Succession War Thematic Analysis

[@basedtyrone461]

Does anyone else notice that kurapika has adopted Paku’s habit of asking “do you trust me” right before shooting someone with his nen ability

[@maisarashafiq9322]

interesting catch

[@ОлегВысоков-л8й]

Wow... You are right. Huh.🤔

[@shanelebeau5891]

That’s probably a part of the nen condition

[@ComfortZoneComic]

sick!

[@waytoguidance]

Genius..

[@forkrhoades1953]

This man actually analyzed the succession war. Such a dense arc is deserving of a reread, I should get to that.

[@kamcha9681]

I think most nen beasts represent means of control as a ruler. -Tserreidnich : control with fear -Salésalé : pure lust (an unstable way to reign) -Tyson : control with love and admiration. Basically cult of personnality and how cults work as a whole -halkenburg : gives his allies power in exchange of loyalty. Ruling with collaboration -chorai : control with wealth. His nen beast produces coins with unknown usage. He doesn't know wha they couls be used for but he's sure he can control his subjects with it. Basically it's how money is just valueless coins, but it still makes the world revolve

[@AndrewManook]

Who's Chorai?

[@kamcha9681]

@@AndrewManook3rd prince

[@kennethmendoza1350]

Wasn't it prince Zhang Lei?

[@knightcommander5694]

@@kennethmendoza1350 chorai his original name. For some reason in off translation their changed his and his mother names. Not the first time. MoraU, Brovada(bloster kek) and Kakin mafia being Shu-u, Ei-i and Sha-a for example

[@ameryaser3987]

I love this interpretation my man. Very well thought.

[@rexgeorgerodriguez7620]

The design of the top boat inside the black whale is suspicious as well, the design allows the top boat to escape once the chaos on the lower levels is out of control.

[@TwentySeventhLetter]

Because the people at the actual top of any society are never in actual danger, at least not from anything but themselves or truly cosmic forces. If everything beneath them sinks they always have people loyal and well paid enough to take them to some kind of sanctuary. Just look at Diego in Chimera Ant

[@bobbob-zc1nx]

The people at the top are rarely in danger because there smarter and well prepared. The stupid and weak at the bottom always eat themselves in their own foolishness. The only consolation is generally their great evil of the lower classes dies and more moral people rule in their place. Usually because morality is necessary without law and order.

[@firasabouzaki7805]

Kinda like the titanic

[@debrachambers1304]

@@firasabouzaki7805How so?

[@debrachambers1304]

I just thought of it as an aesthetic choice, that's a good point.

[@wait_in_gold_ON_SPOTIFY]

Kurapika already knows about the eyes. He just can’t act on it yet because of his duty to the 14 prince

[@amonhmcoda]

He doesn’t know about his friends preserved disembodied head.

[@HoopsRaccoon]

@@amonhmcodaknowing that wouldn’t want to make him get it more

[@amonhmcoda]

@@HoopsRaccoon I feel that would send him into a bloody rage, likely sending him over the edge on his quest for vengeance over his very own life

[@waytoguidance]

​@@amonhmcoda agreed

[@ninibugg6203]

The SW arc people make the Phantom Troupe look like saints

[@mousumisarkar7406]

Its Morjin' Time

[@PP-kx9ec]

It's Morjin' Time

[@_-_sinexus_-_]

Im Morjin out

[@lennylonge6598]

I JUST MORJED ALL OVER MY SCREEN 😩

[@justaway6901]

Lorjin Time!

[@treeoflife8060]

I’m…. Going…. To…. Morj

[@trehubb6144]

The succession war is a literal side trip but could be one of the best manga arcs(if completed) .. Togashi really nails putting concepts like this into his character storyline..

[@Krattzx]

"You should enjoy the little detours to the fullest. Because that's where you'll find the things more important than what you want". HxH is all about this.

[@AndrewManook]

@@Krattzx And yet ironically everyone is in a rush for the manga to finish.

[@Krattzx]

@@AndrewManook Right? Or even in a rush for the Succession War to end already just to get to the Dark Continent, like, wtf? I couldn't care less about the next arc right now.

