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A magnificent episode. Let's see how it holds up...
First, the studio went back to use the Nen intro. I guess it's because the episode focuses on the final lesson and though it would be more fitting.
And since Madhouse has proven how excellent they are with the nen lessons, it does it again here with the Hatsu types and character analysis. The background used in the hatsu types scene was from the manga.
The turns for the Water Divination scene was by Rock-Paper-Scissors. That was not how it's done in the anime. The anime gave us dates for the training the same way they did with the previous episode.
Hisoka didn't wear that weird outfit we see in the manga. Instead...............................................
The final Water Divination scene was done different. In the manga it was Gon first and Killua second. The anime made it to be Killua first, Zushi second and Gon last. The manga didn't show Zushi's progress and I wanted to see it in the anime and they did fulfill my wish. Oh, and the glass did shatter in the manga. That was not an added touch by the studio to make it cool.
Then comes the graduation scene. The music gave it a somewhat mysterious mood about this secret exam. However, it got better and more heartwarming when they were talking about the others.
This scene wasn't included.
And now the moment we've all been waiting for. Gon x Hisoka. Their entry to the arena was so cool and is so pro-wrestling with the fire, the spotlights, the lasers and the smoke.
We got to see Hisoka'sboner erection joygasm excitement scene. The background caption was done the same as the effects from the manga.
The fight starts, and the animation is superb! A lot has speculated and weren't sure if Madhouse was capable of giving us super animation fitting for the fights, and we can say this is where they put their effort in. Unfortunately, I can't show it to you with my still shots.
The fight was spot on like the manga, but they added this move.
The final moment was excellent. They kept Hisoka's thoughts on Gon whereabouts, as well as adapting Anime Law #3 - "Law of Dramatic Multiplicity" that says "Scenes that only happen once are seen at least 3 times from 3 different angles". As well as the silence afterwards. And by silence I don't mean no music, no. I mean no sound at all! This shows us how great of moment it is!
9.5/10
So wrong... SO... WRONG...!!!
And since Madhouse has proven how excellent they are with the nen lessons, it does it again here with the Hatsu types and character analysis. The background used in the hatsu types scene was from the manga.
The turns for the Water Divination scene was by Rock-Paper-Scissors. That was not how it's done in the anime. The anime gave us dates for the training the same way they did with the previous episode.
Hisoka didn't wear that weird outfit we see in the manga. Instead...............................................
The final Water Divination scene was done different. In the manga it was Gon first and Killua second. The anime made it to be Killua first, Zushi second and Gon last. The manga didn't show Zushi's progress and I wanted to see it in the anime and they did fulfill my wish. Oh, and the glass did shatter in the manga. That was not an added touch by the studio to make it cool.
Then comes the graduation scene. The music gave it a somewhat mysterious mood about this secret exam. However, it got better and more heartwarming when they were talking about the others.
This scene wasn't included.
And now the moment we've all been waiting for. Gon x Hisoka. Their entry to the arena was so cool and is so pro-wrestling with the fire, the spotlights, the lasers and the smoke.
We got to see Hisoka's
The fight starts, and the animation is superb! A lot has speculated and weren't sure if Madhouse was capable of giving us super animation fitting for the fights, and we can say this is where they put their effort in. Unfortunately, I can't show it to you with my still shots.
The fight was spot on like the manga, but they added this move.
The final moment was excellent. They kept Hisoka's thoughts on Gon whereabouts, as well as adapting Anime Law #3 - "Law of Dramatic Multiplicity" that says "Scenes that only happen once are seen at least 3 times from 3 different angles". As well as the silence afterwards. And by silence I don't mean no music, no. I mean no sound at all! This shows us how great of moment it is!
9.5/10
So wrong... SO... WRONG...!!!
Episode 41:
The hatsu lesson and water divination were in episode 41, right after the gyo lesson. In the manga, it was after the defeat of the Evil Trio. No major differences here, except the water was pouring normally in Gon's turn instead of trickling, and Zushi's leaf was staggering instead of little wiggles. A negative note here is the scene transition between the three turns. It was terrible the way they did and how it suddenly cuts with the nen vibration sound. And no rock-paper-scissors game either.
