studiogek - .H. .X. .H. 138-139

Togashi is famously a trans ‘ally’, and very often does his best to represent gender identity in his manga. I mean, he’s married to the creator of Sailor Moon which has some of the most beautiful and effeminate male characters to exist, as well as a trans character, so I’m not sure why people are surprised that a male shounen author can have opinions different to theirs. See this video here for the many different times he has included gender non-conforming characters in his work: https://youtu.be/9w6fvtgxpGs?si=0Ix7WGf7Gb1YPp3X . In fact, trans identity and gender non-conformity is far more common in Japanese media than it is in Western media, regardless of how "good" that representation is. Think: Tokyo Godfathers, Lovely Complex, My Hero Academia, Fire Punch, Attack on Titan, Komi Can’t Communicate, etc. All these shows have very clear trans or non-binary representation, it’s not uncommon at all. Gender-bending is it’s own genre in anime and manga! There are plenty of video essays and explorations on the topic if you know how to open a search engine. If you are just bigoted and don’t want to see trans representation in your media because things different and other to yourself scare you, that’s your own issue to work through. You can just be honest and say you’re transphobic! But stating as plain facts that a mangaka well known for trans representation is not doing the thing they very much purposely set out to do it just silly and bad media literacy.

MissJodles

2024-04-02 16:04:10 +0000 UTC

Rather than explaining myself, because I now understand the confusion with Alluka, I am going to copy and paste below someone else’s well explained answer: This confusion is actually a translation error. in the original Japanese nobody but Killua uses gendered language at all for Alluka. The family doesn’t view her as human and so doesn’t assign her any pronouns. They’re actually using the word Kyoudai which means siblings. The translators chose to call her male based on the 2004 data book which lists all the Zoldyck children as male. But here’s the problem. Those data books are notoriously unreliable. They’ve been known to differ and outright contradict the manga on multiple issue. On top of which Togashi loves retroactive continuity. He may have just changed his mind. So in conclusion Alluka may be transgender. It may be a translation error. Of Togashi may have forgot/ changed his mind about what he set up. It’s my opinion that she is not actually transgender based on two pieces of evidence. First of all, Killia never says anything about it. Which I feel like he would have. The family disrespecting Alluka’s gender would be on his list of gripes with them. But it doesn’t seem to be. Second is Killua’s conversation with Morel. Morel refers to Alluka as Killua’s brother. And Killua doesn’t correct him. But Killua told Morel about Alluka and would have referred to her as his sister. Morel would have no reason to think that Alluka was biologically male. But Killua just accepts his statement. This leads me to believe the intent was altered from the original Japanese. Credit to Nico Diangelo on Quora

Riley

2024-04-02 15:48:30 +0000 UTC

As far as I am aware, it’s actually because Alluka is trans. She was born male, as were all the Zoldyk siblings, but Alluka identifies as a girl - which is why Killua, the only sibling who cares about her and loves her, is the only one who calls her by those pronouns. The rest of the family use the incorrect pronouns because they don’t care about her as a person (and obviously trans acceptance is still iffy in a lot of parts of the world both irl and in-universe). HxH is well know for being some of the first trans representation in anime and is highly regarded for that fact!

MissJodles

2024-04-02 15:39:21 +0000 UTC

What Mckay said about not getting to see other character we love is so true cause of where the anime ends unfortunately, even though it's a solid end point. I wish they'd start animating where the manga picks up again because all those characters are much more featured.

Sean

2024-03-31 07:04:14 +0000 UTC

I think Alluka is a girl. Nanika is “something” or an “it”, but Alluka is actually Killua’s little sister. The mixup of pronouns happens often with some characters in anime. Plus, Killua knows Alluka the most, so it is safe to say Alluka is a girl.

I'm Literally Shinei Nouzen

2024-03-23 04:35:08 +0000 UTC

If I remember correctly, Alluka appeared in the beginning of the show when portraits of the Zoldyck family were shown, so it is not a character made simply for Gon’s sake.

I'm Literally Shinei Nouzen

2024-03-23 04:29:49 +0000 UTC

Is this actually true? Is there a source/reference?

SoreDakeNoKoto

2024-03-23 00:53:44 +0000 UTC

it is explained during the new world arc but since you don't seem to know I won't spoil it for you

atoure32

2024-03-22 01:26:12 +0000 UTC

(Spoilers below) It’s not even hinted at, Togashi literally wrote a page with Nanika saying “I’m from the Dark continent.” Pretty much confirms it.

ssj4rit

2024-03-21 21:13:05 +0000 UTC

i will not lie, Gon dying because of the chimera ant arc wouldve been the perfect time for the series to end thats one thing i dislike about hunter x hunter is main characters always get healed or nothing matters in the end with their injuries. Even kite couldnt stay dead, Netero is like the ONLY time a non side character dies for real There needs to be more consequenses, Gon shouldve at least had to live without an arm

James Perrott

2024-03-21 13:16:02 +0000 UTC

You are blinded by ignorance if you think there can be zero problems with Togashis writing. Hunter x Hunter was never 100% perfect and has always had flaws. Alluka being introduced even if there was 1 mention of her before, is objectively still an "asspull", she still practically came out of nowhere and is the most convenient thing ever to heal gon when no one else can That doesnt mean its bad, but you cannot just ignore all criticism when its valid criticism.

James Perrott

2024-03-21 13:11:21 +0000 UTC

@BigManSirob I don't understand why you provided this lmao. What I'm seeing here is even more evidence stating Alluka is a biological female. Official tankobon/bestiary references, official card game and video game references (not third party, official licensed products), direct references to the kanji used indicating female sex/gender (the same thing around the world in every country, only supposedly different over the last 10 to 15 years and only in the United States somehow). Only toward the end of the latter half of this text does the writer insert their own opinion. They even state "Alluka is a transgender girl, that's the simplest explanation" after providing nothing but literal DIRECT "simple explanations" of Alluka being a biological female. TL;DR this link has only done more to reinforce my argument.

Kyosuke Kagami

2024-03-20 22:48:13 +0000 UTC

@Sam M You hit the nail on the head. The current new wave of trans stuff is no different than "shipping" in much older series, though tbh that was far more tolerable because both parties acknowledged it was based entirely on feeling. "Pitou is trans!", "Alluka is trans!", it's just the absolute worst and, I know it shouldn't, but the fanbase often affects how people enjoy a show (fortunately most of the insane activists are focused on My Hero Academia right now and leaving the rest of anime mostly alone for the time being).

Kyosuke Kagami

2024-03-20 21:10:44 +0000 UTC

@Zappy "that doesn't understand the difference between gender and sex" Stopped reading there. I've heard this bunk a thousand times already, and it's not true, nor has it ever been. Again, the foundation for the trans argument is based on feeling, opinion, "well I think", etc. Sex and gender are different words but they are not different things. They mean the exact same thing. The trans argument ends the moment you reject this ridiculous proposition, and it should be rejected, because it's objectively false. The foundation for your argument is based entirely on subjective nonsense.

Kyosuke Kagami

2024-03-20 21:06:26 +0000 UTC

The writer of the series initially wanted to kill off Gon. But because he was writing for Shonen Jump at the time, he was pressured into not doing that because it would upset the fans.

Jonas V

2024-03-20 12:35:25 +0000 UTC

All these episodes are new for Mckay, he left off at 131 a few months back so the end of the Chimera Arc and all of the Election arc is new to him, he just knows about the Dark continent because Brig accidentally spoiled it and the comments kept on taking about it a couple reactions back

Karlsefni

2024-03-20 01:02:36 +0000 UTC

No it ain’t. But it is hinted at

Avishai Pinckney

2024-03-19 19:33:25 +0000 UTC

when you read the manga alluka's presence and origin is explained

atoure32

2024-03-19 15:59:11 +0000 UTC

Kyousuke, youre simply another weeb that doesnt understand the difference between gender and sex and thats it. And youre deeply indoctrinated in your culture war bullshit propagating more of the propaganda you love to eat up. People have different lived experiences that you will never understand, its as simple as that. Regardless of your opinion. they exist, have existed, will exist. Its nothing new even though you believe it to be. But ultimately, this is an anime reaction channel, and you really shouldnt be putting your personal politics here that have nothing to do with whats going on. Especially when your opinion is denial of a persons existence. Get over yourself really, and leave that shit in your other spaces more catered to it. Keep it about the show and geks.

Zess

2024-03-19 07:09:48 +0000 UTC

dahm im learning about arugments in class rn lol

hatemylife2003

2024-03-19 03:24:51 +0000 UTC

With jacks wedding we just don’t have time to film it rn

Cannon Andrus

2024-03-19 03:13:51 +0000 UTC

The real answer to if Alluka is really a boy or girl is that nobody actually knows for sure specifically as this character is still somewhat a mystery. Ignore anyone who is pretending to know for sure and is promoting their fan theory as canon

Sam M

2024-03-19 01:49:09 +0000 UTC

Activists love presenting their fan-theories as canon then beating anyone over the head who doesn't accept their theory.

Sam M

2024-03-19 01:45:49 +0000 UTC

I have come with proof: https://docs.google.com/document/u/0/d/12cblaTBjkjWdqTd9NTzUeSR_1vhj2mnl_4Lh7K3oJ_I/mobilebasic I just want to point out that within here it states that there are two openly trans characters in mangas Togashi wrote BEFORE HxH. It's fine if you don't like it and this is a negative towards the show in your opinion but just denying that it's like this in the first place is some crazy embarrassing cope lmao.

BigManSirob

2024-03-18 23:49:26 +0000 UTC

Exactly. Why they "put" him there?

Sasha

2024-03-18 22:37:55 +0000 UTC

Agree

Elain

2024-03-18 21:18:44 +0000 UTC

Rightt. Why they put him there?

Elain

2024-03-18 21:18:01 +0000 UTC

@Seifren "authority on everything everyone thinks" "the US invented it" "number one most important thing to be angry about" All strawman fallacy/strawman arguments. Not worth engaging in beyond pointing out how ridiculous it is.

Kyosuke Kagami

2024-03-18 19:59:52 +0000 UTC

The starting foundation for an argument needs to be strong, fact based and rooted in logic. When the foundation is poor from the get go, and you start trying to stack layers upon layers on top of it, the foundation gives way and the entire thing collapses. This exemplifies the trans debate. Opinion, feeling, people "should" this, culture "should" that, are not the makings of a solid foundation. It is pointless to argue this further because these are things that cannot be argued. It is akin to trying to convince a child that their favorite toy shouldn't be their favorite. Re: Alluka specifically, show me exactly where it is stated in any official series documentation or creator statement that the suggestion you're proposing has merit. Not a reddit post, not a fan wiki (unless it cites the aforementioned), give me something concrete. Otherwise we apply Occam's Razor. The simplest explanation is the correct explanation.

Kyosuke Kagami

2024-03-18 19:53:40 +0000 UTC

#Jack'slifematters

k; Guz

2024-03-18 15:25:59 +0000 UTC

Not exactly, Alluka is still referred as a 'brother' and called 'him and he' (sometimes it, but not always) by the Zoldycks. The fact that Killua refers her as a girl is simply 'cause she is trans. The Zoldycks refusing to do the same is just another proof of them having completely given up on respecting their child in any way ever since they learned about Nanika.

Maraka

2024-03-18 14:27:51 +0000 UTC

I dont think you could have solved the chimera ant arc with Allukas power because you can ask for her to kill meruem and then the next request she make and the drawback will be so great because of how strong the King is... It would probably wipe out half of the world or even more... Killing Gon and every hunter in this world

Alex Ifill

2024-03-18 13:55:29 +0000 UTC

Well yeah that's true.

Sasha

2024-03-18 13:11:44 +0000 UTC

they dropped it for rn

Jacob Goldsmith

2024-03-18 12:39:39 +0000 UTC

Bruh…I literally just said all that. Did you even read? You didn’t even spell Ai right.

ssj4rit

2024-03-18 10:43:03 +0000 UTC

I actually disagree with some people saying this was foreshadowed since s2. I mean maybe a fifth Zoldyck sibling was set up, but that sibling being an all powerful genie definitely was not hinted at all. That being said, I think there are story elements provided that at least explain why her power wasn’t used earlier. Namely, Illumi’s needle manipulating Killua for most of the show + Killua doesn’t want to reveal Nanika’s existence to the world. Then of course the main aspect that Killua doesn’t like using her power and is the only one to treat Alluka as a person, not an object to fear or solve problems, and he is only pushed to use her power when his best friend is near death (which just goes to show how much he values Gon).

ssj4rit

2024-03-18 06:52:04 +0000 UTC

The only thing that makes sense for me is if the "something else" that grant wishes comes from "that part of the world". Anything else would be bs

Rodrigo Figueroa

2024-03-18 05:41:31 +0000 UTC

Sure cause obviously the hunters knew about Alluka to use the power?? Doesn't make sense if the Zoldycks always hid him. And even if they knew the risk of that wish is too great to make sense using it.

Rodrigo Figueroa

2024-03-18 05:34:00 +0000 UTC

that's super interesting, I never considered that

kiiturii

2024-03-18 04:53:44 +0000 UTC

yup this is how I always saw it too, her parents don't respect her so I wouldn't take what they call her as reality lol.. Killua loves Alluka and Killua is the only one from the family that she loves too

kiiturii

2024-03-18 04:51:45 +0000 UTC

let's goo I love Alluka, she's so cute but terrifying at the same time

kiiturii

2024-03-18 04:47:12 +0000 UTC

needle thing wouldn't make any sense, Alluka has always been like this, and if Illumi really was responsible for the crazy requests then he'd be actively taking advantage of her

kiiturii

2024-03-18 04:46:17 +0000 UTC

One of the five known calamities brought back by killuas grandpa

Jacob Goldsmith

2024-03-18 03:54:44 +0000 UTC

No you didnt read the chapter where alluka said she was the eye from the dark continent

Jacob Goldsmith

2024-03-18 03:54:14 +0000 UTC

Even manga readers don’t know all the details, at best all we can say is (manga spoilers below) Nanika is an Ai creature from the Dark Continent, probably brought back when Zigg Zoldyck went to the DC with Netero. The Ai calamities attach themselves to people and codepend on them. That’s what happened to Alluka. As for why Killua can make wishes with no repercussions, it probably has to do with some conditions he satisfies (he truly loves Alluka and won’t abuse her power). But so far we haven’t gotten all the details.

ssj4rit

2024-03-18 03:53:20 +0000 UTC

Ok so about Alluka’s gender , what I understood and I could be wrong : is that her family doesn’t care about her as a person because of how dangerous she is so they identify her as a he aka the “something/nanika” in her . However Killua always sees her as his little sister so he treats her as a normal human being . Correct me if I’m wrong tho

Wiame

2024-03-18 03:50:55 +0000 UTC

I hope so

ssj4rit

2024-03-18 03:49:33 +0000 UTC

Nah, Alluka was born as a male but identify(? idk the reason) as she, also Nanika is female (maybe it’s the reason why alluka prefer female pronouns)

Dqqua

2024-03-18 03:16:50 +0000 UTC

Homie really likes to shit on HxH but hasn't been correct one singular time ever... This shit been foreshadowed since the second arc of the show. Open your eyes and ears and maybe you will learn something for once...

Jed

2024-03-18 02:13:47 +0000 UTC

Im glad Carter noticed Pariston looks like Bisky. I have a theory as to why that is. Every character who is suppressing their true form or their amount of Nen has the same look to their eyes as Bisky does when she is in her kid form. Pariston also has the same eye look to him so im convinced he is hiding his true nature, either his real body or his amount of Nen. Its always bothered me how Pariston looks so normal even though he is second in command, like even Netero has that anime old guy look to him but Pariston legit just looks like a normal dude.

Jed

2024-03-18 02:02:57 +0000 UTC

invincible??

Belly p.

2024-03-18 01:34:03 +0000 UTC

As a manga reader, I am silently laughing where does the Alluka/Annika come from 😈

Nazerke K

2024-03-18 01:27:31 +0000 UTC

bro has no clue what he’s saying

farkzzy

2024-03-18 00:54:32 +0000 UTC

And the risk of making a wish that big? How many innocents could it potentially kill afterwards? Wasn't the whole purpose of killing the ants to do it without innocent civilian casualties? Otherwise they could have nuked the palace, with all those people in front. But both those options are inhumane, which was exactly the point..

Coen

2024-03-18 00:16:41 +0000 UTC

First comment ive seen that explains and isnt bashing/condescending to other commenters 🔥🔥

Pavlo

2024-03-18 00:12:52 +0000 UTC

Hmm maybe they could have just went to Alluka and wish for Meruem to be dead and skip the whole chimera ant ark and having to heal Gon altogether huh? But I guess, the writer would have had to have thought of that before he started writing the chimera ant ark, and we all know he was writing as he was going along. Thats why the writing is THIS good right?

Mysterious Figure

2024-03-18 00:02:07 +0000 UTC

That seemed like the most obvious situation but I guess that's not true.

Sasha

2024-03-17 23:32:04 +0000 UTC

??? where are you getting this information from

Karlsefni

2024-03-17 23:16:48 +0000 UTC

I'm pretty sure it's the other way around so apparently it's not that fucking obvious 🙃

BigManSirob

2024-03-17 23:14:14 +0000 UTC

We getting more GOT today?

Watch One Piece

2024-03-17 23:00:01 +0000 UTC

My guy, trans in many of its different terms and definitions have existed in many cultures far older than America has even been a country lol do not delude yourself into believing your knowledge of anime is knowledge of a countries entire history and culture. What you claim doesn't exist has also existed in japans history and culture, and in many other SE asian countries. These are undeniable objective facts that have actual documentation to back it up. Educate yourself before claiming any sort of fact that you're completely wrong about. Keep your politics out of this shit, this isn't the place for your agenda.

Zess

2024-03-17 22:57:56 +0000 UTC

Why would Carter ask if she's just a slave to this power. Obviously Illumi has the needle on her to make those requests as Cannon said and obviously Killua is going to remove it.

Sasha

2024-03-17 22:56:27 +0000 UTC

It doesn't feel right to see Jack at the far corner🥲

Sasha

2024-03-17 22:33:30 +0000 UTC

"nonsense trans ideology having a stranglehold on western civilization." You're right, Kyosuke "authority on everything everyone thinks" Kagami, the US invented transness and it's currently the number one most important thing to be angry about in the entire world. Thank you for the brilliant insight and not a brain-broken obsessive remark about something that doesn't affect your life but you've convinced yourself it has.

Seifren

2024-03-17 21:48:09 +0000 UTC

I said spoiler and its all after anime info that most people wont ever read and also would like or be interested to know

Jacob Goldsmith

2024-03-17 21:33:38 +0000 UTC

bro shhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh

boop

2024-03-17 21:31:46 +0000 UTC

Alluka is female (fucking obviously). Nanika is male (or referred to as male). Zero need to complicate matters further than that. This series was made LONG before the current trend of indoctrinated idiots and nonsense trans ideology having a stranglehold on western civilization. Moreover Japan does not take that stuff seriously at all. Any time it is presented it's through the lens of comedy/comic relief i.e. kabuki theater. Alluka is female. End of.

Kyosuke Kagami

2024-03-17 21:02:14 +0000 UTC

The glazing is crazy 💀

ay

2024-03-17 20:31:51 +0000 UTC

lets just say shes not from the normal continent and is in fact somehwat a curse on humanity. The chimera ants were a similar curse

Jacob Goldsmith

2024-03-17 19:37:33 +0000 UTC

also carter idk if its a mcguffin because alluka is the start of the real hxh that you will understand the last episode. small spoiler below

Jacob Goldsmith

2024-03-17 19:36:50 +0000 UTC

i love all the non-manga readers tryna explain alluka as if they know

Jacob Goldsmith

2024-03-17 19:34:38 +0000 UTC

totally not manga accurate\

Jacob Goldsmith

2024-03-17 19:33:58 +0000 UTC

they even made comment about it the first time they saw it

Jacob Goldsmith

2024-03-17 19:33:38 +0000 UTC

eye see you

Jacob Goldsmith

2024-03-17 19:32:33 +0000 UTC

alluka is possessed so ye

Jacob Goldsmith

2024-03-17 19:32:04 +0000 UTC

Exactly the chimera ants as a whole were actually a teaser to the next arc aswell or more like the chimera ants and nanika are both forming a gradual ransition into this next arc and the "idea" it brings with it while also serving the purpose of telling their own stories.

TimmSchmimm

2024-03-17 17:23:20 +0000 UTC

Yall gotta stop underestimating togashi's writing... Im sorry I can understand why it seems like an "asspull" but yall gotta see my man togashi is an S-Tier writer and he wont pull off stuff like this. nanika, the chimera ants, gons rage moment they are all well planned out bits that are not random at all, I mean yes with the anime context its kinda hard to believe but in the manga you realize how much sense it all makes and even now you atleast should be like "there has to be more to it" based on how consistent togashi has been with his writing up to this point. I mean he crippled his main character in a battle shounen ofc he has to bring him back someway but the way he did it is genuinely genius because at the same time he sets up way more than just that which is manga spoilers so I cant mention it but just trust this man, the mangaka behind hxh is not an idiot I personally consider him to be in the top 10 writers of all time across all of media. Also alluka has been there from the beginning and you were able to see her back when the gang pulled up after the hunter exam to bring killua back,she just has been kept in the shadows for this moment + this episode it was mentioned that illumi manipulated killua with his nen ability so he forgots her.

TimmSchmimm

2024-03-17 17:18:57 +0000 UTC

I know it's a translation issue, but in the original Japanese the family doesn’t assign her any pronouns. They’re using the word "Kyoudai" which means siblings. The translators chose to have them call Alluka under a male pronoun based on a data book which lists all the zoldyck children as male.

Rayanh LaNansha

2024-03-17 16:59:28 +0000 UTC

yeah that`s what i thought too.

Rayanh LaNansha

2024-03-17 16:52:16 +0000 UTC

I’m probably reading way too much into it, but I thought Alluka was two-spirited more than anything else, or at least that it was what Togashi was doing with the character. Alluka is a girl because the other possessing spirit is a girl. Also, Alluka’s clothes feel like broadly indigenous inspired and then you add the whole “new world” imagery of DC. I don’t know, maybe it’s not that deep and Togashi just made basic trans character without a whole lore and mythology behind, but at the same time Togashi also does like to sprinkle random and niche knowledge like that in his stories.

LeFlaneur

2024-03-17 16:15:58 +0000 UTC

yeah its something you catch onto the second watch for sure

Colin Boehling

2024-03-17 16:10:50 +0000 UTC

Carter killed me with the "No little kid is gonna ask you for your liver or your spine!" XD

Brittany (Ultraanimegirl4)

2024-03-17 16:00:53 +0000 UTC

McKay with the stealth spoilers 😏

LeFlaneur

2024-03-17 16:00:49 +0000 UTC

Reminder that Killua forgot about Alluka because of Illumi's needle in his head

bondbond53

2024-03-17 15:58:48 +0000 UTC

Its like a reward for seeing shows twice

Hector

2024-03-17 15:44:11 +0000 UTC

I just wanted to explain Alluka's gender in more detail since i've seen a lot of people being confused about it (someone do correct me if I make any mistake). There isn't any mistranslation in the anime, Alluka is indeed heavily understood to have been born biologically male but identifies as a girl. We see this through the fact that all the other Zoldyck members refer to Alluka specifically through "he"/"him" pronouns and use the word "brother" to describe her as a technical member of the family. Killua is the only one in the family who refers to Alluka with "she"/"her" pronouns throughout and refers to her as his "sister", and as a "girl" later on. My understanding as to why different characters use different pronouns is because, in my view, the rest of the family members do not care about Alluka as a person, and as you saw in these episodes, they don't even really consider her a part of their family. Thus, not only do they not respect the gender/pronouns she identifies as, they don't even respect her enough to refer to her as a person, so they even go as far as to refer to her as "it" or "that thing", without even separating her from Nanika/"Something else"(the creature with black eyes). On the contrary, Killua does respect her and loves Alluka as a person and family member, on top of the fact that he knows her best, so naturally he uses the pronouns she prefers and sees her in the way that she personally identifies. In other words, Alluka is a canonically trans character, which is very endearing to see! Thank you for the reactions btw, I always love watching them and hearing your different and honest opinions.

LilyLiv

2024-03-17 14:58:57 +0000 UTC

alluka was talked about twice in the show before now and alluka was in the picture of the z family in the beginning. theres always been one sibling missing

Colin Boehling

2024-03-17 14:20:01 +0000 UTC

She didn't make any requests. She was just innocently asking for things. So when she said "pet my head", that was not counting as one of the 3 request because she were not using her power. As for how could Killua still make a whish is gonna be explained later. He made a wish there to trick them into beliving that those were the requests. Thats why Milluki said "so a computer wasn't that big of a deal".

Izaya

2024-03-17 13:47:20 +0000 UTC

i dont knkow about Kite. I dont Think Alluka can bring people back to life

Izaya

2024-03-17 13:44:16 +0000 UTC

Alluka was born a boy, but she prefers to be a girl ❤️ I don't know if you guys continued with crunchy subtitles but you can see that only Killua treats her as a girl, everyone else just refers to her as a boy. Alluka and Nanika (something) is a character I didn't expect to have during this arc, I won't say more until you guys finish tho, but she didn't just popped out of nowhere, we already knew that Killua had another sibling that didn't showed up during the Zoldyck family arc.

Ale

2024-03-17 13:24:55 +0000 UTC

All I say about the origin of Alluka’s power is that there’s a reason the U.S. Customs and Border Protection has laws against bringing prohibited lifeforms and restricted cursed items into the country

LeFlaneur

2024-03-17 13:08:11 +0000 UTC

mckay what u kno about killuas great grandpa

Jacob Goldsmith

2024-03-17 12:25:30 +0000 UTC

i didnt understand why Killua could make a wish. I thought if she calls him brother before making a request it is alluka speaking and not "something" therefore there werent real requests made to make a wish am i right? Or was Killua just bluffing?

Madjoe

2024-03-17 12:11:01 +0000 UTC

It’s more than just “gender identity.” Alluka herself refers to Nanika as a “her.” Implying Nanika is a feminine spirit. Their souls are intertwined, that’s why Alluka acts feminine despite being biologically male. That’s how you properly write a fictional trans character.

