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Ookina Ringo no ki no shita de (Under the Big Apple Tree) – Hisoka

Posted in Media with tags , , , on September 6, 2011 by damedrfoxybrown

In case you were wondering about the creepy song I chose and the ending theme, well hearing it randomly on my iPod made me feel a bit weird so I decided I had to share it to see if it was just me. According to my cohost, NOPE. This song is definitely traumatizing. I scoured the Internet and found some translated lyrics along with a performance of it from the musical linked below.

If you’re lazy, here you go.

ookina RINGO no ki no shita de
BOKU wa KIMI o mitsuketayo
Under the big apple tree
That’s where I found you

issho ni asonde agetai kedone
KIMI wa mada hon chiisana RINGOchan
I’d like us to play together, but
You’re still really a cute little teeny apple

ohisama o abite
rippa na RINGO ni narundayo
iiKOda iiKOda iiKOdane~
makka ni nattara moide ageru yo
chotto mattetene
Bask in the sun
And become a fine apple
Good boy, good boy, you’re a good boy~
Become redder, grow bigger
I’ll wait a little bit

nakayoshi tomodachi dekitakana?
kukuku… homete ageyoune
I wonder if we’ll be very, very close friends?
Hehehe… Become someone admirable

donna gohoubi hoshii to iuno?
kukuku… TORAMPU asobi wa mada hayai
What kind of reward do you want?
Hehehe… It’s too early to play the trump card

motto yoku kao miseteyo
nn~~nante ii kao nano
iiKOda iiKOda iiKOdanee~
BOKU no te no naka ni ochiteoide ne
zutto matteruyo
Let me see an even better face
Ah~ What a delicious smell
Good boy, good boy, you’re a good boooy~
Come and drop down into my hand
I’ll wait forever

credits to Carla Rukawa and SaturnOolaa for the transliteration and translation respectively, and was originally found on Anime Lyrics dot com

Things like this are why I worry about the new voice cast for the upcoming anime and instantly hate everyone who won’t give the original anime a try.

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Hunter X Hunter The Nightmare of Zaoldyeck

Posted in Media with tags , on September 6, 2011 by damedrfoxybrown

If there’s one thing that could be said about me, it’s that I can’t help myself. So after adding that Hisoka song as the end song for episode 2 of the podcast, here’s the second musical (2002) with bonus English subs.
















And Hisoka fighting Silva and Zeno for some reason, if you’re too lazy to watch the whole show.

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Episode 2 – The King and I

Posted in Podcast Episodes with tags on September 4, 2011 by damedrfoxybrown

For episode 2 we decided to welcome both old and new fans of the series in something of a unique way. For the new fans, we take a trip down memory lane and enjoy with you the first volume of the manga, dissecting it now that we know how a lot of things turn out. For the older fans, we take the spoiler heavy route of discussing the antagonist of the current arc.


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Tentative episode count from Nippon Television’s English Programming Licensing Catalog.

The first volume of the manga is chock-full of information that slowly begins to reveal the world of Hunter X Hunter to us, through the eyes of a young boy that is as unaware as we are of the existence of hunters and their important role in keeping the world turning. They search for treasures, discover lost civilizations, breed rare animals and chase after dangerous criminals, among a host of other things. Gon Freecs seeks to become a hunter like his father, whom he has never met, and to do this he has to first past the Hunter exam, a treacherous test that 1 rookie every three years passes.

Volume 1 covers the introduction of all five main characters: Gon, Leorio, Kurapica, Killua and Hisoka, all holding their own secrets.

Hisoka's secret? That's totally magic.

After the break, where we say goodbye to those who don’t want to be spoiled, we tackle the major antagonist in the Chimera Ants arc, their King, Meryem. Depicted as brutal, selfish, and arrogant initially, the change this character undergoes is quite interesting.

Opening Song: Ubogin vs. Kurapica
Insert Song: Scar/Kizu
Ending Song: Okina ringo no Konoshita De (sung by Hisoka)

All songs from the soundtrack of the original Hunter X Hunter series.

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Episode 1 – Leaving Home

Posted in Podcast Episodes with tags , , , , , , , on August 21, 2011 by damedrfoxybrown

 

Welcome to the great social experiment that will probably go horribly, horribly wrong, but our love for Hunter X Hunter commands that we press on despite that and we’ve united to create a podcast for the under-appreciated manga and anime.

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This episode is primarily an introduction to the series and we go over some high points as well as what we believe you need to know.

  • After a over a year on Hiatus, Hiatus X…err…Hunter X Hunter returned to Weekly Shonen Jump in the month of August
  • The new series will begin airing on October 2nd on Nihon TV at 10:55am, the production is by Studio Madhouse and the Director is Koujina Hiroshi

    New Cast, staff and Character Designs

  • Important points of the manga we discuss:
    • What is a Hunter?
    • Hunter Licenses and what they permit you to do
    • Gon and his motivations, along with those of his friends
    • The villains and the world of Hunter x Hunter
    • Why you shouldn’t ignore the old series if you haven’t seen it yet just because there will be this updated version.
    • Reasons why people may be put off the series.
    • The Chimera Ants Arc

Opening Theme – Kaze no Uta ~ Hope and Tears of Ireland ~

Insert Song – Shôri He

Ending Theme – Tenkuu Tougijou

All songs from the Hunter X Hunter anime series.

You can email us at hxhpodcast@gmail.com

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