List of people not to piss off: 1. Killua Zoldyck I can’t recall the last time I laughed so hard at something non-comedic as I did at the last scene of this episode of H x H. It wasn’t so much that it was funny, but it was just so bodaciously awesome […] Read more
How can Hisoka be so bad, but still be so good? This was a very different sort of episode for H x H, I think. Virtually no Gon or Killua, for starters. In many ways it almost seemed to play out in slow motion at times, which is actually pretty […] Read more
No arm, no foul. Considering the truly massive shadow Hisoka casts over everything and everyone in this series – our hero most especially – he’s been remarkably little in action of late. That’s the thing about Hisoka, though – he doesn’t need to fight to have an impact, his aura […] Read more
Why do I get the feeling that this series just started? Every time anime blogging begins to feel a little too much like work (and I know I’m blogging too many shows this season) it’s Hunter X Hunter I crave, because it’s like a vacation. This show is just too […] Read more
When you’re twelve years old and freakishly gifted, the line between courage and stupidity is a little blurry at times… It didn’t strike me when I was watching last week’s episode, or even immediately as I watched this week, but in a sly way I really think Hisoka was doing Gon and […] Read more
While there was an awful lot of mystical terminology thrown around this week, it didn’t stop Hunter X Hunter from being effective and unsettling – and it certainly didn’t undercut the episode’s big payoff. In a week where there’s been so much good anime my head is spinning and on […] Read more
It’s a fantastic time to be an anime fan. But an exhausting one to be an anime blogger. OP2: “departure! -second version-” by Masatoshi Ono With episode 27 the Heaven’s Tower Arc finally begins – and with it we get a new OP and ED (though the OP is only […] Read more
It’s the second recap episode this week, and the question you may be asking is, “Do I need to watch it?” Not really – there isn’t much new footage, but there are a few small pleasures. It’s always nice to hear Han Keiko (Gon’s Mom playing Gon’s sort-of Mom) and […] Read more
It seems funny to have to say something that should be so obvious, but this episode really made me realize how much I missed having Killua around. With Chihayfuru in the rear-view (toss a coin, bow twice and clap twice for a second season) it’s nice having Hunter x Hunter […] Read more
Between Hunter X Hunter and Chihayafuru, Madhouse is having one amazing season. I don’t know if I’ll put it on a par with its Spring of five years ago with Oh! Edo Rocket and Dennou Coil, but it’s damn close. There’s certainly no shounen out there quite like H x […] Read more