The Hunter x Hunter 1999 anime adaptation concludes with Gon and Killua winning the Greed Island game through their genuine engagement with the game mechanics, demonstrating that authentic participation and understanding of game rules leads to success. The final cliffhanger, showing Gon discovering a mysterious figure (Kite) at the end of the series, creates anticipation for the Chimera Ant arc while providing a satisfying conclusion to the Greed Island storyline. The hosts note that the 1999 adaptation was forced to end at this point due to production constraints, making this a pivotal moment in anime history where the series transitioned to a new adaptation.
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The End of the Original Hunter x Hunter Anime | Hunter x Hunter (1999) Episodes 91&92Added:
Hello everyone Hunter Association, your source for all things Hunter Hunter. My name is Cage >> and my name is Dylan.
>> And on this week's episode, we will be talking about Hunter Hunter 1999, episodes 91 and 92, our final episodes of the entire series, >> aside from the retrospective, but you know, different [laughter] >> crazy we're here. It's actually insane that we don't have chapters still when we've reached the end of this. God help us.
>> Oh boy, I know.
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All right. Well, there's no news. So, [laughter] >> did you expect anything less, guys? I Come on. Come on.
>> It's rough out here, guys. It's real rough.
Uh in in personal news, I guess I got top four at this uh extra grand battle for for the One Piece card game today.
>> Let's go.
>> If you want want some good news of any kind, I got this uh I got these like cool like event cards for prizing or like for like participation mostly. But I got for getting top four, I actually got this shiny Perona card.
>> Oh, it's very nice.
>> It's worth a couple hundred right now, so pretty cool.
>> Damn. Okay. Hell yeah. That's cool.
>> I wish I got the cereal though. That's worth like a couple grand if you get that. So >> cereal.
>> So like like it's serialized. So it's a it's numbers like anywhere between like one to 5,000.
>> You were thinking of like the breakfast cereal? Yeah. I was like what are you talking about?
>> No. Yeah. It's a serialized Yamato card.
>> I see. Okay.
>> Yeah. I did not get that sad.
>> Damn.
Well, Thanks for today, guys.
>> Yeah, that's way better news than we've had lately. I'll [laughter] take it.
>> I don't know what's going on. I truly don't. One day we'll hear something.
Maybe I don't know. Maybe we'll just never get those 10 chapters that are literally sitting in Shuisha's hands right now.
>> That's the most bewildering part about that to me. Like, they're just sitting on these things. What the [ __ ] are they doing right now? [laughter] >> I don't know. waiting for Hematen to get out of the magazine at this point. Like I what's happening, guys? Come on.
>> The amount of times we've said [ __ ] like that. I don't know, bro. I just We got to wait and see, man. They still have an empty slot, by the way. They've had an empty slot [laughter] for months.
>> Ridiculous. I What are I Whatever. I'm not going to mind.
>> I don't know, guys. But uh what I do know is that we are ready to talk about these final episodes. So, let's go ahead and get into it.
>> Yeah, let's do it.
[music] [bell] >> All right, everybody. Welcome to our discussion on Hunter Hunter 1999, episodes 91 and 92. That is the last time I will ever say that sentence in my life.
>> That's crazy. [snorts] >> Yep. End >> of these are these are the final two episodes of the whole show. And again, I'll say this right at the top, but I'll remind you guys again later. Dylan already alluded to it, but we are doing a retrospective episode on 99. So, this isn't completely the end. We are just honing in and talking about these two episodes. We're going to try our best to not like talk about overall thoughts because we have a whole episode coming.
So, if you're if you were clicking on this expecting to hear overall thoughts, that's later in two weeks actually because we're off next week.
>> So, we are starting with episode 91, Cruelty, Determination Climax.
>> Oh, boy. Is it? We're We're at the end.
How fitting.
>> Yeah, we are here. It's insane.
All right, so uh we pick up right where we left off. We are at the tail end of the getting through a gone fight, which has been going on for far too long.
>> More talking than there have been fists thrown.
>> Yeah, and that extends here as well. We spend the first bit of this just kind of going over the same stuff we were at the end of last episode. Genu's covered in gasoline and G's like, "Ah, you can't use little flower anymore, L." And then Genu's like, "Nope, you're taking the L, buddy. I still got my other ability."
And then we uh begin to get into that where uh he Oh, yeah. He just explains his whole ability again.
>> Yeah, because that's the condition for activating in the first place, right?
So, >> yeah.
>> Not like he'll get to use it at all here anyway, but he does.
>> [laughter] >> plant the seeds, I guess.
>> Yeah.
I have to say the music that's playing like during the scene though, like just like this part of the fight in general, I thought was actually like pretty like fitting for the vibe of it.
>> Yeah.
>> Good job, man.
>> Not bad.
>> Also, animationwise, I got to say I think overall these last two episodes, they look pretty >> much better. Much much better.
>> Yeah, it's just it's more consistent.
The character designs aren't shifting all over the place. They are just solid anime episodes for the time. I think they actually look pretty good. So yeah, >> that's cool. That's cool.
>> So we start off with a powerful Jang Ken, even though it wasn't called that yet, where he uh hits the ground and blows out a big hole and they go falling into it.
>> I like the like 3se secondond pause that they do before the ground actually collapses. By the way, I thought that actually kind of added to the suspense of the moment.
>> Yeah, it was. Yeah, I was I was going to say that exact thing. It's adds suspense to it in an already suspenseful moment cuz Ganthru's he is really scared of this ability. By the way, every time Goon charges up that punch, he starts sweating.
>> And he's like, "Oh my god." Like his finishing move already like what? Huh?
[laughter] And he just punches the ground. So like of course he's like what just happened?
Like [laughter] >> Yeah.
And of course it was a pitfall. So they are now at the bottom of this this chasm or big big hole. I guess again they're just observing that yeah he's not climbing out of this. There's really nothing he can do here. He's just at the whims of whatever Goon wants here.
>> But he he has the same thought. He's like wow that means Goon can't escape too. So like he's really the mouse here you know.
>> Little does he know.
>> Yeah. Little does he know. And we uh get right into it. Uh, Gon is in his little cubby hole that he he probably carved out earlier and he throws a card which ends up being a big old rock [laughter] up into the sky as it falls down. It's a perfect fit for the hole.
Nowhere for Genru to go really. So, it seemingly crushes him, but uh he actually dodged. So, >> yeah, he Lucky him, huh? Lucky him. Safe and sound.
>> Yeah. Yeah. He He got into the little cubby hole that, you know, Goon was in.
You know, he he narrowly avoided death.
Good job getting through.
>> Good job, man. [laughter] >> But of course, Scone is waiting for him right there. And you know, one thing I will say is because of the slowness of this adaptation, this moment doesn't hit quite as hard as I would want because the whole thing about this play is that like you're you're getting Genru stuck in a situation where he can't even dodge this. And because Goon charges this thing up so slow, it's harder for me to buy that he couldn't just like, I don't know, shift his body a little bit and dodge it.
>> Yeah.
>> But it is what it is. Whatever. It's a nitpick. It's fine. It looks good.
>> Mhm. Uh what do you think of like Goon like kind of like just like manifesting within the like the aura like from like Gen 3's perspective? Like like it's like you see his aura first and then Go kind of like appears.
>> I thought that was really cool. Yeah, I like that.
>> It's uh >> it was neat.
>> Yeah, it's it's a neat little effect. It doesn't look amazing just because it's definitely just like a digital effect that they figured out they could do like last weekend, but >> Mhm. It's still a neat idea.
And so he throws the final Ja Jong Ken that we will ever see in 99. Um, and >> as Genu is begging for his mommy and giving up, you know.
>> Yeah. Yeah. He I love how he does that.
He tries to play by the rules now even though he just broke them.
[gasps] >> It's just like that sweet comeuppance like that you get out of a villain, you know?
is fun. Yeah.
>> Yeah. It's great.
>> And then he gets his guts punched out of him.
>> Yep. And he gets knocked out. And then I love this too. Go just drags his body outside. [laughter] Awesome.
Uh and I will say Goon's uh missing hand continues to look pretty good. It's not perfect, but I I think it looks pretty solid.
>> Yeah. Like I was expecting for for how many times 99 has like butchered the presentation of certain things and and aspects of like uh different moments and characters. I was expecting a lot worse for like the the going missing hand thing, but no, it looked pretty good all the way through I thought.
>> So [snorts] uh Goon then uses contact on Bisy and Kilawa and just explains that he won and just the only thing he says is that his hand is gone. He doesn't mention his throat even though that's like the more pressing matter I would think if you're talking on the phone.
Whatever.
>> But like it kind of works though in that even Bisy and Killer were like I can't understand a single word he's saying.
Like it's [ __ ] [laughter] >> Yeah.
But I I'm just saying if I was calling somebody and my voice sounded like that, the first thing I would say is sorry my voice is [ __ ] right now. But whatever [laughter] going's different. Yeah, we got our priorities in in an order here.
>> Yeah.
So, uh yeah, we then cut to them all meeting up and we have the bombers tied up and they summon uh what is this thing called? Do you know off the top of your head?
>> Uh oh. Well, okay. Like before we get into that though, like they, you know, they're they wake him up. He's like, "Oh, you're awake. Open your book." Like give us your cards. been through.
[laughter] But he's like, "Okay, but like can you like please use Archangel like on >> Archangel?" Yes. On >> on Sub here or No, Bara. Bar.
>> Bar. Bar. Yeah.
>> Which Bar's face looks swollen and beat up as [ __ ] here. Like what? Bisy really did a number on him, huh?
>> Yeah.
>> Crazy.
>> I know. Yeah. We'll discover later that Sub is like totally fine.
>> Bar is messed up. Yeah. This has always been an interesting scene to me because it shows that, you know, and this is actually something we talked about before, that the bombers do actually care about each other, which is really rare for a villain group.
>> Mhm.
>> That's just that's so interesting. I I genuinely wish we learned more about what they even are and what their relationship is. And seeing this moment again really like kind of put a thought into my head that like even for like as weird as this arc is overall for Tagashi's standards in this series, right? I feel like Genru would have worked a lot better for like me and many other people if they just even showed a little bit of why like the the Polycool bombers, you know, there like why their dynamics are the way they are, why they're as close and caring for each other as they are because we don't >> see that. We just have to like believe that they are that close, which I think kind of >> it it kind of is like I don't know. It just feels weird I think to the the average uh viewer of this.
>> It absolutely does.
So, uh they summon Angel's Breath or whatever. Is that right?
>> Uh no, it's Archangel.
>> Archangel. Okay. On the wiki, it's called Angel's Breath.
That's what the subtitle said. The subtitle said Archangel. So, >> whatever it is, I don't know. I'll say Angel's breath. The wiki is usually right.
>> Sure.
>> Um, so she comes out and they tell her to heal Goon first, obviously. Makes sense.
>> And it's also the way this scene is structured is so weird because they start I don't know who says what, but somebody first is just like, "Yeah, heal his throat and hand." And then somebody else interjects and is like just heal like all of him. Why didn't they just say that to begin with?
>> Because yeah, Kilo was like, "Yeah, heal his throat and our hand, please." And then Bisy's like, "Yeah, just heal everything." Like what are we [laughter] doing?
