Fun Hunter x Hunter Hangout Thread [01]

[Fox666]

Re: Hunter x Hunter Hangout Thread - Part 1

I like this, I am good in two abilities

Reinforcement - Nen Abilities (100%)

Materialization - Nen Abilities (98%)

Manipulation - Nen Abilities (88%)

Emission - Nen Abilities (74%)

Transformation - Nen Abilities (71%)

Specialization - Nen Abilities (63%)

 

[rail-tracer]

Re: Hunter x Hunter Hangout Thread - Part 1

hi guys, look the last news at WSJ about HxH >
http://www.shonenjump.com/j/rensai/hunter/

and the last news here >
http://www.ntv.co.jp/hunterhunter/news/#12559

I know some japanese but i cant understand what did they mean > Is it one can help !!

 

[Diivil]

Re: Hunter x Hunter Hangout Thread - Part 1

hi guys, look the last news at WSJ about HxH >
http://www.shonenjump.com/j/rensai/hunter/

I know some japanese but i cant understand what did they mean > Is it one can help !!

Used Google translator so it not perfect.

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[rail-tracer]

Re: Hunter x Hunter Hangout Thread - Part 1

Used Google translator so it not perfect.

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I know but my weak japanese give the same result of google translator, so I ask for detail if there is someone good at japanese

I understand that the first one talk about date of phantom group arc & the second about a real tripy like hunter >

but look at dates here, i think it's more than this >

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this pic has alot of Kanji so i cant understand

 

[futurefrog]

Re: Hunter x Hunter Hangout Thread - Part 1

Those pages you linked don't say anything we don't already know. Pretty much just announcing that the Troupe arc is starting soon and who will voice who.

 

[fanatik]

Re: Hunter x Hunter Hangout Thread - Part 1

Is there anyone willing to translate these two pages?

Yeah, but why these two? There're 3 more profiles in Treasure vol.1 and 3 pages about Hunters in general and the Hunter Association.

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Kurapika
Mermen Beans' top secret files
People
Kurapika-san has an impressive appearance, he is calm and intellectual. I will tell you in private about his secrets.

Basic info
Age 17
Blood type AB
Height 171cm
Weight 59kg
Birthday April 4
Birthplace Rukuso province

Avenger burning with hatred behind composed facade
The survivor of the small Kurta tribe. He takes the Hunter exam in order to become a Hunter and retrieve scarlet eyes of his fellow clansmen, annihilated by the Genei Ryodan. His mind is keen enough to allow him to obtain extensive knowledge to through self-study. Although he has a calm personality, he's also prideful and stubborn. As to his physical abilities, not only he possesses a fair amount of stamina but also knowledgeable in martial arts with quick attacks being his forte.

Personality
Bubble: Odd...! How is that even possible?!
Bubble: He clearly ate more than his own body weight!
Bubble: You know... you really shouldn't think about it so earnestly...
Kurapika lacks flexibility because he tends to take things too seriously and mull over them too deeply.(1)

Objective
Bubble: I'm going to hund down the Genei Ryodan without fail!
Bubble: And I will retrieve all the eyes of my comrades!
In order to hunt down the Genei Ryodan who massacred all of his fellow clansmen Kurapika aims to become a Hunter because Hunters can get access to all kinds of information.

Key persons
The Genei Ryodan
There is no one among hunter candidates who hasn't heard about this gang of thieves thought to be the worst in all the history. They attacked the Kurta tribe just for the sake of taking their eyes which are considered one of the seven most beautiful colors in the world.

Bubble: This is proof that I'm a member of the Genei Ryodan!
Bubble: First, to prove their membership in the Ryodan, there is a member's number inside their spider tattoo.
Bubble: Second, they don't bother counting how many people they've killed.
Although normally calm, Kurapika immediately gets worked up at the slightest mention of the Spiders. (2)
There is a tattoo of a spider with 12 legs somewhere on a member's body proving their membership. (3)

Future prospects
He is willing to sacrifice his life in order to crush the Genei Ryodan!
As the last survivor of the Kurta tribe, he lives to avenge his late clansmen. To hunt down the Genei Ryodan, any means would go, and in order to fulfil his much desired revenge he's prepared to pay with his life.
Bubble: I will bet my life.
bubble: What a dreadful sound of fierce fury and immense hatred! He forgot all about me...
His hatred towards the Genei Ryodan is so immense that those who felt it couldn't help but tremble. Spurred on by his quest for revenge, he strongly lusts for power, which raises concerns that he might be on his way to self destruction.

