The DARK CONTINENT Explained (HXH 2022)

[@billbosconovitch752]

please god heal togashi's back

[@ondrabroz888]

One can only wish

[@kimguir303]

one vertebrae has been realigned

[@ChrrolloDI]

He has been given another one in the form of his assistant to compensate, he will heal without the actual burden affecting him.

[@4fattoni]

Amen

[@READERSENPAII]

Cope

[@Panha_Janai]

Dark Continent is genuinely a very very intriguing place. I still remember when I first read about it it give me chill. We learn that HxH's world is big but then Tagashi dropped “It's just a small place inside a lake inside a wide land stretches to infinity.

[@slevinchannel7589]

No brag: I'm a Nen-Expert. I deduced stuff via deducable Deduction about Nen, so if you want to learn somethin' new, just tell me.

[@avg959]

@@slevinchannel7589 what's beyond neteros ability

[@itzYonko]

@@avg959 lmaoo

[@slevinchannel7589]

@@avg959 I dont know. We can only speculate about that. NWR made a video about his Nen-Affinity though.

[@TheModeler99]

the equivilent of going to space and meeting aliens

[@etherealborn3963]

Here to comment that togashi sensei is continuing the manga in 2024 hes got 10 chapters down and is working on another 5 ! Here’s to our beloved mangaka continuing to go strong and also prioritizing his health !

[@grandslam369]

1. Wishmaster 2. Plandemic Warrior aka The Government 3. Infinite Tsukuyomi 4. Hell 5. Zombies

[@MegaMonsterPlayer]

Idk but how Togashi is setting up the Dark Continent and having super powerful beasts previously shown (that are from there) I sense a real feel of danger and dread from the Dark Continent and I usually don't really feel that impacted as this with other fictions. Pretty nice storytelling from my boi Togashi.

[@dslylsd]

Ging is like your OP anime MC he's going to slay the dark continent

[@dslylsd]

Ging can solo the entire succession war arc (win a fight against all the princes, possibly multiple at a time, )and possibly fight on par with beyond

[@t0x1C698]

Exactly, i have an exact feeling like that. No mangaka ever does that. Setting up magical beats and mystery everywhere with balanced and realistic outcomes. Thats why I love HxH

[@laquanlucas6953]

Togashi pen game in his writing is amazing and how he telling it make it great with the story dark continent will end being an classic arc.

[@Electreczon4]

yeah, I’m usually never even exited by a location from an anime or anything movie etc, this is the only one that i’ve ever gotten hyped for all through out all media

[@swagkashi]

Imagine if togashi never went on hiatus and we were on a hunter sequel by now

[@kingorkaofficial8047]

Don't give us hope

[@gustavosauro1882]

We are on the bad timeline fr

[@eyobbekele3231]

The Dark Continent from HxH Actually exists in the real world, But it's in reverse: the Dark Continent's land Is the ocean of our world. Both vast & mysterious.

[@hameedn.b7004]

Someone get Kurapica some Netro weed

[@MJyoung35]

Every since the return of HXH was annouced ive been rereading the series and using this channel to refresh. Its been super helpful understanding the confusing parts of the secession war

[@itzjustkris7964]

Is it really coming back

[@suhdude2177]

@@itzjustkris7964 yeah it is but we dont know many chapters

[@MJyoung35]

@@suhdude2177 from what ive heard itll be a minimum of 10 chapters this time around

[@ShizukiShirano]

@@MJyoung35 hopefully at least 12

[@laquanlucas6953]

@@ShizukiShirano nah togashi is going to stick to the limit of ten chapters. Hopefully when he reach up to ten chapter he give us an update in last panel what he going to do next.

[@bigbangatk666]

Togashi comeback number one But newworldreviews comeback is a close second 🤙

[@marcos-ll2yr]

This is so ''Lovecraftian'', Togashi is probably a fan of Cosmicism. I'm so happy that we gonna get at least 12 chapters.

[@popqorn4368]

Where did you see that we were getting 12 confirmed chapters?

[@katsumoto9143]

16 for now, he's making chapters everyday!

[@marcos-ll2yr]

@@popqorn4368 togashi have twitter now

[@marcos-ll2yr]

@@katsumoto9143 nice

[@popqorn4368]

@@katsumoto9143 are you guys referring to the pages as chapters? There's quite a difference so I want to be sure lol

[@alexanderscheirman7599]

Saiyu isn't working for netero. He's in the hei li cult...he's the one with the moon tattoo

[@operationb.e.n6480]

I hope Ging takes over as the protagonist when the characters get to the dark continent, because only through his perspective can we really get a full understanding of what Pariston and Beyond netero are plotting

[@slevinchannel7589]

WHAT ABOUT NEN VIDEOS THOUGH?

