10:47 I don’t remember the exact episode number, but earlier in this arc, we actually got to see Zaikahal and Ikalgo’s human form fighting off the Chimera Ants, and Zaikahal was actually called by his name by his comrades in that episode. I just love that little detail.
Funny thing that this is actually a plot hole. Welfin and ikalgo couldn’t be born cause queen has already started preparations for kings birth. But this is only anime mistake. In the manga the whole underworld was destroyed before Kite arrived
@@heisenberg368 sensei doesn't just mean teacher, it can also be used to show respect to someone who's a master in their craft, for example doctors. I always refer to mangakas as sensei just as a sign of respect :)
People seem to forget easily that nukes do much worse than just the initial blast... also Colt remembered fast because he was a kid that only knew his sister and his mom and he actually got to meet both of them pretty early on.
5:42 It's not a plot hole because Komugi was being carried by Palm,and Meruem can't know who the people are. Later on,she was hidden very deep in the basement,a place explicitly stated to be outside of Neferpitou's En range,so it could also be the case for Meruem's.
He is dummy. He watched the show before but still understand so little and misleading a new watchers. I stop following their reaction after York new and he was one of that reasons. Now I see nothing changed
The Queen didn’t have to consume the actual organism alive nor did she have to consume it herself. Remember that the dna are passed on to the offsprings but the traits may not immediately surface. It’s called atavism and interestingly enough, this is a concept introduced in Togashi’s YuYu Hakusho. Atavism is a real life genetics concept, discovered by a biologist named Gregor Mende.
The anime cut vital information about Gyro. Back in the town where Killua and Gon were training with Bisky to beat Knuckle, a person completely covering themselves up in thick clothes walked past Gon in the street and the narrator said something along the lines of: "Gyro, now an ant, fled the NGL and will continue his plans elsewhere. They unknowingly crossed paths now, but his and Gons fateful meeting still lies far in the future." So Gyro became an ant but entirely kept his ego and memories so he fled at the first chance, zero loyalty to the Queen, to build his own empire somewhere else again. My theory on why they cut this is Togashis health problems. It seems very likely the manga will never be finished, so they wanted the anime to be a complete tale with no unnecessary loose ends for Gon and Killua. So they cut that scene out because it will probably never lead to anything given that we don't even get a single chapter yearly 🙃
My guess is after the current arc (if we do get this far), is that Gyro will be the end goal antagonist of the series. The “final boss” for lack of better words His character has so much potential.
@@officialdg2227 I think he may potentially become something of a mirror to Meruem. Meruem was an ant with human genes that became humane, kind and just. Gyro will be a human reborn as an ant, who continues doing nothing but evil and will develope to become the monster the hunters expected Meruem to be. Monster, as in, a cruel personality. Not in power. I believe post rose Meruem is the strongest character this series will ever see in it's entire lifetime, period. Even those catastrophes of the dark continent, forgot their name, are likely not as strong as Meruem was before his death. Because Meruem was not just some species from the dark continent, he mixed with humans and Nen, he became something unique. And I believe the entire point of Meruem dying the way he did was to show that not even the absolute apex of individual power, the one that ALL HUNTERS COMBINED would have still lost to ONE SIDEDLY, not even that kind of individual can stand up to the cruelties of human science. That was the point of Meruems death imo, we defy nature, if there is a god, we would just kill him, because humans are far worse than any monster. Soooo, went off on a bit of a rant there, tldr, I agree that Gyro could come back as some final antagonist. He will be a nice mirror to Meruem, but Meruem will remain the apex of individual power in the HxH verse. Actually, the only character I can see ever surpassing Meruem is Killua. Let's be honest, godspeed is a broooken ability and Killua is god damn 13. Imagine Killua learning to use it 100% of the time and having become much stronger physically and in Nen. But then again, Meruem was only 2 months old xD So imagine Meruem practicing Nen for years. Killua could never keep up with Meruems rate of improvement then. So while Killua MAAAAYYYYBE could one day surpass Meruems power we have seen, noone can ever hope to even approach Meruems potential. Then again, if Killua ever got THAT strong, then no fight in the series would be even the slightest challenge anymore, so my guess is Killua won't ever becomes stronger than post rose Meruem. But I'm sure he will surpass pre rose Meruem. Godspeed is just too broken to not be able to do that.
@@ardynizunia9709that is always a good point to remember. People always talk about how gon could theoretically get as strong as meruem , but unless meruem was born at his full potential, I’d like to believe he has the highest potential for growth of any nen user, so he basically could have become a god if he reached his full potential with a proportional growth to what gons was or even way higher.
@@ardynizunia9709I would have to disagree with your point on post Rose meruem being the strongest character till now. From what we have seen till now we know that Strength/power isn't everything, your nen abilities and how you use them is what matters.Example for this would be Meruem being the quick learner he is never defeated komugi in gungi even once. We are introduced to a character in the next arc who could grant you any wish, we have people who can restrict Nen. And by reading your comment I see that you have somewhat read the manga, then you should be knowing that there are many more powerful people and that those 5 calamities are obviously on another level than meruem..
The human aspects of the ants were explored a little bit earlier too, the mini arc where the queen dies and a lot of the ants spread out to become "kings" (like Zazan that the troupe faced for example) - this is the individualistic behaviour of humans guiding them instead of the command chain structure of an ant hive mind
Some of them read books. Colt brokers a peace deal with morel and knov. He also adopts a human baby. Meleoron and ikaglo both show human traits. This theme is present throughout the arc.
I don't know what you guys are talking about, the whole humanity thing within the ants was a part of the story since the start Colt was the first ant to be born of a human and he was getting memories that caused him to call the queen Reina (his sister's name) , and Meruem's whole story arc is him becoming "human". I hope you are satisfied the next 2 episodes.
