YaBoyRoshi Watched a whole lot of reactions to this series and I think by far you’re the most invested and interesting reactor to watch this. Excited for you to get deeper into the series. Much love.
Hisoka is basically the character you'd fight in a JRPG who would have their level show up as "Lv: ???" Just because you're simply not allowed to know that much about him.
One of my favorite aspects of this show is the power system. Nen is so flexible that the applications of it are insane. Love how fitting it is to Hisoka as a magician as well.
Whats wild is this fight is basically just a tutorial and is probably one of the worst in hxh. If he liked this hes gonna be over the moon for the rest of them.
Probably because Togashi spent months developing the nen system, inspired by mmorpgs/rpgs and the balancing that they do with skills etc. Or so I heard.
No spoilers. I just love the little details in the voice acting. Killua's tone of voice changed into that of an innocent little kid when Kastro caught him spying and he changed back to his regular voice after he knew he was figured out. Little details like that just make the Japanese dub for me and will always be a few step ahead of the English dub.
I watch the English dub with Japanese subs. Granted I haven’t yet seen the sub but I just love the dub way too much to give it a go. The dub adds this extra layer of exposition that isn’t present in the sub. And while it might not be exactly canon, it definitely helps me understand the story that much better. Plus the dub voices are the A-team. Not a single mismatch or weird choice on the lineup. Like the Japanese voices are cute at the end of each episode when they do the hunter encyclopedia, but I’m too attached to the dub to make sub my go-to HxH medium. At least for now.
@@WestonEvans I fully rewatched the series in the English dub and it's really inferior imo. It just feels lifeless compared to the A-class voice performances in the original. And I don't hold onto the bias of what I've seen first. I've for example seen the Japanese FMA03 and FMAB versions first because rewatching FMAB in English and I REALLY LOVED the English FMAB version. And that was while already loving FMA03 and FMAB in Japanese and having watched FMA03 since 2008 and being exposed to FMAB in English all the way in 2016 or something. I give it all a fair shot and HxH in English is just weak imo. Too literal of translations that feel very static with the lip flaps and very vanilla performances all around. There's way more emotion in the Japanese dub with way more adlibs and more colorful storytelling.
Hisoka's ability is so flexible. It doesn't matter at all if everyone knows about them or not, he's gonna win cause he's crazy smart and strong. That's why he goes around telling people about it all the time to lull them into a false sense of ease. The battle is set from the start. When you're done watching the anime I recommend that you go read the manga and see another one of Hisoka's awesome fights. No spoilers plz.
I'm glad you're loving HXH, your reactions make me feel like I'm watching it all again lol. Hisoka and Gon are sorta one of the same in a weird way... both love the thrill 😊
@@lurkingposter Well, that's why it would be cool if they would modernised it. Even though YYH is way more classical than HxH, its writing is still good for the most part. People seem to dislike the very first slice of life episodes, but I think they're really great. Is when Yusuke meets Hiei and Kurama till Dark tournement, that it starts to be a generic shounen, but from there upwards is great. But mostly it stands out thanks to the characters and their amazing chemistry (which I prefered compared to HxH, and I think is because the characters are in the same age group or they're displayed like it. In HxH, they're is an imbalance between Gon-Killua and Kurapika-Leorio). However, the series got all those "Oh no! How did he do that!" moments, characters standing there and not moving when attacked, and unnecessary drama effects that I would like to be removed.
This is one of my favorite battles in anime, Kastro had the upper hand, yet Hisoka's poker face and brilliant mind and adaptable Nen ability made him believe he was cornered
Hunter x Hunter fights are like no other. This Hisoka vs. Kastro fight serves as the introduction to how fights are going to go from now on. Every fight is incredibly unique, and generally you have to win through a mixture of wit and power. There really is nothing like this show and I'm so hyped you're getting to the juicy stuff now.
Nah, he's saying more than that. !Mini spoler! The character that shows up later who helps Gon and Killua sell stuff explains why Gon is so scary as they are eating in a cafe.
I've always thought that I'm a smart person. But when I remember how Togashi wrote this, and by himself, he doesn't have any assistants, I feel very insignificant intelligence-wise.
the card suit on hisoka's clothes changes according to his mood. this was puzzled out by the maker of Tokyo ghoul during a dual interview with togashi. I don't remember what the pattern was. but when you see hisoka wearing the diamond suit. then you know he's about that bidness.
tim tale Hisoka is legit chaotic neutral. It's considered one of the hardest dnd alignments to play properly but Togashi writes Hisoka so well into the alignment it's insane.
