Anime Hunter X Hunter Anime- Fall 2011

[mak123]

The new style is more similar to the manga... More "childish" than the first anime

 

[Kiba]

childish like the manga you jokin?
hunter x hunter is not childish just gon at some moments
so dont mix things up
to make the whole anime more childish is a downfall for this awesome manga if you ask me before it was perfect made the anime

 

[Hamy]

childish like the manga you jokin?
hunter x hunter is not childish just gon at some moments
so dont mix things up
to make the whole anime more childish is a downfall for this awesome manga if you ask me before it was perfect made the anime

He just meant the art style however. Those screen comparisons of the art wouldn't exactly be correct either since the art style of the HXH anime changed as it progressed and depending on the arc. With the Yorkshin it took a more mature or sombre look while with GI an art style more similar to the new one while the beginning arcs definitely varied depending on the episode but looked ok in general fluctuating more similar to the manga but started to gain its own style.

 

[NoFreakingWay]

He just meant the art style however. Those screen comparisons of the art wouldn't exactly be correct either since the art style of the HXH anime changed as it progressed and depending on the arc. With the Yorkshin it took a more mature or sombre look while with GI an art style more similar to the new one while the beginning arcs definitely varied depending on the episode but looked ok in general fluctuating more similar to the manga but started to gain its own style.

I agree. The new screenshots do look hauntingly similar to the art style used in the earliest chapters, which was cartoony. Even Netero looked cartoony back then, just look at him now, your epic beard man who gives the middle finger as his ultimate move.

I do like all the styles incorporated in the manga though, but the hardest things for me to accept were the extremely sketchy manga pages depicting the ending of the GI arc.

 

[Crude]

I don't get the whole "plastic animation" thing. If there's anything wrong based on this promotional poster alone, it would be the colour scheme which I think could be a little better (check Ao no Exorcist for a great colour scheme). Other than that, the art style resembles the one used in the manga a lot. It also looks more contemporary compared to the first anime (which also has a great art style). Madhouse is a big studio, with quite a few different animation teams, some of them fantastic, some of them mediocre. The only animation style of theirs which comes to mind when I think "plastic", is the awful one used in the Iron Man and the Ultraviolet anime series. I think it was also used in the Devil May Cry anime. That animation style was awfully cheap-looking, but I doubt it's the style they'll be using for the new HxH anime. It's hard to tell which style they'll use for this new series, especially considering the fact that it's most likely going to be more than 26 episodes.

 

[chikkychappy]

this was posted in the madhouse website. can anyone translate it pls? it has to do with the staff

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■『HUNTER×HUNTER』の監督＆キャラクターデザイナーってどんな人？ (2010/08/10）

　１０月２日から日本テレビ系列（一部地域を除く）で放送される『HUNTER×HUNTER』の神志那弘志監督とキャラクターデザイナーの吉松孝博さんがどんな人なのか、マッドハウス・ホームページ（以下HP）編集部が独断で紹介したいと思います。

監督　神志那弘志　氏　　　文：渡邊喜洋

　神志那監督はスタジオ・ライブの社長業をこなしながら監督して活躍しております。業界に入られた当初はスタジオ・ライブ所属のアニメーターとして芦田豊雄さんと共に様々なアニメーションを創りだし、2004年には『グレネーダーほほえみの閃士』にて監督デビューを果たされました。その後、マッドハウスにて長編シリーズ『牙-KIBA-』、週刊少年ジャンプ作品を原作とした『魔人探偵脳噛ネウロ』や最近では『RAINBOW−二舎六房の七人—』の監督を務められました。様々なジャンルでの監督としての経験をもって今、『HUNTER×HUNTER』に挑んでおられます。
　神志那監督と初めて個人的な接点を持ったのは2007年。アメリカのシカゴで開かれたイベント「アニメセントラル」に神志那監督が招かれた時に同行しました。テレビシリーズ『魔人探偵脳噛ネウロ』の制作が終わったばかりの頃で、北米ではまだ放送されておらず反応はいまひとつでした。
　2010年に再びアメリカに同行。東海岸のメリーランド州で開催された「オタコン」です。神志那さんが監督した『RAINBOW−二舎六房の七人—』はアメリカで同時配信されており、米国の熱狂的なファンたちと熱い時間を過ごせました。『RAINBOW−二舎六房の七人—』は濃厚なドラマで、それがアメリカで受け入れられたことで神志那監督は何かを掴んだようでした。
　それで、今回の『HUNTERXHUNTER』。神志那監督は『RAINBOW−二舎六房の七人—』で組んだ三田圭志プロデューサーと『牙』で組んだキャラクターデザイナーの吉松孝博さんと再びタッグを組みます！
　満を持して、新たな世界にチャレンジする神志那監督！　映像は今しばらくお待ちください！！

