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Go Live a Human Life - Hunter x Hunter ep. 134-136: Media Club Plus S01E43 (Patreon)

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2025-05-07 19:29:02
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2026-06

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Welcome to Media Club Plus: a podcast about diving into the media that interests us and the stories that excite us.

We've finally finished the mammoth Chimera Ant arc. It was long, ambitious, and fascinating. On the whole, I think it's some of the best TV ever made. After dozens and dozens of episodes of tension, Togashi and Madhouse pull out all the emotional stops, closing as many narrative loops as possible before introducing the next season: the election of a new Hunter Association chairman.

This week we cover episodes 134-136, titled The Word x Is x You, This Person x And x This Moment, and Homecoming x And x True Name. Next episode we'll be covering episodes 137-139, titled Debate x Among x Zodiaks, Request x and x Wish, and Alluka x and x Something.

Featuring Keith Carberry (@KeithJCarberry, @KeithJCarberry), Jack de Quidt (@jdq) Sylvi Bullet (@SYLVIBULLET), and Andrew Lee Swan (@swandre3000)

Produced by Keith Carberry

Music by Jack de Quidt (available at notquitereal.bandcamp.com)

Cover Art by by Annie Johnston-Glick (@dancynrew) anniejg.com

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To find transcripts of the episodes, go to http://TranscriptsattheTable.com

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JJMilez

I know MCP HXH isn’t over yet, but nevertheless, thank you all for a wonderful, wild ride through this remarkable arc!

Michael Neely

These last ten or twelve episodes have been beautiful, both the art and the story. So glad to have experienced this and now I need to go through the manga and continue the journey.

ceph

to this day i can't even *think* about the ending of 135 without full crying. "goodnight, meruem" who gave you the RIGHT

Michael Penny

Couple of extra notes about the montage at the beginning of 134. The shot of someone being executed at gunpoint is a direct reference to one of the most iconic Vietnam war photos (https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saigon_Execution) and I wouldn't be surprised if there are one or two more direct references that I didn't catch. Crossing the fourth wall to reference real-world events made that sequence hit even harder for me. And secondly, the framing of the fleet of airships dropping bombs is echoed later in the shot of the Hunter Association fleet turning up to give "aid," which really makes you think about what the show wants to say about the impact of peacekeeping efforts...

TrueLily

I feel like the sheer length of the Chimera Ant arc creates a somewhat warped scale about how long stories are. 12 episodes is about how much the average anime gets right now. Maybe it gets 24, maybe it gets multiple seasons, but lots of shows have a grand total of 12 or 13 episodes to tell their whole story. And they do it! There's still a LOT of story left to tell in this show. So I really would not feel like anything is settled in for the rest of the show at this point.

potatonaught

Adding to the montage talk, some images that I think are references: photo 2 in the slideshow is reminesent of the aftermath of the atomic bombing of Hiroshima. Hiroshima famously has the skeleton of a domed building that remains from the blast and you can see it today across from the Peace Park. Photo 7 reminds me of video footage from the police beating of Rodney King in 1991.

potatonaught

Re: the phrase Kogumi uses to say she'll stay with the King and whether or not that was actually used in answering marriage proposals: I searched using the phrase in Japanese and while the whole phrase just points back to HxH, the first part (futsu-tsuka-mono-desu-ga / "i'm an incompetent person but...") can be used when meeting your fiance's parents after you got engaged. (In addition to other scenes where you'd typically use phrases to denote your lower social standing compared to your conversation partner) The second part (otomo-sasete-kudasai / "Please allow me to accompany") returned an interesting result. A 1961 short story by Yukio Mishima called "Yuukoku" ("Patriotism") "centers around the experiences of Lieutenant Shinji Takeyama and his young wife, Reiko, and their ritualistic suicide following the February 26 Incident, a mutiny by members of the Imperial Japanese Army in 1936." (—Wikipedia). So some similar thematic elements as far as following a loved one into death is concerned! Thanks for prompting a fun internet search. Love the show

Kei

I can’t believe I cried again just listening to the audio /description of what happens with Komugi. Thank you for another insightful, wonderful episode! Looking forward to the reveals next time.

Lyra U.

Stayed up way too late listening, excuted to rediscover the last anime arc in the next few episodes.. In particular, I rewatched the opening/endings for the arc and I'm so thrilled to see what catches Jack's eye for these last ones. Also, man, even just hearing bits of episode 135 had me falling apart.

TrueLily

I listen to this podcast while I'm at work, and it was everything I had not to just start sobbing in public at that part.

Kei

You must have tear ducts of steel. I commend you.

Kenehan

Mr. Carberry has brought up Yu Yu Hakusho's Chapter Black saga a few times here, visiting it after this episode I realized demon world theory is even funnier