@@Dexrazor The way he uses him sparingly is clever. Just enough to be satisfied but not too much to get old or sick of his character and lose his devious charm
Hunter x Hunter is probably the best at the kind of fighting that I like the most: creative applications of abilities. When you start abusing secondary and tertiary properties of a power, side effects and after effects, playing mind games and setting up traps. That to me is the best of what shounen can offer. We got to see how nen battles are first and foremost a mental battle. How can you play mind games and optimize your tool kit. Also making sure that your kit is actually beneficial. Kage bunshin sounds awesome on paper, but as we saw, it is probably impossible to sustain in a life or death battle.
ok so basically (spoilers for watchalongers, if you exist) he was so focused on training a conjurer skill (something he is not proficient/has any talent in) that he forgot basic nen
NO SPOILER I love this series and was just wondering if u have a schedule in which u reacted to hxh cuz I didn’t expect another vid until next week I glad u are speeding it up since this is a longer anime tho
No spoilers. First show the fight. Without the audience or the protagonists know what the hell is going on. Then rip away a layer and add Nen into the mix by showing us what really happened while introducing new ideas of Nen and still keeping it a mystery to the protagonists. Then have the reveal that Hisoka is in the Troupe. Then have the reveal he's playing the Troupe. So many twists in these 2 episodes. So fucking great lol.
@@MrBen580 not really , he really didn't know how his ability worked so he couldn't do anything until he knew what this ability was , and as soon as he understood he executed kastro , he didn't waste any time.
Kastro decided to specialize in an Ability that was made of Manipulation and Conjuration when he was an Enhancer. That's why Hisoka said he lost. This applies to real life as well. If you have no talent for something you'll be the best no matter how you try at it. He should've just focused on his Enhancer abilities and become a monster in his own right. Instead he let his desire for revenge against Hisoka run its course and started to dabble in magic tricks. Unfortunately, half-baked magic skills mean nothing in front of a Master like Hisoka. This fight is one of the first Nen fights HxH and people forget how devious and barbaric it is.
Loved these episodes! If this reaction vanishes its cause the studio usually cracks down on the fire ass fights. Lets hope this gets to stay up!
YaBoyRoshi Watched a whole lot of reactions to this series and I think by far you’re the most invested and interesting reactor to watch this. Excited for you to get deeper into the series. Much love.
This fight was basically the Naruto Kakashi/Zabuza fight. It's the first time you get an idea of what Nen can do in combat
Wing is excited it's like a high school basketball coach discovering Lebron James (Gon) and Kobe Bryant (Killua)
Hisoka is basically the character you'd fight in a JRPG who would have their level show up as "Lv: ???" Just because you're simply not allowed to know that much about him.
then proceed to tell you on your Death screen "you are not ready yet"
Hisoka is so unique, one of the best character paired with Togashi's writing
8:45 mans said “is he about to do a magic trick” when he himself just did a magic trick and changed his whole ass outfit
One of my favorite aspects of this show is the power system. Nen is so flexible that the applications of it are insane. Love how fitting it is to Hisoka as a magician as well.
Kink Creamson the best power/magic system in anime ever
Whats wild is this fight is basically just a tutorial and is probably one of the worst in hxh. If he liked this hes gonna be over the moon for the rest of them.
The more difficult the structure of the power system is the more there is room for creativity
Probably because Togashi spent months developing the nen system, inspired by mmorpgs/rpgs and the balancing that they do with skills etc. Or so I heard.
@@L4C3-L4 not necessarily, I mean look at Jojo's stands
No spoilers. I just love the little details in the voice acting. Killua's tone of voice changed into that of an innocent little kid when Kastro caught him spying and he changed back to his regular voice after he knew he was figured out. Little details like that just make the Japanese dub for me and will always be a few step ahead of the English dub.
Totally agree!
I watch the English dub with Japanese subs. Granted I haven’t yet seen the sub but I just love the dub way too much to give it a go.
