Hunter x Hunter

[El Diablo]

I've only been following this for about 2-3 weeks but have read up to chapters 187, its great so far, but for anybody who has read chapters 184,185 and 187. Whats happened to the quality? Its all scribbles, and really bad quality, does anybody know any reason behind this and if its going to continue?

[NenMaster]

why not ask the scanlators? they will give u a better reason than some1 thats not i the group

[nojevo]

My guess is that the mangaka is tired of it or something cuz its really bad. Just look at the new story arc, a large bug?! the series is going down the drain, He should end it already.

[eLstar]

The reason the art was bad because the mangaka was apprantly very sick.

[nojevo]

The reason the art was bad because the mangaka was apprantly very sick.


I think I heard about that in a discussion thread in another forum. But even before those chapters the quality of his art started to degrade. Maybe it was a sign that he was getting sick. Hope he's better now and the quality of his work improved. Anyways, I still think that the story arc from chap 184 and on is going to be weak. I think now is a good time to finish the series with a bang.

[El Diablo]

Well, i remember they had a specific page saying that the reason the chapters were coming out slowly was because he was sick, which in turn meant they would release the anime as OVA's, so they didn't have to make up their own storyline. But that was around 30 chapters before the quality went down.

[NenMaster]

what was wrong with him?

[DrDan]

Does anyone know where I can find Hunter X Hunter manga from volumes 16 an up. Toriyamas World only goes about halfway through vol 16 and animedownload.com only goes to vol 13 and mangasection is closed.

Please help.

[LBW]

I'd wait for TW to release more, they're going pretty fast with it and manga-section's quality can't compare in the slightest with tw's hxh anyway.

[hunterx]

manga-section has done it up to chapter 187, which is around volume 18, but if they are down then the only place to find it is on irc or edonkey

[dot|hack]

manga section is not down!! Infact they are on cpt 189 and located at irc.mircx.com chanel #manga-section .

[NenMaster]

i think manga-section scans are better than TW

[SharinganEye]

Here is a link from 180 till 189.
http://home.comcast.net/~lilsilv/hunter.htm

[Random]

manga section is not down!! Infact they are on cpt 189 and located at irc.mircx.com chanel #manga-section .


Um.. I'm completely irc illiterate, Can you guys gimme a basic link to irc commands? I know how to join channels, send msgs....but i dunno how to join a channel then download off a user/mod...or if u you guys have the time please type out the basic commands i need to do in order to d/l off someone from mirc....

thanks in return

[|Aion|]

i jsut read a few chapters of the HxH mangawhile the story is still solid,the drawings in the manga are terrible for the most pat,a few times i saw a well drawn picture but others looked horrible.

[fullmoon]

the drawings in the manga are terrible for the most pat,a few times i saw a well drawn picture but others looked horrible.
that's because the mangaka has been ill. it's only current chapters that are drawn poorly. for the most part, the art in hunter x hunter (in my opinion ^_^) is pretty well done.

[DrDan]

Thanks guys, I am at ch. 194 now which is a way up from 157, so thanks for the sites and info.

[fenrihr]

one group has done ch 198- 204, which is last week's chapter, i'm sure you can find where to get it at http://www.manganews.net/

[|Aion|]

Can anyone tell me what chapter of HxH picks up were the greed island ova left off?

[El Diablo]

I think its 188, although i can't remember.

[NenMaster]

ohh they hit 200 so fast :/

kinda of use 2 not reading hxh manga now, looks like i have 25 chapters to read :)

[nojevo]

i think manga section goes a great job with hunter x hunter. nexgen is also doing the scanlation, but i havent downloaded any of their's. Anyone knows what chapter belongs to what volume? I need to organize them :)

[Ookla The Mok]

i think manga section goes a great job with hunter x hunter. nexgen is also doing the scanlation, but i havent downloaded any of their's. Anyone knows what chapter belongs to what volume? I need to organize them :)
No, and until the volumes come out, you won't know exactly how many chapters will be in them. Mostly because of Togashi's inconsistent chapter sizes.

[|Aion|]

Can anyone help me find hxh manga volume 16 and half of 17.Techinaccly chaperts 152 through 169,Ive searched everywere looking for it and i cant seem to find these specfic chapters

[NenMaster]

and again i ask this question :P

what is up with togashi? is he still ill?

[|Aion|]

Plz Delete This Post
Reason: Double posted

[|Aion|]

Togashi,you mean the mangaka?
Not sure who the author of hxh is im just trying to confirm,if that who your talking about.

Isnt the latest chapter 205?
I think it looks better than they have been.

O and just as a update,i finally got those chapter and now i have read almost all chapters since the GI ova had ended.Im so happy that i know what has happened.Greed Island is my favorite part of the hxh so far.The bugs thing knida freak me out a little

[NenMaster]

yea the mangaka

[cookiemonster69]

is there a site that serves all the hunter x hunter manga right now? cuz i need the all the volumes that are out right now...FAST!...anime fans..plz help me~!

[DarkLurker]

you can get all the volumes using bit torrent at the fansubber's site http://www.brainfart.org/hxh/hxh1.html

also, you could download each chapter from the site using HTTP, but you have to wait 10 minutes before you can download another chapter so I recommend you d/l each volume with BT.

[cookiemonster69]

i know i can get it off bt but there are rarely anyone seeding those old volumes. i get very slow speeds on bt because of that. is there any website that hosts the old volumes? from volume 1-10 only

[Ookla The Mok]

i know i can get it off bt but there are rarely anyone seeding those old volumes. i get very slow speeds on bt because of that. is there any website that hosts the old volumes? from volume 1-10 only

The volumes are always seeded. We have a dedicated seeding server.

Right this moment there are 3 seeds on 1-10 and 5 seeds on 11-15.

Usually we have the http server up too but that went down; we're working on getting it back up but it could be weeks.

[SomeName]

Though the quality may not be as good as TW's, you can get more chapters.. up to 198 here:
http://ms.myshelter.net/

You kind find releases up to 205 here:
http://www.fayzed.com/hxh/hxh_manga.htm

[El Diablo]

I dunno about Manga-section being worse quality than TW. TW have made quite a mistake with the names of one of the G.I characters, although, due to having not read their newest chapters since i'm not up to chapter 206, i don't know if they've corrected this error yet.

[Ookla The Mok]

TW have made quite a mistake with the names of one of the G.I charactersAre you talking about Bomber? Originally the translator went from the kanji instead of the furigana for his name.

[El Diablo]

I was actually referring to Reiza/Laser, not sure what his exact name is, but it begins with R most definintely.
Since its Greed Island, and the Greed part comes from the different gamesmasters names.

[Anomie]

I read on the NexGear forum that the creator of the Hunter x Hunter manga wants to call it quits on the series, but his editor or something won't let him which is why its coming out so slowly now. Its not a very credible resource so I was wondering if anyone could either put this rumor out or back it up. Thanks

[El Diablo]

Its most likely something the creator of the fake chapter 207 said. Since that fake chapter was just the "last" ever chapter. I can't see it being too true, but togashi has started on another manga which he may be putting more effort into.

[Sugetsu]

How is the manga going? is the series about to finish? I hope the creator doesn't rush the ending.

[naantje]

they way its going now it doesnt seem to end any time soon, i think the mangaka is ill thats why the art is crap etc

[Samuelsiesjo]

Is there anywhere you can find those episodes that are betweenToriyama world and the newreleased? cant fin it

[The dreamer]

The last chapter is 206 at this hour ! (207 is await since a moment now...)
here :
http://trigown.free.fr/
http://xplo.free.fr/hxh/
http://www.geocities.com/moustachio_gs/manga.htm
http://home.comcast.net/~lilsilv/hunter.htm
http://home.comcast.net/~b.zbikowski/

[Ookla The Mok]

No one knows what's up with Togashi, whether he's sick all the time, terminally lazy, busy with his wife Naoko Takeuchi and their baby, wants to quit doing HxH but his editor won't let him, etc. etc. etc. It's all speculation.

[Ookla The Mok]

togashi has started on another manga which he may be putting more effort into.
What's that?

[GreyArea]

Yu Yu Hakusho, maybe?

I think as mentioned, its coming out slow because the mangaka is still ill.

[refused!]

Would really be kind if someone could answer questions about the hunter x hunter.

First of all, how many chapters/volumes is there, total? Googled some time for it, but couldn't find anything.

Is the manga still in production? If yes, how often does a new chapter come out? And when?

Where can I easily get all chapters, and new chapters (if there are any coming, that is)? And the same for the anime, where do I get he eps? I've found it on animesuki.com, but the trackers are all down, and when they are up (which happened like during one hour some days ago) there were no seeders.... (I know this isn't a anime-forum, but since the greater part of this thread is about manga, I thought it would fit best here)

[ArKz]

yeah...Toriyama's World is scanlating it. They currently have 15 finished volumes and are 3/4 done with the 16th. As to how many their are I have no clue because it is currently passed the anime and the 8 Greed Island OVA's and according to animenfo, their is only 6 volumes >.< But since their is going to be one more set of OVA's released and the fact that they have been on GI for quite some time by the 16th volume...my guess is that this is/will be only 16 volumes maybe 17, that is if they don't plan on extended the series past GI

Now for the anime part...
Lunar anime is "currently" subbing it. I use quotes because they have subbed 5 and had those on bt as of December 5th, 2003 and have had no more releases yet. According to their forum they are releasing it as a batch file so that is the reason it is taking so long for the new episodes. However, i got sick of them and downloaded the not as good AkuFansubs, which weren't that bad. However, they aren't as popular so you will have a harder time downloadin all 62 eps...

That should just about cover it, if you or any one else has any more questions then u can pm me

[refused!]

Anyone knows where I can download the manga? I have volume 1-15... Also, I found some torrents that was vol 16-19, but only 19 had seeders...

from what I saw on vol 19 (just looked at some random pages, not reading anything...) they seemed to be off of G.I and the hunter that told Gon about his dad on Whale Island (think his name was "Kaito"...?) that was looking for Jin, was also with them...

So anyone knows where I can find 16-18? (:

[Vicious]

Anyone knows where I can download the manga? I have volume 1-15... Also, I found some torrents that was vol 16-19, but only 19 had seeders...

from what I saw on vol 19 (just looked at some random pages, not reading anything...) they seemed to be off of G.I and the hunter that told Gon about his dad on Whale Island (think his name was "Kaito"...?) that was looking for Jin, was also with them...

So anyone knows where I can find 16-18? (:
Manga-section (http://www.manga-section.com/) ^^

They've released chapter 154 (from book 16) till chapter 203 (from book 20). They're still doing it, so new chapters should be coming soon :D

[ElvenPath]

Anyone knows where I can download the manga? I have volume 1-15... Also, I found some torrents that was vol 16-19, but only 19 had seeders...

So anyone knows where I can find 16-18? (:

Instead of asking here, read the Where to Find Unlicensed Manga Scans (http://forums.animesuki.com/showthread.php?t=6765) sticky (located at the top of this subforum).


Thread closed

[chamelean75]

So does anyone think that Gon has even a chance of defeating Knuckles? I mean I know that he kinda has to so that he can go to NGL but I'm not sure if he can. What are your thoughts on Shoot's nen ability? I think he's a manipulation user. As for knuckles, he's prolly materialization or specialization. Any thoughts on Killua? Do you think he will actually desert the fight with Shoot? Afterall, the "if you aren't sure that you can win 100% then don't fight" philosophy is ingrained in him.

