The DARK CONTINENT Explained (HXH 2022) 

please god heal togashi's back

Idk but how Togashi is setting up the Dark Continent and having super powerful beasts previously shown (that are from there) I sense a real feel of danger and dread from the Dark Continent and I usually don't really feel that impacted as this with other fictions. Pretty nice storytelling from my boi Togashi.

I hope Ging takes over as the protagonist when the characters get to the dark continent, because only through his perspective can we really get a full understanding of what Pariston and Beyond netero are plotting

I can’t wait to see Ging and Beyond Netero show their strength and capabilities in the Dark Continent. It has so much potential and could the the most hype manga arc in history.

Dark Continent is genuinely a very very intriguing place. I still remember when I first read about it it give me chill. We learn that HxH's world is big but then Tagashi dropped “It's just a small place inside a lake inside a wide land stretches to infinity.

Every since the return of HXH was annouced ive been rereading the series and using this channel to refresh. Its been super helpful understanding the confusing parts of the secession war

This is so ''Lovecraftian'', Togashi is probably a fan of Cosmicism. I'm so happy that we gonna get at least 12 chapters.

youre honestly a core part of loving hxh

The dark continent is one of my favorite worldbuilding concepts in all of anime, the potential horrors and rewards are too tempting for humanity to not wanna go obtain it but the difficulty of them getting there is basically our equivalent of going to space and it's arguably vastly more dangerous because of the seemingly demonic entities and creatures that reside there and seem to enjoy taking humans out. Gooooooooooood dangit, Bobby. I need me summa dat dark continent cosmic horror.

Imagine if togashi never went on hiatus and we were on a hunter sequel by now

Imagine beyond's nen ability, you know it's going to be epic if his own father is like "that boy is wild yo"

Don't let this distract you from the fact that Bungee gum possess the both properties of rubber and gum

I feel like Mereum could actually be a top predator in the Dark Continent now. We all think Chimera Ants are weak compared to the creatures in the DC, but I believe Chimera Ants from the human world actually became much much stronger than the ones on the Dark Continent because their evolution was mostly never interrupted. When Gon and Killua first meet Kite, the ants are super weak, these are probably the same ants that are in the Dark Continent. In the DC since there are a lot of OP creatures probably, they probably never gave a chance for Chimera Ants to evolve because they just kept killing them. And since the Chimera Ants are probably one of the weakest DC creatures, there werent any other weaker organisms to feed nen off of, so they cant just hide and farm nen from weaker creatures. However in the human world since theres not a lot of things stopping them from evolving, they were able to become very strong. I feel like Chimera Ants in the Dark Continents just kept getting spawn trapped and thus never got the chance to produce an ant as strong as the Royal Guards or Mereum. Even the Chimera Ant Queen in the human world was weak, she was probably the pinnacle of Chimera Ant strength in DC before they started eating nen from humans

I hope Togashi will live to write Dark Continent arc....

Dark continent is gon be the best arc of 2022/2023

Maybe the deal with the gatekeepers is a nen contract: you may receive an extraordinary amount of nen (for them to survive) in exchange of a calamity if you fail the contract

can't believe we'll get a chapter review from this channel when it finally comes out. so hype!

Does anyone remember the lovely ghostwriter ability? In the York new city arc chrollo told the future of the other phantom troupe members after stealing it. We can actually suck out a lot of information from these poems. Now, I only know their German version because...well I'm German, and I think searching and pasting out the English version into a RU-vid comment is too much. But the deciding thing it shalnark's poem. It told him he would die If he made a phone call (basically, you can just Google for more information). If all remember, he was killed after a phone call by Hisoka. That means Togashi still remembers the Poems he wrote. Let's take shizuku for another example. She was told she would meet her end if she left her Partner and die in "a field covered in black items". This probably means the luggage compartment on our little whale ship thing. If Togashi really sticks with these Poems, Shizuku will leave her phantom troupe partners (maybe even without free will/being tricked) and go to the luggage compartment where hisoka will most likely kill here. Because let's be honest, why would Kurapika be in the luggage compartment when he has to protect a prince. Hisoka is most likely. These are only two examples! We could of course Analyse all other poems, or those who said a member would die or whatever. But I think this is enough for now. Does this sound trustworthy? I apologize for spelling or Gramma Errors, this is my second language

I've always wondered wether the Freeks family originated from the Dark Continent. Gin and Gon seemed so suspiciously overly talented with NEN that i wonder if their ancestors may have been people from the Dark Continent with a WAY stronger connection to NEN than normal humans from the human world. If humans exist on the Dark Continent I'd asume that it is a civilisation where pretty much EVERY SINGLE person is as strong as the strongest characters we've seen so far. Maybe Gin(g) would be a weakling compared to them. Like comparing Sayajins to humans? I've been wondering about that for so long now...

