit, not only that but I think you’re forgetting that pitou literally could not do nothing against one of his attacks. The hands were sweeping away meruem off the floor, same would happen with the royal guards.
@@deronhun Meruem merely felt the dullest sense of pain(aka less than a Hamster bite) after 1000s of hits, and Netero's speed is the only reason why the RG don't just effortlesly slaughter him, i don't disagree that he could beat a RG in a 1on1 but it makes no sense to call the hardest fight of his life(that he can win without a suicide-nuke) a slam in his favour.
Oppenheimer approves
😂😂☄️
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Based on the movie, he wouldn't approve.
from now on he is "oppenheimer netero"
Yessss I'm so glad Cannon said that it's the culmination of everything. That's what this arc is. It takes time but the pay off is insane. Yaaaay. Canon superiority.
Intro watcher here 🙋♂️ I love hearing your thoughts and analysis of the episodes
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fun fact, remember the bomber and his "little flower", clearly a reference to the rose, it's just like it was called little shroom in our world.
An interesting thing about Netero and his backstory’s connection to his powers is that in Buddhism, the bodhisattva is someone who could have achieved enlightenment but instead came back to guide others. Similarly, Netero stopped his training and came down from the mountain to form the school of martial arts that teaches people nen. Although this isn’t confirmed, this connection could imply that Netero would have gotten even stronger if he kept training, thus achieving “enlightenment,” but chose to stop.
I don't know how strong you guys thought humans can be but no... no nen user is outputting atomic bomb level power... we've never seen anything even close to that so not sure why ya'll find peek human < nuke so strange... also they didn't just bomb the city because it's a city lol
Just think about how hot a nuke actually is, we haven't really seen a nen ability that strong.
Well, pain packer conjured a sun which is hotter than a nuke. 😏
@@josebuenaventura6455It wasnt an actual sun, if it was the whole earth would turn into ash. Its an ability that continuously returns back the damage an enemy dealt in the form of heat. Its just the image that looked like a sun
@@josebuenaventura6455Judging by the effects of his sun, it's a couple hundred degrees hot at best. Meanwhile the actual sun's surface is around 5000 degrees and the core is several times hotter.
why didnt they bomb the nest specifically very early on? That woulve cost much less life
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Nah that's wrong. What is happening there is simple.
Pouf and Youpi saw the nuke from a distance and concluded the King is in serious danger, if not possibly dead.
So Pouf clones, who have all information Poud does, went into full feral ant mode. They didn't try to talk and deceive anyone anymore, because they were in sheer panic mode with their King being in danger. It's like what Knov told Knuckle after Knuckle said he can't see Youpi as an enemy anymore. Knov said even if they grow to become good people, if the King commands them they will always become monsters if necessary. That is what we saw here with Poufs clone, nothing more than that.
Pouf started out as a crazy fanatic that wants to enforce his ideals of what a king should be on Meruem and he pretty much stays that way the entire time.
I'm sure I can say that much because as far as I know, yall are far further on the patreon already and are probably about done with this arc now.
Netero's ending is one of my favorite anime fight ending of all time
Really long comment ahead so sorry in adv, it's just that think about this arc a lot and how wonderfully written it is to me . The consistent hubris of Chimera Ants being above humans based on their capability to evolve throughout the story, only to be knocked out of the park by Netero.
The heavy emphasis on names was an integral and well-thought-out facet in the entire Chimera Arc. The moment they subjected themselves to that concept already meant they surrendered themselves to humanity’s influence. Naming, after all, is one of (if not the) biggest human construct of all. And if a particular species starts fighting humans on their own terms, then that just puts them in a terrible position. (e.g. Meruem not even being able to defeat Komugi once and that one scene where she revealed she came up with a move Meruem thought he came up with, 10 years ago. The gungi part itself was amazing, in hindsight.)
