Anime Hunter X Hunter Anime- Fall 2011

[SHINOBI-03]

Because someone was posting my images in another HxH forum, I'd like him/her to give this message for the haters, vampires and gore lovers who got disappointed by the lack of blood and usage of "pixie sparkles"...

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WATCH MORE SHONEN ANIME!

Because if you are complaining about lack of blood in the fight, then that means you really don't watch enough action shonen anime. What? The new HxH anime is the first time you see this kind of censorship?!


In Sasuke (1968), there's a character who lost her foot in an explosion and there was no blood.

Tenshinhan from Dragon Ball Z lost his arm and the colors were off. And He bled yellow blood!

Busou Renkin got radiated blood

Toriko uses whatever works for them

Even Mami from Madoka Magica! She bled sparkles and didn't show when Charlotte was eating her.

Heck! Even Fist of the North Star had censored violence!

But Oh Noes! This is Hunter x Hunter! The greatest series ever! Censorship is not excusable even though they are giving us the whole fight and Hisoka did loss his arm! If you're still complaining, be grateful it's not anything like THIS:

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ARE YOU STILL COMPLAINING?! ARE YOU?!!

Spread the word!

 

[shareme]

Because someone was posting my images in another HxH forum, I'd like him/her to give this message for the haters, vampires and gore lovers who got disappointed by the lack of blood and usage of "pixie sparkles"...

Spread the word!

LOL! I was the one who used your pics. I did credit you though.

Anyways, the '99 fans' main complaint boils down to:
1) it's not as "dark" as the old anime w/c is really dumb but if they're talking about the "lighting" then yes, they're right.
2) it has no soul... whatever that means. and when you asked them what they meant, they can't give them.

The problem will be on the York New arc since this was the time the 1999 series got canceled and well, since they're already canceled, why not go out with a bang? You bet these "boo! it's not violent" rants will skyrocket.

 

[SHINOBI-03]

LOL! I was the one who used your pics. I did credit you though.

Anyways, the '99 fans' main complaint boils down to:
1) it's not as "dark" as the old anime w/c is really dumb but if they're talking about the "lighting" then yes, they're right.
2) it has no soul... whatever that means. and when you asked them what they meant, they can't give them.

The problem will be on the York New arc since this was the time the 1999 series got canceled and well, since they're already canceled, why not go out with a bang? You bet these "boo! it's not violent" rants will skyrocket.

And what about Kurapika's filler scene from the previous episode? I know fans of the old version who liked how it was presented and said they want Yorknew to be the same atmosphere as it is.

Anyway, my message was for those who complained on the toned down violence like:

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Yep...sparkle wounds. I guess York Shin was already settled to be worse than the 1999 version, but it still made me sad to see that.

At least the animation is still very awesome.

What gonna happen in the Spider ARc? These guys are shown killing ever episode.. will they censore these too?

i gotta say that my concern was the lack of blood, after all hisoka dont bleed in the manga either and the way his wound was shining pretty much explains it, the problem was his severed hand dropping glitter, that just looked stupid, also the censorship migth change the way we perceive some characters, but you are rigth i cant judge beforehand, even so, i highly doubt the upcoming arc is gonna be half as good as in the 99' series,but in the end, i still hope they prove my doubts wrong.

 

[shareme]

And what about Kurapika's filler scene from the previous episode? I know fans of the old version who liked how it was presented and said they want Yorknew to be the same atmosphere as it is.

Anyway, my message was for those who complained on the toned down violence like:

Aahh... their issues for the "type/kind" of censorship hxh 2011 used. It never really bothered me that they think that way as I always assumed they haven't watched that much fighting/battle anime. At least, these people understand that there will be censorship.

What I do get ticked off of is if someone said the censored violence = for kiddies.

 

[Netero]

Thank you! SHINOBI-03. I have to say, it really ticks me off when I hear people constantly bitching about the lack of blood, and how the anime is basically kiddie shit next to the god damn 1999 series.... and you wanna know what? Half of these people act like there was no censorship in the 1999 series

---------- Post added at 04:37 PM ---------- Previous post was at 02:52 PM ----------

The mug shot of Machi has been posted up on the hunter x hunter website.

 

[mrsticky005]

Thank you! SHINOBI-03. I have to say, it really ticks me off when I hear people constantly bitching about the lack of blood, and how the anime is basically kiddie shit next to the god damn 1999 series.... and you wanna know what? Half of these people act there was no censorship in the 1999 series

---------- Post added at 04:37 PM ---------- Previous post was at 02:52 PM ----------

The mug shot of Machi has been posted up on the hunter x hunter website.

