#oito hui guo rou

[pimientosdulces]

hunter x hunters

#hxh #hunter x hunter #okay some doodles from last year I still like #pariston hill #senritsu #camilla hui guo rou #kacho hui guo rou #morena prudo #my art #x #oito hui guo rou #ig

[turtledotjpeg]

This started out as just "hey I like both of these characters what if they interacted," but after seeing Melody crying about Kacho in chapter 400 I really wanted to draw her with someone who Gets It

if no one else will give them a hug... can they hug each other :'(

Oito & Melody both have a tendency to freak out a bit in stressful situations, so I wondered if they might amplify that in each other haha. But on the other hand I could see them empathizing with each other and maybe being able to comfort each other? (or maybe I'm just a bit delusional lol)

#having a hard time articulating this but i think the gist of it is #i love that they're women who are smart and cool and brave and also emotional‚ & that in the midst of all this strategizing + intrigue #it feels like their stories are so consistently focused on human connections? is that accurate? idk #so tl;dr as unlikely as it is i'd love to see melody in room 1014 :'D #hunter x hunter #hxh #oito hui guo rou #woble hui guo rou #melody hxh #senritsu #(.......and maybe... what if..... they also kissed??? 😳) #(no listen i'm a totally respectable and intellectual manga fan over here i swear‚‚) #...on a different note if i'm talking about giving melody a hug i feel the need to nominate kacho for one too #at least she has her sister but. kid has a lot on her plate right now and is taking it like a champ #i hope she and melody can be friends‚ i think they could both really use one right now lol #aah i forgot to tag shimano #but that tag seems to be full of bicycles? xD so maybe #shimano hxh

[whoishotteranimepolls]

#chiyuki #chiyuki death parade #death parade #oito hui guo rou #hunter x hunter #hxh #anime #polls #anime poll #whoishotteranimepolls

[futuredaysbycan]

#another day of being normal about hxh #hxh #oito hui guo rou #hunter x hunter #my hanta hanta art

[hamliet]

Hi! Hope you're doing well!

How would the Kurtas killing Sheila fit into Kurapika's and Chrollo's arcs? This whole side B thing is a bit confusing for me and though I trust Togashi, I'm scared it will come off as excusing the Troupe for their violence

@aspoonofsugar wrote a whole meta about this. The main idea is that there is a cycle of revenge and violence and more innocent victims leading to revenge which leads to violence which leads to move innocent victims who the want revenge and pursue violence and create even more innocent victims.

This isn't new. It's been clear that this is the point of Kurapika's arc for decades now, and with Chrollo as his shadow, well, it only makes sense that Chrollo has similar motivations to Kurapika, much like Hisoka does with Gon and Illumi with Killua.

As for excusing the Troupe... I don't think we run this risk. Literally nothing you can do excuses torturing kids. But someone, way back in 2018, wrote to me to point out all the inconsistencies between the Phantom Troupe's characterization and their supposed treatment of the Kurtas.

I'll say what I said to them years ago: seeking to understand is not the same as excusing.

This blogger also was clear that they didn't want to excuse the Troupe, but noted moments that hinted something else was going on. In other words, Togashi's been dropping hints about this pretty much from the start:

The PT's requiem for Uvogin, which was extremely violent, was stated by one of the most violent troupe members (Feitan) to be out of the ordinary for them. But the Kurta massacre was even more violent and disturbing so... there's hint here in Yorknew that there's a gap that needs to be filled in.

Members like Paku and Machi show a kind of empathy in Yorknew and beyond that makes torturing little kids seem exceedingly unusual for them. Furthermore, Paku in particular notes that she can understand Kurapika because he was on the verge of killing Chrollo to make himself feel better for his losses. Paku then sacrifices herself to save Chrollo, so this wasn't out of a coldness towards Chrollo, but instead clearly just, empathy. Empathy and cold-blooded child torture don't usually go hand in hand.

The strange note left behind after the Kurtas died seems to cement that something was "taken" from the Phantom Troupe by the Kurta Clan:

The "child murder" motif seems to, well, be a Thing with the Phantom Troupe if we consider Sarasa's manner of death. Sheila wasn't a child by the time she met Kurapika and Pairo, but a childhood friend still.

It fits really, really well with the characterizations we have, too. To quote Sugar's essay again:

Knowing Chrollo's coping mechanism I wouldn't be surprised if he decided to avenge Sheila hiding his grief behind an utilitarian objective, like... let's take the Kurtas' eyes and sell them at the black market.

And with the thematic points (again, read Sugar's essay!):

Sheila being necessarily malicious towards the Kurta to the point she would help the Spiders to kill them would mean 1) that the Elders were right and the outside world is bad... hence Kurapika's childhood dream (which btw it is Gon and Killua's childhood dream) is worthless and 2) that Kurapika is indirectly responsible for his people's death, which really doesn't work for his arc and his survivor's guilt.

