Ging is Actually a GOOD Father

[@LateNightPies]

Also pretty sure Ging and Mito are cousins, not siblings, slipped my mind. Anyways, hopefully u enjoy even tho I can't remember Gon's family tree.

[@qazuninja]

Keep up the good work👍

[@LateNightPies]

@@qazuninja thanks man

[@abrahamgraham331]

loved this video. A video that I think would be awesome to see from you is a video trying to figure out which anime protagonist had a more rough life.

[@ginuvk]

ayo whats that beginning music its fire

[@qazuninja]

@@LateNightPies NP

[@abrahamgraham331]

Gings way of motivating his son into becoming the strongest 12 year old kid ever was incredibly successful but in doing so Gon was left without a father figure and that's probably why he was such a big psychopath throughout the whole show.

[@alech8135]

I don’t think he’s a psychopath but he is aloof and apathetic. I don’t think he ever really wanted a son.

[@DEMIboiyo]

@TheFlashJr and throwing his life away over someone he met 2 times after a cat ant who's gender I'm still confused on killed him and used him as a corpse puppet.

[@kikipierre1564]

Best description of an arc I've ever heard

[@SM-zh9sv]

@TheFlashJr he's not a psychopath He's self destructive and suicidal. He feels like he always has to prove himself to be adequate and not worthless. Morel even said 'when will you hurt yourself' gon said 'if i can't forgive myself'. This is shown by when he thought he deserved to get his arm cut off with his fight with pitou because 'he was responsible for kite's death. Its such a one dimensional take to call him a psychopath when there multiples of times he has shown humanity. Clearly a psychopath will never feel remorse in any circumstances. Yes he's morality is peculiar and he's walking fine line but his definitely not a psychopath.

[@akaza8610]

@@SM-zh9sv maybe psychopath was a harsh term, however if you and I watched the same show, it is shown that Gons morals are non existant, and only cares about events that happen to the people he knows

[@бронза.вафля.конус]

I think Ging’s mindset is more “if he can’t survive this he’s no son of mine” which is WHY he’s a shitty father

[@ikaros2033]

i feel like it’s more “because he’s MY son he will survive this” and it’s based on his own idiocy and ego which is why he’s a shitty father

[@ChristUponus]

That's a good mindset.

[@tsuyuasui7297]

​@@ChristUponus it's not

[@ChristUponus]

@@tsuyuasui7297 that's wuss mentality

[@xeibei4804]

@@ChristUponus bruh you a corny nigga

[@Hi-mk4tw]

( Chimera Arc + Election Arc Spoilers below) In the manga, (chapter 1) it says he was forced to give Gon up because Mito was worried about his safety. But that doesn’t excuse the fact that when Gon was on his death bed after his fight with Pitou, like he could literally die at any second, but his father didn’t even take five minutes to visit him because “he had good friends, he’ll be okay”. What kind of bs logic is that? Gon’s only desire was to meet his father. That’s all he wanted. Even when he did finally meet him, he was annoyed and the crowd literally had to boo at him to make him talk to his son. 💀 Leorio, a man who isn’t related to Gon literally cried like a baby when he found out he was okay. He was willing to become president of the hunters association just to have a *chance* of helping Gon. But Ging couldn’t even visit him for five minutes. If you asked me, I’d say Gon met his true father in episode 1. Leorio. Ging is a good character, but a good father? Nope, not one bit! It’s -almost- *is* laughable how bad of a father Ging is. “Want to have a five minute conversation with me, son? Okay, meet me on top of the tallest tree in the world 🤪”

[@spandanganguli6903]

Gon's desire was to find ging, not just meet him.

[@No-kw9wu]

@@spandanganguli6903 Still he literally wasn’t there for him when he almost died and gave him a mindset that caused him to almost die

[@spandanganguli6903]

@@No-kw9wu And ging is a bad fucking father, but here he is respecting a fellow hunter's wishes instead of being a father.

[@anotherpawn]

Ging knew that Gon wasn't going to die and respected him enough to honor his wish (to let him find him). He isn't a good father, but he isn't a bad one either. He never set out to be a father and Gon never wanted a father.

