Hunter x Hunter 148 – Enjoy the Little Detours

Ging made his son climb the tallest tree in this world to have the privilege of talking to him, but I guess he rewarded Gon sufficiently with some good stories and good life advice. I’d climb a tree for that! (Note: I would not make it to the top of the tree because I’m a……

Hunter x Hunter 147 – I AM IN DENIAL THAT THIS SHOW IS ENDING NEXT WEEK

Hello, we interrupt your family drama and political thriller for a koala giving a metaphysical confession. Enjoy. I’m probably not well-equipped enough to totally unpack what Koala was getting at and place it into some cool, interesting context (I am an uncultured brute, you see), but the basic point is not that tough to grasp:……

Hunter x Hunter 146 – Ging Is Father of the Year

“OH FUCK OH FUCK HOW DO I DEAL WITH THIS ABORT ABORT” All credit to Ging, though: Once he got over the initial “HOW IN THE HELL DO I DEAL WITH A CRYING CHILD” hump, he actually gave Gon some good, basic advice. Take responsibility, try to better yourself and move forward. I mean, he……

Hunter x Hunter 145 – Yo, FUCK Pariston

Man, THIS fucking guy. At first I was ready to say, “This is some hot bullshit!” about Pariston’s predictions falling into place at the perfect time for him to take the election. But I thought about it a bit and realized that the point isn’t that everything falls into place for Pariston, but that he……

Hunter x Hunter 144 – P O L I T I C S

Pariston is a dangerous fellow, but that much is obvious. The real question right now is exactly how dangerous does Pariston feel like being? The best case scenario for all involved is that Pariston is just a bored politician who feels like mucking around with the political process for laughs. Maybe he doesn’t want to……

Hunter x Hunter 143 – Hisoka Gets Political

Well, we can at least be sure that Hisoka is smiling again. OK, Hisoka doesn’t exactly get political. He just murders a politician. It’s not totally the same thing, because Hisoka kills Teradein due to Teradein being a big dope while begging for votes. “I’LL RELEASE THE NAME, FACE AND POWERS OF THIS GUY WHO……

Hunter x Hunter 142 – Needle Zombies

OK, I think of all the Nen powers we have seen so far, this would be the power for which I’d be most curious to see the development process. How did Tsubone decide that transforming into a kickin’ motorcycle would be her Nen ability (or one of them)? How did she go about testing if……

Hunter x Hunter 141 – All Our Best Politicians Punch the Hell Out of People

This is probably some Hunters-specific news network, but I’d like to think that Leorio punching the hell out of Ging is big enough news to get a mention from the mainstream media. It’s definitely the most exciting thing that has occurred on the campaign trail. A third-party presidential candidate should try this just to see……

Hunter x Hunter 140 – What’s Ging’s Favorite Drink?

My sources say chocolate milk. He’s definitely not a fan of punch. I love that nobody gives a shit that some random Hunter (from their point of view) assaulted one of the highest-ranking Hunters in the world. Or, rather, they do give a shit — about the entertainment value. Finally something happens during one of……

Hunter x Hunter 139 – A Little Kiss

See, Alluka’s not ALL horrible murder powers! There’s cute stuff, too! This episode builds on some more background details that I bet are in no way super controversial and lead to long, tiresome Internet Debates, but we’ll leave that stuff for later. What I really like about this episode is how it builds on the……