>> What do you Why Why do that? Heal the whole thing.
Uh, so our boy is back to normal. Good job.
>> Woohoo! Nothing was lost.
>> Woohoo! No consequences.
[laughter] Uh, then they do the same for Bar. And I love the scene of his face morphing back to normal. [laughter] >> So funny.
>> That was what really put me into his perspective. Like, oh my god. Like, he actually got his [ __ ] kicked in.
>> Yeah, [laughter] >> that was irreparable damage otherwise.
He looks like the, you know, like the the alien uh carcass, like the the Mexican [laughter] alien that they quote unquote found.
>> That's just bar after the Bisy event.
[laughter] >> Yeah.
>> Um, so then they are trying to get more Angel's breath. Archangel's breath is what the the anime calls it, I see.
>> Oh, okay.
>> I don't know. whatever you want to call it. Both make sense in my opinion. So, whatever.
>> Um, so they use Genther's book to do so.
They try to clone it again and it doesn't work >> and it fails.
>> Yeah. Because >> the limit has been reached.
>> Too many. And there's a nice little piece of animation. They love Bisy in 99. That much is clear. just a f a really funny moment where her face is just morphing into different like funny faces as she's like, "What's going on?
Is it my fault?" [laughter] >> Yeah, don't tell me it's my fault. I did everything right. Like, >> yeah, >> it's it's a really cute scene. I like that a lot.
>> And then Kill is like the smartest man alive and is being like, "No, it's Genu."
>> Yeah. Like, holy [ __ ] man. [laughter] How did you even figure that out?
I thought I think me personally that would have taken me a lot longer to deduce that. But all right, must have just had in the back of his head the entire time as a possibility, >> I guess.
>> But he's like, "Yeah, no, it's Genu." He probably like had multiple copies made himself, so you know, he like owns part of the what makes the limit, you know, so now we got to get them from him.
>> Yeah. And uh right on time he calls them actually and they chat for a bit and he heads to their location where we he immediately just sees again through and says I really dislike this. [laughter] I do not approve.
>> Which to be fair I I don't think that's like irrational of him to be like yeah this guy killed literally dozens of people and you want to heal him. Why?
>> Yeah.
>> [laughter] >> Yeah. So, uh yeah, he's just fighting back against this idea of using Angel's breath on on Genthru.
And uh then there's a a moment that I've always really liked where Kilo is like, "Well, would you use it on me?" And Granny's like, "Yeah, of course. You're my bro. Love you."
>> He's like, "I just give it to you."
Yeah.
>> Yeah. Yeah. I wouldn't even trade. I just give it to you, man. You're a real one. And K was like, "Well, okay. I killed way more people than these guys ever have. And I think my methods of killing are even more cruel.
>> Put him on the spot there. Like, [laughter] whoa.
>> And it's a really cool like human scene because we see Guanu here take that information and he's just kind of like, well, yeah, but like you're different.
And [laughter] that's just that's so human, man. Like we all have moments like that where we just we acknowledge that somebody's right, >> but our mind's already made up.
>> Yeah.
>> So nothing's going to change it. It's I I really It's just a really cool moment of writing, I think, from Toashi here.
I've always really liked this scene.
>> Yeah. Yeah. I not Nobody here present in this game is is perfect by any means.
>> Yeah. Yeah. They were just playing the game really. I mean, their methods were [ __ ] up, but it's the game.
>> Everybody's got their motives.
>> Yeah. And it kind of ties back to that conversation earlier, much earlier in the arc between going and Kilawa where they were kind of discussing like would it be wrong to be like killing, you know, to to kill some of the players in this game, you know, if we had to, you know, like >> does that make us bad people basically, which, you know, it's kind of extending off of that. So, I do appreciate this kind of elaboration of it here. It's a cool, you know, in an arc that's really truncated, it's it's still a cool way to tie back the thematics of the whole thing.
>> So, uh, yeah, one long debate later and they, uh, end up, well, I guess I'll talk about this scene real quick. Goen is about to use the final Well, he does use the final card on on Ganther. Uh but not before sub I think tells him not to bother using it on him because he's totally fine. All he has is a bump on his head is what he says. [laughter] >> A single bump on his head. Probably from the like 200 pound yo-yo.
>> Yeah. [laughter] >> Uh so yeah, then he uses the last Angel's Breath card, the original copy to uh heal Genu.
>> Nice. Also, I want to point out before he like when Goon was like, "Yeah, I'm gonna use this on Genu and just like hold out a little while longer killer."
He's like, "Yeah, don't worry. I can just heal these hands myself." Like, how, man? Huh?
>> Yeah. [laughter] That's another one of those moments, man.
>> Yeah. Yeah. Just >> I don't know. Doesn't rub me the right way.
>> No. No. It's not supposed to, I don't think, but it's just it's very subtle.
>> Yep. So, then Gainu just kind of breaks down. He's like, "All right, all right, whatever. I'll give it to you. Fine.
[laughter] So that solves that. He also tells them that he was planning on giving them all the cards anyway. That's what he came here to do to begin with.
>> Yeah.
>> This is when we get into the whole reveal of like Yeah. Like says Gare and all them like like Bater just like quit.
So, you know, they got like a settlement payout.
>> Yeah. Got uh Do they mention the price here yet?
>> Uh 70% is is what he said of of their contract.
>> Uh 4 million. He got four billion. Four billion.
>> Yeah. And then Bisy's like, "Well, give me some." And then he's like, "Well, I was going to anyway." [laughter] >> And then she starts feeling bad about how she acted, which is cute.
>> Yeah. Like, "You're such a nice guy.
Your face isn't really [laughter] my type, though." Like, "All right, >> you didn't need to throw that in." But >> No. Yeah. But [laughter] I like this moment, too, where Gok was like, "Well, we didn't really do anything. Like, I don't know if we deserve the money, you know?" Like, >> yeah. And Bisy's immediately like, "Oh, shut the [ __ ] [laughter] up. I need the Just give me your money then."
>> Yeah.
>> And Granny's just like, "I'll just give you guys the money. You can figure out the share later." And you know what? We never learn the share. I wonder what they did. We never We don't know. Are Go do Goon and Kila have a bill?
>> I I'd like to imagine they just they just gave it to Bisy and that was >> They probably did. Yeah. I don't know.
They They haven't really needed money since Heaven's Arena. nor will they need money where they're going. [laughter] >> No, they will not.
Uh, so then they put all the cards into Goon's binder and an announcement goes over to every player through the books that uh a player has collected 99 cards and we will be doing a a quiz on the specified >> 100 questions.
>> God, I would not enjoy that.
That would brutal.
>> You know how stressful that is? Like you collect all 99 cards, you know, there's like a 0000 card or like that's at least like, you know, implied that there is, right? And it's like, yeah, okay, quiz for literally every player in the game.
Person with the gets the the most ones correct just wins the one card. That's it.
>> Yep.
>> That'd be I'd be stressed out of my mind, man.
>> Oh my god.
>> Oh my god. I know.
>> Also, you have like so little prep time.
You have like Did they say like a time uh for how long? Uh they don't mention how long, but it doesn't seem to be very long before it starts, >> right? Cuz they're like, "Everyone please wait with your binders open." So like at least a very short amount of time.
>> Yeah, >> that's crazy.
>> So yeah, so the idea is it's Yeah, it's a question about each card and uh you know, it'll it's the idea is to snuff out like people who just kind of like stole them or whatever. trying to reward people who actually played the game, >> which it's easy to forget, but these three actually did play the game. We just don't get to see like any of it at all.
>> Yeah, >> like offcreen.
>> They collected most of the cards themselves until the very end, which is, you know, Bisy kind of implies with her saying like, "Yeah, I think we can only get like 70 to 80% of this, right?"
>> Right. Which ends up being really all that's needed. Gone does. He ends up scoring a little over 80%. But >> still, uh then right before the test starts, a bunch of bozos fly in.
>> Uhoh.
>> And uh and immediately one of the people walks up and he's like, "Oh, we're good, man. Uh we're just here to sell you the card if we win it." [laughter] >> And you know what? Every time I watch this scene, the more I'm like, "You know what? That's so real." Like, I get it.
[laughter] >> Real time scalping.
I mean, hey, listen. You've been in Greed Island for like however long you have been, and you have a chance to get like a few billion Jenny off of off of this.
>> I'll take it. Yeah.
>> Yeah. Like, you know, like you take what you can get from this game at this point.
>> Yeah. And then another scene I like, they another guy's standing there and they [snorts] ask him, "Oh, are you here to do the same thing?" And he's like, "Uh, yeah, something like that.
[laughter] something like that.
>> Um, so yeah, the the quiz does it even start this episode? No, it doesn't. Uh, but the last important thing that happens this episode is Aangane wearing his whole thing. Uh, walks up to Genu and says, "I caught the bomber." And >> releases a gas from underneath his cloak.
>> Yeah, it's Aura, bro. It's Aura.
>> Yeah, it's Aura. Don't worry. It's Aura.
[laughter] I I like Genu's face whenever he like walks away. He's like, "What the fuck?"
Like [laughter] >> I love that. Like what what was that even >> like I thought I killed everybody. What the hell?
>> I love that. It just like it I don't know. Even Genu can't see foresee everything here.
>> Yeah, it's a good moment.
So yeah, that's episode 91. It starts with it ends with just uh the quiz beginning by the way or it's about to begin.
>> Nothing important.
>> Uh pretty good episode honestly. I thought it's like mostly, you know, talking and stuff, but it's, you know, it's the end of Greed Island. That's what it's like.
>> And I I enjoyed it. I like I like this end bit of Greed Island. I think it's really fun.
>> Yeah. No, I I think it was really enjoyable to uh to go through um this time around. Again, I I I've always liked the ending of Greed Island. just kind of nice feeling compared to just like how how other parts of the arc drag on to a degree.
>> Um, and it goes at even for as slow of an adaptation as 99 is, it went at a pretty like brisk pace here, like you know, >> uh, you know, the aftermath of of getting through and and Go's fight. So, >> I I still appreciate that. And it it was pretty consistent throughout animation wise, too. Um, so I can't really complain.
>> Yeah, absolutely.
And that brings us to episode 92, game everything cleared finale.
Wow.
>> Here we are. This is it.
>> We're We're actually here. It's actually so insane.
>> So, uh, we start off our final episode with the quiz happening.
And, uh, you know, it's there's really nothing to note here. There's kind of just a bunch of shots of people taking the quiz as they ask questions. Uh I think Ata is the one giving the questions. Ata or Elena, one of the two.
I can't really tell the difference to be completely honest. Ata according to the wiki. So okay, there you go.
>> Well, there you go. Yeah. [laughter] >> And uh yeah, I mean nothing really out until the quiz is over to be honest. So uh we flash forward a little bit and we the quiz ends. Everybody breathes a sigh of relief and then ATA announces the winner is Gone Freaks.
>> Holy, >> he did it. He pulled through. Very convenient. Uh >> 87% by the way.
>> Yeah, 87. That's really damn good.
>> He only missed 13 questions. That is You would not think that of going for at any other point in the series.
>> I It's a crazy decision. I think what I interpret this to be is this is just telling us, the audience, that Goon was like locked in the whole time he was here because this is his dad's game. He was really trying to enjoy it.