[@tsuyuasui7297]

​@@anotherpawn he is just a bad father and did not care one bit about gon, that's it.

[@sw9rd]

for y'all that don't know, in the hxh manga ging was FORCED to give up gon it was stated by the aunt in chapter 1 and they took it out of the anime

[@michaelr323]

which chapter?

[@sw9rd]

@@michaelr323 chapter 1

[@senritsujumpsuit6021]

Moments in the first anime adaption are deserving of respect they gave characters aunty more moments to exist an contribute when the new one avoid all plot beyond stream lined into being hollow at times

[@b_delta9725]

That was a lie told by Mito, later in the manga she says Ging came in a boat when Gon was still a baby and asked her if she could be his mother "for a while", while having no intentions of coming back.

[@sw9rd]

@@b_delta9725 that is not how that happened, it was in the anime but not in the manga

[@brickstonesonn9276]

I dunno man I feel like Gon ended up terribly in the end. His abilities certainly did mature, but I feel like the Chimera ant arc showed why you shouldn't throw a morally & emotionally immature kid into a morally & emotionally complex and dangerous situation/world then give that kid tons of power to influence it. Not only is it bad for the situation/world, but it's also bad for the kid.

[@marioluigi3122]

Wow, the dads in anime are 100x better than Frank Heffley is in the entire Diary of the Wimpy Kid franchise (except for pre cell games Goku).

[@stevemc01]

…and actually better than some real dads out in the world (which is depressing). I found Frank to be a fairly ok dad given some of the psycho dads I’ve seen…

[@ttowell]

goku isnt and never was a bad dad

[@ttowell]

what makes you think goku was a bad dad

[@SkyRider4815]

except for the sensu bean incident Goku is one of the few good fathers considering he himself was a orphan.

[@Naudibranch]

Parents=villain. No parents= hero so says shonen law apparently

[@MariAnimates]

Ging was very responsible and calculating when it came to Gon. There is no way Ging would've let Gon die.

[@Hi-mk4tw]

His amazing “Instinct” sounds like an excuse to make Ging not care about Gon in the slightest but still be respected. Him being able to calculate Gon’s life so perfectly to where he doesn’t have to worry about him despite putting him through some of the hardest challenges on planet Earth just seems like bad writing.

[@mizonami1934]

He literally did not care about him

[@tsuyuasui7297]

Can we not¿ he just didn't care about gon lol

[@tsuyuasui7297]

​@@mizonami1934 exactly I do not know why this is such a hard concept for people to accept lol, even irl there are millions of men every year who leave behind their children its realistix

[@b_delta9725]

​@@tsuyuasui7297 because the manga told us otherwise, yet people always miss the most important details: Ging DIDNT abandon his child. He took him to Whale island after already having taken care of him for many years, and he was expecting to come back for him, but Mito won custody cause she didn't want Gon to go around the world with him, and presumably Ging was given the option to stop being a hunter to stay with his son, and he decided to leave. Was she right? Yes because Ging is a bad dad. Does that mean he didn't care about Gon? Well if he didn't care he wouldn't have raised him the first couple years, take him to Greed Island to tell him one day he'd be there, etc. It speaks a lot from him to just leave, but it's fair if you consider that Mito was a far better parent and Gon doesn't even consider Ging his dad, saying that Ging HAD to stay with Gon is like saying a parent can't give up their child for adoption even if they know they won't be great parents. There's all the pieces there but people fall for the obvious things like "oh how could he not go look at his son when he was dying", when again, that's what a father would do, and he's not his dad, he decided to respect Gon's wish as a hunter because he knows he wouldn't like him to get visited by him.

[@sarveshnathan7559]

First off, Light's dad died, so..... Also if we follow your logic, Sanji's dad is a good father since the harsh training he put his kids through made them powerful and respected warriors of the kingdom Ozai is a good father since Zuko said that being banished set him on the right path Same with every kid in anime who toughened due to having asshole parents (Todoroki, Gaara, Lelouch, just to name a few) A loving father, first and foremost should be there for their kids, and be a source of emotional support and treat them with love and care. No says shit like "I don't want to see you" or showing absolutely no concern over the fact that your son is critically injured in a coma. Ging definitely deserved that punch from Leorio.

