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vendettasfanfictioning · 4 months

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"ENGAGEMENT RING" WAS NOT SOME WAYWARD TRANSLATION BUT AN ACTUAL LINE IN THE JP MANGA?????? I always thought the reason some translations said, "engagement (ring)," where others used, "prenup," for Illumi and Hisoka's contract was because it was one translator's whim to cause chaos???? Like. It could be read as either of those, but was not necessarily the whole definition.

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But no, I've input the kanji into every translator I could find and they all said roughly the same thing—prenuptial contract. Meanwhile, the furigana (AKA the reading aid consisting of smaller kana printed either above or next to kanji or other characters to indicate their pronunciation), spelled out engagement ring.

I know this might be old news to some but I was today years old when I found out it was so literal????? Togashi really spelled it out in a way ensures we can't misunderstand yet somehow the implications still fly over a few people's heads???????

Idk about y'all but if I was an assassin born and raised on the ideology that an assassin does not need friends and some powerful magician mf just dallies around, telling every person he fights that he's my friend—I'd have killed him by now. I wouldn't trust him with my family secrets. I wouldn't do him any favors.

Or if I was a power-hungry fighter always striving to grow stronger, who grew up in the literal slums and betrays people left and right, I wouldn't put my trust on this pretty assassin either. Even if it's all just manipulations in the end, I wouldn't have any reason to call him, and only him, a friend. I wouldn't give him many, if not all, of my earthly possessions if I were to pass away—even if he isn't the one to kill me.

That's the thing about the contract too, Illumi gets his, "engagement ring," regardless of who kills Hisoka. Illumi's insured, whatever the outcome of this fight may be, so long as Hisoka dies. The funny thing about prenups is it could also be treated as a will of sorts—should one person die, I think it's more commonplace for prenups to include that all valuable assets be given to the widow by default??

Hisoka really did not need to do that, in order to hire Illumi???? Does this mean Hisoka knows and accepts the inevitability of his death on the Black Whale??? Or did his touch with death after fighting Chrollo open his eyes to the fact that he still needed a beneficiary, someone to take his belongings when he dies???? Either way, it's telling that he chose Illumi, of all people, to uphold this extremely important contract...

Anyways. Whether you wanna acknowledge it or not, Hisoka and Illumi have grown to become a pair in the Hunter X Hunter universe, have become the most unlikely, if not terrifying, friends and while the, "engagement ring," or the, "prenup," may not be explicitly romantic, the connotations and the possibilities are still there.

In conclusion, these insane mfs are gay and married, good for them!! 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍🌈

#hxh #hunter x hunter #hxh manga #hxh 377 #mangacap #hisoka #illumi #hisoka morow #illumi zoldyck #hisoillu #hxh analysis #hxh translation #dark continent #dark continent arc #the vid source is where i learned this from but i fuckin handwrote the characters myself just to put them into a translator and damn #also i do not agree w said video but youtube thought i would lmao so

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barbieraatko · 7 months

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Day 5. Map

Dark continent

#inktober #fanart #anime #hunter x hunter #hxh fanart #hxh #digital art #illustration #manga #dark continent

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missazune · 1 year

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Kurapika || HUNTERXHUNTER

“A beast in human's clothing understands better than anyone how people want to be treated.”

need the goat back!!!!

also, i wanna draw alternate characters between black clover and hunterxhunter. i’ve done lucius, kurapika, and… who’s next?

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karmencrossby · 9 months

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Things I wanna see in the HxH manga

GON GETS HIS NEN BACK

Theory 1:

- Nanika helps Gon to get his nen back

Theory 2:

- Bisky comes back to train Gon even and without nen

Theory 3:

- Leorio (due to the fact that he is a doctor) finds a way for him to get his nen back (from the zodiacs)

Theory 4:

- Gon goes to the Dark Continent without nen and he gets it back when he's there

THE FIGHT WITH TSERRIEDNICH

Theory 1

- Due to the fact that Kurapika definitely can't fight Tserriednich alone, we get the long waited Kurapika & Chrollo team up.

Now, Togashi has mentioned that at the end, Kurapika will die but he will die with the Phantom Troupe.

The team up theory can be divided into categories.

