So one of the leading malls here in the Philippines is going to show One Piece Film Z on May 1st and then Hunter X Hunter The Phantom Rouge at a yet undisclosed date. This is the same mall / cinema chain that secured the Philippine release of the Rurouni Kenshin Live Action adaptation.

Sweet.


Just thought it was worth mentioning. I'm going to have a blast in the coming months.

I feel old knowing that I grew up watching YuYu Hakusho and now I’m watching Hunter X Hunter. Years apart, the two anime series showcase the best that mangaka Togashi Yashihiro has to offer – concepts and plot progressions he either originated or emulated and made his very own. Hunter X Hunter uses a LOT of elements from YuYu Hakusho, but since they’re used quite brilliantly, I got no beef with that. Indeed, recycling manga elements work, if you know what you're doing.

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I wanted to blog about the WSJ scanlations last week (1st week of February), but work constraints held me back. Much to my pleasurable surprise, scanlations were early this week, so why not go ahead and rant about the most recent chapters together now?


OP 656: “Adventure on the Burning Island”

Chapter 655 and 656 of One Piece come together as the beginning of a new arc, the first one in the second half of the Grand Line, the New World. After quite an entrance...

Millions of manga enthusiasts across the World Wide Web breathed a sigh of relief when the next chapters for the Big 3 of Weekly Shounen Jump finally went online – but personally, I wanted to see the next chapter for Hunter X Hunter. Beware: there are spoilers afoot after this point.


Hunter X Hunter’s chapter 331, titled X Day, found Killua and a sleeping Alluka waiting in...

Hunter X Hunter 2011's Episode 13, was, sadly, a recap episode. Oh well. Instead of moping about that, I just took measure of the new series and compared it to the previous one here:

Hunter X Hunter 2011 Vs Hunter X Hunter 1999 – 13 Episodes In

It's a bit premature, given that it's only been 13 episodes, but a lot of little things are already starting to stand out for me. What do you think of the 2011 reboot?