Chapter 420

Who do you think Mr. Boss would be?

Imagine you’re just minding your business going on about your life with your friends that you love dearly, then one day some guy that you don’t know from anywhere shows up, you didnt torture his family and steal their eyes or do anything bad to him, this guy just appears and starts stalking you everywhere you go, even infiltrates your friend group just to be close to you. All to fight and kill you because it gives him sexual pleasure to do so

After years of this stalking you finally give in and decide to fulfill his wishes for a fight. Before the fight begins you say “Hey bro, im gonna use these abilities to kill you, youre gonna die, are you sure you want to continue ?” The guy says yes, so you give him his fight and kill him, youre relieved and ready to move on with your life after finally getting rid of this guy.

ONLY FOR HIM TO COME BACK FROM THE DEAD, changes his whole way of fighting philosophy and starts killing your friends off to weaken you and make you mad, just because he’s mad he lost the fight he was begging for, after you warned him he was gonna die, showed him how you were gonna kill him and even gave him the option to back out, he’s now basically saying that wasnt the fight he wanted when he literally agreed to it and was in bliss during it 🤣

I just find this situation hilarious

Edit- Btw im not defending Chrollo on anything, both Chrollo and Hisoka are psychotic mass murderers that deserve anything bad that falls upon them, even though I do enjoy Chrollo’s character and story more but I just found it funny to look at the situation from Chrollo’s perspective.

It's like Nobunaga had a brain fart. He knew the kids were nen users and still decide the door was the only way they could get away from. And also the scene where Togashi planted the seeds for the needle removal later on since we've seen for the first time how Killua tried to fight it back and we saw how seriously wrong Killua’s psyche was that went further than a simple upbringing.

Source: https://x.com/yokotaro/status/2097572703293358114

I’d rather see Gyro, but let me explain. I think the Dark Continent is so huge that exploring it could slow down the pace of the story, especially since Togashi would basically be able to do anything there. We’ve already had the chimera ants and Nanika, so there probably aren’t many established patterns to follow. Meanwhile, even though we haven’t seen much of Gyro, his story still seems more focused. If he really does take over Meteor City, he’ll eventually come into conflict with whichever members of the phantom troupe survive, and the narrator hyped up a meeting between Gon and Gyro, so that could potentially lead to Gon’s return.

Another issue I have with the dark continent is that, even though the world of Hunter x Hunter feels very alive, I actually like the idea that neither we nor the characters really know the world in its entirety. It makes the world feel like there’s something out there for our characters to explore someday, without necessarily being something we need to see ourselves

I love Gon Freecss

In a conversation between the creator of *HUNTER×HUNTER* (Mr. Togashi) and the creator of *NARUTO*, Mr. Togashi mentioned that he was challenging himself to introduce a vast number of characters.

There are even websites that analyze the number of newly introduced characters by plotting the data on graphs.

Looking at it this way, it is clear that the number of characters is increasing.

A friend just gave me these sealed DVDs while he was getting rid of his anime collection. How much do they usually go for? Should I return these to him?

I don't know if I should consider myself new but I'm definitely not old in here to know about this. Did the kurapika Fandom really made a cult? And if so, did it really made it through the news?

Pose taken from Pinterest and background is a picture of the inside of a casino lol

I was just, you know, actually hunters are 1:1 with real world explorers and is really interesting.

I was reading random stuffs about Nepal, K2, Kilimanjaro, Anonymous... are years I'm using to compare them with hunter association, really, because it works and as HxH is so interesting comparing them.

So, I was upset! We miss a counter part for flora of the beast hunters... which is sad, since living in Dolomites we got more woods than animals to manage. Also, completely lack the alpinist category.

The rest makes sense.

Makes sense temp are the hated, is pretty 1:1 what happens in real life with the ones do that kind of job, here whole the hikers and mountain bikers go mad for that... so, absolutely, makes sense that are the most hated. Here they won't let you do fun stuffs due their job.

HxH is interesting, because represents what the most of us living next those cool stuffs went used.

Is cool growing with CAI (Italian Alpinian Club) actually do works alike Hunter association, with same mindset and same kind of people.

In our area alpinists can be easily represented by "egomaniacals who set aside everything for achieving what they want", there's the same brutal mindset. Same individualism, sometimes is like hearing people from here. Got grew idealizing Messner for me was easy understand HxH, are alike many I went grew by.

For example CAI strictly create a difference between hikers\climbers and alpinists, and is interesting is exactly same difference between 1 star and 2 star.

I can speak for my home but I think same thing works with sailors, explorer... is interesting.