[@edwinwilson3029]

@@Krattzxno doubt

[@hebgesim1855]

@@AndrewManook i would love for hxh to go on for a very long time i just want it to finish at some point to see Togashis lifework as a whole but yeah im in no hurry and i will enjoy as many "side trips" as he can give us.

[@FrffyVsBoredom]

As someone who struggled to fully understand the themes of SW this was very helpful. It puts a simple focus into an otherwise chaotic arc.

[@HxH2011DRA]

Aaaaaaaaa I'd knew I'd find you here~

[@rishabhanand4973]

struggled to understand themes? man i struggled to follow what was happening period.

[@GokageBlack]

​@@rishabhanand4973 7t7r7t it 8ye u 6😊6rr5

[@clb4947]

@@rishabhanand4973 to be fair, understanding the themes is significantly easier than understanding this story 😂

[@XenoGemini]

Togashi showing the nuance of nihilism is so superb. The consequences of society’s injustice ideologies are being excellently explored.

[@steviegilliam5685]

Could you explain further into this?

[@straighttothedisco]

The great thing about this is that the election arc and the chimera ant arc tie in so beautifully to the themes you explained here. From the human families reunited after being turned into ants, from the chaos and heart of the election arc, I love how Togashi never underestimates the underdogs and the power they can have to disrupt things or showing how regular people are affected.

[@luckaugustin5123]

And suddenly the Succession war arc is my favorite Arc in Hunter X Hunter.

[@that_damn_kiddo]

Just want to correct you that Kurapika DOES know about the eyes. That's how they convinced him to get on the ship

[@Sanjipika]

9:26 he’s aware of the eye collection as that’s the reason he agreed to board the ship. What he’s unaware of is the head in the jar that potentially belongs to Pairo. Loved the video btw

[@kaidouofthebeast9145]

This was an absolute banger of a video. I have always wanted someone to dissect this crazy arc since it seemed ripe with layers of thematic messaging and morals

[@HxH2011DRA]

We've been truly blessed

[@1799alexandre]

nobunaga seemed to care about society when he killed that guy that could teleport through walls

[@angrashadow2958]

It's not that he cares about society, so much that the Troupe has never been trying to "fix" or "destroy" the world, their goal has always been to be the top dogs, to make it so that they are untouchable by the system. They need the world to keep going the way it does for them to benefit. They're definitely not fighting Heil-ly out of any goodness in their hearts, the latter are just simply inconvenient for them, the same applies to the Mafia and the Royalty.

[@matush2910]

i cant wait for dark continent arc, it will surely go down in history as one of the best animanga arc ever

[@yudharaji2047]

i truly hope, from the bottom of my heart, Togashi continued this arc until it finished, even outside from weekly serialization from Jump Manga.

[@thefirefridge5187]

Great video. The Succession War is one of the most complicated arcs I've read in manga but you did an excellent job breaking down the themes in a way that feels easy to digest. Hope to see more videos like this on the channel in the future.

[@nurax44]

Finally a Hunter x Hunter video from Morj 🥳

[@chinesemassproduction]

I think the most disappointing thing about this whole arc is that this is humanity's best attempt to venture to the Dark Continent in a long time. The idea that this absolute miserable joke of a ship was intended to somehow survive a place as unforgiving as the Dark Continent is hilarious at best. It makes it seem like the idea of actually doing something as unthinkably difficult as seeking, let alone finding, Don Freecs seem like something that Togashi would in no way be capable of creating within his lifetime.

[@rexgeorgerodriguez7620]

It actually similar to some humans exploring the deep place of the universe even though it's extremely risky since they want to feed their curiosity and believe that their exploration will bring something great here on Earth.

[@Mal-go5dl]

The thing is only Beyond and Kakin really want to go to the DC, the rest of the world was dragged into it quite suddenly after they couldn't stop the voyage. We even see how the med branch on the ship is severely understaffed. On top of that, most of the passengers aren't actually going to the Dark continent but unbeknownst to them a separate island as the majority of them are normal civilians. The only people actually going to the DC are the hunter association, Beyond's team, and some othe higher ups

[@momame8258]

You missed the part where they talked about the fake Continent. Only one group that will actually go to the real one

[@rustingflamberge]

Were you paying attention? The zodiacs said the boat will stop on a faraway island and tell the civilians on the boat it’s the dark continent. From there the real dark continent exploration is supposed to split off