[@laquanlucas6953]

Ging is going show the hxh community what is truly mean to be hunter. I remember back in the 13 chairman arc mr bean he was amaze by ging words. Watch him catch his target like parstion being hunter get him to slip up. Ging got eveyone attention even people like hisoka. Would like know about freeces family like they monsters when make something happen

[@moodyr6466]

There are theories saying ging is actually don freecs the most powerful hunter in history since he's lived in the dark continent for a long time

[@slevinchannel7589]

@@moodyr6466 Nah, their Name is not similar enough.

[@Waybackwhennn]

@@moodyr6466 wow that would be the craziest theory ever, I can’t believe I’ve never heard of that

[@aliveandwellinisrael2507]

Can't wait to see Pariston die in brutal fashion in the Dark Continent, or perhaps become a pet of Pap or something (sounds like a suitable end for such a manipulative character). Perhaps Pariston is behind Togashi's illness, keeping this from happening.

[@thedistinctman9507]

Don’t know if anyones thought of this but when Ging tells Gon to go back to his home island cause there’s something there for him. It’s the east edition, out of any character in this story Ging would be the one to have it. Also sets up Gon possibly coming back to help with the expedition using the knowledge of the book.

[@Born_Stellar]

hope he can get his nen back

[@saitamasensei5154]

Im surprised not seeing gon haters and kurapika fans swarming this comment

[@saitamasensei5154]

@Water Falls actually they are all main characters but only gon is the protagonist, whereas killua is considered a deuteragonist then kurapika and leoreo comes after him. That's how they are defined. Source: I study fantasy literature.

[@rolandomaguad6966]

Togashi is a believer of flat earth Theory or conspiracy 😎😎😎😎

[@Courier_Seven]

The dark continent is one of my favorite worldbuilding concepts in all of anime, the potential horrors and rewards are too tempting for humanity to not wanna go obtain it but the difficulty of them getting there is basically our equivalent of going to space and it's arguably vastly more dangerous because of the seemingly demonic entities and creatures that reside there and seem to enjoy taking humans out. Gooooooooooood dangit, Bobby. I need me summa dat dark continent cosmic horror.

[@sinisterkratos4871]

Right. It feels like all of hunter x hunter is a warm up to the dark continent. Thinking about this is insane

[@sinisterkratos4871]

@AndrewWithEase11 11 sorry I'm optimistic about a manga that is returning now. don't know why your watching this video if your adamant about the series being completed.

[@sinisterkratos4871]

@AndrewWithEase11 11 being realistic isn't thinking the series is done when it's continuing

[@sinisterkratos4871]

@AndrewWithEase11 11 it would have been realistic thinking the series is over before he wasn't continuing the series, and there was nothing out for 4 years. not anymore. also the interest of the dark continent comes from what's yet to be discovered and the mystery, and creativity yet to come, which is why everyone is excited and intrested, so stop being such a sad being, and read what's to come or shut up about it, and go read something else if you don't like it.

[@sinisterkratos4871]

@AndrewWithEase11 11 alright Mr philosopher, just keeping telling your old grandpa stories until you get bored. PS no chapters for 4 years, and now 10 confirmed to drop within a year is a great comeback.

[@sanddry738]

I’ve never read or watched Hunter X Hunter but found out the dark continent and had to know more. So far, it’s fucking horrifying. I feel like humanity is poking a hornets nest and it’s just going to take one idiot person or nation to ruin things

[@dreezy2286]

The dark continent is based off the real world map. The map should really be upside down Antarctica is ring surrounding us with other landmasses outside of the ring. I hope somebody sees my comment. Lol

[@anonwalkerr]

Killua eats some unmanned rock and becomes the strongest character in the series

[@brikelctsota1332]

Thank you for making this recap series, because even though I love HxH there's no way i will read the entirety of this arc again. There's just too much text

[@thedrunkenchef555]

Bro I’ve been watching these for a hot minute

[@oleksandrbyelyenko435]

I hope Togashi will live to write Dark Continent arc....

[@derpherp4530]

Uranium & Plutionium is small beads of rock that produces energy (usually under water as a neutron moderator)

[@lawgx9819]

the chimera ant is extremely important to set up what the dark continent is all about, those mfs are actually the lowest ranking of predators and may even be a prey in there and hunters barely won mostly because they have experience and ants developing some humanity (in fact, in terms of raw nen they were much larger than the average of a professional hunter) it's probably one of the most exciting thing about HxH, we've seen some powerful users and threats over the course of the anime only to realize those were basically nothing when you compare it to the dark continent

[@snowman9631]

Only because the ants couldnt have. Nen on the dark continent. If meruem and the royal guard all went to the DC they would clap the place up quick in all honesty

[@bro8686]

Meruem and the royal guard were beat by a dying old man and a bunch of kids.. and that was with the combination of tons of magical beast( from the dc) and humans combined within then. Frankly they arnt that impressive and i honestly believe besides developing an nen ability they couldnt get much if anh stronger nen aura wise.. and out of the surviving ants i rekon the only ones who can actually develope nen to its potential are kite and the other guy who kept his orginal self intact after all the other ants havnt shown a slight increase in power besides developing there hatsu.. i rekon there will be alot of similar limits to dc creatures. After all of the biggest premises of hxh is limiting yourself for power.

