I Finally Did It

[@bretturbina2753]

aint no way, now it's Garnt's turn to finally watch FMAB

[@vicelcia]

nah thats after joey watches arcane

[@thomasffrench36]

And be disappointed when he doesn’t watch the best anime of all time. It will be interesting because he’s expecting it to be the GOAT, but it’s unfortunately not. The manga is better I would say.

[@PenumbraDweller]

garnt and me hahaha

[@Lamerboy89]

YES! YES! YES! YES!

[@enemy1191]

What if he decides to read FMA manga 🤔??

[@Yusu8]

He fucking did it! Joeys really done it!

[@TheKnicks2012]

Title was either arcane or HxH

[@derpalot]

@@TheKnicks2012 hxh was my first thoughts

[@btchiaintkidding7837]

Gosh i hope it is arcane

[@lovablemonty]

i can hear this in Garnt's voice. haha

[@Joseph-zh7fm]

Can’t believe you just blew through the York New Ark or the “Auctioning Arc” as you say, that was probably the most compelling and exciting arc of the manga yet.

[@hodyahayish9178]

That’s what I’m saying! literally we meet all the spiders there and Chrollo ( one of the most interesting and important characters in the story) for the first time. And we see everybody in suits!!!that’s so cool. but Joey just skipped it all😭

[@User_95168]

Yorknew arc definitely felt much better in the HxH (2011) anime, the OSTs used in that arc was soooo f*cking amazing

[@enagah]

@@User_95168 You should watch the 99 version. It's way better. The directing and the cinematography are on another level, it makes the 2011 version look like a kid version.

[@User_95168]

@enagah yeah, I've seen some clips of it and it looks way darker and atmospheric compared to 2011 version

[@FrostandFlame89]

@@enagah Nah, I don't care. 2011 ver. will always be my favorite. Get outta here elitist 99 fan

[@mr.m4524]

Imagine he hits us with the back to back. "Guys, I finaly watched Arcane"

[@KdVSerpentinit]

When I saw the title I also thought about that :D

[@TwilightSirius]

I also thought it was going to be Arcane as well. 😂

[@noaburgstra5926]

imagine he hits us with the back to back to back "Guys, I finally watched Arcane and Jujutsu Kaisen"

[@SalvationKH]

If Joey can read manga again, I can start exercising again. Thanks Joey!

[@lfestevao]

Did you, though?

[@melz4766]

@@lfestevaobro chill they’re still trying to catch their breath to reply

[@necrosx1872]

Gon is quite possibly the most "learning while he goes" protagonist, Togashi writes him as a literal child who is interested in everything; and has the talent, and restraint to learn from his past mistakes to never do it again or at least avoid. Which, I find fascinating in a Shounen manga. Edit: He also makes sure to punish the kid when he fucks up big time, because of his impetuous nature.

[@Donovarkhallum]

I guess I just think his power is mad boring and inefficient with how much you have too stand still and charge it up. Makes. It feel like his fights had dumb levels of plot armor

[@necrosx1872]

​@@Donovarkhallum well idk about plot armor, but I do agree that his power is dumb boring--until he uses scissor, because that's the most efficient thing he can use. Perks of being a kid. By my guess, after he recovers his Nen, he'd have master how to be efficient with everything and just use his physical athleticism, as well as critical thinking in most fights, using his abilities as literal trump cards. Because that's how Togashi has written off all Nen abilities, either they use it because they know they'll kill anyone easily or disable them with it, or they need the power constantly because they can't possibly win without it.

[@Mvtrixx]

Agreed

[@uatom]

Well Chimera Ant Arc showed that he doesn’t get punished at all

[@Mvtrixx]

@@uatom wdym that showed he does get punished he nearly died and would've if it weren't for killua

[@shilohbuckle3134]

The composing scene set to Lacrymosa in the anime is so fire

[@MaZe_LaZeRGD]

HE DID IT!

[@TSboneguy]

Togashi's situation is truly tragic because so few series ever come close, I truly hope he gets to finish it if that's what he wants to do 🙏

[@poorlydigitallydrawngigachad]

Fr bro. Lots of ppl actually just want him to just write hxh and let others draw the manga

[@Ariennon]

@@poorlydigitallydrawngigachadit’s gotten to the point where I just want Togashi to make it into a light novel so that he doesn’t have to draw

[@thomasffrench36]

@@AriennonI think I would give up if it was a light novel, and I think that Togashi loves drawing too much to make it a light novel.

