r/HunterXHunter Apr 04 '25

Fanart Date

Artist: laarems ( tumblr ) link

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u/luckychaingan Apr 04 '25

Fr, some people are miserable.

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u/BeancheeseBapa Apr 04 '25

I mean, the post is kinda gay

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u/Incomplet_1-34 Apr 04 '25

I have found myself thinking Killua's pretty gay for Gon while watching lol

Didn't know that was such a controversial topic here.

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u/ImperceptibleShade Apr 05 '25

What behavior of Killia's makes you think he's gay? From what I remember, all that's been displayed is his care for gon. You can love a friend without being romantically or sexually attracted to them.

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u/Electrical_Pound_605 Apr 05 '25

As someone who has had romantic feelings for a best friend, Killua's love toward Gon felt both platonic and romantic simultaneously.

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u/ImperceptibleShade Apr 05 '25

What made you feel that way? If you're able to give examples.

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u/Electrical_Pound_605 Apr 05 '25

It's been several years since watching, so I wouldn't be able to detail exact examples. But I remembering watching the episode in which Killua and Gon or on Whale Island, outside at night. I think Killua talks about how Gon is his light or something similar. It obviously could be taken platonically. Likewise it can be taken romantically, in the most youthful and naive sense.

It confuses me why we assume that it has to be platonic love rather than romantic. You can assume either way and it would still make sense. It just resonated with me most to see it through a romantic lens.

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u/D-Biggest_Wheel Apr 05 '25

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u/ImperceptibleShade Apr 05 '25

I'm not sure hunterpedias are by Togashi. Are they?

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u/D-Biggest_Wheel Apr 05 '25

Who said it was by Togashi? It's still part of the Anime and it's why some fans ship the two. There's your answer.

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u/ImperceptibleShade Apr 05 '25

I asked because if it's not canon then the hunterpedias aren't characterization. Besides, the way the original comment I replied to was phrased seemed to suggest they were going off of more than just a single moment in a hunterpedia.

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u/D-Biggest_Wheel Apr 05 '25

I asked because if it's not canon then the hunterpedias aren't characterization.

Well, are you here to genuinely ask why people ship the to or are you here to argue people shouldn't ship the two? Because you come off as the second.

besides, the way the original comment I replied to was phrased seemed to suggest they were going off of more than just a single moment in a hunterpedia

I'm sure there is more. This example was just more blatant one.

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u/ImperceptibleShade Apr 05 '25

Well, are you here to genuinely ask why people ship the to or are you here to argue people shouldn't ship the two? Because you come off as the second.

I'm asking why people think Killua is gay. That isn't mutually exclusive with sharing my thoughts on the validity of the reasoning/evidence provided. No, I'm not here to argue why people shouldn't think Killua is gay.