Lmao exactly. Even I picked up on that on my first watch, and I was fucking 11. Part of the reason why I think the CA is goated because the major theme is crystal clear and ever present.
@@DisProfundis Yeah, I remember I watched this arc on youtube LOL I was 12 when I watched HxH the first time, don't remember how I felt about it back then but now it's my favorite anime and one of my favorite stories in general.
@@burgerwarts Yup, personal preferance like they said. With that being said, I think that's unnessecary. Just simply show their human side through their action is far more powerful rather than relying more on previous life memories and flashback.
The author doesn’t stop pointing out human nature, even after this arc he keeps going with the craziness of humanity. Theres one specific panel from HxH that pops in my head anytime I see an awful news report about ppl doing horrible things to other ppl!! It’s a panel that will probably linger in my brain till the day I die cuz it captured the horror of humanity SO WELL!! It would probably be even more impactful if it ever gets animated but even if it doesn’t for me it’s one of those images you just can’t forget! Even if you want to you can’t, it’s the kinda image that will creep back into your mind when you least expect it and make you stop and shiver!! That panel….and one other that involves a tree and the phantom troop will haunt me forever!! FOREVER!! They’ll haunt me for different reasons but both are just…agonizing!
If the anime hadn't cut the scene in the manga when Gyro reborn as an ant, you guys would have beed hyped on Gyro as F. So literally what happened was, Gyro was reincarnated as an ant, his vicious tenacity did not allow him to forget his human memories. He possessed such a strong will so he left the Queen's domain because his pride still considered himself as a king. Gyro left the town when Gon and Killua were training with Bisky and disappeared without encountering Gon. Whether this proved to be fortunate for either party will not be known until they ultimately meet
It's even crazier how he's this extremely powerful, supernatural being, with powers beyond reason, but is killed by the one thing that actually exists irl.
@@aleksandarparenta232 It make sense. What the ants were was the natural pinnacle of nature. What are nukes are is the pinnical destruction outside of the natural order. It's why even we have stopped using them after deploying them once. It says a lot for a species to reach a power like that and be like "Umm I'm not too sure if I want to use this again. Can we go back to just shooting ourselves". 😅
Most ants who has any resemblance of character has humanity in them. It's just it's manifests in different ways. Peggy had scholarly nature, due to human's curiosity. Leol had human ambition. Meleoron, Ikalugo and Welfin were so quick to go against ants becuase of their human nature, but for different reasons. Ikalugo and Welfin both fought for Gyro, so their humanity goes against anyone who goes against Gyro, while Meleoron goes against ants because he sees his fatherly figure in Peggy, who been killed. In general humanity led to individuality, which caused ants to fight against their nature - instead of fighting together as a group for survival of a colony, they fight individual, trying to prove something to someone. As well as after death of a queen, many squadrons just left to build their own kingdoms, due to human ambition. So it was always aobut humanity in them, it's was not as intriguing as having "monsters" have an existential crisis.
Didnnt togashi release a memo recently stating the 4 endings he has in mind for hxh? As in in case of emergency... Also with what we know about toriyama i hope togashi gets better
@@GreaterSociety he did, however he only revealed one, stating the other to still be in contention to be the actual ending. The ending he said he’s not going to use is the one we have described to us in his statement as the true ending should he never get to finish the story before he passes.
@@netolol100 It's bullshit theory ^^ in that case if Gon is a moster Gin would never considerate him like his sons, own creation or not, and he should never ask Gon if he want to know more of her Mother too, Idk why people want to Gon mother be someone special, i think she's a nobody
The Rose never let's u down well it does 🧐 Btw Youpi is all made out of magical beasts which was explained when he was born Also Gyro doesn't get any arc because of Togashi's health
I'm just so ready to see the guys' reaction to the end (probably up already on patreon) They have always been so empathic for sad episodes and that one is peak emotion. Ahhh I'm so ready 😇
I haven't seen that reaction video but still want ot say there is sometimes commentsabout how they aren't picking up elements or not having a deep understanding of certain part of the plot/character. But everyone need a different time to digest information and elements they see. It's a lot easier when you are fen of the anime.That particular arc is a long and has a lot of POV which can make it harder for them. If we want a natural and not over the top reaction, we need to respect that and be understanding.
yeah can confidently say the first 2 or 3 times watching i didnt pick up on all the themes of the story. its not a complex story if you can get everything on the first go imo. theres so much world and character building here and most people also dont wanna admit they never got it all on the first go or had gotten takes from online too. its weird to get mad at them for not realising something.
Despite Pouf looking the most human, he sure is staying true to the ant nature far more than Meruem who has a look of a literal monster but heart of human at the process of potentially becoming more human than most humans.
Nope in reality he was still the most human. An ant is meant to be a mindless soldier with no self agency, working endlessly to death to fulfill the role they were genetically programmed to. Pouf had that programmed goal, but more than that he had self agency, far exceeding that of the other royal guards, so much that he betrayed the king himself. In his head he was working selflessly towards his species' ultimate purpose, but in reality it was his personal ambition and not a programmed purpose. He levied his personal identity on top of his programming essentially altering the ant essence of it. The only time he became an ant was when there was that bodily threat to Meruem, which revealed his ants side and ofc his inherent loyalty. But his purpose was entirely selfish (individualistically) as typical of humans and not selfless like the ants.
@@DisProfundispouf was like an overprotective parent, while pitou was like a supportive parent, youpi is not maded from human and the only thing that make him kinda human is his intelligence
@@DisProfundis Not denying that. I'm more talking about how Pouf is the one that stay true to the ant side far more than the king and the other 2 royal guards.