[@arcanefury3666]

Nah. I have to disagree. We can make all the excuses for literally everything but what about the hospital. Gon was a mummy. Gon was so fucked up that they had to use magic from Killua's Cthullu possed sister to save him and promise to never use magic again. The kid wouldve died. Yeah he was probably playing the "im a shitty dad" card up for the audience so they'd vote for anyone else but why didnt he at least leave the kid a note or something? Why'd he try to sneak away? Did he even feel a little guilty? This wasnt like Naruto or DBZ hospitalized this was like hospice care hospitalized. This was spend as much time as you can with them cause they'd be dead in days and he doesnt even spend much if any time with Gon.

[@tsuyuasui7297]

Lmaoo no5 cthullu possesed

[@b_delta9725]

I think its either stated by him or later by Gon but the phrase "does he wants to see me" gives you the answer. First off, Gon doesn't consider Ging his dad and Ging doesn't consider himself the boy's father, Mito won custody so he doesn't have that role. Second, characters like Leorio don't get the nuance, they hate how much of a bad dad he is but in reality, Gon would have HATED if Ging showed up to see him, that's what he'd expect from a dad but their relationship was merely cat and mouse, he wanted to find Ging himself so Ging accepts getting punched.

[@drbrain4483]

you are fatherless

[@rubberducky1356]

I disagree with this but interesting take imho. Setting Gon onto the path of becoming a hunter isn’t a sign of good parenting. It’s the opposite. Gon has huge abandonment and self-image issues due to his father leaving and becomes a hunter simply because he wanted to prove to Ging that he’s strong enough and worthy of accompanying him. When Ging dropped him off he had no reason (other than pure arrogance) to believe that Gon was special in any way since he was a literal baby. (Assuming he wasn’t able to use weird nen stuff to test Gon’s potential) The reason Gon was so determined to become a hunter, so determined not to lose to the ninja or to Hisoka, so determined to get stronger, so determined to win fights against people like the bomber, and so determined to become phenomenal in the first place is because he was abandoned due to, from his perspective, not being worthy of Ging’s time. Ging didn’t set this up out of malice, malevolence, or anything like that. He simply felt too ashamed to meet with Gon after abandoning him and wanted Gon to prove how badly he wanted to meet him before he did. The entire story was Gon attempting to prove he was worthy of Ging’s time while Ging was busy doing his own stuff without caring about what was going on. I don’t think Ging was the worst father since he still liked Gon while some fathers don’t but he’s a very bad one for abandoning him in order to explore.

[@CrimsonCharan]

He's a better dad that Frank Heffley, that's for sure. Though, that's not a really high bar to clear.

[@drbrain4483]

being fatherless was taugh for you wasnt it

[@OhSoAngelic1]

Underrated channel

[@ryuk2519]

Gotta admit it felt good when Leorio punched Ging

[@alexspace9878]

Ging was the perfect father for us to get a very entertaining and impactful show in hxh

[@ARTIFIUSYT]

Despite this i think we all agree ging in a craply dad

[@stormynight4895]

Woot! Anime review! Hopefully more comes!

[@LateNightPies]

woot indeed

[@shawncabagnot7245]

Ging really just proved my point of “the abused is better off than the fatherless”

[@stevemc01]

Thanks for posting this vid; it made me forget I didn’t sub. Seriously though this is some top tier work. My mouse died, I went to get batteries, WiFi quit on me, and I just kinda forgot after that.

