100% Blind HUNTER X HUNTER Review: The Chairman Election

[@TotallyNotMark]

Thanks for sticking with me this Hunter Hunter review series!

[@tismeah7]

Fantastic series! Always cool to hear your opinions on long series like this!

[@gerardomiranda1491]

Fullmetal alchemist should be the next series you should review. It has gripping story, fantastic characters, and paneling is amazing. Plus it has two anime series and it can be great to see which of the two did left impact. My on brotherhood.

[@kingusopp943]

what's the review for next week? Back to one piece?

[@solidskullz5736]

I started reading it again so I could watch without spoilers, thank you for reviewing it

[@frytoes]

@@gerardomiranda1491 Great idea!

[@pergrineheel3018]

The fact that Ging is hated so much that they almost elected some random hunter for punching him is hilarious to me.

[@solidskullz5736]

Leorio’s a real one for that

[@pergrineheel3018]

@@solidskullz5736 Yea, I love him for it.

[@sirapple589]

How many people do you need to piss off before that even becomes possible?

[@manavkoirala1943]

@@sirapple589 a shit ton to point a random guy gets to semi-finale of election for being chairman

[@jeom3808]

to be fair, it doesn't take too much to realize Leorio isn't any random hunte. (10 seconds of him screaming and yelling about his friend's health can tell you a lot about him)

[@harrison1735]

If you’re worried that other HxH fans will look at you funny for liking Leorio, you shouldn’t be. Leorio is both broadly and deeply popular.

[@ultimasurge]

Definetley wanted him to get a bit of power to logically stay around killua ,kurapika and gon.

[@zzxp1]

I was thinking the same, I have yet to find a HxH fan that doesn't like Leorio.

[@alysondavy2485]

@@ultimasurge Yeah i don't see that happening, Leorio will be relegated to be the "normal dude", even Melody describes his heartbeat as someone who isn't fit to be a hunter,.

[@DarkHarlequin]

This! Me too! 😁

[@kwahn106]

Yea well Melody is straight up wrong! He passed the exam, he gained Nen, he stared down a hundred Hunters, all of which were probably stronger than him, and declared that he wanted to lead them, and he made a damn good showing of it. He's just a fantastic example of someone who's "normal" physically, but makes up for it with his enormous, clanging steel balls.

[@pichukirby]

I think you're mistaken Mark. Everyone loves Leorio. Easily the star of this arc.

[@DoffyDeVito]

Bro I’m sittin here like “he sayin all this like we disagree…” like nah man Leorio’s the goat. And that punch sealed that

[@MrJreed1000]

Meh.. where was he during the ants... or the spiders.. he kinda sucks a little

[@n0face2]

Leorio is a king.

[@juanbaltazar9756]

@@MrJreed1000 he is a doctor, not a fighter, you just missed the entire reason he is loved, he is a person with his own interest, he didn’t know gon was heading to fight the chimera ants, of course he would be focusing on his life goal of becoming a doctor

[@MrJreed1000]

@@juanbaltazar9756 yea.. but that's the problem.. this is a universe with cars...trains.. internet ....and cell phones... he seemed to only be concerned with Gown when he almost died.. the guy had like 3 arcs to call and check up on him....

[@TheBobby2legs]

“Hey that guy punched Ging Freecs, let’s make him president”

[@painvillegaming4119]

I mean people would dp that if somebody punched hitler

[@valentds]

@@painvillegaming4119 not count in a dictature... if someone hitted trump tho...

[@sirrealgaming6913]

I'd vote for em

[@mikeexits]

@@valentds At this point someone who punches Biden in the face would get tons of votes too hahaha

[@nenmaster5218]

@@mikeexits We HxH Fans are SCATTERED AF. We are uncoordinated, so i hope my 'spamming' wil be overlooked by Definetly-and-Totally-NOT-Mark. Cause i wanna say for those that dont know: The Go-to KZbinr for HxH is called New World Review. But Rion Studios and others have also made amazing content. Fans of One, may not even know of the other, so i hope this comment here helps with the fans being so scattered. Also, fellow fans: Let's produce more content. A Slime-Tensei-Mod exists for Minecraft, but nothing of the sort or any sort of fangame exist using the Power-System Nen, so that is telling. Not to mention that real-life and fan-made movies can be amazing, proven by 'Pokemon: Banette's Ciurse'. I am sure if you watch that, you will understand why i call for Fans to do more in these hard times...

[@haidenn6650]

Alluka's existence has actually been implied since the debut of Kalluto, with people even being able to fully guess her name before it was stated, due to the naming scheme of the Zoldycks. Each sibling has a 3 syllable name, always with "llu" in the middle; the first syllable is the last syllable of the previous sibling's name, and the last syllable of their name becomes the first syllable of the next. I-llu-mi -> Mi-llu-ki -> Ki-llu-a. However, before Alluka was introduced, Kalluto's name wouldn't properly fit into this pattern. If the last syllable of "Killua" is "A," and the first syllable of "Kalluto" is "Ka," it would imply the existence of another sibling called "Alluka" in between to fit the pattern.

[@42Caio]

Jesus fuck I never noticed that.

[@nana-rt6zt]

that's wild as fuck and awesome

[@ghosthand9109]

Thats thats really a underrated Fact

[@sprawlz6466]

a name doesn't mean crap. We knew nothing about her or her powers until this arc which made it kind of ass pulley. Just because Togashi knew what her name was gonna be doesn't prove that he knew what role she'd play later on.

[@bob74h67]

@@sprawlz6466 ''a name doesn't mean crap. We knew nothing about her or her powers until this arc which made it kind of ass pulley. Just because Togashi knew what her name was gonna be doesn't prove that he knew what role she'd play later on'' Yet you people love kite who was introduced with his powers in the chimera ant arc just to be a motivator for gon as they couldt have killua die and that scene with the bear means nothing as we just knows that he exists as that point so no different from alluka yet you see her as bad for being a ass pull but you dont see kite as that for the same reason which just proes your hypocrisy

[@shonenbois]

Leorio wasn’t able to be there for Gon in the chimera Ant Arc but Made such an Amazing Comeback in this Arc by Punching the shit outta Gon’s Dad. But his reunion with Gon was really wholesome

[@solidskullz5736]

Leorio’s a real one

[@shonenbois]

@@solidskullz5736 Hell Yeah

[@Meatclowndx]

Leorio would of talked sense into the king

[@tico9951]

i fucking love Leorio

[@yamiookami]

Aw, no mention of the emotional scene where Killua nearly let his fear of Illumi send Nanika away forever. That was the part that got me tearing up.

[@KatherinaBathory]

But it wasn't only because of his fear of Illumi. It's also because he was wrong. He truly thought that would be the best for Alluka. The fact he was willing to quickly realise he was wrong is so so beautiful!!!

[@TrynawalkwithGod]

Bro I swear that moment almost made me shed a tear. When she said "goodbye killua" I was like 😭😭

[@ZekeStaright]

I love that Alluka came out & yelled at him, making her cry... Jerk...

[@YungandRekless545]

OUR PRAYERS WERE ANSWERED! Leorio got the thumbnail art that he rightfully deserves!

[@watchforever1724]

Yeah I’m happy he’s a part of the thumbnail

[@seirramoon388]

Gotta save the best for last ^^

[@JoshQwerty]

I PREDICTED IT LETS GO

[@flanman7760]

"You should enjoy the little detours to the fullest. Because that,s where you'll find the things more important than what you want." - Ging Freecss

[@dekuthartist389]

Bro ging literally exposed mark in his own vid lol

[@JayPal-zt4dv]

That was my senior quote

[@nenmaster5218]

We HxH Fans are SCATTERED AF. We are uncoordinated, so i hope my 'spamming' wil be overlooked by Definetly-and-Totally-NOT-Mark. Cause i wanna say for those that dont know: The Go-to KZbinr for HxH is called New World Review. But Rion Studios and others have also made amazing content. Fans of One, may not even know of the other, so i hope this comment here helps with the fans being so scattered. Also, fellow fans: Let's produce more content. A Slime-Tensei-Mod exists for Minecraft, but nothing of the sort or any sort of fangame exist using the Power-System Nen, so that is telling. Not to mention that real-life and fan-made movies can be amazing, proven by 'Pokemon: Banette's Ciurse'. I am sure if you watch that, you will understand why i call for Fans to do more in these hard times...

[@WillowwoodVA]

Also gine freeces: *gets decked for being a shitty deadbeat dad*

[@superfarful]

Except all the side stories are boring af in this show

[@willlettman5810]

Pariston’s moment to cheedle at the end, revealing his true feelings and how much he valued his relationship with netero was my favorite moment of the entire series. I love how his personality shows so much with so little, you get to glimpse into his goal of just having fun with whatever he is apart of, whilst poking fun at people. -edit I thought you would go more in depth with the zodiacs like you did in most of the other arcs talking about all the moving parts. But I feel like there was a lot you didn’t talk about.

[@joshuaharris3039]

You’re not wrong but I still loved what he did talk about

[@Feeble_cursed_one]

He didn't find it important and that's ok. It is his reaction.

[@sanguine7616]

@Bunny Hunter He never did a blind review of DBZ

[@dirtydan_BTK_]

@@sanguine7616 great point.

