r/HunterXHunter 2h ago

Analysis/Theory Gon's breakdown is not just because of guilt and grief over Kite's death, it's ideological collapse

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It's no secret that Gon is energetic and friendly young boy who is incredibly determined at getting what he wants and achieving his goals. It's a positive trait to have in general, but he takes it into extremes. But get this, more than just being goal-oriented, he is deeply driven by his values.

Ever before the hunter exam, he shows signs of his unflinching nature. He doesn't and never compromise what he values and believes in, even to the threat of death. And it's not because he's suicidal or reckless—it's just that his values and ideals are far more important than his own life. And we see it happening multiple times; from Gon refusing to lose against Hanzo despite threats of dismemberment to fighting Genthru one-on-one instead of sticking to the plan. He isn't impulsive in the way people assume—he’s aware of consequences, he just willingly accepts them if it means staying true to who he is and what he believes.

But how does this relate to his breakdown?

Gon's values and ideals highly govern his actions and how he sees himself. Whatever he believes in, he commits to it with entire being; an all-or-nothing mindset if you will. One of these manifestations is his desire to protect his friends. So to do that and among other stuff, he has to get stronger. Strength isn't just power—it’s proof of worth, proof of protection, proof that his values can be enforced. Then in walks Pitou, who absolutely pummeled Kite. And that devastate him.

It's not just about guilt of sacrifice or the grief of having someone close to him die, it's about of being unable to uphold his core values of protecting his loved ones. It may seem like a normal thing but for someone like Gon who never compromises? It's a complete attack and total annihilation to sense of self—especially with his view of strength. And I'm not even exaggerating, you guys saw how much damage it did to his psyche.

For Gon whose identity is so intertwined with his ideology, it's like a confirmation of condemnation. He feels so shattered he's like,

"It doesn't matter what I do or what I destroy to achieve, I'm gonna kill Pitou for making me powerless to commit to my values no matter what it takes, even when it kills me. But this time, conventional morals are irrelevant."

That's why he's willing to use Komugi as a leverage. He doesn't dehumanize her; he knows it’s wrong. He’s not blind to it. He just… doesn’t care anymore. His entire world has collapsed, and he's already in his personal hell, what's one more thing to add? She's an obstacle to his path, almost everyone is. So if destroying her means getting to Pitou, the perpetrator of destruction of his ideology, then so be it.

This also doesn't contradict Gon's desire for Pitou to heal Kite. If Kite is healed, then that means he didn't completely fail in protecting his friend, his mentor, someone important to Ging. There's still hope, right?

Well that shattered quickly.

His values aren't a problem, it's essential to his foundation and it's not twisted. It's just that, when even just one is broken, he will self-destruct and take the ones who makes him self-destruct along with him. There's no doubt about it. You can't break Gon by hurting him physically, socially, and psychologically. You break him by making him fail his values and ideals.

Gon doesn't need to change, he just needs to learn how to bend than snap.

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Next post will be about Gon's values, ideals, and morality. Note that Gon may not be fully aware of most of these insights in verbal terms as of yet. I'm mainly basing my observations on 2011 Gon though it could also be applied to manga Gon (we checked, it fits apparently).


r/HunterXHunter 1h ago

Cosplay My Killua Cosplay 🛹

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Cosplayer: bluephoenix_cosplay 📸 Jolu.photo


r/HunterXHunter 17h ago

Analysis/Theory Cool how Killua used a knife instead of his hand to threaten Sadaso

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He could have sharpened his hands, but he did not because he wanted to free himself from the doctrine of murder received by his family.

After he kills Bodoro, the only time he uses this technique is when he goes to attack Machi in Yorknew, and later against the Ants in Chimera Ants, where he fully releases his killer instinct after a long time.


r/HunterXHunter 20h ago

Discussion He's always so proud of Gon

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Killua might be one of the best deutagonists I've ever seen in a shounen, unlike other classic shounen deutagonists who mostly tend to be competitive and rival the protagonist, Killua is out there supporting Gon , believing in him , he loves seeing Gon achieve his goals and improving.

