#hxh chapter 397

[tangsakura]

When chapter 397 was released, these were many of the HxH readers' comments and reactions on reddit.

I'm so glad Machi got the recognition she deserves.

#btw this has been in my drafts since Dec and I was supposed to post this back when the chapter was published #but like I went on a hiatus after the hectic semester and then another hectic semester happened.......... #hxh #hxh manga #hunter x hunter #machi #machi komacine #hxh machi #phantom troupe #genei ryodan #hxh fandom #hxh spoilers #hxh spoiler #hxh chapter 397

[letters-to-rosie]

i cannot imagine being an hxh fan since 1999 and waiting 23 years for phantom troupe backstory

#this fandom has the patience of a saint #hxh #hunter x hunter #phantom troupe #did the backstory make you wanna cry? #because it came pretty close for me #story hasn't had me as emotional since killua and nanika #or “komugi are you there” ugh #hxh chapter 397

[mossybeebone]

pretty boy to mass murderer pipe line

#hunter x hunter #hunter x hunter manga #Hunter x Hunter #hxh #hunter hunter #hunter x hunter chrollo #Hunter x Hunter ch.397 #hxh chapter 397 #hxh chrollo

[tryingmybestiguess]

After the new chapters I love Yorkshin even more

#hxh #chapter 397 spoilers #i just reread the arc

[pigcatapult]

Everyone's already drawn the parallels between the events that led Kurapika and Chrollo to each have their "and that was when I decided to be a serial killer when I grow up" moment, so here's some other things about hxh 397:

Not only is Chrollo's plan to build a metaphorical web to lure Sarasa's killers to their doom, but he decided to wait for the worldwide web to get up and running.

There is so much to say about how this chapter and the implication that Machi becomes at least a mortician's assistant recontextualizes her hatsu. Sarasa's death changed all their lives forever, but Machi specifically fixates on the handling of Sarasa's corpse. Machi's the one who hugs Sarasa's body and tries to comfort her.

(brb these panels have me crying again)

Like, Machi's hatsu is perfect for a mortician. And it turns the situation with preparing Hisoka's corpse into such a cruel irony. This very ability that she developed out of what the rules of nen tell us must have been an intense desire to do right by her dead (maybe not by your dead or my dead, and certainly not by Kurapika's dead, but the Troupe's hypocrisy is already thoroughly documented) ultimately led to two more brutal murders of the people dearest to her, and might lead to more.

Hell, let's talk about the cruel irony that one little girl's desire to do right by the dead is probably what led to the Phantom Troupe gaining nen, without which they couldn't have killed the Kurtas, without which they wouldn't currently be hurtling toward author-foretold deaths.

Can you imagine the AU where Sarasa doesn't die and the Phantom Troupe stays a non-murdery theatre group?

I don't know what to make of the "Your pretty eyes make my skin crawl" bit. Maybe it's in reference to how Machi's (apparently natural) gyo looks? Maybe it's a hint towards whatever is up with her "intuition" that's always right even when she thinks it's wrong? We've still never gotten any explanation for what that is or why it works despite not being an acknowledged hatsu.

#hunter x hunter #hxh #hunter x hunter spoilers #hxh spoilers #hxh 397 #machi komacine

[emijyi]

the new hxh chapters are so interesting....

the troupe starting as a theater troupe makes a lot of sense in retrospect and adds to the theme of performing criminal deeds as "performance," as well as the infamous requiem scene in york new. it makes sense with the troupe stating that they don't have clear overarching goals or motivations with all of their crimes-- like stealing the auction materials "for fun." it's almost like fucked up performance art?

with what's foreshadowed for 397 i'm sure it's going to bring in some themes about the cycle of violence that parallel what's been going on with kurapika's arc this entire time. I'm also sure the troupe are about to meet their ends, and this will also mirror the whole death/violence vs new life/rebirth themes that are very strong with the succession war (death for the birth of a new king) and kurapika's personal conflict (killing himself in the pursuit of saving a life-- both woble and pairo in a way). i need more right now

#hxh spoilers #hxh 396 #shut up em

[meowrenapurrdo]

ive read chapter 102 of hxh's manga. ??? does that mean sheila was dead because of the kurtas??? like reading from that chapter & the connection it has with chapter 394-397..... pls someone tell me???😭😭😭

#sheila hxh #hxh spoilers #hxh

[saturnscoffee]

Finally catching up with hxh again after rereading some old chapters and I am finally at chapter 397. The tears 😭😭😭

#hxh

[futuredaysbycan]

hxh chapter 397: chrollo regrets his york new actions as 6th person tells him they saw his corpse on reddit

#hanta hanta prediction #chrollo

[tangsakura]

Spoilers alert!!!! I just read some sneak peak of hxh397 translation, so you're right, machi does intend to stitch hisoka for other purpose (funeral) or just make his corpse as good as when he's alive!!

Yeah I was so happy when I read the raws. I was gonna post my reaction to it like later today or sometime tomorrow but you sent this ask and now I'm pumped.

So for those of you new to this blog or passing by, sometime earlier this year I made a post analyzing Machi's dialogue in chapter 357 to Hisoka, pre-post mortem Nen vs post-post mortem Nen or some stuff like here.

(From here on, it will contain content from chapter 397 of Hunter x Hunter. Please DNI if you don't wanna get spoiled)

I was right about Machi wanting to make Hisoka look good for funeral or just in general based on that chapter.

Hunter x Hunter Chapter 397 (Unofficial Translation)

Hisoka's state reminded her of how Sarasa looked like when they found her corpse and probably wanted to make it look really nice like how Renko made Sarasa looked alive and sleeping deeply.

Thank you Togashi for confirming my analysis.

#also someone ask me to give examples of panels showing Hisoka's speech styles and stuff and do a but of analysis on it #I will get back to it once I survive next week #final exam season always makes me busy #I cri #;--; #hxh #hunter x hunter #hisoka #hisomachi #hxh hisoka #hisoka morow #machi #hisoka x machi #hxh manga #hunter x hunter manga #machi komacine #hxh machi #hxh chapter 397 #hxh spoilers #hxh 1998 #phantom troupe #genei ryodan

[tangsakura]

After chapter 397 of Hunter x Hunter got released, quite a number of people are talking about Machi on HxH reddit.

#finally getting the recognition she deserves #hxh #hxh machi #hxh manga #Machi #machi komacine #machi komachine #machi