キャラクターデザイン　吉松孝博　氏　　　文：武井風太

　キャラクターデザインとは、漫画原作者である冨樫義博先生が描いたキャラクターをアニメ用にデザインし直すこと（原作がない場合はキャラクターをゼロから作ります）。原作の印象を変えないで、しかも動きのあるアニメに対応できるようにデザインすることは非常に難しい作業です。吉松さんは日本を代表するアニメーションキャラクターデザイナーのひとりです。
　吉松孝博さんはスタジオ・ライブに所属し、『TRIGUN』（本HPのWORKS欄参照）や『新世紀GPXサイバーフォーミュラ』などのキャラクターデザインを務める一方、「サムシング吉松」のペンネームで漫画作品も描いています。そのキャリアは非常に長く、『Dr.スランプアラレちゃん』、『銀河漂流バイファム』などで動画を担当したのち、85年には『超獣機神ダンクーガ』で初めてキャラクターデザインを担当し、シャピロ・キーツやデスガイヤー将軍のキャラクターを作りました。この時点で若干１９歳という若さでした。
　吉松さんの名前が大きくブレイクしたのは、『新世紀GPXサイバーフォーミュラ』でした。キャラクターデザインと作画監督を務めた本作は、キャラクターを中心に人気が広がり、大きなブームを起こしました。その後、『劇場版スレイヤーズ』、『TRIGUN』、『十兵衛ちゃん-ラブリー眼帯の秘密-』、『学園戦記ムリョウ』などなど、いくつもキャラクターデザインを手がけています。
　吉松さんが作り出すキャラクターの特徴はなんといっても「優しい」こと。所属するスタジオ・ライブの創始者である、故・芦田豊雄さんも、やはり、やわらかく温かみのあるキャラクター作りをされていました。
　吉松さんは本マッドハウスHPの「おぎにゃんと学ぼう！　アニメの作り方」（COLUMN欄）の作画監督の項に登場していますので、そちらもチェックしてください！

 

[Netero]

Here's a translation. I'm not sure how accurate it is because I only put it through Google translate.

NTV series from October 02 (except for some areas) will be broadcast on "HUNTER × HUNTER" What kind of person Mr. Hiroshi director and character designer Takahiro Yoshimatsu Paper, the Mad home page (HP or less) Editing I want to introduce the unit in its sole discretion.

Directed by Hiroshi Paper Statements: Yoshihiro Watanabe

Paper is active coach to coach our business while doing a live studio's president. Initially entered into the animation industry is out to create a variety of affiliation with the studio as an animator I live Toyo Ashida, 2004, "the smile 閃士 Grenadier" was fulfilled in his directorial debut. Then, in the series feature Madhouse "Fang-KIBA-", Weekly Shonen Jump and original works, "Neuro Majin Tantei engagement" and, more recently is "RAINBOW-Er Seven Room 6 -" served as a coach is directly below. I have experience as a coach in various genres, "HUNTER × HUNTER" is challenging the folded.
The first personal contact with the director and Paper in 2007. Events held in Chicago, USA "Anime Central" when I was invited to accompany the director on Paper. TV series "Majin Tantei Neuro engagement" just in time production ended in North America, the reaction was still not quite live on the air.
Bank in the U.S. again in 2010. Held in Maryland on the East Coast "Otakon" is. Directed by Mr. Paper "RAINBOW-seven of the two firms Room 6 -" The syndicate has been in the U.S., and hot 過Gosemashita time enthusiastic fans in the United States. "RAINBOW-seven of the two firms Room 6 -" is rich in drama, directed by Paper accepted in the U.S. It was like something grabbed.
So, this "HUNTERXHUNTER". Paper coach is "RAINBOW-Er Seven Room 6 -" and partnered with producer Jiazhi Mita "Fang" and re-unites the tag's character designer Takahiro Yoshimatsu partnered with?
The long-awaited, global director of new products to challenge the gods! Please wait while the video now! !