The dub adds this extra layer of exposition that isn’t present in the sub. And while it might not be exactly canon, it definitely helps me understand the story that much better. Plus the dub voices are the A-team. Not a single mismatch or weird choice on the lineup.
Like the Japanese voices are cute at the end of each episode when they do the hunter encyclopedia, but I’m too attached to the dub to make sub my go-to HxH medium. At least for now.
@@WestonEvans I fully rewatched the series in the English dub and it's really inferior imo. It just feels lifeless compared to the A-class voice performances in the original.
And I don't hold onto the bias of what I've seen first. I've for example seen the Japanese FMA03 and FMAB versions first because rewatching FMAB in English and I REALLY LOVED the English FMAB version. And that was while already loving FMA03 and FMAB in Japanese and having watched FMA03 since 2008 and being exposed to FMAB in English all the way in 2016 or something. I give it all a fair shot and HxH in English is just weak imo. Too literal of translations that feel very static with the lip flaps and very vanilla performances all around. There's way more emotion in the Japanese dub with way more adlibs and more colorful storytelling.
@@Yusuku And you can have that opinion, but i agree with Weston. I enjoyed the dub more
@@aSackOfDerp And you can have that opinion?
Hisoka's ability is so flexible. It doesn't matter at all if everyone knows about them or not, he's gonna win cause he's crazy smart and strong. That's why he goes around telling people about it all the time to lull them into a false sense of ease. The battle is set from the start. When you're done watching the anime I recommend that you go read the manga and see another one of Hisoka's awesome fights. No spoilers plz.
And having to fight without knowing him and his powers is an almost insta death...
Its flexible because
it has the properties of both rubber and gum.
Erica Wheeler lmaooo
These episodes solidify how nasty Hisoka is
I'm glad you're loving HXH, your reactions make me feel like I'm watching it all again lol. Hisoka and Gon are sorta one of the same in a weird way... both love the thrill 😊
Him reacting to this episodes made me go back and watch it all over again lol
I guess hisoka got a little _disarmed_ there
GET OUT! 👉🏽
This feels like a Lupasan joke
@@YaBoyRoshi Rude
Bruh. 🚪👈There's the door.
@@YaBoyRoshi nice I got a heart and a reply, yeaaaaahhh^^
Even though I love YYH 90's style animation, the idea of a Madhouse adaption makes me schwing like Hisoka.
The tropes from YYH, seem so played out nowadays. Dont know if it would work.
@@lurkingposter Well, that's why it would be cool if they would modernised it. Even though YYH is way more classical than HxH, its writing is still good for the most part. People seem to dislike the very first slice of life episodes, but I think they're really great. Is when Yusuke meets Hiei and Kurama till Dark tournement, that it starts to be a generic shounen, but from there upwards is great.
But mostly it stands out thanks to the characters and their amazing chemistry (which I prefered compared to HxH, and I think is because the characters are in the same age group or they're displayed like it. In HxH, they're is an imbalance between Gon-Killua and Kurapika-Leorio).
However, the series got all those "Oh no! How did he do that!" moments, characters standing there and not moving when attacked, and unnecessary drama effects that I would like to be removed.
It was class how hisoka promised he'd make kastro die in a frenzy dance and then made him do exactly that with the cards
This is one of my favorite battles in anime, Kastro had the upper hand, yet Hisoka's poker face and brilliant mind and adaptable Nen ability made him believe he was cornered
Need more of these genuinely one of the best anime I've ever watched
"Gon is a crackhead." You said it here yourself! Remember that.
Finally YaBoiRoshi is spending time with me! Lol another Hunter X Hunter video!!! Look at you trying to become my favorite youtuber hahaha
Hunter x Hunter fights are like no other. This Hisoka vs. Kastro fight serves as the introduction to how fights are going to go from now on. Every fight is incredibly unique, and generally you have to win through a mixture of wit and power. There really is nothing like this show and I'm so hyped you're getting to the juicy stuff now.
Roshi’s reaction to these episodes are so lit that you guys are forgetting that bungee gum has properties of both rubber and gum
6:09
Today i was talking with my friend and he say that if yu yu hakusho had a remake from mad house and he didn't want to watch old anime 😹😂
YYH does not need any remake it is that good
Hisoka at the beginning is really a great intro to the complexity of character thinking and strategy, love it.
Wing is just saying that he's gonna be a beast later on....like his potential is amazing.