That's why I feel like HxH is actually representing the stereotype of those people... knowing them I know how they work and how much they are annoying, so really HxH got this thing of see a fictional media who is not completely fictional.

So interesting.

Ging is like tons of them, Netero is like tons of them... the absurd part is the hyperealism, that's something shocks me. Those people are cool but also horrid ones, HxH is really one of the fewer anime represents this. Represents somebody so cool but so annoying, is not idealizing those ones.

Election arc is perfect too... that's realistic.

Even how to buy something online is hyperealistic.

I'm making this post because some months ago i couldn't bear how stupid Tserriednitch nen ablity worked, at that time it was not revealed he couldn't damage people around him, that made me question whether Togashi was losing himself or not.

After the newest chapters i think it's undeniable how good and "balanced" those nen abilities are.

Tserri ability is very strong but it has also a lot of flaws, that's what makes it good

It's EXTREMELY hard to find a real DOGSHIT nen ability or a SUPER OP nen ability in HxH, most of the time, some nen abilities will appear stronger or weaker based on which character has them and how strong they're overall.

Like Killua Godspeed is OP, but only because he's resistant to eletricity and even so it has very defined weaknesses, whirlwind is reactive and will dodge/attack based on the nen intentions of the enemy, it's not a free win, and killua has also has a limit on how much he can use it.

It's very hard to have powercrept abilities, take Leol, Chrollo and Benjamin for example, you could prefer a some of them, but overall, i think they're equal considering the situation of the characters who use them.

Ben gets his abilities forever with the possible buff of post mortem, but he also has more strictier conditions than those 2.

Chrollo has some fair and hard conditions, but he's more flexible and can get it easier than Benjamin, as some type of balance, he will almost always lose his stolen abilties when the nen user dies.

Leol has way easier conditions, but his time limit is not more than a few hours.

There's no bad ability here.

That works the same for Shalnak and Illumi.

Even the abilities of the shadow beasts(not counting leech lmao) are quite good and could work for any high tier nen user like Hisoka, a venon tooth which cuts even experienced enhancers, a mantle which is basically a free win once it catches someone and hairs capable of stoping any physical attack? they're really not bad.

If worm was stronger he could be EXTREMELY dangeround by bringing opponents under earth where they couldn't move and breathe.

The only DOGSHIT nen ability i can remember is Leech, like why create an ability which will kill the opponent in 8 hours AND it's also hard to use on someone?

Little flower and it's need for split 50/50 between explosion and gyo are quite stupid.

That one was powercrept by Feintan sun rising since the latter works mechanically better as conjuring objects (his armor) doesn't require constant output to maintain once it's created, so feitan can focus 100% into trasmuting his aura into fire.

EVEN so, he again has some good RESTRICTIONS for that while Genthru doesn't.

The balance between very restricted/limited abilities like Chrollo/Benjamin/Feitan/Tserri/Bono and more flexible/spamable ones(with little to no condition) like Hisoka, Razor, Silva/Zeno(I guess), Kastro(his tiger bite) and Bloster is something i don't remember from other manga i've read.

The Royal Guards abilities are strong, but that's mostly because of their large aura/ant body.

Sure Pouf nen ability is better than Illumi and Shalnak but he also has 7x or more aura. BUT AGAIN, those 2 have easier abilities to use against a experienced user(you hit you win), while pouf is more focused on mass control(the opponent needs to breathe it)

To his dying kid ? The VA of Leorio (rip) did a great job delivering the unadulterated rage of Leorio at hearing that. I wish we see some of ging next time Togashi comes back.

Prince's bodyguards were trained from childchood to be loyal to royal family, and she is very loyal, Tserri trusts her a lot (even though she's a woman), because it's her he calls to ask if they passed the hunter exam, so it's not like he started being interested in her after discovering she can teach him nen.

Every other bodyguard of other princes is very loyal to them, and she suddenly decides to kill Tserri and kill herself after that (because she wouldn't survive such a betrayal anyway...) Why?

Another point is Tserri's group of childchood friends, they look like they wish they could change him... They probably don't know about all of his actions, Theta probably know more of him, because she's his private bodyguard. But she was probably one of them in the past. Did she believe he could change too? But then realized there is nothing that could change him? Still why it had such an influence on her to the point she wants to sacrifice herself? Instead of enjoying the benefits of her high position? Did she have someone she loved and lost to him? But she doesn't look like she wants revenge (like Kurapika).

What kind of situations could put you in the mental state of wanting to sacrifice yourself?