Mr. Takahiro Yoshimatsu character design statement: Takei, Tai Wind

Character design and is designed to be re-drawn animated character cartoon original author Dr. Yoshihiro Togashi (if there is no will create an original character from scratch.) Not change the impression of the original, designed to allow for animation of movement is a very difficult task yet. Yoshimatsu's character animation is one of Japan's leading designers.
Mr. Takahiro Yoshimatsu belongs to the studio live, "TRIGUN" (see this section of the HP WORKS) and "GPX Cyber ​​Formula New Century" while serving as the character designs, such as "Something Yoshimatsu" not even draw a comic under the pseudonym The. Its very long career, "Dr. Slump Arale-chan", "Drifting Baifamu Galaxy" was in charge after the movie, such as 1985 "Super Beast Machine God Dancouga 'first in charge of character design, Shapiro Keats and made the character of General Desugaiya. The age of 19 was slightly at this point.
The name's big break was not Yoshimatsu, "GPX Cyber ​​Formula New Century" was. This work served as animation director and character design, the spread in popularity around the character, caused a big boom. Then, the "Slayers Movie", "TRIGUN", "Jubei Chan - The Secret of The Lovely Eye Patch -", "Wing Muryou school," etc., are engaged in a number of character designs.
Features of the characters created by Mr. Yoshimatsu they may not be what "kind" thing. Belonging to the founder of the studio live, even the late Mr. Toyo Ashida, again, was making a soft and warm character.
Yoshimatsu is this HP's Madhouse "Learn Ginyanto us! How to make animation" (column COLUMN) Since its introduction in terms of animation director, please check with this one!

 

[chikkychappy]

i think these are character designs for the new series:

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got them here

 

[Netero]

The new character design for Hisoka looks pretty cool.

 

[Kiba]

well ok i will try to see thinks positive with new anime
because hunter x hunter my favorite anime/manga so i have to watch it^^

I just hope it will really be uncut HunterXHunter is pretty brutal if you think about it

 

[Hamy]

well ok i will try to see thinks positive with new anime
because hunter x hunter my favorite anime/manga so i have to watch it^^

I just hope it will really be uncut HunterXHunter is pretty brutal if you think about it

I sincerely doubt this too be the case. Especially with how censor laws in Japan are and how shows have been bypassing showing of violence, ala School Days. So really don't think this to be the case in fact I think the violence may be cut even more here than the original precisely because of how depicting violence has changed in recent times, none of the anime shows have violence comparable to say Cowboy Beebop or yes the original. Seems more likely to avoid such, irony much when you can have such fanservice.

 

[Divinenega]

I sincerely doubt this too be the case. Especially with how censor laws in Japan are and how shows have been bypassing showing of violence, ala School Days. So really don't think this to be the case in fact I think the violence may be cut even more here than the original precisely because of how depicting violence has changed in recent times, none of the anime shows have violence comparable to say Cowboy Beebop or yes the original. Seems more likely to avoid such, irony much when you can have such fanservice.

Well other shonen shows like Naruto, One Piece and Nura have managed to stay pretty violent so I don't think we'll be seeing Toriko level edits(I suspect that is more Toei's doing than Fuji TV's) so Hunter X Hunter will probably keep a pretty fair amount of blood and violence, but I don't expect it to be nearly as brutal as the manga.

 

[Netero]

I forgot add in my previous post I think the original character designs for Gon and Killua looked better in the first anime but the rest I really like especially Hisoka, Kurapika, and Leorio.