My man Togashi set up what could possibly be the greatest arc ever in manga, the stakes, the characters, the story, the mystery, the interweaving plots all 10/10 and being masterfully woven together as the tension builds. We shadow this arc is casting is immeasurable and incomparable to anything I've ever seen. It's truly incomprehensible what this arc could even possibly turn out like, no point of reference, no clear idea of anything they could find, what could happen or what effect it will have on the story. It's daunting the sheer amount of insurmountable negative energy and sense of doom the place exudes it's terrifying. And after he sets all that up he just doesn't write it.

Thank u, Liam, for doing this. I would have never understood this. I still watch ur nen explanation video bc nen is truly BEYOND ME.

Don’t know if anyones thought of this but when Ging tells Gon to go back to his home island cause there’s something there for him. It’s the east edition, out of any character in this story Ging would be the one to have it. Also sets up Gon possibly coming back to help with the expedition using the knowledge of the book.

Thank you so much for this. After around 3 years it’s good to have a recap.

Thanks Liam for your great work in researching HXH lore. It really is much appreciated. Cant wait for part 2! I still have so many questions e.g. about the girl-prince who died trying to escape the boat with another girl-price just because they left the boat - like, what was that? Weren't they still in the "human world"? It made a great story but just introduced so many mysteries at once.

Togashi makes me upset. He’s so incredibly talented and there is so much room for story here. I mean the Dark Continent could easily produce 500 chapters of story and not scratch the surface. I wish he would just write the story and let others draw. Assemble a team of around 5 or 6 artist and push out things weekly. So much story and talent that we won’t see reach it’s full potential

Hey Mista, nice shirt! Also, I am expecting Ging is probably going to learn more or even find Don on the continent and that's probably his real goal to go there.

Hey Liam I wanted to say thank you for making these videos last year I was going through the worst year of my life and I would always sleep to your videos ❤

I came here after checking out the grand line review, never knew you had a hxh channel! You got yourself a new sub! Keep up the good work dude!

I think ive watched/rewatched almost all of your hunter hunter videos... again. Im so hyped for more chapters. Even though the succession war arc is really interesting, im eager for more dark continent info.

been a fan of togashis work since i was a kid... and i just got hit with an epiphany... this man created a world with its own language, power system, unknown lands, card game, board games, intricate political system and moral views... all that and more... when trying to explain hxh isnt something you can put into a sentence or phrase... which leads me to believe when this man passes he is leaving something so vast that i dont think he is gonna have enough time to finish... so what if he is doing all this on purpose? meaning he leaves this world for new mangaka to explore with their writting... like ovas of sorts? it wouldnt be cannon but i would still love to read anything hxh related even if it doesnt come from togashi directly.. kinda like an rpg with side quests...

Thanks for the refresher. I've reread the last 50 chapters on my own but its always nice to consume some detailed content while we wait for the epicenes.

Just saw your recap from 2 years ago yesterday, and here you are! Back at it

Thank you sir, for another great dose of content! Was waiting for this meal all week!

I’m not necessarily new to the channel but I am new to subscribing and binging every video you’ve ever created for constant injections of OP/HxH!! I think it’s hilarious to see the progression of you really trying to pass this channel off as a “general anime” space and now just admitting that it’s clearly your HxH page and that’s about it 😂 it’s ok to only have 2 anime no one’s judging you Liam

I've been waiting for this video for 3 years!! Thankyou Liem 😊🥳🥳🥳

Oh I needed this recap 🙌🏾 Splendidly done Liam your humor and story telling never cease to entertain and educate 👌🏽

i don't even care anymore about characters as i used to but, the dark continent makes this one of the more exciting things ever, hope Togashi doesn't get bored of it.

I'm going to need a playlist of this injected right into my youtube feed when the new chapter drops

Bro I love your style of video, you are funny without trying too hard and very informative but also great at story telling

I love your videos. My love for HxH is multiplied (and One Piece) by my love for your channels. I don't have anyone to talk to about these shows with so it's really nice to hear these things and get new ideas. The comments section is always super dope too.

Seems like luffy will find one piece faster than we get to the dark continent. Haha.