1) Tserriednich killed a phantom troupe member and that's why Chrollo teamed up with Kurapika

2) Chrollo and Kurapika make an equal exchange. If Chrollo helps Kurapika kill Tserriednich, Kurapika will help Chrollo kill Hisoka (given the fact that Kurapika can use his full nen against Hisoka and Illumi)

And the end of the team up, in my opinion will lead to the death of both Chrollo and Kurapika just like Togashi said. (and Tserriednich's death)

FAMILY MEET UPS

- Killua goes to the Dark Continent and meets Zigg (Zoldyk family meet up)

- Gon goes to the Dark Continent and meets Don (Freecss family meet up)

- Killua meets Maha (Zoldyk family meet up)

MORE INTERACTION BETWEEN CERTAIN CHARACTERS

- Kurapika & Gon/Killua/Leorio

- Illumi & Hisoka

- Rest of the Zoldyks & Hisoka

- Rest of Phantom Troupe & Kalluto

- Kurapika & Chrollo

- Pariston & Ging

- Cheadle & Kurapika

- Gon/Killua/Leorio & Phantom Troupe

- Gon & Nobunaga

- Isaac & Zigg & Linnie

- Ging & Mito

- Maha & Zeno & Silva

#hunter x hunter #hxh #hxh manga #manga #kurapika #dark continent #yoshihiro togashi #theory

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fatiguedcorvid · 1 year

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some succession war arc ideas/theories

I’ve seen lots of ideas about how the SWA will go but here are some of the ideas i’m most interested in

The troupe find out Kurapika is on the ship and suspect him of working with hisoka like in YNA. Now that Chrollo is no longer bound by judgement chain (explicitly the reason they let him live) they will try to kill him. He might have to talk them out of it seeing how in YNA he had the element of surprise, anonymity, and meticulous planning on his side, and now he has a baby he needs to protect, a quickly depleting lifespan, and 10 pissed princes after him.

Chrollo will get involved in the Succession war. Considering the sheer amount of abilities there for the stealing, as well as his talent for masterminding and logical reasoning it seems like it would be a perfect playground for him, especially since he doesn’t have a personal stake in the outcome like Kurapika does. Also, considering the fact that Kurapika didn’t know Tser had the eyes, it seems he didn’t buy them at a public auction/sale like southernbees. Meaning he likely has a personal connection to the troupe. The nature of that connection can play to his great advantage or detriment depending on how things play out, so I’m pretty excited to see the two meet, especially now that Tser is a nen user.

The ship will face some great disaster that will push the different factions together to cooperate to save the ship. Whether it's the threat of sinking, a lower ties uprising, an attack from some kind of sea creature, or something else I’d love to see what the zoadics would do if they needed to ask the troupe to help them hunt some beast or see the princes face the masses break the barrier between tiers2 and 3.

#hunter x hunter #hunter x hunter manga #succession war arc #kurapika #phantom troupe #chrollo lucilfer #tserriednich #dark continent #black whale

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mudwerks · 1 year

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(via Back In Flesh - Wall of Voodoo (1981)

#youtube #Back In Flesh #Wall of Voodoo #music #vintage #1981 #dark continent

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vendettasfanfictioning · 4 months

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dark continent ends with all the spiders dead, kurapika on life support after spending 1038928383 hours of his life span, oito killing the king, and one nasty disgusting threesome with adult trio (kurohisoillu) before they fight to the death. I'm predicting this now 😇😇

#mdni #dark continent #hxh #hunter x hunter #kurapika #genei ryodan #the spiders #kuroro lucilfer #chrollo lucilfer #hisoka morow #illumi zoldyck #hisoka #adult trio #hxh oito #hxh manga #hxh spoilers

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shinjito · 2 years

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Hunter X Hunter 1934 - Beyond Netero in: The Five Great Calamities

#Hunter X Hunter #beyond netero #Dark Continent #5 great calamities #hxh #zobae #brion #hellbell #ai #papu #netero #hunter x hunter manga #togashi #vintage #Popeye #cartoon #1930s #old timey #snake

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xtruss · 9 months

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‘Africa Is Fighting, Africa Will Win’: How Soviet Art Supported the Decolonization of the ‘Dark Continent’

The liberation of Africa from the oppression of Western colonizers in the 1960s became one of the main themes of Soviet propaganda posters

In the second half of the 20th century, the African continent lived through its own ‘parade of sovereignties.’ In 1960 alone, 17 new nations gained independence in what was formerly colonial Africa. While remaining economically dependent on Europe, the former colonies fought for political independence. The USSR tried to provide them with as much assistance as possible and in fact initiated the adoption of the Declaration on the Granting of Independence to Colonial Countries and Peoples at the 15th session of the UN General Assembly. At that time, a point appeared in the Program of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union, the main strategic policy document of the country, stating that “the national liberation movement is one of the main anti-imperialist forces.”