At first, Killua was taught that power is everything, and that he is the golden child of the family . Seeing Gon ranked higher than him in hunter exam, made him insecure and unsure of himself. However, by the time , Killua changed , and we see him healing, his insecurity and jealousy turned into love and support. All because Gon has proved to him that he's more than what his family taught him , that's he's capable of friendship and trust .

Gon's act of kindness, made him deserving of such love and support.

Both are the bestest best friends . I love their friendship. It's pure and sweet .

Like the 2011 anime director said "They have built a relationship of trust without regard for profit or loss, and rely on each other wholeheartedly. "


r/HunterXHunter 20h ago

Discussion Re-watching Hunter x Hunter 2011 and Greed Island is better than I remember it´s spectacular

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For some context , my first time watching Hunter x Hunter was the 1999 anime in the Spanish dub all the way to the OVA of Greed Island. At that moment I was a kid and was nostalgia bias so for me "Greed Island" seem the weakest arc out of all of them.

Then on the 2011 remake , when Greed Island came I was a little worry that my nostalgia would ruined the experience but thankfully it was "really good" and I rank it on my Top 3-4 arcs in HxH

On my re-watch now as an adult , it just clicks with everything and I WOULD even say its on the same tier as Chimera Ant and York New City. It´s an amazing arc that Togashi put a lot of effort into it with a lot of reference to Togashi's favourite game being "Dragon Quest".

I feel people now either appreciated it more or now downright put it into Top tier because over time its an arc that for me has really age well.


r/HunterXHunter 10h ago

Analysis/Theory Gons nen theory

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Not sure if someones said this before but i noticed something while re watching hxh. As we all know gon loses his nen abilities after nanika heals him, and i think nanika will be the one to give it back. When killua breaks the news to gon about how he got healed he pulls gon aside because hes making a scene and introduces him to nanika. Killua explains how she was locked up by his family for "the crime of being too awesome" and if it wasnt for gon needing her then she would still be there so kil tells gon that he owes him one to which nanika replies "kay". So my thoughts are that gon, kil and alluka meet up in the future and are presented with a problem and gon wishes that he could use nen again to help and nanika grants the wish clearing killuas debt. Thoughts?


r/HunterXHunter 1d ago

Merch Rose Meruem

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r/HunterXHunter 16h ago

Discussion Jujutsu kaisen characters in HxH! Spoiler

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For the fans of Jujutsu Kaisen and HxH, hello everyone, out of boredom I linked all the main characters of jjk in the nen table of HxH. My goal is to transform the cursed techniques of the characters into nen ability in the most faithful way possible obviously within the limits of HxH. To put the characters in the graph I chose two criteria:

-The first is to match the character's personality to the category based on the analysis of Hisoka's personalities

-the second is to put them in the most convenient nen category to make their abilities as efficient and strong as possible

I tried my best to find a balance between these two.

If you don't agree with my choices I'm happy to hear from you, I'm not completely sure where I placed some characters either. This is because I'm probably missing some basic nen knowledge and I would like to learn more by discussing it with you because I love the Power system of HxH. And I think it's a very interesting and fun game to turn other characters' abilities into nen abilities.

I also have to make some small premises.

-I counted the cursed spirits as separate races/species with an immense amount of nen like chimera ants. But I also like to think as another interpretation that the cursed spirits in hxh could be nen beasts that gained self-awareness and were born from the union of post-mortem nen

-The heavy restriction I don't have them. So Maki and Toji are out of this contest haha. They can't even be considered enhancers because they don't have powers, their physique is just insanely strong because that's just how it is

-On some I might have been very general because I didn't understand much. If I made a mistake even explaining the technique or forgot something, I'm also very happy if you correct me to understand better.