[@sanguine7616]

@@dirtydan_BTK_ Thanks, I'm confident in saying that if Mark does ever return to HxH to do in depth character and story analyses like he did with DBZ, I'm sure he would be more thorough and might even mention facial expressions. However, I am not confident that he will ever do that with HXH. In fact I'd say it's unlikely for him to ever do that. Maybe in the very distant future, when he's gotten bored of blind reviews. But I don't see that happening anytime soon.

[@kokujin8]

No mention of Kite: I guess... No mention of Pariston: Why are we even here???

[@ObjectivelyCorrect]

yea kinda weird when he summs up a lot of unimportant stuff.

[@kokujin8]

@@ObjectivelyCorrect based off the ending maybe he got a lil lost in the sauce but this wasnt even an overview. Maybe he can do a redo cause this ain't it.

[@thatonedudea]

As much as I enjoy his content, this whole review was like a high-school essay quickly thrown together for the deadline.

[@MedusaLegend]

Maybe he will talk about him when he goes into the manga only chapters.

[@DarkG7X]

@@MedusaLegend he is not going into the manga only chapters tho

[@4ballssss]

Leorio was more of a brother to Gon than Ging was ever a father.

[@sarveshnathan7559]

Hisoka was a better father than Ging, and that's saying something.

[@chubbyalonso3687]

@@sarveshnathan7559 I think the person you're looking for is Kite.

[@urekmazino6800]

Hunters are selfish people after all

[@igorporfiirio4915]

​@@chubbyalonso3687 Kite was better than both, but yes, hisoka was better than Ging.

[@Binks129]

@@chubbyalonso3687 Kite was his teacher, not a father figure.

[@Anxomaxo]

"There will be no mention of Pariston in this video" *Illumi's Death Stare Intensifies*

[@SennaHawx]

Hisoka: :) Chibi Illumi: "Did you do that on purpose? So that the algorithm would notice my bloodlust?"

[@nowwhat6716]

People who don't enjoy pariston also don't seem to enjoy Chimera ant arc coincidence 🤔

[@saranaila5905]

@@nowwhat6716 I don't think that's the case I didn't like the chimera ant at first for similar reasons that he has, mostly cause the tone of it was darker than previous arcs and it was depressing and different I usually pass throu it or completely skip it when I re-watch only after the 5th time watching hxh did I truly appreciate it could be cause I matured with age but I always liked pariston and I like him more each time

[@fictionarch]

@@nowwhat6716 Don't know what you're talking about. I love Pariston and hate the chimera ant arc.

[@kevonbedford4078]

@@saranaila5905 honestly if you’re a young I can fully forgive someone for not liking the chimera ant arc, heck the 14 year old me would have probably hated but a fully grown adult with a broader sense of morality not liking it? That’s always baffling to me…I love this channels content I really do but I think he done a terrible job with his reviews.

[@Jfoltz39]

I’m confused as how you can review the chimera ant arc without talking about the royal guards, and this arc without talking about Pariston 😭

[@JoveJoved]

He was focused on such the wrong elements during this entire marathon so much, I doubt they were even on his radar.

[@iota-09]

@@JoveJoved to be honest, he was looking for the "wrong things" in hunter x hunter His sentence about the Chimera ant arc in particular: "the philosophy is interesting but, nothing that i haven't explored through conversations in the late hours of the night with close friends" First: wtf are you talking about with your close friends. If it's about analysis sure, but i can't exactly see the Chimera ant arc themes to be just... Something you talk about with friends like that. Maybe at a philosophy talk in school or again, during the analysis of some show or book that deals with exactly that, but without that input, how do you even reach those discussions? Either he glossed over some of the more interesting points of the chimera ant arc, or he's got a pretty non-standard relationship with his friends. Second: how is that reason to not appreciate the themes? If anything, if you discussed about them with passion beforehand, you'd enjoy seeing another author's take on them wouldn't you? Or at the very least, i feel you wouldn't just go "meh, seen already, NEXT!"...am i in the wrong for thinking that? Like i could see that reasoning be applied when a show becomes predictable, but like this... I don't get it. And the fact i don't get it is what makes me believe he couldn't appreciate hxh fully, as much as he might have still loved karge portions of it(the fact that the chimera ant arc apparently depressed him enough to bring him to temoorary nihilism also has to do with that.. but then i wonder if he even his capable of dealing with seinen serieses. Don't let this man near berserk)

[@alonedownthere47]

@@iota-09 i think the point is that "we're the real monsters" is kinda overdone and cliche, not to mention japan doing another nuke reference. it's a good arc and i liked it but it might not seem as deep as some people think it is if you've already thought about this stuff enough or seen similar stuff

[@iota-09]

@@alonedownthere47 that's... Literally only one of the themes about humanity and morality in the arc, and in fact possibly the most minor one even though it is the one with the strongest moral and plot implications. Gyro The regret of the ants that got their memories back The emotional struggle of killua and the other hunters The dynamics between the guards Etc... There was a lot more than just "humans are monsters" in there

[@zeitok8]

he just care about gon and daddy

[@singhzen]

lets take a moment to appreciate the editor , this series has had probably the best editing ive see on this channel , the music , the little non intrusive notes there and there , the flow it all is so unnoticeable yet adds so much

[@alter6860]

badger badger badger

[@dirtydan_BTK_]

Incredible job, honestly

[@faristont4561]

The only thing good about this channel honestly. can't see how he'll do without him/her. better got paid deservingly. GOATed editor, trash reviewer.

[@randomperson6285]

At this point im just watching these lackluster reviews just for the editor's scenes lol. Give them a pay raise !! 🤗

[@42Caio]

The editor was doing the heavy lifting this whole series, Mark's points got lost somewhere along the way honestly. I think his reviews were pretty good until Yorknew but then as HxH starts to grow on scope the quality started to go down as Mark seems to only focus on Gon (and in this last video he barely does even that).

[@Just_Some_Guy_with_a_Mustache]

So now we know: *Mark (reading through every other arc):* Wholesome, melancholic family feelings. *Mark (reading the Chimera Ant Arc):* _Drowning in an indescribable emptiness._

[@zombieguy224]

Quick aside: Leorio didn't catch Ging off guard, Ging took that his on purpose. Given the mastery of nen he displays there's no way an amateur like leorio could land a hit on him if Ging didn't want him to.

[@Ali-ju3xt]

I think Mark actually mentioned that when he was talking about Ging's actions, Saying "By taking a fat one to the face" lol 3:09

[@juliandavidhoffer2022]

@@Ali-ju3xt no he specifically said that Leorio caught him off guard.

[@monkeynuts6638]

Yeah I was about to comment this

[@Ali-ju3xt]

@@juliandavidhoffer2022 Could you put a timestamp ? In 3:09 he was talking about Ging's cleverness and manipulation and said "He took a fat one to the face"

[@juliandavidhoffer2022]

@@Ali-ju3xt I mean bro if you want me to rewatch the video to find the specific time you gonna be wanting till tomorrow. Cause I’m too busy today.

[@bradmachell]

How does my man's not even mention the existence of the dark continent, that shit was so goddamn exciting to me (and hella disappointing at the same time cause it was the end of the anime... And also you know... The whole hiatus thing).

[@jayveeruzforce2322]

Its been a whole decade, Damn. Pray hxh doesnt suffer the same fate as Berserk

[@grassdog46]

we’ll get there eventually

[@bonhonroy8885]

I’m as big a Mark fan as there is, but am pretty upset with this review, and really the hxh review series as a whole. Its totally okay to not resonate with something as much as others, but I feel like the effort just wasn’t put into this as the series went on. He didn’t even mention Pariston, one of the highlights of the arc hands down. And he didn’t even mention Gon and Killua’s goodbye (I consider their friendship one of the strongest pieces of the entire story). I understand that you can’t get into every little aspect of an arc but I just felt the wrong things were being focused on, and he could have spared a few minutes talking about other things. Rant over: still a huge supporter and looking forward to what’s next on the channel!

[@ultravioletentertainment7332]

I know this comment is 2yo but hw did mention earlier on that all the political stuff wasn't his jam. He most likely didn't mention it because he didn't care about it/had nothing good to say because of a personal preference and nothing more. Its like getting someone who doesn't like romances stories to tell you what they liked about a romance moive. They're not going to have much to say and what they do have to say is not going to be anything you found important.

[@scooper7428]

@@ultravioletentertainment7332I know it’s 5 months old but I feel like a lot of commenters don’t realize that.

[@gettingiggywitit9970]

​@@ultravioletentertainment7332 6 months old but you didn't address the even bigger misstep in overlooking the Gon Killua farewell, maybe the most important event in the arc from a character level

[@drilltotheheavens1695]

Leorio feels like a stand in for the audience. He seems like one of the few Lawful Good characters in the show. It’s why people loved *the punch* cause we wanted someone to do that from the start. Cause we all wanted to yell at Ging to go and see his son already!

[@day7053]

Leorio literally scammed people in the York New City arc and almost cost his friends the third round of the hunter exam just to feel up a girl. If anything he's lawful neutral or chaotic good.