SoClose

2024-03-17 09:52:02 +0000 UTC

Her power is painfully misunderstood. This notion that she can grant any wish is simply Killua’s assumption. The limitations were showcased in ep 139. Let’s put 2 and 2 together. 1. She’s skilled at destroying, but fixing isn’t her forte. So she must make contact with anything she needs to heal. So you can’t just ask for something preposterous like “cure all the illness in the world.” 2. Variables have to cross for a wish to actually work. You need an X for a Y. As emphasized by the fact that rather than making money out of thin air, she teleported an already existing plane carrying cash. So basically, say you made a colossal wish for the entire planet to get destroyed. Her power can’t just blow the planet up willy nilly, but what it can do is change a meteor’s trajectory, and you get the point. 3. Time investment is a big part of her power as Illumi explained. The people you love the most is the initial collateral, followed by those you’ve spent the most time with. So it’s not a coincidence that Killua’s the only one who can control her power. Because not only is he the one Alluka / Nanika loves the most, but Killua’s also the one who’s spent the most time with her. I genuinely believe that’s an unspoken condition. Think about it. Also Alluka’s introduction serves as world building, and foreshadows BIG things in the next arc. She’s not just here to conveniently save Gon.

SoClose

2024-03-17 09:38:13 +0000 UTC

I love Alluka/Nanika as a character. Yes her wish granting power is really really OP but it comes with serious, catastrophic drawbacks.

Yuion

2024-03-17 08:28:42 +0000 UTC

This story is so much deeper than anyone imagines and it will be a shame if we don’t see it completed

Alex

2024-03-17 07:20:44 +0000 UTC

We get a teaser for sure, but it goes into detail about a certain group of five in the manga that imply an origin

Guy

2024-03-17 07:18:08 +0000 UTC

It's introduced in the last couple, or very last episode so the geks will eventually know what you and some of the other comments are referring to

Karlsefni

2024-03-17 07:14:50 +0000 UTC

“At least it’s not time travel” Good thing there’s no time travel in the anime.

Keiji

2024-03-17 07:10:18 +0000 UTC

About the Conveniency of just adding an additional Zoldyck sibling, I found this answer on Reddit... "A little known piece of HxH trivia is that all of the Zoldyck brothers' names start with the last syllable of the next older brother, end in the first syllable of the next younger brother, and have a "llu" in the middle. Illumi. Milluki. Killua. Alluka. Kalluto. But up until Alluka's introduction, there would have been an inconsistency between Killua and Kalluto's names, as Killua ends in "a" and Kalluto starts with "ka." This means that as far back as the Zoldyck Family Arc (1999) Togashi hinted at the introduction of a fifth b̶r̶o̶t̶h̶e̶r̶ sister named "Alluka," who wouldn't be introduced until the 13th Hunter Chairman Election Arc (2012). If that isn't foresight, I don't know what is." Plus as other people have already mentioned, Alluka & her powers are a segue into the next Big Arc which was in Togashi's foresight as early as the first manga chapters he wrote https://www.reddit.com/r/HunterXHunter/comments/7n6lpz/allukas_existence_hinted_at_as_early_as_the/

Karlsefni

2024-03-17 07:09:37 +0000 UTC

I get feeling like its kinda bs this all powerful force coming out of nowhere. In my opinion togashi had this planned even before the chimera ant arc and probably since we first saw that picture of the zoldyk family. Huge props to jack for noticing Alluka in the back of the photo the first time he saw it!!

Alex

2024-03-17 07:03:25 +0000 UTC

the fact that Mckay said the name of the future/next arc plus no one really picked it up is wild. Also it explains the reason for alluka's power and a good sigway into the next arc. Personally I haven't read passed the anime, mostly because I know I would have to re-read from chapter 1 to fully understand everything e.g. parts of manga were removed from the anime and Togashi barely releases chapters due to his poor health.

DeadLotus

2024-03-17 06:44:00 +0000 UTC

Bro Cannons face the first ep 😂😂😂 hes so shook I cant stop laughing 💀💀 this is gold

Alex

2024-03-17 06:33:07 +0000 UTC

another Trivia, the names of the Zoldyck Brothers has a pattern, the last syllable of their names is the first syllable of the next born: (in order) illuMI - MIlluKI - KIlluA - AlluKA - KAlluto

corLeonis

2024-03-17 06:16:49 +0000 UTC

Fun fact: Pariston Hill's voice actor voiced Hisoka in the 1999 HxH

corLeonis

2024-03-17 06:06:51 +0000 UTC

excitedddd <3

haley!

2024-03-17 06:02:29 +0000 UTC

They did show the sibling when we first met the Zoldyck's in the same photo they showed us again, which I really like and when first seeing it wondered where the rest of his family would come into play. It does seem a little bit like a "macguffin" but given foreshadowing for it and future things that we can't say, I think it's within reason. Loving the vids as always

Phoenix

2024-03-17 05:53:58 +0000 UTC

Alluka is biologically male but started self-identifying as a girl from a very young age. Killua respects this, being the closest person to her. But as Milluki says, "(Killua) doesn't think like us". The rest of the Zoldycks are basically sociopaths. They don't even see Alluka as human because of her power, of course they ignore her gender identity.