Because of Youpi, this arc highlights more than just humanity. Its more like consciousness and experiences together. Youpi isnt made up of humans, he's made of magical beasts. This is somewhat a commentary on the consciousness of other beings in our world. Are animals not conscious? what do we know about their consciousness? We can relate to other humans because we know they have consciousness and feel through life like we do. Because we cant relate to animals, is it OK to ignore their consciousness and experiences (LIFE) is it OK to harvest them for resources as was done to the humans in this arc? I'm just kidding...bacon is AWESOME!!!
Brig is right! there were a lot of signs that ants are having human traits, for example when the King was born, each one of them saught to rule which is not something that ants usually do. So there was a lot of buildup and hint but you would really appreciate it when you rewatch it!
Honestly, having the main enemy getting beaten by radiation and not the main character was such a big move. Loved it, it’s something I have never seen before
Haven't watched the vid yet in full but I've noticed Brig's been wearing hats a lot (probably because his hair was in the awkward stage of growing back) but now I'm shocked to find out that he's not a natural blonde lmaooo I've been bamboozled (ʘᗩʘ’)
My idea with Gon’s hair being so crazy long is that it’s supposes to represent how many years it’d actually take him to reach that level, so that’s how many years he’s given up. Sure his physique and technique are crazy, but the amount of uncut hair going to the sky shows exactly how long he’d need to train normally to get that powerful.
All I’m gonna say is that gyro purpose in the story is that he’s is gonna be the final villain of hxh because he’s gonna represent what it means to be truly evil! So yeah it would be great way to create the final villain of hxh who’s just pure evil. In the manga it says that gyro’s determination is greater than anyone. We know that the stronger determination you have, the stronger the nen will be. And gyro has the strongest determination, if he were to learn nen, it’s over for the world… also the manga states that gon and gyro will eventually meet so… I’m assuming grown up gon will be the one who will meet gyro and has to stop gyro from spreading evil all over the world.
@@SolidSnake240 nah he’s way different from the rest of the chimera ants because the narrator in the manga said that gyro’s determination to spread evil is so great that the moment he was born into a chimera ant, he has finally disconnected from the human race, and he still remembered who he was before and easily reject the chimera ant Queen’s biological programming. And after that he leaves the chimera ant nest and went on his own way to rebuild his empire again.
Nen does strengthen to your resolve but that doesnt necessarily mean that strongest resolve immediately = strongest Nen.. Gyro's nen ability would probably have insane potential but not necessarily immediately all powerful.
If the ants human side had been introduced or revealed to the hunters earlier, then the assault on the palace could have lost a lot of the tension. Meruems and the royal guards unknown nature was part of it too. Had we been more accustomed to them regardless of their inclination it wouldn't had felt like jumping into the lions den to the same extent
Theres another translation of netero’s “humanity’s limitless potential for evolution” line which was closer to: “Humanity’s limitless capacity for malice”
A lot of the humanity with the ants was either subtle or bubbling beneath their instincts. Most of the inner conflict at the beginning was with the ants as a collective as individuality messed with their group's instinctual drive. Now we're seeing the more established and explored ants with their own individual inner conflicts as their personal humanity comes into conflict with their personal instincts and desires. Also character like Welfin and Ikalgo literally hadn't been born for most of the arc before the King was born. I believe Gyro, Welfin, and Ikalgo as humans were shown to be captured after Gon, Killua, and Kite had already encountered a Chimera Ant in NGL. They are at most like 3 days older than the King. The earlier part of the arc was showing the gradual increase in individuality causing their collectiveness and unity to falter while they use intelligence to gain strength. This is the climax taking these ideas planted and built upon throughout the arc to their extreme. Each one is now having internal struggles of their own between instinct and human individuality causing the complete breakdown of unity among them as opposed to the conflict between each other causing it. I think it really needs this buildup because if we saw an ant pop up randomly with internal struggle at the beginning it would be a little hard to suspend disbelief for. One of the first ants we see that is a little more human than the others (besides Colt) is the Koala, who like you guys, put me off a little the first time I saw him lol. Although if you don't know that's where the story is going at the start, it's hard to know to pay attention to specifically these details in such a long arc.
in my opinion, I don't think the explanation of the chimera ants' human aspect should be explored earlier in the arc, only because it takes away from the themes in the arc. If we had found out about the ant's human side in detail the audience and the story itself would have misconstrued the message behind the topic of identity within evolution, nature vs nurture, and morality. As far as the absence of magical beasts. The existence of the queen as well as the chimera ants themselves are the offsprings of magical beasts. which makes them magical as well. Don't want to spoil much of the later episodes and manga spoilers but the Dark Continent is all I have to say. Also, everyone does not let the guys forget the last closing episode of the Chimera arc to continue watching after the closing credits, so they can see the sentimental departure of Komugi and Meureum. To this day that shit still has me weeping.
If you post about the after credits scene after talking about future story plots, they probably will never see it. Also, aren’t they a few episodes ahead anyways? I posted a co,,ent that just stated Episode 135 has an after credits scene. Hopefully they will see that.
PLS WHEN WILL YOU DO I WANT TO EAT YOUR PANCREAS ... 200K SPECIAL ( its so good to see 200k i was here since 4-5k subs feels like i am a part of it !!!!!! )
They’ve been hinting at chimeras humanity the whole time stop trying to rewrite the arc lol. There’s literally sooooo much detail that you could have discussed in this regard instead of picking random stuff to be annoyed at like “they should look more human” Not trying to be a jerk or anything just saying.
@@Roflcolpter He's not crying my guy, he's just pointing out that there has been humanity in the chimera ants from the beginning of the arc that they are dismissing.
@@Roflcolpter It’s not a matter of opinion. His critique that something is missing simply isn’t accurate and I’m only pointing that out. From the very beginning of the arc there’s a heavy emphasis on human/ant theme. But I guess I shouldn’t judge too much. They are streaming their reactions and watching with time in between which is challenging. I binged the entire series in like two weeks.
