25 - Hunter x Hunter (Greed Island) by Yoshihiro Togashi
Description
Back to Hunter x Hunter we go, jumping over now to Greed Island along with Gon and Killua. In a shake-up from the usual HxH arc reviews, this might be the first where we have disagreements about how much we enjoy this one on the whole.
Timestamps:
0:00 Introduction - the third island: Greed Island
4:26 Our experiences of Greed Island and favourite iteration of the arc?
8:34 Is it an Isekai?
10:08 Hisoka’s role this arc - enemy turned ally with all his “quirks”
19:28 Biscuit - Gon and Killua’s new mentor + their relationship
24:02 Comparing Greed Island vs Heavens Arena
26:33 The anticlimaxes of the arcs: The Bomber + not meeting Ging
33:37 Our takes on the Dodgeball match
35:34 Is Greed Island too self-indulgent on Togashi’s part? Comparisons to Succession Contest
39:33 Which card would you take with you if you had the choice?
44:18 Samu’s Recommendation: World Trigger by Daisuke Ashihara
47:10 Enzo’s Recommendation: Brave Story by Yoichiro Ono and Miyabe Miyuki
49:16 Overview and final scores
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