[@rustingflamberge]

The black whale was seemingly designed only with the succession war in mind, look at everything the King says about it, referring to the civilians on board as “sacrifices”

[@golms]

Yeah man!!! You're absolutely killing it with this channel. Just an addendum to your point on the PT, they were compared many times to the Hei-ly family sure, but according to phinks, he said that they've changed from their old "watching the world burn" mentality, and we still aren't aware of what happened there. We're missing a piece in their backstory

[@Uvogin5676]

How many times have you read this arc? I’ve read once and only understand the dynamics between the princes. The 3 mafia family I just ignored too much info 🥴😵‍💫

[@golms]

@@Uvogin5676 Reread the arc in full one time before this last batch and I revisit chapters quite frequently. Even then, I only know enough to not get lost lmao

[@marocat4749]

Ther is said they did want to see the world burn, but not anymore.

[@the-fish-factory]

It’s also interesting to see the parallels between the phantom troupe and Kurapika. Especially since in this arc both are keeping peace. Ik phinks, nobu, and feitan are only helping because they gain something, but still cool nonetheless.

[@KKFWB]

We truly live in a continuous succession war

[@yingkouzen]

Great analysis and read of Togashi philosophy 👍; each princes 🫅 represented the future for the country of Kakin (1st prince: military, 2nd: oligarchs 3rd: corporations etc) so it would be interesting to see which Prince will win

[@Non-Existence3]

Can u explain why the 3rd Prince is about corporation?🤔

[@oilch1621]

oh my god i LOVE this video!!! you spelled out so clearly the themes that have been floating around in my head since i started reading, and brought up so many parallels i hadn't even considered. morena being a sort of foil to kurapika is something i totally did not see coming but it makes so much sense; kurapika is teaching people nen (about 20+ people i think, similar in size to morena's group) in order to force a stalemate and maintain balance. morena is giving power to her group in order to destroy balance and tear it all down. two seemingly similar means with entirely different intentions. the difference is, while morena is enabling the lower classes, the maligned and downtrodden, kurapika is enabling the people in power (the princes), giving them even more power. though unintentional, he did indirectly cause tserriednich's awakening, which poses so much danger that ironically enough, he may have created an even more dangerous situation than morena, despite his intentions to do the opposite!! god it's so good. the black whale as a microcosm of society and all its problems being pushed to a breaking point, the themes of greed and revenge both playing a part. drawing attention to post mortem nen being a metaphor for the consequences of revenge and destructive actions is so brilliant! i never even considered that. rambling aside, this was such a great video, got me really hyped for the series' return!!!

[@hebgesim1855]

Amazing video i loved your analysis and it really reawaked my hunger for more upcoming chapters. Just a remark: At 09:25 you talk about Kurapika´s drive for revenge not yet being awakened. But that's not entirely true. While he doesn´t know about the Phantom Troupe being on board, he indeed knows about Tserriednich´s possession of his comrades´ eyes. That was his main motivation to join the zodiacs and go on the ship after all. So while searching for balance in the war professionally for the 14th prince. His revenge on the fourth is already his own driver the whole time.

[@HxH2011DRA]

Between this and your golden rule video you're probably the best literary analyst on this site in my estimation

[@BankkeyAoshi]

Dope video indeed. Keep going.💪🏾💙

[@neonparty101]

Love to see this. Morj is a great analyst of manga and critique of storytelling

[@sonic1on2wiiu]

Man I love One Piece, but your videos on other manga are just as great. Keep it up!

[@glorioustigereye]

Another theme i have noticed as well is succession and maintaining a will past death. In this arc we are seeing a lot of post mortem nen abilities. This arc is also a succession to the ending of HxH and currently the author is wondering if even he will survive to see the end of this stage of hunter x hunter.

[@SuleimanBika]

You got it, the mafia being in over their heads they can manipulate the phantom troupe while not knowing how smart and shrewd they are.

[@kamalfareed1264]

One of the best clips that talked about Manga Hunter this year. Thank you very much for this wonderful clip.

