This is no strange thing. Kids often act as they like, and when talking with parents/older siblings they're either making exuces or shouting to cover up their faults. Not that I see Killua being actually in fault, but Illumi does. Well... Can't explain what I want to say.
I see 2011 anime more like manga. It seems to be childlike but actually is more mature. 1999 on the other hand is a mature-wannabe series, and before Yorkshin it is just your typical shounen. Well, mostly.
Most of great moments are screwed up because of those changes =/
Well, no. I'd say censorship now is much more harsh. But Madhouse still managed to handle it.
As much as I loved every single canon part of 1999 anime, I hated those filler bits. Not every, though, but most of them.
You should definitely read the manga)
If you weren't biassed, you would enjoy it.
Old Hisoka didn't seem like a treat to me. Now he is more mature. And he is still psycho and perverted-cool vilain. And why don't you like Gon "m-m"ing?
It wasn't just one episode. They tampered with his character a lot. He was an incommunicative emo kid from the very start. Then his inability to handle his assasin's instincts. Not only during the fight on an Airship, the foxbear filler was like that as well. I don't wanna rewatch the 1999 anime to find up other changes, but that is enough for me.
Yes they did)
Just by watching. Try it, it is very effective.
I'll mention those again.
Yeah, it isn't a typical shounen. But it is still one. Come on, it's from shounen magazine!
Oh I went to the site to check it out. It saids there will be a press conference tomorrow afternoon for the announcement of Phantom troupe's seiyuu. Gon and killua's seiyuu will be hosting it. Sounds like they got big casts... Is it normal to have press conference for things like this?
And here's another one.
I get the impression that a lot of the vitriol directed at the 1999 series in this thread is likely to militate its fans to seek to undermine the 2011 series, in order to make those who like that series feel as genuinely hurt as the 1999 fans do when something they really like is berated, and not always fairly. I don't feel that this is a case of bias: I think a lot of the responses here are actually born of hurt and pain.
This could also work in parts of the Kite flashback.
I'm guessing that they got some pretty big guns on board for this. No this is not 'normal' per say. It happens but usually at the start of a series to introduce the main cast, but they are introducing a group of characters. It leads me to believe they have some big name seiyuu on to play some of the Troupe.
I'd have to respectfully disagree, this is the first forum I have been to where the 1999 vs 2011 discussion has not been born from hate and fuelled by anger. I see it discussed respectfully to one anothers opinion with most people comparing the differences between the series instead of insulting someone for liking one or the other. I think we can all agree that both series were good, but in vastly different ways, with vastly different outlooks and messages.
Ditto this. Other forums can be a bit harsh on HxH (whatever adaptation they may be discussing). This one is actually pretty civil in comparison. And what I like about this forum is that though there are disagreements, you'd also see the differences amongst the manga, '99 adaptation, and 2011 adaptation without that much backlash compared to other forums. That, to me, makes me appreciate HxH even more. There will be some things I don't like in one version, and others I do. But I think it's good to see different opinions on the matter, and not just your own. Even if you disagree with their opinion, at least you get to understand where they are coming from.
Thank you very much.
Yeah, I have been too sweeping in my statement--which is ironically what I wanted to protest against! To speak only of my own experience, I have, for example, seen 1999 fans deemed "haters" without distinction; and even GIFs have been engineered to poke fun at people. Naturally, I don't want to stir up antipathy in pointing to these, but I do feel it is necessary to illuminate that there have been some hurtful jibes passed around. It's not universal--certainly not--and I can't speak for the quality of discussion elsewhere, but I have definitely felt hurt from some remarks made about either series--remarks that don't always take feelings into account. If there's something I like about the 1999 series or the 2011 series--though it's more commonly the former because the prevailing consensus is negative for that one--it'll sting a little if the criticisms are framed in a sarcastic or unrelenting light; it's not that they are criticisms, per se. Some have dished out unmitigated hatred for the directors of the first series, for example, and belittled them in emotive terms when the argument could be appreciated more readily by some qualification thrown in; it's worth taking into account that there's a lot they've done very sensitively with the first series, for example--people wouldn't appreciate it to the extent that they do, critically, if they didn't. I do not mind at all some criticism, or even extensive criticism, but there are times when it seemed somewhat redolent of an outright vendetta--which could inspire similar venom in the other side.
Light, L, Near, and Lights Dad are all in the Troupe
Strange... It is the best time to make a recap with Gon telling Mito in person about his adventures. Without recap, I don't think Madhouse'd be able to finish Greed Island at the end of the 4th season, it seems more like midway through it.
I think it will be like that:
