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At What Point Did People Think Gon from Hunter x Hunter was Unlikeable and/or .... (Spoilers)
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No idea about what's going on in the manga right now, but all I'll say is that I hope the series going forward focuses on Kurapica and Leorio for a very lengthy amount of time. I don't mind Gon, but I didn't find his story or personality anymore interesting or endearing than your average main character. Definitely written better than most, but I feel his story for now has reached a decent conclusion. I'm dying for an arc centered around Kurapica and Leorio, but I don't want to trap myself by reading anymore.. especially with the frequent breaks. Very interested to see where Kurapica's story is headed and Yorknew remains the highlight of the series for me.
For a good chunk of the series I didn't find him all that edgy by the usual definitions. He was a troubled kid with a really fucked up home life that left him seriously lacking in your basic social skills and emotionally stunted who suddenly makes a friend of such intensity it throws his entire world out of whack. Yeah he's cocky at times and has some elements you could call edgy but I feel he's far too nuanced and his goals way too human for being called edgy. His entire final arc in the show is about trying to save his friend and being a great brother.
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Gon isn't crazy, he's just selfish. Several characters say this throughout the show at different points.
Gon is amazing, better than most protagonists. He's amoral and still a great guy.
I love how he always stays positive. I think it's powerful that instead of hating Ging for abandoning him, Gon wants to know why being a hunter is so amazing that Ging would prefer to be that instead to raising him, which is an example of why I think Gon is a great protag.
The one thing that truly broke him was what you all know happened, and I think it's justified because it was one of his pillars in life, and he couldn't stay positive after that, it truly broke him and he went "fuck it, I don't care anymore". It also tied in into the whole idea of Gon becoming more of a "monster" while Meruem became more "human" during their arc.
I also think it's pretty obvious early on that the HunterxHunter world is kinda fucked because so much people die and no one really cares.
I love how he always stays positive. I think it's powerful that instead of hating Ging for abandoning him, Gon wants to know why being a hunter is so amazing that Ging would prefer to be that instead to raising him, which is an example of why I think Gon is a great protag.
The one thing that truly broke him was what you all know happened, and I think it's justified because it was one of his pillars in life, and he couldn't stay positive after that, it truly broke him and he went "fuck it, I don't care anymore". It also tied in into the whole idea of Gon becoming more of a "monster" while Meruem became more "human" during their arc.
I also think it's pretty obvious early on that the HunterxHunter world is kinda fucked because so much people die and no one really cares.
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There is a bit real early on during their journey to the Hunter exam where I remember thinking "oh wait this kid is more interesting than I thought"
Something about be willing to do ANYTHING for his friends, or some sort of disregard for the lives of people he doesn't personally know. Honestly don't remember exactly what it was haha
Anyway, I love that boy v much
Something about be willing to do ANYTHING for his friends, or some sort of disregard for the lives of people he doesn't personally know. Honestly don't remember exactly what it was haha
Anyway, I love that boy v much
He's a hypocrite. He's best friends with Killua even though he's a killer, but has a bone to pick with Genthru and his posse for doing the same thing. If you help him with anything, he doesn't care what you did, you're alright in his book(He lets a serial killer escape cause he helped him train, who was only with them cause Biscuit made him stay until they were sufficiently trained, the killer just decides to turn himself in with Gon not caring either way). He's a dumbass(Who mouths off to a guy who could kill him in a seconds, while being held hostage in a base also full of people that can kill him in seconds), It's a miracle he didn't get his neck twisted by Phinks in the Troupe Arc. But yeah, he's always been crazy, season 5 is just when it gets too much.
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Gon is what happens when you take the typical shonen frame and unromanticize the FUCK out of it. Pretty great concept and execution, even if it does take a while to see what Togashi wanted to do with him.
Yes clearly my comment indicates I missed the oh-so-deep subtext in this shonen. Gon is a fairly well-developed protagonist, at least for this genre. I'm not going to simplify his character development into a label.
This general opinion stems from the whole Pitou thing. People don't like how he acted with Pitou or his best friend. The kid was having a mental breakdown though, so I don't hold the things he said or did against him.
I remember reading something that Togashi intentionally didn't try too hard with Gon as a character so the other characters could really shine. And it kinda shows to be honest. As cool and developed as he is, you don't need Gon around to carry this series.
I remember reading something that Togashi intentionally didn't try too hard with Gon as a character so the other characters could really shine. And it kinda shows to be honest. As cool and developed as he is, you don't need Gon around to carry this series.