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[Fidite Nemini]

Those Blood and Steel fight choreographies would give any respectable wuxia/martial arts action movie regisseurs a raging boner way harder than all of Earth's rhino horns pressed together for a thousand years into a chrystallized gem and blessed by all of China's ancestors, dissolved in water from the Mianyang temple to create the broth for a gigantic sharkfin soup made from the sole existing Megalodon combined.

 

If I ever needed an adaptation, this is the one.

[Simfam]

You got a pretty big hard on for this comic.

 

Gonna list that sh*t.

[Fidite Nemini]

You got a pretty big hard on for this comic.

 

Gonna list that sh*t.

 

So far it's not much more than a simple revenge and sort of a coming-of-age story, but the action choreographies and the art are superb. You may not think much of the story or maybe even the characters, but if you're a connoisseur of good action, you'll get your time's worth out of it.

 

Will take a bit getting used to the commentating in action sequences as it at first seems like speedbumpers right during fights, but it serves pretty well to focus the reader on the fighters' mindsets and/or adds to the drawn action with the combat commentation.

[TheClonesLegacy]

Fighting Dio and The World is about as difficult as one would expect.

[Simfam]

So far it's not much more than a simple revenge and sort of a coming-of-age story, but the action choreographies and the art are superb. You may not think much of the story or maybe even the characters, but if you're a connoisseur of good action, you'll get your time's worth out of it.

 

Will take a bit getting used to the commentating in action sequences as it at first seems like speedbumpers right during fights, but it serves pretty well to focus the reader on the fighters' mindsets and/or adds to the drawn action with the combat commentation.

 

Hey, whatever it may or may not be I'm sure it will be at least a good read.

 

Anyway...

 

HxH fans who've finished the Ant Arc

 

Take a look at this

 

Spoiler

 

Kokoriko is an advanced Gungi technique developed by Komugi that centers around isolating the King (as in the Gungi piece, not the Chimera Ant), separating it from the other pieces and killing it off. Just like Netero and the Hunters were planning to do to Meruem. However, Komugi unexpectedly develops a counter to this technique in the middle of a game, meaning that the King piece (representing Meruem) no longer has to die (since he unexpectedly survived the nuke). Then, later on, when Komugi uses Kokoriko again, she actually develops a counter to the counter ("she reversed my reversal???"), representing that the King piece (Meruem) apparently actually does have to die after all (because of the Rose's poison). However, immediately after beating Meruem using Kokoriko (symbolizing his imminent death), Komugi and Meruem start one final game together, a game that they never finish. 1-5-1 Black King -> 9-5-1 White Lieutenant General, I believe, or something to that extent. Immediately afterwards, they die together, leaving on the board Meruem's one black piece and Komugi's single white piece, together in Gungi forever. This represents that the two were always united through Gungi, and will continue to be together even after death, undisturbed and united for all eternity. Meruem places his piece down, symbolizing his death, and then Komugi responds by placing her piece down next to his, showing that she is perfectly willing to die at his side..

The black screen/black panels in the manga show that the Rose's poison has made Meruem go blind. That's why he has to keep asking Komugi if she's still there, because he can't see her anymore. This is ironic because his name means "the light that illuminates/shines upon all". He even got some godlike light-related photon-based powers before his death, allowing him to fulfill his name. In addition, as they are playing in the bunker before their deaths, Meruem sees a blinding light radiating from Komugi as she "reverses his reversal", making her "the light that illuminates even the all-powerful light". Despite being far weaker (and blind to boot), her light shined far brighter than his. Then, as he dies, Komugi holds him and feels his head, allowing her to finally "see" or know what his face is like. Thus, as they die, Meruem joins Komugi in blindness as she joins him in death. Meruem can finally see what Komugi has been seeing all along, and knows what it feels like to be blind like her, and Komugi finally knows his face, allowing each to understand the other more as they fade away (the OST used during their death scene is called "Understanding"). Touching, isn't it? Togashi is a mastermind, and this entire story, especially this arc, is a masterpiece, a beautiful work of art, a canvas depicting love, hatred, innocence, corruption, happiness, suffering, loyalty, betrayal, anger, sadness, life, death, malevolence, destruction, resolve, determination, avarice, sacrifice, "true" power, truth, and understanding.

 

 

And peeps be wack in sayin' this arc is dumb/boring.

[CrazyRah]

Hey, whatever it may or may not be I'm sure it will be at least a good read.

 

Anyway...