[Akira_Li]

Yeah, Gon has a chance. The way Knuckles was talking, if he can hit him with Jajanken, it would be a huge drop to the counter. Knuckles to me seems like transformation, but uses materialization for the interest counter.

Shoot is strange. Manipulation looks right. Shoot just does not seem that strong to me.

[hexleo]

did you read that in the comics? he some times writes his personal thoughts in betewwn the chapters,

i remember that he wrote that he was tied like when he was writing Yu Yu Hakushou, and that in the Jump magazine some people say that the picturs are rushed, i think that Togashi san is just getting tied of drawing.

[ardon]

What chapter is the Hunter X Hunter Magna up to & Anyone know where you can download them upon there release like you can naruto's?

[sarcasteak]

What chapter is the Hunter X Hunter Magna up to & Anyone know where you can download them upon there release like you can naruto's?
It's currently only at Chapter 215...the mangaka takes waaaay too many breaks, so it's almost released biweekly. I only get the Chinese scanslation, so I can't help ya.

[SlugZilla]

It's ahead of chapter 215 for sure.
Anyway volume 20 came out a few days ago. He was at his 10th volume in late 2000 so it took him a little less than 4 years to compile 10 volumes. :heh:

[sarcasteak]

It's ahead of chapter 215 for sure.
Anyway volume 20 came out a few days ago. He was at his 10th volume in late 2000 so it took him a little less than 4 years to compile 10 volumes. :heh:
No, it's currently at 215...did you NOT read my post at all? :eyebrow:

[White_Line]

Heh...heh... well I'm not sure but you should listen to them. :hmm:

*pionts to above people* But if you aren't nearly that far yet, this site has all the chapters up to volume 16...bittorent of course. And the site doesn't update very often...soo...yeah. Hope that helps.

http://www.brainfart.org/hxh/hxh1.html

[Hepburn]

http://www.geocities.com/moustachio_gs/manga.htm

It's got up to 215 ^_^

[El Diablo]

I think chapter 216 comes out on either june 21st or 22nd. Togashi decided to take a big break this time, instead of his usual weekly or biweekly breaks which have slowed the manga release down.

[Kamui4356]

I was wondering about chp 216. I wasn't sure if the scanlators decided to stop using the version that appears in sj, or if it was just on a longer than usual break.

[sarcasteak]

It's not just those English scanslators; I get mine from Chinese scanslators who are normally insanely diligent and have a load of anxious HxH fans waiting in their forums, and even they are only at 215 as well. Like El Diablo said...the mangaka takes too many breaks! >_<

[Baba]

sniff, seems like we'll have to wait a long time for our next chapter :sad: .
Well, sure it's been a bit less interesting since the end of G.I. but i sure can't wait to know what will happen with those so called 'ants'.

[Dementium]

this mangaka is kinda lazy....
i read his work b4 this.....yuyu hakusho....
he kinda sacrificed story and content just to end the whole thing fast....
it started off well but the ending was crappy
and sometimes he really screws up the art wif simple strokes

[Don Roberto]

this mangaka is kinda lazy....
i read his work b4 this.....yuyu hakusho....
he kinda sacrificed story and content just to end the whole thing fast....
it started off well but the ending was crappy
and sometimes he really screws up the art wif simple strokes
Yeah, he does the same in HxH too. After Greed Island, serious decline in artwork.

[El Diablo]

He decided that he wouldn't put much effort into his art for the weekly releases. However he does redraw it for the volume releases so its back to its original quality.

[Dementium]

Furthermore,is it just me or does this current storyline stink of dragonball?
Dun get me wrong,i like hunterxhunter,or at least i used to.I loved the Genei Ryoden story arc...but the current story arc really sucks in my opinion

[sarcasteak]

Furthermore,is it just me or does this current storyline stink of dragonball?
Dun get me wrong,i like hunterxhunter,or at least i used to.I loved the Genei Ryoden story arc...but the current story arc really sucks in my opinion
How dare you compare the current HxH to DBZ?!

DBZ manga doesn't deserve this kind of insult! :nono:

[a_nevels666]

How dare you compare the current HxH to DBZ?!

DBZ manga doesn't deserve this kind of insult! :nono:

The ant story-arc started out a lot like a standard shounen fighting show story-arc (like in, for example, DBZ), but then it had some surprise twists...

DBZ VS HxH. They're similar. They're both great. Please stop compairing them. The End.

[sarcasteak]

but then it had some surprise twists...
Yes...an unexpected event. ;_;

Overall, though, I did not like the monster designs very much and the "student-fight" situation that served only as an excuse to buff Gon and Killua up...the training for them is necessary, but not here and not now.


DBZ VS HxH. They're similar. They're both great. Please stop compairing them. The End.
Sigh, tell that to everyone else...I've given up trying long time ago.

[whatever123]

The ant story-arc started out a lot like a standard shounen fighting show story-arc (like in, for example, DBZ), but then it had some surprise twists...

DBZ VS HxH. They're similar. They're both great. Please stop compairing them. The End.


why do i have the feeling that the surprising twists have surprised the author himself that he doesn't know how to continue :uhoh:

[thelightandthedark]

Furthermore,is it just me or does this current storyline stink of dragonball?
Dun get me wrong,i like hunterxhunter,or at least i used to.I loved the Genei Ryoden story arc...but the current story arc really sucks in my opinion

The ants is the stupidist thing that could happen to HxH.

I am super disappointed.

Not only is it stupid (I'll say it again) but it is a such a let down after GI which was one of the best story arcs so far. It just feels like a dbz nightmare and that I will wake up and find Gon fighting the Ryoden again.

I wish.
I am just waiting till the ant sotry arc dies which will prob be like another year at this rate

[NenMaster]

Silly people, he isnt lazy, the guy is very very ill or summin.

[Spyre]

Togashi should just make the ant king die of a heart attack or have Netaro quickly destroy him or something. Then Gon and Killua can go on a world quest to clean up the other ants that left the NGL or something, and move away from pure fighting.

This would be a nice solution because it would get back to the core of the title, and yet still salvage the arc. The problem is that he keeps trying to out-do himself, and is trying to make each arc bigger and better than the last.

[Baba]

Well, we can say that in this case he really failed completly in attaining his goal....
I think that what I reproach the most to this story arc is that it has lost all it's meaning in term of hunters. It's just a bunch of people "fighting to save the world", it completly lost it's connection to the whole hunter concept that was ever present in the other story arc...

[dreamless]

currently 217... I just hope he can end the Zerg arc a bit faster...

GON is a MAN :twitch:

[snoopy]

Togashi's been "gravely ill" for like a year and a half now. If he was ACTUALLY so sick that he couldn't move his hands then he wouldn't be redrawing things for the volume releases. And if he was planning on redrawing things, then he should have simply taken an actual break to get over his sickness and take the time to work on the story, which obviously needs serious help. Takahashi Shin took over 5 months off when he got seriously sick in the MIDDLE of a series leaving it at a cliffhanger, no less, and no one cared because they knew he didn't want to sacrifice both his art and his health. Besides, Togashi's one of the wealthier mangakas currently living and has absolutely no reason to continue working through illness (I'm talking financial reason here).

[Bvgquack]

and it's bcuz of the same very reason that you mentioned, I commend him. If anythin', he deserves praises for what he's doin', not sarcasms and criticism based on half-baked assumptions.

[Bvgquack]

Oh, and are you staff member of Snoopycool? I've been their fan ever since I read the FoR. Great stuff, man.

[snoopy]

If the President's incapacitated to the point that he can't do his job as well as a kindergartner, then he's fired. As is any or professional. Manga should be no different. Commending a man for slovenly work because he refuses to rest is one of the most ridiculous things I've ever seen. He's a workaholic that takes 2 times as long as everyone else in his profession to create a product of less than half the artistic merit and as far as I'm concerned his story has gotten progressively worse starting about 4 years ago (honestly, I didn't even read it far enough to see his pitiful artwork... I stopped the second they started playing deadly video games or whatever, but people have sense shown me). When your position goes down that far, you simply need to take common sense into consideration and stop until you get better.

And I founded SC :eyespin:

[a_nevels666]

If the President's incapacitated to the point that he can't do his job as well as a kindergartner, then he's fired. As is any or professional. Manga should be no different. Commending a man for slovenly work because he refuses to rest is one of the most ridiculous things I've ever seen. He's a workaholic that takes 2 times as long as everyone else in his profession to create a product of less than half the artistic merit and as far as I'm concerned his story has gotten progressively worse starting about 4 years ago (honestly, I didn't even read it far enough to see his pitiful artwork... I stopped the second they started playing deadly video games or whatever, but people have sense shown me). When your position goes down that far, you simply need to take common sense into consideration and stop until you get better.

And I founded SC :eyespin:

What if he never gets better?

Even with the occasionally crap art (in the Jump releases anyway) I think Hunter x Hunter is still a lot better than the average manga.

Oh, and about the ''deadly video games'': the same thing was in Yu Yu Hakusho and Level E (both by the same author) so you could have expected that if you were familiar with the author's work. Personally I think the Greed Island arc worked out very well in the end, despite the cliche game/card setup.

[dreamless]

Hmm... I don't think there's currently any other manga serialized out there that have worse drawing quality than HxH... it's not the "art quality", but rather the drawing itself... but then he's famous for releasing draft drawing in serials XD

[whatever123]

i am wondering if i am the only one who noticed but isn't the art in chapter 218 is much better than what it used to be? or did they release the tankobun chapter?

[snoopy]

Apparently he woke up some time last month and was 'better'. I'm going to throw out a hypothesis and say that he's nothing but a lazy bum. Or more specifically, that he worked hard in his youth and is now nothing but a lazy bum, using his fame and built-in fan base that refuses to dislike his pitiful and cliche work in order to get money while barey actually doing anything (you yourself said that he's reused the same killer video game theory in 3 of his mangas... and somehow you seem to think it's a good thing). Hell, the MegaTokyo guy works harder than Togashi, and the MegaTokyo guy complains more than he works.

[a_nevels666]

Apparently he woke up some time last month and was 'better'. I'm going to throw out a hypothesis and say that he's nothing but a lazy bum. Or more specifically, that he worked hard in his youth and is now nothing but a lazy bum, using his fame and built-in fan base that refuses to dislike his pitiful and cliche work in order to get money while barey actually doing anything (you yourself said that he's reused the same killer video game theory in 3 of his mangas... and somehow you seem to think it's a good thing). Hell, the MegaTokyo guy works harder than Togashi, and the MegaTokyo guy complains more than he works.

I never said he was a hard worker: maybe he's sick, maybe he's just lazy. I don't know and I don't really care either.

I do know that I find Hunter x Hunter one of best shounen fighting mangas.
I'm really getting tired of everyone bashing the crap art. Yes, the art in the Jump releases is often crap, just wait for the volume releases, because the art in those looks fine.

[dreamless]

I think Yoshihiro Togashi is a brilliant genius... but a rather irresponsible genius at that... look at how he ended Yu Yu Hakusho, look at how he ended Level E... oh well...