[@AJD3333]

Glad you enjoyed it but a mere mention of the Yorknew city arc and not even a shoutout to the heavens arena arc hurt 😂

[@MariaIsabel_Fufuria]

I’ve loved HxH since the late 90’s, I still have a few HxH/Hisoka posters from 1998-2000 that I treasure from that time in my childhood. ❤ Happy to see you’re finally onboard, Joey. 🎉

[@rebootmyth8753]

I actually liked the phantom brigade arc / auction house arc (i.e. the arc just before Greed Island) the best. GI showed just how detailed that Togashi can go into world-building - it's almost as if he made a game in his mind and just place it into a manga to introduce it to you - it reminds me of how Tolkien invented a language first and then wrote a fantasy epic for the language to live in.

[@OSo-xt5sv]

Now you just have to watch the anime as well, and cry like a toddler when you get to Komugi and Meruem goodbye scene....

[@barrybluebun]

Reading new already long manga and than finding out it's still ongoing is the best, except now you have to wait god knows how long for another chapter

[@stelioshz]

Damn, I didn't know that Togashi has started to write it again. I'm so excited to see the rest of the story, now knowing that Gon's dad is in the story too.

[@emil222k7]

he started back up again for a few chapters last year, but nothing since :(

[@stelioshz]

@@emil222k7 sadge :(

[@Ariennon]

@@emil222k7My theory is that I’ve been hearing a lot of people saying that hxh is transferring to a different magazine so maybe Togashi is currently dealing with that

[@Urahara12squad]

I don't understand why he just won't let anyone else draw it.

[@platypusperry7802]

i think the power system is insane and probably the best. also, i just finished watching greed Island (amazing arc)and about to start the most hyped chimera ant arc. now, let's see if it lives up to the hype or not.

[@SamTheGumMan117]

This was a really great listen to Joey talking about HxH after all these years of peeps hyping it up to him. It would be awesome to hear Joey go into each arc and characters maybe even the power systems talking about his own ability if he had one more in depth. Personally I love the anime and manga but moreso the anime plus the auction house arc is actually called Yorknew City arc then there's also Zoldyck family arc, Heavens Arena, and Election Arc you didn't talk about but hope you talk about them in a later video.

[@Toast4tw]

Spoiler talk starts at 7:20

[@toqa6735]

Thanks

[@ryana5435]

He mentioned to skip to 17:58 at 7:11 …

[@ryana5435]

@@toqa6735 He mentioned to skip to 17:58 at 7:11 …

[@bronzevixen6535]

Damn got my hopes up for Arcane

[@Shrooms50]

Bro same.

[@saumenkarmakar6732]

same , maybe soon

[@rezkel7404]

Well we still have until winter 2024 to get him to watch it.

[@cckmyuxun3689]

Same😢

[@uatom]

Hunter X Hunter better tbf

[@pojan5476]

can’t help noticing the close to the edge album behind… not only you love music, also some prog stuff.. nice

[@maggiewang1336]

Omg I'm crying...Joey finally did the thing!!!!!😭So proud of him!!!

[@ViljoVihannes]

Get help

[@vertx6186]

I cant wait to see you and conner compare both stories know that you know

[@fellowstanduser3233]

Now THE ANIME MAN is fully complete

[@MP-kf6kx]

Ahhhh I missed anime/manga reviews by Joey. Don't get me wrong, I enjoy his latest content, too, but there's just nothing like the Anime Man rambling about how much he loves a piece of media. ❤

[@nickwasimportant4482]

did he finally watch arcane?

[@derasasn7793]

:(

[@aldn2854]

:(

[@FuckTheseUnskippableAds]

Hopefully that’s next

[@ashutoshnaruka2062]

that is the first thing I thought of as well T_T

[@Lon3Mole]

It's been 0 days

[@kagehikari4281]

I put off watching the anime for the longest time, I got 3 sessions but by the time when I went back for the rest, thoes versions were out of print and incredibly expensive. I had to source the latest versions and finally completed the set and went threw and watched the whole thing. I hate pop figures but just found one of Kite and nearly had a brake down to see it and happy to see him get some love. I need to grab the manga too. I really liked the end of the chimera ant saga, so touching and bitter sweet.