Even their beloved York Shin actually is censored compared to the manga.
Yes, it's likely still more violent than the 2011 series thus far but Yorkshin is NOT
the blood crazed anime arc that 1999 fans try to make it out to be.

It's NOT MD Geist. (Of course MD Geist is seinen. Which is probably why it kicks so much ass.)

And manga fans...we got to learn to have realistic expectations.


However that said I would like to see more Canary vs the 100 thugs level of
blood in the 2011 anime. If they did it then they should be able to do it again. I think.
The level of blood has actually dropped since then. Though it could be because
they are trying to make Heavens Arena more light hearted and not so focused on
the gore. It could possibly be more to do the directors artistic vision then actual
censorship. Not saying it ISN'T' censorship but it's a possibility. Besides it looks
like 32 will be a little bit more bloody than 31.



all that aside.

Machi sure can rock the pink hair look!

 

[chei]

Not sure if I like the sky blue scrunchie on that hot magenta pink hair combination. Dark grey would have been cooler...

Thank you! SHINOBI-03. I have to say, it really ticks me off when I hear people constantly bitching about the lack of blood, and how the anime is basically kiddie shit next to the god damn 1999 series.... and you wanna know what? Half of these people act there was no censorship in the 1999 series

The double standard and insistence of Hxh being a seinen series boggles my mind
They put the 1999 series so high up on the pedestal that they blatantly ignore the fair shares of censorships and omission it has.
How ironic that most of them were probably kiddies too when the first series came around.

Many can't see beyond bright colors vs dark color palette. They see it as a standard instead of a preference, and completely turn a blind eye to the actual fun, humorous and wacky tone of the manga. They believe that the Hollywood thriller wannabe serious 1999 series truly represented HxH. It could be some deep seeded biased against femininity also but I just don't know they came off like as if bright colors/light/cuter tone equals bad.

 

[mrsticky005]

Not sure if I like the sky blue scrunchie on that hot magenta pink hair combination. Dark grey would have been cooler...

I do! I'm loving the look. Really makes her stand out more. IMO she wasn't the most exciting looking from the 1999 version.

The best from the 1999 version I would say are

1. Pakunoda
2. Uvogin
3. Franklin
4. Feitan
5. Hisoka

Everyone else looked plain or just not that interesting.

Even Chrollo looked rather plain which is an accomplishment in a sense since in the manga he's one of the strangest looking of them all!
Not strange in the obvious way of Bonolenov or Coltopi. 1999 series could do that much just fine. But in the "There's something off about this guy" way.
Though maybe it has to do with how Togashi was kinda bad with drawing Chrollo's nose. :/

 

[Crude]

I also dislike it when people try to convince others as well as themselves that Hunter x Hunter is a very "mature" series. It does push some boundaries, but it's still a shonen series and the fact that it is able to appeal to multiple age demographics is why I love the series. I love the fun, wackyness and adventure of the series and at the same time how it can be very thought-provoking and philosophical.

It sort of reminds me of those early DBZ fansubs which had the characters constatnly swearing in an attempt to make the series "mature" and "adult"

 

[mrsticky005]

tthe question is....what is mature anyways?

 

[chei]

I also dislike it when people try to convince others as well as themselves that Hunter x Hunter is a very "mature" series. It does push some boundaries, but it's still a shonen series and the fact that it is able to appeal to multiple age demographics is why I love the series. I love the fun, wackyness and adventure of the series and at the same time how it can be very thought-provoking and philosophical.

It sort of reminds me of those early DBZ fansubs which had the characters constatnly swearing in an attempt to make the series "mature" and "adult"

I had no idea about those fansubs.
I notice this too, I wonder if some of these fanboys are so insecure because of the stigma of 'geeks' and 'anime' that they wanted to prove so much that 'anime isn't kiddie stuff', so they tend to overcompensate by exaggerating the work as "actually really really dark/grown-up/mature/badass/gory.' Agree on the appeal of HxH, they shouldn't gloss over the boys adventure aspect of the series that is...VERY shounen.

 

[MegamanX195]

Thank you! SHINOBI-03. I have to say, it really ticks me off when I hear people constantly bitching about the lack of blood, and how the anime is basically kiddie shit next to the god damn 1999 series.... and you wanna know what? Half of these people act like there was no censorship in the 1999 series

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The mug shot of Machi has been posted up on the hunter x hunter website.

LOVED Machi's new look. Her eyes look absolutely beautiful.

 

[Netero]

I agree. Machi's new character design is great, and there's something about her eyes that just look so mesmerizing.