I think someone even speculated that Tsugumi Ooba is really Yoshihiro Togashi XD

[snoopy]

The fact that every other mangaka in the entire world somehow manages to release their weeklies in the same quality as their tankouban chapters simply makes his half-assed weekly art all the more intolerable. Geez, no matter how popular he is, if I was in charge of a manga publication and one of the authors that I supported, paid, and brought into the lime light suddenly decided that my publication didn't deserve anything but his rough drafts he'd be fired and I'd spit on him as he collected his things. It's a profession for crying out loud. No matter the genius or how much you like the story, he's simply not doing his job and what he does do isn't even a completed product. Had I not grown up on his other works I would have absolutely no respect for him at all, and the longer he continues doing what he's doing, the more the past respect he's built in me will crumble.

Seriously, everyone acts like mangakas are gods that are infalable and should never be questioned, while they're actually nothing but people employed to entertain me, the consumer. If you people were paying to read something published in a weekly magazine yet only actually appearing every 3 weeks and having that appearance be only 14 pages as opposed to the 20 pages everyone else releases every single week, don't you think you'd be just a little exasperated? Think of it like a sitcom that you REALLY love that's advertised as coming on every friday night. You set aside time every friday for that sitcom because you want to see it as soon as possible, but when you get to the TV there's a little message on the screen that says "Your favorite sitcome will be taking this week off because the actors are lazy, please tune in next week". Or even better, when the sitcom actually does come on, it's the actors reading from scripts during a rehearsal with a little note on the screen that says "We're sorry, but you can't see the good version unless you buy the DVD scheduled to be in stores in 5 months".

Idunno about you, but it'd piss me off. I'd rather they not show it to me at all and wait for the actors to stop being assholes.

[a_nevels666]

The fact that every other mangaka in the entire world somehow manages to release their weeklies in the same quality as their tankouban chapters simply makes his half-assed weekly art all the more intolerable. Geez, no matter how popular he is, if I was in charge of a manga publication and one of the authors that I supported, paid, and brought into the lime light suddenly decided that my publication didn't deserve anything but his rough drafts he'd be fired and I'd spit on him as he collected his things. It's a profession for crying out loud. No matter the genius or how much you like the story, he's simply not doing his job and what he does do isn't even a completed product. Had I not grown up on his other works I would have absolutely no respect for him at all, and the longer he continues doing what he's doing, the more the past respect he's built in me will crumble.

Seriously, everyone acts like mangakas are gods that are infalable and should never be questioned, while they're actually nothing but people employed to entertain me, the consumer. If you people were paying to read something published in a weekly magazine yet only actually appearing every 3 weeks and having that appearance be only 14 pages as opposed to the 20 pages everyone else releases every single week, don't you think you'd be just a little exasperated? Think of it like a sitcom that you REALLY love that's advertised as coming on every friday night. You set aside time every friday for that sitcom because you want to see it as soon as possible, but when you get to the TV there's a little message on the screen that says "Your favorite sitcome will be taking this week off because the actors are lazy, please tune in next week". Or even better, when the sitcom actually does come on, it's the actors reading from scripts during a rehearsal with a little note on the screen that says "We're sorry, but you can't see the good version unless you buy the DVD scheduled to be in stores in 5 months".

Idunno about you, but it'd piss me off. I'd rather they not show it to me at all and wait for the actors to stop being assholes.

I think we can now safely conclude Snoopy really likes HxH, plus his example proves it: if you really didn't care about HxH you wouldn't care about the crap art or the long waiting... :p he just would have stopped posting.

I honestly don´t have that much of a problem with the slow pace. I just get other anime/manga to fill the void.

Anyway, what I'm saying is that while most other mangakas may be faster, their manga are often not as good...take Naruto for example, it´s released one chapter per week, but it´s also twice as cliche and predictable as HxH.

I´m not saying Togashi is a god or that he or his manga don´t have any faults. I´m just saying the even with the slow pace and crap art (in Jump) it´s still a way above average manga.

[snoopy]

No... I honestly disliked HxH ever since they started the weird auctions and stopped reading it at the beginning of the stupid video game. I haven't touched it in over 2 years and wouldn't even know about this shitty art if people hadn't pointed it out to me (I don't read Jump, either). I'm not angry because I want to see it, I'm angry because no one else seems to understand what I'm saying. It's not about how much you like something or how much you dislike someone, it's the principle of it. He's simply not doing anything that warrants people willingly being told "I'll do it later and you can pay more for it, this is good enough for you for now" without fighting back. You people need to at least -think- as if you're not stealing this stuff to begin with or your opinions will be completely off from those of us who are actual consumers. It's not like complaining will get you (the leechers) anywhere, but at least ACKNOWLEGDE what I'm saying.

Plus his slow pace and shitty art is what makes it a below average manga... it's just like how pacing is what makes Naruto a slightly below average anime. Pacing is incredibly important (and I would say this even if the art wasn't pure crap... that's like a second bullet to the head just in case he didn't kill himself with the first). And a plot that's unpredictable because it seems like something he made up on the fly doesn't out weigh those factors... if anything else, I find the plot twists people have told me about to be utterly ridiculous, and in many ways more ridiculous than plots in gag mangas thought up for that specific purpose. (... giant ants...?)

[a_nevels666]

No... I honestly disliked HxH ever since they started the weird auctions and stopped reading it at the beginning of the stupid video game. I haven't touched it in over 2 years and wouldn't even know about this shitty art if people hadn't pointed it out to me (I don't read Jump, either). I'm not angry because I want to see it, I'm angry because no one else seems to understand what I'm saying. It's not about how much you like something or how much you dislike someone, it's the principle of it. He's simply not doing anything that warrants people willingly being told "I'll do it later and you can pay more for it, this is good enough for you for now" without fighting back. You people need to at least -think- as if you're not stealing this stuff to begin with or your opinions will be completely off from those of us who are actual consumers. It's not like complaining will get you (the leechers) anywhere, but at least ACKNOWLEGDE what I'm saying.

Plus his slow pace and shitty art is what makes it a below average manga... it's just like how pacing is what makes Naruto a slightly below average anime. Pacing is incredibly important (and I would say this even if the art wasn't pure crap... that's like a second bullet to the head just in case he didn't kill himself with the first). And a plot that's unpredictable because it seems like something he made up on the fly doesn't out weigh those factors... if anything else, I find the plot twists people have told me about to be utterly ridiculous, and in many ways more ridiculous than plots in gag mangas thought up for that specific purpose. (... giant ants...?)

I do acknowledge what you're saying, I just don't agree with you.

[thelightandthedark]

hxh18 is out! stupid as usual - but at least the picture quality is better..

[ardon]

OK I Gots through 212... Where can I Download 213 - 218 (or Current) at?

[Killua_Bakura]

Volume 19 is out now... but I really can't be stuffed to buy it since I can't read it... oh... and I think you can download it @ http://www.manga-section.com/

[whatever123]

chapter 219 is out and the art is really good compared to the ending of GI arc till 217, togashi's vacation really paid :)

and damn the pacing was good one whole fight with emotion ended in one chapter, killua kicked some major ass in this chapter :)

[Andii56]

chapter 219 is out and the art is really good compared to the ending of GI arc till 217, togashi's vacation really paid :)

and damn the pacing was good one whole fight with emotion ended in one chapter, killua kicked some major ass in this chapter :)

indeed, i was pretty surprised with the art seeing as Togashi didnt take another break. maybe he finally got himself some assistants or sommat.

i liked the whole needle thingy, its much better than having a long arc of Killua trying to overcome that issue. what i didnt expect was him to kill Ramott that easily seeing as how his attacks werent all that effective last time plus Ramott knew Nen now... heh

[whatever123]

indeed, i was pretty surprised with the art seeing as Togashi didnt take another break. maybe he finally got himself some assistants or sommat.

i liked the whole needle thingy, its much better than having a long arc of Killua trying to overcome that issue. what i didnt expect was him to kill Ramott that easily seeing as how his attacks werent all that effective last time plus Ramott knew Nen now... heh

well he just removed an impoertant limiter which caused him fear, probably that effect brought him back to the killer that he really is

[dreamless]

well he just removed an impoertant limiter which caused him fear, probably that effect brought him back to the killer that he really is
yup, chapter 219 really good, I always wondered how Killua supposed to be the most gifted guy in his family, considering he's just sooo much weaker than almost everyone else... But I kinda wonder if that limiter needle really had that much of an effect :twitch:

[whatever123]

yup, chapter 219 really good, I always wondered how Killua supposed to be the most gifted guy in his family, considering he's just sooo much weaker than almost everyone else... But I kinda wonder if that limiter needle really had that much of an effect :twitch:

imo the only effect it had was fear, and fear pretty much limited everything else.

[petr]

Ill my ass. Kyoko Okozaki is ill. That bastard is dead lazy bum. As well as Iou Kuroda. I wanna more Sexy Voice!!

[ki1lua]

hi everyone XD
i just finish watching the anime (Gi-Final) and the ending was quite .. mm intresting :/

could anyone show me where to download the manga where anime left off ~ PLEASE!!!

thank you :)

[Inuzuka]

Well, seeing as you're new here you proberbly don't know, but asking for licensed stuff is illegal :)

[xris]

Well, seeing as you're new here you proberbly don't know, but asking for licensed stuff is illegal :)
I'm not aware that Hunter x Hunter manga has been licensed (not an English translated version at least).

[7thMethuselah]

Well, it was licensed to a french company called Kana, they only distribute their manga in Europe as far as I know and the translation is in french.

Scanlations (in english) of the Hunter X Hunter manga can be found here :

Bit Torrent

Toriyama's World (http://www.brainfart.org/hxh/)
NexGear (http://manga.nexgear.com/)

Or in the IRC channels of these two groups

#akatsuki-manga@irc.irchighway.net
#manga-section@irc.rizon.net


could anyone show me where to download the manga where anime left off ~ PLEASE!!!

Oh I do not follow this series so I have no idea what chapter you should be looking for ... :sad:

[Spyre]

I'm not sure where exactly the anime ends, but if its called GI Final, then its likely it ends at the end of the Greed Island Arc.

The last Greed Island chapter is 184, and chapter 185 is the lead in to the new arc. Hope that helps :)

[ki1lua]

I'm not sure where exactly the anime ends, but if its called GI Final, then its likely it ends at the end of the Greed Island Arc.

The last Greed Island chapter is 184, and chapter 185 is the lead in to the new arc. Hope that helps :)


Hehe thankz alot, could anyone PM me with their contacts and send me 185 - 187 please :( on the nexgear site it starst at 188 :(

[mightyme]

Hehe thankz alot, could anyone PM me with their contacts and send me 185 - 187 please :( on the nexgear site it starst at 188 :(

http://users.skynet.be/tuture/manga/hxh/index.htm
http://home.comcast.net/~lilsilv/hunter.htm


both of those sites have what your looking for.... the first is from manga-section which is now cotnrolled by null, and the second is from nexgear I beleive...

[sarcasteak]

Just when I was thinking, "god why the hell am I still waiting so long for this series to go on..."

PHANTOM BRIGADE IS BACK!!! And they are going to fight against one of the Chimera-ants (the scorpion girl) because she invaded Meteor Street (Phantom Brigade's birthplace)?! YEEEEEEEEEEEEES!!

[Kinny Riddle]

Just when I was thinking, "god why the hell am I still waiting so long for this series to go on..."