[@TheMrstevewalker]

Yoooo manga Morj let’s gooo!! I’m so happy to see you talk about other shit bro even tho I love the one piece stuff

[@mattb.7079]

Definitely the best analysis I've watched on this arc

[@user61696]

This is easily one of the most interesting and eye-opening video i have watched on youtube. Enjoyed every sentence.

[@reichen609]

Oh my!!! 🤯 I've been waiting for an in-depth HXH analysis like this (for DC arc) !!! I wanna know if my own breakdown parallels those of the fandom. Yes!!! HERCULEAN LIKE!!! 💫👍🏼💫

[@gabriellantis2852]

commenting and liking for the algorithm good luck morj nice vid ! :)

[@micahsage72]

Excited to see this depth of analysis applied to other anime, thank you Morj

[@friedsymphony]

Another banger Worj video. I'm glad you're exploring other manga outside One Piece. I guess I should say "making analysis videos of other manga" for the tone deafs to understand.

[@emperorluffy6001]

He's always been doing that. lol.

[@justinbrucelee2.089]

I hope he do jojo part 7 steel ball run next.

[@tutorialboss4090]

Absolutely love this breakdown, I haven't read this yet but it sounds fantastic.

[@MoriohAnime]

11:22 I’m glad that you brought that. I think Togashi has already started to explore a little with that idea when it came to the two sisters Kacho and Fugestu. With both sisters trying to sacrifice themselves to save one another. However, Kacho has already died and Fugestu is starting to wear her self down a lot with her nen ability. In the end just like Grandline pointed it might be a Romeo and Juliet scenario where they both die.

[@pedroluckeroth6601]

Is'nt Kacho already dead? I mean, its shown that the one who came back from the getaway boat was her nen beast that took her form

[@penpal1058]

Loving this channel, need more.

[@selwyntan4014]

An excellent video once again, really makes me wanna go back and read even the walls and walls of inner monologue. A bit more of a slow burn this time but i still really enjoyed the analysis, which again contains tons of literary context i failed to see even on my re-reads.

[@ThisIsChris-Anime]

Great video! One small question; doesn't Kurapika know about Tserridnich's eyes? That was his whole motivation to join the war.

[@reflectiveditto]

Yeah, Kurapika definitely knows that Tsseridnich has multiple scarlet eyes. It was the only reason he got involved with the Zodiacs/Kakin at all. Though the video still has a point. Kurapika assumed he'd be able to negotiate to obtain the eyes even without killing Tserridnich, but that was before he ever learned about the succession war, let alone became a key player in trying to preserve the balance of the ship. Coming face to face with his clans' eyes could cause him to act differently due to the new circumstances. Also, if the decapitated head that the 4th prince keeps in a jar really is Pairo, Kurapika's childhood best friend, then that would certainly cause a whole lot of trouble. Kurapiika would be blindsided by that.

[@glorioustigereye]

6:56 Given what we just learned about Morena A part of me wonders if she is even human or just a force of will piloting someone's corpse.

[@stevenbillz4583]

Arcs like SW are always my favorite so I'm glad to see you cover it

[@TheKrigeron]

Straight to the point well thought analysis. Morj is the Mathewmatosis of manga.

[@bosseinmoguli8225]

Thank you Morj for the fantastic video.

[@Yagami_Light1992]

Respect to Mr. Morjin- Sama, never tough that you would be in HxH, sub earned. Thanks for ALL your content!!!

[@juz4delolzfruitpunch934]

Great breakdown of this arc

[@BigSmokeEnthusiast]

I sense this channel is going to go far

[@royalfun1031]

Will watch this after catching up Just like I did with CSM

[@Problemsolver434]

I'm happy to see a new upload

[@KaxMerg]

banger! would love more HXH content

[@kris1123259]

Best video on the SW arc I've seen.

[@nickwilliams430]

Makes me wonder if the dark continent will be mroe of what it is to be a individual. Especially since the Dark Continent is a very dangerous place. I hope Togashi can spill his heart out in that arc

[@Vinny11122]

Letss goo Worj. Great analysis as always

[@RapThorX4]

beautifull, amazing, mindblowing. Just typical Morj.

[@ReiStormie]

Haven’t even read this arc yet, I just like hearing Morj talk

[@GioHimonPro]

Apart from the great analysis, I have to say that the outro theme is a straight banger!

