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hamazura · 2014-07-01, 15:31

basically after-math + prolog of election arc/rescue gon arc. this is actually double arc running simultaneouly at the same time.
im surprised they showed ging's face straight ahead, in manga ging appearance still mysterious
i hope next episode we'll see new opening animation and ending.

AntonKutovoi · 2014-07-01, 15:42

Great episode of Feels x Feels again.

MCAL · 2014-07-01, 17:28

It's only right that an arc as morally complex, epic and fantastic as Chimera Ant get an episode fully dedicated to a coda. Needless to say this episode was excellent.

chaos_alfa · 2014-07-01, 18:31

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I do wonder how this works. I don't remember the queen eating any part of Kite's body and it also didn't look like Kite was missing any body parts. It could be that he is missing an eye, I think as a corps he always kept one closed.

Clarste · 2014-07-01, 18:52

I would assume she ate his brain. Not like a meat puppet needs a brain to fight.

SHINOBI-03 · 2014-07-02, 08:40

-EPISODE 136-

Spoiler for part 1:

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Spoiler for part 2:

ChainLegacy · 2014-07-02, 20:38

I didn't like Kite coming "back to life," and I especially didn't like him being reborn as a babyish young girl (especially when most ants were born as adults, morphologically speaking). Just ruined his sacrifice and his character in general... The thought of him living on is nice, but it just doesn't work character-wise or plot-wise for me.

Proto · 2014-07-02, 21:08

Well, you had Reina and Hina just in this chapter. Not to mention that Kite was already born really premature and shown as a miniature newborn baby. No time for those fancy super growth hormones.

hamazura · 2014-07-03, 03:14

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Originally Posted by Proto

Well, you had Reina and Hina just in this chapter. Not to mention that Kite was already born really premature and shown as a miniature newborn baby. No time for those fancy super growth hormones.

sexy kaito onee-san incoming?

Clarste · 2014-07-03, 03:31

My assumption is that Kite was reborn as a child to take him/her out of the picture. The new Kite can be a symbol of hope and life going on, but no longer serves the mentor role he/she had while alive. Also, I think it's worth noting that Kite never made any kind of sacrifice. He made a poor choice and paid the consequences. It's just a standard risk of the job. Contrast, say, Netero who had a back-up plan specifically involving his own death.

In other news, I just realized that Ging will be voiced by Rikiya Koyama (well, he already was) and frankly that's sort of surreal.

Haak · 2014-07-03, 14:33

DEM FEELS.

I was not ready for this dammit.

Dengar · 2014-07-03, 15:56

I feel that the feels of this feelsy episode have given me a lot of feels.

revive4563 · 2014-07-03, 16:50

Exactly. I thought FEELS time was over.... a surprise attack.

But I think the half concealed mystery of two girls called Reina is unsatisfactory.
Especially the girl who argues that my name is Kite... is unnecessary.
I've searched about that. Okay, I can understand now. But it wasn't good advanced hint, IMO.
Maybe Togashi took too much time to make this arc.

He was thinking too much. This is one of the harmful effects of that.

Clarste · 2014-07-03, 17:18

I don't see what's confusing about Kite. Like, a good half of the arc was spent talking about how the ants remembered their past lives to some extent. Why is it a surprise that Kite, who was killed by ants, would be reincarnated as an ant? Because his body itself was mostly intact? But the series has also emphasized that the brain is the only human organ that's especially "nutritious" to the ants, and common sense would imply that that's where memories lie anyway, if anywhere.

ChainLegacy · 2014-07-04, 00:03

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Originally Posted by Clarste

My assumption is that Kite was reborn as a child to take him/her out of the picture. The new Kite can be a symbol of hope and life going on, but no longer serves the mentor role he/she had while alive. Also, I think it's worth noting that Kite never made any kind of sacrifice. He made a poor choice and paid the consequences. It's just a standard risk of the job. Contrast, say, Netero who had a back-up plan specifically involving his own death.

In other news, I just realized that Ging will be voiced by Rikiya Koyama (well, he already was) and frankly that's sort of surreal.

He didn't go into things expecting to sacrifice himself, but he basically did to allow Gon and Killua to escape.

Also, yeah, perfect VA for Ging.