[@laquanlucas6953]

@@snowman9631 that would be debateable there are five calamity that live in Terran in the dark continent. V6 stated mythical creature like meruem the chierma is rank level threat of B. Image some creature more than threating than the chierma ant

[@ashebull123]

@Hunterkage Joestar it was. Only reason why chimera ants were so low in ranking before is because they haven't discovered nen and the queen hasn't given birth to Meruem yet.

[@ranaashhad8040]

@@ashebull123 Chimera ants were rated C and then got upgraded to B. They were very easy to deal with as Meruem himself was nothing in front of a nuke. Calamities are forces of nature with diseases that cannot be nuked thus giving them an A threat level.

[@christiaancronje2090]

Please pause and or stop between your thoughts and sentences. Holy fak it’s impossible to follow what you saying.

[@free2928]

I can’t wait to see Ging and Beyond Netero show their strength and capabilities in the Dark Continent. It has so much potential and could the the most hype manga arc in history.

[@jbgplayz2891]

To bad Gon didn't join the expedition but I bet they will join later along with killua cause there's some beneficial there for killua Iike the ai for nanika and the stone that give electricity. So it's most likely that killua will go there along side with alluka and Gon cause remember Gon spent his life force so he need the rice to increase his life force.

[@mk_-8794]

@@jbgplayz2891 I keep hearing ppl say they wish gon/killua went along. Idk but I like the fact that they didn’t join in this mission. Kurapika and especially Lerio deserve some screen time to show us their growth. I don’t see the big deal since we know gon and killua will eventually find their way to the dark continent. Imho it will happen after a time skip and they will have to go find Kurapika/Lerio and it will be epic.

[@lotus6476]

@@jbgplayz2891 Cant Nanika just teleport Gon and Killua later on to the dark continent?

[@laquanlucas6953]

@@jbgplayz2891 gon just need readjust and learn polish like a diamond work on flaws when had his nen arua. And reflect and be more smarter. Gon and especially killia these two is going be diffrent when they return toonthe strong. Gon need take time to figure out what he truly want to do.

[@laquanlucas6953]

@@mk_-8794 gon and killua they not ready chart in those environment. It was best for kurapika and leorio to attend and plus we see how strong leorio is and give some development on his character.

[@jaaydover2040]

Nos Confuden Map

[@SpencerKerr]

I've always found it super interesting that the Gatekeeper(s) call it the "New World", instead of the Old World, with the good amount of evidence of humanity having originated there. It's like Humans were once a force to be reckoned with then left with a strong force into Lake Mobius and settled there, leaving behind perhaps their women and children or something. Perhaps a magical beast contacted a guide for their journey there, but then left themselves to settle on the world we know today, leaving the original, beast level humans without a way to return. This would have stranded the weaker members of humanity on the DC without a form of protection. Super interesting the way Togashi has constructed all this, the dude is a master of creating crazy intrigue

[@harryas7]

youre honestly a core part of loving hxh

[@evald5373]

@noot noot nice try

[@dragonofdanksspacestation7779]

@noot noot nice try

[@aminliban3192]

@noot noot bot

[@868timeless7]

Facts

[@dragonofdanksspacestation7779]

Kurapika and Chrollo will team up to rob Tserriednich.

[@TheNuclearGeek]

Is there any info on the "New Continent"? I ask because based on the progression, the ending of the succession war would be more likely to end there than it would to end at the Dark Continent AND while it isn't part of the Dark Continent, it isn't part of the "Old World" either. At the moment, as far as I know, there is even less known about it than the Dark Continent. I thought perhaps that was where the "gate" to the Dark Continent exists OR that is where the "Guide" is acquired.

[@stormcutter59]

I've been wondering the same thing as well. What's this "new" Continent? Is it just some small island like Midway or Hawaii? It's weird how little we know about it

[@TheNuclearGeek]

@@stormcutter59 My thoughts exactly. I've been wondering it for years now. It was mentioned in almost an offhand fashion, the only picture of it I have seen shows it to be HUGE comparative to the rest of the "old world" continents (it's essentially another copy of the "Africa" continent, but BIGGER), the hunter association knows all about it yet no one lives there and there has been no drive to populate it. All that seems very odd to me. That is when I started thinking about the Gate Keepers and the "inability" to sail to the dark world, yet all these trips have made it. So, where do the gatekeepers live? The new continent makes the most sense to me. If they live there, then I could see why the government and Hunter Association would want to keep it hidden from the rest of the world as well.

[@gracjanlekston134]

If we assume, Togashi drew the New Continent to scale, at the very least we know it's a continent that's bigger than all the Old World combined so if humanity settles it, they'll be busy for the next few centuries colonizing it.