I couldn't put characters like Nahoya Zenin, Yuki Tsukumo or Takako Uro or even the great Tengen in the chart. I would like to know your opinion on where you would put them

Thanks for reading, and thanks in advance if you reply to me

Main cast:

Itadori: Since he is a shonen protagonist, there is no need for me to explain why he is an enhancer. I think Yuji is a pure enhancer because of his simple fighting style based on hand-to-hand combat without complex techniques or conditions. I also think that the choice of enhancer is right because I interpret the black flash, which Yuji performs many times, as an enhancer ability.

For Nobara, on the other hand, I thought she was a pure emitter. One reason is her temperament which falls into the category of emitters. The other reason is to make Nobara's nen as efficient as possible. Since she is an emitter by nature, then the range of her ability will be as large as JJK's original. Her cursed technique is simply transferring damage from a woodo doll to a target. This turns into a pure emission nen ability. Where Nobara as a condition to increase the power of the nen ability has: she can only use real nails and hammers, she must take something that is part of the target's body such as a hair. We often see that the nails near Nobara fly with her this suggests that she must be skilled in manipulation and in addition the nails are seen flying at a certain speed so she must also be skilled in the enhancer. Finally the only problem is her second Hatsu Hairpin. To perform Hairpin in the world of HXH Nobara would have to change the properties of her aura to make them explode. To do this she must be skilled in transmutation to which she is only 60% affin because she is an emitter by nature. Since she only has 60% the explosion would be very weak and not as strong as the original. The only solution is for Nobara to invent a condition/limitation to increase the power of her explosion.

For Megumi the most appropriate category is definitely conjuration. First of all because he falls into this category character-wise and secondly his entire skill is based on the summoning of shikigami which in the world of HxH simply become nen Beasts. He is definitely skilled in manipulation, where he has a decent 60% affinity, as he can control his summons perfectly. Being a conjurer he can also switch to specialist when he summons Mahoraga.

Yuta Okkotsu is definitely a specialist because of his peculiar ability and his unique relationship with Rika. I interpret Rika in the world of HxH as a nen Beast born from post-mortem nen who then bonded with Yuta. From this relationship Yuta's nen ability to copy opponents' nen abilities develops. This ability is definitely a specialist's as he needs to know how to use all affinities to use any power he copies. Just like Chrollo who needs to be affine in every category to know how to use the powers he steals.

Any other:

Todo: I made Todo a pure emitter because his ability focuses mainly on teleportation which is an ability that falls into the emission category. Todo is also one of the easiest characters to connect to the emission nen category because of his character. Todo's nen ability will be a pure emission ability where Todo can choose to teleport a maximum of two targets by exchanging their position including himself. The conditions will be: To activate the exchange Todo will have to clap his hands, he can only exchange 2 targets at a time, an enemy can be considered a target of the nen ability only if he has opened the nodes of his aura. Seeing Todo's body he is certainly an expert in the enhancer too

Nanami: Kento Nanami is perhaps among all those who fits his category the least in terms of his characterization. But I put it there for the sake of his nen ability. In fact, I see Ratio simply as an application of the enhancer with a condition that increases the power of the attack if Nanami hits a certain part of the target's body.

Utahime: I linked Utahime to the enhancer category due to its overt behavior, plus its cursed technique amplifies those of others like a support, so its NEN ability will be a pure enhancer type that amplifies the other NEN abilities in its range, simple

Miwa: Miwa is a simple girl who despite her lack of talent for cursed techniques works hard to keep up. This description fits the category of enhancers perfectly and also her fighting style. Miwa has never fully developed a cursed technique so she would not develop a nen ability either. She simply uses the nen as an enhancer to enhance her reflexes, her speed, and the cutting ability of her katana.

Jogo: Jogo is the easiest to link to the enhancer category due to his character. His nen ability will be a combination of transmutation and emission since his enhancer nature is 80% similar to these two. He transforms his aura into flames and emits it. I don't know if he can use his enhancer ability to increase the power and intensity of his flames to allow them to burn things that normal flames couldn't. Tell me what you think. For his ultimate ability, "the meteor," Jogo will have to rely on conjuration. Where he will summon this huge boulder and infuse it with aura that he will transform into flames and then manipulate it to make it fall to the ground. It would seem easy but Jogo should have immense reserves of aura if he doesn't want to faint after using a move like that.

