HH40 Reaction
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Weird that people are so brazenly discussing the details of future arcs. Don’t they read these comments?
Just saw the comment above this and was thinking the same thing, wtf😅
Man, it really is a shame that Yorknew arc is, in my opinion, the best one in this show because of Kurapika's involvement. GI, CA felt like such a slog to go through that I honestly didn't finish CA. I really got tired of the whole "info dumping for 3-4 episodes" just to have a 2-3 minute confrontation followed by another recap of infodumping mechanics of why that person won/lost.
I thought CA is the best one and its one of the best shounen arcs in general
Nen is really subjective. If it makes sense to the user, almost anything can be accomplished. What you saw in this episode is a good example of what not to do because it's actually a really dumb idea to tell random people your Nen type or explain your abilities. You already saw an example in this episode where someone guessed the wrong type of Nen for another person, and if they had fought, Kurapika could have had a significant advantage simply because the other guy thought Kurapika was a manipulator. It's really important to understand what type of Nen you're up against, because some situations it doesn't matter how capable you are... your opponent could simply be the perfect counter to how you use your Nen and then you're fucked. That guy who writes poems could be incredibly dangerous except he's a huge self-critic and his power is only as strong as his opinions of his own poems. If he thinks he wrote a shit poem, its power will be far weaker. That's not a universal application of Nen, but it is a good example of how someone from the outside could see his power and think its broken when in reality it's a little more nuanced. There are reasons why a power like his works that you'll learn pretty soon, and once you finish this arc, you'll have a deeper appreciation of all the characters introduced in this chapter and how they use their Nen.
Commenter above is 100% correct that the time Kurapika spent isolated from his friends reignited the fire he had inside him. If you would like there is a filler episode from the old version that portrays those six months and it frames Kurapika's sorrow in a really melancholic and artistic way. It also has an alternate first meeting between Melody and Kurapika which is quite moving. It's one of my favourite Kurapika episodes and I would love it if you could react to it after episode 44 of this version (for spoiler reasons). Might need a community consensus on that, but if not you should definitely watch it yourselves. Here's the best link I could find btw: https://www.facebook.com/maximus.red.gwapo/videos/512198392957754
To touch on your discussion near the end. I believe the author is portraying Kurapika here "cold" after spending six months with his own thoughts, reverting back to his "dark" avenger path. Now he's raised walls around himself and acts detached even from well-meaning people, and without a smile in sight. Earlier he had friends in Gon and Leorio who brought out the best in him, who managed to mend his strong rage, distract him from it and allow his compassion to shine through instead. Kurapika needs such people around him. Just wanna say you guys love Kurapika for the exact right reasons.
Nen skill is unique and built through life/experience, so I think the kissing woman always used her beauty/her kiss to get what she wants, manipulate people, so her nen became this
I never thought about that. But it's important to note that it's a choice. Ultimately, she chose that power, it didn't become that spontaneously. Even though you're maybe right about how she used her beauty and kisses throughout her life. Her knowing that (and thinking such an affinity would make her power much stronger) may have been a factor in her choosing that power. Or if she didn't know that, maybe she subconsciously leaned toward that power because of her life experiences.
Imagine if instead of writing a poem or tongue punching someone all you had to do was 🙏
I’m gonna say it here so I can just talk about the finale of Vinland on that video, Cyberpunk Edgerunners better be the 4th option in the new show poll😂🙏🙏
Ya I think they would love Edgerunners!
Lola is right about the limitations of the Haikuu power. In that situation where it's not a direct fight it's incredibly useful, as Basho can take all the time he likes to write his Haikuu. If he was fighting Hisoka for instance, chances are he'd have a pack of playing cards sticking out of his head by the time he gets out his paint brush. One other limitation we see is that to take effect it seems dependant on the other person's actions, and by making it avoidable it increases the power of the attack. Plus while burning is definitely lethal for many, for those with a strong enough Ten it's very possible they'd barely be hurt by it. Finally as we heard from Kurapika's nen master in the previous episode, conjurer's abilities cannot be omnipotent. For instance he can't write "everyone in the world who doesn't worship me will burn", so I'm guesing his power is likely limited in scope to those that hear his Haikuu.
This sounds like an actual breakdown that an anime character would give as they explain how they won.
Oh man, I wish we have a whole week of just HunterXHunter… fuck it a whole month! This show is just that good (c" ತ,_ತ)
Camera looks really good!
Beautiful stuff, perfect way to start my day 🤙