PHANTOM BRIGADE IS BACK!!! And they are going to fight against one of the Chimera-ants (the scorpion girl) because she invaded Meteor Street (Phantom Brigade's birthplace)?! YEEEEEEEEEEEEES!!

Haven't been excited by Hunter x Hunter since the bug arc began. To be honest, this arc has been nothing but a huge mess.

This new Queen (there's now a DBZ-Cell-like King, a Lion King and now a Scorpion Queen) has killed someone from Meteor Street, and Meteor Street has a policy of revenge against the death of any of its inhabitants, hence they ask the Ryodan to avenge their brethen. Now I just hope Togashi doesn't go off killing off the Spiders, especially Shalnark and Shizuku (or even Boronorf, the bandaged guy who never really did much :p ). These guys need more character development, and it would be too premature to kill them off by mere bugs. Only Kurapika can kill the Spiders!

[sarcasteak]

The bug arc has been an absolute mess, and his near-monthly release doesn't help the situation.

FJ would be a FOOL to kill off his popular bad guys so easily! I am disappointed, however, that there was no sign of Kuroro...didn't Hisoka find that guy from GI to do the Ren-removal like a while ago?! Hehe, I personally don't like Shizuku that much, but I definitely don't want to see Sphinx, Feitan, and Shalnark die! >_<

[MakubeX2]

http://blog.livedoor.jp/uirou/archives/9208475.html

http://blog.livedoor.jp/uirou/40825d9c.jpg

Wise choice as the quality of this series has been going downhill for quite sometime too along with the errantic release scheduel....

[stpehen]

That was a joke touched up by someone and spread over p2p programs.

[MakubeX2]

orz.....==;

Should have read more carefully.

They mentioned about ending this series in 5-6 chapters a while back and I got so work when I saw this scan.==;

[sarcasteak]

Well,

Phantom Brigade just returned, so I don't see how it can go downhill from here on unless he's retarded enough to kill them off--if that happens, I DEFINITELY will stop reading. >_>;;

[xris]

I'm not aware that Hunter x Hunter manga has been licensed (not an English translated version at least).
I take it back, it seems Viz has licensed the manga of Hunter x Hunter after all.

Vol 1 has a publishing date of April 5, 2005, see the entry at Amazon for Hunter x Hunter (http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/1591167531/qid=1100538347/sr=1-5/ref=sr_1_5/104-9250711-7025559?v=glance&s=books).

This mean no more requests for scanlations here on AnimeSuki.

[Andii56]

The bug arc has been an absolute mess, and his near-monthly release doesn't help the situation.

FJ would be a FOOL to kill off his popular bad guys so easily! I am disappointed, however, that there was no sign of Kuroro...didn't Hisoka find that guy from GI to do the Ren-removal like a while ago?! Hehe, I personally don't like Shizuku that much, but I definitely don't want to see Sphinx, Feitan, and Shalnark die! >_<

i very much doubt the Spiders will have any trouble with this new bug. she's a stage 1 bug so she's about the same level as Ramott. and Killua pasted him like he was nothing, so i dont see anything stopping the Spiders from doing something of a similar fashion.

[BonBon]

i very much doubt the Spiders will have any trouble with this new bug. she's a stage 1 bug so she's about the same level as Ramott. and Killua pasted him like he was nothing, so i dont see anything stopping the Spiders from doing something of a similar fashion.

If it was that easy, there wouldn't be a story.

I can definitely see one of the spiders dying. I'm betting Shalnark.

-BonBon

[EV|RockLee]

now it really IS liscenced! that's awesome, now i can buy the tankouban!

the group doing it before is still doing it.. i won't name them

[sarcasteak]

i very much doubt the Spiders will have any trouble with this new bug. she's a stage 1 bug so she's about the same level as Ramott. and Killua pasted him like he was nothing, so i dont see anything stopping the Spiders from doing something of a similar fashion.
According to JoJo (of JOJOHOT.com), Feitan will be the one who fights the Scorpion chick. YES...we finally get to see what exactly his nen ability is; so far all we know is that he can chop people's head off at high speed and conduct "effective" interrogation. :o

[Kurapica]

Chapter 235 is also out and it's :bow:
The fights begin.

[sarcasteak]

Haha, looks like Killua's sister wants to steal Feitan's kill! :D

Finally we get see what exactly the mummy boxer does! :love: :bow:

Too bad we'll have to wait two more weeks for the next chapter...sigh.

[BonBon]

Haha, looks like Killua's sister wants to steal Feitan's kill! :D

Finally we get see what exactly the mummy boxer does! :love: :bow:

Too bad we'll have to wait two more weeks for the next chapter...sigh.

Yeah - I'm so curious to know if the spiders' confidence will pay off. And because of this rivalry, I'm fairly sure one of them will kill the Queen.

That was definitely not what I expected from the bandage-guy, Boronerof. Why boxing gloves if he changes into THAT??

I really enjoyed the way they openly say they want to hide their abilities even from one another.

Great chapter. The spiders have always been this series' trump cards and it's great to see 'em back in action.


Still think Shalnark's gonna die, though...

[Syche]

You must be saying 225, anyways, 226 has been released. I'm gonna be killing someone if Shalnark's gonna die! *Grits teeth :mad: :frustrated: I just hate the looks of it with Shalnark's situation! I'd like to spill my heart out but it would spoil the stupid surprise :upset: :upset: :upset: Huhuhuhuhuhu... Are there no crying smileys here with a big basin?

[sarcasteak]

Yup, that was a typo~

Hmm, I don't think he will die. Even after being put in utterly disadvantage (or basically captured), Shalnark still seemed like his usual confident and carefree self...so maybe he got some other tricks up his sleeves? Afterall, the buggie said its mission is to take him to the "Queen," and since Shalnark doesn't know the "Queen" is already engaging Feitan, he might as well save himself the trouble of having to find her?

That was definitely not what I expected from the bandage-guy, Boronerof. Why boxing gloves if he changes into THAT??
They are probably just part of his disguise to hide his ability from others; wouldn't you say an opponent would think he's a Power-type if he wears boxing gloves? ^^

[Syche]

Heheheh I've posted this one before, but I'll post it again....

I don't like what's happening to Shalnark... I hope he doesn't die, or else I might become hysterical. I don't care about the other Spiders' members... except for Kalluto. I hope Feitan's gonna kill the Scorpion Queen (bwahahha... wierd name) coz if he doesn't, that means, he'll become either one of the enemies or the "Queen's" meal... and that would also mean Shalnark's gonna die! Unless of course dear brilliant, wise, clever and smart Shalnark's gonna find a way to escape.... He does have many tricks up his sleeve right?~

[sarcasteak]

Syche, I doubt any new HxH fan visits this thread anymore, so you are probably fine, but for future reference use

[ s p o i l e r ] Shalnark is a bishie~ [ / s po i l e r ] (without the spaces).

Or simply quote one of my posts and see how I did it. :o


And BonBon, it amazes me that after so long you are still using that Naruto GIF I made. It's people like you who keeps me doing GIF requests! ;)

[Syche]

Heheheh. Thanks for the tips. Anyways, why don't HxH fans visit this thread anymore?

Kalluto's power has something to do with paper! She's so cute!

Thanks very much again Sarcasteak!!!

[BonBon]

Heheh, Sarca, I love this gif! Look at him go, back and forth - so cute! I don't care if it makes people think I'm a 'narutard'; I really don't care for prejudice and it was just such an adorable clip.

Anyway, it looks like Shalnark's about to use an ultimate technique now that he's been caught. This usually means either that he'll escape with great finesse or that he's got nothing more to reveal, so he's expendable. I always thought he was the most likely to die in this arc, and I think I'm going to have to stick to my guns.

Wish this chapter had been longer, but still, it's so great to see the Spiders in action again. What did you guys think of Finks' Ripper Cyclotron? Reminded me of Jax from the Mortal Kombat series...

As for why there aren't many HXH fans here any more...I think it's to do with the fact that it's harder and harder to get the releases. If you don't know nexgear are keeping up, you probably don't realise you can get your hands on the latest chapters. And most of the people who read the nexgear releases go to the nexgear forums. Maybe when Toriyamaworld start releasing again. They're still somewhere in the Greed Island arc...

By the way, Syche, um...'she' is a he...

[Syche]

I can't also wait to see Shalnark's technique.... I wanna see him alive or else I might kill somebody.... *grits teeth* :bash: :bash: :bash: :bash: :bash: :bash: :bash: :bash: :bash: :bash: :bash: :bash: I haven't seen Kurapika for so long and Togashi's gonna let him die?!?!?! NO WAY!!! I might kill him before he gets to kill dear ol Shal....

By the way, Syche, um...'she' is a he...
A WHAT!!! :confused: :confused: :confused: :hmm: What do you mean by that?
So you mean the rumours are true? Give me proofs please.... So I can also help those dumbfounded people as well as me who don't understand at all.... :upset:

[BonBon]

I can't also wait to see Shalnark's technique.... I wanna see him alive or else I might kill somebody.... *grits teeth* :bash: :bash: :bash: :bash: :bash: :bash: :bash: :bash: :bash: :bash: :bash: :bash: I haven't seen Kurapika for so long and Togashi's gonna let him die?!?!?! NO WAY!!! I might kill him before he gets to kill dear ol Shal....


A WHAT!!! :confused: :confused: :confused: :hmm: What do you mean by that?
So you mean the rumours are true? Give me proofs please.... So I can also help those dumbfounded people as well as me who don't understand at all.... :upset:

I believe that at the end of GI they said 'He' and not 'She' is Hisoka's replacement, or he said 'boku'. One or the other. If not, it's definitely in the HxH guide book. Plus in jump it said that there were 5 Zaoldyeck brothers. I'm too lazy to search for it, but go look in the Nexgear forums - it's debated at length there. Sure, the guidebook might be wrong, but I think that calling what looks like a girl a boy has to be done deliberately.

Sure, it could be an error, and it's not 100% definite yet, but it's enough for me to believe that he's Killua's BROTHER until proven otherwise.

[hooliganj]

The real fun has always been debating Kurapica's gender. :D

Anyway, I never did go check in the raw manga, but in the anime the word they use to describe the Zoldyck family is "kyoudai", so despite how it was translated, all I know is that there are 5 siblings. I'll have to go back and check, but I thought they used "aitsu" and "watashi" (gender-neutral third and first person) when they refering to the character at the end of GI.

[Syche]

Well, Kurapika's gender has been sorted out already.... What's this all about by Togashi? He really wants to confuse the fans out there. Maybe the next thing we'll know is that Feitan's actually a girl... or that thread girl (forgot the name) is actually a guy... or that Killua is a girl! That's really gonna freak me out....
Err.... Don't tell me some of this is true.... :thinker: :twitch:

[Gon the Freec]

Feitan is cool !
He's gonna own the queen , and Shalnark won't die against these morons !

[mexx]

uh i thought for sure taht when kurato was introduced by killuas mom, she said this is my "daughter" but then again this was the english subs... who knows kurato may just be a cross dresser.

[Gon the Freec]

Cool , a crossdresser , similair to Kurapica !!! but even more . :heh:

[sarcasteak]

uh i thought for sure taht when kurato was introduced by killuas mom, she said this is my "daughter" but then again this was the english subs... who knows kurato may just be a cross dresser.
That's what I recall in the Chinese manga as well, but I'll have to check...

