The end may be in sight, but its form remains expertly hidden. No question about it, this was a significant change of pace from last week’s emotional sledgehammer of an episode. The last two weeks, really, and that’s in an arc that’s already over a year old and has only […] Read more
Well, now – that certainly was a thing, wasn’t it. Before I begin, a confession: I was partially spoiled as to what was going to happen in today’s episode. First by an intentional troll comment on RC two weeks ago, and then by images on my Twitter. I managed to […] Read more
I suppose even the title is a spoiler, but don’t read below the fold (especially the cast list) if you don’t want to see some very general spoilers about the post “Chimera Ant” era. It’s been expected, but Madhouse announced casting for the Chairman Selection Arc today, which makes it […] Read more
Haikyuu? No, Haiku – Seishun requested a Hunter X Hunter triptych, so here you go (belatedly – sorry about that)… “STFU” “Hiatus x Hiatus”? I know you think you’re funny, But trust me – you’re not Read more
I just had to let that one sink in for a bit. Normally the longer the buildup, the more likely the payoff is to be a letdown. It’s an inevitable part of fiction of every stripe, anime not least. But when you’re talking about Hunter X Hunter the normal rules […] Read more
As if Meruem needed any more power-ups… No real surprises in the poll – I kind of figured “Chimera Ant” and “York Shin” would go 1-2. I didn’t necessarily expect “Hunter Exam” to finish so far ahead of “Heaven’s Arena” – which I think is the most underrated arc in […] Read more
Every so often Killua reminds us of the first line of my post from way back at Episode 33… This has been an amazing trip, this “Chimera Ant”. I look back now and it’s been almost exactly a year since the journey started (Episode 76, to be precise) and to […] Read more
Well, damn – I hardly know where to start with that one… This is a snippet of what I wrote two weeks ago, after the blooming of the miniature rose: I’m very, very reluctant to try and dig into the deeper meaning of what we saw… It will simply invite […] Read more
Not more damn analogies, Enzo! When literalism fails you, a writer must look elsewhere for means to get their point across. Togashi-sensei, Koujina and Madhouse keep pushing me, forcing the linguistic equivalent of Chimera-paced evolution in the effort to communicate how mind-bogglingly good this series is. And since Togashi himself […] Read more
To try and do justice to “Chimera Ant” – how can it be done? At the moment I can only think to borrow the words of Dave Eggers – it is indeed a heartbreaking work of staggering genius. I’m pretty much incoherent after that whopper of an episode, so you’ll […] Read more