>> And I think having Goon win here is pretty important for that. It It shows us that he really was paying attention.
If anybody else won, I think, well, to be honest, it' probably be a little bit more realistic if I'm being nitpicky, but thematically I I like this. I think it works.
>> Yeah, you said everything. I, you know, all of my thoughts on on the decision. I I think the the correct interpretation there is that, you know, Go was so um locked in on enjoying the game that his own dad made that, you know, he kind of just naturally learned the ins and outs of every every card that way.
>> Yeah.
Really cool. Oh, also last episode they determined that between Go and Kila there'd be some kind of penalty for the loser, which I also don't think we ever learn what it is.
>> Uh I think they mentioned it in like literally one sentence at the end of the of 91, >> but like I don't remember what it was.
>> I don't either.
Whatever.
>> I'll try and see if I can find it, I guess, while we continue on. But yeah.
Oh, wait. Uh >> oh.
>> Oh, yeah. They're just like, "How about a penalty for the worst player?" And then they don't elaborate what the penalty is.
>> Okay. Yeah. They just never say it. So, >> yeah. Okay.
>> Kilawa did something at some point. I don't know what, [laughter] >> but he lost. And uh then some randos are just coming up to go like, you know, fist bumping him.
>> Yeah. Out of boy.
>> A boy. That's my guy. Who the hell?
>> As if they'd known him for forever.
Yeah.
>> But the one guy who's like, you know, like kind of hugging him. He's like, "All right, we'll see you, man." and like >> yeah, [laughter] see you around, buddy.
All right, whoever you are. [laughter] >> Uh, and then a bird comes and delivers an invitation card to go to get to see the island's ruler, [snorts] but only he will be allowed to to go.
Uh then right on Q uh some bozos uh pull up seeking a fight. Who are these? What are they called?
>> The what brothers? Do you know?
>> The the the star with the B. Uh >> Barum. The Barum brothers.
>> Barum brothers. Yeah. Aren't these the same guys that pulled up at the very beginning of the arc?
>> No. Different guys.
>> Oh, okay. Okay. Okay.
>> Yeah. The Bar Huge threat guys. The Baron brothers. Never before seen.
>> Watch out. So they challenged them to a fight and yeah they just get their ass kicked.
>> This was after they uh they got like a invitation delivered to Goan by the way of uh >> yeah visiting visiting the castle or whatever. Anyways yeah the Baron brothers are going to kick their asses.
[laughter] >> Yeah. So they get their asses beat and that's it. Cool.
Um >> I like that. I like how when they showed up though, he's like, "Hey, your business year's over to like the one straggler that was still there from the quiz."
>> Why was he just hanging out there?
[laughter] >> So then uh the the idea is to get to a town called Rim Romero Rimro.
>> Romero. Um >> I think it's just Romero.
>> There's an I in there though. Ei. Like it's like it's like silent kind of you know English.
>> When are eyes silent like that?
>> What? Like there. Do you say like the air?
>> Okay. Okay. [laughter] True. Okay. Fair enough. Whatever. Rimmerro.
Uh that's where the the castle is. So they're going to use drift which is just a place that takes you to like a random Is it a random place or a random new place?
>> Random place you haven't visited. Okay.
Okay. So, random new place and uh Akila does that and and I don't it who knows how many times it took him.
It doesn't really make it clear but and from our perspective it's like the first time it takes them there.
>> Well, I think the idea was that they visited all the towns naturally already.
So like >> Oh, that was the last one.
>> I think so. Yeah.
>> Okay. Well, yeah. So that happens and then he goes back and uses a company to take them all there.
Nice.
>> And then we get some Aangane screen time one last time.
>> So uh Auben is Hold on. Wait, what is he even doing?
He's just kind of thinking to himself like uh how they've grown since he last saw them, which >> you know I guess so. I mean, you've saw them like one time, but sure.
>> Well, to be to be fair, like his main point was that like Yeah, like Genthru is like much stronger than them, but like they they must have had a good plan.
>> They must had a good plan, right? Yep.
And he says, "I'll let you have this game's reward." As if he was going to stop them. I >> Whoa. Whoa. Man, we got a badass over here.
>> Yeah. Oh, watch out.
[laughter] And then he uses magnetic force to go to Kroo, quote unquote.
>> Mhm.
>> And of course, it's Hizoka who doesn't say a word, but we do see >> just kind of smirks. Yeah.
>> Yeah. Pop and G is looking forward to the new job opportunity. He's probably about to be rich as hell.
>> Yeah. Yeah. Except for life probably.
>> Yeah.
That's it for those two for 99. Goodbye.
>> Yeah. Goodbye, Hsoka. [laughter] Yep.
And then we cut back to Rimmero or whatever where Goon is >> She really can't say it.
>> It doesn't matter. Go approaches the castle and is greeted by uh what is it?
List. List.
>> List. Yeah.
>> Who, you know, brings him in and takes him to a room which houses Dwoon.
[snorts] >> My goat, dude. my goat. Her [laughter] room covered in trash. Uh meant to represent Togashi's room if you are unaware. That little tidbit. [laughter] >> Very cool.
>> To the point where like at multiple points in this scene when he's like throwing trash around, you could see like Tagashi's like like dog like symbol or whatever like on like snack bags and stuff.
>> It's just it's such a self-roast. It's so funny. I [laughter] I love it. He didn't need to do that, but it's it's really funny.
>> Yeah. I wonder if Dun's also playing Dragon Quest.
>> I bet he is. [laughter] >> So, uh, he tells Go to come over and sit down as Goen just like leaps over trash.
He's like, "Where do I even sit?"
[laughter] And he's just like, "I'll clear up some room." He >> like kicks trash away. [laughter] Uh he's sifting through trash to find the binder that has the final card and he finds it and gives it to him.
>> Yeah.
>> Nice.
>> Good job.
>> Yep. Uh and it's it's such a crazy card.
It like gives you a town and a a mansion or a castle and you just rule over that town like 10,000 citizens.
>> Yeah. I don't remember. You could bring that out into the real world. What do how where like you can dude the this is nen like we have never seen before. This is insane.
>> Like could you take that into like the middle of York new city and just like completely delete part of that city.
>> I guess I like I don't know how I just do not understand how this would work in real life.
>> Uh >> it's a wild one >> dude. It's you need to understand it's conjuring buildings, a castle and people 10,000 people.
>> What?
>> Surely it's like actually like 10,000 N beasts, you know, but like >> Yeah, true. But still having 10,000 N beasts at your command, you can go take over probably another small country. Yeah, >> that that's an army. Yeah, that that's a crazy card. Why did they make that?
>> Oh [laughter] my god, that's so dangerous. I just can't believe that >> that's the power of 11 people at work with their nen. I guess >> I guess 11 people is all it takes to make that happen. That is ridiculous.
Um so yeah, but then uh Dwon tells him that this none of this [ __ ] is going to tell you where Jing is.
>> So whatever.
>> Yeah, which we were already told at the beginning of the arc anyways that he wasn't here like >> Yeah. keeps trying to like, you know, egg him on like, "Ah, you idiot. You thought Jing was going to be like the ruler, didn't you? Haha, lol." I was like, [laughter] "No, man. I really didn't."
Um, so then Doom gets on with the point and uh gives him the box that he can store three cards in that will be, you know, transferred with him to the real world. Mhm. You can only you can't select multiple of the same card though.
>> And it's also only specified slot cards.
>> Yes. Yeah.
>> Um and then he uh he picks up a cigarette with his foot.
>> I thought that was so weird.
>> Shoe on or >> Yeah. What is that? [laughter] >> I don't know. A freak, man. I don't know. Anyways, he's something. But >> he he asks uh Goon if he wants the the regular or the tailored ending.
>> Mhm.
>> To [laughter] which Goan says the regular one.
>> Um because he can watch it with his friends or whatever. And Dun's like, "Okay." And then List interjects and says that there isn't even a tailored ending to begin with.
>> He's just being an [ __ ] [laughter] for some reason.
>> A lovable [ __ ] >> That's Dwoon.
>> Yeah, that is Du. Um so then list properly introduces the two of them saying that they are two of the creators of Greed Island and he just you know says that ETA and Elena are also two of the others and you met Razer who is another one and all of their names together spell out Greed Island.
And every time I see this I always wonder like do you think we'll ever see the other guys? I had that exact same thought, especially when like they had like the silhouettes like to go along with, you know, talking about all this and like there's like a guy on like the far left with like some crazy looking hair and I'm like damn like I want to see who that guy is, you know? Like >> I feel like >> that's interesting. This is one of those things where it could be like a coin flip basically because like >> it Tagashi could very well have wrote this with like you know in mind to maybe reexplore this at some other point just like have a random character be another Greed Island creator in the future.
>> He could just not do anything with this and doesn't plan to at all.
>> It it's equally likely for both. I feel like >> Yeah. Yeah.
>> I'd like to see though. I think it'd be cool.
>> I think so too. Yeah. I I wouldn't want it to be like Greed Island focused again on that character though. I think it would just be cool to like >> if we ever get as far into the series again with like you know like you know putting Goon back into the story or something you know maybe meeting another great creator just like that that's just like how they can like relate to each other immediately you know it's like oh yeah I'm one of creators like that'd be cool I don't know it'd just be fun.
>> Yeah. Uhhuh.
Um, so then Dwoon says like, "All right, before you pick your cards and let's do the ending and all that, you want to hear about your dad?" It's like, "Hell yeah." He's like, "He sucks."
>> Yeah. [laughter] He's a major [ __ ] >> That guy is awful.
>> Yeah. [laughter] And he does the whole thing. You know, Jing, we've talked about this so many times. I love it every time, though. Jen changed Dwound's name from WD w to just dw so it would fit the anagram [laughter] >> just like that changed his name.
>> I love that so much. It's such a funny detail [laughter] and then he and then list is like yeah but like you've been really lucky since then right and it's like oh hell yeah I got like a girlfriend I uh what else happened?
>> Won the lottery. Yeah. Water.
And then yeah, he just goes on about like how the W means a short lifespan or whatever. Yeah, he's [laughter] he's glad or I don't even He's not really glad that his name changed, but he does at least say that good things have happened to him since it changed.
[laughter] >> I don't recall this detail from the manga. I'll be honest. I didn't go back and look. I I don't know if they added this part in just to make Jing seem like less of a bad guy or if this was in the manga to begin with, but whatever. It's fine either way.
>> That's escaping me, too. But like I this is just meant to be like a like a wholesome fun scene, you know?
>> Yeah. Like >> it's really cute. It's It's nice to just The go gets to spend some time with people who are really close with with Jing. I mean, he's also about to spend a lot of time with another one, but >> yeah, >> you know, >> um I think it it also serves a purpose to a degree where like as much as Jing is made out to be kind of a major [ __ ] every single time he's brought up, aside from like very specific people, >> he does have some friends, you know, technically. So, it makes you wonder more about his character in general, which is cool.
>> Yeah. Yeah. Even though we've seen quite a lot of Jen at this point, there's still so much to learn about him.
>> We've only really scratched the surface on Jing even now.
>> Yeah, I was about to say even to this day, much much much more to explore.