[@sumanoskae]

8:15 I actually don't think of Meruem's final moments as a "sad" moment, but a bittersweet moment. He dies in the arms of a loved one; perhaps as peaceful an end as a human being can hope for. And it completes his transformation from a monster into a good man. See, for me, THAT character arc supplied the story with contrast. In as much as Chimera Ant is about the human capacity for savagery, it's also about humanity emerging FROM savagery. In that respect, I've come to view it, first and foremost, as an anti-war story, about two groups of people both convinced of their own right to supremacy. And if only everyone was as willing to change as Meruem was, things might have been different. Even the best of us are capable of cruelty, and even the worst of us are capable of compassion. That is the balance I see in Chimera Ant.

[@damega621]

That is what confused me when he said he liked contrast, because for me Chimera Ants, is the arcs with the mos contrast and the best implemented contrast in the series. I agree with all you say, and Meruem's death is not sad because of what you can remeber (and even so it can be sad just because of that); rather. It was sad because of what it could've been and what he had become, that's why is the saddest moment in the series. I enjoyed the videos though, cause instead of viewing rhem as analysis I just viewed them as commentary so that was okay.

[@Flaxify]

​@@damega621 chimera ant arc didn't end with the Meruem's final moment with Komugi. It ended where it started in that village in NGL with a mother reuniting with her lost child.

[@damega621]

@@Flaxify I already forgot what I said, but yeah I t ended there where you say. Forgive me if I was wrong. I might ve might ve thinking on something else and missed some details

[@Ju4n530]

You couldn't have said it better. That's why the ending song of the Chimera Ant arc is named "Two sides of the same coin".

[@connoredward354]

"Bored by the new characters" How on earth is pariston boring

[@napoiskafarming669]

He's anything but nothing lul

[@DarkHarlequin]

I get it a bit. Pariston is a very interesting character but he needed someone familiar to play off. Yet he only palys off the Zodiacs, Gin and a bunch of other new hunters. I think for Paristone to hit home as much as Law in One Piece, Shikamaru in Naruto or other similar 'interlectual' shounen characters he needed mor familiar people to interact with.

[@davidb5205]

He was boring to me. Maybe I didn't fully understand his character or need to read the manga. His entire motive/purpose in the arc is to troll the Zodiacs?

[@Starkid527]

@@davidb5205 Indeed but see this more like a last dance with Netero than that. He trolled the zodiac to show respect and to play a last time with Netero (because the election was Netero's wish)

[@elohim447]

Yeah I can see how he’s annoying or hated but how boring? I can see how the rest of the zodiacs are boring but not pariston

[@IceAokiji303]

It could actually be argued that Alluka's existence was _very subtly_ hinted at by the names of her brothers. If you put them in order of age, they are Illumi, Milluki, Killua, (Alluka) and Kalluto. There's a trend to the names. The younger one's name starts with the end of the older one, and there's a LLU in the middle. I-LLU-MI MI-LLU-KI KI-LLU-A KA-LLU-TO. But without an A-LLU-KA between Killua and Kalluto, the chain is incomplete!

[@obedulloa6219]

Damn bro, that must look even clearer in kanji

[@IceAokiji303]

@@obedulloa6219 Well, the names are be written in katakana, but yeah it's pretty easy to see (probably would not be in kanji, actually). イルミ - ミルキ - キルア - アルカ - カルト

[@obedulloa6219]

@@IceAokiji303 Awesome. Also I declare myself as ignorant and don't know the difference between kanji and katakana. Is katakana more like spelling and kanji more for concepts?

[@IceAokiji303]

@@obedulloa6219 Pretty close yeah! Kanji are the more complex characters that can be used to reference words, parts of words, concepts, and so on, it's the writing system Japan got from China. Each Kanji can be read multiple (or at least 2) ways, depending on how it is used in a sentence or compound word. Hiragana and Katakana then are two additional sets of simpler-looking characters that are original to Japanese. Hiragana are the more rounded-looking ones, usually used for Japanese words, and especially suffixes where just Kanji aren't enough, and they are common as pronunciation aids in media aimed at younger audiences. Katakana are the more simple and sharp-looking ones, and are generally used for loan words or foreign names, as well as onomatopoeia or just wanting to make something look different (I think a few mangaka have made a specific character speak purely in Katakana to show that there's something weird about how they speak, like the character might be a foreigner with odd pronunciation, or a robot or AI or something of the sort). Each character corresponds to a specific spoken sound, usually either just a vowel, or a consonant+vowel (like Killua's name being written with the syllables KI-RU-A), and then there's N as its own thing (as the only consonant that can stand on its own without a following vowel), and a few extra ones that shove an H or Y in between, plus a couple more that either extend a preceding vowel, extend a following consonant, or change the consonant of the syllable it's attached to, like KA becoming GA or TO becoming DO. On the topic of those pronunciation guides I mentioned, those are usually referred to as Furigana. They are either small Hiragana or Katakana attached to the Kanji that they are supposed to clarify the pronunciation of. Some manga authors have some fun with these and give some things a non-standard pronunciation that can send a conflicting message from what the Kanji implies. I think Togashi did something like that with Netero's final words, but can't remember for sure. On that point, with Hunter X Hunter, there's actually something really fun that Togashi does with these (though not with Gon and Killua). Specifically, with the names of Nen abilities. Nen abilities tend to have a name written in Kanji with possibly some Hiragana mixed in if needed, but then the attached Furigana (given in Katakana) give it a totally unusual pronunciation, usually just straight up in English. For example, Hisoka's ability which has the properties of both rubber and gum, when written in Kanji, is 伸縮自在の愛 which should mean "Elastic Love", but the Furigana pronunciation guide attached to it is バンジーガム, "Banjii Gamu" or Bungee Gum. Or Morel's ability, 紫煙機兵隊 ("Purple Haze Soldiers") having the Furigana ディープパープル, "Diipu Paapuru", Deep Purple. And Kurapika's chain abilities all have a Kanji name that is along the lines of "descriptor of what the chain does - which finger the chain is attached to - chain", and then the Furigana giving an English name for it - so for example, 束縛する中指の鎖 "The Restraining Middle Finger Chain", チェーンジェイル "Cheen Jeiru", Chain Jail. Stuff like this is the trend for most Nen abilities we've seen. I just think it's neat how Togashi makes up these weird double names.

[@obedulloa6219]

@@IceAokiji303 You're the real cap man. The explanation was more than complete, was educative and I'm immensely thankful for it cause now I understand a lot more. About Netero last words, I remember it had the double meanings of Evolution and Malice.

[@shaqeelokneal8996]

Mark: [Meruems death] didn’t even remotely effect me Me: *LIKE A DAMN SOCIOPATH*

[@Fullmetal719]

Hello. I understood this reference.

[@subzeroxi984]

Aight.

[@GoingMerry]

you know, I'm starting to think that this guy actually IS Mark

[@PlanetaryPluto]

You 🤝 Flat Earthers.

[@leandrodiaz5433]

i disagree

[@VarjoPira]

Who's going to tell Mark Ging not only let Leorio hit him, but stole his technique too?

[@DarkMaster879]

Let him discover it in the manga

[@yuvalenriquebenamuizquierd6867]

Whoops!

[@ThePhilosophyII]

I was hoping he would at least cover the pre-boat section of the next arc. Need to see his reaction to that, and THE fight (you know the one)

[@manavkoirala1943]

@@ThePhilosophyII THE BEST FIGHT

[@mayankbawari]

@@ThePhilosophyII ahh, the FIGHT

[@gardenofnen1365]

One of the things I love most about HxH is how everything thought to be black-and-white, eventually becomes gray in a really subtle fashion: e.g. Hisoka, Chrollo, the Phantom Troupe, Pariston, and Ging should by all rights be considered horrible people morally. Yet the unique and cryptic way in which their stories and personalities are framed makes you oddly fascinated by at least interested in them.

[@SennaHawx]

I also love how the framing of characters is totally depending on the situation. As you said: The Phantom Troupe show a level of comradery and trust towards each other on a similar level as the Strawhats in One Piece do. Hell...they're mainly thieves (Pirates) aswell, who came together to find a home in meteor city. On the opposite end of that is Netero, who is a bored & passive old man the first time we meet him, with the only thing that gives him joy being battles with extremely formidable opponents. Both physical, aswell as mentally (Pariston). He isn't really that different from Hisoka, except that he is experienced enough to know that there are no/barely any people left in the world strong enough to fight him head on. All of the antagonists in HxH have shown themselves to be able to form strong bonds with other characters. Meanwhile lots of the protagonists constantly struggle with compassion. Some - Killua & Netero at the beginning - were also almost apathetic when it comes to the lives of other humans. I love this manga lol

[@The_Oracle_58]

I mean they are horrible people, theres no ambiguity about it. But they're familial bond is nice

[@awadejamaica8330]

HxH it’s so good

[@JamesFox849]

I was utterly amazed watching your One Piece review series. Your commentary on and analysis of One Piece was well-argued, insightful, nuanced, and in-depth enough that it made me see One Piece in an entirely new light. I have been reading One Piece since 2011, for over half of my entire life now, and after watching your reviews it is an entirely new series to me. With these Hunter x Hunter reviews I just feel none of that. It feels like rather than taking the time to really think-through what Hunter x Hunter is, what it says about Shonen as a genre and how it twists and - at times - elevates its typical tropes, asking yourself *why* it is that this series is so beloved like you so eloquently answered in your One Piece reviews... it feels like you just talked about what interested you, about what you like and didn't like, but without any deeper analysis of the series. It feels like you judge it for what you want it to be, not for what it is. That's fine! I don't even necessarily disagree with most of what you have to criticize about Hunter x Hunter, I think your reasons for disliking parts of it are very well explained. But you spend so much time justifying your dislike that you forget to actually review the story itself, and this video is the extreme of that issue with this series *as review.* I love hearing you talk about how much you love Leorio, because I love Leorio, and because Ging totally deserved way worse. But as other people have VERY justifiably pointed out... you leave out way too much in favor of only talking about what you liked and continuing to defend your opinion on the Chimera Ant arc. The level of investment you have in the story of One Piece vs. Hunter x Hunter is apparent, and I'm not criticizing you for liking one series more than another, I'm criticizing what seems like - from my perspective - letting how much you personally liked a series prevent you from treating a series with the same level of scrutiny and the same brilliance of analysis that you've more than shown yourself capable of.

