Discussion Hunter x Hunter = Naruto

[Faust]

Gon, Killua and Biscuit = Naruto, Sasuke and Sakura
Hunter Exam = Chuunin Exam
Genei Ryodan = Akatsuki
Hisoka = Orochimaru
Gon's Rock = Naruto's Rasengan
Killua's Izutsushi = Sasuke's Chidori
Biscuit's Strength = Sakura's Strength
Kaitou = Kakashi

 

[riniloves]

Biscuit is Tsunade
Hisoka Orochimaru? I dont think so...

 

[Divinenega]

You should reverse the title and say Naruto=HxH. HxH did come out before Naruto after all.

 

[Chrollo]

^ Actually a creepy member looking for special talents in the exam, testing them and declaring that they have potential and they turn out to be members of a criminal organization but with their own goals which is to fight one of the members but eventually leave the organization.

Also: Zoldyck = Hyuuga A clan of people who are expert in hand combat and deal internal damage and the older family member scares the crap out of the younger one in the tournament exam not to mention Neji and Illumi both having no pupils.

Kurapika + Killua = Sasuke (KP and Sasuke are both members of a clan with special red eyes that get wiped out and now they are both avengers and Killua and Sasuke both are members of a prestigious family who are the same age as the MC and they both eventually leave and the MC tries to bring them back and they both control lighting powers

Bisuke and Tsunade are both in their 50s but change into a younger woman



Now many of you will mention ONE of these similarities individually and claim "yea well this is in every manga"...but put them all together and you'll see the point.

 

[Faust]

You should reverse the title and say Naruto=HxH. HxH did come out before Naruto after all.

the reason is because i posted a same DISCUSSION in NARUTO Thread: http://mangahelpers.com/forum/showthread.php/78823-Naruto-Hunter-x-Hunter

In Hunter x Hunter Forum the Title of my post is: Hunter x Hunter = Naruto
while in Naruto Forum The Titles of my post is: Naruto = Hunter x Hunter

 

[futurefrog]

Togashi was Kishimoto's sensei. He taught Kishimoto how to be a mangaka, so Kishimoto has similarities in his work to his sensei.

 

[Demonspeed]

HXH and Naruto have similarities,it's normal because there are shonen manga,but Naruto's universe and atmosphere are completely different.

 

[Kiba]

Togashi was Kishimoto's sensei. He taught Kishimoto how to be a mangaka, so Kishimoto has similarities in his work to his sensei.

from where do you know that

 

[xScar]

from where do you know that

He (or someone else) made it up.

The two are definitely friends, and Kishimoto has stated that HxH was/is a great influence to him... but that's it.

 

[Netero]

They're friends.

Spoiler

 

[ish3]

Well first off it's plain obvious with how the first saga for both series went by. Masashi loosely based Naruto's first few characters and arc off of HxH's world. Once the Yorkshin arc began the stories start to change in atmosphere. Not only in character development and plot but art. Togashi unlike Kishimoto early in the story developed a character as we know as Kurapika. Technically speaking the starting point of his character I believe came from Kurmama. Sasuke is basically what Kurapika could of became if he continued his revenge. However the main character is Gon and since we've focused on him. Ever since part II Kishimoto has focused his story entirely on Sasuke and Naruto parts here and there whilst Kurapika had yet to be seen in the story for over 8 years. If not for the hiatus it would have been three. Also there is interviews between these two including story art drawn where Togashi drew his version of Naruto for an anniversary of Jump and Kishimoto had his own version of either Gon or another HxH. Honestly the similarities are there but after the first two big sagas the similarities disappear. Not to mention our main character would eat Naruto alive at his age. You could say at 11 he has just as much experience as Naruto does at 16 if not more so it's scary to imagine his future.

 

[dougbp]

Don't you ever compare HxH with Naruto. HxH >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Naruto.

 

[Kiba]

wow its so cool that they are friends hehehe
2 of my fav mangakas all of time

 

[Faust]

Akira Toriyama (Dr. Slump, Dragon Ball) was influenced by Osamu Tezuka(Astro Boy, Black Jack)

Akira Toriyama influenced:
Eiichiro Oda (One Piece)
Masashi Kishimoto (Naruto)
Seishi Kishimoto (666 Satan, Blazer Drive)
Tite Kubo (Bleach)
Yoshihiro Togashi(Yu Yu Hakusho, Hunter x Hunter)
Hiro Mashima (Fairy Tail)

Kishimoto was also influenced by Katsuhiro Otomo(Akira)

Mashima was also influenced by Hayao Miyazaki(Mononoke-hime, Spirited Away)

Kubo was also influenced by Shigeru Mizuki(Gegege no Kitaro) and Masami Kurumada(Saint Seiya)

Togashi's wife was Naoko Takeuchi (Sailor Moon)

Takeshi Obata(Artist for: Death Note, Hikaru no Go, Bakuman) mentored:
Kentaro Yabuki (Black Cat)
Nobuhiro Watsuki(Rurouni Kenshin, Busou Renkin)
Yusuke Murata (Artist for Eyeshield21)

Obata teamed up with Yumi Hotta for Hikaru no Go
Obata teamed up with Tsugumi Ohba for Death Note and Bakuman

Nobuhiro Watsuki's Notable Assistants:
Eiichiro Oda - creator of One Piece
Hiroyuki Takei - creator of Shaman King
Shinya Suzuki - creator of Mr. Fullswing
Mikio Itoh - creator of Nazo no Murasame-kun
Kawaguchi Yukinori - creator of Hoopmen
Shin'ga Gin - creator of Oni ga Kitarite
Yamada Kazushige - creator of Gran Bagan

