Hunter x Hunter |OT| Calling x All x Hunters
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Introducing the janitorial crew of the Black Whale who for some reason all have Nen and use it to clean up messes and do maintenance.
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Togashi's illustration for Fist of the North Star's 40th anniversary art exhibition:
Kenshiro looks like he just realized he forgot to get something while grocery shopping.
"My meatloaf is already dead."
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He wrote a letter answering some of their questions, a lot about manga creation and Killua's background. He also revealed that he initially had Gon failing the exam and then there would be a timeskip, but the editor rejected it.
Next week, there will be info about the ending. Apparently he said, "When I die and HxH is incomplete, you can think of that as the ending."
Well, this deflated me. Usually these updates perk me up, but not this one.
Got serious whiplash from the cute drawing and story to that comment. Hope he's just doing this as an in case something happens and things aren't even worse then they seem.
Nothing in the current story line ever looked like it was gonna get resolved even on a hypothetical no-breaks schedule for a while. The whole dark continent stuff got enough ideas by itself, then there's the whole succession war.
Honestly, where the anime left off was satisfying enough to me as far as Gon and Killua go. I know they'd probably eventually come back but the way their story ended was good to me with them accomplishing their goals and going their separate ways while knowing they'd meet again someday. Everything after that is just gravy to me
It sounds like his condition, whatever it is, has gotten worse. I hope for the best for him.
I wonder if he's seen any specialists in the US.
I wonder if he's seen any specialists in the US.
Damn, really bleak. But with the large scope of the story I can't ever imagine him "finishing" the series.
Yeah, there was a tiny bit of hope back in 2018, but after the 4-year hiatus? There's just not enough time given his health. Best thing to hope for is that the SW and Kurapika's / the Troupe's / Hisoka's stories get wrapped up.
Definitely curious to see what he has to say about the ending next week.
Long time lurker to the thread here. Several months ago I finished watching the anime on Crunchyroll, one of the best series of all time. Too many great moments and character arcs to recount but my favorite episodes are when the Phantom Troupe go in and absolutely wreck the ant queen and her troops (was that ever satisfying), the Chimera ant finale episodes and Gon and Ging's reunion. At some point I plan on reading the entire manga, I actually bought a copy of volume 1 which was on sale at Barnes and Noble but will probably go digital for the rest.
My big takeaway from the series is the theme of friendship, loyalty and kindness triumphing despite the otherwise intense and often brutal events surrounding the characters.
Regarding the posts above, how does ownership work in the manga world for IPs? It'd be nice if someone higher up at Shonen Jump at some point tactfully stepped in and respectfully set up a plan with Togashi to use an artist for the times he's not able to work so the stories he's already written or planned out can at least be finished. Surely he'd be able to supervise the art to his satisfaction. Or is there some gentleman's agreement between Togashi and Shonen Jump where he's not going to be made to let the series be drawn by somebody else? DB Super manga is not being drawn by Toriyama but not sure if that's a good comparison. Anyways, hope that doesn't sound insensitive as Togashi's well being is obviously more important.
My big takeaway from the series is the theme of friendship, loyalty and kindness triumphing despite the otherwise intense and often brutal events surrounding the characters.
That and Ging's speech to Gon at the end about enjoying the little moments in life with your friends instead of just focusing on your end goals.
I legit cried during Meruem and Komugi's death and farewell to each other.
Regarding the posts above, how does ownership work in the manga world for IPs? It'd be nice if someone higher up at Shonen Jump at some point tactfully stepped in and respectfully set up a plan with Togashi to use an artist for the times he's not able to work so the stories he's already written or planned out can at least be finished. Surely he'd be able to supervise the art to his satisfaction. Or is there some gentleman's agreement between Togashi and Shonen Jump where he's not going to be made to let the series be drawn by somebody else? DB Super manga is not being drawn by Toriyama but not sure if that's a good comparison. Anyways, hope that doesn't sound insensitive as Togashi's well being is obviously more important.
I can't tell you how the rights are divided, but Togashi has had a massive amount of freedom to do what he wants over the years. There's clearly a lot of respect for him going back to the Yu Yu Hakusho days, and I really doubt anyone will try to force him to do anything.
And the reality is that despite his health issues, Togashi loves being an artist. I love the series and will always want to see more, but honestly it would be cruel to try and take that away from him.
Personally, I don't need an ending to Hunter x Hunter, all I want is for it to always be what Togashi wants it to be.
Yeah, the biggest goal was for Gon to meet Ging.