In addition to providing diplomatic, economic, and military assistance to anti-colonial movements in Africa, the USSR also made use of propaganda. From images of a black slave breaking shackles, to depictions of an international union of workers of all skin colors, and the black population shown groaning under the oppression of white colonizers, African themes became an integral part of Soviet propaganda posters.

At the second Russia-Africa Summit, which opened in St. Petersburg on Wednesday, the pavilions were decorated with Soviet posters exploring the decolonization of the African continent. Below, we’ve assembled some of the most interesting images.

Top Left: The creator of this poster is acclaimed Soviet artist Viktor Koretsky, who made over 40 emotionally charged posters during the Second World War. In the 1960s, the struggle against colonialism in Africa became one of his main themes. The inscription on this poster says, “Freedom to all nations of Africa!”

Top Right: One of the first posters showing the struggle of African nations against Western colonizers was created in 1960 by a group of Soviet graphic artists known as Kukryniksy.The image of a black man who strangles his former oppressor with broken chains is accompanied by an inscription that says, “The nations of Africa will rein in colonizers!”

Bottom: This poster, also by Koretsky created in the style of socialist realism, shows a black man breaking the shackles that bind him. The inscription says, “Africa is fighting, Africa will win!”

Top: Another poster by Koretsky depicts a black man who received a paper from Western countries promising “aid to underdeveloped countries.” However, glancing back, he sees how the same hands that gave him the paper are trying to steal from a basket inscribed with the words “natural resources.” The inscription reads “Neocolonialism is the plunder of nations.”

Bottom Left: The conflict between the oppressors and the oppressed was not the only theme that emerged in Soviet posters of the time. Artists often explored the constructive side of decolonization. For example, this poster is by Soviet-Armenian painter Eduard Artsrunyan, a major figure in modern Armenian art. The work was created at the very beginning of his career, shortly after he graduated from the Institute of Art. The image of a young African man ready to build a happy future in his homeland is accompanied by the inscription, “Africa is building. Africa will win!”

Bottom Right: Artsrunyan created another poster on the same theme two years later, in 1965. This one features an African mother – another popular image for Soviet artists. “Out of darkness and slavery – to freedom, to happiness,” says the inscription.

Left: This poster, created by the artist couple Vladimir and Irina Kalensky in 1961, was dedicated to the parade of sovereignties on the African continent. The inscription on the poster, which shows a black girl bearing the flags of the newly formed nations, says, “The wind of freedom is blowing over Africa!”

Middle: This 1960 poster, made by artists Oleg Maslyakov and Efim Tsvik, also avoids direct political slogans. Instead, it looks forward to a new beginning for the African continent as it awakens from its colonial slumber. “Good morning, Africa,” reads the inscription.

Right: A work by Nina Vatolina, the creator of the famous Soviet poster “Don't chatter”, picks up the theme of the previous poster five years later in 1965. The inscription reads “We live in a free Africa!”

Top: Some of the works of Soviet graphic artists were devoted to prominent figures of the African liberation movement. For example, this one by Viktor Koretsky is dedicated to the memory of the independence fighter and first prime minister of the Democratic Republic of Congo Patrice Lumumba, who was killed in 1961. Lumumba is shown against the silhouette of the African continent and with the same silhouette in his heart. It is accompanied by the inscription, “He carried Africa in his heart.”

Bottom Left: Many poster artists drew parallels between the October Revolution in Russia and the liberation movement in Africa. For example, this 1969 poster by Vasily Boldyrev shows a young black man with a rifle illuminated by the light of the Soviet cruiser Aurora – one of the main symbols of the Russian Revolution. “The Great Lenin has illuminated our path,” reads the inscription.