24:44 bro, i don't know if the anime fandom was always like this, but if you think about it, any group of people convinced of something, will get mad at you when you have a different opinion.
All the elements for the reveals and themes explored in the last episodes have been sown in the plot many episodes ago and throughout the arc. The build up has been there, but imho has been largely overshadowed by the anticipation of the action part of the arc that you guys felt. That's why so many people in the comments kept saying to pay attention and be patient, because every detail counted to the payoff at the end. Because HxH isn't anime that gets it's payoff out of cool fights alone but intellectually as well, based on the character arcs and phylosophies explored. It's totally okay to be into action but HxH requires a bit of a deeper read that just that. Action is part of the storytelling but not its only peak. Is it hard to notice everything on the very first watch? Of course it is, I and many others don't blame you for that. But it's unfair to blame the plot for lacking when it's not that it wasn't there, it just slipped your notice. Things that you're calling now plot holes or lack of build-up are just things you didn't pay attention to. There's only a bit of Gyro info that was left out by the anime, which I can understand as a choice seeing where the anime had to stop, but should've been left in regardless imho. That's the only real criticism, but that's not even relevant to the issues here tbh. Perhaps you'd do better with this show on a clam re-watch. I myself enjoyed it even better when I did that, bc HxH has incredible rewatch value, despite having had a very good time the first time around as well and having noticed a lot of the details even just the 1st time. So yeah, my issue isn't with people not picking up stuff on first watch, but with not picking it up and blaming the plot for lacking it when it's always been right there. Overall I really enjoyed you guys' journey, but I feel like it's important to make a distinction between what's a "damn, I missed that development" bit and a "this is a plot hole/I wish they anticipated this development" when it's not a plothole and it has been anticipated.
Thank goodness Cannon didn't write HxH.... unironically lmao I feel like a solid 85% of his takes in this show so far are kinda.... ass. But thats just me.
The funny thing about what Carter was saying about them looking more human would fit better narratively (for remembering that they are human), is that Pouf is the most human-looking one and is the furthest from being human. Half of his face even turns into a butterfly in one scene, showing his "true colors". 🤔 Edit: I think we were all rooting for the king at this point if we weren't already Carter. 😉
Meruem's name means "the light that illuminates all", which came to pass when his En did exactly that.
exactly❤
10:47 I don’t remember the exact episode number, but earlier in this arc, we actually got to see Zaikahal and Ikalgo’s human form fighting off the Chimera Ants, and Zaikahal was actually called by his name by his comrades in that episode. I just love that little detail.
Funny thing that this is actually a plot hole. Welfin and ikalgo couldn’t be born cause queen has already started preparations for kings birth. But this is only anime mistake. In the manga the whole underworld was destroyed before Kite arrived
Togashi-sensei really cooked with this arc man, so so peak 😭
are you togashis protege or something why you referring to him as sensei
Come on. It's nowhere near "peak"
@@piusdoe8984u just trying to be different
Tell me about it, one of the greatest stories in fiction imo. It plays out like a Shakespearean tragedy
@@heisenberg368 sensei doesn't just mean teacher, it can also be used to show respect to someone who's a master in their craft, for example doctors. I always refer to mangakas as sensei just as a sign of respect :)
interestingly, the ending song is called 'two sides of the same coin', or Hyori Ittai, its a good song that reflects the Chimera Ant Arc
I love the song so much I memorized the lyrics to sing along
People seem to forget easily that nukes do much worse than just the initial blast... also Colt remembered fast because he was a kid that only knew his sister and his mom and he actually got to meet both of them pretty early on.
True, if anything, the aftermath of Nuke is what makes it a deadly and horrifying weapon
It seems like the aftermath of the 'Rose' is even worse than the fallout of your average Nuke.
That plus he's the first human so the memories are probably not as mixed up compared to other ants that are made up of multiple humans.
5:42
It's not a plot hole because Komugi was being carried by Palm,and Meruem can't know who the people are.
Later on,she was hidden very deep in the basement,a place explicitly stated to be outside of Neferpitou's En range,so it could also be the case for Meruem's.
He's just yapping lol
They need to see this comment
Also Palm said she hid Komugi in her hair.
He is dummy. He watched the show before but still understand so little and misleading a new watchers. I stop following their reaction after York new and he was one of that reasons. Now I see nothing changed
@@knightcommander5694what he said about York New?
The Queen didn’t have to consume the actual organism alive nor did she have to consume it herself. Remember that the dna are passed on to the offsprings but the traits may not immediately surface. It’s called atavism and interestingly enough, this is a concept introduced in Togashi’s YuYu Hakusho. Atavism is a real life genetics concept, discovered by a biologist named Gregor Mende.
The anime cut vital information about Gyro.
Back in the town where Killua and Gon were training with Bisky to beat Knuckle, a person completely covering themselves up in thick clothes walked past Gon in the street and the narrator said something along the lines of: "Gyro, now an ant, fled the NGL and will continue his plans elsewhere. They unknowingly crossed paths now, but his and Gons fateful meeting still lies far in the future."
So Gyro became an ant but entirely kept his ego and memories so he fled at the first chance, zero loyalty to the Queen, to build his own empire somewhere else again.
My theory on why they cut this is Togashis health problems. It seems very likely the manga will never be finished, so they wanted the anime to be a complete tale with no unnecessary loose ends for Gon and Killua.
So they cut that scene out because it will probably never lead to anything given that we don't even get a single chapter yearly 🙃
My guess is after the current arc (if we do get this far), is that Gyro will be the end goal antagonist of the series. The “final boss” for lack of better words
His character has so much potential.
@@officialdg2227
I think he may potentially become something of a mirror to Meruem.
Meruem was an ant with human genes that became humane, kind and just.