Beyond that the story of HxH was always just the world and the people in it to me, it's a scary world yet still so full of wonder. I'm not waiting for it to go anywhere in particular, I'm just enjoying wherever it takes me.
Ging's talk with Gon really sums up the appeal of the series to me.
Beyond that the story of HxH was always just the world and the people in it to me, it's a scary world yet still so full of wonder. I'm not waiting for it to go anywhere in particular, I'm just enjoying wherever it takes me.
Ging's talk with Gon really sums up the appeal of the series to me.
I definitely agree with this.
It'd just be nice though to at least see Kurapika, Hisoka and the Troupe's respective stories wrapped up along with Gon and Killua reunited at some point. And maybe a tiny bit of craziness on the Dark Continent as a bonus.
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For the vast majority, it's shared between the mangaka and publisher. So you'll see:
Compared to HxH:
The P stands for POT, which we assume stands for "Property/Properties of Togashi" (just as Takeuchi has PNP, "Princess Naoko Planning").
The only other WSJ copyright I know of where Shueisha isn't mentioned is with Inoue and Slam Dunk (who has I.T. Planning, Inc.).
You mentioned the DBS manga, but Toyotarou was doing the art for that from the beginning. I've put this question out there before and have never got an answer: is there a single manga where the author was doing both the writing and art (let's say for at least five years), and then on that same series, they teamed up with an artist and focused just on the writing/storyboards? It seems not just uncommon but unprecedented.
But understandably, it's the way it is with creators and their stories. Nana has been on hiatus since 2009, and the mangaka hasn't teamed up with an artist. Bastard since 2010, Glass Mask since 2012, etc. In Togashi's case, when you've been with a series for 25 years, you'd rather leave it unfinished than let anyone else (again, who?) take over the art.
Sad how Togashi has continued having persistent health problems. I'm glad I basically never got into the manga beyond the initial arcs, as I always wanted to wait until the story was finished after watching the 1999 anime - which was a show that was a tentpole for me getting into anime way back at the turn of the century. I went the other way with Berserk and read a lot of the manga there; not sure how it wound up one way with one series for me and the other way for the other.
Even if the story winds up being incomplete and Togashi passes before it's completed, I'll definitely get around to reading all of HxH one day. That comment that he apparently made recently definitely bums me out =/
Even if the story winds up being incomplete and Togashi passes before it's completed, I'll definitely get around to reading all of HxH one day. That comment that he apparently made recently definitely bums me out =/
"Uncommon", sure, but I don't know about "unprecedented"... There really is a lot of manga series out there; I have to imagine something like that has happened at least a few times.
As for an example, I guess there would be Hikawa Hirokazu's Hoshi no Kirby Dedede de Pupupu na Monogatari (partially published in English as "Kirby Manga Mania"). The series ran for 25 volumes, but 17 volumes (/ 7 years) in, Hikawa had lost almost all motivation to keep working as a manga artist and was pretty much entirely relying on an assistant for the artwork.
Oh, sure. I wouldn't be asking the question otherwise. :P Like you said, given the sheer number of manga out there, I imagine there's at least a few (and it's nice to finally get a single case). It's just that some people throw out "they should let someone else do the art" like it's a common thing in these situations.
For the vast majority, it's shared between the mangaka and publisher. So you'll see:
Compared to HxH:
The P stands for POT, which we assume stands for "Property/Properties of Togashi" (just as Takeuchi has PNP, "Princess Naoko Planning").
The only other WSJ copyright I know of where Shueisha isn't mentioned is with Inoue and Slam Dunk (who has I.T. Planning, Inc.).
You mentioned the DBS manga, but Toyotarou was doing the art for that from the beginning. I've put this question out there before and have never got an answer: is there a single manga where the author was doing both the writing and art (let's say for at least five years), and then on that same series, they teamed up with an artist and focused just on the writing/storyboards? It seems not just uncommon but unprecedented.
But understandably, it's the way it is with creators and their stories. Nana has been on hiatus since 2009, and the mangaka hasn't teamed up with an artist. Bastard since 2010, Glass Mask since 2012, etc. In Togashi's case, when you've been with a series for 25 years, you'd rather leave it unfinished than let anyone else (again, who?) take over the art.
Thanks for the clarification.
Edit: Also want to say though I was not "just throwing it out there like it's common" which is why I was asking.
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Yep, definitely not the case, agreed.
Although that might change eventually, seeing how a number of veteran manga artists are now managing their brands and having other artists work on sequels and spin-offs of their works. We also have some series that have outlived their creators (Golgo 13 and Berserk, for example). Mentalities might change a bit as a result.