[@felixoloo1]

Just because he did something to make him stronger...doesn't make him a good dad. Being a good father isnt about making your materially successful (or as a hunter), he shouldn't be being pushed into being a great hunter, some things should be avoided even if they make someone stronger or richer or whatever way you measure success. Sanji's dad also did everything he could to make his kids as powerful as possible and stamp out any weakness, that doesn't remotely constitute fatherly behaviour. secondly you have no proof that Gings absence is the only thing that made Gon a Hunter, because we dont actually now who or what Gon would be if Ging stayed. Countless anime protags are raised until Gon's age or older and still feel the call to adventure or are sent away by their parents to live in the wider world, so the absence of parents isn't less of big deal just because its a common trope. I think you even said it yourself, he failed as a traditional dad but succeeded as a dad raising a hunter. Unfortunately that means he is a bad parent, and a good mentor of Hunters...that however has nothing to do with fatherhood because being dad isnt about making the most bad ass kid ever. Even the faith Ging has i him is NOT a good thing, just because your kid can overcome something doesnt mean you should toss them i the deep end. Ging was happy to let Razor kill Gon, and while its nice that he believed in Gon, leaving your son to die if they dont perform at the level you'd like is absurd. The truth is Ging is just selfish, like the Zodiacs said, Ging only really cares about having fun and doing things that interest him. So much so that he wont even slow down to raise Gon for even just 10 years. You mentioned that he couldn't take Gon on his trips so he abandoned him...and that also patently not ok. EVERYBODY lives a less adventurous when they bring a child into the picture. Its not that he was forced to go somewhere and couldnt take Gon, its that raising Gon would mean settling down for while, thinking of someone other than himself and Ging just ain't about that.

[@EPGamer22]

Well, if you guys remember Gin was plaining on leaving gon with his grandma for a while so gin was gonna come back for gon but mito was still mad at gin for leaving and took custody of gon and told gin don't come back

[@ryanleatigaga7596]

Funny you mention Razor as Brock's cousin cause the guy who voices Brock voices Kite lol

[@zawwin1846]

To be fair, in a world you you can literally turn into puppets by illumi or eaten by a giant monster. The best thing a father can do is make sure their offspring is strong enough to survive.

[@KappaKiller108]

Nah it ain't. Because his son was so emotionally stunted from neglect that he literally killed himself and was only saved by literal magic that falls outside the definition of Nen Ging, quite literally, caused Gon to self harm do to his emotional neglect

[@Vetbnkkjnn]

@xXC4rcassXx ☝️🥱 yeah yeah yeah If he wasn't so obsessed with Ging he wouldn't have formed that weird bond with kite... The first adult male he meets 😑 (the cool uncle that has all the stories about your old man) You really can't see that? The daddy issues?

[@senritsujumpsuit6021]

Leorio is the best father thou the OG series has him the best dad of two hyper but more down to earth children I never really liked how they handled the MC kids in 2011 they just yell power of friendship like a SoundBoard in it with little slow burn moments

[@Nobodily]

To your no family protagonist power rise, I counter it with Ichigo who has only one parent but I will raise others such as Meliodas (kinda), Shigeo Kageyama, and Gojo Satoru

[@krazykizzyx]

Just because ging made gon strong still does make him a good dad

[@mmelimdakane-vt4jb]

Yo bro dont you remember gin saying he dosent want to see gon in the recording 😮

[@WickedPhase]

I love the thumbnail lmaoo

[@LateNightPies]

lol thanks man

[@WickedPhase]

LateNightPies Np! Your vids are great, keep it up 👌🏼

[@zarks-heroes]

@@LateNightPies u have no bitches and is fatherless and is homeless and have no friends

[@GEFY]

The reasons his name is gon because he was in gone and left and thought he meant his name is gon

[@jakobi9147]

I didn’t know u watched anime great vid

[@LateNightPies]

ye, im a big anime fan

[@steviegilliam5685]

All I got to say is this, ging is not a perfect father by no means but he's a lot better compared to other father figures in HxH, look at Silva Zoldyck and killua, Silva never gave killua the choice to be a assassin not only that but him (killua) and his siblings were out right tortured to become the best of the best, now look at ging, the best hunter, thats a life that could easily kill any lesser man let alone a infant, Gon would have been put in constant danger if ging decided to keep him. why he is leagues better than Silva as a dad, is that he gives gon a choice, to live the life of a hunter or a normal one (or at least as normal as a fatherless childhood goes), if ging truly did not care about him, he would have never left those clues behind or talked to his buddies at greed island about informing gon.