And if you think about when and how naming even began between the ants, where humanity’s influence started, it was when the Queen ate a human. They lost the moment she devoured a human. Their own way of evolving was their biggest strength and their biggest weakness. Kite also pointed it out many episodes ago, ants naturally lost their sense of unity by devouring humans and that too brought their downfall. Malice - we’ve been here longer and had our fair share of evolution, parallel to that: the atrocious acts we perpetrated. We as a collective, are to blame for so many awful stuff, and what’s scarier is we’re still capable of committing worse. We’re not done evolving, not to mention we’re much used to our sense of individuality even as a collective than ants.
The writing on this really leaned on the thought that nothing of this world can surpass humanity, we’re the pinnacle of life on earth. Literally the only thing that could trump us (apart from ourselves and the earth itself) would only be a completely different being moving on their own terms, and that’s exactly what Togashi leans towards on the ongoing arc in the manga.
Whatever that is or if it even exists in the real world, who knows, but I like to think it contributes to our obsession with the supernatural, aliens, and especially higher beings. Thinking about how nothing can hold humanity accountable for the terrible acts it has done and continue to do always scare and disturb me. Especially with what’s going on in the world right now.
To end, I just really love the way Togashi showed how amazing humanity is, at the same time, how rotten we are. Truly wonderful storytelling. I would not change a thing
I pray they read the manga after this to truly realize just how crazy the world of HxH is 🙏🏿
If they don't like 70% of this arc why tf would they like manga lmao
They won’t
@@ShangoTheGod unfortunately yeah they probs won’t 😭
@@KareemK-jl3sj like any other person who’s watched HxH they’ll probs want more + they already know the end of the anime isn’t the end of the story. I’m sure at least one of them will try
@@officialdg2227 they're normies lmao they ain't touching manga
one of the best speeches in anime ever. the only thing that seperates humans from ants is that we learned to be civil as we evolved but we did not forget that we will go the demon's path as we get cornered and pushed to our limits just to achieve something that we truly want or get rid of something/someone that threatens our kind.
one of my favorite fights ever from a narrative perspective. It’s so good and the writing is so interesting (I’d explain how but I’m not doing all that I just woke up)
Love this fight. 100% the fight between humankind and ants. Talk about subversion, genius level writing.
The intros are indeed interesting to watch. The finale of the arc is so satisfying just wait and give it time.
I have been waiting for 126 for a very long time. Also Gon threatened the life of another human while the whole goal of the mission is to save humanity from this threat, that goes to show you that he's here only for his revenge. At least this is my understanding. Also as said before just trust the process, you will be satisfied. Also, I wish you understood more how the bomb scenario is genius writing.
they cannot use the nuke against the king from the beginning because he was in the palace with all the human in there..
This is what makes Hunter x Hunter so bangin. Yes, Netero is the chairman but he isn’t the strongest so it’s open ended on who could’ve came through to beat the king. Also, styles make fights as well so anything can happen forreal.
Netero was 100% the strongest
Pretty sure Netero was at least one of the top nen users in the world and he was the strongest human in his prime. But also the whole point is that even if the hunters failed, the ants would've been defeated by being bombed. That's why the chimera ants are actually ranked B in terms of how dangerous they are (A is the highest).