Bottom Right: Lumumba is also mentioned in a work by poster artist Vadim Volikov titled ‘Hold the colonizers to account!’ It shows African and Arab liberation fighters with a Russian proletarian. Together, they threaten a serviceman clutching a blood-covered knife and bearing the inscription “colonialism" on his helmet. The fighters against colonialism hold posters in three languages, which proclaim:

– We mourn for Lumumba, Africa must live, Remove Hammarskjöld! – [Arabic] Down with colonialism, victory to the peoples! – [Russian] Down with colonialism, free Africa!

Top: Many poster artists drew parallels between the October Revolution in Russia and the liberation movement in Africa. For example, this 1969 poster by Vasily Boldyrev shows a young black man with a rifle illuminated by the light of the Soviet cruiser Aurora – one of the main symbols of the Russian Revolution. “The Great Lenin has illuminated our path,” reads the inscription.

Bottom: This work created jointly by Viktor Koretsky and Yuri Kershin in 1967 shows an African independence fighter as a mirror image of a Russian proletarian revolutionary. The poster bears a quote from the theses adopted by the Central Committee of the USSR’s Communist Party for the 50th anniversary of the October Revolution:

”The Great October Socialist Revolution dealt a severe blow to the entire system of imperialist colonial rule, and became a powerful stimulus for the development of the national liberation movement.”

The inscription states, “The chains are breaking – this is an echo of our revolution!”

Left: This work by Vladimir Menshikov belongs to the late school of Soviet poster art – it was created in 1980, when the Cold War had entered a new stage of tension. The man depicted in the lower left-hand corner holds a flag with the inscription “Give us freedom!” The image is accompanied by a Poem:

The time of retribution is coming,

The flames of battle flare up;

Throwing off the despised load from their shoulders,

Slaves gain freedom

Middle: This 1967 poster by Soviet and Russian artist of Azerbaijani origin Vilen Karakashev shows the irreversibility of the anti-colonial movement in Africa. “You cannot extinguish the dawn of freedom!” the poster says.

Right: A poster by artist Nikolay Smolyak from 1961 depicts a young African man ‘shoveling out’ a colonialist, who leaves behind footprints bearing the words “slavery, robbery, hunger and terror” on African soil. The inscription says,“Colonialism has NO place on Earth!”

Left: In the USSR, the campaign supporting the African struggle against Western colonial powers was backed not only by individual artists, but also by various publications. For example, this is the cover of the September 1960 issue of the satirical magazine ‘Crocodile’. “Clear out!” says a dark-skinned young man with a broom, banishing Western oppressors from his continent.

Middle: A similar theme is explored by Alexander Vyaznikov and Vasily Fomichev in a poster created in 1972. It is accompanied by a Poem:

Old-school colonizers

As well as modern ones

Should all be sent to the dump

Such is their fate!

Right: The political regime in South Africa, where the Apartheid system even outlasted the USSR, came in for particularly sharp criticism by Soviet artists. In this poster by Eduard Artsrunyan, a black man is trying to break chains that resemble the borders of South Africa. “Colonialism is doomed!” says the inscription.

A 1978 poster titled ‘The Grin of Racism’ by artist Fyodor Nelyubin touches on the same theme. He portrays an embittered colonizer whose sinister smile spells out the words “apartheid” and “genocide.” The work is accompanied by a Short Poem:

In this deadly fight he won’t retain

His old colonial ways!

Another work by Nelyubin, painted in the same year, ridicules the unwillingness of Western imperialists to understand the hostile attitude demonstrated towards them by Africa’s local population. The poster titled ‘Black Ingratitude’ is accompanied by a Poem:

Malicious alarm spreads in the racist camps

Foster is angry, indignant is Smith:

We’ve done so much for the Blacks

But all they shout is “Down with apartheid!”

— By Georgiy Berezovsky, Vladikavkaz-based Journalist | RT | 26 July, 2023

#Africa #Soviet Union – USSR #Dark Continent #Decolonization #Libration #Libration of Africa #Western Colonizers #Soviet Propaganda Posters #20th Century #Parade of Sovereignties #UN General Assembly #Russia-Africa Summit #St. Petersburg

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itaviv · 2 years

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