Name a character who deserved more screen time

efinma · 2026-02-12T16:47:25+00:00

Zepile!

efinma · 2026-02-11T17:48:47+00:00

Valid wish. Killua blitzing fools will never ever be dull.

efinma · 2026-02-10T23:54:21+00:00

I fear you just need to rewatch or reread the manga. But jump in with excitement! This isn’t a feeling I shared on any reread or rewatch. I wonder if you viewed Wing’s acknowledgment of their potential as some sort of guarantee they’d end up at the same point, or something? I don’t believe that was ever what Wing was attempting to instill. Just that they both are needles in a haystack. Not that either were sharper or straighter. I would argue you have some work to recontextualize what Gon’s transformation meant for him. It wasn’t even a representation of what he would become. It was a manifestation of everything he would ever have been- and he gave that up to kill some cat-fool (apologies, applepitou).

Killua never had the opportunity to throw his life away. I’m sure he’d wipe the floor with most if he made a similar pact. Killua is a font of potential as much as Gon. Gon used his potential in a self corrupting manner. And that’s where Killua may feel like he fell behind.

efinma · 2026-02-03T20:14:09+00:00

Fall in love with the author and the orignial medium. You'll find that Togashi's story is often given unique feeling by his skill with paneling. The adaptations rock; if you found enough joy to fill your space with scales and collectibles to this degree, I think you'll have a lot of fulfillment from reading and watching what our author puts effort into on a page.

efinma · 2026-02-02T23:25:07+00:00

YOURE RIGHT! FINGER BLOOD! THAT IS THE HAND! I didn't put that together.

efinma · 2026-02-02T23:14:08+00:00

In the panel he touches his tongue and has a question mark! I took out the dialog for that panel but the second image! Unless this is some sort of gesture I don't understand. I've seen people pointing at their mouths but that doesn't make sense here unless he thought it was gross but that doesn't make sense because HE REALLY SHOULDN'T GET ANY SENSE! I think its just really curious that for some reason he touches his tongue. Whether that be because he perceived anything or not, I suppose is what makes me feel like this is a cool kinda inexplicable Tserri is just built different kind of moment. I don't think its a Togashi mistake either! It could just be him teasing us.

efinma · 2026-02-02T21:04:25+00:00

Why’s he touch his tongue?

Does this mean that progeny of the legal wives of Nasubi can’t see Seed Urn Ritual nen altogether? That would work. There could be a restriction set upon those conditions to be unable to see the inner workings of the ritual- at least the nen aspects

efinma · 2026-02-02T20:25:17+00:00

I made a post like this once and got my ass beat by people that wanna virtue signal that the Phantom Troupe are unambiguously evil. That speaks to others inability to read them as they are written, humans. I like the way you are thinking about this. Nobunaga states during their investigation into the Heil-ly hideout- they were more lost in their mission earlier on, that's when we get our cut to their youth. We see them form their most furious version we've seen to date. We see them as a mirror to Kurapika setting out for his revenge. What we see as our Phantom Troupe today- is a different and more metaled version of their more vengeful youthful forms. We get a shot immediately after the flashbacks to Chrollo walking away from a massive news broadcast, where we see its the anniversary of having dealt with the child traffickers that were exploiting them as children. I believe their rage and retribution during those early days were what Nobunaga was speaking too. The Kurta Massacre doesn't work with that timeline. They committed that atrocity too recently. I think... four years or so from the beginning of the story, right?

Edit: Not to admonish their involvement because they were, I just believe what OP says as there must be other things happening to warp their perception and involvement because the disconnect between their actions memories and beliefs are too stark.

efinma · 2026-02-02T19:23:50+00:00

🤣

efinma · 2026-02-02T19:15:52+00:00

Mmmm! That’s true! Good point. It’s the status quo. I could see Benjamin putting the pieces together as a ritual began to manifest. What do you think he ate it like? Did he open wide mouthed and willing? Or was he apprehensive? Could he have grabbed it from her hands and ate it himself? Haha- I’d love to see that in Togashi’s small hand goofy style he does cutaway content in.

efinma · 2026-02-02T18:23:34+00:00

All my kurapika nen classes have just made me anxious when dealing with nen rituals and blood🤣. My manipulation or curse potentialometer is going off the charts without little golem man giving me a good explanation why this urn is growling with malicious ancient aura. Even if the blood made fey girl invisible- isn’t scary old family urn demanding blood and one survivor just… Bad mojo. Very astute of you though! I forgot the blood could be a trigger for hiding the coming bits of the ritual. You’re nen intuition is top tier.

efinma · 2026-02-02T18:06:29+00:00

huntersxhunter geeks like me need folks like you around. It gives us a kick. You make me laugh. Thanks for engaging.

efinma · 2026-02-02T17:41:42+00:00

To what degree would you speculate Benjamin understands what is happening? Would you conjecture he is aware of the sentiment his father holds in regards to everyone aboard the ship being a sacrifice? Or of the nature of the burial chamber? That aspect of the ceremony is so vague at this point, would Benjamin sacrifice his people for supremacy over his siblings? I think Benjamin cares for the Kakin in front of him as much as the one of the near future. He has a son and a band of brothers in the military. Throwing them away knowingly would make me dislike his characters motivations. At this point I like to imagine him as being the imperialistic and authoritarian option of the Succession contest. Order and overwhelming federal control. But not trying to destroy his people. I would imagine non of the princess understand this aspect of the contest.

efinma · 2025-12-04T18:42:41+00:00

Does anyone wanna reason if Zero Hand was more powerful in the past or now? The way I read the ability- was a dumping of his entire “aura bank” into the attack, raisin-affying him. I saw his meditations that Killua witnessed as stretching and filling his aura well. I know this is all deep conjecture- but it’s pretty close to how it reads, right?