Dengar · 2014-07-04, 00:26

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Originally Posted by Clarste

I don't see what's confusing about Kite. Like, a good half of the arc was spent talking about how the ants remembered their past lives to some extent. Why is it a surprise that Kite, who was killed by ants, would be reincarnated as an ant? Because his body itself was mostly intact? But the series has also emphasized that the brain is the only human organ that's especially "nutritious" to the ants, and common sense would imply that that's where memories lie anyway, if anywhere.

Yeah except the queen never ate Kite. In fact we've seen his body still intact only a few episodes ago. And you must've remembered wrong. Because I've never heard of this "the brain is the only important part". Nor did they ever mention anything about removing Kite's brain and eating it.

There's also the matter that Kite is Meruem's twin sister, so should not even have any human memories TO remember.

Gaulek · 2014-07-04, 05:54

Every ants could possibly have memories, some have and some don't. And Kite body wasn't intact, Pito cut his head and after she put it back.

Gan_HOPE326 · 2014-07-04, 09:05

As a manga reader: don't worry, there will be an explanation. I don't know if you'll consider it satisfying but it's definitely something no one has brought up yet.

Arkeus · 2014-07-04, 09:31

Also, keep in mind that Kite's death was about Gon's mental journey, and the way Gon threw away his life for his own guilt.

Having Kite not being dead just makes Gon being reckless even /worse/, so it only increases the message.

pff · 2014-07-04, 17:35

dat Gon transformation

Fucking quality. Does justice to the manga.

Already can't wait for the current arc to be animated.

2014-07-01, 15:31	Link #4861
hamazura whatever Join Date: Jun 2013 Location: wherever	basically after-math + prolog of election arc/rescue gon arc. this is actually double arc running simultaneouly at the same time. im surprised they showed ging's face straight ahead, in manga ging appearance still mysterious i hope next episode we'll see new opening animation and ending. __________________

2014-07-02, 08:40	Link #4866
SHINOBI-03 Senior Member Join Date: May 2012	-EPISODE 136- Spoiler for part 1: Manga: First two thirds of 315, chapter 316, last third of 318 No cold opening this time. -- Shiro logic strikes again See? Even he asks what the heck does that mean! -- Not sure if it's due to lack of background details in the manga, but the cliff wasn't there. Also the transition in the manga made it look like Reina caught on with Brovoda just before he leaves the village as opposed to him walking some distance in the anime ---- Spoiler for part 2: Spoiler for Meruem's twin finally talks: And who is she? If she's not Reina, then whom? I'll give you five minutes to recollect your thoughts... You heard right people... this red headed rat girl... is Kite. I'm still to this day not sure how it worked even after the explanation they'll give later on. I hope I do understand when the anime gets to it. -- Spoiler for Enter the Zodiacs: ------------------------------- Yeah, I can understand if you came out and said you preferred the previous episode as the finale instead of this episode, but hey, this episode wasn't bad at all. 8/10 ------------------------------- Welp guys, this is it. END OF CHIMERA ANTS ARC We started on October 2011 in hopes of having the Chimera Ants arc animated and we got we wanted in all of its glory. Chimera Ants arc. A journey that lasted 61 episodes for a year and couple months. All our excitements went to this arc as soon as the anime started. Sure there have been some ups and downs as we went on but the payoff did worth all our time. It was a long journey we went through together, but it's not over yet as we are entering a new arc and new events to look forward to. But before that, let's take a little look back at the whole arc and see what I saw were the best and worst episodes the way I ranked them: Episode: Rating: 091 - 9.5 116 - 9.5 134 - 9.5 135 - 9.5 082 - 9 085 - 9 096 - 9 100 - 9 111 - 9 121 - 9 126 - 9 130 - 9 131 - 9 077 - 8.5 080 - 8.5 083 - 8.5 093 - 8.5 095 - 8.5 097 - 8.5 101 - 8.5 107 - 8.5 108 - 8.5 112 - 8.5 118 - 8.5 123 - 8.5 125 - 8.5 078 - 8 079 - 8 081 - 8 086 - 8 087 - 8 088 - 8 089 - 8 092 - 8 094 - 8 099 - 8 102 - 8 104 - 8 105 - 8 109 - 8 113 - 8 114 - 8 115 - 8 119 - 8 120 - 8 122 - 8 127 - 8 128 - 8 129 - 8 132 - 8 133 - 8 136 - 8 084 - 7.5 090 - 7.5 098 - 7.5 103 - 7.5 110 - 7.5 117 - 7.5 124 - 7.5 076 - 6.5 106 - 6.5 Now forward to the next arc Last edited by SHINOBI-03; 2014-07-02 at 09:23.