 

[NoFreakingWay]

I could say now that the new HxH Anime has a quality between the original anime and the GI anime, but with that cartoony edge that kinda makes them flamboyant, and which carries the spirit of the first chapters of the manga. Hisoka really looks like a magician, that amusing one that actually uses your magicianly kinds of tricks instead of the cold, cunning killer we all know. Leorio looks a lot more cartoony and unserious and I like that. Kurapika has lost much of his edge from the Ryodan arc in the original anime but I'm gonna expect he will regain that edge when the new anime gets to that point. Killua also looks cartoony and it will be interesting to see how Madhouse will implement Killua's killer look. Gon really has looked more cartoony now and it would be interesting to see how that look would evolve from the first arc to the Chimera Arc (we should get the Chimera Arc this time!).

 

[Kiba]

idk if you guys noticed that already but i just wanted to say
look at gons legs they are too long somehow

 

[ish3]

@Kiba: That's how Gon was drawn from the beginning. If you read the manga beginning to current. Seems more like they're gonna follow the art style and it's changes beginning to end.

 

[chikkychappy]

can anyone translate?

http://gigazine.net/news/20110817_hunterxhunter/

 

[Netero]

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Was announced to start broadcast from February 10 "HUNTER × HUNTER" took place at a press conference in Tokyo studio. Was on stage the hero, as well as Megumi Ban plays Gon, Ms. Mariya shallows stomach role Kilua, Shozo Kei Fujiwara role Reorio, Miyuki Sawashiro the role of Kurapika, Daisuke Namikawa the role of covert, he was a director and Mr. Hiroshi Paper.

Original story by Yoshihiro Togashi's manga series of Weekly Shonen Jump in recent years, the work facing many fans but very easy to remedy, is about a topic that has been published the following announcement to have opened relief. TV animation has been well once in 1999, has also released the OVA in the flow, we will be animated and redesigned everything.

At a press conference was held question and answer session about the love scene in the original commitment and put in each piece. Mr. Ban is a big part of the pressure of argon nervous, Mr. Zecheng "I breathe" There are also scenes with the voice over.

Chair (NTV announcer Mihoko Yamashita):
Introduce yourself to everyone and the first director and cast, I think the enthusiasm Itadakou said. Thank you from the coach first.

Directed by Hiroshi Paper (the Director):
Hiroshi Paper is serving you let me coach, thank you. Briefly enthusiasm "HUNTER × HUNTER Speaking NTV" is rather famous in the animation and would like to say about that. Without one or two years in a never ending, and I start becoming a long animation, made the future I'll make in that spirit.

Chair:
Then Mr. Fujiwara, please.

Keiji Fujiwara (the Fujiwara)
Let me the role you are Reorio Fujiwara. What enthusiasm! ... And excitedly!

(Everyone laughs)

Sawashiro Miyuki (the Zecheng)
Please say some more detail (laughs)

Fujiwara
Ira has been found that an interview that it's just made it much attention, so no doubt it would work hard to make 恥Jinu.

Chair:
Following in Mr. Yi rapids.

Italian Mariya torrent (the torrent Italian):
The role of gastric Kilua Mariya shallows. Work will help us with the opportunity to work thus I voice "HUNTER × HUNTER" it was, No way is my origin "HUNTER × HUNTER" when it comes to help us think appeared in the dream was. In particular, in that I played a character with a fondness Kilua, very pleased, but also feel the weight of responsibility and pressure at the same time, I hope I play a Kilua Once 私Rashiku vividly.

Chair:
Mr. Ban continued, thank you.

Megumi Pan (the half):
The grace of the role of Pan-Gon Freaks. "HUNTER × HUNTER" in that it plays a big part of the epic that Gon-freaks, but full of nervous that first time, and more exciting. When I was a child, I bought the first comic in my pocket money "HUNTER × HUNTER" Since I was ... ... ... (tears) but I chuck out the tears I now leave the reservoir not flush ... This great honor. Gong, so 頑張Rimasu, thank you.