The old anime gave us a filler scene where Gon visits Wing on his own to show him his progress as well as asking him permission to fight Hisoka. Side note here, Wing tells Gon that he mastered water divination as if it was a special skill. That's not how it was meant to be in the manga.
Hisoka didn't have that outfit in the old anime either, but at least he got something on...!
Episode 44:
The results of the training were in episode 44, that's after Gon's fight with Hisoka and not before as the manga. The graduation scene was also after the results, but the old anime decided to make it after the final fight and was made as a real epilogue to the arc. And if you asked me, I liked it better. It had more emotions between the characters than the manga and the new anime.
The old anime didn't show this scene as well.
Episode 41:
Before going, Gon tries to tell Killua something ((after spanking his @$$)). This scene was not in the manga.
Hisoka'sboner erection joygasm excitement scene wasn't depicted as the manga, but you can still see "something" extends from him...!
The fight starts, and here's the first problem: The old anime kept using the same sound effects over and over again without any differentiation. As if the sfx library is so poor they don't have much variety in sound effects!
Some differences in the attacks. In the manga, Gon wasn't able to dodge Hisoka's rising kick, and his elbow strike hit Gon's chest instead of his face.
Animation recycling with visual effects
Hisoka's feint attack was a little different. In the old anime it came from underside instead of straight forward.
Gon didn't act as immature as here.
When Gon was trying to trick Hisoka, he moved fast in a way he created afterimages. In the old anime, he just delivers a punch before going to rip the stone tile off the floor.
The old anime made Gon punch the tile before kicking it. The manga and the new anime made him use the one kick only.
In the manga, Hisoka was wandering in his mind on Gon whereabouts. The old anime didn't show us that. In my opinion, this is important and it shows that Gon did indeed had Hisoka there and wasn't a lucky shot.
Overall, the fight was indeed nicely animated, but the changes in events and the technical issues made it lower in rates.
The hatsu lesson and water divination were in episode 41, right after the gyo lesson. In the manga, it was after the defeat of the Evil Trio. No major differences here, except the water was pouring normally in Gon's turn instead of trickling, and Zushi's leaf was staggering instead of little wiggles. A negative note here is the scene transition between the three turns. It was terrible the way they did and how it suddenly cuts with the nen vibration sound. And no rock-paper-scissors game either.
The old anime gave us a filler scene where Gon visits Wing on his own to show him his progress as well as asking him permission to fight Hisoka. Side note here, Wing tells Gon that he mastered water divination as if it was a special skill. That's not how it was meant to be in the manga.
Hisoka didn't have that outfit in the old anime either, but at least he got something on...!
Episode 44:
The results of the training were in episode 44, that's after Gon's fight with Hisoka and not before as the manga. The graduation scene was also after the results, but the old anime decided to make it after the final fight and was made as a real epilogue to the arc. And if you asked me, I liked it better. It had more emotions between the characters than the manga and the new anime.
The old anime didn't show this scene as well.
Episode 41:
Before going, Gon tries to tell Killua something ((after spanking his @$$)). This scene was not in the manga.
Hisoka's
The fight starts, and here's the first problem: The old anime kept using the same sound effects over and over again without any differentiation. As if the sfx library is so poor they don't have much variety in sound effects!
Some differences in the attacks. In the manga, Gon wasn't able to dodge Hisoka's rising kick, and his elbow strike hit Gon's chest instead of his face.
Animation recycling with visual effects
Hisoka's feint attack was a little different. In the old anime it came from underside instead of straight forward.
Gon didn't act as immature as here.
When Gon was trying to trick Hisoka, he moved fast in a way he created afterimages. In the old anime, he just delivers a punch before going to rip the stone tile off the floor.
The old anime made Gon punch the tile before kicking it. The manga and the new anime made him use the one kick only.
In the manga, Hisoka was wandering in his mind on Gon whereabouts. The old anime didn't show us that. In my opinion, this is important and it shows that Gon did indeed had Hisoka there and wasn't a lucky shot.
Overall, the fight was indeed nicely animated, but the changes in events and the technical issues made it lower in rates.