2014-07-02, 21:08	Link #4868
Proto Knowledge is the solution Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: St. Louis, MO Age: 39	Well, you had Reina and Hina just in this chapter. Not to mention that Kite was already born really premature and shown as a miniature newborn baby. No time for those fancy super growth hormones. __________________ How to play Japanese games in Linux

2014-07-03, 14:33	Link #4871
Haak Me, An Intellectual Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: UK Age: 33	DEM FEELS. I was not ready for this dammit. __________________ MAL \| AnimeSuki Choice Awards 2020 Winners

2014-07-04, 09:05	Link #4878
Gan_HOPE326 Maddo Scientisto Join Date: Aug 2013 Location: UK	As a manga reader: don't worry, there will be an explanation. I don't know if you'll consider it satisfying but it's definitely something no one has brought up yet. __________________ ---- What if Goku was super smart and had a thing for philosophy? Find out in The Optimised Wish Project! ---- My other fanfiction can be found here.

2014-07-01, 15:42	Link #4862
AntonKutovoi Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2012 Location: Vladimir, Russia Age: 30	Great episode of Feels x Feels again.

2014-07-01, 17:28	Link #4863
MCAL Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2012	It's only right that an arc as morally complex, epic and fantastic as Chimera Ant get an episode fully dedicated to a coda. Needless to say this episode was excellent.

2014-07-01, 18:52	Link #4865
Clarste Human Join Date: Aug 2004 Age: 37	I would assume she ate his brain. Not like a meat puppet needs a brain to fight.

2014-07-02, 20:38	Link #4867
ChainLegacy 廉頗 Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Massachusetts Age: 34	I didn't like Kite coming "back to life," and I especially didn't like him being reborn as a babyish young girl (especially when most ants were born as adults, morphologically speaking). Just ruined his sacrifice and his character in general... The thought of him living on is nice, but it just doesn't work character-wise or plot-wise for me.

2014-07-03, 03:31	Link #4870
Clarste Human Join Date: Aug 2004 Age: 37	My assumption is that Kite was reborn as a child to take him/her out of the picture. The new Kite can be a symbol of hope and life going on, but no longer serves the mentor role he/she had while alive. Also, I think it's worth noting that Kite never made any kind of sacrifice. He made a poor choice and paid the consequences. It's just a standard risk of the job. Contrast, say, Netero who had a back-up plan specifically involving his own death. In other news, I just realized that Ging will be voiced by Rikiya Koyama (well, he already was) and frankly that's sort of surreal.

2014-07-03, 15:56	Link #4872
Dengar Kamen Rider Muppeteer Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Unknown Age: 39	I feel that the feels of this feelsy episode have given me a lot of feels.

2014-07-03, 16:50	Link #4873
revive4563 Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Inside of frog	Exactly. I thought FEELS time was over.... a surprise attack. But I think the half concealed mystery of two girls called Reina is unsatisfactory. Especially the girl who argues that my name is Kite... is unnecessary. I've searched about that. Okay, I can understand now. But it wasn't good advanced hint, IMO. Maybe Togashi took too much time to make this arc. He was thinking too much. This is one of the harmful effects of that.

2014-07-03, 17:18	Link #4874
Clarste Human Join Date: Aug 2004 Age: 37	I don't see what's confusing about Kite. Like, a good half of the arc was spent talking about how the ants remembered their past lives to some extent. Why is it a surprise that Kite, who was killed by ants, would be reincarnated as an ant? Because his body itself was mostly intact? But the series has also emphasized that the brain is the only human organ that's especially "nutritious" to the ants, and common sense would imply that that's where memories lie anyway, if anywhere.

2014-07-04, 05:54	Link #4877
Gaulek Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2013	Every ants could possibly have memories, some have and some don't. And Kite body wasn't intact, Pito cut his head and after she put it back.

2014-07-04, 09:31	Link #4879
Arkeus Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2008	Also, keep in mind that Kite's death was about Gon's mental journey, and the way Gon threw away his life for his own guilt. Having Kite not being dead just makes Gon being reckless even /worse/, so it only increases the message.

2014-07-04, 17:35	Link #4880
pff Banned Join Date: Jul 2014	dat Gon transformation Fucking quality. Does justice to the manga. Already can't wait for the current arc to be animated.