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Endscape · 2013-10-21, 11:39

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Originally Posted by Gan_HOPE326

If after reaching the end they want to make some - maybe asking Togashi sensei who at that point will have completely given up on drawing the manga and might as well share his ideas with the writers - I won't mind, since there's not going to be anything to ruin. But judging from the quality of the Phantom Rouge movie, I'd say I'd probably not bother.
Something I can't understand is how there is not a single decent writer in anime working on anime-original episodes of long running series. One would expect it to be the kind of task you'd give to rookies and youngsters, so you should get the occasional genius waiting to happen who delivers a great job. Instead they're consistently shit.

Saying all filler arcs are consistently shit is going a bit far. Certainly some of them are, but I've seen a few good ones.

Anh_Minh · 2013-10-21, 14:53

From the Bureau of Asspulled Statistics: 70% shit, 20% mediocre, 10% kinda good if you're generous.

Gan_HOPE326 · 2013-10-21, 14:53

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Originally Posted by Endscape

Saying all filler arcs are consistently shit is going a bit far. Certainly some of them are, but I've seen a few good ones.

Well, I could name some less awful than others, but I don't remember any which were really good - definitely not any long arcs. The best exceptions I can name are small detours like the battleship filler episode during the Hunter exam arc in the first HXH anime, the comedic omake episode 101 of Naruto, or One Piece's G8 arc. Other than that, any single filler arc I can remember from Dragonball, Naruto, or Bleach was straight out terrible (with a mild exception for some early parts of Bleach's Zanpakuto Rebellion arc - but then again, the early parts are easy, it's resolving the plot that's hard). Maybe I haven't had any luck though, and other anime have better filler.

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Originally Posted by Anh_Minh

From the Bureau of Asspulled Statistics: 70% shit, 20% mediocre, 10% kinda good if you're generous.

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Guardian Enzo · 2013-10-21, 18:06

There's some historical reason to hope that Togashi has in fact been writing the new arc all this time, and plans to announce his hiatus is over when he's so far ahead that he figures he can finish that arc without going on hiatus again. I think that means more for the future of the manga than this anime, which will be lucky to get the 50-ish episodes it needs to finish Chimera Ant, but it is at least a hope.

zeniselv · 2013-10-21, 20:51

If togashi would start writing for the anime, that would be great , but i dont see that happening, even less after the timeslot change, im not even sure the next arc its gonna be adapted, but at the very least they should omit the cliffhanger for anime-only viewers, like that it could work as an end.

Kanon · 2013-10-22, 10:50

I'm not as pessimistic as you guys are. I think they'll adapt everything up to the latest chapter of the manga, which works as a decent ending to the series.

Do we know how HxH is doing in its new timeslot yet? I'm expecting a big drop of course, but not one so bad the series will have to get canceled. HxH has a strong fanbase.

ookamigirl · 2013-10-22, 13:48

Killua & that octopus were LOL
Well, the octopus was pretty funny with its surprised reactions.
It completely sucks getting on Killua's bad side..
The darts game was very cruel and made me feel uneasy.
On the positive side, things did turn out unexpectedly, but also good.
I like the idea that more and more chimera ants are switching sides.

MCAL · 2013-10-22, 14:04

Ganbatte Killua-kun!

Upscaled · 2013-10-22, 15:10

This episode would have totally traumatized countless little kids if it had been shown unaltered on a Sunday morning. Even I found it painful to watch.

SHINOBI-03 · 2013-10-22, 15:25

-EPISODE 101-

Spoiler for PART 1:

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Dengar · 2013-10-22, 15:39

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Originally Posted by Upscaled

This episode would have totally traumatized countless little kids if it had been shown unaltered on a Sunday morning. Even I found it painful to watch.

Really? It's not like anything bad or super violent happened this ep.

Thatguy3331 · 2013-10-22, 16:10

Take a guess at what my favorite part of this ep was and win a imaginary cookie!

Kanon · 2013-10-22, 16:42

I had been looking forward to this fight. The Ortho sibling's nen power is one of my favorite, since it's one of the most "Jojo-esque". It's incredibly hard to counter unless you're as smart and badass as Killua.

Killua's death scene was very well done. I felt really sad for him. Thankfully, he'll live to fight another day.

kakakka · 2013-10-22, 17:09

It's weird when Killua's scene happen at day, then Gon's scene, which is inserted in the middle of the episode, happens at night...

Anh_Minh · 2013-10-22, 17:10

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Originally Posted by Kanon

I had been looking forward to this fight. The Ortho sibling's nen power is one of my favorite, since it's one of the most "Jojo-esque". It's incredibly hard to counter unless you're as smart and badass as Killua.

It's a completely broken power. It's impossible to counter unless you happen to know the rules of darts, no matter how smart you are. Or, I don't know, have some kind of invincibility that allows you to survive a dart to the brain.

FlareKnight · 2013-10-22, 18:24

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Originally Posted by Anh_Minh

It's a completely broken power. It's impossible to counter unless you happen to know the rules of darts, no matter how smart you are. Or, I don't know, have some kind of invincibility that allows you to survive a dart to the brain.

Yeah once that badge gets stuck on you, there is little you can possibly do. Other than take numerous stab wounds with an eventual headshot. I mean maybe if you have some way to track their position and then force them to miss then maybe it could work. But then you are trying not to not fall over from random stabbing injuries so even that would be difficult. Really not much you can do other than not let it activate or pray the guy who has a darts ability misses his last shot...

Clarste · 2013-10-22, 19:54

Or you can just not get tagged by the badge in the first place. In that sense you could think of it as a very complicated "one-touch kill" that you have to avoid from the very beginning.

Goty · 2013-10-22, 20:11

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Originally Posted by kakakka

It's weird when Killua's scene happen at day, then Gon's scene, which is inserted in the middle of the episode, happens at night...