 

HxH fans who've finished the Ant Arc

 

Take a look at this

 

Spoiler

 

Kokoriko is an advanced Gungi technique developed by Komugi that centers around isolating the King (as in the Gungi piece, not the Chimera Ant), separating it from the other pieces and killing it off. Just like Netero and the Hunters were planning to do to Meruem. However, Komugi unexpectedly develops a counter to this technique in the middle of a game, meaning that the King piece (representing Meruem) no longer has to die (since he unexpectedly survived the nuke). Then, later on, when Komugi uses Kokoriko again, she actually develops a counter to the counter ("she reversed my reversal???"), representing that the King piece (Meruem) apparently actually does have to die after all (because of the Rose's poison). However, immediately after beating Meruem using Kokoriko (symbolizing his imminent death), Komugi and Meruem start one final game together, a game that they never finish. 1-5-1 Black King -> 9-5-1 White Lieutenant General, I believe, or something to that extent. Immediately afterwards, they die together, leaving on the board Meruem's one black piece and Komugi's single white piece, together in Gungi forever. This represents that the two were always united through Gungi, and will continue to be together even after death, undisturbed and united for all eternity. Meruem places his piece down, symbolizing his death, and then Komugi responds by placing her piece down next to his, showing that she is perfectly willing to die at his side..

The black screen/black panels in the manga show that the Rose's poison has made Meruem go blind. That's why he has to keep asking Komugi if she's still there, because he can't see her anymore. This is ironic because his name means "the light that illuminates/shines upon all". He even got some godlike light-related photon-based powers before his death, allowing him to fulfill his name. In addition, as they are playing in the bunker before their deaths, Meruem sees a blinding light radiating from Komugi as she "reverses his reversal", making her "the light that illuminates even the all-powerful light". Despite being far weaker (and blind to boot), her light shined far brighter than his. Then, as he dies, Komugi holds him and feels his head, allowing her to finally "see" or know what his face is like. Thus, as they die, Meruem joins Komugi in blindness as she joins him in death. Meruem can finally see what Komugi has been seeing all along, and knows what it feels like to be blind like her, and Komugi finally knows his face, allowing each to understand the other more as they fade away (the OST used during their death scene is called "Understanding"). Touching, isn't it? Togashi is a mastermind, and this entire story, especially this arc, is a masterpiece, a beautiful work of art, a canvas depicting love, hatred, innocence, corruption, happiness, suffering, loyalty, betrayal, anger, sadness, life, death, malevolence, destruction, resolve, determination, avarice, sacrifice, "true" power, truth, and understanding.

 

 

And peeps be wack in sayin' this arc is dumb/boring.

 

And Gon ruined everything

 

But seriously Ant Arc is that much better than what my first impression of it was and that impression was full of HNNNNG and awesome.

 

[Simfam]

And Gon ruined everything

 

But seriously Ant Arc is that much better than what my first impression of it was and that impression was full of HNNNNG and awesome.

 

 

Nyan

[Liamv2]

New monmusu. Evil Suu and Mero. Cool.

[CrazyRah]

Nyan

 

Thought Pitou would be awesome 

 

Pitou was more than awesome

 

Without Pitou things just wouldn't be as glorious as they are.

[Simfam]

Thought Pitou would be awesome 

 

Pitou was more than awesome

 

Without Pitou things just wouldn't be as glorious as they are.

 

I agree 110%

 

But bro

 

You know that for me

 

It will always be

 

King

 

#bendingthatknee

[TheClonesLegacy]

New monmusu. Evil Suu and Mero. Cool.

Chapter?

 

I got through Part 3 so I can take a break.

[Gravisanimi]

New monmusu. Evil Suu and Mero. Cool.

Daaaaamnit wooork!

 

It was supposed to be my day off. :/

[CrazyRah]

I agree 110%

 

But bro

 

You know that for me

 

It will always be

 

King

 

#bendingthatknee

 

I could follow King

 

He be worth it!

 

[Liamv2]

Chapter?

 

I got through Part 3 so I can take a break.

 

 

I haven't been keeping track of the chapter per episode thing.

[Gravisanimi]

I haven't been keeping track of the chapter per episode thing.

There's only 2 chapters per episode, so this episode is chapter 10 and 11.

[Colaman172]

There's only 2 chapters per episode, so this episode is chapter 10 and 11.

They skipped the shedding chapter...

[Liamv2]

They skipped the shedding chapter...

 

They could mix that bit in with the side chapter to make an OVA or something.

[TheClonesLegacy]

They skipped the shedding chapter...

I assume that'll be DVD only.

[Simfam]

I could follow King

 

He be worth it!

 

 

Your Grace

 

[Liamv2]

The shedding is next episode. I saw it on tumblr. This is what I get for skipping the next ep previews.

[Gravisanimi]

They skipped the shedding chapter...

NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

Can't get Kancolle to work, have to go to work, and no Miia shedding.

Day sucks.

No wait Episode 5 should end with Chapter 10, not start. So 11 would be next episode.

Yay!

[Colaman172]

The shedding is next episode. I saw it on tumblr. This is what I get for skipping the next ep previews.

That's kind of weird considering order, but thanks for the news.

[Fidite Nemini]

Damn it, and here I thought someone was setting up the fandom for a "many tears were shed" punchline ...

[Jehuty]

Any takers?

[ObserverStatus]

Any takers?

*snip*