honestly in a straight 1v1 fight realistically nobody can take on meruem, just under certain conditions and set ups since nen battles are not always decided by brawn but in meruems case he could pretty much blitz everyone even if they posses certain abilities that can hurt him and netero was most likely the best match for meruem out of every hunter if it is a straight 1v1 since he has almost infinite endurance and far greater speed because of his one technique he honed for decades etc. I think in a different world where meruem didnt battle komugi in gungi before fighting netero he would not find netero's subconscious bias since he wasnt trained in this strategic way of thinking or atleast it would've taken much longer to get to this point. HOWEVER if meruem were to realize it doesnt make sense to fight him he could always run away or wait for a royal guard to arrive so they kill netero by jumping him or figure out tactics etc. NOOOOW another thing which I think is one of the very few "plotholes" in hxh that cant be explained with nen rules or logic of this world is the combination of knov + meleoron which could actually kill the king and which is what I believe is the reason why togashi made knov leave the battlefield with his ptsd thing because he probably realized that otherwise an attack from knov like wrapping his "space" around the kings neck and closing it which is literally manipulating space which doesnt know anything about sturdiness or how robust the kings body is, would be able to immedtial kill meruem by transporting his head into one of his rooms which was also shown that is works when he first invaded the palace and took out a soldier ant in this exact way. Tough normally that wouldnt be a problem because meruem could always avoid knovs attack or just kill him immediatly but meleoron with his absolute invisibility kinda negates that and if it were to ever come to this situation togashi would have to resort to smth like "the king felt a killing intent and dodged before knov could strike him" or "meleoron ran out of breathe" or "meruem avtivated his nen instincitvely blocking knovs nen based ability etc." which would all just be cheap writing and feel boring so I think that is why togashi decided to write knov out of the story at some point. However anything meleoron + lethal ability that ingores physical toughness could take out meruem but I like to ignore that because that would also require meleoron + nen user x/y to safely arrive to meruem etc. so its good how it is.
There are many ways to beat the king without being strong, poison, parasites, suffocation, teleport him to the moon etc. and these types of attacks mesh very well with stealth abilities like Meleoron's. There are a few things though, there was limited time and the best Hunters are hard to find. Just because they are super skilled does not guarantee these hunters would help in this fight. Netero wanted to fight the king himself. Netero's plan was built around minimal casualties. Internal politics of the Hunters association also limited his choice. In a straight up duel Netero is definitely the strongest human, and by a wide margin. But nen abilities can be tricky, and even the best nen user could end up matched up against someone with a counter ability or some sort of assassination specific ability e.g. long range poison delivery.
@@friedhotwings 60 years ago...
I don’t skip the intros in anime, and I don’t skip the intros in studio gek vids
Bro I love watching you guys since AOT I haven’t commented but I always watch the intros to see your insights going into the episode!
I always watch the intros. It's my fav part 😭 i love watching u guys so much
To be fair with regards to Netero's attacks not landing a solid hit on the ant king, guys forgot Netero is very old. I thought he is very strong but he is not on his peak anymore.
Such a good fight. So much symbolism and emotion. Also the reason they didn't just nuke them is because of innocents. This allows them to save innocents and blame the hunter organization for everything. It's that simple.
I've been watching since yall were halfway through AOT, I had already seen it twice, and yall were my first reaction channel to watch. Made me feel like I was watching it for the first time again! The joy I felt when yall started HxH!!! I love your discussions and theories, and references. I'm a big LOTR fan so I love when yall mention it! Carter also looks EXACTLY like my younger brother🤯 Keep up the good work guys!!
Watching every minute fr 🤞🏾 love hearing what you guys have to say about the show
Intro watcher here, love when yall sidetrack and talk about different games and references
I watch the intro because I'm here for you guys and your reactions because you're goated.
ILL SAY IT AGAIN AND EVERY GOD DAMN TIME! THE NARATION IN HXH IS PEEAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAK!
I always see the intro and all the ending discussion, it's one of the things that make the reactions unique :)
always gotta watch the entire intro, adds to the reaction and suspense
I watch the intros because I enjoy hearing your takes on the episodes you’re about to watch before you watch them. Watching people who haven’t finished the series yet theorize and discuss it is one of the best parts of watching reactions.
I see the intros because watching you guys giving your opinions is fun to watch ❤😃
Always watch intro. Your personalities and group bants make the reaction bomb, every time.
I love watching the intro and watching your guy’s Otros as well
Hey men...! HxH is large refarence of JJK!!!
Todo's handclap scene is from this one.
I'm one of the few Intro boys who watches your intro lol. You guys are great 👍
“You know nothing of the bottomless malice within the human heart.” I like this translation better than the human evolution line
Watched the video and immediately commented before even seeing the reaction! I DO WATCH!