[@lemoxmemo1223]

Thank god! I love this manga 🎉

[@abbywoodhead2764]

I clicked away and then I heard hunter hunter and I gasped irl and instantly clicked back 😂

[@AlexRyder725]

I cried when meruem stopped a bunch of birds from hurting komugi and then he proceeded to help her after that😭😭that's one part made me love meruem (it's been a long time since I've read HxH so forgive me if I forgot the tiny details)

[@dakotahs.4185]

WAIT WHAT?! I'm so proud of you Joey

[@Hyde_Lawrence]

I hope you get more in depth with the arcs in the future, it's great to hear your thoughts

[@lunal3blanc]

Haven't read it, but finally finished watching HXH this year after the hype in Japan about the new manga release -- one of my favorites! p.s. congrats XD

[@sinom]

The dark continent / succession conteat arc has some of the best pages togashi has ever drawn

[@jonehret6221]

I'm surprised that Joey didn't talk about the Heaven's Arena arc

[@souviksingh7697]

Welcome to peak fiction.

[@boycottwarhammer6016]

Welcome back josh the manga lad!

[@xo7evenxo279]

Let’s go!!! I thought about an nft or some shit through the thumbnail but you finally read it.

[@genxgen1368]

Welcome to our camp of pain, good to have you. Nothing left to say 👍👍

[@orvvollyon]

appearantly, the zoldyck family arc, the heavens arena arc and the succession arc just don't exist?

[@victorchan1187]

I got fooled when he is about to say, "I watched Arcane, Ladies and Gentlemen.".

[@Dreik1ng]

I'm sitting here, waiting for review of One Piece LA from both Joey and Garnt 😂

[@hmmmmname]

Now we just need Garnt to watch FMA:B (and finish a Final Fantasy).

[@thomasffrench36]

Or read it because the manga is better.

[@jamesmorrisey3478]

Lets GOOOOOO!! Good shit bro I love it my favorite series hands down. Thanks for the video and filling us in wishing nothing but the best.

[@nbaburn3569]

damn that question about whos your favorite character got me really thinking because i can't find an answer, HxH is goated for the story that all characters are so good you can't even pick a clear winner

[@ilikeanime1610]

joeys fav arc is the most dragged out arc, the middle part of the arc could be cut, but the end of the arc fight scenes are definitely the best

[@idirbouchdoug1567]

it's a slowburn in the first part . and is a lot more psychology focused in the middle part. You either like it or don't but it can't be cut without cutting off relevant parts to the story /characters. there are very very filler.

[@krixyl]

Connor reading One piece, Joey reading Hunter X Hunter, Surely Garnt is next right?

[@Donovarkhallum]

I'll never understand why there was so much vengeance. For kite.he wasn't even around that long.

[@thomasffrench36]

The manga makes more sense because it didn’t skip the first chapter and the references he had throughout the story.

[@fahrenheit2101]

He was a bit of a stand in father figure for Gon, even if it was just briefly. And it was pretty much just Gon who was seriously pissed about it.

[@GalekC]

I love this series sofa king much. Execution in how he explains certain things maybe could be touched up but Togashi's art is my absolute favorite in shonen manga

[@crappypoopy9592]

Finally he did the thing

[@ShreyasGaneshs]

If I'm not wrong the auction arc is called York New arc

[@JustJagsOG]

man i wish he did a video similar to his reading all of jojos manga. but good on joey

[@buttponcho101]

On a more serious note, there's a small manga title that's caught my attention at the moment. English title is "Sensitive Boy". It's fascinating, but only got 32 chapters yet.

[@MonographicSingleheaded]

Joey u ofc do realize no new chapters been out for a while. I kinda given up at this point, tho ofc I will always gladly read whetever Togahsi publishes. I love hxH and I have nothing but GRATITUDE. :)

[@MonographicSingleheaded]

and hey all u fkers who will maybe accuse me of being a fake fan: how many of you actually buy manga in Japanese? I do. if that s not suppport, I donno what is. and no, not second hand. Bookwalker exists fkers. and u can even sub to japanese Shonen Jump, did u know that? now, piss off ^^ and that was ONLY to a certain annoying type of commenter. Thank u.