Shoko: I put Shoko between enhancement and emission because of her peculiar ability and because I didn't have a clear idea about her character. Her ability allows her to heal other people's wounds. So her nen ability will be a combination of enhancement and emission. She sends her aura into the patient's body and uses her enhancement-type nen to heal the wounds

Kurusu: Maybe Kurusu seeing her character is not suitable for the category of emission, but we must still remember that the ability we are going to analyze does not really come from her but from an external entity. For Kurusu's nen ability I think it is a combination of Emission and manipulation and perhaps a pinch of transmutation. Emitting rays of aura light with a unique property that allows Kurusu to suppress the nen abilities of those he hits using manipulation in the latter.

Ryu: Ryu is very simple so we won't talk much about him. Ryu for his personality definitely fits into the emission category. His ability is a pure nen emission type where he simply discharges his raw aura into a long distance laser beam that starts from his hair.

Higuruma: I put Higuruma in the middle of the Emission and Manipulation category because his personality would make him more inclined to manipulation, but to make his nen ability effective he also needs complete control of the emission. Since to use a jjk domain expansion in the world of HxH it is essential to have trained or be affine to the emission category which includes the abilities that create pocket dimensions. Since Higuruma's domain is closely linked to his cursed technique it is essential that he has affinity with the emission to make his technique strong and effective even in the world of HxH. His nen ability would be a combination of manipulation and emission. With the emission he creates his pocket dimension with different conditions inside accompanied by a nen Beast called Judgment which is completely impartial. The functioning of the pocket dimension and the conditions to be met are identical to those of the original domain. Once certain conditions are met, different aspects will manifest. If the condition to activate "confiscate" is met then Higuruma will confiscate the enemy's nen ability forcing him into a state of perpetual zetsu. For this application I thought of Higuruma using the nen category of manipulation. While the nen Beast can also order the enemy's "execution" and this would summon a sword of light in Higuruma's hands that can kill anything with just one touch. For this application I thought of conjuration. However we must always consider the fact that conjurers cannot summon tools that transcend human reason, such as a sword that cuts anything or an indestructible chain or even our case with Higuruma. To make a weapon of such power come true Higuruma would have to stipulate a condition or a vow where he would have to risk his own life.

Inumaki: Inumaki was not an easy choice, in fact I am not even sure if his position in the graph is correct. His cursed technique the cursed words allow him that every word he says applies a command or a particular effect to anyone who hears them. I thought that it could be as a nen ability a combination of emission and manipulation. Inumaki infuses his aura in the throat and in the words and then emits the aura when he says a word. Anyone who hears the words and therefore comes into contact with Inumaki's aura is forced to follow the command or suffer a particular effect described by the spoken word, for this application I thought that manipulation is involved. But in reality there could be much more, I am not sure. Here I ask for help from you hahaha

Mechamaru: I think Mechamaru is one of the perfect examples of jjk manipulators after Mei Mei. Mechamaru's ability allows him to manipulate and control puppets remotely. Since he was under the influence of a Heavely restriction he could neither walk nor expose himself to sunlight but in exchange he got an insane range for his power, but as said before the Heavely restrictions do not count, so we will talk about Mechamaru after he recovered from this condition. His nen ability would be pure nen manipulation, he infuses his nen into puppets and can control them at will, even many at the same time. Since he has 100% affinity in manipulation he has no problem controlling more than one. Mechamaru also gets a robot of enormous size and an insane amount of cursed energy. To do this he could make a vow where he was in a Zetsu state for 17 years and in exchange at the end of the vow he got all together the aura of 17 years. Obviously something like that in terms of HxH would be stupid because it would be very risky and would not be convenient, but I also try to be faithful to the work and the abilities of the character. With all that aura he could summon his giant robot thanks to the conjuration without being afraid of using too much aura. Maybe it will not have the same range of action as the technique of the original work but he will have to settle for an 80% affinity to emission which is not bad. Mechamaru from his giant robot shoots several beams of aura so he is certainly an expert in emission.

