kittylurks:

edea-florence:

Ok but like, how can anyone take Illumi in 2011 seriously?

1999 was way more badass.

The only problem I have with the 2011 anime is that I really didn’t care for their version of Illumi (or his voice). I loved the 1999 version so much, he was just so intimidating and chilling. The episode where he fights Killua is simply perfect. The lighting in the episode alone makes it so much more memorable. The 2011 version doesn’t even compare.

lol old opinions from 3-4 years ago i still agree with. 🙂

That was such a good episode! The voice work just keeps getting better; Cristina Vee in particular did a great job portraying Killua’s distress. I’ve been excited to see the Killua vs. Illumi fight since I realized it was happening this week, and I’m so glad it lived up to my expectations. 🙂

Zoldyck family name meanings

hunterxhell:

mishmashmike:

hunterxhell:

I was browsing a Japanese HXH forum the other day and someone pointed out something REALLY interesting about the Zolydyck children’s names (besides the fact that their naming convention is just a game of shiritori, lol.)

If you give the names a reading in kanji, the meanings are very telling:

  • illumi / いるみ / 居る
    to exist (as a person)
  • milluki / みるき / 見る
    to watch, to look at it (ie “watching tv”, “looking at a computer screen”)
  • killua / きるあ / 斬る
    to kill
  • alluka / あるか / 有る
    to exist (as an object)
  • kalluto / かると / 刈る
    to cut, to clip, to shear

I’m… getting really emotional about Alluka’s name…….. and I’m so mad that it’s in direct contrast with Illumi’s…. that piece of shit.

Anyway I just found this very interesting and wanted to share it with everyone so you can be upset with me too!!

Also the last part of the name starts the next sibling’s name.

You are correct! This is what I referred to as a “shiritori naming convention” in my original post

– shiritori is a Japanese game where words are connected by the last syllable of the previous word.

From this we can we can be certain that, if Kikyo and Silva were to have another child all of a sudden, their name would start with “Tollu” (とる, meaning “to take”).

I’ve seen a lot of people laugh at how silly a naming convention this is, but actually, it’s very brillaint on Togashi’s part. In the Japanese fandom, it was clear from Kalluto’s introduction back in 1999 that there MUST be another sibling in the Zoldyck family and their name MUST be “Alluka”. (There was a lot of speculation on who this “Alluka” is and why we hadn’t met them yet.) I’ve also seen some people say that Alluka’s introduction was very sudden and plot-convenient, but it’s clear that her existence was planned for at least a decade in advance. Honestly, the whole thing is very clever.

EDIT: Further clarification over here.

VIZ Media on Twitter

kittytalkshxh:

kittytalkshxh:

Hey Everyone! According to Viz Media’s official twitter account, Hunter x Hunter (2011) is finally being released in the US on DVD and Blu-ray!!!! I didn’t see the news on ANN or Crunychroll, so I decided to make a post to get the word out. The official release date is October 25th, so mark your calenders, everyone!

You can also pre-order a copy at:

  • Walmart: DVD or Blu-ray (Ships by 10/18 if you pre-order!)

I’m so excited to see the series finlly getting a home video release! Please, please, please support the series if you can! (Walmart even has the box set for a bit less than Amazon or Rightstuf if you’re strapped for cash!)

And even if you don’t plan on buying the series, please reblog this post so people who want it know it’s coming!!! Thank you very much! 😀

Daytime reblog for anyone that might have missed it last night.

VIZ Media on Twitter

VIZ Media on Twitter

kittytalkshxh:

Hey Everyone! According to Viz Media’s official twitter account, Hunter x Hunter (2011) is finally being released in the US on DVD and Blu-ray!!!! I didn’t see the news on ANN or Crunychroll, so I decided to make a post to get the word out. The official release date is October 25th, so mark your calenders, everyone!

You can also pre-order a copy at:

  • Walmart: DVD or Blu-ray (Ships by 10/18 if you pre-order!)

I’m so excited to see the series finlly getting a home video release! Please, please, please support the series if you can! (Walmart even has the box set for a bit less than Amazon or Rightstuf if you’re strapped for cash!)

And even if you don’t plan on buying the series, please reblog this post so people who want it know it’s coming!!! Thank you very much! 😀

Daytime reblog for anyone that might have missed it last night.

VIZ Media on Twitter

VIZ Media on Twitter

Hey Everyone! According to Viz Media’s official twitter account, Hunter x Hunter (2011) is finally being released in the US on DVD and Blu-ray!!!! I didn’t see the news on ANN or Crunychroll, so I decided to make a post to get the word out. The official release date is October 25th, so mark your calenders, everyone!

You can also pre-order a copy at:

I’m so excited to see the series finlly getting a home video release! Please, please, please support the series if you can! (Walmart even has the box set for a bit less than Amazon or Rightstuf if you’re strapped for cash!)

And even if you don’t plan on buying the series, please reblog this post so people who want it know it’s coming!!! Thank you very much! 😀

VIZ Media on Twitter

I feel like we get a lot of insight into Gon’s character from the Hanzo vs. Gon fight (the fact that Gon is willing to endure hours of torture and serious threats of death without giving up is the big one). But I want to talk about the part where Gon says he feels like he won’t be able to meet his dad if he admits defeat to Hanzo. 

Does Gon feel like he doesn’t even deserve to see Ging if he loses the match? He also says he wants to become a Hunter the same way his father did, and Ging passed the Exam the first time he took it. 

Following that train of thought, would Gon feel like too much of a failure if he didn’t pass the exam on his first try? So much so that he’s willing to die rather than give up? 

olivemeister:

olivemeister:

give me more feral butthead gon freecss doing animalistic things and not recognizing them as “pretty weird” in modern human society

like, yeah, he had mito-san and abe and the other people on whale island, but just as much he spent time with animals? so for certain situations that he’s never seen other human beings reacting in, he just. defaults to what he does know.

gon: [aggressively cuddling]

killua: … what’re you doing

gon: ummmm. i want killua to smell like me!

killua: okay i’ll bite. why do you want me to smell like you.

gon: because we’re dating! so i need everyone to know that they can’t date you. and that means i need you to smell like me, killua!

killua: an animal??? are you an animal???

my heart is gold and my hands are cold – DecemberCamie – Hunter X Hunter [Archive of Our Own]

Chapters: 1/1

Fandom: Hunter X Hunter, His Dark Materials

Warnings: Emotional and Psychical Abuse, Dysfunctional Family, Blood and Torture, Daemon Separation
Characters: Killua Zoldyck,  Illumi Zoldyck, Silva Zoldyck, Zeno Zoldyck, Kikyou Zoldyck, Alluka Zoldyck, Nanika 

Additional Tags: Alternate Universe, Daemons, Hurt/Comfort 

Summary: 

Humans and their daemons were never meant to be kept apart, that’s what his heart tells him. But they are Zoldycks and Zoldycks live by ideals that reject the heart entirely. 

Hunter x Hunter with daemons, focusing on Killua Zoldyck and growing up in the Zoldyck household.

my heart is gold and my hands are cold – DecemberCamie – Hunter X Hunter [Archive of Our Own]