[@JamesFox849]

I'm probably too harsh here given my own enjoyment of Hunter x Hunter, but I 100 % will stand by that Hunter x Hunter has just as much nuance and complexity in its narrative, its narrative structure, and in its creative and innovate usage of the shonen genre as a vehicle for telling a story, as One Piece does. I just am failing to grasp here how, even disliking the series, none of that was picked up upon in these reviews.

[@JamesFox849]

Sorry not "disliking the series," but not enjoying it as much as with One Piece.

[@spacezoo5079]

.....Meruem dying is sad because he'd evolved so much in his time alive, by the time he dies he may no longer be a threat to humanity.....I guess Mark didn't catch on to that though. Oh, and that a total innocent died with him out of pure kindness.

[@Flyhr]

Yeah he definitely grew as a character but it's still questionable whether or not he would've continued his world conquest if he hadn't have been poisoned and wasn't already on his death bed.

[@Slashhead1]

Most of us here have seen or read hxh multiple times. I bet if he decides to see the anime sometime, he'll get it better

[@fireassassin16]

@@Slashhead1 to your point I enjoyed the chimera ant arc on the second watch so much more

[@ShirouBrando]

Soo we just gona talk the whole video about leorio and not even MENTION gon and killiua going there separate ways!?

[@nowwhat6716]

I feel U 😭

[@TheArcSet]

Or that Gon lost his nen and had his protagonist privileges revoked for bad behaviour.

[@ShirouBrando]

@@TheArcSet i mean to be fair thats never specifically told till after in the manga but not mentioning kite either also extremely hurts

[@TheArcSet]

@@ShirouBrando True.

[@NARUTOS25]

Those last 2 reviews were sadly subpar

[@DarkGrimmjow777]

I loved Pariston's role in this arc, the fact that u dont even mention him is really confusing. Same thing with the royal guards in the last two videos, they had a super interesting dynamic with meruem and u ignored it completly. Not saying you're wrong, It's just really interesting to see how different people weigh the elements in play.

[@argusng2423]

its Very clear as a fan who's watched this series a couple times that he does not really care about hxh. At this point he just wants to churn out the youtube series and move on.

[@panthekirb7561]

@@argusng2423 Based

[@chadsworthgigafuck7076]

@@argusng2423 yeah

[@DyLeN17]

@@adrianpg4460 I've seen all his videos and I would consider a big fan of his but the HxH videos and the jojo videos have been half-assed in comparison to his one piece videos and DB. The videos are literally saved by editing. The essays are just lackluster and quickly set aside important information for both jojo and hxh

[@damega621]

@@adrianpg4460 there are very few comments like this in this section... I was literally looking at the comments for a while now and this is the first comment like this. I would recommend you to skip these comments if it concerns you, because by asking that the same can be asked of you, why are you like this?. I just skip these kind of comments don't let them take any of your time. Believe me you are just wasting, just some advice

[@felipecagorago]

3 minutes in and your editor says that you not talking about Pariston... why Mark, WHY?

[@lifeloverNorris]

Either rushed work to meet schedule, or he doesn't know what to say about Pariston. To be fair, Pariston is a pretty mysterious entity in this arc, and we only learn more of him as a character in the next arc.

[@War_Maker]

@@lifeloverNorris he’s the main antagonist of the arc lol, Illumi is childs play next to him.. ignoring Pariston when reviewing this arc makes no sense.

[@DarkwingDash]

@@lifeloverNorris Yeah, in this arc he’s kind of an enigma. Especially since, as you said, he barely gets any kind of exposition or resolution until the next arc, so why shortchange any of the threads that will get closure to talk about him. I would have liked at least one comment about him though.

[@godusopp2752]

@@War_Maker no he is just a mysterious person in this arc . Next arc before they set sail he is expanded more

[@apoptosisduellinks109]

@@War_Maker then again, is this video a summary of what happened, or an exploration of Mark's reactions (thoughts and feelings) to this arc?

[@Theta117]

This arc deserved way more analysis, pretty disappointed with how you handled this series mark

[@serv-on]

No mention of chars getting killed or anything, just lazy

[@randomperson6285]

Samee :((

[@juliandavidhoffer2022]

Bro it’s how he handles everything.

[@jayveeruzforce2322]

@@juliandavidhoffer2022 He messed up once on Jojo and hxh, Other than that he has been pretty on-point. And lmao, This is a REVIEW not an analysis

[@juliandavidhoffer2022]

@@jayveeruzforce2322 my problem is that people not only treat it like it is an analysis he claims to be an analyst.

[@benadams834]

I have to say, your last couple of reviews have just completely ignored quite a few very significant moments and characters. It feels sloppy and rushed.

[@serv-on]

Yup lazy, dude has father issues to he needs to work out off his channel too

[@FlappoTheSilentScientist]

@Im_Quartz I pretty sure he's just saying he'd rather not hear about it so often in these anime reviews

[@Cub__]

@Im_Quartz you say that as if your any better from how you speak, relax dork.

[@sanctityninja9345]

69

[@anotherpawn]

Old comment but yeah. This is what happened at the end with JoJo Part 5 where he skipped over major character deaths and didn't go in depth with anything. He has a very specific type of story that he likes and the moment that something contradicts what he thought it would do, he dislikes it and does not try to understand what the other side has to say.

[@RicardoRicoBarroso]

The lack of mention of Paristan and how little you touch on Aluca, when you spend almost half the video talking of previews arcs and other series, I find very disappointing. But at the end is your video and you'll touch on what is important to you. Thanks anyway

[@aaronr.265]

I like how you didn’t even discuss the main antagonist of this arc Pariston and what he means for the series going forward

[@XraynPR]

Yeah, Mark seems to really focus on emotional moments with the main characters

[@achinthyas319]

Well he's not going to be reading any further so there's that

[@chemicalbrother5743]

@@adrianpg4460 not hilariously bad as marks videos

[@thacobell4700]

Nah, the election was the side story. Kilua and Aluca's journey to save Gon was more interesting, fun, and important to the story going forward.

[@aaronr.265]

@@thacobell4700 Killua and Gon leave the story after this

[@mugz7360]

“You should enjoy the little detours to the fullest. Because that's where you'll find the things more important than what you want.” Id call this series review a C- appreciate the time but you missed alot of substance.

[@samlerf]

DBZimran did

[@leultrainstinct406]

Nah he covered most of it. It just seems like Hxh fans want everyone to think the series is perfect lol

[@zaynthemane]

@@leultrainstinct406 He either missed or skimmed a lot of important details. The review series could’ve been better. Don’t turn this into a petty fan war.

[@awadejamaica8330]

A C+ for the Hunter exam and Yorknew city videos

[@mambaforever9593]

@@zaynthemane the reviews could've been better, but these bums take him not liking something in the story as a personal attack. I love hxh, but i hate MOST of the fanbase, which is full of pseudo-intellectual, entitled people.

[@chasepene223]

With it all complete now i gotta be honest, this review of HxH as a whole just wasn't it, and I wanna preface that I love Marks content his One Piece reviews slapped, but this didn't do HxH justice

[@rasin9391]

One big issue I would give hxh is that thematicly the beginning and the main series are as different as night and day. Mark has totally fallen into it and mischaracterized soooo many moments because he doesn't identify many pay offs as such and just thinks of them as setup.

