#koala hxh

[s0ftand0nly]

Some more ants. I probably should have standardized a short body type at some point

[stingray-art]

A Chimera Ant themed search and find colouring page that I initially made for @greedislandchallenge card #95, Secret Cape. It will be featured in Volume 1 of the Greedy Zine!

Answer key below the cut 👀

Did you find everyone?

[sharknark]

killua koala parallels || how i imagine their getting to know eachother convo went

[theclearblue]

The mark of an exceptional shonen to me is if it can make me love an m/f ship.

[skkortysoup]

smash bros announcer: MIDDLE AGED MAN!

[i-heart-hxh]

I saw a poll about bad writing moments in the CAA and a lot o people think Kite's revival is bad writing, I can see why some people might think it was bad writing, but it looks like some people didn't understand that Kite's revival taking off importance of Gon's arc in the CAA is the whole point, I think Togashi wanted to show that Gon's rage and self-destructive behavior was a big mistake, Ging even tells Gon that Kite would never sacrifice for him if he didn't have an ability to survive.

Yes, I definitely agree!

I think my first time through the series I was a little disappointed that Kite "survived" after all of that, but my opinion on this changed later. Even as someone who tends not to like fake deaths very often in fiction, I feel like the way they're done in HxH, they usually have enough foreshadowing/set up in advance and purpose in the storyline that I don't take issue with them.

In the case of Chimera Ant Arc, characters being reborn was a major theme throughout the entire arc, so to me Kite's rebirth doesn't feel like a stretch. Also, because I feel like second chances is a major theme of the series, Kite's rebirth strikes me as part of that. Both Kite getting a second chance at living, and Gon getting a chance to "make things right," between them (in Gon's view--of course Kite doesn't see things the same way as Gon does). After his rebirth, Kite gives Koala a second chance to live a meaningful life, too.

I also agree that the fact Kite was reborn helps emphasize the pointlessness of Gon's revenge and throwing his life away. As I've said before, I don't feel Togashi condones bloody revenge, and having Kite ultimately survive after what Gon did on his behalf helps make what Gon did that much harder to justify as a "good thing."

[nynyhaha]

Souls are canon in the HxH verse.Kite is proof.

His body

His new body AND soul.

He was NEVER EATEN.

His ability was most likely what cause him to be reborn.But others are also reborn regardless of their choice,like Colt and Reina.Somehow,Kite ended up being born looking similar to Reina and a girl the Koala mafioso ant shot.How is a mystery,since the ant queen chewed everyone up,some people were consumed as MEAT BALLS

Possibly,the wish to live on is what made some people be reborn as ants,like Gyro.But was EVERYONE reborn who was eaten?We know some ants have human memories,but the guards and meruem are made of a sum of humans and animals.

Meruem alone must’ve required LOTS of energy,meat,gene material etc.And somehow,in his case and in the case of his three guard siblings,the queen actually CREATED NEW SOULS.

Did she do this with mere soldiers too?If not,does every ant have a human past,but not everyone is able to remember?So many questions.

BUT THAT BRINGS US TO

UVO SAN WHO CAN HEAR CHROLLO!!!!

Chrollo asked neon,if she believed in souls.He does believe in them,now more than as a kid when he said he doubts the existence of a JUST afterlife,so he must purpose the killers of Sarasa and get revenge.It seems he now very much hopes there is some part of a person that lives on.

He might not think the afterlife is fair.Or he might not be sure Uvo will be fine,even tho the poem says “rising up to heaven”,not hell,haha.Maybe because it’s directed at Chrollo who cares about Uvo.Either way,Chrollo seems to be spiritual but not religious.

He’s existentialistic and does what he CAN do to fulfill Uvos will.

You’re right,Chrollo.Souls exist.And Uvo can probably hear you.

[arcaladiwoompa]

Greed Island Server challenge: Koala. Another poem on the theme of regret, this time about Kurapika.

[noisepartythumpingmusic]

HxH Questions! Ideal end/future for your top 5 hxh characters? Which hxh character most likely to win in hot dog eating contest? Which 3 non-main hxh characters would you enjoy seeing a spin off for/chapters focusing on them? Which character(s) do you think would be most difficult or most easy to therapist to?

Fun questions! Thank you friend, sorry about my delay answering.