[@TheNuclearGeek]

@@gracjanlekston134 I googled it up since I haven't looked in awhile (it has been almost 4 years afterall lol) and regardless of the shape, it is at least as big as several of the old continents if not bigger than all of them combined, as you said. That is why I'm more curious about it than the Dark Continent atm. WHY is it unknown except to the Hunters and the G5/G6? Why wouldn't they want to take advantage of all that land nearby? This is just a guess by me obviously, but that picture of the Gate (the only one we've seen) I'd imagine is within a "Great Wall" across the entirety of the "New Continent" with the "Gate Keepers" "living" behind it. On the old world's side I'd imagine it's just like the old world, on the other side, I'd imagine it was like the Dark Continent and the Gate Keepers erected the wall to keep the 2 separate and give them a means to test any wishing to go to the Dark Continent. If they can pass through the New Continent, the Guide will take them to the Dark Continent. If I were Togashi, that would be my mini-arc between the succession war and the Dark Continent Arc. He really likes those bridging mini-arcs after all.

[@VaquOfficial]

It's a mini Dark Continent. Another island inside of Lake Mobius besides the known world, and due to how far away it is from our world (after all sea life gets much more dangerous the further we travel) we can safely assume that the life there is on a much bigger level of size and power than the flora and fauna we know. But due to it not actually being a part of the Dark Continent it isn't nearly as dangerous as the real thing. If the map that we saw was accurate, the New Continent is bigger than the known world, but not that much (it's still comfortably bigger but the difference isn't colossal) Since the Kakin Empire is being planned to be dropped off there while the rest continues the voyage, i assume that the Guide and Gatekeeper aren't on there, since it would be risky to just leave Kakin on the same place where they could find a way to the Dark Continent. I think the Gatekeeper is on the border between our world and the shoreline of the Dark Continent, or at least the border between the part of the ocean that we're on and the part of the ocean that's impossible for us to cross, that might've been explicitly said but i'm not entirely sure. Either way, it makes sense

[@MrLovolovo]

i wonder how togashi wanted to explain the HxH world, is it a colony? or an experiment? or a different planet?

[@Sizzy2367]

Dark continent is gon be the best arc of 2022/2023

[@stayingmadwonthelpyou5402]

gon 😂

[@laquanlucas6953]

@@stayingmadwonthelpyou5402 haha 😆 🤣

[@awadhhasan5937]

Dark continent is like hell from berserk

[@SidVicious12897]

I finally was able to catch up to Ch. 390 and man oh man i cant wait to see what Togashi is going to whip out!

[@muks8030]

Loadshedding

[@ralpheid905]

Thank you so much for this. After around 3 years it’s good to have a recap.

[@TheDzudas]

Chimera Ants are weak, but Chimera Ants with nen are propably stronger than most creatures who are graded over them

[@selwyntan4014]

Thanks Liam for your great work in researching HXH lore. It really is much appreciated. Cant wait for part 2! I still have so many questions e.g. about the girl-prince who died trying to escape the boat with another girl-price just because they left the boat - like, what was that? Weren't they still in the "human world"? It made a great story but just introduced so many mysteries at once.

[@alfredolouiebrian980]

What if Yuyu Hakusho universe is part of Dark Continent?

[@cyberking824]

Seems like luffy will find one piece faster than we get to the dark continent. Haha.

[@ham9444]

I wonder if liam would ever review yu yu hakusho

[@Victoria_Viray]

Let's Go!!! I'm so excited! It's been years!

[@wuyachoms]

agreed

[@gorzz2487]

Killua eats the rock and becomes Khun ran

[@Ztd214]

In episode 38, when Gon and Killua are checking out the nen box, Ging is seen flying on a dragon on what is to be an separate island/country, could it have been the Dark Continent? I say this because Ging speaks of a World Tree on the Dark Continent, and the place in this scene is definitely different than the one shown at the end of the anime , which is the only one that is on their continent.

[@aceclover758]

No because Ging said he has never been to the DC That’s how main goal, to go there

[@Ryuksgelus]

Can't be. More likely the New Continent.

[@ShizukiShirano]

The only place it can be is the massive New Continent before Dark Continent, and even 5hat is doubtful.

[@RandomUser-tj3mg]

@@aceclover758 he could've just lied tho. He also said the world they were on is the only one in the known world. And dc has bigger world trees. The one we see behind him is a world tree so he definitely is in dark continent

[@inmate-yj3ic]

@@RandomUser-tj3mg highly unlikely he'd lie to his son especially seeing him after more than a decade . lying would make it non sensical since he asked gon to climb the world tree in order to tell him the truth about the world .