[@chasepene223]

@@rasin9391 holy shit you put it into words well done

[@rasin9391]

@@chasepene223 THATS SO NICE I never put it into words so I will do that here just so I can refine my opineon. Sorry but its long! I love Greed Island because of the card system. I think it is very thought out and super fun to think about. This makes rewatching the show a ton more fun since I am rewarded for knowing how well everything sticks together and how well thought out the world is. But thats not the perspective Mark took and thats not how the show advertises itself as in the beginning. From the first 2 arcs I expect a netflix and chill show with a focus on a emotion. I expect it to be like one piece. One piece can be destroyed if you investigate the world too much. But thats just a tradeof for making the show more binge-able. But the in heavens arena this same style of consuming the show suddenly becomes your enemy. NOW you need to understand how Nen works because from now on everything will build on it. If you lay back too much the show will appear super dry and boring. -Why are they talking so much? -Why are there no satisfying fights? -60 episodes for 1 arc and only a handful of relevant fights? Because now everything becomes more like Death note. There are clear rules and those don't always require physical combat. Knowing about those and beeing able to predict characters moves is insanely satisfying to me. It makes the world feel immersive if the characters and the magic stay true to their nature. But ofcourse! Thats the opposite of a show you can watch in your bed with music on or while cooking. To me it came natural since I love card games and I find it incredibly satisfying to see a well thought out story with attention to detail and creative powers. Mark on the otherhand seems to prefer the characters. After all his favourite part of onepiece was water 7. I think he falsely identified Nen as a distraction from Gon who he expected to be at the center of this show. Everything that happened had to do something to bring gon closer to ging. And in my opineon he is not totally wrong. If you only look at the very beginning then the show seems to work this way. Alright so if what I just said is correct then we can perfectly see why he disliked Greed Island. He criticised the arc for having the entire setting be irrelevant and unnecessarily complicated. Why? Because it distracts from Gon and Ging. But why does everyone else love this arc? Because the cards are awesome! It stands on its own. He said there is way to much exposition (setup) and only barely any payoff for for the card aspect. But to the core audience of hxh which love the complex but satisfying systems it establishes the setup itself is the payoff. Thats why we love new character reveals because they got new awesome powers. And thats why so many people love to learn about the cards. In the chimera ant arc this is dialed up to 110%. The narrator injects explanations and consistency into us. Everything makes so much sense. But ofcourse! It has little to do with gon and drags out the story. He completely ignores meleoron and ikalgo in all of his reviews and called them "walking plot conveniences". In the elction arc there is almost no combat anymore and it doesn't stop in the manga. And Mark didn't get any of it.

[@silversauceran]

@@rasin9391 he should’ve done yu yu hakusho first to get accustomed to the Togashi way in a more simple and digestible series

[@Johten]

Unfortunately I think he had a problem seeing certain things. He also missed like 90% of the main themes in his part 5 Jojo review. Mark is an incredible analyst. He sometimes misses the mark (pun not intended) which I don't really hold against him. No one is perfect and I love his content!

[@Ausholliday15]

Leorio punches ging *EVERYONE LOVED THAT*

[@icyblackout]

Mark didnt mention Paristan or gon losing his nen

[@carteryesno9364]

@@Yogy19 he’s not watching the anime

[@jpm8002]

‘Catching Ging off guard with the punch’ Sure Marc, sure, Ging saw it coming but let it happen so it would rally people to vote for Leorio

[@someguy6152]

That... Was unusually short and completely skipped a lot of the plot... I guess it touched Mark alot for him to completely zone in on specific parts of the story like that and ignore others entirely. Namely as "editor-san" has said Pariston and Kite, but also Hisoka and the multiple confrontations between Illumi and Killua. Still the way this part was covered feels a lot different than the rest of both this show and the recent reviews in general... odd...

[@Mathlink2695]

Leorio didn't catch Ging offguard, Ging literally took the hit to make the election go on and literally to learn the move. I don't think we've seen Ging let his guard down so far, the guy's an absolute monster.

[@DannyHsn]

What do you mean learn the move? I swear if this is another spoiler

[@c7v96]

@@DannyHsn 😬🤐

[@Milr._jpg]

Not a spoiler, it was already mentioned in the anime

[@Sku11Ski11]

PA-RIS-TON!!!! He was as important as Leorio in this arc.

[@subarusama5673]

@@adrianpg4460 Get some sleep. Pariston was/is so important, most people even don't know how much... ;)

[@42Caio]

Pariston was by far the most entertaining part of this arc. Not the most compelling (that was Killua's plotline IMO), but the most entertaining. He was constantly coming up with new bullshit and making the whole election proccess as miserable as he could, basically for no other reason than for laughs (and because he believes it's what Netero would have wanted). It's funny seeing his and Ging's back and forth and Cheadle just wanting everything to fucking end already.

[@MrM9819]

7:40-7:46 That's because you chose to ignore all the light hearted and positive moments in the Chimera Ant arc, like Reina's reunion with her mother or *KOMUGI"S ENTIRE CHARACTER* for example.

[@carsonspinks1067]

He read them. Just because he didn't talk about them doesn't mean he ignored it. He just didn't like it enough to mention it in the video

[@MrM9819]

@@carsonspinks1067 Your comment is completely irrelevant to what I'm talking about. Mark claims that "the Chimera Ant arc was extremely negative with no breaks" and "One-note" which is objectively false. Komugi, Ikalgo, Welfin, Palm, Reina and others had positive character arcs with lots of optimistic and light hearted moments. Mark chose to ignore those characters and their moments for the sake of his little narrative and his misrepresentation of the arc. It's not a matter of opinion, what he said is just wrong.

[@carsonspinks1067]

@@MrM9819 it was more boring to him instead of light-hearted

[@MrM9819]

@@carsonspinks1067 Then he should've said so instead of straight up lying.

[@carsonspinks1067]

@@MrM9819 I may be wrong but I believe that he said he didn't like ikalgo, or welfin, but he did say that he liked Komugi but the constant threatening of Komugi from Meruem during the beginning of their games isn't exactly light hearted. Pouf going back and forth on killing her every time meruem talks about or to her isn't exactly light hearted. None of these events are enough to overcome the darkness and sadness I felt during this arc that I had to stop several times watching it as I couldn't handle it all

[@KalleVilenius]

Over 900 days have passed since the last chapter was released. This hiatus is longer than the siege of Leningrad.

[@ItUnidentified]

His wife / assistants will have to finish the series

[@SennaHawx]

I read that in the 2011's narrator voice

[@TheArcSet]

D.Grey-man.

[@JTROCKAA12]

Me and my roommate just finished watching through the 2011 anime. We would always joke that when Leorio learns Nen, his signature move would be "the Leorio Laser". When he made that bolt of lightning to create the portal in order to punch Ging, we both lost our minds, screaming "THE LEORIO LASER IS REAL!!!!!"

[@midknightshade330]

He didn’t even say Nanika’s name. Along with Leorio’s reunion with Gon, Killua apology to Nanika made me tear up as well. Along with what other people have said, these past couple reviews just haven’t been it.

[@OGRia]

yea im someone who recently just finished hunter x hunter and just wanted to see what people think of it after finishing only the anime, idk why i landed on his videos first (i watched his last 5 videos about hxh), but these reviews have been so shallow and with little substance that i was quite disappointed even though i am not a "real" viewer of his channel. his fans must feel much worse about these reviews.

[@alanambrister381]

Totally Not Mark: The Chairman Election arc Me: Who is elected chairman? TNM: …

[@Thouhand.]

I think it was the dog girl who ended up winning the election, but it's been a while so I'm not sure.

[@pergrineheel3018]

@@Thouhand. It was Parrison

[@tinystegosaurus587]

@@pergrineheel3018 yeah, then "haha suckers, I won! But I don't actually wanna do this, give it to Cheedle"

[@pergrineheel3018]

@@tinystegosaurus587 Wait is that from the manga, or did I miss something cause I thought she had gotten a position under him.

[@tinystegosaurus587]

@@pergrineheel3018 Iirc, she was second in the voting but Pariston stepped down. I'm almost up to that part in my re-watch though so I could be wrong

[@mohabmohamed6872]

"This is a Hunter x Hunter review" god i love this editor 😂😂

[@iota-09]

As much as criticism as it might be, i'm starting to feel like the editor may be a better reviewer than mark himself... At the very least, he seems to have a better understanding of how a review should be structured(definitely not wasting minutes on end talking about things that are now irrelevant while skimming over plot-central subjects) as well as knowing what the viewers want

[@MrM9819]

@@iota-09 100% agree.

[@faristont4561]

@@iota-09 a kid could review better than him. let alone this awesome editor

[@mohabmohamed6872]

guys take it easy this guy is just saying his own experience don't go flaming him if you don't like what he experienced (which is actually really good in my opinion) if you don't enjoy it just don't watch it or at least put some useful criticism.

[@iota-09]

@@mohabmohamed6872 it's just... They're more like hot takes/first impressions than proper reviews is the thing, that's why i'm complaining.

[@Siscon92]

I'm just surprised to see how little of the story actually got through to Mark. Feels like the expectations and how he thinks something should be really ruined the experience for him. At least we know he's honest

[@rachelmiller8127]

Yeah like all i got from the chimera review and how he felt was "but it made me feel bad :

[@b_delta9725]

i honestly think hxh is a story you should read at your own pace, trying to really understand everything and get into the character's point of view. When i first read it, I thought it was great, but I didn't try to actually understand why characters did certain things, or why Togashi took decisions like reviving Gon and Kite, i read it all with a shonen perspective and missed a lot of the nuance.