Spaghetti

2024-03-17 05:50:40 +0000 UTC

Loving all the uploads💕 Also; the pronoun switch serves to emphasize that Killua is the only one who cares enough for her to respect her preferred pronouns. She obviously dresses and presents in a feminine way but the rest of the family does not even see her as a person with agency and humanity so they do not acknowledge that

Hyōga❄️

2024-03-17 05:45:33 +0000 UTC

Alluka and Chimera ant arc are the prologue to the manga arc after the anime. It’s not the author just came up with the idea of Alluka to fix Gon. Not sure if you remembered or not, the Zoldyck family photo appeared in the Chimera ant arc, the Phamton Troupe episode. Togashi was already thinking about a crazy story and an insane world building. Almost everyone in previous arcs show up in the manga, bonding with each other. But unfortunately it’s not finished.

ttchoppa

2024-03-17 05:38:42 +0000 UTC

you dirty for that 😂😂

happyfairyjerry

2024-03-17 05:37:42 +0000 UTC

Alright!

corLeonis

2024-03-17 05:29:15 +0000 UTC

Yea, it is too bad the anime ends in this arc. This Alluka arc is just a prologue to the next arc.

DAI

2024-03-17 05:27:14 +0000 UTC

It's unfortunate, but the reason that it feels like such an asspull with an all powerful Zoldyck sibling appearing that could heal Gon is because it's supposed to be an intro to the next arc in the manga. It's implied later where "Something" or Nanika may have come from, but we never get to see it in the anime.

Guy

2024-03-17 05:25:55 +0000 UTC

Alluka heal Togashi

k; Guz

2024-03-17 05:14:16 +0000 UTC

this arc is just interesting that’s the only word to describe it😭

Jyle

2024-03-17 05:13:53 +0000 UTC

Damn you guys are GRINDING

Josh

2024-03-17 05:07:47 +0000 UTC

Yooo more HxH LFG!

Thtjustinguy

2024-03-17 05:03:50 +0000 UTC

Seconded

DAI

2024-03-17 05:02:01 +0000 UTC

Jack in jail just like Alluka tbh

ssj4rit

2024-03-17 04:55:34 +0000 UTC

#MoveJackBack

Empyral

2024-03-17 04:53:44 +0000 UTC

ALLUKA REVEAL

Guy

2024-03-17 04:49:00 +0000 UTC

I thought there weren't going to be more episodes this week so this is nice!! Thank you guys ♥️

Ale

2024-03-17 04:48:36 +0000 UTC

I might give a smooch for all these uploads. If GOT 1x6 comes too that might push me over the edge

DC

2024-03-17 04:47:48 +0000 UTC

yessirski

kuza

2024-03-17 04:43:28 +0000 UTC

FreeJack

McKay Carter

2024-03-17 04:43:11 +0000 UTC

What a pleasant surprise

Joaquin Caceres

2024-03-17 04:41:36 +0000 UTC

damn thought it was GoT ep 6

PST3

2024-03-17 04:41:27 +0000 UTC

Why did jack n brig switch places

Hansen

2024-03-17 04:40:32 +0000 UTC

yeAHHHHHHH

Guy

2024-03-17 04:37:49 +0000 UTC

Let’s go baby

icynub

2024-03-17 04:37:44 +0000 UTC

W

Qhoa

2024-03-17 04:37:31 +0000 UTC

letsss gooo

Laura 🦋

2024-03-17 04:37:31 +0000 UTC

YESSSSS

leah

2024-03-17 04:37:29 +0000 UTC

I just finished GOT and now thisssss , perfect !

Wiame

2024-03-17 04:37:26 +0000 UTC

beginning of this arc had me mixed ngl xD

Shiv Bhakta

2024-03-17 04:37:20 +0000 UTC

WOOOOOO

Shiv Bhakta

2024-03-17 04:37:04 +0000 UTC

YESSIR CARTER

Karlsefni

2024-03-17 04:37:02 +0000 UTC

Omg

Wiame

2024-03-17 04:36:59 +0000 UTC

RAHHHH

Cookie

2024-03-17 04:36:50 +0000 UTC

.H. .X. .H. 138-139

Comments

What Mckay said about not getting to see other character we love is so true cause of where the anime ends unfortunately, even though it's a solid end point. I wish they'd start animating where the manga picks up again because all those characters are much more featured.

I think Alluka is a girl. Nanika is “something” or an “it”, but Alluka is actually Killua’s little sister. The mixup of pronouns happens often with some characters in anime. Plus, Killua knows Alluka the most, so it is safe to say Alluka is a girl.

If I remember correctly, Alluka appeared in the beginning of the show when portraits of the Zoldyck family were shown, so it is not a character made simply for Gon’s sake.

Is this actually true? Is there a source/reference?

it is explained during the new world arc but since you don't seem to know I won't spoil it for you

(Spoilers below) It’s not even hinted at, Togashi literally wrote a page with Nanika saying “I’m from the Dark continent.” Pretty much confirms it.

The writer of the series initially wanted to kill off Gon. But because he was writing for Shonen Jump at the time, he was pressured into not doing that because it would upset the fans.

All these episodes are new for Mckay, he left off at 131 a few months back so the end of the Chimera Arc and all of the Election arc is new to him, he just knows about the Dark continent because Brig accidentally spoiled it and the comments kept on taking about it a couple reactions back

No it ain’t. But it is hinted at

when you read the manga alluka's presence and origin is explained

dahm im learning about arugments in class rn lol

With jacks wedding we just don’t have time to film it rn

The real answer to if Alluka is really a boy or girl is that nobody actually knows for sure specifically as this character is still somewhat a mystery. Ignore anyone who is pretending to know for sure and is promoting their fan theory as canon

Activists love presenting their fan-theories as canon then beating anyone over the head who doesn't accept their theory.

