HH121 Reaction

Couldn't resist subscribing for this stretch if episodes

just wanting to see the king and hear his voice is so relatable lol

I'm 99% sure you would love Frieren! Consider it if you are looking for a new anime to watch.

You mentioned that you didn't see "humanity" grow inside Poof.But Poof was literally the first one who got it,although it was against hunter side. Remember Poor rushed to throne room when dragon dive was falling? He had a mental breakdown for betraying the king. How exactly? When the dragon dive come he had two options, go to the west tower or the throne room Well, He knew King would be with Komugi in west tower and still headed to the throne room. The true option was Which king he wanted to follow? The one to rule the world or the who plays gunngi? As a royal guard,he should not hesitate to protect the king at anycase.It was the human side inside him made wrong choice to go to throne room.

Remember when Knov was first introduced? He smugly told Killua he was in a state of panic and to go lie in bed and he will take care of the Royal Guard. Now look at Knov. He’s been humbled. And Killua just gave a Royal Guard a thrashing, and Gon is sitting perfectly calm in a room applying pressure to TWO Royal Guards.

Man, the chats about Knov's bravery at the end is actually quiet beautiful and why I love you guys. At first I thought Knov was rendered incapable of fighting purely coz his power is actually OP and would make writing this fight difficult, which is still true but because it was well written how facing Nen with malintent and you are not protecting yourself is deadly, I saw it as Togashi closing the plothole. What I failed to consider is that Togashi was showing another aspect of humanity which is Bravery! The ability to be utterly terrified of something and still push forward is such a human trait and Togashi highlights it perfectly with Knov. This Arc is about humanity and I just find it so profoundly written.

And with that, the Youngest Royal growth has reached a level of maturity that we didn't expect. Pitou wants to save Komugi to preserve the king's "Humanity" or ability to grow on his own. She wanted him to be whatever he wants to be (like a great mom actually) and now Youpi has literally grown past his his instinct to kill all threats to the king purely because he learned to respect these guys and the paces they put him through. It's honestly Amazing... And then there's Pouf....

I love how Togashi writes the royal guards to all be so nuanced. He has some of the most compelling villains in any manga or anime I've ever seen, and they're a big part of why so many people see HxH as a masterpiece.

Jujutsu Kaisen is also pretty good show, with really good char dev

Hearing the love for Knov is ♥💯

You guys NEED. NEED. To watch nana…it’s about two girls in their twenties experiencing life….basically !

To me, Youpi is the most interesting and complex out of all the Royal Guards. His character development is amazing. Also, he is the only one who was born out of a magical beast, and not a human. Yet ironically he displays the most individuality.

Curious fact about the scene between Killua and Meleoron: This scene is probably the most poorly translated scene in the entire anime, taking into account all the weight it has and how much the bad translation ruins it. In this scene, after Killua says he will return to Gon's side, Meleoron asks what they will both do next, and to this, Killua responds that, in the worst case scenario, Gon will give his life to defeat Pitou. ( In most adaptations, it was translated this way ). The problem is that, in the original japanese, Pitou is never mentioned in this dialogue, what Killua actually says is that, in the worst case scenario, he and Gon will die together. He even uses the word "shinjū" ( 心中 ), which has a very deep meaning. It's basically when people decide, out of love, to die together, in the hope of finding each other and being together for eternity in the afterlife. Not to mention, this scene is a direct reference to the scene where Gon and Killua are stargazing together, in episode 37. At the end of this scene, we can see a shooting star in the sky, and this star is there to seal their promise and desire to be together forever. This scene is so beautiful and so sad at the same time. Mainly, taking into account everything that has happened so far. And the fact that it is so poorly translated is really very sad.

Btw I feel at point both of you should read the manga after you guys are done with the anime.. or you could wait until they animated the rest of the source material but that could be years or even decades from now lol

When I said Youpi is my favorite royal guard I wasn't joking

Unpopular opinion but Morel and Knuckles should’ve died by Youpi in that situation..usually in HunterxHunter when a character makes a mistake, they usually ended up dying or costing them something important but the way this encounter with Youpi was handled was a bit unsatisfying. That’s just me thou.

The reaction from when APR is removed till the end of the episode: 👁👄👁 👁👄👁 lol

I think Youpi’s storyline is quietly a high point of this arc. His fight with Knuckle is an extended meditation on rage, one of the most primal of human emotions. The fight pits two of the most hot-headed characters against each other and explores what they can learn from each other about their own anger. Youpi’s key discovery —that he can inflame his rage without actually believing in that rage—utterly changes him because it acquaints him with one of the most profound aspects of human psychology: the capacity for double-think and disassociation. This is Youpi learning metacognition; learning that even an emotion as intense as rage, apparently the diametric opposite of rationality, can in fact be strategically, self-consciously weaponized. You can consciously escalate and de-escalate your anger, just as you can stand outside yourself and observe your own anger. The moment Youpi grasped this possibility, he ceased to be an animal. He ceased to exist as an unconscious part of the world; he discovered an interiority that threw up a wall between what’s “inside here” (the self) and what’s “out there” (the world). He now perceives a gap between “I” and “that.” His experience of reality becomes mediated, rather than direct. He is now human. Youpi learning “how profound Nen really is” is just another way of saying that he learned how profound human psychology really is, because Nen is just the elemental expression (and literary dramatization) of human personality.

The reaction to Netero in the next episodes thumbnail, sometimes the little spoilers are worth it for those moments lol

Big episode for Youpi! The moment Knuckle removes APR is such a shocking one: the last 10 episodes of progress fighting Youpi have been rendered moot, yet there is no let down because the characterisation from Youpi is the real reward from their battle. Knov coming back to save Shoot and Morel is a great moment too, again the voice actor carries across the fear he feels fantastically.

That sure was a lot of discussion time dedicate to the "least interesting" royal guard. And that's in the episode where Gon threatened to kill a girl.

I'm surprised Killua saying "I might go down with him" didn't get a reaction from the girls.

Yay you finally get to see youpi being an awesome character hahah

'Morel stop bleeding right now!' This is some serious victim blaming xD

Yes, Melody is also involved in the current arc in the manga.

I know you probably won't see this Lola but could you please tell me what shade that nail polish is?