[@divasargent215]

LETSSSSS GOOOOO

[@etherealmako]

I feel like Mereum could actually be a top predator in the Dark Continent now. We all think Chimera Ants are weak compared to the creatures in the DC, but I believe Chimera Ants from the human world actually became much much stronger than the ones on the Dark Continent because their evolution was mostly never interrupted. When Gon and Killua first meet Kite, the ants are super weak, these are probably the same ants that are in the Dark Continent. In the DC since there are a lot of OP creatures probably, they probably never gave a chance for Chimera Ants to evolve because they just kept killing them. And since the Chimera Ants are probably one of the weakest DC creatures, there werent any other weaker organisms to feed nen off of, so they cant just hide and farm nen from weaker creatures. However in the human world since theres not a lot of things stopping them from evolving, they were able to become very strong. I feel like Chimera Ants in the Dark Continents just kept getting spawn trapped and thus never got the chance to produce an ant as strong as the Royal Guards or Mereum. Even the Chimera Ant Queen in the human world was weak, she was probably the pinnacle of Chimera Ant strength in DC before they started eating nen from humans

[@ranaashhad8040]

Chimera ants were rated C and Meruem was rated B level threat because all of them got destroyed by the nuke. Calamities are a force of nature and diseases which cannot be stopped by nukes. This is why they are rated A level threats

[@rookeyji5177]

@@ranaashhad8040 the B rank is def for base meruem tho there is no way post nuke meruem is a B tier that shit is broken

[@ranaashhad8040]

@@rookeyji5177 Post Nuke Meruem is still a B ranked threat because it doesn't matter how strong he is. He got destroyed by a low budget nuke. Humanity knows how to stop him. Calamities are ranked higher because one of them is a disease. Tbe other one is an intangible gas. You cannot Nuke them.

[@rookeyji5177]

@@ranaashhad8040 yes try nuking a being that can fly at mach 10 and destroy a mountain with a single hand as well having the en of like 100km.

[@ranaashhad8040]

@@rookeyji5177 And post nuke meruem got killed by poison. Lol. Simply not strong enough to warrant an A level threat.

[@WuvPain]

This mans gonna be rolling in it when HxH starts up again lol one piece plus HxH vids you’re gonna be busy

[@SamTheGumMan117]

So the recap begins and I've been SCHWING ever since the news and now more people might exipirence the best fight in the whole series hopefully

[@ChaoticPatientZer0]

I can't wait to see it ANIMATED tbh

[@rexmontana407]

yall gotta realize that this place is so ridiculously big, threatening, and overhyped that itll be damn near impossible to put in manga. they can’t possibly touch on all the things they speak about that apparently makes this place what it is. if they tried itll just end up lacking and come up short.

[@rexmontana407]

just my shit opinion though

[@kiratwo4u]

​@@rexmontana407 it's valid

[@vikrantsingh6001]

If executed properly, HxH will even surpass One Piece's World building

[@NgolaNalane]

Could have easily surpassed OP but togashi just doesn't want to continue

[@voodiethemoody]

@@NgolaNalane How? HxH has over 100 episodes and, in comparison to OP, practically no world building at all. Most of the known continent is utterly normal.

[@TwistahsWorld]

@@NgolaNalane nah one piece has things from 20 years ago that only make sense now which hxh doesn’t have I’m not a huge fan of one piece but it’s world building is definitely one of the greatest

[@dslylsd]

HxH tells a really good story, but the world building is not bad too

[@luzobsidiana]

@@voodiethemoody I dont know how you personally judge world building but for me is how solid are the "rules" and in less episodes HxH sets an amazing world with a lot of diversity, giving importance to how different goverment do their thing. Meteor city, the underground world, now Kakin. And the magic system or power system is also a big part of what makes a fictional world great, an Nen is one of the best magic systems out there. Still not fair to compare it with OP because that shit has like a million of chapters and does really great too. But hxh is so inmense that we can't run out of theories and stuffs about it even with the little information we may have in comparison with OP.

[@adan3956]

10:43 Lake what?

[@sophia_ist_lost_bytheway8903]

Does anyone remember the lovely ghostwriter ability? In the York new city arc chrollo told the future of the other phantom troupe members after stealing it. We can actually suck out a lot of information from these poems. Now, I only know their German version because...well I'm German, and I think searching and pasting out the English version into a KZbin comment is too much. But the deciding thing it shalnark's poem. It told him he would die If he made a phone call (basically, you can just Google for more information). If all remember, he was killed after a phone call by Hisoka. That means Togashi still remembers the Poems he wrote. Let's take shizuku for another example. She was told she would meet her end if she left her Partner and die in "a field covered in black items". This probably means the luggage compartment on our little whale ship thing. If Togashi really sticks with these Poems, Shizuku will leave her phantom troupe partners (maybe even without free will/being tricked) and go to the luggage compartment where hisoka will most likely kill here. Because let's be honest, why would Kurapika be in the luggage compartment when he has to protect a prince. Hisoka is most likely. These are only two examples! We could of course Analyse all other poems, or those who said a member would die or whatever. But I think this is enough for now. Does this sound trustworthy? I apologize for spelling or Gramma Errors, this is my second language

[@maurinci14]

I honestly love this. Hope this happens, but how about the other spiders who didn't get their death spelt out via the ghostwriter ability? I really do love your theory

[@guesswho9541]

nice one, and yeah there is a theory that Hisoka is on the ship rn disguised as Illumi

[@steeg03]

Nope. Neon's fortune telling only predicts events of the current month and can be prevented

[@sophia_ist_lost_bytheway8903]

@@steeg03 yeah that's I thing I haven't thought about! But maybe Togashi forgot about that part, just as I did 😅😂 it's a good argument though

[@RyaKey]

@@steeg03 What if the caveat to that, is that it doesn't actually percent death? It only delays it. Shalnark died of his prediction a year or two later.