Exactly. Why they "put" him there?

Agree

Rightt. Why they put him there?

@Seifren "authority on everything everyone thinks" "the US invented it" "number one most important thing to be angry about" All strawman fallacy/strawman arguments. Not worth engaging in beyond pointing out how ridiculous it is.

#Jack'slifematters

Well yeah that's true.

they dropped it for rn

Bruh…I literally just said all that. Did you even read? You didn’t even spell Ai right.

The only thing that makes sense for me is if the "something else" that grant wishes comes from "that part of the world". Anything else would be bs

Sure cause obviously the hunters knew about Alluka to use the power?? Doesn't make sense if the Zoldycks always hid him. And even if they knew the risk of that wish is too great to make sense using it.

that's super interesting, I never considered that

yup this is how I always saw it too, her parents don't respect her so I wouldn't take what they call her as reality lol.. Killua loves Alluka and Killua is the only one from the family that she loves too

let's goo I love Alluka, she's so cute but terrifying at the same time

needle thing wouldn't make any sense, Alluka has always been like this, and if Illumi really was responsible for the crazy requests then he'd be actively taking advantage of her

One of the five known calamities brought back by killuas grandpa

No you didnt read the chapter where alluka said she was the eye from the dark continent

I hope so

Nah, Alluka was born as a male but identify(? idk the reason) as she, also Nanika is female (maybe it’s the reason why alluka prefer female pronouns)

Homie really likes to shit on HxH but hasn't been correct one singular time ever... This shit been foreshadowed since the second arc of the show. Open your eyes and ears and maybe you will learn something for once...

invincible??

As a manga reader, I am silently laughing where does the Alluka/Annika come from 😈

bro has no clue what he’s saying

First comment ive seen that explains and isnt bashing/condescending to other commenters 🔥🔥

That seemed like the most obvious situation but I guess that's not true.

??? where are you getting this information from

I'm pretty sure it's the other way around so apparently it's not that fucking obvious 🙃

We getting more GOT today?

Why would Carter ask if she's just a slave to this power. Obviously Illumi has the needle on her to make those requests as Cannon said and obviously Killua is going to remove it.

It doesn't feel right to see Jack at the far corner🥲

I said spoiler and its all after anime info that most people wont ever read and also would like or be interested to know

bro shhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh

The glazing is crazy 💀

lets just say shes not from the normal continent and is in fact somehwat a curse on humanity. The chimera ants were a similar curse

also carter idk if its a mcguffin because alluka is the start of the real hxh that you will understand the last episode. small spoiler below

i love all the non-manga readers tryna explain alluka as if they know

totally not manga accurate\

they even made comment about it the first time they saw it

eye see you

alluka is possessed so ye

Exactly the chimera ants as a whole were actually a teaser to the next arc aswell or more like the chimera ants and nanika are both forming a gradual ransition into this next arc and the "idea" it brings with it while also serving the purpose of telling their own stories.

I know it's a translation issue, but in the original Japanese the family doesn’t assign her any pronouns. They’re using the word "Kyoudai" which means siblings. The translators chose to have them call Alluka under a male pronoun based on a data book which lists all the zoldyck children as male.

yeah that`s what i thought too.

yeah its something you catch onto the second watch for sure

Carter killed me with the "No little kid is gonna ask you for your liver or your spine!" XD

McKay with the stealth spoilers 😏

Reminder that Killua forgot about Alluka because of Illumi's needle in his head

Its like a reward for seeing shows twice

alluka was talked about twice in the show before now and alluka was in the picture of the z family in the beginning. theres always been one sibling missing

i dont knkow about Kite. I dont Think Alluka can bring people back to life

All I say about the origin of Alluka’s power is that there’s a reason the U.S. Customs and Border Protection has laws against bringing prohibited lifeforms and restricted cursed items into the country

mckay what u kno about killuas great grandpa

i didnt understand why Killua could make a wish. I thought if she calls him brother before making a request it is alluka speaking and not "something" therefore there werent real requests made to make a wish am i right? Or was Killua just bluffing?

It’s more than just “gender identity.” Alluka herself refers to Nanika as a “her.” Implying Nanika is a feminine spirit. Their souls are intertwined, that’s why Alluka acts feminine despite being biologically male. That’s how you properly write a fictional trans character.

I love Alluka/Nanika as a character. Yes her wish granting power is really really OP but it comes with serious, catastrophic drawbacks.

This story is so much deeper than anyone imagines and it will be a shame if we don’t see it completed

We get a teaser for sure, but it goes into detail about a certain group of five in the manga that imply an origin

It's introduced in the last couple, or very last episode so the geks will eventually know what you and some of the other comments are referring to

“At least it’s not time travel” Good thing there’s no time travel in the anime.

Bro Cannons face the first ep 😂😂😂 hes so shook I cant stop laughing 💀💀 this is gold

another Trivia, the names of the Zoldyck Brothers has a pattern, the last syllable of their names is the first syllable of the next born: (in order) illuMI - MIlluKI - KIlluA - AlluKA - KAlluto

Fun fact: Pariston Hill's voice actor voiced Hisoka in the 1999 HxH

excitedddd <3

you dirty for that 😂😂

Alright!