 

[ContractHunterMEMO]

I also dislike it when people try to convince others as well as themselves that Hunter x Hunter is a very "mature" series. It does push some boundaries, but it's still a shonen series and the fact that it is able to appeal to multiple age demographics is why I love the series. I love the fun, wackyness and adventure of the series and at the same time how it can be very thought-provoking and philosophical.

It sort of reminds me of those early DBZ fansubs which had the characters constatnly swearing in an attempt to make the series "mature" and "adult"

That's probably why people deem and label hxh as "mature" to some extent, simply because not all shounen's go quite as deep in terms of plot, which in my opinion makes hxh stand out compared to other series. And I always lmao whenever these fansubs have that but at the same time I smh, but seriously what you just said were my thoughts exactly, and I salute you.

 

[Bomber D Rufi]

Thank you! SHINOBI-03. I have to say, it really ticks me off when I hear people constantly bitching about the lack of blood, and how the anime is basically kiddie shit next to the god damn 1999 series.... and you wanna know what? Half of these people act like there was no censorship in the 1999 series

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The mug shot of Machi has been posted up on the hunter x hunter website.

Machi will be voiced by Maeda Rena. She's...relatively new, only really being in anime from the last two years, and most of her roles in 2011 were like background characters such as Girl A and stuff, so it's hard to tell how she'll do in this role.

Ah, I see. She's a model, which explains her lack of anime roles.

...Does anyone even care or pay attention to this? The Voice actor thing?

 

[SHINOBI-03]

Does anyone even care or pay attention to this? The Voice actor thing?

I do. A still can't find who are the voice actors for Gido and Sadaso. They are not mentioned in ANN or Hunterpedia.

Kastro's voice actor turned out to be Tokuyoshi Kawashima.

 

[futurefrog]

I don't see why people think that in order to be mature there needs to be extreme violence...
For one, don't you realise that Hunter x Hunter is a shonen series not a seinen?
For two, don't you realise that the 99 series was much more censored than the 2011 series?
For three, don't you realise that Hunter x Hunter is mature, but not because of the violence, but because of it's themes, deep plot, philosophy and thought provoking material? Having a hundred guys blown up doesn't = mature, the people who say it does just prove how immature THEY ARE.
Hunter x Hunter is mature in many ways, but it is always grounded firmly in it's shonen roots and there is not a damn thing wrong with that.

 

[Beans]

Because someone was posting my images in another HxH forum, I'd like him/her to give this message for the haters, vampires and gore lovers who got disappointed by the lack of blood and usage of "pixie sparkles"...

Spoiler

WATCH MORE SHONEN ANIME!

Because if you are complaining about lack of blood in the fight, then that means you really don't watch enough action shonen anime. What? The new HxH anime is the first time you see this kind of censorship?!


In Sasuke (1968), there's a character who lost her foot in an explosion and there was no blood.

Tenshinhan from Dragon Ball Z lost his arm and the colors were off. And He bled yellow blood!

Busou Renkin got radiated blood

Toriko uses whatever works for them

Even Mami from Madoka Magica! She bled sparkles and didn't show when Charlotte was eating her.

Heck! Even Fist of the North Star had censored violence!

But Oh Noes! This is Hunter x Hunter! The greatest series ever! Censorship is not excusable even though they are giving us the whole fight and Hisoka did loss his arm! If you're still complaining, be grateful it's not anything like THIS:

Spoiler

ARE YOU STILL COMPLAINING?! ARE YOU?!!

Spread the word!

In Claymore they show blood all the time, but they didn't show any drip of blood when Teresa got her hands cut off,
or when she got decapitated.

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Actually those people are nitpicking the lack of realism, they say that you can't cut off a hand without blood, and they claim that the old series was more realistic, and that's why they love it more.

But anyway that's not the truth.

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Isn't he supposed to bleed?

Ripping off a heart with no blood? was that Selva who did it?

Spoiler: Yorknew

What is that supposed to mean? White blood?

 

[Crude]

^ I've always found it funny how in manga/anime (as well as in some comics) cuts and slashes always manage to make enormous amounts of blood gush out. More rule of cool rather than the laws of gravity

I do. A still can't find who are the voice actors for Gido and Sadaso. They are not mentioned in ANN or Hunterpedia.

Kastro's voice actor turned out to be Tokuyoshi Kawashima.

I think this might be his voice actor: http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/people.php?id=50440

I'm basing this on the fact that the voice seemed familiar to me.

 

[Pokymonn]

^ I've always found it funny how in manga/anime (as well as in some comics) cuts and slashes always manage to make enormous amounts of blood gush out. More rule of cool rather than the laws of gravity

Kubo Tite would most likely ignore this kind of feedback