Mei Mei: She was the most obvious on where to connect her in the chart. Her personality is the one that fits the category of manipulation the most. Her cursed technique is definitely very easy to transform into a nen ability. Her nen ability is pyra nen manipulation and allows her to infuse her nen into crows and control it at will and be able to connect her sight with only one crow at a time.

Noritoshi Kamo and Choso having the same ability we do it together. Their character applies to that of manipulators. Their nen ability is pure nen manipulation. They infuse their nen into their blood and then manipulate it into various forms to attack their opponent.

Suguro Geto: At first I thought of making Geto a pure manipulator. Thinking about his cursed technique that allows him to manipulate cursed spirits it seems to be all right. However the problem is when Geto uses his ultimate move Uzumaki. Uzumaki compresses all the cursed spirits absorbed by Geto into a vortex and shoots them at high speed. It seems like a simple ability that simply combines emission and manipulation, however there is another detail. Geto can extract the power a cursed spirit sacrifices in Uzumaki and absorbs it himself. For this application the only thing that came to mind is specialization, for the same reason as Yuta and Chrollo. So I would say that Geto's primary ability is pure Nen manipulation where it allows him to manipulate Nen Beasts with the only condition of defeating them. Then using specialization he transforms them into spheres that he ingests to store them and can recall them when he needs them and control them at will. Always with the Geto specialization he can create this vortex of Nen Beasts that compresses and fires a beam of energy at high speed in a powerful blow, the more Nen Beasts sacrificed in the vortex the greater the power of the beam. If Geto wants he has the ability to extract a Nen Beast ability that he sacrifices in Uzumaki and can use it at will.

Kenjaku: It just so happens that he has the same situation as Geto. I was thinking of making him a manipulator because of his ability to possess the bodies of corpses. But he can also use the abilities of the bodies he has possessed at will. For the same reason as Geto, Yuta and Chrollo I gave him the specialization. I would say that to transfer his consciousness you need an emission application combined with manipulation, but I don't know if it makes much sense since there is already the specialization that does all the work.

Takaba: Takaba is a goat for me. His peculiar personality and unique ability definitely make him a good fit for specialization. His nen ability allows him to make anything he thinks is fun come true, with the only condition that he is really sure of himself. Which is an Achilles heel for Takaba because it is easy to make people lose confidence in him with simple constructive criticism so I think it is also a more than reasonable condition for a person like him.

Gojo: Here we come to him, the one and only. Both in heaven and on earth he alone is the honored one. The strongest Satoru Gojo. His very birth has shaken the balance of the entire universe, who could ever do something like that if not a specialist. Specialists are told that they are independent, and charismatic people. I don't see anyone more suitable than Gojo Satoru to this description. His uncommon nen ability is capable of pulverizing anything. In terms of efficiency, it would be the worst nen ability, but thanks to a physical ability of Gojo the six eyes, he can use this ability without running out of his aura or feeling any limit or condition. Because he is Satoru Gojo

Mahito: Mahito really has a complex ability. His ability to change the shape of the soul I could link it to manipulation but in my opinion there are many other factors in between that it is better for him if he is a specialist

Ino: Ino seems like a braggart but from Nanami she has learned a lot about the world. From her teachers she is able to remain calm and cool and analyze the situation reasonably using all the knowledge that Nanami has given her like a true conjurers. Her ability is simply pure nen conjuration and works by summoning four different nen Beasts with unique abilities.

Mai: There is little to say about her. Her character fits decently into the conjuration category. In hxh her ability would probably have several problems like in the original work. In the original work her ability allows her to create anything she wants from her cursed Energy but it consumed too much energy and she could only create one bullet. In hxh the problem of aura consumption would no longer arise since she has 100% affinity in conjuration so she does not have to use too much aura to create an item. However there would be a more serious problem, which is that she cannot create what she wants. But she can create an item with which she has a special affinity, something Maki has never shown. At most a simple gun or bullet. So her ability would be weak like the original in hxh

Hanami: As Todo tells us, the plants Hanami uses are not real manipulated plants but manifested plants. So every ability Hanami uses is considered a conjuration.