Sheila being an unknown catalyst to violence and tragedy instead works better on multiple levels. First of all, it would make Kurapika's idealism the right thematic choice over the Elders' cynicism and fear of the other. Secondly, it would fit with the exploration of the cycle of revenge as fundamentally wrong and damaging to all sides. Thirdly, it would be sweet tragedy for both Chrollo and Kurapika... after all, Kurapika's dream comes from a person close to Chrollo, while Chrollo's act of violence hurt 2 friends of Sheila, who had helped her.

The cycle of violence and innocent victims are both major themes this arc. We have Morena, an innocent child rejected cruelly by her father, now wreaking havoc. We have Hisoka targeting the Spiders, knowing Chrollo's refusal to be a human being who loves is all subterfuge. But, the Spiders are willing participants rather than helpless victims of Hisoka--they literally chose to enter the Whale knowing that they were being hunted. It's kill or be killed, so they're perpetuating the cycle.

And of course, we have Woble, Oito, and Kurapika, and the whole Succession War. Only one can be left standing to win the war. Except... the innocents are dying. Kachou. Momoza. As a baby, Woble has no chance except escaping (which I do believe will happen). Like, the Black Whale is pretty much an entire society of warfare at different levels.

Lastly, and this is something Sugar and I spoke about, the idea of breaking the cycle of vengeance is what the entire theme of the Succession War Arc is about. Kurapika literally states from the start that they have to escape.

Now, I know for the princes, leaving=death (as seen in Kacho and Fugetsu's story) but... I wouldn't be surprised if one of Chrollo's nen abilities can bypass the parasitic nen being used to magically trap the princes in this violence.

Someone needs to step out and say "no more" and the violence stops. YouTuber Aleczandxr noted that Woble is in some ways a symbol of innocence lost for Kurapika. Woble surviving is key to Kurapika surviving as well.

I don't doubt Kurapika will do this in multiple ways: helping Woble escape and ending his quest for vengeance against Chrollo by, probably, working together to get the hell off the Whale with what they have left.

The ally theory is because, well, you integrate with your Jungian shadow and Kurapika kind of says it here, again at the start of the arc. The way to get out of this war will involve allies:

#ask hamliet #hxh theory #hxh meta #phantom troupe #kurta massacre #prince woble #oito hui guo rou #kurapika #hunter x hunter #chrollo lucilfer

[catboycurarpikt]

#kurapika #oito hui guo rou #woble #hxh

[anggeese]

Residents of room 1014

#hunter x hunter #hxh #kurapika #oito hui guo rou #woble hui guo rou #hxh bill #hxh shimano #look mom i painted something #anyway been practicing with digital painting and my wrists are suffering #art tag

[peeksyart]

this may be my favorite arc :<

#hxh #hunter x hunter #kurapika kurta #oito hui guo rou #woble hui guo rou #hxh melody #hxh bill #tserriednich #hxh theta #kacho hui guo rou #fugetsu hui guo rou #keeny #succession war arc #my art

[flickerngflower]

#hunter x hunter #hxh #oito hui guo rou #prince woble #oito #woble #woble is such a cute name #hxh fanart

[yuujing]

succession war redraws ft 99 melody 🐳

#i finished rereading succ war and actually understand what’s happening now #the twins hoooghh 😔 #jing.art #hxh #kacho hui guo rou #fugetsu hui guo rou #oito hui guo rou #camilla hui guo rou #senritsu #woble hui guo rou

[shaiapoufing]

kurapika and oito! And my girlie woble

I couldn’t decide if I liked the color or not because they look like cool statues in greyscale

#hxh #hxh fanart #kurapika #oito #oito hui guo rou #fanart #art #artist #artists on tumblr #I LOVE THE SUCCESSION WAR ARC RAHHHH #hunter x hunter #prince woble

[itaviv]

Parenting 101 + Cruise Life

#bill hxh #kurapika #Shimano hxh #black whale #room 1014 #isha draws #sketchyy #hxh #oito hui guo rou #woble hui you rou #I love bill #actually one of my favorite characters in the entire verse

[shinnie-that-needs-help]

the mother ever

#queen oito #Oito Hui Guo Rou #prince woble #woble hui guo rou #coloring

[giuliano-fan-account]

New Chapters Bingo

My sister made a bingo board for me, and I filled it out with some stuff that might happen that came to mind.  ‘Doubt that anything’s coming up soon, but I’m so glad and excited. It’s great too since the fandom seems a little more lively lol :thumbs_up:

#hunter x hunter #hxh #hunterxhunter #bingo #fandom bingo #hxh news #dark continent arc #succession war arc #hxh new chapters #julianohxh #giulianohxh #izunavi #ging #pariston #senritsu #melody #leorio #Nen beast #oito hui guo rou #Kurapika #phantom troupe #Hisoka #Illumi #morena prudo #Fugetsu #Kacho #Camilla #muherr #tree #chrollo

[futuredaysbycan]

Did some redraws of hunter x hunter manga!!!

#who would have thought i will draw this much #hxh #camilla hui guo rou #chrollo #oito hxh #oito hui guo rou #my hanta hanta art

[friendlymochibat]

Sketches

#my art #hxh #pippyart #oito hui guo rou #prince woble #shalnark #feitan