As any boy who specializes in Jan-Ken-Pon knows, rock beats scissors. When “Greed Island” started, I was put in mind of “Heaven’s Arena” more than any other arc in the series so far. That vibe was certainly stronger than ever this week, as we actually got a direct connection between […] Read more
Update: Phantom Rouge opens with ¥457 million ($5 million) on 257 screens. That’s an outstanding opening – well below One Piece, of course, but trouncing the likes of Bleach and Naruto theatrical releases. It definitely beats projections, and provides a real boost for the H x H franchise. Not that we’ll […] Read more
A full episode of Gon & Killua, and a Biscuit for gravy? Count me in. Although there were a few grisly moments courtesy of those most ruthless of the Phantom Troupe, Phinks and Feitan, in general this was probably the one episode of Hunter X Hunter since the middle of […] Read more
Series this good really shouldn’t run as long as Hunter X Hunter. I’m running out of new things to say when I sing its praises. Things great shounen can be about: Friendship Adventure Growing stronger Fighting evil “Where are you, Dad?” I’m going to have to repeat some of […] Read more
Seriously – did anyone doubt for a second that Gon would put out “Rock”? 60 episodes is something of a milestone for any anime, and as I marvel at yet another stellar episode it makes me inclined to reflect back over the last five cours. It’s frankly pretty amazing how […] Read more
The beginning of a new arc of H x H brings with it a whole lot of excitement. OP4 Sequence: So long York Shin (the arc, not the city – yet), hello Greed Island (the arc, not the game – yet). With a new arc, we get a new opening […] Read more
This week’s Hunter X Hunter had me wrestling with a dilemma of sorts. It’s fair to say that I was looking forward to this ep as much as any anime episode all year, but fate intervened and left me a twisted, wraith-like creature with a bout of food poisoning. So […] Read more
I can count on one hand the times in a year an anime makes me LOL just in appreciation for the awesome, but that’s probably the third or fourth time Hunter X Hunter has done it. If psychological intensity is your bag, it would be hard to top H x […] Read more
If you’ve been impatient for me to criticize the Madhouse Hunter X Hunter, your long wait is finally over. There’s no new episode next week. How could you do that to me after such a great episode, and that cliffhanger? There – never let it be said that I’m not hard on […] Read more
With this many iconic characters running around, the hard part with H x H sometimes is figuring out who the star of the episode was. As always with this series, it’s a mark of its greatness that it can offer an episode with no action in the middle of an […] Read more