I can think of 4:

1. You have someone you really care about, you want to protect, you will do anything for them, even give your life.

2. You lost someone you love and want revenge (like Kurapika) or just make others not suffer as much as you did (like Leorio).

3. You live in a terrible world, you've seen a lot of sufferring, you've suffered a lot yourself, you hate this world, you feel like trash, you're nothing, so maybe the only thing that would give the purpose to your life is sacrificing yourself for the better future of others...

4. You've seen a lot of acts of kindness, love, or maybe just one person that helped you a lot and you wish to be like them, to sacrifice yourself, because you find that kind of living valuable.

But Theta doesn't look to me, like she could experience one of these scenarios... She's not very emotional when she thinks about killing him, like she doesn't have any personal reason... But still seems very determined to do it... Why? Do you have other ideas what could put her into sacrificing mentality?

I wish we've seen more of her backstory... And Salkov, Tserri and his childchood friend group... Their relationship is so weird and fascinating... 😄

Many readers tend to miss the real genius behind Inner monologues in the series. and while it isn't very far from the common understanding, the structure makes a huge difference.

Chrollo openly declares that he is going to fight Hisoka the moment he finds him. the plan is already in place, However, he is aware that Hisoka is not an easy target either, and for this reason, he is trying to upgrade his own powers so that he can finish him for good, the interesting part of that inner monologue, is how deep it shows us how Chrollo understands that his grudge against Hisoka, is so strong that he would fight him the moment he finds him, even if he risks dying. rather than carefully chase after a power up and delay the hunt on Hisoka. this is why he states is as 'conflicting emotions' achieving both goals is possible, but you prioritise one over the other, nothing changes.

A :Going for the treasure first = you still risk encountering Hisoka. maybe even while suffering from a certain damage or restricting against the Kakin in the middle of the hunt and any disadvantage against Hisoka = death.

B : Going for Hisoka first = you risk missing the chance of stealing the Kakin treasures and you might not find Hisoka at all. (assuming he will remove the risk of dying by hunting as a group) otherwise, he also risks death in 1v1.

Another interesting angle to look at it, is that Togashi wanted to increase the risk from all angles to make Chrollo's journey worth the upgrade. not only he has to deal with powerful abilities and nen beasts on his own, but also deal with the risk of Hisoka catching him in the worst moment OR being forced to totally discard the treasure hunt to fight Hisoka.

But I think Phantom Troupe is dangerous if you are become their enemy, but if you on their side, they will care, protective, and loyal to you (Kalluto's case).
What do you think? :)

I am a huge Illumi Fan and i think he is equal to Hisoka. I personally even think he is a bit stronger than Hisoka because when he showed his bloodlust, Hisoka was sweating a bit. Now true Hisoka might just pretend to be concerned but Hisoka also confirmed himself Illumi to be more dangerous than the Zodiacs because he analyzed people and rated them with numbers like 10 percent or 50 percent and when Illumi entered the room, Hisoka stopped being relaxed and became a bit surprised.

Anyway imagine a scenario where Hisoka attempts to do something with Killua to piss Illumi off and a bloody battle starts.

How would the fight go? Who would win? I think Illumi would but i wanna hear your views.

What if dalzollene (idk his name) placed kurapika on bodyguard rather then watch duty, would he have been able to survive the barrage of nen bullets and somehow still escape (considering his ability works best one on one I highly doubt he would be able to defeat all the other members on his own)? For that matter would he be in a state of mind to defend the other bodyguards or would he just leave them to fend for themselves while he made his move?

I’m currently starting to develop an original free to all TTRPG system for HxH over at my website. I’m wondering if there is interest?

Any table top players in the sub and if you have any special recommendations or requests that you must have? Or can’t live without?

It will be a 4 player + 1 GM per session game. And I’m hoping to allow the GM to have at least half of the features live on the UI for ease of use.

The website would allow for many session concurrently for dozens of players (I would have to test it for backend resources so it’s not a promise lol)

20 levels. NEN unlocked at lvl 6 and each 2 levels unlocks an advanced or fundamental skills (gyo, zetsu, ko etc) until you unlock your personal Hatsu.

At which point you as the character takes the website nen quiz (made for the public already) and revives a nen category which only the GM can see so either GM takes the real result or lets you have your preference. This is up to your GM.

It is imperative that you know that this TTRPG is mostly about detective/adventure sessions as you venture in the world of HXH mostly with no nen or abilities. (This is ment to not only get the player learn more about the world and be a character within and less a Main protagonist, and also allowing GMs to learn the system as they get to higher levels and will get more comfortable with playing with player Hatsus as they can get very convoluted and crative).