11:35 I'm so here for Brig's & Mckay's knowing/reliving reactions 😂
Just here to say I watch the intro every time, of course I stay for the discussions too. Also shoutout to you guys, it’s been a couple of months now since I finished it but y’all are the reason I watched HxH. Great show.
It was fun watching you guys react to this episode... I remember spamming react to HxH in you guys comments and it was all for this moment.
Fun fact: (Spoilers of JJK ahead, in case anyone in the comments hasn't watched it yet)
Gege is a big fan of HxH.
There's a ton lot of things in JJK that were inspired by HxH and a lot of references (other mangas too, but the main inspiration was HxH), like for example, the domain expansion of Mahito was inspired by Netero's 100-type Guanyin Bodhisattva.
And yeah, when Todo loses his hand and says "do you think I need both hands to use my cursed technique? My technique comes from the heart", it was 100% a reference to Netero too, he even had a golden glow behind him.
I could keep pointing references and inspirations, but my comment would be too long. I'm pretty sure there may be videos that do that anyway.
Always love the intros
i always watch the intros. i feel like i get to know yall better
im watching not just the intro but the whole reaction and for how many times also 🥰
Guys you are now closer the the BEST moment of the entire history of ANIME!!!!
6:45 "I always get so pissed when these anime characters lose limbs!"
We're about to have some fun.
Thank you for the reactionnnnnnn❤
The hunter x hunter verse isn’t typically outputting nuke levels of power. It’s far beyond what both the king and netero are capable of outputting
Always gotta watch da intros 💯🔥
An important distinction for these eps; that was a nuke, not just a regular bomb. I'm sure someone has made sure to tell you guys that already, but yea, crazy to know that. (it's not a spoiler btw, just important info)
Intro watcher here, always here to support❤🙌🙌
The arm and leg Netero lost were the same arm and leg he restricted use of when he challenged Gon and Killua to the game of ball on the airship during the hunter exams
"If all they needed was a bomb, they could've just blew him up." Meruem was in/next to a population center.
so glad i dont skip intros and now i feel appreciated
I watch the whole dang vid start to finish.An O.G. real one right here baby😂
The best part are intros and outros because that's when you're able to really speculate and talk about the meaning of the story
I mean seeing the emotions, yelling, laughing and all is nice but seeing people invested is better
Intro gang 🗣️💯
we here
I watched the intro right up until you said to comment. Then i typed this comment with the full intention of skipping to the reaction, but then the reaction started as i was typing.
You got lucky.
You guys are one of the few reactors I watch the whole intro cuz it doesnt take too long and its fun to hear yall's thoughts!
I have seen it....
Great stuff guys!
Meruem is the culmination of the ant's power. Netero is the culmination of the individual's power. The Rose is the culmination of collective human power. He was not alone, he carried within him the ability and malice of mankind.
I have been always watching your intros guys. i don't skip anything i might sometimes just fast forward some parts x.5 when i feel i need to sleep.
I think one reason why this particular battle is one of the best in anime history is because the storytelling going on while its happening.
Its not the animation, or the originality of their powers, or even the coolness of the characters... It gets an 'A' in all of those categories, but the 'S' that puts this fight over the top is in how well the story is written around it. It takes its time, but not a single frame is wasted: every beat of each scene is _necessary_ and contains some nuance or meaningful insight that deepens our understanding of the characters, or some moment of suspense or payoff that makes us feel even _more_ invested... Its so well done.
Newer fights in newer anime always look rad, but in this element, they just don't compare.
I watch the intro. Appreciate you too 😘
I watch every second of this channel's vdos.
Watch the intro on every single video ❤️
I live for the intros!
Racoon. The admiration Meruem has for Netero just shows how much more human he is than the other ants, and the darkness in Netero's heart shows how evil humans can be. The messages in this show are so good, thank god they reacted to it.