[@yep_itsmeagain]

Not even going lie, this probably was Mark's weakest series review. Kind of was disappointed. I'm not a huge fan of HxH, but I definitely feel like it didn't get the same love and treatment as the One Piece review or even the Jojo review. It started off with that love, but the last 3 arcs felt idk how to explain how I feel about it Like this video for example, Mark didn't even touch on the major plot elements of the story. He still never talked about why Gon ended up in the hospital bandage up in the first place lol He never talked about what made Alluka special and how that power may have connections to the the next's arcs plot the dark continent. I was hoping he touched on the imagery that was shown when Alluka killed someone. Instead he talked about One Piece for 3 mins lol. He didn't even touch on the dynamic that Ging and Partisan has. He didn't talk about how the theme of the committee is based on the Chinese zodiac and how Ging's animal the boar pretty much gives you an idea of his character. Like I find it hard to believe he love the series, when the last 3 arc reviews he barely talked about the series lol. Like man I feel like the last two arc reviews were pretty disappointing. I'm looking forward to the next series he review, because man this didn't look good at all. Lord I hope it's not MHA.

[@The810kid]

I'd honestly say the last 4 arcs because the York new City arc could have been done better as well Melody and the rest of the group Kurapika worked for didn't even get mentioned.

[@zabi_aka]

I never read jojo, so can't say anything about those reviews, but i felt pretty disappointed with OP reviews as well. I feel like mark has set a pretty much impossible schedule, where he doesn't even have time to take in the material and properly analyse it.

[@yep_itsmeagain]

@@The810kid Yeah it's like he skipped around a A LOT of plot. Like how the hell didn't he find the chairman election plot interesting in the chairman election arc lmao. Honestly I love Leorio, but I had to disagree that without Leorio the arc wouldn't be good. Just Killua family plot alone was interesting story dumps.

[@yep_itsmeagain]

@@zabi_aka Yes, but even with OP he went back and did videos explaining and discussing varies pieces he missed. He even took a break and came back and talked about OP. Every video on OP he would discuss something he missed or that his editor pointed out. You can tell he REALLY enjoyed One Piece with how it's basically become his shonen measuring stick over Dragon ball. He did the same thing with Jojo as well. He took breaks during these longer shonen series to soak it in and came back and enjoyed the rest of the series and did more analyzing of the story. He didn't do this with HxH. With HxH it seems like after the first arc he seemed like he was just forcing himself to continue and the cracks fully showed during the CA arc where he skipped over complete plot points, Easter eggs, events that setup future events, etc. Like I pointed out he still didn't talk about why Gon wanted to kill Pitou. Hell he didn't even talk about the most shonen part of the series when Gon beat Pitou with his detached arm. He never really talked about Nen abilities either after Yorknew. It's like he just felt forced and wasn't interested in the series anymore. I'm surprised more hardcore HxH fans aren't more vocal. I'm glad they're respecting his opinion. Like Mark is still one of my favorite manga review channels. I respect his opinion, but man I'm disappointed in this one.

[@zabi_aka]

@@yep_itsmeagain 100% agree

[@redchan2571]

I feel like one reason why mark feels a lack of enjoyment to this story is due to his big focus on the plot of "Gon finding his father" when the meat of the story is really about the characters, where the goal only serves to carve a way for the character centric storytelling, as ging once said "You should enjoy the little detours to the fullest. Because that's where you'll find the things more important than what you want." While finding ging was a goal, it was never the focus of the story, it is also why some fans are still anticipated about the story's future even though "Gon already found Ging"

[@svnms8841]

14:34 I thought it was clear that Ging doesn't actually think that relying on friends is a weakness. After he states that, the operator asks him if the real reason is that he is too shy to meet Gon's friends, and Ging just dismisses that and tells her "just do what I said" implying he was embarassed.

[@kingQ28]

Mans made a whole vid on the last arc and didn’t mention Paristan. L

[@damarkomoore5236]

@@adrianpg4460 he wasn’t but he was a big part of it.

[@godusopp2752]

@@damarkomoore5236 no he wasnt . He becomes a bigger part right before the kakin empire sets sail

[@MrM9819]

@@godusopp2752 Completely false. He was already a fan favorite since the election arc.

[@damarkomoore5236]

@@godusopp2752 lol pariston was huge in this arc his troll game was on another level.

[@42Caio]

@@adrianpg4460 How is Pariston not narratively relevant? He's one of the main driving forces behind the election itself.

[@PhilipMcCrotch]

Loved watching the reviews but it really seems Hunterxhunter wasn’t given as much love and time as One Piece and Jojo

[@SuperMizuki111]

Agreed

[@leultrainstinct406]

I think it was but he just doesn’t think it’s some flawless masterpiece like a lot of hxh fans do lol.

[@serv-on]

One piece is the most bloated filler show ever, easily surpassing dbz by 100’s of pointless episodes where literally nothing happened

[@mambaforever9593]

@@nichescenes calm down bruh. I love hxh but it's overrated by its idiot fans who say it's the gretest thing ever written. It's a very good story, but it's not all that special apart from some arcs.

[@clydu91]

@@nichescenes nobody reading all that nerd.

[@The_Fallen_]

ging was so hated among the general public, they almost elected a random person who they could all take in a fight

[@hrafnknutsson2859]

um Mark, when did Ging ever say that having friends was a weakness? dude has plenty of friends himself hell he even made greed island with a group of friends of his and when talking with Gon he told him that the greatest treasure he found was the friends he made along the way. You clearly have misunderstood his character

[@selfimprovement5873]

No, Ging wouldn't let Gon see him at Greed Island if he chose his friends to come with him. Which is why Ging sent Gon to Kite instead. Remember?

[@hrafnknutsson2859]

​@@selfimprovement5873 it was stated that Ging gets embarrassed and grouchy in odd situations so he didn't want Gon to bring a crowd with him

[@selfimprovement5873]

@@hrafnknutsson2859 Knowing Mark's experiences based off this video. I think that is a fair interpretation his Ging's actions. Paints Ging as more morally gray but that's just my opinion.

[@sarafontanini7051]

he took like one element frm a single scene and made that a major focal point of the character, regardless of whether that character actually ever states that belief going forward or if it matches his personality.

[@welheizel9682]

I think every "bad" thing mark has experienced with this series is easily explained with "you're supposed to feel that "

[@kevonbedford4078]

I think Gin is a bad dad yes but I feel you’ve completely misunderstood the character…..the most important message hxh gave was what Gin tried to teach Gon, basically enjoy the journey not the destination or it’s the detours and the people you meet to achieve a goal is more important than the goal itself and you didn’t even touch on it. I don’t think you resonated with this series the way most have which is completely fine.

[@comicgames3962]

Facts I also think it as Gin wanting Gon to be prepared for the new world

[@kevonbedford4078]

@@comicgames3962 yea Gin actually invested a lot of effort into setting things up for Gon and he’s actually expressed love for Gon in his own way like when he told the dodgeball guy can’t remember his name that he can’t kill is son…he made an entire game to train Gon lol

[@kevonbedford4078]

Another issue I have is the fact that he didn’t comment much on Gon and Killuas friendship which I think is the best and most authentic in anime history…how they both reacted to saying good bye was definitely a point worthy to talk about

[@The810kid]

Marl admitted to what alot of people have been saying since his early reviews is he projected way too much of his personal experiences on the relationship of Ging and Gon

[@kevonbedford4078]

@@The810kid yea which is fine but not mentioning a huge aspect of a character is a bad review…he didn’t even mention Pariston as a character…I mean come on…really???

[@yashaoftheflames8475]

Damn I didn't think I would get spoiled for Your name in a hunter hunter review

[@waitselljones8068]

Right, I managed to dodge them two or three times in other reviews of his, but he wanted to make sure that this time I got the spoiler.

[@shawnderricks8024]

Didn’t mention kite, gon and killua parting ways....come on now.

[@Randomaccount9470]

He also didn't mention the Royal guard gaining humanity and their dynamics, Killua challenging members of his family in every season to a certain extent

[@Randomaccount9470]

He also didn't mention the Royal guard gaining humanity and their dynamics, Killua challenging members of his family in every season to a certain extent

[@GambitRaps]

As a heads up, this video is not in your Hunter x Hunter playlist, the last video in the playlist right now is the Chimera Ant arc.

[@seaslash20]

How could he have forgotten?

[@Ray6695]

Oof.. this was rushed. Nothing on Tsubone and the other butler. Nothing on the Zoldyk dynamik. No mention of the famous Hisoka/Illumi moment. No mention of Pariston. The reunion of Gon and Ging effectively skipped. Idk what was going in your life at that time, or what occupied your mind, but I think after you were disappointed in part 2 of the ant arc you shut down and werent rly open to the manga and its underlying motives. I was very excited about this review but maybe I was spoiled by the deep and profound analysis from the absoult genius that is Alexcander. Check out his videos if you want a deeper insight into this manga. It seems to me Mark felt the need to finish this series because it was so highly requested but I honestly doubt he wanted to. Hard to watch at the end.

[@Bob-rt3dk]

There was clear signs he had been losing interest all the way back in yorknew. Each review became less in depth with many key parts being omitted. Each review felt more rushed both in terms of script and clearly him reading the story. I feel his philosophy on writing ingrained into him by other Mangas made this hard for him to enjoy due to his preconceived thoughts on how writing should be done. He clearly misunderstood/misinterpreted certain details of the story or flat out read them wrong. I was very upset by this review solely due to the fact he is usually incredibly analytical and perfectly captures the flaws and upsides of most series he reads. He appreciates and notices small details and fully comprehends themes, messages, and characters. However I feel this was a double edged sword because now he is pretty much known for and feels expected to review these stories as such. Overall this review only proved to me he had little interest and decided to simply rush it out the gate simply because he felt obligated at this point.