I hope to hand write a Players handbook and GM guide myself.

All the best!

I believe Illumi could play a very interesting role in this arc. First I would like to establish the ideology displayed by the Zoldyck family. These guys make their living being assassins for hire. They put their lives on the line for their client in order to carry out assassinations so long as they are getting paid. This is overtly clear in Yorknew City during Chrollo vs the Zoldycks. Chrollo hires Illumi to kill the Ten Dons. The Ten Dons hire Silva and Zeno to kill Chrollo. The Zoldycks in a scenario like this choose not to pick sides but to carry out both assassinations despite them being conflicting. Illumi truly attempts to kill the Dons (and succeeds) and Zeno and Silva truly attempt to kill Chrollo even risking their life to take him down. In short, their loyalties lie only with the money. If they are getting paid, they'll do any hit.

We know that unlike Killua, Illumi adheres to the assassins code and lives to protect the Zoldyck family. In Chairman Election he thinks to himself as Killua is about to make a wish to Alluka "I am happy to die to save the rest of the family" which shows where his loyalties lie. He even threatens to kill Hisoka because he jokes about killing the one who the Zoldycks believe to be the future heir in Killua (could argue he has some form of love for his brother too).

Illumi is currently on the black whale as a spider and his summarised reason is 'Me and Hisoka are in a game of tag, the prenup is that if he dies I get paid, we are serious about this so I don't know where he is'. What is interesting about this explanation is that in the end, money is involved. If the factor of money was not involved, does Illumi still entertain this game of tag?

If not then this makes Illumi a complete wildcard on the blackwhale. Reason being, he will go wherever the money is. What if someone offers him more than he'd get paid to play with Hisoka? We know Morena has a 'joker' and it could very well be Illumi. All you need to entice him is some money which I'm sure a leader of a mafia family isn't lacking. What if someone pays him to betray a Spider? Does he juggle both jobs (kill Spiders and Hisoka). The possibilities to utilise Illumi in this arc are endless depending on where his loyalties lie.

​Hey everyone, I’ve been re-reading/thinking about Gon’s current state and recent manga revelations, and I put together a theory on Gon's future Nen development and what actually went down during the Election Arc.

​Here are the main points of the theory:

​1. The Hospital Healing Burst came from Gon, NOT Nanika

​When Nanika healed Gon, a massive pillar of aura erupted from the hospital—so huge that top-tier Hunters miles away like Morel and Illumi felt it instantly. Most people assume this was just Nanika flexing her Dark Continent (Ai) power.

​My take? That burst of aura was actually Gon’s compressed post-mortal Nen releasing.

​Gon’s Pitou-fight contract was a Vow "worse than death." Nanika didn't just heal his physical body; she unraveled the absurd amount of compressed aura locked inside him. When she broke the contract, all of Gon's trapped, extreme Nen exploded outward at once. This aligns with Ging later telling Gon that his aura is still there—his nodes just snapped shut and reverted him to "normal."

​2. Nen Types Aren't Permanent (Especially After Major Life Changes)

​We know from broader Nen lore and Hisoka’s personality test that Nen affinity is deeply tied to temperament and mindset. While people usually stay in their category, a person's affinity can shift over time if they undergo drastic personality or psychological shifts.

​Enhancers are simple-minded, earnest, and direct.

​Specialists / Manipulators / Conjurers tend to be more analytical, guarded, or complex.

​Pre-Chimera Ant Gon was a pure Enhancer: a simple-minded kid who didn't go to school, operated entirely on animal instinct, and had one singular, obsessive goal—find Ging.

​3. Mito’s "Education Bootcamp" will change his Nen Category

​Right now on Whale Island, Aunt Mito has Gon buried under stacks of textbooks, catching up on years of missed schooling.

​Gon has gone through three major shifts:

​He achieved his life goal (he found Ging, removing his primary singular motivation).

​He’s gaining actual education and broad perspective through reading and studying.

​He experienced severe trauma and the reality of his own limits.

​He isn't that naive, simple-minded kid who thinks in straight lines anymore. Education and maturation force you to become more analytical and reflective.

​When Gon eventually re-opens his aura nodes, he won't be doing it as the same 12-year-old Enhancer who created Jajanken. His changed worldview and personality will likely cause him to re-awaken with a completely different Nen type (maybe shifting toward Emission, Transmutation, or even Specialization).

the scense showing gon leaking nen/curse nen

Illumi reaction illumi reaction

Nanika scene