(1) In the second phase of the Hunter Exam an examiner named Buhara ate 70 whole roasted pigs. When faced with something outside his knowledge, it's difficult for Kurapika to put his thoughts in order.
(2) When his emotions are hightened, his eyes change color to brilliant scarlet - a genetic feature characteristic of the Kurta tribe.
(3) During the third phase of the Hunter Exam, a prisoner named Majitani administering a test did not have a member number on the spider, thus, his tattoo was exposed as a fake.

Hisoka
Mermen Beans' top secret files
People
We will now look at the secrets of Hisoka-san who, like last year, this year, too, attacks other examinees and falls into the category of people requiring special attention.

Basic info
Age Unknowm
Blood type B
Height 187cm
Weight 91kg
Birthday June 5
Birthplace Unknown

Majician unpredictable in his words and actions
A battle maniac whose goal is to fight strong opponents; he possesses a genius-level battle sense far superior to other examinees. Since he's a majician and a whimsical liar, there's no understanding him. He did things like almost killing an examineer he didn't like during the 286 Hunter Exam which got him disqualified, or mercilessly attacking those he doesn't find interesting which leads to their death.

Objective
Bubble: For example, if a Hunter happens to kill a person,
Bubble: in many cases he's exempt from responsibility.
He wants to be a Hunter only because Hunters are exempt from responsibility when they kill people. Wanting to enjoy battle is the objective unique to Hisoka.

Personality
Bubble: I only spare those killing whom now would be a waste.
He has a perverse side favoring those in whom he senses potential. (1)

Key person
Gon Freeccs
He pays close attention to the abilities of Gon whom he met in the course of the 287 Hunter Exam. He decided to fight and kill Gon only after Gon's developing power fully matured, until then he won't fight him seriously.

When the poisoned Gon managed to still tand up, Hisoka distinctly sensed a lot of potential in him.
Bubble: Until the fruit fully ripens...
He expects a lot from Gon and is exited to see him grow. His infatuation with him is such that he warned Illumi not to interfere with the boy. (2)

Future prospects
He can be an enemy or an ally depending on which option satisfies his desires best.
Since his craving to fight strong opponents is the driving force behind his actions, the notion of being an enemy or an ally is non-existent for him. For the sake of satisfying his desires, today's enemy might become his tomorrow's friend.

Even Killua, highly proficient in fighting, is overwhelmed by Hisoka's power! If they were to fight, he stands no chance against him?! (3)

Hisoka who boasts rare fighting skills and techniques is peerless! Nothing can be as reassuring as having him as an ally.

(1) When his lust for battle reaches its peak, he gets sexually aroused, driven by the urge to kill.
(2) Illumi is Hisoka's aquaintance, and during the 287 Hunter Exam they join forces.
(3) Hisoka's playing cards are as sharp as any knife. It's also possible to throw them like shurikens.

Nen ability

1-Bisuke ability (184 votes)
2-Chrollo ability (96 v)
3-Owl ability (shadow beast guy) (87 v)
4-Hisoka ability -Bungee gum (73 v)
5 -Hisoka ability -Texture suprise (56 v)
6 -kortopi ability (48 votes)
7-sharlnark ability (40 v)
8 -Machi ability (37 v)
9 -Gon ability (32 v)
10-Kaito ability (29 v)

I always wondered about that one... Why did Bisuke's ability get the 1st place? I wonder if it means that more than a half of HxH readers are females? But even still, I'd put a lot of abilities before hers like Kuroro's or Zeno's...

 

[Tombadgerlock]

Re: Hunter x Hunter Hangout Thread - Part 1

I always wondered about that one... Why did Bisuke's ability get the 1st place? I wonder if it means that more than a half of HxH readers are females? But even still, I'd put a lot of abilities before hers like Kuroro's or Zeno's...

Very few abilities are as good as Bisuke's in a pure "utility" way.

Zeon's and Novu's are arguably on the same level, and Kuroro's possibly, but that's pretty much all.

