for me is that thing that look like ship in the back and those 3 black things in the sea.

I've only recently finished the anime, and a friend of mine actually asked me to draw this! Hope you guys like it!

Context:

After a Year of looking around and thanks to my brother gifting me Volume 28 I have the whole Chimera ant Manga, so I went to read it from start to finish along the anime playing in the background to match and I am so impressed by details I missed on first watch that now I feel like making a post of Gratitude a day giving praises to all the cool characters, I genuinely believe there is no character that could be left without it in some shape or form, order of post do not represent a top tiering, there will be no shaming characters just glaze, wait for your favorite to eventually show up.

Gun Ant:

Yes, I am serious with this one, and I need to open with I HATE this mother fucking ant, because Hate... HATE. LET ME TELL YOU HOW MUCH I'VE COME TO HATE YOU SINCE I BEGAN TO LIVE (Insert the rest of AM hate monologue here), I want to step back my gratitude post from main characters and give the spotlight to an unamed one that plays a big role on the arc, as much as I can glaze the big raid segment of the arc, the Chimera ant arc feels different than so much of the series up to this point for many reasons, up to this point what we see is how Kite is constantly talking about how dangerous of a threat the Chimera ant species can be, along this we get two old faces to join the story even if briefly now with improved skills for them, but also this is the point and high of the Gun Ant, since the ants start to mix with humans we see them as more dangerous but Gun ant is one of the first that fully displays the scarier part of them mixing with our DNA, and that is the malice of the human heart, we have no doubt that the person who used to be Gun Ant before becoming a Chimera ant was someone absolutely monstrous and despicable in human form, and this is the display of it then expanded with more ants, we also get the no way back point, can we say Hunter X Hunter before Gun Ant killed off characters? Yes, but it was limited, tame, and mostly Hisoka/Illumi, with Gun ant is... Visceral, dark, and is depicted fully as an act of savagery that makes some people genuinely say they stopped here or at least took a break before they continue the story, Gun Ant has such a massive inpact because this is one of the two "oh.. oh no" moments that cement this as a more gruesome and at stakes arc, and for that, even with how much I despise this bastard, I need to show gratitude and thank him, for without him the story would not have the weight it displays.

Also thank god it died crushed like a bug holy... Good bye you horrible bastard, and thank you for making me hate you.

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in the old greed island arc, bisky tells gon the nen categories he needs to master for his ability, she classifies rock as enhancement, paper as emission and scissors as transmutation

rock being enhancement is pretty self explanatory and so does paper being emission (cuz he wanted it to be long range) but the scissors thing is weird since transmutation only allows you to give nen the properties of another substance that means making nen sharp wouldn't be transmuting nen but enhancing it, as in enhancing the sharpness of nen, the only other way i can think of is making his nen super hot but considering killua had to electrocute himself to make his abilities, gon would have to scorch or burn himself, which we never see him do, you could argue that he could've gotten burned as a kid and maybe channeled that feeling but i dont think thats enough, what do y'all think

edit: after reading the comments, i was wrong about the enhancement thing, that was a misconception, but some of you (if not all) are saying "sharp" is an attribute/property, it is generally, but it doesnt fit the criteria for transmutation, something being sharp isnt a physical property or value something being sharp depends on the shape of its edge,

i was also wrong about the bisky's number thing and ging's hand bubbles, cuz now that i think about it, volume is a physical property , overall that was stupidness from me, but sharpness still doesnt stand as viable for transmutation, idk, nobody has given an actual explanation yet

edit 2: i dont think anyone said this but if they did kudos to them, gon can manipulate the density of his aura, and shape it into a blade, aka giving aura the same properties as a sword, sharp itself isnt a property but it can be made

One thing that has always bothered me about Hunter x Hunter is the apparent lack of dedicated Nen researchers.

Nen is an incredibly complex system, yet nobody seems to have a complete understanding of how it works, even Netero. There are so many unanswered questions about its mechanics, especially when it comes to conditions, limitations and vows.