Gyro will be a human reborn as an ant, who continues doing nothing but evil and will develope to become the monster the hunters expected Meruem to be.
Monster, as in, a cruel personality. Not in power. I believe post rose Meruem is the strongest character this series will ever see in it's entire lifetime, period.
Even those catastrophes of the dark continent, forgot their name, are likely not as strong as Meruem was before his death. Because Meruem was not just some species from the dark continent, he mixed with humans and Nen, he became something unique.
And I believe the entire point of Meruem dying the way he did was to show that not even the absolute apex of individual power, the one that ALL HUNTERS COMBINED would have still lost to ONE SIDEDLY, not even that kind of individual can stand up to the cruelties of human science.
That was the point of Meruems death imo, we defy nature, if there is a god, we would just kill him, because humans are far worse than any monster.
Soooo, went off on a bit of a rant there, tldr, I agree that Gyro could come back as some final antagonist. He will be a nice mirror to Meruem, but Meruem will remain the apex of individual power in the HxH verse.
Actually, the only character I can see ever surpassing Meruem is Killua. Let's be honest, godspeed is a broooken ability and Killua is god damn 13.
Imagine Killua learning to use it 100% of the time and having become much stronger physically and in Nen.
But then again, Meruem was only 2 months old xD
So imagine Meruem practicing Nen for years. Killua could never keep up with Meruems rate of improvement then.
So while Killua MAAAAYYYYBE could one day surpass Meruems power we have seen, noone can ever hope to even approach Meruems potential.
Then again, if Killua ever got THAT strong, then no fight in the series would be even the slightest challenge anymore, so my guess is Killua won't ever becomes stronger than post rose Meruem.
But I'm sure he will surpass pre rose Meruem. Godspeed is just too broken to not be able to do that.
I would've love to see that scene in anime 1st to avoid confusion and i think it's pretty cool to see a character with a very strong will
@@ardynizunia9709that is always a good point to remember. People always talk about how gon could theoretically get as strong as meruem , but unless meruem was born at his full potential, I’d like to believe he has the highest potential for growth of any nen user, so he basically could have become a god if he reached his full potential with a proportional growth to what gons was or even way higher.
@@ardynizunia9709I would have to disagree with your point on post Rose meruem being the strongest character till now. From what we have seen till now we know that Strength/power isn't everything, your nen abilities and how you use them is what matters.Example for this would be Meruem being the quick learner he is never defeated komugi in gungi even once. We are introduced to a character in the next arc who could grant you any wish, we have people who can restrict Nen. And by reading your comment I see that you have somewhat read the manga, then you should be knowing that there are many more powerful people and that those 5 calamities are obviously on another level than meruem..
The human aspects of the ants were explored a little bit earlier too, the mini arc where the queen dies and a lot of the ants spread out to become "kings" (like Zazan that the troupe faced for example) - this is the individualistic behaviour of humans guiding them instead of the command chain structure of an ant hive mind
Even before that, some of them asked the queen for names. That was the first major hint at them developing individuality.
Some of them read books. Colt brokers a peace deal with morel and knov. He also adopts a human baby. Meleoron and ikaglo both show human traits. This theme is present throughout the arc.
I don't know what you guys are talking about, the whole humanity thing within the ants was a part of the story since the start Colt was the first ant to be born of a human and he was getting memories that caused him to call the queen Reina (his sister's name) , and Meruem's whole story arc is him becoming "human". I hope you are satisfied the next 2 episodes.
Lmao exactly. Even I picked up on that on my first watch, and I was fucking 11. Part of the reason why I think the CA is goated because the major theme is crystal clear and ever present.
@@DisProfundis Yeah, I remember I watched this arc on youtube LOL I was 12 when I watched HxH the first time, don't remember how I felt about it back then but now it's my favorite anime and one of my favorite stories in general.
I think they just wanted more flashbacks to human memories within the ants.
@@burgerwarts Yup, personal preferance like they said. With that being said, I think that's unnessecary. Just simply show their human side through their action is far more powerful rather than relying more on previous life memories and flashback.
bc they're stupid
Meruem's name "The light that illuminates all" 5:12 That's it right there
The author doesn’t stop pointing out human nature, even after this arc he keeps going with the craziness of humanity. Theres one specific panel from HxH that pops in my head anytime I see an awful news report about ppl doing horrible things to other ppl!! It’s a panel that will probably linger in my brain till the day I die cuz it captured the horror of humanity SO WELL!! It would probably be even more impactful if it ever gets animated but even if it doesn’t for me it’s one of those images you just can’t forget! Even if you want to you can’t, it’s the kinda image that will creep back into your mind when you least expect it and make you stop and shiver!! That panel….and one other that involves a tree and the phantom troop will haunt me forever!! FOREVER!! They’ll haunt me for different reasons but both are just…agonizing!
can you explain wich panels you are referring to?
is it the Morena panel or when Halkenburg is talking to the king
@@xDamage69 it is morena panel(i think )
If the anime hadn't cut the scene in the manga when Gyro reborn as an ant, you guys would have beed hyped on Gyro as F. So literally what happened was, Gyro was reincarnated as an ant, his vicious tenacity did not allow him to forget his human memories. He possessed such a strong will so he left the Queen's domain because his pride still considered himself as a king. Gyro left the town when Gon and Killua were training with Bisky and disappeared without encountering Gon. Whether this proved to be fortunate for either party will not be known until they ultimately meet
"they ultimately meet" *cries in declining health
It’s crazy how a being that went through evolution to perfection is wiped out by a cheap toxic bomb. This is what humans malice means.
It's even crazier how he's this extremely powerful, supernatural being, with powers beyond reason, but is killed by the one thing that actually exists irl.