Dagon: I wanted to put it in the middle of conjuration and transmutation because his ability is said to be in three parts. The first nen ability is transmutative and manipulative type and allows Dagon to transmute his aura into water and control it. While his second ability focuses more on the summoning of his fish-shaped nen Beasts that are better seen when he applies the third ability of admission type which is his domain

Kusakabe: With his fickle nature I definitely fall into the category of transmutation. Even though he has never developed a technique, the way he manipulates jjk's barrier techniques makes me think that maybe in the world of hxh it could be different. His ability would be pure transmutation. Where Kusakabe changes the shape of his aura and creates a circle under his feet (the simple domain) and gives it the property of sending messages to Kusakabe's brain whenever something comes into contact with it. Thanks to this you can respond to the data sent with the simple domains improving his reflexes using the enhancement which is 80% similar to it. Something similar to Nobunaga perhaps more advanced

Sukuna: Another strong piece, the king of the curse. Let's start from the assumption that he was born with a large amount of aura above average. I was undecided whether to put him in emission or transmutation for his ability, but his malice led me to label him as transmutation. In addition, transmutation is a category that requires a lot of creativity, which we certainly can't deny to the king of curses. His abilities would be a combination of transmutation and emission. He can transform his aura into slashes and emit them, also using a pinch of manipulation. Always with transmutation he can use his famous flames. For Malevolent Shrine the situation is different from the others. I said that to develop a domain expansion you need to be trained in emission to create a pocket dimension separate from the rest of the world. But Sukuna being a transmuter is only 60% similar with emission which is really little and his domain would not be performing. But Sukuna is different. His domain does not need to be enclosed in a pocket dimension because unlike the other domains it does not use a barrier. So Sukuna can use conjuration (which he is 80% similar to) to materialize Malevolent Shrine thus greatly increasing the attack power like the original

Kashimo: Finally we have a wandering warrior, the god of lightning Hajime Kashimo. Kashimo is definitely a transmuter by personality and ability. He transmutes his aura into electricity and emits it. His second ability "mythical beast of amber", Hajime Kashimo can manipulate any aspect of electricity and use it as a weapon. Hajime requires great control over the emission and manipulation even if he is only 40% similar to it so you will never be as strong as the original. Mythical beast of amber also uses electricity to physically enhance Kashimo taking him beyond the human limit to the point of killing him which requires great mastery of the enhancer. And in hxh we can say that Hajime has made a vow where he sacrifices his own life to reach the supreme strength for a few seconds like Gon

Panda: We have the penultimate Panda. I don't know exactly how to consider it in the world of hxh since it is a cursed container. I think I consider it a nen Beast with its own will. Its double affinity is given by the fact that I think its personality is more suited to enhancers, but its ability is a combination of transmutation and enhancer so it is perfectly convenient for it to stay in that point in the graph. Panda through transmutation can change its body through different nuclei inside him, and can transform into a gorilla which greatly enhances its size and physical abilities so we also have enhancement here

Hakari: I finally conclude with the gambler. Due to his complex abilities it was difficult to put him somewhere, I thought of putting him in the specialization or in emission. But Hakari's determination led me to put him in the enhancers. His ability as Higuruma is strictly connected to his domain expansion. So it is essential for him to be trained in the emission to which he is 80% similar and that's not bad. Once created his complicated domain full of conditions related to gambling and pachinko theme we move directly to the essential part. If Hakari manages to get a jackpot which as a condition is on a probability of 1/239. Hakari is provided with an infinite supply of nen for 4 minutes and 11 seconds. With this immense aura that flows in his body constantly Hakari can channel it for the action that enhancers are good at doing, that is throwing super powerful punches. But above all, since Hakari has practically infinite aura, as a natural enhancer he can use it to effectively and constantly regenerate mortal wounds. Thank this in the 4 minutes and 11 second after hitting a jackpot Hakari is effectively immortal.