>> So then they do the ending and uh Grau gets to tag along too, which is nice. I like that they they let him >> That's cool. Uh so they celebrate. No dialogue or anything. It's just partying. Dun's there too, just dancing.
Looks like a lot of fun.
And then later on, they're in their room talking about what cards they're going to take. Obviously, Biskey's first to pick the blue planet.
Of course, she kisses the card.
[laughter] It's funny.
>> Giving up young medicine is hard, but I just have to have this.
>> Yeah, whatever young medicine is.
>> Whatever. I I don't know. [snorts] >> Who knows? Um the different translations don't help. But uh she asked Kilawa if he's thought of anything. He's like, "I'm still thinking." Well, buddy, don't bother cuz you're about to give up your choice. [laughter] Uh so Goan is talking about his choice and he points one out and they're like, "Huh? Why why why would you want that?"
>> And he's like, "Yeah, that'd be interesting."
>> Yeah. We get some vague talking about it like, "Okay, but we need this one too to make it happen." He's like, "I wonder if that'd even work." yada yada. Uh Biscuit is like, "What are you guys talking about?" You know, like what's what's going on here? And then eventually she gets fed up and launches them through the ceiling.
>> Classic.
>> Classic.
>> Last time we'll see that. Unfortunately, 99's always been consistent with the Bisky like jabs and and you know, jokes and >> yeah, >> like that.
>> They've done Bisy relatively well. Well, aside from her true form, >> which is arguably damning, but you know.
>> Yeah. Yeah.
Mostly pretty good.
So, later we cut to go talking to one of the two. I don't know. Maybe this might be Elena now or I don't I don't know.
Whatever.
>> That doesn't really matter.
>> No.
Um, so he chooses Blue Planet, uh, the Knight's Holy Necklace, and Plot of Beach. Yep.
>> So gets those and uh he thank Elena is this one. He says her name. Uh and she's like, "Oh, wow. Thanks for remembering me."
>> Cute.
>> Oh yeah. Returns the ring too. So yes.
>> Mhm. And then sends it back to the real world where Kilo and Bisky are waiting.
I don't know how they knew exactly where he would end up, but you know. Or maybe it's just like outside the It's probably outside the building that they were all uh like logged in at.
>> Oh, maybe.
>> I It's been a while. I forgot they even went in at the same time and at the same place.
>> Mhm.
>> So, Bisy gets her blue planet. She's happy. She's trying to name it. Uh I thought she named it Blue Chan, but this the subtitles here say Planet Chan, which is a shitty name. I don't know what the canon name is.
>> She thought about Blue Chan though in this one. So, >> yeah. I I don't know. Whatever. Whatever she names it. Not like we'll ever see it again anyway.
>> No. Yeah. For as as much of a big deal she was making out of it, it's I think it's still really funny to this day that in Chimera, we didn't see it at all.
>> Yeah. You'd think she'd be like wearing it or something. No.
>> Yeah.
>> Not Not there.
>> So, then they go over the other two cards first. to get Paladin's necklace out. And then the other card, Plot of Beach, and they revealed that it was actually a company. Wow. Crazy.
>> Crazy. Thanks, Killa, for giving up your card.
>> Yeah. Thanks, Kila, for doing that.
[laughter] >> What a Well, you're such a good friend, Kilawa. Man, [snorts] it's just it's so sad to see the amount of times that Kila just gave up so much for going throughout the course of this whole arc and literally gets nothing in return. Friendship, sure, but damn, bro.
Your hands, your prize, everything. Yeah, that God. It's just it's it's fun. This has always been the case with with their dynamic. But it does make me appreciate Greed Island a lot for how much they drill it in.
>> Yeah. He just he just sacrifices anything for this guy.
>> It's so subtly like during all of Greed Island, they never like call attention to it. They're never like this is bad. I mean, they do for the hand thing a little bit, but they kind of It's through the eyes of Cesera. It's not through the eyes of >> either of them. Mhm.
>> So, uh yeah, they got a company and real and he reveals that the plan is to use this to find Jing because there is a player in the name list before he saw because he knew he realized that Gurinu was the first person he saw in the game because he walked out of the the pavilion first.
But he noticed that there's a name above that which I will not be saying out loud, [laughter] but you know it. Yeah, you you know the one. The anagram.
>> Yeah, the anagram for Jing. You know the one. Um [snorts] very un unfortunate name, but you know.
>> Yeah.
>> Sorry. Sorry Clippers. You can't clip this one out of context.
>> No, [laughter] definitely not.
So yeah, it's And he realizes that it was probably Jing from when he was a baby visiting, which is cool. Not when Jing was a baby, by the way. when Goan was a baby, >> when Jing was a baby.
>> Uh so yeah, then they are about to do just that and then uh Bisy says some nonsense where she's like, "Uh yeah, I mean this is probably Jing testing you like he probably just wanted you to build up your strength to to get to the point where you can see him. This is all pre-esigned."
>> Yeah. Yeah. No, he's he really just wants Going to be the best he can, you know, when he's able to meet him, [laughter] >> right? I appreciate her optimism.
>> Yeah, I I was going to say I admire the optimism from this.
>> Yeah.
>> When in reality, it's just No, I I I don't want to meet you. Sorry.
>> Yeah. [laughter] Which 99 never gets to know that information, but you know.
>> Yeah.
>> Anyhow, she asks, "Uh, okay. So, whenever you see him, what's the first thing you're going to do?" And Goon says, "I'll introduce Kilawa as my best friend."
>> No, >> how sweet.
>> Makes her cry.
>> Yeah, it makes Bisky cry.
Really sweet.
>> I like how this is also where she admits that she befriended them initially to destroy their relationship. [laughter] >> This did not happen at all. It's nice that Tagashi didn't forget, I guess.
>> Yeah. But I also like that Kilo and Goon like no sells that completely. Like they don't even acknowledge it. Like what the [ __ ] Like that's a little weird.
[laughter] >> No, they they actually do. They like yell what? Whenever she says that.
>> Oh. Oh, okay. Oh, >> they really is what they say. Yeah.
>> I forgot about that. Yeah.
>> Uh then they invite her to come along and she says, "No, I'm not interested in men with kids."
Uh but in actuality, she thinks to herself that like if I stay along anymore, I'll really start to feel like a parent.
>> A >> that's nice. And they give one last goodbye as she just tears up a little bit, which is really sweet. And they realize that she's kind of tearing up, so they get like respectful bow and thank her for >> what they what she did. Very nice scene.
I really love this.
>> Mhm. You two are the best. I love you too.
>> So sweet. So sweet.
And then they uh you know they say the thing accompany on [laughter] that.
>> Gotcha.
>> Yeah. Uh and then they they go flying as the end credits music starts playing and we go past some familiar faces. I guess you had to. It's the final episode. Had to show Karopica one last time. Their poster boy.
>> I like the framing of that though. like as like going and kill her like flying by he like turns away and just like goes back to whatever he's doing like he just doesn't have any acknowledgement of them at this point in his head like >> how how locked in he is you know >> yeah this is presumably the nostrod family like estate or whatever I assume >> yeah he just you see his face and then he walks back inside and then we see Leorio who looks very different in this this OVA's art style Yeah.
>> Uh like distractingly so. His hair color is totally different as he's uh studying to become a doctor.
>> His uh his brain seemingly explodes from all the writing he's doing.
>> Yeah. And he passes [laughter] out.
Awesome.
Nice to see him again. And then we fly past Mito on Whale Island who is folding her same white sheets that she's been folding for [laughter] the entire run of this series.
How many times do you have to wash those sheets, lady?
>> I guess daily. The same white sheets over and over. Holy cow.
And she actually looks towards the uh you know the the beam of light or whatever.
>> Yeah, that's cute.
>> Nice.
Then they land and I Dude, I love the scenery of this this place. This is beautiful. Damn. I I prefer this to 2011. I'm not going to lie, I think this is stunning >> cuz if correct me if I'm wrong, 2011's framing of this scenery was like really like dark, right? Like >> Yeah, I I think so. It definitely wasn't a cherry blossom tree, unless I'm misremembering. I'll let me let me look it up real quick.
>> May So, like my thought on that is that assuming that is the case 2011 um like that that fits better thematically for like the environment they're going to be in, you know, in Chimera Ant.
>> Yeah. But as an ending, like ending off like you know this this animated series for the foreseeable future, I think like a cherry blossom kind of like area kind of is a beautiful thing to end it on, you know.
>> Yeah. And yeah, I'm looking it's like a very foggy like kind of swampy area.
>> Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. which yes, as you said, I think is a really good idea for like a tonal introduction to the ark, but given different context as an ending to the series, I think seeing it as a a beautiful cherry blossom scenery is a really really good decision. This looked very nice.
>> I will say the lighting was a a little saturated.
>> It's bright. It's >> but you know like I I I like the vibe of it still. Like it it doesn't really deteriorate it that much for me.
>> It's really cool. And then we see a man fishing as they they look on and the man looks back.
>> Um slowly as it fades to white there, you can make out like the white like hair of Kite there and just like his eyes in general. So, like if you know that that is a kind of a crazy thing to just like end on for like a cliffhanger if you were just like watching from like an anime only perspective at the time.
>> Yeah. Yeah. You can just see a little hint of Kite's face and it's I think clear enough that if you were to pause it back in the day, you probably could tell that was Kite.
>> I think so, too.
>> That definitely looks like his face.
>> And it is his hat. Like that is something you would probably remember >> that. Yeah. like it's it's the same color and everything too. So like if you were paying attention and like if you if his design stuck with you I guess more so then you can recognize instantly. And if I was in that position I think I'd just be like buying like that next volume of the manga immediately.
>> Oh yeah, immediately. [laughter] That is an insane cliffhanger. Oh my god. I would not be able to wait. I'd be so pissed off.
>> Yeah.
>> How could you be an anime only after this? Holy cow.
>> Yeah. not [ __ ] 90 episodes in, they're not going to make any more. And it's like it's it's cliffhanging on like a character you met in the very first episode and like never again.
>> Yeah. And what's interesting, by the way, you did mention like the white hair. If you remember, Kite had orange hair in in episode one, but it does look like I mean, you could interpret it as something else, but it it does look like they corrected his hair color, and it is it does appear to be white.
>> Mhm. Um, so you know, if 99 had continued, I wonder if they actually would have gone with the white hair >> considering Machi's hair color changed like three different times. Yeah, I think gone with the white hair.
>> But, uh, that kind of speculation on if 99 continued is something I would like to save for next episode. But, >> as this episode stands, it's a nice finale. I it's definitely a weird spot to end a adaptation. You know, this doesn't feel final in any capacity, but in some ways you could be like, "Oh, look. He found his dad." And move on. If you don't like look at who this is, and you just assume it actually is Jing, like, "All right, hey, cool. We found his dad. Let's move on with my life. I'm good."
>> Yeah. Yeah.
>> But you you kind of have to like turn your brain off from like thinking about it too hard. I really get that. But I, you know, it's logistically where else could they have like ended this in a more natural way, you know?
>> Yeah, it's it's impossible. I'm glad we I Well, it's also like they kind of had to show this because the end of Greed Island is literally the beginning of Chimera Ant. It just you cannot end that arc without also starting Chimera Ant.