But why is Killua's sister/brother so well trained by the Zodiac family compared to Killua?! >_<

[sarcasteak]

zOMG OMG OMG

SHARLNARK DIES!!!!!!!!



...not.

He has two sets of antennas; one for controlling others, and one for himself. When he sticks the latter onto himself, he goes into Super Saiyan mode (literally...XD), but the downside to that is his body will go into auto-pilot mode (so no gratification for killing enemies and no control), and afterwards his body become very sore for two~three days...which is why he doesn't like to use it.

[Kinny Riddle]

Amazing chapter, Shalnark has an "auto-pilot" mode where he goes berserk. I always knew Shalnark is stronger than he looks.

Killua's sister is cold and cute, a Zoldyck trait? o.O While Boronorf (forgot how it's spelt, the bandaged guy) has finally spoken his first few lines and revealed his powers in the last few chapters.

Last but not least, Shizuku in bra and panties!!! (nosebleeds like any other perv) >///<

[sarcasteak]

A few weeks ago someone on a Chinese forum jokingly guessed that Boronorf has a dance that does a Colony Drop...I'd say he was pretty close. :D

[Gon the Freec]

This chapter seriously rocked !
I really liked SHalnark and ' Deme chan and I win :heh: '

[Sushi-Y]

Karuto is a guy, just like kurapica, it's in the official HxH guide. I think there were some references to it in the manga too.

[GhenghisKhan]

is this manga
http://home.comcast.net/~lilsilv/hunter.htm
a continuation of the anime? cause the anime kinda left some questions unawnsered.

[Sushi-Y]

is this manga
http://home.comcast.net/~lilsilv/hunter.htm
a continuation of the anime? cause the anime kinda left some questions unawnsered.

The manga continues after the end of anime yes, that link is kinda behind though, the most current up-to-date translated chapters are at http://www.geocities.com/moustachio_gs/manga.htm

[Syche]

Amazing chapter, Shalnark has an "auto-pilot" mode where he goes berserk. I always knew Shalnark is stronger than he looks.

Killua's sister is cold and cute, a Zoldyck trait? o.O While Boronorf (forgot how it's spelt, the bandaged guy) has finally spoken his first few lines and revealed his powers in the last few chapters.

Last but not least, Shizuku in bra and panties!!! (nosebleeds like any other perv) >///<

Do perverts really nosebleed when they see those kinda things? :twitch:

zOMG OMG OMG

SHARLNARK DIES!!!!!!!!



...not.

He has two sets of antennas; one for controlling others, and one for himself. When he sticks the latter onto himself, he goes into Super Saiyan mode (literally...XD), but the downside to that is his body will go into auto-pilot mode (so no gratification for killing enemies and no control), and afterwards his body become very sore for two~three days...which is why he doesn't like to use it.

I had also finally figured out what those muscles (though not as big as Ubo's) were for. :love: :love: :love: He's alive! And that alone makes me happy! :love:

[GhenghisKhan]

The manga continues after the end of anime yes, that link is kinda behind though, the most current up-to-date translated chapters are at http://www.geocities.com/moustachio_gs/manga.htm
thnx allot

[Ryota]

Hey, i have a short question.

Was there a chapter where you could see an ant who has found Hisoka? (with Kuroro and that nen-remover-guy)

I really thought i saw something like that, but i couldn't find it back... it would be weard if i just dreamt it, not?....

Anyway, if there really was a chapter where you could see it, can you say what chapter is was?

Thanks!

[Kamui4356]

Hey, i have a short question.

Was there a chapter where you could see an ant who has found Hisoka? (with Kuroro and that nen-remover-guy)

I really thought i saw something like that, but i couldn't find it back... it would be weard if i just dreamt it, not?....

Anyway, if there really was a chapter where you could see it, can you say what chapter is was?

Thanks!
Hmm, I don't remember seeing one like that... Sounds like wishful thinking on your part. Still I'll be disappointed if we don't see Hisoka take on an ant or two before the arc is over. Maybe after the current part of the arc, but before we switch back to gon, killua, et al?

Also, to those of you with links to places to download the manga, I'd suggest you edit your posts to remove them, as it is now licensed.

[BonBon]

No sign of Kuroro yet. Let's hope he and Hisoka show up soon, but probably not this arc.

Chapter 228 was fun - a little bit of levity towards the end of the mini-arc! Seeing lil' Karuto getting befuddled because of how good the spiders are, after being so confident and letting us believe he could keep up with them, even become the interim danchou, was great. I think Feitan is gonna win yet, but he's been put in a difficult position now, huh?

And Shizuku is as adorably air-headed as ever...

[swerv]

So Chapter 257 finally got released, I always thought the blind girl might of been the Chairman in disguise for some reason, but she seems to have awakened some gung gi playing special nen ability, so I guess she is who she seems to be.

Looks like the king is about to realise he is not always right and all powerful and although all the royal gaurds seem to be distraught about it could actually be good for the king.

After all, we learn from our mistakes, so does this mean he's just got another power boost and will become stronger because he realises he isn't all powerful?

Looks like the 10 week lay-off hasn't improved the artwork much though.

edit: I guess a lot of posts in this thread got lost or no-one cares about this manga any more, sorry for the old thread ressurection if no-one's interested :)

[RX-93 HI-NU]

After 3 month wait i can say it was worth it, this arc keeps getting better and better. I can't wait to see the climax for this arc.

[Nightengale]

Well, you've got to give the mangaka some credit. That's a lot of improvement from the time when he was sick and "doodling" instead of drawing. Plus from what I've heard, he's not completely recovered yet.

[swerv]

Oh yeah I don't mean any disrespect towards him I know nothing about his illness, but I'm one of the readers who is glad he carried on as long as he did rather than stoppping completely or even getting someone else to take over the drawing side of the manga.

[Wolcik]

could someone post me what happend between chapters 240-250 in spoiler tags? I can't find translated version...
I think that last look at face of king was like "I can kill someone before he finds his talent, I'm god" thing

[elniro]

I just finished reading the greed island arc and got onto the chimera ant arc and the artwork is shockingly bad, it just makes you not want to read it anymore.
I know its probably due to the mangaka being in a bad state of health but i just had to comment on it, anyway does the artwork go back to its previous good standards?

[Kamui4356]

I just finished reading the greed island arc and got onto the chimera ant arc and the artwork is shockingly bad, it just makes you not want to read it anymore.
I know its probably due to the mangaka being in a bad state of health but i just had to comment on it, anyway does the artwork go back to its previous good standards?
It varies from chapter to chapter. Thelast two have been pretty good, probably because he had a month off. Though, from what I understand the art is only like that in the original shounen jump release, and is redone when the series is released as graphic novels.

Still, I wonder what exactly is wrong with the guy. I've never heard anything about the actual "illness". I suspect it's more mental than physical, but I have nothing really to base that on.

Oh, and naantje, the manga is licensed, so no links.;) Though looking at some older posts that predate the licensing, there may be some links lurking about. :heh:

[UserName]

I just finished reading the greed island arc and got onto the chimera ant arc and the artwork is shockingly bad, it just makes you not want to read it anymore.
I know its probably due to the mangaka being in a bad state of health but i just had to comment on it, anyway does the artwork go back to its previous good standards?
Well unless you're past chapter 236... the mangaka usually redoes the work in the volume releases which are up to 22 (ends at 236.) The art isn't any worse than before... at least to me.

[ShadowClone]

It varies from chapter to chapter. Thelast two have been pretty good, probably because he had a month off. Though, from what I understand the art is only like that in the original shounen jump release, and is redone when the series is released as graphic novels.

Still, I wonder what exactly is wrong with the guy. I've never heard anything about the actual "illness". I suspect it's more mental than physical, but I have nothing really to base that on.


Hmm...perhaps he spent himself mentally in doing YuYu Hakusho? If he needs artists to draw then why doesn't he ask his wife? SHE is a mangaka too! :D

[NarutoShocker]

Does anyone know where the manga picks up after the anime? Which chapter to be more specific.

[Syche]

So Chapter 257 finally got released, I always thought the blind girl might of been the Chairman in disguise for some reason, but she seems to have awakened some gung gi playing special nen ability, so I guess she is who she seems to be.

Looks like the king is about to realise he is not always right and all powerful and although all the royal gaurds seem to be distraught about it could actually be good for the king.

After all, we learn from our mistakes, so does this mean he's just got another power boost and will become stronger because he realises he isn't all powerful?

Looks like the 10 week lay-off hasn't improved the artwork much though.

edit: I guess a lot of posts in this thread got lost or no-one cares about this manga any more, sorry for the old thread ressurection if no-one's interested :)Well, there's plenty of discussion on the manga in a certain site....

And... there've always been quite a lot of confusion regarding the King.

Well... sadly enough, Togashi (as well as the manga) has taken another long break. Hopefully, this should be a good one. People have been speculating that he's preparing the ending for the arc. I do hope the art will improve next time.

Regarding some posts, I think there have been some, but due to the accident that happened, they've disappeared. There were no backups for a certain period.

Does anyone know where the manga picks up after the anime? Which chapter to be more specific.The manga picks up on Chapter 185. Well, more or less it starts the Ant arc from there.

[kurapica11001]

does anyone know the difference between a volume and a tomb cuz i want to get all of the hxh mangas but i don't know what to read first oh and in what vol/tomb is chapter 185?

[a_nevels666]

does anyone know the difference between a volume and a tomb cuz i want to get all of the hxh mangas but i don't know what to read first oh and in what vol/tomb is chapter 185?

I think you mean 'tankoban' instead of 'tomb'? If so: yes, it's the same thing.

Chapter 185 is in volume 18. I'm not sure how much of this series has been released officially in english though, I've only read fan-translations.

[kurapica11001]

oh thank you verry much a_nevels666 i didn't think anyone would reply my post cuz it looks like this place was abandodned a few months ago ^_^; <sigh> its so sad umm did you read all of the hxh manga? if you did can you please tell me what happened after the anime cuz amazon doesn't have hxh vol.18 ^_^; i tried to read all the resent spoilers but there isn't much there ^_^

[a_nevels666]

oh thank you verry much a_nevels666 i didn't think anyone would reply my post cuz it looks like this place was abandodned a few months ago ^_^; <sigh> its so sad umm did you read all of the hxh manga? if you did can you please tell me what happened after the anime cuz amazon doesn't have hxh vol.18 ^_^; i tried to read all the resent spoilers but there isn't much there ^_^

Yes, I've read all of it.
You can find scanlations online all the way up to chapter 260. (Which is the latest chapter released in Japan so far)
I can't tell you where to find them exactly, that's against the rules of this forum. I'm sure you can find them fairly easily just using google.

Try to get the volume releases, the artwork is cleaned up a lot in those and looks a lot better.

[kurapica11001]

thanks a_nevels666 ^_^ oh and would you still please tell me a few things that happen next? until i get the chance to find and download the manga? ^_^;

[Inu-Sapphire]

OK . . . i think my friend was right, i NEED 2 start on HunterXHunter

[Dragon_Ninja]

This is a really good series :) . However the quality and story went down hill after Greed Island (which is why I'm taking a break from it) because the mangaka Togashi, got sick. Anyways, I only got into this series in the first place because it was written by Togashi, who also did Yu Yu Hakusho, which is one of my all time favorite anime and manga :D !