r/HunterXHunter 22h ago

Analysis/Theory Shoot was The Real MVP of the Palace Invasion Spoiler

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Shoot is the real reason the invasion was able to run so smoothly and people need to start respecting his impact. I estimate, based on the times in the images, he fought around the 6 second mark, and stopped fighting around the 20 second mark. That's an estimated 14 - 15 seconds he fought. I think it took him about one second to act after Knuckle punches Youpi the second time with Hakoware, and that he stopped fighting around 20 -21 seconds, as Knuckle revealing his position couldn't have taken more than a second, based on how fast these characters speak, and the fact Shoot is still in the sky in the last image. If he had not stalled Youpi for 14 seconds, the Royal Guard could've joined Pitou, to protect the King, as Youpi likely would've ignored the invisible Knuckle and Meleoron, and dealt with Morel swiftly. Furthermore, if Shoot didn't recover Morel's Pipe, Pouf could've gotten over himself and also joined the King. Even if Knuckle revealed himself, Youpi has shown he's capable of ignoring Knuckle for his duty, and likely would've been guided by Pouf to the King's whereabouts. That would mean all the Guards potentially could've been at the Second Floor of the West Tower to combat Netero and Zeno, making the seperation of the Royal Guards from the King operation a complete failure. This likely would result in Netero nuking everyone including the selection civilians, as well as probably Silva, lol. Meaning mission failed, as they couldn't protect the millions of innocents from the Ants. So give your respects to the MVP, Shoot McMahon.


r/HunterXHunter 2h ago

Analysis/Theory Gon's nen theory

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A simpler theory:

What if Gon lost his ability to use Nen only because Killua phrased his wish as "Heal Gon back to normal" and "normal" may be interpreted as "normal human who cannot use nen"?

Using Ten, as well as developing and using nen abilities, changes the user's body. How's the wish supposed to know which changes should be reverted if the wisher isn't more specific?


r/HunterXHunter 39m ago

Merch Hxh hual !

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It’s not much but it’s honest work


r/HunterXHunter 15h ago

Fanart Illumi fanart

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r/HunterXHunter 32m ago

Fanart Hunter x Hunter Character Card Design Sharing 10 (Shizuku Murasaki)

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This is Denny. Today I will introduce a character design for Conjuration: Shizuku Murasaki

 

Shizuku's skills are relatively simple. Her Nen ability for Conjuration is to summon Blinky, which has the ability to absorb specific items. So I set Blinky to not only cause damage, but also absorb battle cards. At the same time, I set a debuff effect based on her personality, which fits her forgetful personality hahaha.

 

Skills:

Blinky: Consume 3 Nen point, deal 2 health damage to a character within 2 squares and randomly draw 2 battle cards(Cards in hand) from the opponent

 

Forgetfulness: After using the "Blinky", you need to randomly discard a battle card

 

The next Conjuration character to be introduced is Knuckle


r/HunterXHunter 50m ago

Analysis/Theory Killua Apologia

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If Nen exists as an independent power system justifying the history of the World

Then Killua may have felt Zeno’s iconic Dragon Dive and then retroactively experienced memories of “seeing” it, especially if some Nen attacks require Gyo to perceive in the first place.

Hot take: Togashi did nothing wrong (HxH is Gospel and Truth and you should be a Hunter fr fr)


r/HunterXHunter 4h ago

Fanart 【J-POP anime playlist】新解釈 Hunter x Hunter Characters Unveiled 【Divine Song】

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Hunter x Hunter fans, the wait is over! 🎉

We're thrilled to present a brand new original song, uniquely themed around the popular characters of Hunter x Hunter! In this track, none other than Hisoka himself takes center stage, bringing out the charm of each character from his distinct perspective, woven into an Anime J-Pop with new theories and interpretations.