[@remylebeau3089]

Dope JoJo shirt ✊🏾🔥

[@ASIRA89]

I've always wondered wether the Freeks family originated from the Dark Continent. Gin and Gon seemed so suspiciously overly talented with NEN that i wonder if their ancestors may have been people from the Dark Continent with a WAY stronger connection to NEN than normal humans from the human world. If humans exist on the Dark Continent I'd asume that it is a civilisation where pretty much EVERY SINGLE person is as strong as the strongest characters we've seen so far. Maybe Gin(g) would be a weakling compared to them. Like comparing Sayajins to humans? I've been wondering about that for so long now...

[@MaxxVelo]

YuYu Hakusho sorta had that twist where Yusuke was part demon all along and his dad is from the demon world. Since HxH has a lot of references to YYH, that idea wouldn't be too far off.

[@GentlemanCho_gath]

Actually interesting idea tbh

[@muffingfx]

The last Freecss in the Dark Continent banged a woman and ran away with the kid into the human world after the parents found out

[@dorkknight7225]

Yeah, we don't even know who gon's mom is

[@vanal2964]

Also it always rung to me the phrase that Wing said when Gon and Killua learned to use nen. We saw both Gon and Killua be absurdly proficient with nen, but Killua always showed more prowess in developing its abilities. Even tho he clearly could see that, he focused on Gon and said something along the lines of that he had “awakened a monster”, almost scared.

[@mohamadcaptainmods7190]

Gon and Killua better be back please. Like Hunter X Hunter without them doesn't feel the same.

[@samuelG009]

They haven't been part of the story for a long time now and imo hunter x hunter is still great.

[@stan_1999]

The dark continent may be one of the most fascinating places in all of fiction for me. The sheer terror that we know and don't know is just unconfortable. It's a place humans should have no business with. There are regular chimera ants in the human world that are very aggressive and I like thought that the chimera ants we met in the arc are just mere insignificant creatures on the dark continent. Meruem who killed humanities strongest human would just be a tiny insignificant creature for the strongest creatures on the dark continent. The best adjective I have for dark continent is lovecraftian. My fan theory is that the human realm we know since chapter 1 is just a tiny project, a time killer for some bored god or lifeform on the dark continent.

[@dragonrtx231]

these guy is so dedicated all his content is about hunter x hunter

[@zombieguy4444]

If you go to the dark continent with the goal of sightseeing, would you then be immune from getting a calamity from the guide?

[@croffland6468]

oh damn

[@claudejeannoel8878]

Imagine beyond's nen ability, you know it's going to be epic if his own father is like "that boy is wild yo"

[@lorenlloydpingal3140]

He conjures Jesus. Maybe

[@laquanlucas6953]

Beyond nen class probably will be an enchancer very straight forward.

[@migueljuarez6788]

@@laquanlucas6953 Nah I think it'd be too simple.

[@ryanpablo5048]

@@laquanlucas6953 i think he is a Especialist

[@laquanlucas6953]

@@ryanpablo5048 we have to wait and see what nen class i believe beyond will be an enchancer

[@Deeper489]

tiny rocks that provide power sounds like uranium XD

[@coooooooooops]

Always liked to imagine the cimera ants were just the ants of the dark continent, is in whatever else is there is unimaginably strong

[@TheTyphoon365]

0:43 What do you mean return?????????? Has there been news???????

[@NOTCOLEADA]

Yeah, Togashi made a twitter account and posted on twitter that 6 (now 7) chapters are finished so it’ll be back soon hopefully

[@TheTyphoon365]

@@NOTCOLEADA wow! That's incredible!!

[@harebus8541]

liam d newworldreview/grandlinereview pin this comment please

[@giociasico]

I have a hunch that the dark continent is a mirror of the Greed Island but more of an 18+ version. Bigger and more dangerous. It is where Ging get the inspiration to create Greed Island. If you think about it, Greed Island sort of comprise of magical beasts which helps train and help people understand the dangers of living in a world where everyone has nen. Greed Island is a training ground for Dark Continent. We can probably expect similarities between the two but in Dark Continent, beings are more intelligent, places are more chaotic, and what not.

[@isaacwillis6042]

Kinda doubtful togashi is much more creative than trying to do the same arc twice with a slightly different guise. Why would they need an 18+ up version? You can literally die in greed island and anyone playing is already a hunter or powerful nen user (most are already of age anyway) greed island is just giving them extra abilities to use while there. So what would be the point of doing it again with more dangerous things?