Toshiaki Iwashiro(Psyren, Mieru Hito) former assistants:
Ryuhei Tamura(Beelzebub)
Naoya Matsumoto(Neko Wappa)

Tamura and Naoki Iwamoto(Magico) are friends

Hideaki Sorachi (Gintama) former assistants:
Kenta Shinohara(Sket Dance)
Yōichi Amano(Author of Akaboshi: Ibun Suikoden)

Kenji Sakaki(Enigma) was Akira Amano's(Katekyo Hitman Reborn!) Assistant

Mitsutoshi Shimabukuro(Toriko) are friends with Oda and Togashi

In a 2008 poll, conducted by marketing research firm Oricon, Oda was elected fifth most favorite manga artists of Japan. He shared the place with Yoshihiro Togashi, creator of YuYu Hakusho and Hunter × Hunter

It's amazing to think that Mangakas are friends and former assistants of other Mangakas.

Bakuman I think was base on this Author-Assistant Relationships and was also discovered by Tsugumi Ohba(Death Note, Bakuman)

And then the fictional mangakas were born:
Ashirogi Muto
Nizuma Eiji
Shinta Fukuda
Kazuya Hiramaru
Aoki Yuriko and many more Bakuman Mangakas

SOURCE: Wikipedia.org, Weekly Shonen Jump

 

[steadynco]

There are some VAGUE similarities between the two, but to say HUNTERXHUNTER = Naruto is pretty insulting. Naruto is as cliche as you can get in shonen, with the storyline playing out for the sole purpose of fan service rather than trying to be compelling or intelligent. HunterXHunter is logical while being original and unpredictable, you get excited by mysterious characters/places/abilities/events but there's enough realism in the design and the character's actions/thoughts to make it something you can connect to quite deeply.

 

[zzigg]

They're friends.

Spoiler

not friends togashi is his sensei if there wasn't hxh there will be no naruto...you know how much naruto borrowed from hxh

 

[Faust]

I think Bleach has many similarities in Yu Yu Hakusho. Think about it.
Especially the Captains and Vice Captains, Mukuro, Raizen and Yomi became the Gotei 13 in Bleach.

Also a scene from Hunter x Hunter where Pakunoda used her hatsu and shot the other members of Genei Ryodan was copied by Akira Amano of Katekyo Hitman Reborn in the Early Chapters/Episodes where Reborn shot dying will bullets to Tsuna. The flames in the forehead of Tsuna and the other Genei Ryodan are very much alike. I think Akira Amano got the concept from Hunter x Hunter.

 

[futurefrog]

not friends togashi is his sensei if there wasn't hxh there will be no naruto...you know how much naruto borrowed from hxh

Kishimoto has stated many times that Togashi is his sensei.. This is common knowledge guys. I love that interview btw, it's hilarious.

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I think Bleach has many similarities in Yu Yu Hakusho. Think about it.
Especially the Captains and Vice Captains, Mukuro, Raizen and Yomi became the Gotei 13 in Bleach.

Also a scene from Hunter x Hunter where Pakunoda used her hatsu and shot the other members of Genei Ryodan was copied by Akira Amano of Katekyo Hitman Reborn in the Early Chapters/Episodes where Reborn shot dying will bullets to Tsuna. The flames in the forehead of Tsuna and the other Genei Ryodan are very much alike. I think Akira Amano got the concept from Hunter x Hunter.

Sorry but Amano getting the Dying Will concept from Hunter x Hunter is a bit far fetched to me..

And yes Bleach does copy Yu Yu Hakusho badly, but not for the reasons you have listed.

Check out this article on why Naruto and Bleach would not have existed without Togashi:
http://www.capsulecomputers.com.au/...ruto-wouldnt-exist-without-yoshihiro-togashi/

 

[Uriel]

Well, every Shounen has some similarities.
Aside of everything that was said, clichés are often and stereotypical characters seems to be impossible to avoid for any cool mangas.

 

[mrsticky005]

How about what makes them DIFFERENT? And don't just say HxH is better. That's obvious.

Example:

Chuunin Exam and Hunter Exam

Seem similar don't they:

difficulty finding the hunter exam=genjutsu trick in finding the chuunin exam
Trick Tower=Written Exam
Zevil Island=Forest of Death
Final Exams are both Tournaments.
3 Man Team + Kabuto= Gon, Kurapika and Leorio+ Killua
Orochimaru=Hisoka

But then...

The Differences


-Chuunin Exam did not have a marathon and a cooking exam.
-Final exams are quite different as HxH's the LOSER is the one who advances
-Final exam in HxH is anticlimatic. Final exam in Naruto is the start of a war
-There was no war in HxH---which the Chuunin Exam was just set up for
-Final Exam in Naruto is a no holds barred contest. Final Exam in HxH is a test of willpower
-No teams required in Zevil Island. Teamwork is required through the entire chuunin exam minus the last exam
-The entire purpose of each example is utterly different. I'll explain:


The purpose of the Hunter Exam is as far as I understand it to issue the Hunter's License to qualified candidates.
The point of doing this is that Hunters do jobs for the Hunter Association and the Hunter Association gets commission.

The point of the Chuunin Exam is a substitute for war. The exam dwindles down to the "best of the best"
and has them fight in the Final Exam where Feudal Lords watch them. This gives investors a chance to see
which nations have the strongest fighters. The ones with the strongest fighters naturally get the most money.