[Areguzanda]

just wondering...
The Anime stopped after Greed Island didn't it?

[Dragon_Ninja]

just wondering...
The Anime stopped after Greed Island didn't it?

Yes it did. Most likely because it lost popularity, or the producers of it had a lack of funding. Either way, I doubt that they'll continue the anime series any longer. Anyways, the Chimera arc isn't so great as of right now (I'm not too far into it, but its now losing my interest). Now, not only is the art losing its quality, but so is the story. I think that's why Togashi stopped making chapters for awhile. "I've heard that he plans to begin them again, starting January of next year.

[MugenIchiban]

I thought Togashi stopped making chapters was because he was sick? Anyways I think the manga is great. Genei Ryodan are such a cool group. Does anyone know where its at right now? Last chapter I saw was when they beat up that Queen thingy.

[Rurik]

Yes it did. Most likely because it lost popularity, or the producers of it had a lack of funding. Either way, I doubt that they'll continue the anime series any longer. Anyways, the Chimera arc isn't so great as of right now (I'm not too far into it, but its now losing my interest). Now, not only is the art losing its quality, but so is the story. I think that's why Togashi stopped making chapters for awhile. "I've heard that he plans to begin them again, starting January of next year.


Well, What I have read is that the anime haven’t continued to animate waiting for this Current arc to be finished.

And, The Chimera arc is kind of hard to swallow, but, it’s a very god arc so far, The art in some chapters are messy and not only bad, but ridiculous, that makes you wonder if Togashi was really into it. but the Quality gets better trough the series.

For example:

http://i50.photobucket.com/albums/f321/uchiha_rurik/Killua.jpg

I thought Togashi stopped making chapters was because he was sick? Anyways I think the manga is great. Genei Ryodan are such a cool group. Does anyone know where its at right now? Last chapter I saw was when they beat up that Queen thingy.

Well, after they Did the queen, we haven’t know about them since, and IMO, The Geney Ryodan in the Chimera arc basically the best part of the chimera arc.

Togashi stopped because of Health issues, but I also heard it to expend more time with Family, last Chapter he did was 260.

[a_nevels666]

Well, What I have read is that the anime haven’t continued to animate waiting for this Current arc to be finished.

And, The Chimera arc is kind of hard to swallow, but, it’s a very god arc so far, The art in some chapters are messy and not only bad, but ridiculous, that makes you wonder if Togashi was really into it. but the Quality gets better trough the series.

For example:

http://i50.photobucket.com/albums/f321/uchiha_rurik/Killua.jpg



Well, after they Did the queen, we haven’t know about them since, and IMO, The Geney Ryodan in the Chimera arc basically the best part of the chimera arc.

Togashi stopped because of Health issues, but I also heard it to expend more time with Family, last Chapter he did was 260.

Only the art in the Shounen Jump chapters looks bad, the art in the volume releases is cleaned up and improved and looks just fine.

And I like the Chimera arc. Personally I didn't really like how the Genei Ryodan showed up. That just seemed like fanservice to me, like they were only there because they're popular characters and also because the author wanted to give them all some new powers so they won't seem too weak after everyone else is done leveling up.

[Nightengale]

I like the Chimera arc as well. Not so much the middle part of it, since the Chimeras introduced then were wayyyyyy overpowered, and the overall feel was just weak and less exciting. But ever since the King popped up, the arc improved a whole lot in my opinion with the whole "King learning emotions" subplot which will clearly be the determinent in the Hunter's eventual victory over Chimeras if it ever gets continued. I'm really fond of how some of HxH fights isn't the typical degenerative of more power = win. Greed Island was a good testament of that, Biscuit withstanding.

[Rurik]

Only the art in the Shounen Jump chapters looks bad, the art in the volume releases is cleaned up and improved and looks just fine.

Thanks a lot for that info, I really didnt know that, And I was stuck beliving that that was the best I was going to get for those chapters.

And I like the Chimera arc. Personally I didn't really like how the Genei Ryodan showed up. That just seemed like fanservice to me, like they were only there because they're popular characters and also because the author wanted to give them all some new powers so they won't seem too weak after everyone else is done leveling up.

:p I know what you are saying, but indeed, as a Fan...I loved just that: seen Geney Ryodan fighting seriusley!

[usopsama]

Has it been a year yet, since the last chapter? >_>

[Kurapica]

Yes it has. And still no word whatsoever.

[Rahan]

Damn, every time the HxH topic pops up in the first page, I become full of hopes.

It's time to face the truth. HxH is dead. If Togashi were to pick it up again, I think he would have made public the reasons of his break. (not in details, but I can imagine a 3 lines note in Shonen Jump saying he is ill but that HxH is not over). I understand he doesn't want to communicate on his private life, but it's going overboard now. A 2 lines news on his official website (if any), his wife's (if any) or Shonen Jump is not that much of a deal, right ?

[sparkling invalides]

Oh, God... Nobody here knows what the author is up to? I hope I can see the end of HxH before I die...

[Nightengale]

No one knows what the author is currently doing. Well, maybe except his wife and the Jump editors who's probably hoping that Togashi revealed that he drew 5 volumes worth of HxH while MIA, but it's not like we're going to know anything from them anyway.

I miss Hunter x Hunter. It is argubly the only manga which made me enjoy it's training arcs, which was both creative and believable, not jumping the uber-power-up/special super attack bandwagon of other shounens, but rather an enjoyable progression of slow all-around build up of skills. Not to mention that there's little signs of power-blows-everything-away when dealing with main villians. The Greed Island battle with Bomber was one of my favourite one-on-one matches for it's clear application of both shounen-recklessness of power and yet skillfully intertwining the use of strategies and battlefield advantages against an opponent which was clearly superior in every way.

[Sazelyt]

It's time to face the truth. HxH is dead. HxH is very close to death, as long as Togashi stays alive and plays the dead.

I think Jump is waiting for Togashi to finish this arc so that they can dump HxH, Togashi, and the related problems, quickly and peacefully.

I would very much prefer for the story to continue, but if the story is going to move at a pace that is even slower than Berserk's, in a much unanticipated manner, and will leave us in this state most of the time, it is better to stop than continue. Or, better, force Togashi to give up the rights on the story, and transfer it to another mangaka, who is also anxious to continue the story.

[sparkling invalides]

No one knows what the author is currently doing. Well, maybe except his wife and the Jump editors who's probably hoping that Togashi revealed that he drew 5 volumes worth of HxH while MIA, but it's not like we're going to know anything from them anyway.

I miss Hunter x Hunter. It is argubly the only manga which made me enjoy it's training arcs, which was both creative and believable, not jumping the uber-power-up/special super attack bandwagon of other shounens, but rather an enjoyable progression of slow all-around build up of skills. Not to mention that there's little signs of power-blows-everything-away when dealing with main villians. The Greed Island battle with Bomber was one of my favourite one-on-one matches for it's clear application of both shounen-recklessness of power and yet skillfully intertwining the use of strategies and battlefield advantages against an opponent which was clearly superior in every way.

I definitely agree, HxH is also my all-time-favorite, not only is the story creative and believable; some of the plots are actually intellectually challenging to think over. I personally think the best part of the story happens at Yorkshin Auction. it's pretty amazing, afterall, to see all the calculative moves from manga characters.

Well, I believe the manga has come to a dead end and that's why Togashi stopped, the last episode was about the critical moment where the battle against Ant's King begins. I guess he's out of ideas of a reasonable ending... and it is very difficult when you come to think about it, ants are so powerful that up till now, no one is reasonably strong enough to finish them... I hope Togashi is really waiting for that special moment of inspiration...

[Sazelyt]

Well, I believe the manga has come to a dead end and that's why Togashi stopped, the last episode was about the critical moment where the battle against Ant's King begins. I guess he's out of ideas of a reasonable ending... and it is very difficult when you come to think about it, ants are so powerful that up till now, no one is reasonably strong enough to finish them... I hope Togashi is really waiting for that special moment of inspiration...Our characters got more powerful too, and, honestly, with the thing Killua removed, and with Gon's almost unsealed potential, they are bound to get rid of at least the one they are targeting - that will also free Kaito. It also seemed to me that Netero was going to inform someone else for help, and the only choice came to my mind at that time, was Gon's father. With Netero and Ging fighting together, it would have become a great battle against the king ant. There is also Bisket, who might still be around and who might decide to join the battle. For the other two remaining powerful ants, the other group members seem to have a plan, so, I doubt they will fail.

Maybe Togashi is torn between the ideas of finishing or not finishing the series (cause if Ging is introduced it is bound to finish, but the part with Genei Ryodan will stay incomplete in that case).

[sparkling invalides]

Our characters got more powerful too, and, honestly, with the thing Killua removed, and with Gon's almost unsealed potential, they are bound to get rid of at least the one they are targeting - that will also free Kaito. It also seemed to me that Netero was going to inform someone else for help, and the only choice came to my mind at that time, was Gon's father. With Netero and Ging fighting together, it would have become a great battle against the king ant. There is also Bisket, who might still be around and who might decide to join the battle. For the other two remaining powerful ants, the other group members seem to have a plan, so, I doubt they will fail.

Maybe Togashi is torn between the ideas of finishing or not finishing the series (cause if Ging is introduced it is bound to finish, but the part with Genei Ryodan will stay incomplete in that case).

I too think Ging will not come on stage at this point, because like you said, his appearance will end the manga and there is just too much left unsaid.

Therefore you see, with the existing characters now, it is simply not possible to win the ant king. True, Netero and Biske are probably two strongest up till now, but I doubt them together can outfight ant king, why, one reason is quoting from a subordinate ant which commented the inferiority of netero's nen power compared to that of the ant king. Another more obvious is that, one of the royal guard of king, Nefelpitou (that cat-woman like) killed Kaito almost effortlessly and without an apparently bruise. No need for me to say how strong Kaito is supposed to be in the story, I suspect he should be at least on the same level as Hisoka.

No question that Killua and Gon have grown a lot, and their growing rate probably surpasses any other nen-user whatsoever, but it's rather far-fetched to think they can now possess the power to face either ant king or any of his three royal guards -- again there is no superman power in HxH, characters' strengths have to grow by steps. In this case, I think, the story is hard to proceed without the 2 main characters occupying the fighting scene.

However, we do have a few new people that we arent yet sure of their real strength. The guy with glasses and another with a pipe...; and Pam(Bam, not sure spelling), whether she can spy successfully; Genei Ryodan members; the octopus ant which has become a buddy of Killua's; that invisible ant... Though I guess, none of them possess the same power as Netero, he most certainly is the most powerful person showed up. Moreover, as the story goes, so much is unanswered that makes us wonder whether they can be important later: The ant Queen's second child; and Ant King's affection for the chess lady.

My guess is it's just huge work to put all this together and end the chapter with a bang, that's what puts Togashi off... The ant chapter is so far so good, the plots are no worse than the previous if you read carefully the story and ignore the artworks. A real fan like me wont accept an expectable mediocre ending for such fantastic progress, I think Togashi wont either, therefore he is, trying his best to wait for inspiration.

[Sazelyt]

Gon and Killua are destined to kill the one that hurt Kaito, mainly to bring his personality back. I don't know how it will be portrayed, but I assume it will be based on great team play.