The line "you understand nothing of humanity's infinite potential for evolution," to me was talking about humanity at large but also Netero talking about Meruem's internal struggle. The Queen's mistake was trying to mix in humans with her insect evolution, we don't operate as mechanical pieces towards ultimate power, we evolve, we think, we contemplate, we change, just as Meruem did.
Banger intro BTW ;)
So strange you guys can't seem to catch the irony in how Meruem is portrayed and proved by these episodes as the strongest living being we have ever met, the culmination of an entire species evolution, not even the hatsu of the top nen user being capable to cause him any significant damage; but a common bomb made by humans in their arrogance, to kill amongst themselves was enough to damage and potentially take him out.
It shows how brute strength is never enough compared to intelligence and proper strategy and even malice and potential; what humans have in abundance.
Furthermore strengths Morel's point about a fight never being decided by nen alone.
And proves how humans can be more malicious and "stronger" than anything that doesn't posses their innate qualities.
Anyway, It's way more nuanced and profound than what you are perceiving right now.
You are so pretentious
Ye i remember seeing something like the translation was a little off and netero actually said something about malice in regards to the human race and not evolution.
@@pelpo1238Nah he’s not. These dudes are just missing the entire point of the arc. They’re trying to powerscale like you would when watching JJK. But that isn’t the point.
@@pelpo1238It wasn't my intention to sound pretentious, and I hope if any of them read my comment, please don't take it that way.
I was just genuinely surprised how many of the nuances and profoundness of themes being portrayed seem to not be noticed by them sometimes. And I know they are not done watching so of course they do have time and are under no obligation to perceive everything the writer sought to convey, but not seeing the most blatant ones made me a bit frustrated.
So yeah, if any of you read this, sorry for sounding pretentious if that was the case. The intention of my criticism was honest and with no malicious intent at all.
@@pelpo1238 nah man hes actually right about it, this was the moment that showed hxh not being ur average shonen
Always keepin the introooooo hahaha
Always love the intro lol
McKay with the "i hope these guys like roses" in the beginning 😂😂
I enjoy intro and outdo because the discussion about the plot and story is quite interesting
i always watch your guys intros 👍🏽
Never skip a second in your guys vids, intros and outros go hard
I watch your intros :)
Love yall
I am still knew to this channel, but i watch everything from the beginning to the end... and this is why i wrote this comment ahhaah
I leave the intro and listen to it while I prepare my food and sit down just when the show starts 😊 lol
Netero's unconscious bias are his dominate limbs. Which was already addressed when Gon and Killuah were trying to steal the ball from him.
I like how it truly shows that the only reason the ants are evil to us are because they’re killing us. But they’re just as intelligent if not more. But our evolution is more advanced and far more malevolent then even the ants could handle. Look at gon he’s complete lost his damn mind he’s lost his humanity. He was always a little bit out of it but now he’s fully snapped he’s not a good person
Intro-squad in the building
fun fact about netero is that he uses categories he is not compatible with. this means that if netero did then he would be much stronger and most likely would have been able to destroy the king easily
I watch all the intro and I love each one of them
Me looking at my test score after forgetting to study: 9:58
Non patreons missing out 🗣
Yeeeesss!! Dude Cannon was my favorite this episode, loved him remembering Todos reference to the Prayer from the Heart and just what he said about this fight being the culmination of so many build up episodes before this. His reaction while saying it just proves it, dude was feeling the moment. This is exactly what it's about when watching these longer shows, the pay off in their peaks is soooo GOOOD.
Made me super happy to see that lol and I am curious how you guys would rank this show as a whole when you finish it and when you compare like peak episodes in this (like let's say 126 Netero vs. Meruem or early peak was Hisoka vs. Gon in Heavens Arena) to other peak episodes in other shows, let's say AoT or JJK season2 the whole ending of Shibuya Arc.
Maaan I can't wait for the remaining episodes, also agree with the other commenters, your talk sessions in between episodes and at the start/end are what keep me coming back.
great reaction as always, keep it up boys 🔥🔥
I got chills, so many chills.