Ideal end for top 5 characters:

Gon - Wildlife photography, amateur drummer, married to Killua

Killua - Successfully kills his dad, retired early, married to Gon

Alluka - Fashion design school, marries Zushi and Amane and Canary

Leorio - Kills Ging

Kurapika - THERAPY

Hot dog eating contest: Oh it's Uvogin no question easy easy easy

Spins offs for Rat Kite, Koala and Zepile! Do some kind of like...Inside man stealing nazi gold from nazis or something.

Easy to therapist to - Mito really needs a kind empathetic ear that will help her bury a body

Hard - Killua would be a nightmare disaster in the therapy room. Too smart and too stupid simultaneously.

Thank you friend!

[lesbixch]

hxhleaks sozzzz i have to comment on this

ok so. the issue w morenas ideology within the hxh narrative is that she denies the capacity for change. hxh as a series - especially after chimera arc - is very concerned w the idea of breaking cycles and truly changing. meruem rejected his so called biological fate and just wanted to play a board game w komugi. killua rejects his “nature” as an assassin of the shadows and instead of killing ppl, he is filled with love for his sisters and gon and takes actions to keep them safe. the chimera ants and especially koala emphasize this message that change is extremely hard but is still possible. this is largely on the individual level.

morena is born into horrifying abuse and oppression. her ‘biological fate’ is to remain as “meat” for the rest of her life. she rejects this and climbs up the ranks and becomes Her Own Subject. she absolutely insists on being able to choose her fate and to shape her reality and carry out her goal.

AND YET. her ideology of death maintains a similar type of essentialism and cynicism that “people cannot change”. kakin cannot be changed, the cycle must continue. so she has to destroy it…….

her beliefs are somewhat different bc she believes this on a systemic level. its not abt the individual - its abt the state, the family, the world. it cannot change, despite the fact that it is composed of humans who individually can change.

on some level shes right - unless ppl try to change the state, the family, the world, then it will not change and it will continue self perpetuating violence and abuse. but bc she precludes this possibility - she will not try to change kakin, only destroy it - she is wrong on the narrative/thematic level of hxh, so she will fail.

(on another level, this is where togashi is yet again a liberal. he seems to posit that destruction of a system has to mean brutal carnage and death. but as idk communists/anarchists fundamentally u believe that u cannot just destroy aspects of a system and go on ur merry way. thats not how it works. all of capital must be dismantled to be free. it all stays or it all goes. no reform, no “change” is enough to dismantle racial capitalism and the state. personally, interpreting this arc as a story abt the necessity of abolishing both the family and the state (and its main pillars, capital and militarism) is most fulfilling to me. however the direction i see togashi going is the “abolish the monarchy, allow kakin to remain and maybe have some reform”. OR continue the monarchy but have it framed as a tragedy, the cycle continues even if it’s someone “better” like halkenburg reproducing it. the deepset liberal instinct of “TOO much change is scary guys :/“ is quite literally personified by volksen, who knows she lives in a terrible world but is willing to continue daily life as long as she is comfortable. i actually thought HER inner monologue on that is SO on the nose abt prioritizing the comforts and stability of daily life that im like . Oh! this is so in ur face that maybe there will be a little bit more nuance to this…..)

i have more to say abt how volksen and morena are posited - similar and different in several ways but I’ll wait till official translations LOL

[bootlickerhawks]

i usually like fast paced writing but i admit i really like the slow buildup of the threat the chimera ants pose

and i really like that we get to see the chimera ants POV and the evolution of their colony (plus the implication that the chimeras might remember their past lives as humans is *chef's kiss* delicious)

[snowshinefivez5]

Who is the last 🧁 for?

[froglegsz]

my favorite thing about hxh is that every chimera ant had a name but this guy was just named fucking koala

[thecrow1994]

"I'm sorry... for wishing things were easier, and for trying to run away from them. I'll live, even if it hurts. So when I die, I'll be able to say: I gave it my all"

This is such a beautiful quote and it was said by a goddamn koala. Hunter × Hunter is unreal.

[phantomchaos]

Well everybody, I finished hunter x hunter. The first viewing was better than anticipated. As a huge yu yu hakusho fan, my friends and coworkers told me all the time that I had to watch hxh, but I put it off. After watching it, it's definitely one I would rewatch. It's better than I thought it would be. It's a great anime.

[splashgarden]

ants and kites