@@aleksandarparenta232 It make sense. What the ants were was the natural pinnacle of nature. What are nukes are is the pinnical destruction outside of the natural order. It's why even we have stopped using them after deploying them once. It says a lot for a species to reach a power like that and be like "Umm I'm not too sure if I want to use this again. Can we go back to just shooting ourselves". 😅
Theres a theory that these bombs are also from dark continent i guess
I'm just happy to see you guys reached this point thanks for enjoying HxH.
I am not ready for 135 it always makes me cry like a little girl
Fr. 😢
Ngl I felt really bad for little youpie lying in the turf 😔
That one meme dragonball scene.😂
Most ants who has any resemblance of character has humanity in them. It's just it's manifests in different ways. Peggy had scholarly nature, due to human's curiosity. Leol had human ambition. Meleoron, Ikalugo and Welfin were so quick to go against ants becuase of their human nature, but for different reasons. Ikalugo and Welfin both fought for Gyro, so their humanity goes against anyone who goes against Gyro, while Meleoron goes against ants because he sees his fatherly figure in Peggy, who been killed.
In general humanity led to individuality, which caused ants to fight against their nature - instead of fighting together as a group for survival of a colony, they fight individual, trying to prove something to someone. As well as after death of a queen, many squadrons just left to build their own kingdoms, due to human ambition. So it was always aobut humanity in them, it's was not as intriguing as having "monsters" have an existential crisis.
Leol is the only one who seem to remember his past life as an animal
Episode 135 has an after credits scene!!!
You guys might be past it already but just in case. Maybe revisit if you missed it.
The next two episodes are SOO PEAK , and for completely diffrent reasons , Togashi can write so many different kind of things .
Gyro is another interesting plot point that we will unfortunately never learn about because of Togashi's declining health
Pray that we get there one day
Togashi's team has stated that they will work to complete the manga, so yes we will eventually will
Didnnt togashi release a memo recently stating the 4 endings he has in mind for hxh? As in in case of emergency...
Also with what we know about toriyama i hope togashi gets better
@@GreaterSociety he did, however he only revealed one, stating the other to still be in contention to be the actual ending.
The ending he said he’s not going to use is the one we have described to us in his statement as the true ending should he never get to finish the story before he passes.
I can't wait for the next two episode❤
Tomorrow! Ugh I'm so excited to see the feels!
I feel bad for Carter because the next episode gave me an existential crisis and I know he’s the most sensitive one of all
Gon becoming a monster and Meruem a human is one the greatest parallers in anime
Gon was a monster for the entire serie, some theory says that gon are made of nen and ging is his father and also mother
@@netolol100 It's bullshit theory ^^ in that case if Gon is a moster Gin would never considerate him like his sons, own creation or not, and he should never ask Gon if he want to know more of her Mother too, Idk why people want to Gon mother be someone special, i think she's a nobody
I really hope "To Your Eternity" is on your radar. One of the best stories in anime.
17:25 them saying facts about the radiation
Crossed 200k boys🎉🎊
Theres a theory that Gyro will get Gon his nen back; Togashi has said that they will meet eventually so
The Rose never let's u down well it does 🧐
Btw Youpi is all made out of magical beasts which was explained when he was born
Also Gyro doesn't get any arc because of Togashi's health
I'm just so ready to see the guys' reaction to the end (probably up already on patreon)
They have always been so empathic for sad episodes and that one is peak emotion.
Ahhh I'm so ready 😇
I haven't seen that reaction video but still want ot say there is sometimes commentsabout how they aren't picking up elements or not having a deep understanding of certain part of the plot/character.
But everyone need a different time to digest information and elements they see.
It's a lot easier when you are fen of the anime.That particular arc is a long and has a lot of POV which can make it harder for them.
If we want a natural and not over the top reaction, we need to respect that and be understanding.
Fr. People get super weird over reaction videos lol
yeah can confidently say the first 2 or 3 times watching i didnt pick up on all the themes of the story. its not a complex story if you can get everything on the first go imo. theres so much world and character building here and most people also dont wanna admit they never got it all on the first go or had gotten takes from online too. its weird to get mad at them for not realising something.
Definitely agree that I prefer truthful reactions to scripted fan service.
Good point
Especially with hunterxhunter, because it is not as easy to pick up the details
Despite Pouf looking the most human, he sure is staying true to the ant nature far more than Meruem who has a look of a literal monster but heart of human at the process of potentially becoming more human than most humans.
Nope in reality he was still the most human. An ant is meant to be a mindless soldier with no self agency, working endlessly to death to fulfill the role they were genetically programmed to. Pouf had that programmed goal, but more than that he had self agency, far exceeding that of the other royal guards, so much that he betrayed the king himself. In his head he was working selflessly towards his species' ultimate purpose, but in reality it was his personal ambition and not a programmed purpose. He levied his personal identity on top of his programming essentially altering the ant essence of it. The only time he became an ant was when there was that bodily threat to Meruem, which revealed his ants side and ofc his inherent loyalty. But his purpose was entirely selfish (individualistically) as typical of humans and not selfless like the ants.
@@DisProfundispouf was like an overprotective parent, while pitou was like a supportive parent, youpi is not maded from human and the only thing that make him kinda human is his intelligence
@@DisProfundis Not denying that. I'm more talking about how Pouf is the one that stay true to the ant side far more than the king and the other 2 royal guards.
The boysssss!!!! This is the best reaction channel and it's not even close! Love the content love the intros and discussions after!
Waiting for 135 😭 🤧
Also Happy 200k 🎉.
Because of Youpi, this arc highlights more than just humanity. Its more like consciousness and experiences together. Youpi isnt made up of humans, he's made of magical beasts. This is somewhat a commentary on the consciousness of other beings in our world. Are animals not conscious? what do we know about their consciousness? We can relate to other humans because we know they have consciousness and feel through life like we do. Because we cant relate to animals, is it OK to ignore their consciousness and experiences (LIFE) is it OK to harvest them for resources as was done to the humans in this arc?
