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| What's there to like about the Chimera Ant arc in the Hunter x Hunter 2011 anime by Yoshihiro Togashi? |
(*Warning for possible spoilers, particularly from the Hunter x Hunter 2011 anime)
Introduction to New Characters
Plenty of new characters were introduced during the Chimera Ant arc. Some of them weren’t all that spectacular, remarkable, or memorable, but there were some who were really awesome and cool. Let’s take the following for example:- Morel Mackernasey
- Knov
His ability is really quite interesting and useful. I only wish we’d been able to see more of it. It’s too bad that he couldn’t help much during the fight against the ants, but, at least he was able to help the others get into the palace.
- Palm Siberia
TBH, she looked really pretty creepy and scary at first, not that that made her less interesting or anything. LOL.
- Shoot McMahon
His fight against Youpi was really good. I really wish that he ended up beating said Royal Guard (even if it’s with Morel and Knuckle and even Killua’s help).
I hated how he’d been robbed of his victory (at least, that’s what it seemed like) even after almost dying during the fight.
- Knuckle Bine
The Nen abilities and personalities of these characters are really interesting. At first, I didn’t really care much about these people, but that’s only because we don’t know much about them yet.
But, as time passed, and as we saw and learned more about them, they slowly became more and more interesting. Needless to say, I’m really glad that none of the above-mentioned characters ended up dying.
Killua Zoldyck
Where do I even begin? Killua isn’t a new character in Hunter x Hunter. We’ve known him practically since the beginning of the series.But that doesn’t make him any less awesome or interesting during the Chimera Ant arc. Here are some of the things that I particularly liked about him during said arc:
- Kanmuru
Killua in Godspeed mode is seriously beyond awesome. He’s just so cool. Actually, don’t you think he looks kind of like a Super Saiyan in this mode? LOL 😊.
- Fight scenes
I also really liked Killua’s fight scenes, like when he fought against the Ortho siblings, when he took on the ants that Flutter sent to beat him, when he briefly fought against Menthuthuyoupi (Youpi), etc.
I wish that he had gotten more fight scenes. I wish that he’d been the one who ended up beating Youpi.
Okay, what else? How ‘bout let’s just say that all the scenes that featured Killua were all pretty awesome, yeah?
Genei Ryodan
I was pleased to see the Genei Ryodan during the Chimera Ant arc. It’s such a shame that they only show up briefly. Their short appearance was not enough and left a lot of questions unanswered.However, I do like the fight scenes featuring some of the troupe members because it allowed us, the audience, to find out more about their abilities.
And, really, after seeing all the bad things that the ants had done, after seeing how much and how many people have suffered thanks to these ants, it was good to see them getting defeated even if it was by a group of thieves.
Kite
I find Kite’s character interesting. I also like his long, white-silvery hair. It’s so long and straight. Whenever I see him, I can’t help but think that he’s like some sort of walking hair commercial (L'Oréal, because you’re worth it. LOL).I like his Crazy Slots Nen ability too. It’s really cool, and I wish we had been able to see what all the different weapons were. I hated the fact that he died. I really wish he hadn’t.
And, yeah, I know about that Chimera Ant girl who has Kite’s memories. But, you know, she’s not Kite, not the one with the long, straight, awesome white-silvery hair, and I haven’t even seen her with Kite’s Crazy Slots, and it’s just not the same, you know?
I want the original Kite back. I wish that he’d been able to escape from Neferpitou or that Pitou really just had him under her control.
Anyway, these are just some of the things that I liked about the Hunter x Hunter Chimera Ant arc.
Your Thoughts and Opinions
What about you? What did you like about the Hunter x Hunter 2011 Chimera Ant arc? Feel free and welcome to share your thoughts and opinions by leaving a comment below.*Notes:
- this was previously published elsewhere on 4 October 2015 at 4:18 PM
- pic is from Amazon.com; link shown above
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