Here, Mr. Seto also 涙Gumi stomach 感極Matta Tsurare Mr. Ban, Mr. Namikawa involuntarily, "I'll become like a press conference at the end" and saw a look Tsukko including.

Zecheng:
Let me to our castle Kurapika Sawa. What should I say ...

Pan:
- 泣Kimashou together

Zecheng:
(Laughs) where two (Mr. Seto and Mr. Ban Yi) and two girls straight from the heart this way full, so I will be little more than two sisters, the darkness itself is calm ... Kurapika character so deep, so we do not drink very busy place for children from new and Kilua Gong, and I think I have 果Tasetara the firm's mission.

Chair:
The river's waves, thank you to a head.

Daisuke Namikawa (hereinafter Namikawa)
I pretend is something wrong? (Laughs) Daisuke Namikawa is a covert role. Work is enough to impress you, this "HUNTER × HUNTER" ... ... (look at that in passing the tissue Zecheng Mr. Han) that, Can I ask a hearing?
"HUNTER × HUNTER" street name, if you can hunt the feelings of someone who can see, but I wish that we think.

Zecheng:
Can I at the end?

Namikawa:
From the way I speak it yet (laughs) "HUNTER × HUNTER" I also want to breathe in, and. Well, to be afraid of each other from the beginning not slip from the mess!
It is a good beginning in tears. I'm sweating more and more comes out.

Chair:
Questions will be representation from my first two questions. The first question to the director.
This time, 55 minutes and decided at 10 am Sunday broadcast, which Kodawara point in our work available?

Director:
Is a popular work that everyone knows all this from the start of this series have not been more than 10 years, if after a few years after the end of the anime before, people who each elementary school now has from the beginning HUNTER × HUNTER perhaps Do not think and read. It is the target there. Work so very many fans, and that it is the first to betray, and a time frame or with the means to gain new fans that expand the range. We hope to have together if you look at the parents.

Chair:
Then, to everyone's questions will be cast. Images of work and would like to ask for your image to the character played by Himself.

Fujiwara
Of course, the title was known work is currently in place to make useful reading. Reorio a role your own, apparently because it felt like that, is convinced that the cast has his age actually is seems to teens ... I would not a suit why, what fine yourself? I think you can, because this character in their position or even a candy there, we want to be prime Ikere upright.

Yi torrent:
Keep reading so much work that far from the first episode, the character's impressive ... I've been growing rapidly. Kilua has grown and met with argon, but it is not the world that has spread. He also grew up in some special circumstances, there should be age-appropriate portion of the boyishness genuinely want a friend, I Itooshiku such gaps.

Pan:
Family work itself, fellow, if bonds are drawn even in the enemies and the "connection" I'm a fan that one important piece. Gon has a strong sense of justice, straight, typical child would soon be out of emotion. I think that children are pure innocence with. Because children grow very rapidly and fast, I think I'm going to grow it as competitive.

Zecheng:
The work was beginning to look from this series, I read again from scratch begin Notes in book form of anime. I have a large amount of work 理詰Me terrible dialogue, where it counts is not the story moves to break for sentimental reasons, leaving the impression that the width of the range. As a character, I say that Kurapika between children and adults, there's the impression that the most unstable, and is supposed to be their chosen a life very hard, however, in most anime Iketara and hope to play as close to fulfilling his thoughts.

Namikawa:
Images of work ...

Zecheng:
You read it?

Namikawa:
Read.

Zecheng:
Where to read?

Namikawa:
Where to? I will ask sharp. But now I have to go sneaking around coming out of the seven volumes. Desired image of the work is straight Toka Toka dreams. Gon for the simplicity, taste like I thought rush is very important where you want to, it came in straight for the first time you're reading. If the cooperation and skillfully drawn characters and ties around, I thought a fun read. About a covert role, for a straight piece, and I hope a good seasoning, I thought that points become the target point.
I know the original, including a statue I think I secretly have, each in an effort to respond to it, I think that I secretly roll a more recent picture. In their own when it plays secretly and that we want to take care of the atmosphere, It is sharp, and we are excitedly and I hope 出Setara to places like the thrill and fear to give those who have a secret. Please everyone, eyes lukewarm ... No, I think it Moraere warm eyes.