There's there is no like stopping, resting a even a tiny bit of a moment and then going like there's no break period there. It's literally just like okay, Greed Island's done and we're starting Camarant. Like it's instantaneous.
>> So >> which I something I always kind of admire about like the transition between Greed Island, Chimera Ant, like how quickly it just like r like begins, you know, after it ends.
>> Um >> yeah, it's it's really cool. Um, and my god, man. I don't know about you, but this just made me want to watch Chimeri Ant again. Like, immediately [laughter] I hate that it's >> I got I got the itch. Yeah, I was like, >> man, I want to see all this again.
[laughter] >> It's Yeah, it's it's so cool to even see this little tiny glimpse of like what it could possibly have been. We get to see the very first scene of Chimera Ant and that's it.
enough to blueball you.
>> Yeah, that's a that's a timeline I'd like to go down for sure one day.
>> Yeah, but uh yeah, I mean, again, really solid episode. I really don't have any big complaints about it. It was a fine enough adaptation. I like the little additions of seeing all the well, not all the characters, but our main four and then Mito as well was >> Mhm.
>> that was that was nice. just a nice little send off for everybody, especially cuz you actually will not see either of them, any of them for a very, very long time in the source material.
So, >> that was the newest appearance of them for probably like 10 years uh when [snorts] this came out, >> which is crazy to think about, but >> yeah, >> it's ridiculous to think about actually.
Yeah, like I these these episodes were fine uh overall and this last episode in particular was was pretty good too, I think. Um and for where they were kind of forced to end it off, you know, because they were obviously not going to get through all of Chimera Ant at that point in time, right? Um and like they they they ended it off in a way that I think was serviceable and ended off on a relatively good note for 99. uh considering all the inconsistencies on our way through these OVA series um in particular. So, I think they did a good job overall. Um it could have been better. You know, it wasn't perfect by any means, you know. Um some lighting issues, you know, here and there and whatnot. You know, I'm sure insert name will talk all about that in our community comments. Um but >> insert name actually did not comment this week, which I was very upset about.
>> What? Oh, I'm so disappointed. He's saving all the thoughts for the retrospective. It's fine. Um, >> gota be >> the point I'm trying to get across. So, it could have been better obviously, but I could say the same about most 99 episodes and I think this was as good of a job as they probably could have done to end off the series.
>> Yeah, absolutely. They did the best they could they could get. I mean, I'm sure when they did this, they knew damn well they weren't going to adapt anything after this. the just the sheer amount of hiatuses that were happening back then, even during Greed Island and then bleeding into Chimera Ant. They were probably like, "There's just no chance.
We we could we're calling it here. We're done."
>> Yeah.
>> Which is how 2011 came to be because they probably just immediately threw their hands up. They're like, "All right, here's somebody else take the rights. We're done." [laughter] >> Which uh you know, we could we could be asking more questions then about if the same thing will happen eventually with uh with that, but that's video.
>> True. [laughter] It's another day. But yeah, I mean, that's it. Again, we're not talking about overall thoughts now.
I know it probably feels like a Blue Ball situation of our own after a Blue Ball ending, but I really want to dedicate a full episode to getting our whole thoughts about the show out, but as for these two episodes, >> totally fine. I think they were pretty solid, honestly.
>> Yeah.
>> All right, let's go ahead and continue the conversation and see what you guys had to say.
>> Let's do it.
Okay, now it's time to read what you guys have to say about our final episodes of Hunter Hunter 1999, episodes 91 and 92. It is surreal to be saying that now.
>> Um, usual reminder, if you want to get in on the fun discussing any given topic week to week, make sure you keep an eye out for the YouTube community post as well as a call out post on Twitter and Blue Sky. And of course, you could always email us your thoughts if you so please at hunterassociationpodgmail.com.
So, starting off today with Belu Kitty's comment from Blue Sky. Hi guys, how are you? Uh, I got fourth place at a One Piece tournament today, so pretty good, I think.
>> Hell yeah.
>> Yeah, Mom's coming up next week. I'm looking forward to that.
>> Indeed. Yes, that'll be a lot of fun.
>> Mhm. Uh, hope you've been doing well yourself also. Uh, first off, the comment on the image is from episode 89 about the Bisy incident. Oh, baby, I forgot about that. Yeah, you didn't respond about that.
>> Um, I'm going to read the rest of your comment about 91 and '92 and then uh we can go into your comment about Bisy from 89. I think we'll do it that way.
>> Okay.
Okay. So, episode 91. Yeah. Again, we're seeing the last episode final for almost three minutes, but anyways, here we go.
Poor gone. Bye-bye arms and bye-bye boomer. It was not very fun. [laughter] True.
>> It was not very fun.
Uh there's something satisfying on seeing Genru uh surrender and being punched hard as he's deceitful and faked the end of the fight to go for Goon's throat. Yeah, like he's he was just a big scammer the entire time, too. He had no integrity of that fight, you know.
So, >> true.
>> You got his comeuppance the hard way.
Uh and we go to Bisy and Kilawa again.
I'm glad to see Bisy with her voice back. Yeah.
>> Imagine if it stayed. [laughter] >> I wouldn't know how to feel.
Uh, Bisy with the money. She's so real.
I'd be the same. If you don't want the money, give it to me. [laughter] >> Yeah.
>> Final quiz. Abangani's design is interesting. I'll leave it there. You don't like the little like cloak that he has, you know, for hiding his N beast.
>> It's something.
>> It is something.
>> Never forget that he just like had that, by the way. [laughter] >> Ready?
>> He was prepared. Yeah.
>> Yeah.
>> Episode 92. Bisy is sleeping. That's so funny. Oh, yeah. She like slept through the entire quiz. She's like, I'll just I'll just leave them.
>> Yeah. Oh, yeah. I forgot to mention.
Yeah, she did not participate [laughter] and slept instead.
>> Uh, Goon wins. Let's see how Tagashi selfinsert in this version or how Tagashi selfert in this version. But first, Avengon is with Kroo dot dot dot.
Yeah, Kroo, right? Not yet. Not yet.
Fake Kroo.
>> Yeah.
>> I wonder if the producers thought they'd be doing another OVA about Kroo next.
>> [laughter] >> I don't think so.
>> No. Yeah. I I don't really >> They were throwing in the towel. I think they knew.
>> Yeah.
Uh poor Dwon. He's just a guy. He is just a guy. This is right. Uh oh no. He used his feet to smoke. Okay. I'm glad we're not the only ones who caught that and thought that was weird.
>> Yeah, that was wild.
>> Yay. Game cleared. They're leaving Bisy out of the conversation again. Jeez, these kids. She's so happy with her gem.
Uh that is a choice for a name indeed.
Yeah, you're not getting me. Sorry.
>> Oh well.
>> Yeah. Ah, his best friend. They're so cute.
I was hoping we'll see Kite again, but it's understandable we didn't. Just a silhouette. End.
>> Yeah, I guess that's something to talk about. like the fact that they chose not to show kite because they could have but they just left it ambiguous which I think I I personally do think that is the way to go here. It's just a more ambiguous ending. Like I said, somebody could feasibly watch this and think, "Oh, he found his dad. That's the end."
That's probably what they were thinking in their head. Like that's a good enough conclusion, but still show his eyes so somebody like a keen eye viewer can tell.
>> I think that's a good approach. It's a nice like middle ground approach, I think, which I respect honestly. It could have been a lot worse. Um, and I do think like showing Kite full on would kind of give the implication that maybe they would be continuing and maybe they just want to give people's hopes up for that, you know?
>> Yeah. And yeah, it leaves it open like if they wanted to continue, they easily could. Doesn't stop them or anything.
Mhm. Okay. So, now we're going to be reading uh Milk Kitty's comment about episode 89 and the famous Bisky moment.
Uh because she did not include that last week and that we know Meu Kitty is like Biskey's girl pretty much. So, Bisy's number one fan. Uh so, we're going to be reading this uh here today on the show also. Um I'm watching episode 89 now. I wanted to see the famous Bisy moment.
Frankly, atrocious. What have they done to my poor woman? She doesn't even have a super masculine appearance either.
Like someone remarked last week, she still has her makeup on. She has a pretty slim waist all things considered and chest. And her dress is incredibly elastic and kept the form for the most part. Why the need to give her that masculine voice and tone? She's such a girly girl. This is unacceptable.
[laughter] Uh I don't know Japanese, but I hope they don't put her saying the masculine pronouns for herself. This is incredibly sad and out of character for her.
diabolical. Feels weirdly sexist. This is not the first time I had this weird sensation of zero ability to understand simple gender marks and generalizations about women from an anime from the 2000s era. Although I would say confusing female to male traits, I've mostly seen it it in shojo from that time. Tagashi at this point knows how to do a strong and clearly female character and to resort to something as crude as masculine uh masculineizing her voice to show she's stronger in this form.
Completely disregarding how she feels about her body is ignorant and shows that the character has not been understood. Again, pretty distasteful.
P.S. I was so enraged writing this I had to bake to cheer myself up again.
>> Yeah, I feel you. Very well said. That did not disappoint. I Yeah, you said pretty much everything that uh other people said and amplified it. [laughter] It's Yeah, it is just an atrocious decision. I do not understand what they were thinking. It is so tonedeaf and stupid.
I think that the you made an incredibly like uh potent point also about how like masculinizing her voice to like kind of like try to align more with like yeah like she's stronger now so like give her a masculine voice to show that she's stronger is like very very bad from from an optics perspective I think you know.
>> Yeah it really is. [snorts] >> So I'm with you all the way. Yeah. Very bad decision I think. Yeah, that will continue to be the biggest sore spot on this adaptation or one of at least it was >> it's up there top three.
>> Yeah, got to be.
>> But yeah, that did not disappoint. Thank you for writing in me, Litty. Really appreciate it.
>> Yes, thank you. Next [snorts] up is from Infinite Shadows, who says, "Hi guys. I haven't posted in a bit. mostly because life has been catching up with me, but also because I didn't really want to experience that fight again, especially after re-watching the 2011 version just a couple days before.
>> I don't blame you.
>> But I didn't want to miss the final episodes. Anyway, with that said, we are finally at the end of this long journey with these last two episodes. [snorts] Episode 913, we are right where we left off with Genru being drenched in alcohol, which looks kind of weird. Then he goes on this whole explanation about countdown.
And when he's done, go finally goes through with the plan. I will say his Jan Ken didn't look too bad here.
Unfortunately, I can't say say the same for the second. It looked all right.
While I do think it's cool that his aura lights up a little in the cave uh up that oh sorry, lights up that little cave that their impact is super weak. It looks like he's just blasting energy at him rather than actually punching him.
And the sound effects do not help with that confusion. And with that subpar, borrowed and Gunther [laughter] Gunther >> are finally defeated.
[laughter] >> Aside from Oh, go ahead.
>> No, I was going to say like I didn't think it looked that like confusing to me, I think, from like a visual effects perspective, but like I guess I can kind of see like what you're coming from.
>> Yeah, I see it. But it didn't bother me personally.
