Category: Hunter x Hunter (2011)

「ヒョウテキ × ト × モクテキ (Hyouteki × to × Mokuteki/i>)
“Formidable Enemy × And × Clear Objective

Every so often Killua reminds us of the first line of my post from way back at Episode 33…

「ムジョウノヨロコビ×ト×ムショウノアイ」 (Mujounoyorokobi x to x Mujounoai)
“Unparalleled Joy x and x Unconditional Love”

Well, damn – I hardly know where to start with that one…

「テキイ×ト×ケツイ」 (Tekii x and x Ketsui)
“Hostility x and x Determination”

Not more damn analogies, Enzo!

「ゼロ × ト × ローズ」 (Zero × to × Rouzu)
“Zero × And × Rose”

To try and do justice to "Chimera Ant" – how can it be done?  At the moment I can only think to borrow the words of Dave Eggers – it is indeed a heartbreaking work of staggering genius.

「ブノツヨミ × ト × ブノキワミ」 (Bu no Tsuyomi × to × Bu no Kiwami)
“Great Power × And × Ultimate Power”

“Idiot”, my ass…

「ケッカイ × ト × カクセイ」 (Kekkai × to × Kakusei)
“Breakdown × And × Awakening”

Never underestimate the power of a crying child to reach a woman’s heart.

「ムカデ × ト × オモイデ」 (Mukade × to × Omoide)
“Centipede × And × Memory”

That was basically a brilliant Off-Off-Broadway one act play, while the choruses and dancers are going crazy a few blocks away.

「タテマエ × ト × ナマエ」 (Tatemae × to × Namae)
“Pose × And × Name”

Time is definitely an elastic concept with Hunter X Hunter.

「ハイボク × ト × メンボク」 (Haiboku × to × Menboku)
“Defeat × And × Dignity”

Hunter X Hunter really is the gift that keeps on giving. There’s seemingly no end to the ways it can entertain and astound me.

「ニセモノ × ト × ホンモノ」 (Nisemono × to × Honmono)
“Fake × And × Real”

There’s just nobody like Togashi Yoshihiro.