I'm just kidding...bacon is AWESOME!!!
Now that we are past 131 I just want to get to the next arc. It’s short and sweet and I can’t wait for the last episode. Mind blowing
Episode 135 is amazing
Better have a handkerchief ready.
Brig is right! there were a lot of signs that ants are having human traits, for example when the King was born, each one of them saught to rule which is not something that ants usually do. So there was a lot of buildup and hint but you would really appreciate it when you rewatch it!
Honestly, having the main enemy getting beaten by radiation and not the main character was such a big move. Loved it, it’s something I have never seen before
Zaikahal (The Chimera Wolf) is mentioned in previous episodes
We know him before he became chimera ant 😭💔
Haven't watched the vid yet in full but I've noticed Brig's been wearing hats a lot (probably because his hair was in the awkward stage of growing back) but now I'm shocked to find out that he's not a natural blonde lmaooo I've been bamboozled (ʘᗩʘ’)
My idea with Gon’s hair being so crazy long is that it’s supposes to represent how many years it’d actually take him to reach that level, so that’s how many years he’s given up. Sure his physique and technique are crazy, but the amount of uncut hair going to the sky shows exactly how long he’d need to train normally to get that powerful.
Boys look so tired 😂take care ❤
All I’m gonna say is that gyro purpose in the story is that he’s is gonna be the final villain of hxh because he’s gonna represent what it means to be truly evil! So yeah it would be great way to create the final villain of hxh who’s just pure evil. In the manga it says that gyro’s determination is greater than anyone. We know that the stronger determination you have, the stronger the nen will be. And gyro has the strongest determination, if he were to learn nen, it’s over for the world… also the manga states that gon and gyro will eventually meet so… I’m assuming grown up gon will be the one who will meet gyro and has to stop gyro from spreading evil all over the world.
Knowing Togashi, Gyro might completely change goals after his rebirth as a chimera ant.
@@SolidSnake240 nah he’s way different from the rest of the chimera ants because the narrator in the manga said that gyro’s determination to spread evil is so great that the moment he was born into a chimera ant, he has finally disconnected from the human race, and he still remembered who he was before and easily reject the chimera ant Queen’s biological programming. And after that he leaves the chimera ant nest and went on his own way to rebuild his empire again.
Nen does strengthen to your resolve but that doesnt necessarily mean that strongest resolve immediately = strongest Nen.. Gyro's nen ability would probably have insane potential but not necessarily immediately all powerful.
Oh man there is something really tragic about watching a group of dudes that have no idea how tragic the thing they just watched is.
If the ants human side had been introduced or revealed to the hunters earlier, then the assault on the palace could have lost a lot of the tension. Meruems and the royal guards unknown nature was part of it too. Had we been more accustomed to them regardless of their inclination it wouldn't had felt like jumping into the lions den to the same extent
Idk if I'm ready for the next 2 episodes. Still recovering from last time
25:04 About how the chimera queen was possible in NGL, i think they will explain it later, i don't remember if they explain it on the anime.
it was explain a while ago
I love Brig's hair this episode!! 🥰
Hmm I'm really curious what Cannons opinions are gonna be on the end of this arc.
Theres another translation of netero’s “humanity’s limitless potential for evolution” line which was closer to:
“Humanity’s limitless capacity for malice”
Always gotta love how the human aspect in the ants has made this story much more dynamic and interesting here at the end point of this legendary arc!
A lot of the humanity with the ants was either subtle or bubbling beneath their instincts. Most of the inner conflict at the beginning was with the ants as a collective as individuality messed with their group's instinctual drive. Now we're seeing the more established and explored ants with their own individual inner conflicts as their personal humanity comes into conflict with their personal instincts and desires. Also character like Welfin and Ikalgo literally hadn't been born for most of the arc before the King was born. I believe Gyro, Welfin, and Ikalgo as humans were shown to be captured after Gon, Killua, and Kite had already encountered a Chimera Ant in NGL. They are at most like 3 days older than the King. The earlier part of the arc was showing the gradual increase in individuality causing their collectiveness and unity to falter while they use intelligence to gain strength. This is the climax taking these ideas planted and built upon throughout the arc to their extreme. Each one is now having internal struggles of their own between instinct and human individuality causing the complete breakdown of unity among them as opposed to the conflict between each other causing it. I think it really needs this buildup because if we saw an ant pop up randomly with internal struggle at the beginning it would be a little hard to suspend disbelief for. One of the first ants we see that is a little more human than the others (besides Colt) is the Koala, who like you guys, put me off a little the first time I saw him lol. Although if you don't know that's where the story is going at the start, it's hard to know to pay attention to specifically these details in such a long arc.
Really hope you guys will give Frieren a try. It's not at all like the shows you've watched so far, but it truly is peak anime.
Give the next 4 episodes please 136 is what I’m waiting for
Our dude got all poetic n shitt 😂😂😂
Tonpa's juice poisoned them
in my opinion, I don't think the explanation of the chimera ants' human aspect should be explored earlier in the arc, only because it takes away from the themes in the arc. If we had found out about the ant's human side in detail the audience and the story itself would have misconstrued the message behind the topic of identity within evolution, nature vs nurture, and morality. As far as the absence of magical beasts. The existence of the queen as well as the chimera ants themselves are the offsprings of magical beasts. which makes them magical as well. Don't want to spoil much of the later episodes and manga spoilers but the Dark Continent is all I have to say.
Also, everyone does not let the guys forget the last closing episode of the Chimera arc to continue watching after the closing credits, so they can see the sentimental departure of Komugi and Meureum. To this day that shit still has me weeping.