[@thomasffrench36]

He made new chapters a few months back.

[@Thehenta1menace]

The "auction arc" is called the York New city arc at least that's what I've heard most.

[@SamTheGumMan117]

My favourite arc is the Chimera Ant Arc too and favourite character I go back and forth with Kurapika and Hisoka.

[@kimberlyobrien3300]

Glad you liked it so far Joey. The anime is great. It says something when I get to episode one hundred of anything and go 'more please?'. Still saying that at episode 180 is even rarer. Here's hoping the artist is in better health in the coming years.

[@kaiyeeto6499]

? There’s only 144 episodes

[@SpiderJAAM]

Let's go! Now we just need to wait a couple of decades for him to watch Arcane.

[@demean4048]

and here i thought he watched arcane

[@justmoody5797]

For anyone who want to see Hunter for the first time PLEASE watch the 2011 Anime it is filler less, great art great animation great music it is almost a prefect show.

[@TheXander2004]

yeah the old anime is mid

[@rinjinnoko]

just be transparent, it has 2 filler eps

[@Rutillith]

I would really love joey to review "A witch's printing office". it's a short one, but it's really good.

[@C.Q.U]

bruh from the title i thought he started watching anime

[@ThorGelad]

Dude became invincible today

[@broisbored]

Bro's on an awesome journey now

[@yumokoi546]

Now all thats left is Arcane and then i can die in peace.

[@FreyrFox]

Joey's a pitou fan you LOVE to see it

[@thomasffrench36]

Hunter x Hunter manga is one of the best out there. Unfortunately a lot of people say that the anime is better, but I’m glad you read the manga, because it’s so amazing.

[@shilohbuckle3134]

The manga is fantastic, but there are a few standout scenes in the show: when Chrollo composes to Mozart’s requiem in the yorknew city arc, Netero vs Meruem (especially the end of the fight), etc… I think storywise the manga fleshes things out more, but because the music and voice acting is so well done, I personally prefer the atmosphere of the anime

[@thomasffrench36]

@@shilohbuckle3134 I find that the atmosphere of the manga to be superior. The anime can sometimes feel artificial at times, and the manga is more consistent with its tone and it feels more grounded and dark, which I think fits the story better. I also prefer the art style of the manga compared to the anime, although I think that the anime does interesting stuff in Chimera Ant arc, but the manga for Chimera Ant is one of the best arcs in manga with better pacing, so it’s hard to beat in an adaptation

[@sneakiesquid452]

Both, both is fine

[@yoshi999z7]

Anime is much better, the manga looks like a 9 year old scratch book

[@moujayay]

@@thomasffrench36 I have to agree with both of you. I LOVE the soundtrack of the whole anime (2011) but the chimera ant arc really shines best in manga. I don't really know why but for me the anime has his peak with GREED Island Arc and then the pacing just comes off. The manga for sure is more consistent with the pacing and shines especially throughout the Chimera Ant Arc. But also all that comes after is just badass. I love the Election Arc's dramaturgy and am really hyped for the Dark Continent Arc.

[@corruptedfiles1989]

Nice one. Just finished the anime. Great story. Look forward to continuing the story through the manga 👍

[@Urahara12squad]

He did this in a day? I'm also holding the Dark continent arc. It was a good end at the top of world tree.

[@Collsaur]

now you can push Garnt Weekly in podcast to ask "so when you're gonna watch FMA?" lol

[@Ryzawa]

Joe finally had his character development arc climax, now everyone turns their attention to Garnt, for obvious reasons...

[@realnimrod09]

nice yes record. it’s a good one. probably my second or third favorite. i’d say yes album is my favorite

[@Ligmyster]

Now all that's left is to watch Arcane.

[@vojajin6686]

The way he was building up the hype, I thought he was gonna say he became a father.

[@DerpyDerpums]

That's the character development we've been waiting for!

[@pretzelman945]

The yorknew city arc is my favorite anime arc of all time

[@faenethlorhalien]

Hardly news. Now, if you had tp'd the loo at the gents' in the station, that would have been interesting.

[@goldmemberpb]

Everytime i think of the insane breaks Togashi took, i like to remind evertone that Eichiro Oda, in the time it took for Togashi to get chimera ant arc to end, went from Skypiea arc all the way to Fishman island arc.