[@thechadpenguin5238]

Didn’t Silva let killua go in the Zolydck mansion arc?

[@steviegilliam5685]

@@thechadpenguin5238 yes but not under positive pretenses, he only let him go believing he would kill gon and come crawling back

[@DrGandW]

Ging is just lucky Gon turned out borderline psychotic and strong kid would have died out there if he was normal at least Killua was trained in a place where he presumably would NOT die

[@tsuyuasui7297]

He literally did not care about Gon.

[@georgelopezsimulator5969]

In the manga his origin for leaving is different in some way. I forgot how Tho

[@Zenithsh]

0:34 4K my guy

[@Somthingliminal]

He’s still a bad father

[@magicnebula5398]

His sister had me dying I mean they kinda had a brother sister relationship but they just cousies

[@AManWithAGODComplex]

Anyone seen the latest news on HxH?

[@Gloom_Shroom_Gaming]

Okay, considering you're making a Hunter x Hunter video now, that figure in the background of your previous videos was DEFINITELY Kurapika.

[@hs1798]

I’m pretty sure Mito isn’t ging’s sister

[@LateNightPies]

ah bruh, i just realized. thanks ill make a comment about it

[@hs1798]

@@LateNightPies np

[@mr.twinkletoes9921]

This is some good content

[@lol0ajo]

ging is a terrible dad. along with tucker FMA, goku, dario brando and Gambino from berserk

[@guitarmaniacgino]

Ging a good father? No. But because of Gon's mindset and willingness to find his father and the answers why he left, that makes him not just a good son, but a really one of a kind person. But what makes Gon similar to Ging is the dedication to achieve their goal. This makes Gon truly Ging's son.

[@imite2406]

This video is good even though I have no idea what’s happening

[@ItisJustR]

Hi stick man guy with a hoodie

[@LateNightPies]

sup -stick man guy with a hoodie

[@underrrrstand]

But hey that's just a theory

[@Hengist-]

Bro why you calling gon? Gone💀💀

[@error-4269]

Next your going to tell me that life is worth living hahahaha 🤣😁

[@khalideid1]

What number comment is this?

[@holyhighlighter]

I love hunter x hunter it is my favorite show not only are the characters enjoyable but nen is also a very powerful power with many options on how to use it to your liking.

[@mystic2918]

Actually in the manga aunt mito forced ging to give up gon

[@Zenkai_ver]

But jaruto has parents well his mom and jaruto daughter has her dad jaruto

[@phantasmbeyond]

Can you do a video on Demon Slayer? I think that Daki and Gyutaro had a chance of beating the demon slayers in the Entertainment District arc.

[@epicfurory8790]

yeah

[@LateNightPies]

yes

[@andirito5549]

Nice vid but mark Death Note Spoilers at the end

[@williamhongg]

bro am i actually first in a video for once in my life

[@giorgoskounetakis7011]

No

[@acid9033]

Good job

[@LateNightPies]

yeah, u actually were... nice

[@williamhongg]

@@LateNightPies LOL UR VIDEO JUST POPPED UP WHEN I WAS RELOADING YT

[@ranonjyke53]

Hey Im big fan of your work but I can't agree with you here. On multiple occasions Gon only lives because he has his friends or because his environment helps him out somehow.Had something been different here then Gon could've died. Ging setting his son on a path like this is extremely dangerous and too much of a roll of the dice imo.

[@goheezyplebs7179]

Hello mr funny man

[@LateNightPies]

sup

[@brightbill5119]

i'm confused

[@imite2406]

New video yey

[@LateNightPies]

yes

[@imite2406]

@@LateNightPies it’s good as all of them are (:

[@MatttheBucketto]

Ging is a bad dad.

[@admiralAlfonso9001]

Haven’t watched the show so I can’t watch the video in case of spoilers :( but I’ll leave a like anyway

[@LateNightPies]

yeah if u havent watched then it has spoilers, but I really appreciate the support

[@calcatcow1333]

Hi guys!