[@isaacwillis6042]

Not only that but whenever anyone has returned from the dark continent they bring back a plague or a world ending threat. Not something you’d get from a game. Yes you can make the argument that gon and killua cheated the greed island game by brining out something they weren’t supposed to but I can’t help but think they already knew that was doable whilst making greed island

[@giociasico]

@@isaacwillis6042 in Greed Island, the objective is to complete a game. It was not really designed to kill one another although it was made possible. In Dark Continent, the objective is to survive. Implying that killing will be part of the journey. That said, it changes the whole dynamic and possible conditions being in Dark Continent which could make for very interesting story lines, not to mention the mind games given how the power scaling is in HxH. It opens up a whole new possibilities that was not explored in Greed Island arc which is, in my opinion, more for the light hearted folks and kids. This is what Im getting by understanding the author. Togashi likes to take time with his story telling. He put bread crumbs leading to where he will bring the story to. And looking to his past work, Yu Yu Hakusho, you can see almost the same pattern with his story telling although now he puts more details.

[@inmate-yj3ic]

ging getting inspiration from dark continent??? he's never been to the dc bruh

[@giociasico]

@@inmate-yj3ic he read about it bruh

[@glitcheremily8994]

Everyone: More stories yay! Me: if it not phantom troupe I do not care.

[@nedimkahrimanovic5394]

Will we see the HxH anime with this plot in the current future? I hope we will, because HxH is just one of the best ones I have seen so far.

[@HadrielWonda]

Kaido is on the dark continent

[@ItzArim_.]

My own father spoiled me 3 times from hunter x hunter manga. Number one, gon's grandfather and his mother are both in dark continent. Both are hunters and he's grandfather is pretty young.

[@Gear5th0730]

Anyone else get Shanks vibes from Gin and vice versa. That I'm a powerful ass dude but I'm also a fucking deadbeat and abandoned my family.

[@hisoka2185]

Don't let this distract you from the fact that Bungee gum possess the both properties of rubber and gum

[@slevinchannel7589]

No brag: I'm a Nen-Expert. I deduced stuff via deducable Deduction about Nen, so if you want to learn somethin' new, just tell me.

[@tonymurray103]

On route. In route I think 🤔

[@ayeskir871]

Tonpa will be the last boss in Dark Continent

[@teafuse583]

The Gay Keepers

[@omen149]

i don't even care anymore about characters as i used to but, the dark continent makes this one of the more exciting things ever, hope Togashi doesn't get bored of it.

[@filorux3242]

I hope someone uses angels breath on togashi......

[@androiduser3895]

Hey Mista, nice shirt! Also, I am expecting Ging is probably going to learn more or even find Don on the continent and that's probably his real goal to go there.

[@Nasipecel_pedes_pol]

I'm not religious but only this time i pray to god all strength and health to togashi

[@Scardriver]

can't believe we'll get a chapter review from this channel when it finally comes out. so hype!

[@Zuomsy]

How do you not put yourself to sleep with a voice like that

[@terracore3956]

A cool theory I have is that Don Freecs is actually already dead but was able to finish Journey to the West. Remember when Mito said to Gon that Ging’s father just disappeared on a fishing trip? Maybe Ging’s dad is actually in the Dark Continent and the on that is finishing Journey to the East.

[@brainzor777]

Didnt you watched the video? There is the rice that gives long life, maybe eating it every day can extend life and youth to a ridiculous level so Don can actually still be alive and explore.

[@rose-yd9mn]

@@brainzor777 that doesn't make him immune to death

[@8ligh7]

Dark continent reminds me of the gourmet world in Toriko.

[@partyvietnamcommunist4829]

me too, it like outside of the human world

[@snakecharmr123]

been a fan of togashis work since i was a kid... and i just got hit with an epiphany... this man created a world with its own language, power system, unknown lands, card game, board games, intricate political system and moral views... all that and more... when trying to explain hxh isnt something you can put into a sentence or phrase... which leads me to believe when this man passes he is leaving something so vast that i dont think he is gonna have enough time to finish... so what if he is doing all this on purpose? meaning he leaves this world for new mangaka to explore with their writting... like ovas of sorts? it wouldnt be cannon but i would still love to read anything hxh related even if it doesnt come from togashi directly.. kinda like an rpg with side quests...

[@skolzyy1853]

should i go for it ?😍 www.amazon.com/dp/B0B36N7XPH

[@louayker4249]

No other mangaka can write like Togashi. If he passes out, we are doomed

[@ilter5360]

@@louayker4249 is he still alive ?

[@xeibei4804]

No he isnt doing that. Togashi hates other people having any kind if control over his manga. Thats the reason why he doesnt let anyone else draw the manga while he writes it, he would hate people taking his work and walk all over it.