Is there any info on the "New Continent"? I ask because based on the progression, the ending of the succession war would be more likely to end there than it would to end at the Dark Continent AND while it isn't part of the Dark Continent, it isn't part of the "Old World" either. At the moment, as far as I know, there is even less known about it than the Dark Continent. I thought perhaps that was where the "gate" to the Dark Continent exists OR that is where the "Guide" is acquired.

Thank you so much for this video! Very helpful to remind me of all the crazy storylines happening at the same time.

Ngl your videos are the best. You have a great voice for explaining animes and it's very knowledgeable.

If executed properly, HxH will even surpass One Piece's World building

Let's Go!!! I'm so excited! It's been years!

The five calamities give me goosebumps especially the human pet monster. I also notice that Togashi drawings can sometimes give me the same vibe as Junji Ito art works especially when drawing monsters.

I am excited for more videos from liams about the dark continent And i am hoping for Especial a separate video for explanation of fourth prince's ability 🤞

I've always found it super interesting that the Gatekeeper(s) call it the "New World", instead of the Old World, with the good amount of evidence of humanity having originated there. It's like Humans were once a force to be reckoned with then left with a strong force into Lake Mobius and settled there, leaving behind perhaps their women and children or something. Perhaps a magical beast contacted a guide for their journey there, but then left themselves to settle on the world we know today, leaving the original, beast level humans without a way to return. This would have stranded the weaker members of humanity on the DC without a form of protection. Super interesting the way Togashi has constructed all this, the dude is a master of creating crazy intrigue

I finally was able to catch up to Ch. 390 and man oh man i cant wait to see what Togashi is going to whip out!

Great channel. Im from the Philippines and i jst stumbled on your channel few mins ago. Your content is great. More powerr and hope u reach 1 mil sub.

Great video ready for part 2

Always liked to imagine the cimera ants were just the ants of the dark continent, is in whatever else is there is unimaginably strong

The mind blowing things that we can discover in the dark continent and other events that will happen goes to show that story telling and the build up in HxH is superb.

Thank you for the recap !!

This video really puts everything in the succession war into perspective. the succession war is just a backdrop

The Dark Continent from HxH Actually exists in the real world, But it's in reverse: the Dark Continent's land Is the ocean of our world. Both vast & mysterious.

I can't wait for this arc to continue! It's like a physical longing to know what happens next. T-T

I read the chapters like last year so things are somewhat fresh in my mind but these videos are awesome thanks for the recaps!

Thanks for the video, really enjoyed it

This video was great! im really hopeful that this gets animated some day

I have a hunch that the dark continent is a mirror of the Greed Island but more of an 18+ version. Bigger and more dangerous. It is where Ging get the inspiration to create Greed Island. If you think about it, Greed Island sort of comprise of magical beasts which helps train and help people understand the dangers of living in a world where everyone has nen. Greed Island is a training ground for Dark Continent. We can probably expect similarities between the two but in Dark Continent, beings are more intelligent, places are more chaotic, and what not.

I can’t wait for the updates!

I’ve been watching your other channel for like 2 years and had no idea you had this one

Thank you for making this recap series, because even though I love HxH there's no way i will read the entirety of this arc again. There's just too much text

Time to fall back into my HxH phase thanks NewWorld

Love talking HxH with this guy🙌🏽

I'm so glad this channel is back

Small correction, unmanned rock generates 20 megawatts per day, enough to power thousands of homes.

I still feel like the West "half" of this book is actually the same book as the East "half". Just need to unlock some kind of trick to reading it. Because a mobius strip is basically a never ending circle that loops back on itself. Would seem out of character for Togashi to name the entire lake "Mobius", draw a mobius strip on the Book and then never use that symbol to mean anything. Of course he may be using mobius to represent something else, but I am guessing it is the book itself which then may lead to something special about how to travel the dark continent more safely :)

Hi from france love ur videos man keep up the great work!

I just watched your vid about netero's expadition a while ago and was thinking to myself it would be nice if he made a new vid on the dark continent since HxH is returning and lo and behold here I am a few mins later. Love your Vids, never stop!

A cool theory I have is that Don Freecs is actually already dead but was able to finish Journey to the West. Remember when Mito said to Gon that Ging’s father just disappeared on a fishing trip? Maybe Ging’s dad is actually in the Dark Continent and the on that is finishing Journey to the East.