If you post about the after credits scene after talking about future story plots, they probably will never see it. Also, aren’t they a few episodes ahead anyways? I posted a co,,ent that just stated Episode 135 has an after credits scene. Hopefully they will see that.
Man, episode 135 just ruins my day i legit have to skip it everytime
@@tkim2320 ya but you never know if they go back and see the comments
The last arc will shock them blind
PLS WHEN WILL YOU DO I WANT TO EAT YOUR PANCREAS ... 200K SPECIAL ( its so good to see 200k i was here since 4-5k subs feels like i am a part of it !!!!!! )
Can’t wait to see the next arc of this manga being animated in 3022, if you’re caught up with the manga you know what I’m talking about.
LET'S GOOOOO
LET'S GOOOOOO
Getting close to the saddest ep in anime.
They’ve been hinting at chimeras humanity the whole time stop trying to rewrite the arc lol. There’s literally sooooo much detail that you could have discussed in this regard instead of picking random stuff to be annoyed at like “they should look more human” Not trying to be a jerk or anything just saying.
Crying cuz someone has a different opinion than you, relax kid 😂
@@Roflcolpter He's not crying my guy, he's just pointing out that there has been humanity in the chimera ants from the beginning of the arc that they are dismissing.
@@Roflcolpter It’s not a matter of opinion. His critique that something is missing simply isn’t accurate and I’m only pointing that out. From the very beginning of the arc there’s a heavy emphasis on human/ant theme. But I guess I shouldn’t judge too much. They are streaming their reactions and watching with time in between which is challenging. I binged the entire series in like two weeks.
@@par32plus they are doing other shows so it’s kinda hard to fully immerse in the world of every show you know
Its sad that we’ll probably not see the gyro story line. But do check out some videos on him
Potentially one of the strongest character in the story
IS THAT JOE BURROW AT THE END THERE??!
Meruem is a monster slowly becoming a human whilst gon is the opposite.
this one arc has more depth than every new gen since MHA so dont get on their asses about missing subtle things guys lol
bro really felt the need to say “since MHA” …
💀
@heisenberg368 I worded that wrong lol, I meant since it came out, mha included
24:44 bro, i don't know if the anime fandom was always like this, but if you think about it, any group of people convinced of something, will get mad at you when you have a different opinion.
Anime fans are very sensitive that's true.
@@wareesha8153 anime was a mistake
@@firulais6735 huh what you mean ?
All the elements for the reveals and themes explored in the last episodes have been sown in the plot many episodes ago and throughout the arc. The build up has been there, but imho has been largely overshadowed by the anticipation of the action part of the arc that you guys felt. That's why so many people in the comments kept saying to pay attention and be patient, because every detail counted to the payoff at the end. Because HxH isn't anime that gets it's payoff out of cool fights alone but intellectually as well, based on the character arcs and phylosophies explored. It's totally okay to be into action but HxH requires a bit of a deeper read that just that. Action is part of the storytelling but not its only peak.
Is it hard to notice everything on the very first watch? Of course it is, I and many others don't blame you for that. But it's unfair to blame the plot for lacking when it's not that it wasn't there, it just slipped your notice. Things that you're calling now plot holes or lack of build-up are just things you didn't pay attention to.
There's only a bit of Gyro info that was left out by the anime, which I can understand as a choice seeing where the anime had to stop, but should've been left in regardless imho. That's the only real criticism, but that's not even relevant to the issues here tbh. Perhaps you'd do better with this show on a clam re-watch. I myself enjoyed it even better when I did that, bc HxH has incredible rewatch value, despite having had a very good time the first time around as well and having noticed a lot of the details even just the 1st time.
So yeah, my issue isn't with people not picking up stuff on first watch, but with not picking it up and blaming the plot for lacking it when it's always been right there. Overall I really enjoyed you guys' journey, but I feel like it's important to make a distinction between what's a "damn, I missed that development" bit and a "this is a plot hole/I wish they anticipated this development" when it's not a plothole and it has been anticipated.
I feel like they should watch a sports anime next like, most preferably haikyuu but honestly all the sports anime are really good
Wat I get from the ants dying is that the insects have very less lives to live than humans so I think they died faster but I guess I'm wrong idk 😅
Why'd you guys have to eat this much with your looks this episode tho? 🔥🔥🔥
Yo guys, i wonder what happened to ninja kamui reaction, are you guys gonna continue to react to it?
Yes on patreon
@@StudioGek aight, thanks
wow Brig looks so diff
Komugi x Meruem
Brig Andrus, please bless us with your shiny, splendid hair! Stop teasing us, show it off already! jk lol🤦♂😂
I’m shy okay 😅
@@brigandrus ohhh, you're so cute! 🔥🥹💜
yall should watch all about lily chou chou
i love pouf
Thank goodness Cannon didn't write HxH.... unironically lmao I feel like a solid 85% of his takes in this show so far are kinda.... ass. But thats just me.
Episode 132-133: of appreciating McKay because I feel like to.
My journey is coming to an end. Only 15 more episodes.
27:08
It’s kinda crazy that ya’ll just replaced brig with ken from barbie.
Huh
The funny thing about what Carter was saying about them looking more human would fit better narratively (for remembering that they are human), is that Pouf is the most human-looking one and is the furthest from being human. Half of his face even turns into a butterfly in one scene, showing his "true colors". 🤔
Edit: I think we were all rooting for the king at this point if we weren't already Carter. 😉
Ngl, it’s really stomach-turning when the ants started just dropping from radiation poisoning. It’s just sad.
Please react to Castlevania
you guys forget about the radiation poisoning. King is dead RIP
netero stil no 1 = nuke + poison 🔥🔥🔥
First
Can you guys at least try to pronounce the name correctly? Let's not call them Keyluah and Ghone
WATCH HXH MOVIES
About to finish this arc and it is severely overrated
Please upload faster
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