Nah, he's saying more than that. !Mini spoler!
The character that shows up later who helps Gon and Killua sell stuff explains why Gon is so scary as they are eating in a cafe.
Another mini spoiler-
idk if he said it or not here yet but I think the next episode Wing says, in the dub, that he’s awakened a monster.
_Ageruyo._
Am i the only one who loves the way he says that line. I'm crazy for it.
Did you notice that Killua changes outfits often, while Gon only changes outfit during training or a special even?
you're realizing how this anime is in its own category... and it only gets better..
Yooo. Hisoka basically had to use his "healed" arm like a string puppet
Only one day between reactions? You are too good to us. I am absolutely loving how much you are enjoying this series.
I've always thought that I'm a smart person. But when I remember how Togashi wrote this, and by himself, he doesn't have any assistants, I feel very insignificant intelligence-wise.
6:07 I couldnt agree more Yu Yu Hakusho was one of my first animes EVER I'd love to see that
Bungee and Gum!
Has the power of both Rubber and Gum!
Now you know, the Nen figts in HxH are next lvl, creative, strategic and smart, especially when most of the characters are smart as fuck with 200+ IQ
Lmao rewatching these and Roshi already realizing Gon will never change his outfit is hilarious. Except shortly during the Chimera Ant Arc
One of my favourite fight of the show! Hisoka is such a madlad haha
5:58 the editor😂😂😂
Gets better and better
the card suit on hisoka's clothes changes according to his mood. this was puzzled out by the maker of Tokyo ghoul during a dual interview with togashi. I don't remember what the pattern was. but when you see hisoka wearing the diamond suit. then you know he's about that bidness.
This ep made me super binge the show from just binging
Little bit of info to know.
Every ability that you’ll see that comes from nen is that individuals version of hatsu.
Quit texting in the middle of the video boi! U ain't SLICK!
Aye chill bro 😂😂😂 funny I was texting Sheera not to be loud when she came in the house cause I was recording
@@YaBoyRoshi LMAO they putting you on blast damn
Lmao
I'm telling u these episodes only get better dawg.
More to come Roshi, the show just gets ever better throughout
Hisoka is pretty dope, but he is kinda creepy too lol These episodes are building up to bigger and better things so, great reaction!👍
shittt getting closer to yorknew cityyy
Bro the story is gonna get so much better
Finally we are near to yorknew city, the phantom troupe is coming
Hisoka is one of the GOAT anime villains
Hisoka is not a villain. Hisoka is not a hero. Hisoka is just Hisoka. He just wants chaos for fun.
@@JinKazama1993 He is a villain mate
@@timtale2404 Naah man. He is neutral. Chaotic neutral, but neutral.
tim tale Hisoka is legit chaotic neutral. It's considered one of the hardest dnd alignments to play properly but Togashi writes Hisoka so well into the alignment it's insane.
@@Dexrazor The way he uses him sparingly is clever. Just enough to be satisfied but not too much to get old or sick of his character and lose his devious charm
Hisoka is the most sickest antagonist of anime history
Hey roshi, did you know
Bungee gum has the properties of both rubber and gum?
The little old big brain Hisoka.
fun factttt: it was more brutal in the manga hisoka actually bit the arm that kastro cutted off like teared a peice of his arm off with his teeth
"Hisoka ain't playin games" That's exactly what my man's doing. Just so happens the loser dies.
Man, your reactions are sooo perfect
No spoilers, but HxH has some of the best fights in anime strategy wise
Nathan I’ve always said a JoJo HxH collaboration would be godly.
Hunter x Hunter is probably the best at the kind of fighting that I like the most: creative applications of abilities. When you start abusing secondary and tertiary properties of a power, side effects and after effects, playing mind games and setting up traps. That to me is the best of what shounen can offer. We got to see how nen battles are first and foremost a mental battle. How can you play mind games and optimize your tool kit. Also making sure that your kit is actually beneficial. Kage bunshin sounds awesome on paper, but as we saw, it is probably impossible to sustain in a life or death battle.
Yes, a double would be a hatsu.
Yorknew ark will blow you away!!!