Aside from the beginning, this episode is really uneventful. They go through the Angel's Breath debacle, and I actually do find it interesting that the Bomber team generally care about each other. It does really make me want to know more about them. And maybe if Togashi wasn't going through so much when making this arc, he could have fleshed them out a bit more or a lot more. A theory that I come up with came up with is that I think it would make sense if they grew up in Meteor City.
And I also heard another theory that I really like is that Genthru's Little Flower was inspired by poor man's rose.
H >> that's interesting.
>> Anyway, yeah, that is possible. I mean, as we learned from narration, poor man's rose was used on many small countries in the past. So, he could have been if not Meteor City, he could have been a resident of a country that was hit by a poor man's rose.
>> Huh. Yeah, that's a neat idea. I like that.
>> Yeah.
Anyway, with Goen having all the cards, the gamewide quiz for number 000 starts as the episode ends. Episode 9214. Here we are. Finally, the end of 99. And the quiz is still raging on with Go and Kilo trying their best while Bisy is asleep.
Lol. I actually think it's really telling how Goon was the one to win because he was the only one playing to have fun and fully wanted to engage with the mechanics in the game that Jing made. Yeah, while everyone else was just playing for money for the money rewards from Bera or just gave up on going back entirely.
After that, Goon gets invited to meet Dwon and List, and List's voice surprised me a bit because I don't really see him having a deeper voice.
Not much to say here. It all plays out how you'd expect. I do wonder if we'll ever meet Jing's friends who make up the island, the island part of Greed Island.
Yeah, we were just talking about that.
Also, yeah, interesting to note. We do know all the people that spell out greed. We just don't know any or many of the island. Do we know?
>> We know list.
>> We know list. Yeah. Just list. Yeah.
Yep.
>> Uh I think one of them could be Goon's mom. Could be.
>> You never know.
>> Maybe. Maybe.
>> If we're not going with the impreging theory, which we are.
>> We are not going We are not going with the impreging theory. Do not bring that that sin up in here.
>> You're never going with the emper Jing theory. [laughter] >> With the visit over, we finally say goodbye to Greed Island. The three make their decisions on what cards they want.
And Goon and Kilo come up with their frankly genius strategy to find Jing with the alias that shall not be named.
[laughter] I think it's funny that Goon said the first thing he'd do when he found Jing would be to introduce Kilawa. And yet he never ended up doing that.
He couldn't to be fair. But yeah, I I get you.
It was It was circumstantial.
>> Mhm.
>> He could have introduced Leorio, though.
>> He could have. Yeah. I've >> Well, he already knew. Actually, he was very well acquainted with Leorio at that point. [laughter] >> Very very intimately punched in the face.
No introductions necessary.
>> Yeah.
>> Uh anyway, we say our final goodbye to Bisy, and I will say that hits even harder here because we really won't ever see her again, at least not in this adaptation. It's done well in 2011 and the manga, but her coming back so soon in Chimera Ant does kind of lessen the impact of it, especially since she wasn't given a ceremonious sendoff and Gonkila never even acknowledged that she left.
True. Uh, I yeah, I actually do agree that 99's version of this scene does kind of add a little bit to it just because of the finality of it. Like this is literally I mean that's actually the last dialogue scene period in the whole adaptation. So >> yeah, >> it does hit a little harder just knowing that that's it. Like we're never going to hear any of these characters or any of these voices voice actors play these characters again. That's just it.
>> Yeah. Yeah. No, I that definitely works more in favor here for 99 than anything else. That's cool.
>> Yeah.
Then we go through a montage of scenes with characters who we grew to love on this journey. And I actually really like how this is done with Go and Kilawa accompanying in the background of all the shots with Cropica looking to the sky. Aqua aqua farming. Aura farming.
>> Don't know what I'm talking about.
Auraing as usual. Leorio hitting the lowfi girl pose. He does. I didn't even really think about that. [laughter] Uh, and Meito doing the laundry as usual. Insert TF2 woman meme here. I don't know what that means, but >> I I can't say I'm familiar also, but I I will take your word for it that it's funny.
>> I wasn't a TF2 kid, unfortunately. Or maybe fortunately, I don't I don't know.
>> Depends on who you ask, I guess.
[laughter] >> Yeah. Uh, and we end with a final shot of Goon and Kuwa landing at a place with a lone cherry blossom and someone fishing right behind it as the music slowly fades away as we're left in pure silence with Goon's face looking with curiosity as the figure slowly turns.
Overall, while I do have many problems with this adaptation's Greed Island, I will say they nailed the final moments.
And honestly, this was the best place they could have ended it. Well, it does kind of suck we never got to see Chimera Ant in the 99 style.
Well, we'll talk about that in the other episode. Uh, >> yeah, >> with where the production was going by the time it ended, it wouldn't have trusted I wouldn't have trusted them to do it justice. Plus, the 2011 adaptation of it is already amazing. With all that being said, though, it truly has been a fun ride. And even though I [snorts] did get here late, I still had fun. Thank you for joining us, even if you were late. We really appreciated you being along for the ride.
>> Yeah. No, we we appreciated anybody that was, you know, keeping up with these episodes uh with our I think Cage can attest like when we first threw out the idea of starting a 99 watch through series that we were kind of unsure how many people would actually commit to watching this like series alongside us, you know? Mh.
>> So any single person that that's commenting on these for any amount of time has always been a huge help to us and you're no exception. So thank you even regardless of how late you you may have been to this. Um you know your support means a lot here.
>> Yeah. Thank you.
>> Okay moving on to match text comment.
Here we are. It feels like it was only six 67 or so weeks ago when we began this journey. That is insane.
>> Is it really 67 weeks? Is that like a real number? That's crazy. I know. It's been like Well, >> it's been over a year, I think.
>> Yeah, it's been over a year.
We Hold on. Keep reading. I'm going to find the exact date we started.
>> We'll find out if he's memeing or not here. Um, sorry if this sounds weird and rambling. This is the last chance I'll have to talk about some things, and I'm taking that chance.
Episode 91. We immediately retake where we left last week. You know, I always wonder if Goan took out the big rock card in preparation while Gther was giving his countdown explanation, but I guess that'd be hard with just one arm.
>> Yeah, I think he was uh he was just preparing that Jonin more than likely.
>> Yeah.
>> Uh so going strikes the earth in an honestly decent uh animated sequence. I do dig the small pause after the impact before the ground collapses. Works really well when considering we're not supposed to know what's going on.
Uh, finally all that digging, training finally paid out. It was a big [ __ ] That training definitely paid off.
[laughter] >> Um, I think the sequence is very well done, especially when on the ground.
There's a lot of rumble and dust that adds to confusion and the idea that a whole minute went from fist on the ground to get through wondering where going is. Also, nice touch with the chrono chro chrono chronometer imagery.
I have no idea what that is actually.
>> I don't either.
I'm looking this up now. I'm I'm curious. This one is like really like chronometer meaning an exceptionally precise and stable time piece designed to keep high. Oh, it was like the the clock that was like taking >> Oh, yeah. Yeah. Yeah.
>> Okay. Okay. Okay. I see now.
Uh Genu might be the bomb, but even not even he could stand against Grand Stone physical attack.
All right. He finally gets trapped and go and unleashes one last Jaong Ken.
Also looks like the imagery of Genu's glasses hitting the ground came from here. In the manga, they just fly out unceremoniously.
>> Interesting.
>> Yeah. [clears throat] And so the battle is over and we go to what I think is one of the most interesting parts of the ending. Genu completely accepting defeat and surrendering. Genu refusing to help them because of who they are. And Kilawa arguing that he himself has done worse things. and Granu countering with the fact that he likes Kilawa but hates the bombers. It's all classic Tagashi character stuff and with the tension and stakes now lower, it shines even brighter. Also, Bisy acting like an old lady not knowing if she did something wrong when handling the game mechanics.
>> Yeah, >> just very human human dynamics all around there. I I appreciate it a lot.
>> And finally, Goan using their only breath of archangel on get through at request of sub.
My personal theory, and I'm sure this won't be anything new, is that since it's widely accepted that Genu named his hotsu little flower after the miniature rose, that he and the polycule were all victims of one of them and survived by sticking together. I mean, yeah, we just went over that actually. So, >> it's very possible, very, very probable even. I I guess I don't know.
>> That's probably the best theory I've read about them, to be honest.
Um, we get the 99 cards and we get the gathering of the players trying to get some last minute profit out of this whole thing while going and Kilawa are like Bisy said just enjoying the game.
And it's around here that Amagane pops in to finally cash the bomber. As and as small as this is, I've always been fascinated by this moment right before with Gthru. The players have gathered trying to make bargains for the final card. The questionnaire is going, all his plotting and schemes. literally over five years of work all crumbled down and he's doing nothing but look at the sky.
He's not even trying to to escape in case other players might want revenge.
He's just utterly defeated.
>> Yeah, he is just completely deflated.
>> Yeah. And just accepting of the circumstance, too, which is very like I don't know. That is interesting. It's very unlike a lot of the other like villain endings in in Hunter Hunter.
>> Yeah.
Um, episode 92, the final challenge in order to win Grid Island, a written exam. And Granny Biscy is taking her nap. [laughter] She would belt you into the sky for saying that. Yeah, you know that.
Anyway, the test finishes and Goon wins.
Yay. Poor Killa barely got his hands back and is already going to have to do push-ups. Oh, what did they bet on?
Push-ups. Is that what the the they uh >> maybe Yeah, I guess we can because Yeah, that makes sense. It's the same wager that they made before. Maybe. Yeah, maybe. I'll take it. Sure.
>> Yeah, [ __ ] up going. He just got his hands back.
>> Yeah, that's actually messed up.
>> This episode is fine, but there's not much for me to say other than recap events. We're all done, but then random encounter sound effect. The Bellum Brothers appear.
>> I love how Bisky just nopes right back at this. [snorts] >> Yeah, it's wonderful.
Okay, so I went back and looked. The first episode of 99 we did was on February 9th, 2025. So, >> oh my god.
>> Wow.
>> That is about Well, because we're in May. So, back in February, beginning of February, did you say February 6th?
>> 9th.
>> February 9th. Okay. So, yeah, that's about three months ago. So, four times three 12. Yeah. I mean, that's like not 67 weeks, but like he was definitely memeing on that number, but it it was in the 60s. That's crazy.
>> That's insane.
All right. And he continues and says, "With the game done, everyone starts going their separate ways, going in the rest, go to Leo, and Abangan reminisces about him and the plan that they must have made.
>> [snorts] >> I know Genthur gets a lot of shade, but I view it as an example of the nature of Nen battles. He might have been stronger and more experienced, but in the end, time, ingenuity, and for fornowledge were more than enough to bridge the gap.
It's almost laughable how easy things would have been if Goon had just stuck to the script. Yeah.
>> Yeah. For real.
>> But if Abang hadn't told them about his powers and restrictions, the script would have been a lot bloodier. Goon enters the greed great greed island castle and meets list and what's possibly the greatest selfinsert of all time dwon or as he would say woodwoon >> woodwoon.
>> But honestly this feels like such a secret ending in an RPG where you get to meet the game developers and just like one of those endings they [ __ ] around with the player a bit. True.
I know I've said this before, but I love how friend acquaintances and he himself all consider Jing an inconsiderate bastard. I [laughter] think the single exception to this was Kite. Yeah, I think so.