 

[TheAmericandream]

You gotta think of "real world usage too", her ability is very relatable. I'd use it constantly if I had access to its, easily top 10 material to me anyway.

 

[fanatik]

Well, Bisuke's ability is pretty useful and I don't deny that as I, too, had my fair share of sleepless nights writing last minute reports, cramming before exams and whatnot where her ability could be incredibly handy, but even after all that if I were given a choice, I wouldn't choose that ability for myself. It's kind of... well, plain and boring. I'd choose something more interesting, like maybe Meleoron's (although I'd have to put my lungs through some harsh training to hold my breath longer), or Fukuro's (heaps of luggage in one tiny bundle? oh yes!), or that teleportation ability Kuroro stole, or even Novu's (from home to work in a dozen of seconds instead of hours spent on commuting? I can only dream about that!)

But I guess the Japanese who overwork a lot, workaholics in general and even try to catch some sleep literally everywhere (inemuri) could find Bisuke's plain ability more useful than fancy teleportation or invisibility

 

[baboysai]

I guess, for Bisuke's ability to be "useful" given her hunter background, she'd have to have top-class martial art ability and cunning. If I remember correctly, she has the ability to preserve her youth?

If it were an ordinary person with that ability, it would seem pretty boring. But she has to compensate for a lot of things- or rather, she has to be bad-ass at everything else so that she can fully maximize her ability.

What good would combat prowess be if life was too short, after all eh?

 

[kindredxiuxiu]

I think the masseuse isn't all Bisuke has to offer as far as abilities. I think it's the one ability that has the most practical use for a normal person. I'd actually quite like an ability like that.

We know Bisuke can summon a masseuse and alter her appearance. We also know she's quite strong. However, I think there's more to her abilities that we don't know, or may never know.

 

[TheAmericandream]

I think the Masseuse is possibly a side ability since its Conjured while the lotion itself (which does all the work I think) is her transmuted aura, this way she can give herself massages and do other things while its happening. I would think she must have some other combat ability to compliment her brute strength. But as you said, we may never know.

 

[Uriel]

Actually She doesn't summons anything. She release the stress of her body and come back to her original form. And that's an application from Magical Spa Services, that seems to be able to also change shape after some massages.

 

[TheAmericandream]

So the massage somehow changes her shape, interesting. Bisky is so cool! I hope we get to see more of her before all is said and done.

 

[SHINOBI-03]

Got volumes 25, 26 & 27. More Chimera Ants arc to read.

 

[kkck]

Well, for the most part bisk's ability is one of the actual few abilities which have real world applications. I mean, the sheer amount of things which that could do for us is astounding to say the least. In particular, the ability to reduce resting time to 30 minutes.... How is that not awesome? Gotta cram an entire semester in two days? Sleep with her ability every 4 hours and you are good to go for that A. Have a deadline but not time to sleep? Nonsense, there is no such thing as no time to sleep if you only need 30 minutes for the equivalent of 8 hours of rest. Stressed out and tired? Nonsense. The ability makes you superhuman in a real world scenario basically.

Now, lets take a look at other abilities. Shalnarks and any other's control? Ok, having something which allows you complete control over someone if you fulfill some conditions is useful... if you are a rapist. Basically just about anything which manipulation allows does not have any legal real world applications.

Nen bullets and projectiles are cool without a doubt and they certainly have their uses. Still, not a single one of them would be useful in a real world scenario. Nen bullets and projectiles are basically only useful if you are a cop or in the military. I would question the extent of the usefulness when you have to have the precision to kill of someone 3 miles away with the tip o your finger though.

Reinforcement... Ok, now this is actually useless. Enhance a sword? Get shot in the head, enhance a fist, get shot in the head. What are the practical uses of smashing stuff ultimately? If there was a job which required super strength, would you trust it to a person with it or a machine with milimetrical precision?

What good is hisoka's ability? It does not even work well when separated from her body. Deceiptful texture? Useful if you are a con artist. Electricity? Ok, you can tazer people but we just happen to have tazers for that. Nen string? Ok, that is useful as fuck. Seriously. A nen string would be inherently sterile so from a medical point of view it is beautiful. Still, it loses a bit of use when you lose contact with it... Nen bombs? Useful if you work in a mine I guess.