Oh ho. The greatness of Hisoka has rubbed off on you.
ok so basically (spoilers for watchalongers, if you exist)
he was so focused on training a conjurer skill (something he is not proficient/has any talent in) that he forgot basic nen
Said it before and ill say it again your 100% the best anime youtuber
NO SPOILER I love this series and was just wondering if u have a schedule in which u reacted to hxh cuz I didn’t expect another vid until next week I glad u are speeding it up since this is a longer anime tho
Hisoka is a predator in every sense of the word
Btw theres a back story manga for Hisoka
Damn, Gran Torino was really moving back in the day
Nen fight is basically about strategic
"I love Hisoka" i mean, who doesn't¿
"honest to a fault" trust me that's not even the start
I believe Castro is based off the real life Castro who himself has a body double
Dude, do you know how bad I want a revamp of Yu Yu Hakusho? That was my JAM and in the day!
BRO ITS INSANE
If Yu Yu had a reboot it would be done by Pierrot since they still own rights to the franchise.
damn man I need to rewatch hiatus x hiatus again
Love this arc
Hell ya i love these vids
I dont see why you do not eatch the dub it is very good. And did you know, Bungee gum has the properties of both rubber and gum
because the sub is even better
This is just the *beginning* of Nen
hella off topic but who yall got senku or jimmy neutron?
Senku cause he has the power of anime friendship on his side should he need it lol
Ion know if you watched it or not but a year or two ago Yu Yu Hakusho released a new clean OVA from a manga chapter
Who can’t wait until he gets till the Chimera Ant Arc 😭😭😭😂
the YN arc first
Yu Yu Hakusho remake would completely change the game 💪💪💪
🐐 shonen
LonglostDaequan 💯
So you mention David Blaine but you can’t play cards with Hisoka falling for the bluff that’s funny in many ways and levels
No spoilers.
First show the fight. Without the audience or the protagonists know what the hell is going on.
Then rip away a layer and add Nen into the mix by showing us what really happened while introducing new ideas of Nen and still keeping it a mystery to the protagonists. Then have the reveal that Hisoka is in the Troupe. Then have the reveal he's playing the Troupe.
So many twists in these 2 episodes. So fucking great lol.
Yu Yu Hakusho would be AMAZING!
You should watch the yu yu Hakusho ova that came out last year its animated in a more modern style
you should do a Group react .... cause in the 4th Arc it's some Heavy shit ....
Something always over looked is that Hisoka proposed a dinner to the girl that healed him.
He isn't a pedophile.
Finally boi i was waiting for this
In the manga, I think Kastro took a card to the head.
rewatching this with you i´m understianding a lot of stuff, just recently, this show... would be the god if the director wasn't too lazy
You must not have been paying attention the first time then.
Has lupasan watched this show? It would be awesome to see his reaction too!
Andrew Christian Bending he read the manga, Sheera watched the show years ago
@@YaBoyRoshi ah dang ok. So you're the last to catch on to the greatness
When you stepping into the ring? I saw that bench press on ig.
Goddess Miranda.Cosgrove lmao never Im actually just working off this Dad weight I got on 😂
tight tight tight !
Honestly, I think Kastro was actually pretty strong but hisoka was more smart and a little reckless in this fight.
He was having fun, for Hisoka fun is more important, hed have killed kastro too fast if he used same strength as in the chrollo fight
kastro was a natural enhancer that chose to use conjurer techniques
@@MrBen580 not really , he really didn't know how his ability worked so he couldn't do anything until he knew what this ability was , and as soon as he understood he executed kastro , he didn't waste any time.
0 dislikes keep that same energy
You jinxed it some knuckle head disliked it smh
yo boys i was about to watch YYH is it worth it?
Yes.
Nice
BUNGIE GUM
skipping the outro? barbaric!
Kastro decided to specialize in an Ability that was made of Manipulation and Conjuration when he was an Enhancer. That's why Hisoka said he lost. This applies to real life as well. If you have no talent for something you'll be the best no matter how you try at it. He should've just focused on his Enhancer abilities and become a monster in his own right. Instead he let his desire for revenge against Hisoka run its course and started to dabble in magic tricks. Unfortunately, half-baked magic skills mean nothing in front of a Master like Hisoka. This fight is one of the first Nen fights HxH and people forget how devious and barbaric it is.
Finally 😻❤️
Once you catch up don't read the manga please. I don't want you to change your name to YaBoyHiatus