2013-07-07, 07:15 | Link #3281 | |
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Indeed, that's a good point. Most of the time you get your core protagonists and they all level up as they go along, but in this series, Kurapica got a major upgrade(highly unusual for the non-main char to get such a power boost), Leorio is(probably) left behind, considering Pokkle's strength, and every other ally they've had has been kinda new each arc. I wouldn't say Knuckle is "way" beyond them though; even Knuckle said they are only moving with sheer willpower after doing Ren for 3 hours; that may not be the case if they weren't fighting in the middle of doing training(even though my guess is that Biske's plan is that he IS the training).
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2013-07-07, 10:11 | Link #3288 | |
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My takeaway from that is that the people making the anime don't really care one or another. Or maybe insisted she was female. We'll never know. |
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2013-07-07, 11:05 | Link #3290 |
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I love the way Knov Morel and Netero's powers work well together. Smoke to confuse and divide the enemy. Single out the strongest and send them to a confined space using Knovs powers and then have old man Netero fight them 1v1.
It a good way to start things until the enemy changes tactics at least.
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2013-07-07, 12:37 | Link #3293 |
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japanese fandom is never a good reference poinr either, they love genderswapping and homosexual relations, but certainly the databooks have been proven wrong by the manga itself, but you have a point, after sounding and looking like a female in the anime, its hard to think otherwise, character designs in the manga can change even acouple of times in the same arc.
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2013-07-07, 14:51 | Link #3294 | |
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The character circled in both images is kare (he), also Pitou refers to himself using Boku, which is a masculine pronoun. Also the anime made Pitou look a lot more femine than he did in the manga (though he did become more femine as time went on in the manga as well, he never had breasts iirc). Also the argument about the databooks being unreliable is a horrible one to make. Just because certain facts were retconned doesn't automatically make everything in them invalid. So seeing as how Pitou's gender was never retconned it stands as fact until Togashi proves otherwise. The guidebooks were written by Togashi so they take precedent over EVERYTHING except the manga. I don't know why people are trying to debate word of god here, next your gonna have people saying Knuckle is actually a female... |
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2013-07-07, 17:40 | Link #3295 |
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Thing is, I'm not sure the databooks were written by Togashi himself. Especially considering it's Togashi (the guy barely works on his own manga, so on an entire databook?). That's why I said they were not reliable. HxH aside, I recall quite a few databooks contradicting manga facts.
This only applies to the manga anyway. It's possible Madhouse decided to make Pitou female for whatever reason, in which case CR is not to blame. There have been a few traps in this series but never one with actual breasts. It's not like Pitou's gender even matters. It doesn't affect the plot in any way.
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2013-07-07, 18:38 | Link #3296 | ||
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Here is the covor for the guidebook where it clearly shows Togashi's name. So unless you have a source proving it was ghost written, I'am going to assume it was written by him. Quote:
There are two reasons why I'am trying to prove that Pitou's male. 1. It bugs me that people are so willing to defy word of god, and it makes me think I won't be able to have a deep discussion with these people if they can so readily ignore what the author says. 2. This whole "issue" has even affect the wiki, which a lot of new fans will use to get their information from. |
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2013-07-07, 19:07 | Link #3297 | |
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If you're talking about Wikipedia, trivia info like Pitou's gender shouldn't even be included there.
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2013-07-07, 19:13 | Link #3298 | ||
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I should point out that I'm not arguing for Pitou being female, I'm just trying to deduce people's source of discomfort with it being stated as male. Good one. lol Quote:
Wait, both the lab and the blackboard were in the manga? I had completely forgot them. When I saw them in the anime, I thought Madhouse had finally gone over the top with all the hi-tech the ants had gathered in their little manure-based nest. In second thought, they could have scavaged this from the NGL underground, but a mad scientist's lab seems a little off among drug-producing facilities. Well, guess we can simply file this next to Zazan's bikini and Crocodude's one piece in the Chimera Ant misteries' record. My apologies, Madhouse. As for the episode as a whole, I felt it too short, but I liked if overall. I find Knuckle to be enjoyable, and this episode is useful in establishing his characterization in a humorous way while restating Gon's determination of getting stronger in the same pair of scenes. I'm looking forward to the next episode. It'll be really cool to watch the next fights animated. |
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2013-07-07, 19:31 | Link #3299 | ||
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2013-07-07, 19:42 | Link #3300 | |
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I'm talking in general terms though. HunterxHunter is a pretty well written series, and I don't see Togashi going out of his way to explain anything. The guidebooks only give trivia information, and I seriously doubt they're written by Togashi himself anyway.
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