[@Bob-rt3dk]

In short yeah I agree this hurt to watch

[@nnamdiadiele1715]

Agree with the both of you wholeheartedly

[@anotherpawn]

Old comment but yeah. This is what happened at the end with JoJo Part 5 where he skipped over major character deaths and didn't go in depth with anything. He has a very specific type of story that he likes and the moment that something contradicts what he thought it would do, he dislikes it and does not try to understand what the other side has to say.

[@michaelhsparksshorts]

I would love to see your thoughts on Berserk at some point. Kentaro Miura’s art, careful storytelling, and paneling really elevate it to the next level. I understand it might be more difficult to cover on KZbin because of its more graphic and adult themes, but I think it would be worth it.

[@XraynPR]

Going by things he said, I figure he wouldn't like it. Berserk is not a somewhat lighthearted shonen, and Mark seems to somewhat dislike these more bleak things

[@yushaare]

He did post on twitter Volume 1 of Berserk, so maybe

[@LeMasterofSwords]

He did buy the first volume so maybe?

[@KalleVilenius]

This would be sweet.

[@yup7380]

I don't think Berserk is for him, he should do something else maybe something like Fullmetal would work better for him to review.

[@arcanus5120]

Shame there was no Paristan appreciation in terms of his parallels with Ging, I suspect it/he comes off a lot better in the anime, but aside from that- cool video! Appreciated the Leorio appreciation!

[@Pedropaulopoloni]

I know it's supposed to be HIS reaction and that he's allowed to focus on whatever he wants and he owes us nothing and all that. But his HxH reviews were sort of disappointing tbh, specially towards the end, he glossed over so much stuff that it made it look like he couldn't be bothered to pay attention to the manga. Even the stuff that he DID touch on, it felt to me like he didn't give himselft enough time to talk about them. These videos felt like the times I would write something for school about a book I couldn't be bothered to read and only read a summary of.

[@ChcikenTender]

Perfectly said.

[@ThatCringeCalledIggleboz]

Problem is that if he wasn't doing reviews for this series he would have just dropped it a long while ago, probably around the start of the chimera ant arc, so it does just feel unnatural and forced. Just dragging himself through it because he needs to finish his KZbin series.

[@nnamdiadiele1715]

100% I also resonate with that last part lmao

[@ryder4553]

Editor-san, you make me wanna learn video editing! The timing, creativity, comedy in your work make this series so entertaining to watch. Really great work!

[@nenmaster5218]

We HxH Fans are SCATTERED AF. We are uncoordinated, so i hope my 'spamming' wil be overlooked by Definetly-and-Totally-NOT-Mark. Cause i wanna say for those that dont know: The Go-to KZbinr for HxH is called New World Review. But Rion Studios and others have also made amazing content. Fans of One, may not even know of the other, so i hope this comment here helps with the fans being so scattered. Also, fellow fans: Let's produce more content. A Slime-Tensei-Mod exists for Minecraft, but nothing of the sort or any sort of fangame exist using the Power-System Nen, so that is telling. Not to mention that real-life and fan-made movies can be amazing, proven by 'Pokemon: Banette's Ciurse'. I am sure if you watch that, you will understand why i call for Fans to do more in these hard times...

[@orangewaffle1103]

8:00 What the heck Mark?! Just because you’ve talked about a topic before with friends doesn’t somehow diminish the statement a fictional work can have on it. There’s something unique about tackling philosophy through different mediums like books, shows, music etc. that is inherently unique from conversations. Just found it a weird critique, but if you feel that’s your experience then that’s your experience 🤷‍♂️

[@sarafontanini7051]

yeah feels like a "well I am an intellectual" humble bragging that feels...off

[@worldweaver2691]

@@tardiswhisperer5764 same

[@b_delta9725]

Not to mention he probably hasn't. Like yea Mark we've all talked about whether human bonds and feelings of individuality should be removed in order to create a superior species that could create a better, more loving and peaceful kingdom on earth, and whether humans are morally right or wrong on allowing or not allowing that to happen

[@scooper7428]

@@b_delta9725me when I miss the point

[@b_delta9725]

@@scooper7428 how did i miss the point

[@Reporterman1]

He's lucky he's not reading the dark continent arc. Imagine how he will feel if he's basically reading a novel disguised as a manga.

[@baraco8454]

Succession war arc is honestly one of the best manga reading experiences I ever had

[@MaxPaynefan1]

its awful

[@martaleja9279]

It's very meaty arc thats why

[@adarshsridhar6051]

The arc is very good and all and is very complex but it can be a pain to read through. Sometimes, you wish the chapter ends early as the way it's presented makes it a bore to read through. Even novels are better at capturing my attention than this arc and I like reading Novels. Even Reading it in Novel form would've been better than this IMO. Also it tries to do too many things at the same time and it affects the sort a bit.

[@adarshsridhar6051]

@@adrianpg4460 Agreed. A lot of it could be done better and all this world building is too much to put in to one or 2 arcs. I believe the constant hiatuses are partly to blame as he can get new ideas in between them and force everything to coalesce into the next chapter he plans to make. It’s better to have it be slowly built up like in one piece. If HxH had enough been done the way something like Magi was, then it’d be a lot more bearable and would make the manga a lot better. I still rate it (HxH) 9/10 but if it were done better like how I mentioned, than I’d put it near One Piece which I have at 9.6/10. I still rate HxH as the third best manga though and Magi just behind it but I think Magi was HxH done right in a way ( for most of the series, but the end was rushed and there were a fair few problems with it and that’s why I rated it a bit lower than HxH. Another manga t(manhwa in this case) I recommend like magi is Tower of God as it goes through the same type of philosophically deep characters in this weird and complex world with worldbuilding almost One piece level.

[@ReiMizere]

Just imagine if the next manga to TNM read and review was Berserk, from beginning to when Miura stopped. That would be cool.

[@funkyfreshwizardry]

From what I have seen in this series…I do not think Berserk is Mark’s taste at all.

[@tricko8000]

@@funkyfreshwizardry I think it is. I have a friend who's a fucking pussy and can't even stand gore, but he LOVED Berserk once he read it, it's now his favorite thing ever.

[@bradmachell]

@@adrianpg4460 Well, unfortunately, he's already said he won't do Berserk or any other series that doesn't have a full anime adaptation. He wants anime footage for his videos, which makes sense - but I'm pretty sure any berserk fan would love using manga panels for the video anyway; especially with art as beautiful as Berserk's.

[@Zets278]

If Chimera Ant was too negative for him then he has no reason to read Berserk. Shit, fucking Claymore would still be too much for him.

[@mambaforever9593]

@@adrianpg4460 hxh is not that dark

[@realizedpotential6640]

I love that this series ended with a Leorio thumbnail. Felt complete having all the main characters (some for certain arcs) get their thumbnail for these reviews

[@jasestarchild26]

>no mention of pariston >barely mentions the zodiac subplot >thinks Leorio caught Ging off-guard My man...

[@serv-on]

Pushed out a lazy vid for clicks is all, doubt he even watched it, prob just read a synopsis of it

[@Nosug]

It saddened me when he discredits Meruem's character by saying he was a brief character who played bored games and whatever or something like that. You have to look deeper than that to see his worth and value as a character. Meruem's and Komugi's respective changes and growth through their experience and interactions with each other was most lovely in my opinion. Meruem develops kindness and Komugi starts to slowly fix up her broken self esteem because of his company, this dynamic that they have is what we should be looking into. How delicate Meruem's actions where towards her and how she chose to stay with him till their dying breaths, things like this are what makes their delicate relationship so beautiful. And because it was so brief, that it left so many people truly empty by end of it. What I stated was only surface level so I don't understand how anyone could gloss over this. He also says that the theme and subject was nothing new, not something he hasn't talk about with his friends he says. But that's not what matters, what matters is how it was executed and handled. Chimera ant was a work of art in my opinion. Edit: I don't mean anything bad I truly love love this videos but this was something that really and truly bugged me.

[@implodingllama2092]

When he said his character is brief, he’s talking in the sense of he’s only been introduced in that arc.

[@BobThePenguin.]

Heh "bugged"

[@DonniedrakoE]

Honestly lerorio becoming a zodiac member just because of punching ging is the best moment the arc for me chief

[@killer88327]

Meruem turning more and more human through the matches against komugi, not understanding what is happening to himself because of his human side reaching its peak against his final match against her was easily the best moment in the entire hxh and even with your explanation i dont understand your view point. it seems to me you dont like "sad" emotions and thats why you dont connect to those scenes.

