Hunter x Hunter Chapter 356 Discussion

Also, it's no surprise that the characters we're talking about don't display fear or terror; we're not only talking about any regular hunters, we're talking about the top of the top. They are in their positions for a reason.

Man I'm dissapointed in this fight. Chrollo is absolutely dominating Hisoka.



To me it's unbelievable that Chrollo is able to make so many puppets, while each one is still a danger to hisoka.



Just doesnt make sense to me.

These puppets should be about as strong as a muggle, which shouldnt even be able to scratch hisokas skin from what we learned about Nen.



Also I agree this fight is really dragging. He should do the explaining afterwards, like he did with alot of previous fights. Having to read and think so much just takes the tempo out of the fight and gets anticlimatic.

Courthead said:
Mikasa said:
Once again, this is HxH, a more realistic story. Just because someone says something doesn't mean it's some universal law taking place. "If I'm gonna die either way" is just him musing and weighing his options. You need to look at the actual facts and not be distracted by these monologues. Fact is, he is still a hypersonic character (one of the best), who can also be rendered MUCH faster with the bungie gum effect, and he's simply trapped among a lot of explosives who went off simultaneously. We didn't even see him being consumed by the blast, he could have disappeared even before the explosion was triggered, in which case we wouldn't even have to debate how fast he is. It's like simply stepping aside and having the gun miss before having to deal with how to dodge the bullet.



I really don't think Togashi would have him say that for no reason, just to increase the suspense at the end of the chapter. It would just be shoddy lazy writing, and Togashi is not a shoddy lazy writer. So my money is that Hisoka will die or be saved by someone else, but will not be able to save himself. But we will see in 7 days!





Are you sure?

Killua to Netero: Pitou is stronger than you

Netero: Pitou is stronger than I am

Netero vs Pitou, Netero casually swats Pitou away and never thinks of him again.





Gon: Hanzo might be older and stronger, but I am smaller, faster and more agile

*Hanzo 1-chop KOs Gon a split-second after*



Yes, he says it because he thinks there is a chance of him dying, doesn't mean it's inescapable.

The same reason Meruem saying "You had me in check mate from the start", didn't stop him from trying to escape. Only difference they're not trapped underground and this is not a nuke.



It's not shoddy lazy writing, it's shoddy lazy thinking on the audience's part. And he's taking advantage of that to build real suspense. He's simply proving again and again that a character saying something is not "word of god", which IS shoddy lazy writing done by most shonen.



People think that if a character honestly believes in something, it's a law of physics within the universe. The only statements that can turn out wrong are lies, over- and understatements, and the like. If he genuinely believes it, it's definitely true.

Ok, am i the only who didn't get how Hisoka lost that leg. He was in the air flying with speed i saw no coprse or anything exploding on his leg so how exactly did he lose that leg?

1. Chrollo chose a Heavens arena battle because this way Chrollo would have better chances of winning

2. Chrollo said style is important in a game, right?. more than the outcome

3. Chrollo have to deal with more annoying conditions

4. don't forget that initially Chrollo did not want to face Kurapika, precisely he was captured by Kurapika because he did not anticipate it



This fight was not one sided. Hisoka's ability is versatile however he underestimated Chrollo. on the other hand Chrollo  "gathered his cards" therefore he did not underestimate Hisoka

Drake1000 said:
He's gonna try and drag Chrollo into the explosion with some secret bungee gum he layed next to/on him in a last dying effort isn't he.... I hope that's not the case.

I was on Team Chrollo because he was the underdog and everyone was rooting for Hisoka in this fight but now I kinda feel bad for the clown.

I think Chrollo will end up sparing him somehow.



Is there any reason new Chrollo isn't another disguised puppet?





Hisoka's possible tricks:



1) Bungie gum between a plus and a minus seal, being able to detonate a bomb by himself

2) Using texture surprise to manipulate how the seals look, maybe change a plus and a minus, where Chrollo thinks those puppets are safe because both have the same apparent sign, when they don't, and he uses Bungie Gum to set them off.

3) Far-fetched, but Hisoka has one antenna, he could attach it to a puppet, and erase the puppet's stamp via Texture Surprise, making Chrollo try controlling the puppet via Black Voice.





Whatever it is, the two seal powers seem like the very thing Texture Surprise would be able to take care of.

yep raws are out btw, Hisoka lost a feet too lol those zombies can also use the sun and moon bombing technique

Damn dude, Hisoka should have picked an isolated location for their fight. Chrollo is legit taking FULL advantage of all these people.