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“There are podcasts I enjoy and then there are podcasts I have to listen to in ten minute bursts because of how powerfully they stimulate my brain. This show is the later.
I am struggling to place Kurapika as a character & have had a wild time thinking about him while listening. He’s considerate and mature, to the point of sometimes being a know it all & a goody two-shoes. He’s headstrong, but not reckless like the boys he’s surrounded by. He gets annoyed at their antics, but knows that deep down they’re deserving of his friendship. In other words, he’s coded the way token girl characters often are (Bulma, Misty, Sakura - he’s giving Hermione). He also looks nothing like the boys he’s traveling with. With his blonde bob and big, bright, magical eyes he looks like if a Sailor Scout crossdressed to enter the Hunter Exam.
So when Dre started calling Kurapika “she“ I was convinced he’d dropped the ball & let slip a later reveal. I needed to unplug and think about this revelation. On one hand it made a character I wasn’t enjoying make so much more sense. On the other, it was leaning into trope-y gender conventions I’m not wild about.
It was several hours before I returned to the episode & heard the correction, that Dre had accidentally misgendered Kurapika bc he was picking up on the same coding I was. Unless that was just the hosts saving face to preserve the reveal? Was it a bold faced misdirection? Last night I lay awake at 3 AM, tormented by my temptation to look up a Kurapika wiki page. Has the Hunter Exam started yet? Is this what it feels like? To be a Hunter?”
spiderdragon7 via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
09/24/23
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“i've been watching hunter x hunter for the first time along with this show and it has been such an excellent experience! whenever i watch the next set of episodes i can’t wait to hear what keith, sylvi, dre, and jack have to say about it. i especially love the format of one newbie (like me!)...”Read full review »
tangleofgold via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
11/21/23
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“I started watching HxH several months ago in anticipation of this show, and it quickly became a favorite of mine, almost singlehandedly reawakening my love for anime and manga. Now that Media Club Plus is finally out, it doesn’t disappoint. Sylvi, Jack, Keith, Dre, and Austin balance humor and...”Read full review »
Star Eyed Girl via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
09/20/23
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“An absolutely delightful way to experience Hunter x Hunter again. The dynamic of several very smart people who have thought a ton about hxh discussing it with one (also very smart) person who is watching it for the first time is charming and compelling! In a way it’s like getting to think about...”Read full review »
meow clops via Apple Podcasts ·
Canada ·
09/08/23
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