Actually I love looooveee the character designs in HxH. It's all so good. There's so much personality in each design alone. Unfortunately they gave the biggest fucking freak one of the best ones (pic unrelated)
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Imagine being introduced in the anime as a character and this is the first thing said about you 😭😭😭😭
And then as the hunter exam goes on you realize wait. Someone DOES like him!! And then it's this motherfucker that no one else likes either 😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭
They're just absolutely fucking perfect and meant for each other in the funniest way possible
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illumi and hisoka, pure awful villain love
so. i love illumi and hisoka. I think they’re perfect for each other. I also think they’re more than just a quirky villain couple. it’s not just “he’s killed people but I still love him.” they’re truly the worst of the worst.
by which I mean CW for child abuse and pedophilia. it’s pretty core to their relationship and to this analysis. nothing that isn’t brought up in canon but like, fair warning
first off, i love this interaction between them. the way illumi is just like “i know what you are. anyway not my problem." hisoka isn’t exactly subtle about his feelings for gon so I’m not giving illumi a ton of credit for picking up on it this early in their relationship but it’s telling how easily he jumps over this hurdle.
also makes for a good parallel to this exchange:
when hisoka threatens to “make a move” on killua, illumi reacts so strongly not because he’s disturbed by this side of hisoka but because That’s His Brother. hisoka can have gon but killua is His.
(imo, hisoka definitely doesn’t mean “kill” here. the wording is ambiguous in japanese and can be translated as “kill” or “fuck” but the inclusion of that hand gesture was clearly intentional.)
(both manga and anime cap here bc i like the way it's phrased in the anime lol)
i love how hisoka compares himself to illumi here. like not only is he self-aware abt his obsession with gon, he sees that obsession in illumi's relationship with killua.
illumi’s love for killua is deep. it’s toxic and obsessive and smothering. and hisoka knows this and looks at illumi and goes “we’re not so different, you and I.”
illumi is able to accept hisoka’s proclivities because his upbringing has basically ruined his sense of morality, especially when it comes to child abuse. he likes hisoka because hisoka is useful to him and he doesn’t care about the rest as long as hisoka stays away from his brother.
that’s the other thing abt this that makes illumi so terrifying imo: he’s not completely soulless and unfeeling. his love for killua is REAL. sure it’s a deeply unhealthy and abusive love but it’s love. he truly cares about his little brother, and yet he’s still capable of horrific things. illumi isn’t a monster, he’s a person capable of love with something he wants to protect and he STILL does what he does.
and as for hisoka, i think it gives him some depth too. it’s interesting how self-aware he is, especially considering how blatant he is about his attraction to Gon particularly in the earlier parts of the series. he doesn’t feel remorse for it, but he knows what he’s feeling and doing is wrong (which, imo, makes it scarier).
their relationship is so… idk how to describe it. I guess give and take works. they look at each other and go “you’re a horrible person but who am I to judge?” they’re useful to each other. they like messing with each other just to see what happens. they’ve mutually agreed not to fuck with each other’s favorite 12-year-old boy. they’re both depraved, awful people and they’re meant for each other.
they’re amazing villains with a batshit insane relationship and I love them for it
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There are two types of Hisoillu shippers:
1) “Hisoillu are ment for each other they are soul mates and are so sweet and caring with each other. They profess their love for each other everyday. They are so sweet and make breakfast in bed after making love. They wanna have kids and live happily ever after.”
2) “These two act like they fuck. They probably do. They are mutually beneficial to each other. They probably care for each other more than most people but lets be honest its not a high bar. This is not a healthy relationship. They play each other to get what they need. Closest thing either of them has to a good relationship but then again very low bar. Hisoka is an emotionally abusive shit that happens to be available to Illumi and tolerant to Illumi’s fuckedupnees. And Illumi is a fun toy that comes in handy and Hisoka pities him so sometimes hold back on being an abusive shit. Illumi is in denial that he actually quite likes having Hisoka’s company.+✨trauma bonding✨and ✨self medication.✨”
Im the second^😂😭
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