Hunter x Hunter Chapter 396 Discussion

Oh man, that was messed up. Now i see there was a backstory for their orchestra-like performance back in YorkNew arc. Originally a threatre troupe, this is so brilliant!

If someone told me "hey, one of future HxH chapters will have the Spiders doing a fandub of a tokusatsu like Mighty Morphin Power Rangers" I would say "Cut the crap", but I guess God really has His own way of having fun twisting the writings of fate.

Chrollo is so good at imitating because he never had a real personality lmao

Great chapter we need more of this because I'm bored of the succession war arc

Poor kids, they just started out wanting to entertain their friends and each other by dubbing a tv show :(



It is heartbreaking to see how innocent and enthusiastic they used to be in contrast to their current selves. While I totally love this flashback, idk if it's about to raise a death flag for multiple members of the troupe soon ;_;



That being said, I guess we can expect poor Sarasa to get kidnapped in the next chapter.

So the Phantom Troup was originaly a Theater Troup, huh? Love it!



What a wholesome chapter, but that ending was eerie as fuck. Man I feel so bad for these kids in Meteor City.



The Troup's popularity is gonna skyrocket to new highs after that batch of chapters.

3/5



We expected the continuation of this backstory and Togashi gave us just that. The name Troupe has been established now we wait to see their descent to the ruthless Phantom Troupe



It's great seeing every young PT members, we even got a look at young Nobu with his silky hair. He was missing last chapter but makes his due appearance. Chrollo was a entertainer from the beginning, huh? His charisma managed to even pull a hard ass like Uvo or un-assuming Machi to his side. They all just wanted to perform for the rest of their lives but it turned out very different from their original trajectory. What could've possibly happened to them for them to eventually turn sour and be where they are now. It has to something with the new former troupe members Shiela and Sarasa.



Sarasa's death seems imminent but is that the only trigger for troupe's divilgence towards evil & tyranny. I doubt it. I think there's something deep rooted trauma we readers probably don't know about and Togashi is slowly but surely revealing it. So, strap yourselves for a possible brutal revelations in next couple of chapters. Overall, an average chapter

Another Troupe related chapter = Another default W. 🏆