>> Yeah, I think Kite is the only one who never had a damning thing to say about him.
>> Yeah, at least people that know him personally. There's plenty of like Sawtes, Bisy, like they are they're all like, "Yeah, he's awesome. I love him."
But, you know, they don't really know him. Yeah, everyone who's like met him most unless it's Kai, they're all like, "Yeah, that guy's a [ __ ] dick."
>> And then it's even funnier like meeting the Zodiacs later, like the people who really know him, [laughter] they're like, "Oh my god, this guy."
>> Yeah. I would kill this guy with my bare hands if I was able to right now.
[laughter] >> Yeah.
uh one loca loca fiesta saliente in the castle and a discussion over what three cards to take to the outside world later go kiloa and biscy return to the real world and here we get the reveal of an exploit that the two kids found and a long discussion over how it came uh to it including Jing's anagram that the 2011 dub versions must have had a ra must have been rather nervous over how to pronounce it uh language is fun ain't that All right.
Castle in the sky, Lauta.
Uh, so I will say I I I have watched the 2011 English dub and they opted to say nij >> with a J at the end. And >> well, I mean, yeah.
>> So, they've just made it basically to like still saying it, but just the complete opposite way that you know.
>> Yeah.
>> I mean, hey, you say Jing with the soft like Jing also, you know.
>> It works. It makes sense.
Good on them. They figured it out.
>> Yeah.
>> Uh if there's one part I'd like to highlight is uh Biscuit rejecting their invitation because she fears she's getting way too attached to these two.
It's one sweet final moment between them between them. Even if she confessed how she wanted to tear them apart just moments before. And with Biscuit waving us goodbye, the ending begins to play and we see Goon and Kila flashing through the sky. We see the many friends we've met living their lives as we follow them like in a certain uh proposed ending. Oh yeah.
>> Until finally we arrive at this beautiful lake with flower petals uh falling like snowflakes at and at the center right beneath that tree was and they all live happily ever after and Ponzu and Poco never died at the end.
>> Right. True.
>> True. Hey Poco and Panu are safe in 99.
They are >> nothing bad ever. No ill fates befell them. They lived happily ever after.
>> Yeah, they they got married and everything and wonderful life. Yeah, it >> was very nice. Very sweet.
In conclusion, I think these two episodes and the ending in general are fine, though they weren't though there weren't many ways to screw it over too much. It's very simple, happy, and straightforward ending that try that tries to be as conclusive to the show as it can. Finally, and this is not unequivocal, undisputed and undebated, 99 did it better, but I think I like the final shot here a bit more. Yes. But that is kind of cheating because they're using it as the final shot of the show.
So, of course, it's going to be more like bombastic and, you know, emotional.
>> Yeah. the normally like and this is the like maybe the one instance where it's like okay we need to like kind of set the set the set the scene here for like what we're comparing right we're comparing like the end of an entire like series that they know they're not going to animate ever again to the an adaptation that they know they have much more to go through.
>> Yeah. It's [snorts] Yeah. It's literally it's comparing an ending to a beginning.
It's just not really It's not fair.
>> Yeah. Yeah. But I mean like visually speaking like yes, of course this one looks better, but like we we just have to understand the circumstance.
>> Yeah.
It's a common argument that Hunter Hunter is meant uh to have an innocent, some may say Pokemonish start to its story before devolving into darker darker topics. If so, the idea that the most gimmick arc of the entire series would start with this borderline Paris paradesiac landscape. It's more fitting than the gloomy misty one that 2011 did. Yeah.
But again, serving different purposes as we discussed um well enough by now.
And so I'm done. I could say more, but like you guys mentioned, I'll have some stuff for next week. Till then in two weeks by the way. Next time on Hunter Hunter new manga chapters eventually TM [laughter] maybe >> couldn't be a more fitting episode title I think. [laughter] >> Oh boy.
>> Thank you so much uh Magtech for for commenting. Really appreciate it.
>> Thank you.
Uh, last comment we have to go through today is from Fillard Milmore.
Transitioning back to this OVA after spoiling myself earlier this week with some animation and sound design from Jojo's part five might be a bit painful.
Lol.
>> Geek. Holy [ __ ] [laughter] >> I wouldn't know. I'm sorry. I've watched part one and some of part two and that's it.
>> And part seven.
>> Okay. Yeah. Part seven. Yes. Yeah.
>> The one episode.
[laughter] Let's let's not go down that rabbit hole and get you seething mad. Yeah.
>> Uh speaking of last week's speed lines were discussed and I observed their use in some fights. They were used a lot to signify that dialogue was free from the passage of time and space and were thus useful as a visual mechanism to permit the suspension of disbelief. There's definitely a way to use them right and wrong, but boy can they be overused.
Enough about an unrelated anime. I wish Hunter Hunter had better games instead of stuff like Wonder Adventure for the PSP and Jump Force DLC characters.
>> That's so relevant. We were just watching a friend of ours play Wonder Adventure with He was he had this he has a Steam Deck. He was like doing this translation thing like live translation and man that game sucks. [laughter] >> Oh my god, I forgot how horrible it was to control um you know since we did that live stream. But like the first like thing that came out of his mouth when he started moving around is like, "Oh, this is like Kingdom Hearts controls." And I never felt more validated in my life.
>> Kingdom Hearts one, mind you.
>> Yes. Yeah.
>> Yeah. It's >> Then we proceeded to watch him fail to jump onto a platform like 10 times in a row. It was awesome.
>> Yeah. Also, there was this funny moment where with the translation thing, there was one sentence. It was just going to like a normal sentence and then the second sentence was on its own. I just said, "Get on top of me." Period.
[laughter] >> Get on top.
>> That was awesome.
>> Command.
[laughter] >> Yeah, that game is uh is a game. All right, that's that's it.
>> Sure is.
>> Okay, so the episodes, or at least the last one, are the only part of this OVA that I have never seen before.
>> Oh, okay. I became distracted by my desire to begin my manga reread and abandoned the OVA with like one and a half episodes remaining.
>> So, I am curious to go into this batch with minimal prior exposure.
>> I that is I can't imagine doing that personally. Like I would just finish it at that point. But >> yeah, >> all the power to you.
>> I guess the closest thing I can relate to on that is like uh if you remember KM 100, I still haven't watched the last like three episodes of that.
>> Oh my god. Yeah, that's right.
[laughter] It's weird.
>> Yeah, >> it does.
>> I don't think that's ever getting a season two anyway, so no rush.
>> No, unfortunately not. But hey, well, one day maybe, you know, >> maybe >> uh that ground really took a long time to break. Triumphant ass music playing over a man presumably being crushed [laughter] to death.
>> Yeah, >> I'm not sure what it is about it. Maybe it's the music or maybe it's the fact that this part of the fight has been separated into its own episode, but I'm not getting much of a sense of tension or surprise.
>> I feel that.
But I liked it.
>> Yeah. Yeah, it worked for me. I don't know. Like, it wasn't that that big of a deal, but I I do get the value of having that in with the rest of the fight. I think makes for a much better pacing of it.
>> Yeah.
>> Um, dude, I hate this music. as Goon shows up. It's taking the reigns way too much, I feel. And the silhouetted fade in for Goon made him look like a Pokemon. [laughter] >> I thought the coming out of a Pokemon >> Pokeball. I mean, >> look. Yes. Execution not perfect, but the idea was cool. I respect it.
I like it of the from the perspective that like, you know, Genu is like [ __ ] like he just had a near-death experience and the first thing he can immediately like perceive is just like a massive amount of aura in front of him.
>> Yeah. Yeah. [clears throat] >> I kind of like that. You know, it could have it could have been presented a little bit better, I think, for sure.
But I don't know. I didn't mind it.
[snorts] Um, in this fight, obviously, Go is beating the bad guy. Yippee. But he's also acting kind of insane and ignoring the pleas of forfeit of his opponent. I mean, this kid's a monster.
He's been beaten over the head with us at this point.
>> Yes.
>> Yeah. That dichotomy ideally shouldn't be smoothed over by a generic track.
Now, that I can agree with. Yeah, >> I agree.
>> Um, I didn't think the arm injury looked like fur until now. Now, it definitely does. [laughter] >> I'm glad I could put that image into your [snorts] >> music. Lmao. For all the audience knows, Goon just committed his first murder.
[laughter] And aside, I do like that Goon's first kill actually is completely brushed over. I think it was the armadillo chimera ant whom he crushed to death.
>> Yeah, it was such a brutal kill, too.
>> Yeah, that guy was There was no chance of living that. He got obliterated.
>> Yeah, it is kind of [ __ ] up when you think about it though. Yeah, we just glazed over that. Like that was a body count for >> It was first one.
>> [snorts] >> Uh, the tunnel is a nice reminder of the fact that all of Bisy's training aided in this fight, including the trips to and from Masedora.
Yeah. Yeah. All the digging. Yeah, it paid off. [snorts] Big on the design for the Archangel. It looks kind of retro.
Also, assuming they didn't use all the archangels uh up, could Kilawa have theoretically used the card to heal Goon during the election arc? Probably not, since the card heals injuries and Goon's predicament needed a crazy nen exorcism.
It is funny to imagine Kila having to speedrun Greed Island again though while under duress and insanely high pressure.
>> I'm gonna say no for pretty much the reason you said because like you got to remember they tried everything. They brought nan exorcist in. They brought healers and nothing was working. I really think it was impossible to heal without Aluka. That's I think Aluka was literally the only solution. [snorts] the Yeah, literally the only solution.
And it took a whole uh you know dis what do they call it from the from the dark?
>> Calamities.
>> Calamity. Yeah, it took a [ __ ] calamity to to save Goon. So >> yeah, >> if that I believe that no other way um was available to to heal him.
>> Yeah, >> it is a nice like idea though.
>> Yeah. Yeah.
>> Um the lesson here is pretty hamfisted, lol. But it's helped by the fact that Genano is completely cognizant of the fact that his perspective is fueled by emotion alone. It creates an interesting contrast to the arc and immediately it immediately proceeds in that they are sort of alluding to an intrinsic human value that superseds personal impulse and Chimera Ant obviously focuses heavily upon those themes as well though in a different way. Yeah, it's a nice little like kind of you know getting get a little bit more into into that idea kind of put it in your head space I guess before they explore it more.
>> It's cool.
Um, Sub is only being so selfless because he has brain damage. [laughter] >> Yeah, that's what the 200 pound yo-yo did.
>> Yeah, that's canon. [snorts] >> Also, Kilawa is so continuously uh willing to willing to forego his own interests, like when he's so chill about potentially not getting healed by Archangel. The needle prevents him from being genuinely self-sacrificial, but moments like these show his willingness.
It's sweet, but it also, of course, has its sadder underside. Of course. Yeah.
>> Mhm.
>> Biscy is so funny for praising Ganu in the same breath as calling him fugly. I think the Viz translation uses this terminology. [laughter] >> In the manga, the latter part is said in small text outside of speech bubble, so I don't think he was meant to hear that.
Here though, she just says it outright to his face. Brutal. Right after he gave her 1 billion. [laughter] >> Imagine getting 1 billion from a guy and you're like, "Man, you're ugly as [ __ ] [laughter] I'd be just taking that money back immediately, man. I don't know about you.