Then there's Nen exorcism. Exorcists are supposedly extremely rare, and even the Hunter Association appears to have very limited access to them. Wouldn't studying Nen curses and developing better methods of exorcism be an incredibly valuable and lucrative field of research?

And those are just two examples. There's also post-mortem Nen, Nen beasts, Specialization, and all the weird interactions between different abilities. Surely there's an enormous amount left to discover.

I understand why Nen is kept secret from the general population. It's dangerous, and making it widely accessible could have serious consequences. But that doesn't explain why the Hunter Association, which is full of Nen users, wouldn't have dedicated researchers for Nen.

We have Hunters specializing in all sorts of fields. Why not Hunters specializing in understanding Nen itself?

I'm just surprised that, in a world where Nen is so important, there is no one systematically studying it.

We are told at start of SC arc that magic beasts are said to originate from the dark continent, we are then later told again that magic beasts (gatekeepers) guide people to the dark continent. Could this be the kiriko or a subspecies as both were used to guide people to a place. Also, the Sumi tattoos showed that the woman kiriko swore her allegiance to a diety, could this mean that there is a “god”/“gods” of the dark continent who created all of these entities and disasters. Also, in chapter 338 Ging talks about the dark continent and we are shown a tree with what appears to be apples on it and 3 figures below with the apples. I wonder could this be an Adam’s apple type of situation where these 3 figures ate the forbidden apple and gained nen but were banished to the middle world that we are familiar with by the ruler who resides in the DC. Just my thoughts I haven’t heard this theory before and it seems possible. Reading again we are introduced to Brion who is protecting ancient ruins and clearly resembles a human.

Has anyone attempted to make a game based on Greed Island in HxH ?

I would imagine campaigns are set in a big map where people race to collect the cards by completing quests, defeating monsters, trading, and stealing 😎.

I would definitely give it a shot

What are you guys most excited for to be explored/revealed in the future. I am personally excited for either gon to potentially find a way to get his nen back or the introduction/look into Don Freecs. I love the succession war but I feel it’s more of a battle of wits between characters currently than big reveals or revelations in previous plot points.

So , I was wondering how nen affinities **actually work. I couldn't determine whether its mental or physical. I think evidence points toward it being physical though.

So, we learn that depending on what category you're born into you have an upper limit on how good you can become in other categories. We also know that what nen type you are can **sometimes** influence your personality ( the Hisoka personality test); Taking that into account, I thought maybe there's some kind of mental block that stops you from properly understanding the concepts behind the other nen types ( E.G Gon and paper).

But you also have Kurapikas teacher outlining that it doesn't matter how good of a learner you are , you can't overcome the "affinity barrier". This implies that there isn't a mental block and you could in theory completely understand the concepts behind different uses of nen( there are cases like Netero that support this).

This is why I believe that its probably just a physical thing. I think its probably something like your aura nodes not reacting well to the stimuli of other nen types. For example, you're a conjurer and you're trying to learn emission techniques. You're a smart person so you fundamentally understand whats supposed to happen and the general feel of it . However, no matter how well you understand it conceptually its like your aura just won't do what you tell it to. It would be like your aura nodes have constricted due to the stimulus of emission or something like that.

Im definitely over thinking it, but this is HxH. So, how do you guys think it works?

Hello all! I just caught up with the manga and was left wondering about Luzurus and Zhang Lei fate. I have been theorizing that one of them might have been already caught by Heil-ly, especially since the value of princes in the killing game perpetuated by fake Morena has been repeatedly emphasized multiple times through out the plot. It is just hard to believe Togashi would miss the opportunity to let us see one of the princes fate to be directly influenced/harmed by Heil-ly.

The theory that I am most strongly subscribing to right now is that Luzurus might have been already caught by Heil-ly. He knew beforehand that martial law was going soon into effect and wanted to escape/hide via getting help from the Cha-R mafia with the least amount of people to know about his plan, including his close associates. However, he would have been misled/kidnapped by Heil-ly insider(s) who infiltrated the Cha-R mafia (ahem ahem *Underboss Wang*) and is now in the hands of Heil-ly, if not already killed (worst case scenario).