[@LarsCaesar]

sick vid. revenge really was everywhere here

[@gonzalogarciarodriguez6380]

Amazing video Morj

[@MindofKyou]

I’m interested to ask Morj, how did you become such a deep thinker? What led you to this point? Also fantastic video. I love Philosophy Videos on Chainsaw Man and Hunter X Hunter. Keep the Vids Coming

[@8bitmagic]

Great take

[@abrarahmed3495]

some HunterXHunter content by Morj, lesss goooo, great video!!!

[@Aditya-ul2yb]

What i think is due to all these sins the ship will sink and won't reach the dark continent [ metaphors for world won't reach anywhere ] ...only few sole survivor will continue the journey [ probably the strongest and wisest who have pure travellers spirit and curiosity, those who keep shallow human nature aside will reach there , like ging ] rest will perish in the flames of revenge.

[@RayManiac90]

I don't think Togashi will ever do something so clichè, it sounds the easiest way out

[@ClearlyNeo]

This was beautiful!

[@arcade_kaisa2341]

Finally HxH content

[@mcjcave18]

The boat is going crazy

[@Jumpsuperfun]

Yes, more HxH content🥳 I would like your take on yuyu hakusho as whole some time too, favourite parts and the like

[@edwinkamarga8309]

I'm so curious to what's on the letter at 7:36 if it's just some warning or mockery or any hideous things for them poor kids, I'd imagine Kuroro might just share them. But I suppose it's completely something else that Kuroro decided that it's best to keep it to himself

[@mrarcade2504]

It's crazy how this video came out two weeks ago and I'm only seeing it now

[@legendarymaster9005]

Liked video to give you motivation to make more videos in this channel 😀

[@Waffnub]

great commentary! Love the complexity of HXH, need to read it all, slowly lol.

[@michaelbraxton137]

Great video

[@charliescalia-bruce9032]

I’m really hoping manga morj does well, you’ve definitely got my support 👍👍

[@leonardo0two]

Please more hxh videos morj this one was great!

[@justsomeguywithnaturallywa3466]

Chimer ant arc analysis when?

[@MmTriplem]

Great video!

[@MoriohAnime]

Let’s gooooooooooo. Thank you Morj

[@NEETmoreAnime]

4:46 kudos to the guy who edited the panel with Hisoka sitting in the cinema. xD

[@jackdslime]

Glad you chose to talk about this

[@rafazardly]

ooooh how smart of you to understand that! brilliant!

[@Josh-jr5oi]

Yoooo I've been waiting for a manga morj drop

[@justinbrucelee2.089]

Nice analysis

[@_-_sinexus_-_]

Been hoping for a HxH video :D

[@cosmic1618]

Pairo's head in the jar will break Kurapika's mind. Kurta clan members eyes are very valuable, but including the head with the eyes is considered to be the best form of the "collection". It's mentioned in the York new arc aswell so it will definitely come back up as Tsserinich has a head in his Scarlet eyes collection.

[@karthik_silkroads]

are we gonna get more hxh videos? this is right up there with aleczandxr

[@serpico3w767]

Morj masterclass

[@ZeRasseru]

Actually (yeah I know.. But I don't know how to start that sentence otherwise) Kurapika is aware of Tseri's collection, the eyes particularly. I'm one to think that he just can't act at the moment. Could be because there are still too many unknowns or maybe he's just didn't get the perfect opportunity 🤷🏾‍♂️

[@rexgeorgerodriguez7620]

Its too risky to act out on his own goal considering higher ranking Princes are on edge because of the silent war.

[@MangaBear]

It's obvious... I mean kuripika when chatting with cow man... He agreed but have to be cautious about the unknown surroundings upon the ships.... ( Kuripika death might be peaceful...... A forever rest ... hopefully sheesh I feel bad for him...)

[@ale1997co]

Yes Hunter x hunter content! Let's go Morj!

[@7llamalord]

Great video morj!

[@abhinav65521]

It's Morjin' Time

[@mcjcave18]

Lovely video

[@ericwitney5086]

contents as good as ever

[@alexjohnson5289]

Wow greatly put

[@thisisme2014]

We want more HunterXHunter content......

[@illamatic1378]

If chrollo meets morena and can take her ability the spider will truly live on forever.