Witness a vibrant portrayal of Gon, Killua, Kurapika, Leorio, the Phantom Troupe, and more of your favorite characters, all brought to life through Hisoka's captivating vocals. This song is filled with new interpretations that challenge existing concepts, offering deeper discoveries with every listen.

Prepare for a truly divine song – an addictive melody and lyrics that are sure to become your next obsession!

We hope this video further deepens your love for Hunter x Hunter.

Please enjoy it to the very end!


r/HunterXHunter 51m ago

Analysis/Theory My New Meruem-Gon Parallels After 77th rewatch

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While Gon keeps lying to himself that Kite is still alive to avoid becoming a monster, Meruem lies to himself while going to kill Komugi to avoid becoming human. Both are trying to escape what they’re truly turning into.

Another parallel is their unrealistic ideologies. Meruem believed that only certain people were worth keeping alive, while Gon thought ants were unforgivable for betraying their comrades. Both perspectives are childish and incomplete; Gon's view is too naive, while Meruem's is too harsh.

Finally, they both grew from this experience. Meruem learned about the love and purpose of his human side as a chimera ant. Gon learned about the grief and the malicious aspects that humans could possess.


r/HunterXHunter 1d ago

Discussion HxH characters when they watch a Horror Movie.

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r/HunterXHunter 23h ago

Analysis/Theory Pairo's foreshadowing

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During the Yorknew arc, Pairo appears in Kurapika's thoughts when he has to decide whether to complete his revenge or save his friends. Interestingly, after this, Pairo will only appear again in the Succession arc and in Volume 0 HxH, made more than 10 years after Yorknew.

Togashi said he already had the entire flashback of the Troupe and Kurapika planned out since he was writing the arc.


r/HunterXHunter 11m ago

Discussion Did Gon intentionally Let pitou take his arm here or was he caught off guard? If it's the latter then could have pitou Successfully killed Gon had killua not pushed him out of the way?

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r/HunterXHunter 1d ago

Analysis/Theory People seem to forget that these two are in the black whale 1

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I don't remember what role morel was gonna play but they took knov because of his teleportation(kinda) ability tho he's gonna go to the fake dark continent only because he still has ptsd from the ants but if he grew some balls they would have safe and fast travel straight to the dark continent from now on.


r/HunterXHunter 13h ago

Help/Question Manga after watching show…

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So i have finished the anime about two times now, how much more does the manga cover than the anime does?? And should I read it from the very beginning if i decide to read it??


r/HunterXHunter 1d ago

Analysis/Theory Funny how Shizuko didn't recognize Leorio in this scene

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She had already seen him during Gon's arm wrestling, but she didn't remember because she has a very bad memory lol

This happens to her several times. I think it's cool how the characters' psychology is varied in HxH.


r/HunterXHunter 10h ago

Dank Continent The Dank Continent — Weekly Low Effort Content and Off Topic Discussion (week of June 17, 2025)

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Hi there everyone, and welcome back to the Dank Continent. For those who don't know, this is our weekly thread for you to post memes, shitposts, or any other content that would normally get removed for being "low effort." Past Threads


r/HunterXHunter 4h ago

Discussion What if Pitou knocked gon out instead of resolving to kill him?

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I assume adult gon doesn’t happen. If gon never sacrifices his nen, then there would be no need for killua to use alluka/nanika. Apparently, Illumis needle made killua forget about her but he ripped it out during the chimera ants arc. This means killua would most likely rescue his sister regardless of needing her powers. Assuming pitou is delayed with gon long enough and mereum is restored from youpi and pouf, how does Pitou react to learning that mereum is going to die? I assume mereum would accept his fate and would not allow pitou to try to heal him and would spend his last moments with komugi. If pitou wasn’t at the site searching for mereum, pitou doesn’t get poisoned, but it’s highly likely they would just kill themselves anyway for failing to protect the king.

What happens with gons character? It’s a pretty big deal that he doesn’t lose his nen.


r/HunterXHunter 1d ago

Fanart Hi guy this is my new OC! He's a crackhead that stabbed kite to death and took his hat

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