>> I mean, fine. Damn. Okay.
>> Yeah.
>> I didn't think to say it earlier because I thought it was only a momentary thing, but why are the bombers all surrounded by black grass? It's all around them and it's so dark so it doesn't look like a shadow. Did they all start secretreting black goo?
>> Yeah, they [ __ ] their pants, >> right? Yes, that's exactly it.
Um the the fact that a bunch of random players are behaving in this way makes a lot of sense. Honestly, they'd have to assume that the people who have reached 99 cards and currently have three hostages visibly tied up on the ground would be quite strong and capable.
[laughter] I didn't even think about that.
>> There is no mechanism through which anyone could reasonably attain the cards and violence mostly does no good given the rules. Genu basically eliminated all of the other serious competitors. So, as Bisy said, the only people left would be the people interested in making a little profit from their time in the game, but otherwise stand no chance at winning.
Yeah, it's just very like human way to like cap off this like race basically, you know?
>> So, >> it's cool.
>> I wonder, do you have to say I caught the bomber in a certain language? We know from chapter zero that some individuals can't speak the hunter language. If Genthru doesn't share a common language with someone, can he fulfill the explanation condition? Is his ability limited to those with whom he shares a common language?
>> Yeah, that's interesting. I guess we'd never like there's no thing that says they have to understand the explanation.
He just has to explain it, >> right? Yeah. So, I would assume it doesn't really matter, you know? But it is an interesting thought, though.
>> Yeah.
I love how useless the Bellum brothers end up being. That type of anticlimactic immediate resolution is a very Tagashi style joke.
>> Yes, it's great.
And they continue or she continues and says, "Bisky says that they've been to every city, so Drift should be able to get going to the correct city." However, in this version, Hizuka never took them to II. True plot hole. Uh, so this plan shouldn't necessarily work. I guess he took a taking them there for two minutes in canon was actually kind of clutch.
>> Yeah, >> that's actually a really good point. I didn't think about that. I forgot that he never took them there in this adaptation.
>> Yeah.
>> Wow.
>> List is a lot less androgynous with this obviously male voice. His voice is so feminine in 2011. For some reason, I quite like how Dwon has been designed and drawn. Great selfinsert. putting yourself in your manga just to get wronged by your MC's father and have the MC not like you at all is so real. Also, I don't know if Goan didn't like Well, okay. I guess at first he was definitely like offput by him, but >> yeah, bro, you were surrounded by trash.
>> Yeah, [laughter] being I think being judged by the MC is probably a better way to phrase that.
Also, I wonder Dwoon and List were in the election arc, but Ata and Elena were not. If I recall correctly, or if I recall correctly, of course, Razer is bound to the game, but are the twins as well? I have to imagine.
>> Yeah, >> I'd love to find out they're also death row inmates or something. It's possible.
>> Yeah. Two little girls just, you know.
Well, they're probably like I don't know how old they are, actually.
>> They're definitely adults. They have to be.
>> Well, yeah. I didn't Yeah. I don't know.
>> They're friends with Jing back then and Goon wasn't even born.
That's 12 years later at least.
>> Um, but yeah, I uh I have to they seem like they are just there all the time and honestly because of like and they do all the announcements, they greet people when they leave and enter. I feel like they a lot of it is just running off of them like just right then and there.
They're like holding everything together. They live miserable existences, but I really think that's probably just what their lives are.
>> Yeah, it's interesting.
>> I actually would love to know more about them. They're very obscure characters that probably nobody cares about, but it's a really interesting thing that they do.
[clears throat] Around this time in the episode, I suddenly became very interested in whether or not there were any big fans of List and Dwon. I found a Facebook page called Dwon List, but it's just a Lebanese guy who posts videos of scantily clad women from Tik Tok.
Something tells me there might not be a correlation.
Yeah, I [laughter] think that's safe to say.
>> Um, yeah. Yeah, >> dune list.
Maybe take out the W.
>> Yeah, true.
>> I did find a fanfiction chapter title featuring their names. The chapter was all about the Greed Island developers and it even included Eeken. Oh boy, this name Eken. Whatever.
>> You know, the weird freak like the hacker guy.
>> The weird freak. No man. [laughter] Uh, also Dwound and List were gay together, which did not surprise me in the slightest. Yeah, that's canon, I think.
>> Yeah. Yeah, >> they live together.
>> Uh, what did surprise me though was that this was the 63rd chapter of whatever it was I was reading. Holy god, [laughter] >> what meaning someone out there might have written a whole novel's worth of fanfiction about the Greed Island developers. I have to respect that.
That's crazy.
Uh, they added a friendly interaction between Dwon and Goon at the end, which is a nice addition, I guess. Okay. Yeah, I thought that was new. I think in the manga, Goon just sits there and never quite gels with Dwon. Also, in the manga, the name horoscope thing relates to the number of letters, whereas here, Dwon states that it has to do with the letter W. Oh, name related fortunes are definitely not a Western thing, so it doesn't quite translate regardless.
>> Makes sense, then. Yeah.
>> Uh, the animation for this parade isn't bad, especially the moment where people were throwing confetti off of the building or off of the balcony. I like the piano track that scores the scene strangely, and maybe it's because the action focused stuff has passed. I like this episode more than I've liked an OVA episode in quite a bit. In the manga, it's a who has his final conversation.
Here is Elena for some reason.
Okay, that's really odd.
>> That's all right. Whatever, man. I guess >> that's a 99 classic. They're just like, whatever. We'll just change this. Why not? [laughter] >> I just feel like it today.
>> They just did a coin flip. They didn't want to look at the chapter to like see who it actually was. They just >> Yeah. So, I hope we got this one right [laughter] last episode. Whatever. Just just pick one.
>> Yeah.
Uh, in case you are wondering, while Kila does sacrifice his opportunity to bring his choice of card into the real world, what he would have picked would not have worked anyway. He would have picked fickle genie and risky dice because the latter can be used to enhance the wishes made with the former.
Obviously, this would require he to take two cards and also his friends don't want him to continue gambling. So, it [laughter] wasn't too arduous for him to make his sacrifice. Still, it is worth noticing that he is constantly making these little sacrifices. Yeah.
>> Yep.
>> Yeah. He probably would have taken risky dice. [laughter] >> He He loved that card, man.
>> Oh, that would have been fun.
>> Oh, no. You can't say that. [laughter] >> No, not my MC, man.
>> Ending your video game arc with your MC screaming the N-word is brilliant realism. Bravo, Tokashi. [laughter] >> True. Yeah, he's a prophet.
>> One one last moment in the COD lobby >> at this point. Seeing Karopica is just funny. Any opportunity to get him on screen. Yeah. Let's not forget, by the way, the fir the first OVA, the ending was Karopikica focused. Do not forget that. Never forget that.
Greed Island.
Anyway, a mess.
>> Uh, though it did make sense in this case. Leorio is studying studying so hard he is sweating and combusting. I guess yeah, it's it's tough work. I bet being a doctor would do that to you.
>> Uh, whenever we cut to Mito, we see her hanging the same white cloths of which she has a comical number. I'm so glad somebody else pointed that out. I highly doubt she needs that many. Yeah. Like literally, what are those even for? She just she collects them. She likes white sheets.
>> Sheet collector. [laughter] >> White sheet collector.
>> That's awesome.
>> Dumb.
>> The presentation of their discovery of Kite is considerably more light-hearted and low stakes than I feel it should be.
However, it's the end of the OVA, so it makes sense they'd play this song and depict the ending in a way that breaks all tension. It's not like the tension would do any good since it wouldn't actually be revealed who's sitting there. They actually did a decent job uh resuscitating the proper tone with the sudden shift to silence. Decent place to end on since they had to end it somewhere.
>> Yep.
>> Totally.
>> I agree. Yeah.
All right. Thank you, Phil and Roour, for writing in and for all the other episodes as well. Really appreciate it as always. You've always been a regular for these for this series. Uh, and with that, that concludes community comments today. Um, thank you guys everybody for thank you to everybody who wrote in today. I cannot speak. It's getting late. Um, be sure if you want to get in on the fun discussing uh any given topic, uh, keep an eye out for the YouTube community post as well as call out posts on Twitter and Blue Sky. And you can always still email us your thoughts at hunter associationpodgmail.com.
And don't forget uh for the next episode two weeks from now we'll be doing our 99 retrospective. So be sure to write in for that your overall thoughts of the series.
>> Yes. And with that, this has been the Hunter Association. Thank you so much for listening. We are available on all major podcasting platforms as well as YouTube for the video version. Be sure to follow, rate, review, and comment on Spotify and Apple Podcast. If you're watching on YouTube, make sure to like, comment, and subscribe. You can also follow us on Twitter at TXHXapod as well as Blue Sky at thapod for updates on the show and an alternative way to submit responses to the weekly call out post.
As always, we'll be here the same time every week talking about Hunter Hunter.
Dylan, where can people find you online?
>> You can find me online at DJ Ten. That's DJ Teen Nen on both Twitter and Blue Sky. Um, more so active on Twitter these days. Um, but go give me a follow.
Unfortunately, by the way, [laughter] but go give me a follow if you're interested in what I'm up to.
And you can find me on YouTube and Blue Sky Manga Cage.
>> He reads manga.
>> I do read manga.
All right, for the show, uh, next week we will be at Momocon in Atlanta, Georgia. As we say, anytime we go anywhere, if you see us, say hi. Chances are, uh, basically zero. But [laughter] >> it could happen, though.
>> It could happen.
>> I would be I would like my jaw would be on the floor if it did happen. But that'd be awesome. Yeah. No.
>> Yeah. Forget taking pictures with us.
We'd be the ones taking pictures with you.
>> Yeah. [laughter] >> You'd be so stunned.
>> We'd ask for your autograph.
>> Actually, though. Yeah. [laughter] >> Um Yeah. And then also Bachelor Party immediately after that. This is all stuff I'll have to explain on Manga Cage because that's more relevant there. But uh yeah, we'll be gone for a whole week basically. So there's definitely no opportunity for this. So, we will return in two weeks time with a complete retrospective on 99. I'm going to do some research on how this was made, the production, why it moved to OVA as I'll see if I can figure anything out and get a whole little nice topic together. and we'll just talk about what we thought of the whole series. Go through maybe like our arc by arc or whatever and [clears throat] have a good time talking about uh this thing that has taken up over a year of our our lives.
>> Wild. Yeah, this will be the probably the final 99 specific episode that we'll be talking about for the foreseeable future. So, you know, you don't want to miss this one.
>> Yeah, this is the end all be all. So, get everything out. Uh, in the next post, by the way, I will have I already actually I have it scheduled. It will go out, the community post will go out on uh next Monday, the uh what will that be? The 25th.
>> Yes, the 25th.
>> The community post will go live on the 25th. And then I'll just copy and paste it to Blue Sky as well.
>> And probably Twitter, too, I assume, Dylan.
>> Yes, >> I I'll be in person together, so I'll just remind you.
>> Yeah. Yeah. Yeah, make me do it there if I haven't already done it.
>> All right, so we will see you guys in two weeks. Thanks for listening or watching and we'll see you in two weeks.
Like I just said, >> yeah, take care everybody. Have a good one.
>> [music]
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