[@LateNightPies]

hey

[@veebop9638]

no

[@imite2406]

I have no idea what this is about

[@LateNightPies]

its about an anime, if u dont the anime then idk if u need to watch. Hopefully next vid u can relate to

[@imite2406]

@@LateNightPies and also I wanted to ask about your opinion on The Disastrous Life of Saiki K.?

[@santiadam4862]

Wat he was an auful fater he desapear and never apear tho help him, the onli ting he did whas thri to kill him, the onli reson he has to not apear in the ark of the kimera ants was because he didint wanted tho se him. Gings dosent hab tho treet him like that youst because he whas an unwanted kid.

[@isamekailmahmud9302]

yeeeeeah he sucked, he didn't need to be a hunter, maybe he should've actually taken the time to see what gon actually wants to be and supported him in that? who cares if his strong or weak, he didn't need to enter the world of nen at all. He could've just been a happy and normal kid there was no NEED for any of this to happen besides it making an interesting story. Ging might've believed his son or thought "if he can't survive this his no son of mine" but he could've just stopped being a hunter or atleast visited cause he "if he can't survive this his no son of mine" but he could've just stopped being a hunter or atleast visited cause him.

[@themarshian5124]

Everyone here is looking at Ging in the wrong context. GING TRIED HIS BEST TO HIDE WHO HE WAS AND WHAT A HUNTER IS FROM GON!!! And at the point he couldn't, constantly left Gon with the question, "Do you truly want to become a hunter," just because being a hunter alone is messed up in HxH, their all evil-selfish people as explained by Ging multiple times, which he left for Gon, sure it is definitely extra to want to make an entire island for your son who you don't want to have to be forced to become the same type of person you are, but then again ego, vices, and Ging's driven desires could have influenced why he created an entire island dedicated to his son, that's almost impossible to find by any normal human. Its true that, in our world, not fiction, it's easy to call a father, who doesn't want his child to be in his life, "Bad," but even being a hunter in the past is too dangerous in the world of HxH, by the time Gon could've been born Ging would've been too infamous, a good analogy for this is a father, who's life revolves around professional crime, like in a crime syndicate, there's no perfect way for such a person, to just live within their child's life without their child becoming a criminal(Hunter) or prey(Hunted)

[@theonlyone7530]

No isn’t

[@iamwatchingyou3882]

1$T!

[@Lily__0066]

I think Ging does care about Gon. When he asked Leorio if gon was his friend, leorio said yes and ging said something along the lines of it being good that they were friends. Ging was reassured to know gon had friends that cared about him. Additionally, when Gon was speaking to ging for the first time and said he should have died instead of kite, Ging made a face that looked like he disagreed with Gon and interrupted Gon from continuing this line of thinking. Also, ging gave Gon his apple when Gon made it to the top of the tree. Then, they spent the evening regaling all of their adventures. I don’t think Ging is the best example of a dad, but thinking that he has no affection for his son, I don’t agree with that.

[@grumpzzy_9168]

CUUL

[@LateNightPies]

where nicolai account

[@grumpzzy_9168]

@@LateNightPies oh shit wrong one

[@IAnimateThings]

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[@dxcf300]

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[@TrainspottingSEQ]

hello

[@LateNightPies]

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@@LateNightPies how are you

[@Sheroompot]

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[@pr0cesshacker]

No, you're not first

[@griswo3272]

No he isnt

[@ajstudios9210]

This is exactly why I think Ging's not that bad. People keep praising Mito but ignoring the fact that she lied to him about his parents and keep secrets from him, such as how she took him to court just so she could have custody of the child and makebhis father leave him with her. Sure she was trying to protect him, but she's the reason Ging left in the first place.

[@FinmacleFresh]

ging planned out gons entire life cause he knew exactly how gon was gonna grow up and knew he wanted to know his dad so he did through an unforgettable adventure. If thats not a good father then come on

[@KappaKiller108]

100% bullshit you just want a character you think looks cool to be right, even when his creator (the author) constantly emphasized that he's not

[@FinmacleFresh]

@@KappaKiller108 that doesn't disprove what i said. He did plan out everything for gon cause he knew his son that well

[@acid9033]

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[@randomgaming2455]

first like... second comment

[@LateNightPies]

niceu