Chair:
Thank you. Finally, a question to Mr. Ban Gon play a leading role. Mr. Ban was selected from more than 100 people auditioned, Mr. Ban Keiko who is also a mother and actress What advice would you do there?

Pan:
Well, when you get sent out of the house, "Have a nice Gong is" it is said. "HUNTER × HUNTER" Since work with the feelings, even in my image I had created, the press of a mother is great. And I was filled with various things in simple words, the child will interpret them.

Chair:
Thank you. So typical question is completed. Continue to accept it from your question, please raise your hand.

Q:
In the story of a coach, I can own in the expectation that the likely long series, looking forward to that Mr. Ban himself, feeling that my hope is what it looks like you do?

Pan:
Now that is just part series, is gon 'gon says, "I have seen so-called growth, even when it came to doing animation in the course of a long, doing the Pan Gon grace I want to. In a long piece, so there should be a meeting with lots of character actors and I are looking forward to meet each person.

Q:
Question the director. Expect that people here What is flush with the cast?

Director:
This new frame that works, let's do that in the long, choose the more there is of it to grow with new role Mr. Ban Gon was decided unanimously by the staff. Together with Gong, and have the expectation and go and grow with the work, and around Mr. Seto and stomach I Fujiwara, Mr. Zecheng, so we solidify Mr. Namikawa, that concern in casting It is not nothing.

Q:
My favorite scene in the original, impressive scene for?

Fujiwara
In the middle of reading still under continued making about "the scene" to cut and although it is difficult, on the get a character the scene appeared on Reorio, because there at impressing the character of the role It is now among the most helpful.

Yi torrent:
Kilua has met with argon in a hunter trial, but has spent time with friends made of the same age the first time, been told to go home to Gitarakuru character of a sudden heart to others for the first time we There is a desire to pour out of the scene, there is a strong impression. I have reread the wound is that the animated one is coming Wow What emotions are love scenes.

Pan:
My favorite scene say ... You can not choose at all like work. Meet Captain First, Kilua and Reorio, Kurapika, if we place a large impressive met secretly with each. Where in the series now, that I have wavered between the psychological and Kilua best friends say they, and where is it from here is that there is a scene but say this, all the strong impression is.

Zecheng:
Just hen spider (ed. phantom brigade) at around, or take a Kilua Kurapika Gon and, under pressure of selection or two or take yourself, say at about 3 frames in the frame "and it, to lose" There's a scene What would threw his revenge. Been accumulated throughout the series, should have the timing was charged and your own much earlier than the story being serialized Moreover, they shed revenge, who had been a long time very, very impressive moment is. But I glad to have met with important people so well, personally I thought.

Namikawa:
When you go to take the exam hunter boat, everyone pops out gon come to fall from the ship who was drunk on the waves, but the scene that they helped me grasp the Reorio legs, a character I think that's impressive grasp on the first scene. But also secretly part mystery, as the impression is "no enemy" and I'll be like, I can not see too much What is the scene trying. Aim at the license plate is secretly gon, secretly, but eventually I would have taken, and I think secretly the scene for the first time something had trounced. When you face such a Toka, Toka figure is much trying gon ....

Cast & Director now challenge the long battle. Waves from the river's left, Mr. Zecheng, Mr. Ban, Mr. Seto Italian, Mr. Fujiwara is a coach Paper.

Here's a translation not sure how accurate it is but I tried lol.

 

[BurnSchulz]

I do like all the styles incorporated in the manga though, but the hardest things for me to accept were the extremely sketchy manga pages depicting the ending of the GI arc.

You definetly need to see the redrawn chapters for manga release! Pure awesomeness!

BTW I hope there wont be any unecerssary fillers like at the hunter exam in the first anime...

 

[Netero]

You definetly need to see the redrawn chapters for manga release! Pure awesomeness!

BTW I hope there wont be any unecerssary fillers like at the hunter exam in the first anime...

Yeah I own all the manga volumes and the chapters that were drawn sketchy n crap look amazing! in the individual volumes.