Until now, the good guys mostly acted on a plan, so I am sure for the opponents they are determined to fight (the two other guards for the king) they will also have plan to stop them. They don't have to kill them, as long as they can stop their movements, it will be ok. Cause, the biggest problem is the king. If the king and the one Gon targets die, the others won't be a bigger problem.

I think Genei Ryodan will not enter the picture right now, they are not the kind of people who will fight unnecessary fights. At the moment, unless the king comes their location to suppress them, I doubt they will start the fight themselves.

So, the ones currently at the king's base (including the friendly ants), Netero, and at least one other, are what the good guys have against those 4 powerful opponents. The glasses guy is currently down, psychologically, so he can be considered as not in the plan. So, mainly the psycho girl, the pipe guy, the point guy, and the cage guy are the ones to fight against the 2 remaining guards (the invisible guy can be very helpful in creating a momentary opening for the ant's guard). And, I think, they have a chance for success, as long as they play carefully.

So, it all depends on how Togashi draws the process of action. But, I think he has all the ingredients to create a satisfactory success for the good guys. Too bad, they don't have the angel breath (or whatever the name of the card is from the greed island game) cards with them.

I too wonder what will happen to the child who was overpowering the king extremely in those strategy games. She already had some impact on changing the King's attitude towards the humans.

By the way, which part of the artwork are you talking about? The types of the characters (mainly the disgusting ants) or the drawing quality? Cause the drawings in the volume releases are very high quality, hence, quite satisfactory.

[a_nevels666]

Great news: (and this time it seems to be actually true)

According to Heiji-sama from the RitualScanForge site/forum (It's a raw manga scan site) HxH will be back in october!

UPDATE:

To be precise, Shûeisha will publish the chapter(s ?) that Togashi prepared and then there will be again a pause so that the author can do more.

[Kisuke06]

Great news: (and this time it seems to be actually true)

According to Heiji-sama from the RitualScanForge site/forum (It's a raw manga scan site) HxH will be back in october!

UPDATE:

To be precise, Shûeisha will publish the chapter(s ?) that Togashi prepared and then there will be again a pause so that the author can do more.

OH MY FREAKING GOD!!!!! I also heard in another forum that people were talking about this on 4chan. I'm soooooooooooooooo damn happy. :D

[majin_vegeta]

Has it really been confirmed that Togashi is actally going to write anymore? Please tell me it's true.

[Sazelyt]

It is great to hear the news of the series starting again on this thread instead of questions on its future.

I guess, if the series is going to resume once again, mangaka might have prepared sufficient material for the remaining part of the story. At least it would be a pretty good beginning. Now, I guess it is better to start regularly checking the main discussion place for this series, for other news...

[usopsama]

I'm really getting excited of this revival. Like most others, I gave up on this series. I didn't think it would revive again-- good to see that I am wrong. =p

[eurhteranienains]

hey i heard hisoka is gon's uncle. is this true and kurapica is a girl.... uh someone pm me about this.. thanks

[Nintendo]

so what was his reason for leaving? just because or was he really sick?

[a_nevels666]

Hunter x Hunter's comeback is confirmed! There are scans of the announcement around.

Volume 24 of Hunter x Hunter will be out on the 4th of October, and the latest new chapter will be in the October 6th issue of Shounen Jump.


hey i heard hisoka is gon's uncle. is this true and kurapica is a girl.... uh someone pm me about this.. thanks

No and no. Are you kidding? Both of these are obviously wrong.

so what was his reason for leaving? just because or was he really sick?

I think health problems was the only reason given. Everything is just fan speculation.

[Hydex]

Health reasons heh? I bet he just got lazy :o

[Sazelyt]

Health reasons heh? I bet he just got lazy :oHe is more like walking along a thin rope that can take him to the other world at any time. The only wish I have is that I hope he has created the main outline for the remaining part of his story and left that in his will to his wife. Cause, you can be sure that the story is going to have many more breaks, and of course at best, it will be moving at a pace that can even make you desire to at least have the speed of Berserk's releases.

[LCeh]

Hunter x Hunter's comeback is confirmed! There are scans of the announcement around.

Volume 24 of Hunter x Hunter will be out on the 4th of October, and the latest new chapter will be in the October 6th issue of Shounen Jump.

Thanks for the news. Are chapters going to be released weekly or monthly?

[Sazelyt]

Thanks for the news. Are chapters going to be released weekly or monthly?The regular schedule for the series is weekly, but, for Hunter x Hunter's mangaka, the schedule is kept flexible, so, in reality, it might have a random release schedule as well as a weekly release schedule. At this point, I doubt anyone, even the publisher of Shounen magazine, has any idea of what will happen after October 6.

[Kinny Riddle]

Goodness, and I thought HxH would be confined to my memories for good. I'm not optimistic that "serial lazy scumbag" Togashi (lol) is able to clean up the mess that was the Bug Arc. Better to just start over from the end of Greed Island, the fans will be more than happy to pretend that the Bug Arc was all a bad dream... :D

As most of us know, Togashi's got the unique privilege amongst serial magazine mangakas to do that, thanks to him abusing his fame from YuYu Hakusho. You can't imagine Kubo Tite or Kishimoto Masashi even contemplate rewriting their stories without the editor's consent, or they'll risk seeing Bleach or Naruto ending prematurely.

[LCeh]

The regular schedule for the series is weekly, but, for Hunter x Hunter's mangaka, the schedule is kept flexible, so, in reality, it might have a random release schedule as well as a weekly release schedule. At this point, I doubt anyone, even the publisher of Shounen magazine, has any idea of what will happen after October 6.

I see. Thanks for the info.

It's unfortunate, but it makes sense. It would surprise me greatly if the mangaka suddenly is able to do a weekly release.

[Sazelyt]

It would surprise me greatly if the mangaka suddenly is able to do a weekly release.To me, that can only happen if the mangaka has enough material to draw the next few chapters, or the best, if he has the next few chapters mostly ready. If I were the mangaka or publishers of Shounen I would have preferred that method, as it would at least guarantee a few weeks of happy period. So, it is still possible, and let's hope this is the case.

But, at this point, even if the mangaka wants to start drawing around the time when the magazine is about the publish the first chapter in months, and without having anything ready for the next few chapters, I doubt Shounen would refuse his request. As a reader, I don't mind it to proceed slowly as long as it somehow proceeds, and I guess the majority of Hunter x Hunter readers (faithful readers is a better term I believe) consider it that way right now, after that very long unnatural break.

[a_nevels666]

Goodness, and I thought HxH would be confined to my memories for good. I'm not optimistic that "serial lazy scumbag" Togashi (lol) is able to clean up the mess that was the Bug Arc. Better to just start over from the end of Greed Island, the fans will be more than happy to pretend that the Bug Arc was all a bad dream... :D

As most of us know, Togashi's got the unique privilege amongst serial magazine mangakas to do that, thanks to him abusing his fame from YuYu Hakusho. You can't imagine Kubo Tite or Kishimoto Masashi even contemplate rewriting their stories without the editor's consent, or they'll risk seeing Bleach or Naruto ending prematurely.

There's nothing really wrong with the ant story arc . The art in Shounen Jump chapters was very sketchy, but that was cleaned up and improved for the volume releases and those look just fine.

The ant arc started a little generic (Surprise! An even stonger villain shows up!), but it got better later on, the later stuff is just as good as the previous story arcs IMO.

[Tiberium Wolf]

The ant arc looks like to me to be a DBZ clone!

[Kisuke06]

http://xs218.xs.to/xs218/07354/fetch.jpg

http://img338.imageshack.us/img338/2194/1188477814jumpfm5.jpg

It's official!!!!

[a_nevels666]

The ant arc looks like to me to be a DBZ clone!

Maybe at the beginning of it.

The last 3 volumes the main villain has been playing a board game with a blind girl which led to him questoning his purpose. Remember when that happened in Dragonball? Because I sure don't.

[Nightengale]

Well, considering how overpowered the top ants are, there is a need for some factor in his eventual defeat or something. Although HxH is not always about superior power, but regardless, it does seem like there is a need for several degrees of factors-in to actually win.

I'm rather enjoying that subplot really. It makes him feel like a newborn child he is, whom discovering an attachment, starts to see things differently. Heck, I won't be surprised if this arc ends without the King actually fighting or dying.

I'm presuming a timeskip would occur after this arc, and Togashi will take a MAJOR break again, to try to remember how to draw Reolio and Kurapika. :p

[BlueBerryPai]

So, when will the HxH chapters start releasing? For it is true that it will start coming out again right?`I just can't wait, it such an excellent manga (:
I really hope a timescip will happen, it would look really cool seeing Gon and Killua as 16-18 years old xD
Hello Ladies!
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[ShadowClone]

There was a notice in Volume 40 of WSJ (Aug 2007) that indicates HxH manga resumes on Volume 45, out on October 6th.

[swerv]

Woohoo.

Just time enough to read the manga from the start again then :)

[zrexe]

Since the new chapter of HxH is going to be released in the next few days, I am going to give this thread a well deserved bump for being quite possibly the best shonen ever.

[Sazelyt]

If I remember correctly, HxH has always been released earlier than Naruto, around the time One Piece is released. So, hopefully this trend will continue (thanks to the hype) and we will get the new chapter either tomorrow night, or wednesday morning.

[zrexe]

yea, the raw is finally out. Saw some spoiler pics over at nexgear. Cant believe that it finally continued after such a long break. Time to rejoice.

[Rurik]

One question, is the Manga licensed? Is good to know that to see if one can openly talk about scanlator groups.

[Sazelyt]

Unless Viz has changed its mind, it should be licensed.

[majin_vegeta]

Now that the Manga has finally come back, does anyone think that there may actually be a chance of getting more OVA.

[Rurik]

Now that the Manga has finally come back, does anyone think that there may actually be a chance of getting more OVA.

If I’m not mistaken, even before the Manga Hiatus, the project of the OVA for this arc was in motion and just waiting for this arc to be finished, I guess the OVA could be done after this arc is finished.

I wont think too much about how popular the Manga can be onwards, because the last arc of Saint Seiya was released as OVA many years after the series was successful.

[~ Lawliet ~]

I've read 30 chapters as well as watched 10 episodes. Not something I can so easily get into.

[sanzolim]

yeah.. the raw is out.. finally after years of waiting

[Nightengale]

10 weeks of Hunter x Hunter until the next stall. Let's hope it's shorter this time.

Regardless, like the few HxH chapters before, it's slow, but emphasizes greatly on the King's awkwardly interesting character development, and slow build-up of the all-around subplots.

I rather like how the approach is going for though. It gives the feeling that Togashi is trying to give "extremely powerful bad guys, but are stupid and makes stupid decisions that lead to their defeat" a strangely interesting make-over, and use that in a different manner where the flaws of the enemy make sense in the regard of the budding characterization on a whole and how the King is seemingly getting more and more aloof as a paradoxical king rather than being stupid for the sake of it... like say, Bleach.

[usopsama]

The scanlation is out. Oh shit-- reading now. =)

[Sazelyt]

So, it seems the king is not going to join the fight, as he had left the lower levels to the others. Luckily, he seems to be growing more sadistic (his fight will be more exciting). Also, I wonder who will be his opponent in addition to Neteru (such as Gon's father), that part may somehow signal whether this arc will be the end of the story or not.

[Ryougi Shiki]

To be honest, this wasn't a very good chapter. Well, Togashi has to warm up, I guess.