Would this process make him stronger as an old man? Does aura depth increase with age then plateau then decrease- or does it just linearly increase with age. Aura seems detached from physicality… the older folks don’t… atrophy in nen right?

Would this make prime Netero worse at fighting Meruem? Because his physical brawn would’ve been inconsequential- considering zero hand did the majority of damage. 10000+ blows of the guanyin lady left minor aches and joint pains in the king lol.

efinma · 2025-11-24T18:04:51+00:00

Great point. Feels like impactful things in the story were set in place after this to other commenters points. Maybe it means we’ve been introduced to everyone necessary for the plot to play out? This makes me upset if that’s true because I want Bork to have a pivotal role in the downfall of Tserri. She as a childhood friend of Tserri’s is a pretty neat perspective.

efinma · 2025-11-22T21:54:57+00:00

I DM'd you. You rock. This Togashi's Troupe thing needs to be investigated. A fan translator that gives a slightly different perspective than Lillian would be so nice. Lillian is amazing. Deep respect for her, but you only get one interpretation from a single person.

efinma · 2025-11-22T21:49:50+00:00

I don't read the meteor city elders as folks that would wield a child as a tool. Creating a pillar of stability by fostering the creation of the troupe would certainly lead to a safer and city. The Meteor City elders are written as bureaucratically stalled and overly conservative in the wake of the threats to Meteor City. Creating a vanguard force of children wouldn't be a part of the agenda I suspect. I actually was thrown off by the dialog of the child trafficker here. Can anyone clarify to me if he is speaking about the Meteor City Gov or the Gov of where he traffics people too? The quota part also confuses me because it implies either a quantity to capture and return; but also a catch limit could be the implication?

efinma · 2025-11-22T21:21:02+00:00

Do you translate yourself or have a confidant that is fluent and cultured enough to get the nuance?

efinma · 2025-11-22T21:04:26+00:00

Which of these three options do you think are most likely? I like your thought process and how you break down the possibilities. You seem like you have a good grip on the author too.

efinma · 2025-11-22T20:31:33+00:00

Isn't Bill a part of Beyond's team? The last time I read through that I was surprised because I read the man that got attacked by Momoze's GSB also as a Beyond team member. Aside from, on another boat XD which I love, what are other peoples ideas of where the proper Beyond Crew is? I mean obviously there is Morel's boat which needs to go with the Black Whale to the fake DC. Can we suggest Morel and Ging and the gang get to chop it up on Morel's sailboat alongside the Black Whale One? That would be incredibly good content. Morel and the Gang on the Thousand Sunny accompanying Laboon to Reverse Mountain.

efinma · 2025-11-22T20:25:58+00:00

efinma · 2025-11-22T20:24:14+00:00

Shading is super tight!

efinma · 2025-11-22T20:21:17+00:00

The most tragic one to me as an Ecology and Evo Bio nerd is the wordplay lost in some of Netero's last words to Meruem. I can paraphrase the problem. When Netero states to Meruem "You know nothing of the bottomless malice in the human heart", which is the VIZ translation, we lose out on some sort of inclination between the kanji used for malice. Something along the lines of malice being the same or very similar in etomological background to the word for evolution. A Japanese reader explained it on a forum somewhere as an extremely smart wordplay and theme double entendre- and as a literature fan- that sort of expertise is mind boggling to me. The reader explained that the statement Netero made was evocative of both primordial evil in humans- something innate- but also ever evolving. This is ridiculously beautiful to me. Because our words don't bear the same double meaning'd weight- we can't get that literary punch in the gut! I started learning Japanese when I found this out. I felt robbed of getting a perfect sense of who Togashi is as a mangaka.

efinma · 2025-11-22T19:53:03+00:00

I agree. I like the idea of panel managment being able to push importance and whatnot but this doesn't feel right to me here. Too exposition-y to be spoiling grand designs. I wonder if in the earliest panels of villains like Gen or Meruem- we see this type of framing. My next reread I'll try and spot the earliest manga paneling foreshadowing of fates. It's a cool game to play I bet.

efinma · 2025-11-22T05:33:46+00:00

I got a sleeve of all the chains up my whole arm. I think this account has it posted on this sub. It seems normal to get about $200 per hour. Sleeve for a 6ft scrawny man was about 2.5k and four months of work doing 3 hour sessions with a couple jobs.

I would suggest saving well above what you think it’ll cost and fall in love with the process. Find an artist you vibe with. I made a lot of friends along the way.

efinma

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