[@uatom]

why is Togashi taking breaks?

[@faris6516]

been waiting for this forever

[@TribeDownSouth]

On my 1st watch through of HxH, I didn't think anything could top Yuyu Hakusho. Nothing beats that vintage and dark/raw aesthetic of the 90s for me, but I'm glad I was proven wrong to some extent❤ (I'd imagine the tone is way different in the manga as well)

[@drphdmd7064]

Legit the one thing I thought you wouldn't do. I don't know what to say...

[@glics]

I thought he watched arcane for a moment

[@arooo666]

joey not knowing the name of the york new arc when posting this a day after york new day is just perfection lol

[@FarZHen]

the rainy day has come.

[@thealancorp.2394]

U-uh joey I'm not sure if you're aware.. that is not the latest volume...

[@Popsiclejones]

If you don’t know about it already you should look up the theory about ging being gons actual mother because of the pregnancy card on greed island it’s crazy

[@TimoKanal]

Yesss!!! I hope you'll watch the anime too, at at least some key episodes like 111 or 131. It's truly a masterpiece.

[@mr.m4524]

Finaly bro, I would still recommend watching the 2011 anime. OST goes hard. The Dark continent arc is so complicated, and it just abruptly stops, so its probably better that you stopped before.

[@thomasffrench36]

It doesn’t stop, it’s still serializing. And yes, even though the manga is better, the anime is definitely worth watching. But it’s also over 100 episodes, so if you already read it, you may as well watch something else.

[@CrashBandicootFan100]

Yknow now that you mention it Yorknew is the tranlated one but they always call it Yorkshin. Which kinda does sound like Auction.

[@l3xitscomplicated191]

Joey welcome to the club! Story on the ship be like, ah lets make this a LN instead of a Manga. Introducing 20character every new chapter with text and what not, killing half of it the next chapter and introduce again 20 new character. HxH things now. Its great, im loving it, lets see what joey thinks about the latest ark, really curious about it.

[@dylives7667]

Well, to be fair, Joey's backlog has been stacking up throughout the years. It could had been literally anything.

[@Mati303s]

Examples? I actually think he nearly DOESN'T have a backlog since he had watched or read nearly all the great series. HxH was about the only one pendant that I can think of

[@dylives7667]

@@Mati303s Tell me you don't tune in to Trash Taste, without telling me you don't tune in to Trash Taste.

[@Mati303s]

@@dylives7667 I do tune it and I have also tuned in to his channel for a long time. Let's see if you can mention even 5 important series from that backlog.

[@dylives7667]

@@Mati303s I'll do so as soon as you stop liking your own comment with your account and your backups. As for my case, 17 plus people can't be wrong. That should be more than enough to let you know.

[@Mati303s]

@@dylives7667 Yeah, 17 people can totally be wrong. Remember Nazi Germany? You can't stand the fact that people liked my comment can you? Go cry to your momma. Oh, and I'll be waiting for that list you can't seem to give me. Pathetic.

[@kiingbobby7185]

Barely talking about yorknew and not mentioning the phantom troupe except chrollo and is insane, wtf Joey…

[@juanguajardo340]

If/when you watch the anime, please talk about your thoughts on the narrator. I thought the narration in episodes was so good I wanted him to do an audiobook lol

[@MichaelKing-ef8xh]

i legit cried at the end of the chimera ant arc.

[@isaacgleeth3609]

Soon, Joey will read One Piece all the way through. It has some of the best worldbuilding in fiction, and even 26 years later, Oda still manages to surprise fans with bombshell moments.

[@voldren4203]

Oh I thought you're about to say Arcane

[@felixkunplays]

everytine i see joey's profile pic i always double check what site i am on XD

[@zex69]

I can't believe this what's next Joey watching Arcane !!??

[@pat8618]

''You'll be Gon, and I'll be gone'' - HxH in a nutshell

[@sunstar185]

After reading the title, I thought he finally watched ARCANE

[@velvetray]

やっと！！読んでくれたんですね！！ ありがとうございます笑 11月から福岡で開催させる冨樫義博展も是非行って欲しいです！私東京と大阪会場10回ぐらい行ってきたんですが感動が止まらなくて🥹おすすめです！！