[@xeibei4804]

@@ilter5360 yes

[@Infinite8blue]

12:39 - 12:55 when shit hits the fan

[@BizarreGlobal]

Togashi makes me upset. He’s so incredibly talented and there is so much room for story here. I mean the Dark Continent could easily produce 500 chapters of story and not scratch the surface. I wish he would just write the story and let others draw. Assemble a team of around 5 or 6 artist and push out things weekly. So much story and talent that we won’t see reach it’s full potential

[@Yatagarasu-b9w]

Of course that would be possible, which is why many think the reason for the hiatus is a lack of inspiration / motivation / confidence. Think about it, many deem the chimera ant arc one of the best anime arcs of all times, on top of that the show has been teasing the dark continent hard, thus building much expectation and anticipation. It is very, very likely that the dark continent arc will be worse than the chimera arc and I believe Togashi is afraid of that.

[@urbrodieaj2363]

@@Yatagarasu-b9w Makes sense

[@li6706]

@@Yatagarasu-b9w the chimera ant arc in the anime was not that good. I mean it was but the pacing was atrocious. Soooo much of nothing happening and stupid dialogue and just ugh

[@Joseph-fr8uo]

@@li6706 maybe you're the only one who thinks that

[@UnholyWrath3277]

@@Joseph-fr8uo nah i gotta agree with him somewhat. The ant arc just dragged on and on after a certain point despite being entertaining

[@joseluidelcid4498]

I'm calling it now, the whole series going to end with the end of all humans. No matter what angle you turn it, all I see and hear is 'selfish caused a Genocide.'

[@robemminger2418]

Small correction, unmanned rock generates 20 megawatts per day, enough to power thousands of homes.

[@James_Wisniewski]

The V5/V6 is more like the G7 (formerly G8) or the G20 than the UN.

[@markjackwill4557]

Carrying the entire hxh franchise rn🤩

[@mraqin9339]

when manga?

[@ATrueProHero]

Fun Fact; Post Bomb Meruem is stronger than anything else. Sure Chimera Ants are only B level threats, but the Ant King fully matured was made for the purpose of conquering the world, including the Dark Continent.

[@jameshollister8294]

A level a should be naturally stronger

[@ATrueProHero]

@@jameshollister8294 Right, natural level B. Then take into consideration the ant queen started eating humans with nen to create the ultimate being. Post Rose Mereum > all other 5 calamities

[@Born_Stellar]

nah, the threat level is based on threat to end humanity, so even a hyper powerful being is only a 'b' because they were able to take it out with the rose bomb. I remember they classify a large country as an 'a' threat, but I assume that is because they could fire all their weapons and even firing back isn't going to stop the destruction. if the bomb didn't work then I suppose meruem would be level A but the fact that a bomb does work means he is only b.

[@ranaashhad8040]

@@ATrueProHero Meruem got destroyed by a low budget nuke. This is why he was a B ranked threat. Humanity didn't even take him seriously. Calamities are forces of nature far beyond meruem's capabilities which is why they are ranked higher.

[@ranaashhad8040]

Meruem was already shown to be weak to poison and radiation. Dark Continent is filled with diseases and rots. Do you think he'll survive for long.

[@mobakiran8561]

Anyone has theories on why Hisoka was searching for Ging

[@d3rduck]

i really hope we wont get a time skip and instead see ging looking for HIS dad( if the theories are right and hes still on the dark continent). ging really is just gon as an adult but much much more powerful.

[@llawliet672]

Hii

[@SeviathTheHumanDrago]

I find the premise of the "Succession War" to be a good one but inherently flawed as, if the last 2 contestants somehow manage to attain a mutual kill against the other, then it renders the entire thing a moot point as All the princes are now dead; making it so there is no inherent ruler to the kingdom.

[@laquanlucas6953]

Human meruem prince kakin tserriednich will be the last prince to survive the suceesion and killing his father in the process. We saw chamber of 14 coffin that we learn more about great of kakin

[@SeviathTheHumanDrago]

@@laquanlucas6953 I thought it was the leader of the NGL that got eaten by meruem and retained some of his consciousness?

[@laquanlucas6953]

@@SeviathTheHumanDrago you refering to gyro retian his self

[@SeviathTheHumanDrago]

@@laquanlucas6953 Yep! I guess in order to truly be succeeded the father must be killed so it makes sense there's 14 coffins then.

[@louayker4249]

This thread is just ugh... omg go read the manga both of you please

[@galliards1831]

Why ging is a archeologist hunter? Its to find the west version of the book

[@cynthiawu7170]

I still feel like the West "half" of this book is actually the same book as the East "half". Just need to unlock some kind of trick to reading it. Because a mobius strip is basically a never ending circle that loops back on itself. Would seem out of character for Togashi to name the entire lake "Mobius", draw a mobius strip on the Book and then never use that symbol to mean anything. Of course he may be using mobius to represent something else, but I am guessing it is the book itself which then may lead to something special about how to travel the dark continent more safely :)

[@pumpkinbread21]

I remembered like 8% of what you said. Lawd its been so long