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zeo1fan
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As of the Chimera Ant arc, it seems as though Madhouse has let go of trying to sell HxH as a 'kids show' though, seeing as they let go of the hunter dictionary, and 'Chibi Gon and Killua' segments. And who can blame them? Just watch the arc. |
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zeo1fan
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I'd disagree. By this point, Hunter X Hunter is pretty incomparable with any of the series you mentioned. I don't mean that derisively; every series has its own strengths. I mean that morally and tonally, it's incomparable. Hunter X Hunter doesn't really cling to any one genre. It's essentially a platform for Yoshihiro Togashi to play psychological mind games centered around an ensemble of complex characters as they tackle questions of morality and nature, while exploring the implications behind a number of tropes, as Mike mentioned, not the least of which being Shonen Jump tropes. |
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Penguin_Factory
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RE: Attack on Titan, I live in a small (by the standards of the US) town in Ireland. In the last few months alone I've seen three people walking around in Attack On Titan hoodies. This is the first time I've seen anime merchandise in public since kids were going to school with Dragonball Z backpacks.
It's certainly not the huge maintstream hit that pokemon was, but it's got far, far more public recognition than anything in recent memory. |
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EyeOfPain
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I'm not saying it's not. I'm saying, "Would the American/Adult Swim viewing public see it as something different from what they're already watching, or just more of the same after just a few weeks/months on the air?" |
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zeo1fan
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I think they would, especially as it goes on. It supplies a lot of meat per episode to chew on. |
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irishninja
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I watch a lot more anime than I did four years ago, when I was in a lull. The rise of streaming, especially Crunchyroll, definitely helps. I still don't watch as much as perhaps I would like, but I am definitely more into the hobby than I was when the last World Cup rolled around.
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Angel M Cazares
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Yes, you should be happy. I was just about to warn Mike Toole about the Aniplex USA's Gurren Lagann DVD set. I bought it and realized that they used the same masters from the Bandai Entertaining Anime Legends set, including its technical problems (DVD 2 from my set is faulty). |
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EnigmaticSky
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Jesus Christ... I would be absolutely pissed. For the World Cup, I honestly don't care. I just never was big into sports, and America isn't big on soccer, so I know nothing about what's going on. I played it a bit when I was younger and had enough fun, but I couldn't tell you about a single team. As far as my viewing habits, I never watch things weekly. I like to view art as a whole, so I usually watch something in big chunks; make a weekend out of a series. This last year was really rough, so I honestly didn't watch much of anything, and when I did I couldn't enjoy it, but I'm getting back into watching and playing stuff again. It's kinda exponential. It's definitely slower than when I was devouring series after series a few years ago, but I'm actually watching again. |
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Hotura
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On the subject of Hunter x Hunter (2011), I really do wish this came over to the states. It does have potential as a fan favorite for a shounen series. For a long running shounen it has held my interest unlike most shounen series. Since the Chimera Ant arc it took a complete 180 and acted more like a seinen than shounen. I really don't think the violence will be edited from the series going stateside we are not in the 90s anymore and there are far more violent shows on TV.
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tuxedocat
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I would love to see HXH over here.
I suspect it is Viz that holds the license. I'm guessing that they will push JoJo over HXH on Toonami, though, since they have sent a press release about the license and all. The age of the protags on HXH probably make them nervous, and figure that JoJo would have greater appeal to the Toonami audience because of that. Again, these are just guesses on my part. I adore both series about equally. |
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bleachj0j
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Gon is the same age as Naruto so age would not be a problem. |
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GVman
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I'd say I've watched more anime since 2010, if only because I've become something of a bigger fan since then. My junior college years saw a huge spike in my viewing habits because I had more free time even with a part-time job. Plus, I had something of a disposable income that let me start buying more and more anime and manga. The past two years have probably seen me watch less stuff though; I was at big boy college for that time, and I wasn't able to watch as much anime, though my manga habits probably remained somewhat consistent since I felt it wasn't as time-consuming. 2011 was probably my peak year as far as anime goes.
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TarsTarkas
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Hunter X Hunter always reminds me of the original Dragonball TV series. Which I always prefered over DBZ.
It would be nice to see HxH on Toonami. |
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