As far as conjuration.... A vacuum cleaner which sucks stuff infinitely? This is probably the single most useful ability since bisk's. Just aim for the dusk in the room and you got a clean house in 0.0001 seconds. Not bad at all. 10 in one weapons? Not actually useful. Chains of fury? Ok, kurapica's ability to douse is useful. We would never misplace stuff and perhaps kidnappings would be more easily dealt with. A chain to heal? Ok, it works although none of us really gets hurt that often really. Chain of judgement? Ok, I guess imposing a few on criminals could result in a drastic decrease in crime rates. It would be useful if placed on politicians too lol.

Kannon.... would be useful in a power ranger scenario for the most part.

 

[baboysai]

That is indeed a logical explanation why Bisuke's ability would rank highest in popularity if we consider "real world" situations.

However we cannot pursue this train of thought in any "real world" situations as long as nen exists. For example, the chain abilities of Kurapica which you mentioned, would not only be useful if you were a detective or for dealing with criminals- as criminals would be exponentially more dangerous and notorious given Nen. Maybe if to clarify, the voters thought if "only" they had the power of nen and nobody else in this real world, then perhaps the point is acceptable.

Anyway, that's what's so awesome about Togashi and HunterxHunter in general is because even the most seemingly unassuming abilities and stupid-sounding abilities, he plays around with to deal quite vicious damage if in the hands of an extremely skilled person with the motives.

I mean, sure, bubble-gum ability sounds really stupid to me, and I wouldn't think I could use it for anything, but Hisoka uses it in ways I could never have imagined, and kicks ass with it. Think of the possibilities if he had more bad-ass abilities, it would really be overkill.

A lot of the spiders' abilities are not actually deadly or even scary, and would really sound lame if "superheroes (of the western comic concept)" had their powers. But the creativity that Togashi put together for this manga is what makes it mind-blowing.

I have digressed a bit, as I was just again in awe of how magnificent this manga can be.

 

[kkck]

Just to keep things interesting, to what extent would criminals be more dangerous in a real world nen scenario? I mean, nen takes years to develop and having a good teacher is important. Criminals are not usually the most orderly or dedicated type to say the least. To what extent could a criminal develop nen like this? I doubt it could be much to be honest lol.

Now, as for hisoka, perhaps if he had a different ability he would not be as effective rather than being more effective with a simpler technique. Think about it, one of the main strengths of nen is that hatsu is highly customizable. What we have seen so far is that you make something which actually feels good for you. There is a lot of intuition in play when making a hatsu. In the end, the idea is that you have something which suits you perfectly.

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Also, when I said a real world scenario what I had in mind was basically "our" world but with people capable of using nen and without the physical capacities of people in the manga (so we do not have nenless people bending steel with their hands lol). I don't think that having nen would in itself be enough for our world to transform into HHverse. For one thing, we do not have neither the animals or magical creatures for such a thing. Now, even then, how much would people pay for a hunter in real life? I doubt there would be much use for one overall, Granted, hunting criminals would perhaps be a different game but to begin with even in the HxH world nen users are rather rare, let alone nen user criminal. In our world a job that pays would be lawyer, IT guy, an ensemble of engineering carriers and a bunch of other stuff which requires a lot of studying. Its not like many of the characters would even be possible. How could ging be an archeologist or something of the sort without studies of his own? It'd be about as absurd as every superhero in DC who are familiar with every science known to men to their greatest possible extent by the time they are 30. Such a thing would ordinarily be plain impossible with a mere single branch of science lol (take batman, time is meaningless to him and he has mastered several forms of martial arts and every science known to man in less than a lifetime. And the worst part is that robin makes the situation even more ridiculous because he does not have even 1/5th of a lifetime lol).

 

[chei]

I sometimes wonder if Biske is based on Togashi's wife (who's a big collector of gems and sparkly things, as she goes on and on about gemstones in the author's talk pages in Sailormoon). He would ask her what her most wanted ability was, and she (like every beauty obsessed woman would) said it's the spa service ability. Maybe Biske's transformation was 'inspired' too

 

[Crude]

The Hunter x Hunter Fun Corner! (Funny pictures, gifs, fan art and more!)

I'll start off by posting some HxH memes. Some of the stuff I'm about to post isn't exactly tasteful, it's actually a little crude and childish like a lot of memes, so I'm sorry if I offend anyone. Here they are:

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