Nonetheless, I found it cool that we are now getting into more action and pot stirring at this time of the arc's plot. Let me know what you guys think about how probable this theory is and if you have any other theories about Luzurus and Zhang Lei fates!

Watched this and liked it a lot.

By examining Nen from a psychological perspective, we see how personal the magic/power system of HxH is and how it serves to further characterize the cast. It really re-spins so much of Nen, particularly the basic rule that making an ability that deeply reflects your individuality makes it stronger. Also catches a lot of details that are easily missed, letting us appreciate the series even more.

One flaw is the number of mispronunciations the creator makes (Kurapika, Hakoware), but I can forgive him for the insights he provides.

Kite❤

the placements themselves i have no problems with and all make alot of sense, it was said by togashi that manipulators and conjurers are most prone to becoming specialists so that placement is mandatory, enhancement is the most simple nen affinity which while it can be complex it's still the opposite of specialization, emission being next to it is also pretty straight forward since its the second simplest

the question i had is why is emission a conjurers worst ability and vice versa since one of the requirements of conjuration is to detach the aura (in most cases) for example the fakes made from gallery fake maintain their form even after kortopi lets go of them, and they also maintain the "nen" label as kortopi can still sense them similarly to "en", so saying that detachment is just a side effect doesnt make sense as it still is " detaching aura from the body"

if anyone has an explanation for this, please share it with me

I'm making an OC who's a Conjurer and a Ruins Hunter and I thought of an ability inspired by those endless runner games like Subway Surfers or Temple Run

"Endless Run" Type: Conjuration/Emission

It's a nen ability where the user runs and dodges randomly created nen traps. The opponent has to chase the user and try to avoid getting damaged by the traps. The chase ends when the opponent admits defeat and can't continue on, or when the user is out of aura.

Traps:

Dragon's Maw (Flamethrowers that spew out nen based flames)

Brittle Ground (False floors that puts you in a pitfall, needs to be jumped over)

Fallen Pillar (A stone pillar that you have to jump over)

(Traps need more work)

Extra Skill: Hyper Dash (Enhancement)

By using Enhancement and Ryu, the user can do a powerful dash that covers them in a sort of offensive barrier that lets them bypass the traps, however it burns a lot of aura and can only be used once.

I haven't sorted out all the details and traps, but the conditions are that: The user can't control the traps that spawn as well they have to avoid or power through the obstacles created.

This ability isn't really that much for combat more for avoiding it because the philosophy behind it is that actively chasing conflict will only destroy you.

I heard mixed opinions and i wanna hear what you guys think

I am rewatching hunterxhunter and I am currently on greed island arc and I have to say Gon's selfishness is making me dislike his character and while he was probably selfish and self-centered from the start, it's more in your face in this arc, "greed" in the title makes me think that maybe what Togashi was trying to show is not selfishness but probably greediness but honetly it still feels poorly executed, because killua is at the receiving end of his actions and killua just let it be since he is emotionally codependent on him at this point and he doesn't notice it yet. I seriously don't understand this plot device, making a shounen mc disliked is not exactly a good outcome and we don't get Gon aknowledging his shotcomings and apologizing to Killua at the end.

edit: the point is Gon is a badly written character, and while hxh is my favourite shounen I think it would have been elevated with a worthy MC. I, as a consumer of the manga and anime don't understand how and why he is the way he is, he had a stable childhood, his father is a polymath, polyglot and a genius and he ended up being kinda dumb, we always get killua's inner monologues we see him struggling and outgrowing his former self, Gon just does as his please endangers his friends, gets himself nearly killed, gets saved by Nanika and by extention killua, meets his deadbeat father goes back to whale island and what then? says he doesn't feel like he really wanted to meet his progenitor. like it doesn't make sense at all.