Yeah, that's because Gon was supposed to meet Meleoron only after Killua's fight, but the anime rearranged the order of the events.

Hamster · 2013-10-22, 23:24

Do the darts somehow negate a nen-reinforced body?

If not then I'm sure a strong, tough as nails reinforcement user would just shrug off the damage and wreck the area until he finds those two.

Anh_Minh · 2013-10-23, 01:47

Hard to say, but even a reinforcement user would have trouble being tough everywhere, all the time. So unless he can guess where the next dart's going to hit (and even Killua could only guess the last one), he's going to get punctured.

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zeniselv Staring into your soul. Join Date: Oct 2010	If togashi would start writing for the anime, that would be great , but i dont see that happening, even less after the timeslot change, im not even sure the next arc its gonna be adapted, but at the very least they should omit the cliffhanger for anime-only viewers, like that it could work as an end. __________________

2013-10-22, 10:50	Link #3706
Kanon Kana Hanazawa ♥ Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: France Age: 37	I'm not as pessimistic as you guys are. I think they'll adapt everything up to the latest chapter of the manga, which works as a decent ending to the series. Do we know how HxH is doing in its new timeslot yet? I'm expecting a big drop of course, but not one so bad the series will have to get canceled. HxH has a strong fanbase. __________________

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ookamigirl Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2011	Killua & that octopus were LOL Well, the octopus was pretty funny with its surprised reactions. It completely sucks getting on Killua's bad side.. The darts game was very cruel and made me feel uneasy. On the positive side, things did turn out unexpectedly, but also good. I like the idea that more and more chimera ants are switching sides. __________________ My Blog --> ookami

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SHINOBI-03 Senior Member Join Date: May 2012	-EPISODE 101- Spoiler for PART 1: Manga: Second third of 238, 239, 240, second third of 241 + first three pages of 242 Spoiler for Killua and Ikalgo: This small part when a tentacle drops down to the water is added in Squid pun! Squid Girl approves! New effect used for your Killua's Death Glare collection Slash (see previous gif for animation) --- Spoiler for The Orthos: Brother and Sister Fish dart Killua the target Triple hit! Othro's place Dart points (I thought they'd omit it, but here it is) (Too bad I couldn't make it a full pan shot due to different panning speeds for the animated layers) ------------ Spoiler for PART 2: Spoiler for Dart game con't: This part here got changed a bit. Sadly, the manga was way cooler. Killua was on the ground, on his back, and we see his determination while clenching his fist and rising up very slowly before getting... dare I say... an arrow in the knee?! (Actually it's in the calf LOLZ) In the anime he gets up rather quickly and not as "cool" as in the manga. Left ear came at a different angle HEAD SHOT! FATALITY!! --- Spoiler for Gon and his new friend: Don't lie to Gon... or he'll kill you...! --- Spoiler for Is Killua dead?!: NOPE.MKV The heads fell in a different position than in the manga How Killua did it! --- Spoiler for Dying Killua: Look at all the blood! Dying Killua is really sad to watch! Golgo to the rescue! Yay! (If you haven't noticed yet, Ikalgo's name is a pun on Golgo) Madhouse omitted the part of Ortho ordering Ikalgo to kill Killua. I guess they figured he and his sister were too busy nagging at each other to notice him...! -------------------- Killua's mini adventure ends here. Aww... 8( Now looking at this episode and the previous one, it seems the studio was okay with animal violence, but they still couldn't get away with some of Killua's injuries as seen with the lack of close ups and using different angles with the shots he took. Too bad they didn't end the episode with the near-death scene because that would be a great cliffhanger for the anime fans! That scene was so sad even I felt like crying watching it! 8.5/10

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Thatguy3331 Pro Slacker Join Date: Sep 2013 Location: In your heart...giving you cancer.	Take a guess at what my favorite part of this ep was and win a imaginary cookie! __________________

2013-10-21, 14:53	Link #3702
Anh_Minh I disagree with you all. Join Date: Dec 2005	From the Bureau of Asspulled Statistics: 70% shit, 20% mediocre, 10% kinda good if you're generous.

2013-10-22, 14:04	Link #3708
MCAL Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2012	Ganbatte Killua-kun!

2013-10-22, 15:10	Link #3709
Upscaled Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Toronto	This episode would have totally traumatized countless little kids if it had been shown unaltered on a Sunday morning. Even I found it painful to watch.

2013-10-22, 16:42	Link #3713
Kanon Kana Hanazawa ♥ Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: France Age: 37	I had been looking forward to this fight. The Ortho sibling's nen power is one of my favorite, since it's one of the most "Jojo-esque". It's incredibly hard to counter unless you're as smart and badass as Killua. Killua's death scene was very well done. I felt really sad for him. Thankfully, he'll live to fight another day. __________________

2013-10-22, 17:09	Link #3714
kakakka Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2008	It's weird when Killua's scene happen at day, then Gon's scene, which is inserted in the middle of the episode, happens at night...

2013-10-22, 19:54	Link #3717
Clarste Human Join Date: Aug 2004 Age: 37	Or you can just not get tagged by the badge in the first place. In that sense you could think of it as a very complicated "one-touch kill" that you have to avoid from the very beginning.

2013-10-22, 23:24	Link #3719
Hamster Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2007	Do the darts somehow negate a nen-reinforced body? If not then I'm sure a strong, tough as nails reinforcement user would just shrug off the damage and wreck the area until he finds those two.

2013-10-23, 01:47	Link #3720
Anh_Minh I disagree with you all. Join Date: Dec 2005	Hard to say, but even a reinforcement user would have trouble being tough everywhere, all the time. So unless he can guess where the next dart's going to hit (and even Killua could only guess the last one), he's going to get punctured.