![]() And yes, that includes the Chimera Ants.Īnother product of this approach is that it really plays up the strengths and weaknesses of each character – their thoughts and feelings giving us a greater understanding than the characters have themselves. In hindsight I think a large part of that tension spring from how much of the narrative is playing out inside the characters’ heads – the “Narrator” role gets all the pub (and hate) but the internal narration of the cast is even more important to keep the audience in the loop, and at the same time make us feel the extreme agitation and unease they’re feeling. And damn, was it tense – though pretty much every episode lately has been unbelievably tense. I would hope that an episode like this one would be more satisfactory to those dissatisfied with the approach Togashi and Madhouse have taken, for while it wasn’t wall to wall shounen battles it was largely action-driven. But those opinions are no less valid than mine – just as different as they could possibly be. I’ve religiously avoided reading H x H until after the relevant chapters have been animated and I consider these last two months as good as any the series has had, so for me the complaints seem to be a product of false expectations of what kind of writer Togashi-sensei is more than anything. I suppose it’s a testament to how faithfully Koujina-sensei is adapting that the complaints are largely the same now – it’s rare that you see an anime criticized for adapting a manga too faithfully. ![]() ![]() In fact, it goes back to the days when the manga first introduced this part of the story. It’s hard to believe that there’s been complaining about the latest run of episodes of Hunter X Hunter, but there has. ![]() That apology didn’t really sound sincere to me… ![]()
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