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Looneygamemaster
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I've developed a bit of a love-hate relationship with this show. It's definitely a good show, not even close to being bad--but it seems as though it could be much better.
I didn't much care for the Heaven's Arena arc (though Gon and Kllua humiliating those bullies was awesome, and the animators definitely gave it their all in Gon's fight with Hisoka). It took me a bit to warm up to this new arc too, but I really liked the episode at the Phantom Troupe's hideout. |
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Thatguy3331
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I have to say Carl I respect alot of the reviews here but this is the one time where your disdain for tournaments has annoyed me.
Yes they're in a giant tournament tower but it was hardly about beating up "super powerful dangerous foe" of the week as it was about nen and Gon finally getting a chance to gain some sort of strength for himself. As far as those complaining about nen are concerned... I honestly don't get it. They acctually had a pre opening during that arc going over the basic nen ablilities, and besides isn't detailed stuff like this the FUN of these shows to begin with? digging into all the little details to create a much more beautiful big picture,I thought that was the point of...oh I dunno....EVERY SHOW THAT HAS A PLOT?! Granted its not like I think HxH is perfect with this G.I. spoiler[had those goddamn cards so I basicly cared little for the 'we're in a game' feeling and more about Gon and Killua's training.] but I hardly find heavens arena's nen details hard to swallow nor do I think its a arc anyone needs to 'tread'. |
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rheiders
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I'm sure he does, but then, I wouldn't have noticed (outside of Greed Island, anyway), since I'm not a gamer at all. 
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redranger
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HyugaHinata
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Does anyone know if Viz or someone else will release the DVDs in the west? Living in Japan is awesome, but it also vetoes me out of all legal streaming sites that I'm aware of. *sniff*
I'd have to disagree. spoiler[Kurapica refuses to sacrifice Gon and Killua for his revenge. They have, in essence, become his new tribe, bound stronger than mere relatives would be by default.] |
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mrsticky005
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There was one volume of HxH I think with the bonus pages being some kind of table top RPG game that Togashi and I guess some Japanese readers did and he was printing the results. Togashi basically treats everything like a puzzle and hell he even had a point system for nen. These are concepts you would find in an RPG game or an Adventure game. |
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aeris2001x2
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Erm I think you will find the tournament arc is fantastic and is almost as good as the Hunter Exam arc and Phantom Troupe arc.
Christ if you can criticise one of the best Shonen battle Animes of all time for having a tournament fighting arc, why on earth are you bothering to watch(and review) Shonen battle? |
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MaxSouth
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For now, only Togashi and Kishimoto can compete with the level of thought they have put in their pseudoscientific system of superpowers. Also, both authors are very smart, comparing to most of others, and this is shows with the way how they scheme and calculate both tactical and strategic events in their projects.
It is not like typical shonen, RPG or Avatar, since this magical system Togashi came up with is so much more nuanced than that, and it makes sense, if you care to hear or read. Nothing like usual skills in typical media or games.
spoiler[Kurapica is made to be softer character than Sasuke, from Naruto, which was totally consumed by darkness or revenge and hate and willing to sacrifice absolutely everyone. However, was there even intention or hint that Kurapica is person who would allow his friends die for revenge? ] So I am not sure, if there was much of character development in case of Kurapica. |
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Looneygamemaster
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The problem with the Nen system, particularly in Heaven's Arena, is that it isn't as interwoven with the plot as it should be. Instead of naturally weaving it alongside the plot, there are long stretches of talking and explanation about a person's powers. That might work okay in a comic book, but in a TV show, it's quite annoying.
Case in point: Hisoka's first fight in the arc. We get an awesome fight where Hisoka crushes his opponent by doing something seemingly impossible--and then the rest of the episode is the show explaining how he did it (instead of, oh I don't know, keeping the audience in suspense for a bit?). So you have an awesome first half, and a really boring second half. |
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