[@DarkwingDash]

I don’t feel that’s it at all. Just because someone doesn’t respond the way you do to certain scenes doesn’t mean they don’t connect with them. Everything is subjective anyway. You may feel the final match with Komugi to be the best scene in the show, but others may not

[@asura7915]

@@DarkwingDash yep

[@quadeevans6484]

Honestly I think that people need to get that not everyone connected with this arc emotionally and that's perfectly okay. As a HxH fan I think we need to stop being so damn elitist about our series . Anytime somebody says anything remotely critical about the chimera ant arc or the series in general people will immediately insult the viewers intelligence or taste because "it's so perfect how could you not like it" I'm not accusing you of doing this per say but it seems to be a trend I see a lot with beserk, Hunter X Hunter and attack on titan fans

[@tomb_vision]

Damn. The Chimera Ant arc almost made you quit the series. You really hated that arc didn't you.

[@evangonzalez9074]

He probably hated the backlash from fans

[@tomb_vision]

@@evangonzalez9074 I would hope not.

[@faristont4561]

He had the backlash coming. dude give off ridiculous points and his taste is awful

[@42Caio]

@@evangonzalez9074 He pretty much asked for it mocking the narration (which is a somewhat controversial element but also a highly praised one) while also ignoring half the characters and development. I think people overdid it but the criticism was warranted, that particular episode was just pure scorn at the series just because of basic-ass "nooooo you have to show not telllllll" complaints while also failing to elaborate on anything the arc does show (like Youpi's character development being displayed through his literal bodily transformations, the narration just adding more context to his reasoning and understanding. Hell, I don't remember if he even said Youpi's name the whole review).

[@trueblaze344]

Let him have his own opinion you mistakes

[@sarah2cold377]

I really wish you got around to talking about Paristan. he's a very interesting character, though I guess these reviews aren't really about individual characters.

[@MrM9819]

*Pariston.

[@frenchfriedbagel7035]

You say that while the One Piece reviews he basically followed each individual characters journey up until they started to fall to the wayside.

[@UnDedDood]

It’s kind of insane that this is Leorio’s first on screen punch ever thrown in the series and it’s such a good one.

[@OGRia]

lol i never realized that but now thinking back, i cant remember a single punch leorio threw

[@gamehoarder3149]

I’d think probably the part that might get you most is going to be related to Killua and his growth or the resolution of the Gon content. And as a very experienced long time HxH fan, if you don’t love and adore the role and presence of Leorio within the story arcs he’s present in, then you’re missing something as a fan in my opinion. Leorio is a very interesting character because of how he acts and what decisions he makes. I think he’s a super important and lovable character.

[@LauGman]

We’re here guys! We made it!!!

[@faizadazene1894]

I like how Mark analyses and reviews stories, especially cause of his appreciation for how manga is made (in utilization of visuals and panels). Honestly would like to see him review more praised manga, especially the likes of Berserk. Dunno if he would because of how dark it gets, but if that wouldn't deter him, I'd deffo love to see a review of that

[@ale-xsantos1078]

I dont think he would do well with Berserk considering how he felt about the Chimera Ant arc If he felt so devastated by it I cant even imagine what the Eclipse would do to him

[@killua1293]

Berserk does have it's glimmers of hope spread throughout the story though, and so did the chimera ant arc with komugi, meruem, killua,ikalgo, and etc., I think AOT has a very consistent darker tone than both berserk and hunter x hunter and he didn't seem to have a problem with that so idk

[@faizadazene1894]

I wouldn't say AOT has a more hopeless tone than Berserk. Spoilers.....(if mark does happen to read it) . . . . . . . . Atleast not until the Falcon of the Millennium Arc, every arc before is more or less more rough for our protagonist as opposed to AOT. But both of you got good points, we just really aughta wait and see. Ngl tho, part of me wants it cause I've just been sulking in Berserk content for weeks now since the incident and would really like to see Mark analyse it.

[@ale-xsantos1078]

I'm not saying Berserk doesnt have hopeful moments, I just think it's despair moments hit much harder than both the chimera ants and ATO So I'm not sure if Mark is prepared for that considering how he felt about HxH, it might be more than what he bargained for

[@wenbluepirate3954]

@@faizadazene1894 now he did you loserds

[@yougotnojams8237]

I love that you love this series, which is why I’m sad that I don’t think you’ll like the current arc. If you thought the chimera ant arc was dark, the succession/dark continent arc are a lot darker. But it’s also probably gonna be the best arc in the entire series and I truly hope that togashi is able to complete this beautiful story

[@Nagthaniel]

Hey mark or not mark just found you the other day and you probably won’t see this seeing as I’m 7 months late. But thank you for making this series I don’t relate with you with your brother. But I hope your plan was to make people feel like they have seen the show for the first time again because that is exactly what you did for me and I’ve never found someone able to do that. So just want to say thank you.

[@jldr105]

“Catching Ging off guard” lol if only he realized the depth of Ging in this arc

[@ayylmao578]

Pretentious ass comment lmao

[@ziongamer6905]

@@ayylmao578 I don’t see the pretentiousness though, Ging is a top tier hunter, how could he possibly be off guard by someone like Leorio? Mark just didn’t think that sentence through

[@ayylmao578]

@@ziongamer6905 it’s pretentious to approach it saying “if only you knew the depth of ..” it just makes you look like a pseudo-intellectual but that’s just my opinion

[@MegaFevi]

If only you payed attention to the video, you would realize that mark talked about ging's plan :)

[@SeaOfVomit]

@@ayylmao578 HxH fans in a nutshell...

[@Fabiocean2000]

You really just left out Pariston from this entire review? I would be fine with it if you didn't like him as much or something, but completely ignoring him just to gush about Leorio makes this seem more like a positive rant about Leorio and less of a proper review of this arc.

[@SirRichard94]

people are not going to judge you for loving Leorio, everyone does. they're jusging. you for not liking chimera arc. It's polarizing but widely regarded as great.

[@kevinnigins9488]

He never said he didn’t like it tho, hr thinks it’s really flawed but overall i’d say he enjoyed it. Also judging and criticism are 2 different things

[@KyubiCloaks]

Never said he didn't. Narrator is just dumb

[@generalyousif3640]

It’s not even my top 2 arcs It’s hella overrated

[@tricko8000]

Calm down, it's ok to have different opinions. I personally hated the Chimera Ant arc and don't care about HxH overall.

[@damarkomoore5236]

@@tricko8000 lol ok why are you here to hate?

[@Crossbar_Pain]

Gotta add this video to the playlist! 🙌🏼

[@CZOM027]

I guess Meruem seemingly starting to turn into a more moral good character wasn't enough to sadden you of his passing, despite all the good he showed as he interacted with Komugi.

[@eloquitodelaesquina]

Im sad Pariston wasnt mentined at all :'I For me he is the highlight of the arc. Hes like a mental hisoka

[@casteanpreswyn7528]

He's just a troll. I will never understand why people like him. He is boring, one dimensional, and arguably the worst named character in the series.

[@cynthiawu7170]

thanks for finishing! I know some people who felt bogged down in the Chimera Ant arc and gave up. I know I had my own issues which were completely different than most people who had issues with that arc but I managed to get through it way back in the day when I first experienced it. It is worth it - hopefully you really felt the same by the end. and the highs (and lows) of the Chairman Election arc are quite exceptional. It was nice to laugh again after the repeated gut punches and horror of the Chimera Ant arc. and it was also nice to cry again in the usual way rather than the soul destroyed way. :) I think a lot of people wanted more analysis of other plots and characters, but I think anyone who has read/watched HxH (especially more than once) keenly are aware that there are so many layers of characters, plot and location in this infinite sandbox of a world that no one can read/watch this once and catch everything. I still catch new things in even just small sequences I have rewatched >30 times let alone the entire show :) You found a couple characters you really connected with (like Gon and Leorio) and really got invested in their stories and analyses. That is great. If you ever have the time, if you truly did enjoy the experience of this story, do try to read/watch it again. it is an interesting construct that actually gets better each time I read/watch it because I pick up something new every single time and it makes me even more amazed at how intricately things are linked together even between arcs that are far apart from each other. The significance of minor plots and characters becomes far more meaningful and rich too. Things that seem like they don't relate at all actually do. And after a few runs through this, you may discover how much more bleak and less interesting the entire piece would be without them.

[@YightLagami]

What do you think of Kite's revival? I remember alot of people complaining about him returning.

[@quinnman89]

Put this video in your playlist, yo. Almost missed this finale.

[@cenpaiz]

So no mention of gon having his protagonist card yoinked and having no nen.

[@ryaplier7139]

fr

[@cenpaiz]

@@adrianpg4460 did you read what I said

[@salman6254]

He mentioned Gon's story is over. It implies that he's not the protagonist anymore. The nen part isn't important.

[@jcnot9712]

I threw my phone on the bed when I read the editor note at 1:55 How do you talk about Chairman Election arc and not bring up Pariston?

[@mr.fufucudlypoops8207]

Ging wasn't actually caught off guard by the punch. He saw it coming from a mile away and let lori punch him anyway.

[@spoonabenson8762]

I’ve disagree with ya on a lot of points throughout this series but I’ve highly enjoyed your reviews regardless for the series and hearing a difference of opinion

[@haakonhellesy1395]

I love the little authentic moments that come here and there in your reviews. I have watched all your blind reviews since you started on One piece and have loved reliving the moments of some of my favorite series but also hearing your well-thought-out views of the series. Keep it up, man.

[@crjnn3232]

The way you talked about your brother was beautiful, man. Shine on, my dude