[zrexe]

To be honest, this wasn't a very good chapter. Well, Togashi has to warm up, I guess.

yea, I think its more of a recap of the events which happened thus far.

[Sazelyt]

Finally, we are going to see Neteru and his partner. According to the initial spoiler for chapter 262, two people appear with a mysterious bird.

[zrexe]

Finally, we are going to see Neteru and his partner. According to the initial spoiler for chapter 262, two people appear with a mysterious bird.

Yea. I seriously hope to see some old man Zoaldyeck action.

[Kisuke06]

This week's manga sales on Japan:

Taiyosha (03/10 ~ 10/10)
1. Hunter X Hunter (24)
2. Bleach (30)
3. Gintama (20)
4. Claymore (13)
5. To Loveru (6)
6. Katekyo Hitman REBORN - book de perfil
7. Initial D (36)
8. Aria (11)
9. Yotsubato! (7)
10. Vampire Knight (7)

Tohan (03/10 ~ 10/10)
1. Hunter X Hunter (24)
2. Bleach (30)
3. Gintama (20)
4. 21 Seiki Shounen (shita)
5. Katekyo Hitman REBORN - book de perfil
6. Claymore (13)
7. Yotsubato! (7)
8. Lovery Complex (17)
9. To Loveru (6)
10. Initial D (36)

:)

[Sazelyt]

HxH has a lot of fans and regardless of the author's intentional or unavoidable breaks. Anyway, the next volume also seems to be ready, considering that we are guaranteed to get around 10 chapters non-stop.

Onto the chapter, I have really high expectations for the fights to finish this arc. At least two of the fights are guaranteed to satisfy our expectations. First, Gon and Killua's fight. We haven't fully seen Gon's and Killua's development yet. Against Nefelpitou, we will see that. Secondly, Netero and unknown powerful guy against the King. I don't know but, maybe Killua's grandpa and Netero would form a great elderly duo. There is also Morau. I doubt he will fight only against one guard. That cheetah might also join the fight against him as a payback. But, that means, he will mostly be gone at the end of his fight.

[Aloss]

its been so long sense the last one it is really cool that hxh is finally back i have already seen chapter 261 and is really cool i can´t wait for the next 1 :)

[Sazelyt]

It seems it is really Killua's grandfather that jumped off from the bird with Netero.

[zrexe]

It seems it is really Killua's grandfather that jumped off from the bird with Netero.

OMG, maybe its time for me to buy some lottery.

[swerv]

(Bit late but...) Woohoo!

It's been so long I've forgotten most of the important stuff but can't wait to see who is with Netero.

edit: oh yeah just seen the spoiler pic from 263, I guess it's clear who is with Netero.

http://img90.imageshack.us/img90/9704/263spoilerif5.th.jpg (http://img90.imageshack.us/my.php?image=263spoilerif5.jpg)

[usopsama]

http://img90.imageshack.us/img90/9704/263spoilerif5.th.jpg (http://img90.imageshack.us/my.php?image=263spoilerif5.jpg)



oh shit, oh shit, oh shit.

[Sazelyt]

That match up was the most rational one. The possibility that the ones who fight the King are going to die is very high. And, it would be better for those two legends fight him than Gon's father and Netero fighting. We haven't seen the limit of Killua's grandfather, and how those two, possibly old friends, work together. They will steal the spotlight from the young ones...

Also, I wonder how much he gets paid for that job. I guess, he will comment on that at some point.

Another thing is whether he is aware of the fact that his grandson, the one who is expected to continue the family work at some point, will also join the fight. And, if that is the case, will the family send someone as backup to monitor the situation, and act if necessary...

[ser4]

hey guys i watched the anime and it was very good so i was wandering from where to start reading (which chapter i mean) i want to start where the anime left off.

[Sazelyt]

You should start around chapter 185.

[ser4]

Thanks
does the story get better or worse ?

[Kisuke06]

http://img90.imageshack.us/img90/9704/263spoilerif5.th.jpg (http://img90.imageshack.us/my.php?image=263spoilerif5.jpg)



Holy... omg, this is going to be epic.

[Rahan]

Thanks
does the story get better or worse ?

The drawing is awful (I have not seen the redrawn volumes though). The plot is not very good but it has his good points (the king is indeed awesome even if his design his terrible) and it will be interesting to see how the situation is resolved. What's to come should be better than what happened.

There is a lot of random stuff though. (like the Genei Ryodan appearing out of the blue and kicking the shit out of some filler villain) or that one guy whose father was an alcoholic and who seemed important for like 2 pages.

[bobjoemac]

The Story is still amazing incredible slow paced with the authors HUGE breaks which can takes weeks to YEARS to publish a single 20 page chapter

But the differences between the volume releases and the chapter in jump are MASSIVE

http://i74.photobucket.com/albums/i271/bobjoemac/HunterXHunter252-p09.png

http://i74.photobucket.com/albums/i271/bobjoemac/HunterXHunter235-p09.png

[Sazelyt]

The drawing is awful (I have not seen the redrawn volumes though). It is like the difference between day and night. The volume releases are almost perfect quality. (right now it is ok quality, much better than the most recent chapter releases)

[Kisuke06]

Just another example of the chapters release and the volume release:

http://img134.imageshack.us/img134/6443/hunterxhunter248p01ns3.png

http://img207.imageshack.us/img207/4966/hunter240007zd4.jpg

Volumes quality >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> chapter quality.

[Nightengale]

Volumes quality >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> chapter quality.

Well, there was one page where I personally preferred chapter quality. The one with Netero and the eagle.

The doodle made it look rougher and more badass.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v480/chiakt/1192101232235.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v480/chiakt/1192099679543.png

But for most parts, it really feels like Togashi's beyond weekly releases now if he wants to chuck out HxH in its best. Thankfully, (( or not )) Togashi's got so much leverage he can do stuff like this (( doodles, breaks, etc )) and still keep HxH in Weekly Jump.

[usopsama]

I just read the new chapter:

Pitou sensed the intruders in the sky and lowered her En. She then shot her En upwards and saw that there were a huge dragon and two figures. She lowers her En again to prepare for battle. However, just as her En disappears, the dragon disappears as well-- the huge dragon shatters into countless smaller dragons. This surprised Pitou.

At the last page, Gon and the gang F-I-N-A-L-L-Y pass through the door.

[Sazelyt]

The doodle made it look rougher and more badass.That would have been correct if he wouldn't have transformed from a human into a monster between the releases...

[majin_vegeta]

I just started reading the manga from 185 and so far I really like it. I don't know what people were complaining about.

[Kisuke06]

Well, not much happened in this particular chapter, but I can safely say that the next one is going to be great.

[majin_vegeta]

Yeah, I read the most recent chapter. I don't think Togashi has lost his flare at all. The manga is getting better and better to me. I've read about 50 chapters straight and I must say that i'm more impressed with Togashi than either kubo or Kishimoto. I'm glad the king has come back.

And on a side note, i'm highly surprised that Hisoka wasn't called in to kill the ant king. He's a hunter, and it would establish how much of a monster he really is. Oh, and does anyone else think that Netero and Killua's grandfather have a similar relationship to Gon and Killua.

[swerv]

We don't do this for pleasure. For me, even if it's work, I'll avoid death at any cost.

I've been reading HxH from the start again and that quote from Zeno Zoldick made me think that Netero may be left to die by him during their fight with the King. That's if they actually manage to get to the King.

Still, really looking forward to the ensuing chaos that this plan is bound to collapse into :) I just hope not too many of the good guys get wasted.

[majin_vegeta]

That's a good point. I didn't really think about it like that, but it'll be a sweet way to die. I don't actually think they'll be the ones to finish the king. Just idol speculation. So, what's the deal. Does the royal guard think that he can actually kill Zeno? His preparations for the battle seemed to be a bit much. Oh, and does anyone actually know if Gon is still on Par with Killua. Everyone that sees Gon say his limits are limitless, but they all seem much more afraid of fighting Killua. Is he that much more badass, and if so, how come Gon is going to be the one to actually fight one of the Royal Guard alone.

[zendavis]

The build-up to this has been utterly amazing and the story-telling has been top notch. Although the start of the arc had me scratching my head, the writing has been spellbinding!

When the queen was first introduced, I was like, where the hell is this going, but once the ants started eating humans, it's all been first-rate (except for the artwork).

The rules of the Hunter X Hunter universe have been laid down earlier in the arc when a whole host of semi-important characters were killed off at the start. So now going into this raid on the king, the only think I'm expecting at this point is that only Gon and Killua are going to be walking out of this arc alive. No one else is safe and that makes the suspense all the more unbearable. The fact that it's looking all the more likely that the shit is about to hit the fan and that the characters you like ARE going to die make this all more worth looking forward to. I seriously can't wait!

[swerv]

So, what's the deal. Does the royal guard think that he can actually kill Zeno? His preparations for the battle seemed to be a bit much. Oh, and does anyone actually know if Gon is still on Par with Killua. Everyone that sees Gon say his limits are limitless, but they all seem much more afraid of fighting Killua. Is he that much more badass, and if so, how come Gon is going to be the one to actually fight one of the Royal Guard alone.

Yeah Pitou didn't seem that concerned about Netero and Zeno dropping down after sensing their strength. I think that may be partly because of her own strength but also because of her lack of experience in fighting. She (or 'he' according to the scan I read) may not be thinking about the situation clearly enough, she just judges their strength at that moment instead of what their potential strength may be in a proper fight.

Not sure about the Gon and Killua situation, it's been over a year since I read the more recent chapters, only up to volume 12 on my re-read through at the moment.

[Nightengale]

Well, HxH had shown time and time again that RAW power are never determinants of victory in actual combat, especially with the flexibility of nen powers which allows for some sick, versatile skills.

I mean, the ant with the darts power is pretty slick. Used properly with better restrictions and a better nen user, so long as there's reasonable sacrifices, it can be used to beat almost anyone.

Let's not forget that the King probably has NOTHING but his eating powers and raw power as a nen user. He doesn't look like he's spent any time at all to actually develop a Hatsu of his own, but rather eats up his time with the Gung-Gi, thinking and getting pissed off.

[majin_vegeta]

I don't know. I think the king may already know nen instinctively. He seems to have prior knowledge to the basic workings of it, so he may not be as bad off as we may think. Besides, this guy seems to be a genius that learns extremely quickly. He may not die as easily as we are hoping.

[Hisoka??]

That's a good point. I didn't really think about it like that, but it'll be a sweet way to die. I don't actually think they'll be the ones to finish the king. Just idol speculation. So, what's the deal. Does the royal guard think that he can actually kill Zeno? His preparations for the battle seemed to be a bit much. Oh, and does anyone actually know if Gon is still on Par with Killua. Everyone that sees Gon say his limits are limitless, but they all seem much more afraid of fighting Killua. Is he that much more badass, and if so, how come Gon is going to be the one to actually fight one of the Royal Guard alone.
Not that up to date with the releases, but here's my guess.

Gon's a good-natured "idiot" who doesn't emit scary vibes or kills his opponents. whereas killua has the murderous intent + experience in being an assasin. Last mentioned they were supposed to be about the same level and killua is also extremely talented. I guess it would be somewhat like the difference between fighting the world champion in fighting and the world's best paid killer. the champion might be stronger, but the killer/assasin would be scarier