I would love to see a vid of you ranking all the current threats in hxh. Including stuff like the dark continent, pariston, hisoka, gyro, the princes, beyond netero, the phantom troupe, Alluka, ect…

NGL I was watching a few of your vids thinking "this dude is pretty cool and informative, I like this channel" then I found out you were an Ozzie too.... So I subbed to help another brother out, cheers fam!

Ty for the video ❤️

One thing I would like in the dark continent arc, is to have Leorio's medical expertise shown. Since I bet that It will be needed in such a dangerous place. I havent finished yet the chimera ant arc on the manga, but still on the way.

hey Liam! just wanna say that I loveee your videos and it amazes me how u can always find a way/ have new ideas to make a new video out of HxH. but I'm just curious as to why you stopped reviewing Jujutsu Kaisen? did you lose interest or is there any other reason?

I've been patiently waiting for your next video lol.

Me watching this makes me go back from the start and understand more from it. I stopped reading the manga due to the hiatus x hiatus moments and very very long narratives. Thank you for summarizing it up to makes me hype again. Thank you Liam 🙂🤗

Carrying the entire hxh franchise rn🤩

the chimera ant is extremely important to set up what the dark continent is all about, those mfs are actually the lowest ranking of predators and may even be a prey in there and hunters barely won mostly because they have experience and ants developing some humanity (in fact, in terms of raw nen they were much larger than the average of a professional hunter) it's probably one of the most exciting thing about HxH, we've seen some powerful users and threats over the course of the anime only to realize those were basically nothing when you compare it to the dark continent

HELL YEAH I cannot wait for more Succession War recap videos!!!!

You are hilarious sir..between the "snaps" & the "somehow" logic, I couldn't stop laughing

I keep hearing ppl say they wish gon/killua went along. Idk but I like the fact that they didn’t join in this mission. Kurapika and especially Lerio deserve some screen time to show us their growth. I don’t see the big deal since we know gon and killua will eventually find their way to the dark continent. Imho it will happen after a time skip and they will have to go save Kurapika/Lerio and it will be epic. I am more dissapointed that Silva and Zeno didn’t take part. I can only hope they find their way over. Maybe after the time skip mentioned above they accompany Gon and Killua that would be truly epic!

Personal theory (extracted from some lucid dream a decade ago): Don Freecs never finished the 2nd Edition of his book because he "sampled" Nitro Rice, reverted to his near-infantile state, and was soon after found by Netero and crew during his exploration of the Continent. He took the infant and later handed him to one of his trusted Zodiac members (re: dropped him in his lap), calling him Gon Freecs, knowing his identity from his abandoned exploration equipment, and Jing renaming him to at least hide his true identity, explaining to Mito that Gon was his "son". Explaining it this way fills a lot of questions I have about his origins and his somewhat "distant" relationship with Jing.

Thanks for this. I blitzed through the chapters once I found out HxH was returning and it's good to know that so far I had it right.

If you look closely at the victim of Halbell (it’s a detached hand in a tube) it’s power isn’t actually to inflict humans with homicidal desire it’s to inflict any part of one’s body with homicidal desire. The hand itself looks to have come alive and attacked it’s owner. So it could most literally turn your entire body against you

Love the HxH content returning! Also idk if you still read JJK but I would love if you started making more content on that as well! You seemed to like it during your blind review so I’m interested if you still are on the weekly grind. Imo the best new age shonen by far

yessir, waited for this one

Bro I’ve been watching these for a hot minute

In itself, the Dark Continent can only disappoint us if it is shown to us. We've seen what ridiculous ants from this continent can do. What can people do when they have to fight many other and of course much more powerful beings there? Our thoughts and fantasies have probably influenced us so much by now that it doesn't matter what Togashi ever shows from there, the horrors in our heads surpass. I'm not surprised that he hasn't continued to work on his work for so long.

So the recap begins and I've been SCHWING ever since the news and now more people might exipirence the best fight in the whole series hopefully

love this pls part 2

Please part 2!!!

I find the premise of the "Succession War" to be a good one but inherently flawed as, if the last 2 contestants somehow manage to attain a mutual kill against the other, then it renders the entire thing a moot point as All the princes are now dead; making it so there is no inherent ruler to the kingdom.

i really hope we wont get a time skip and instead see ging looking for HIS dad( if the theories are right and hes still on the dark continent). ging really is just gon as an adult but much much more powerful.

yesss this channel has been revived

Thank you for this interesting video

The dark continent may be one of the most fascinating places in all of fiction for me. The sheer terror that we know and don't know is just unconfortable. It's a place humans should have no business with. There are regular chimera ants in the human world that are very aggressive and I like thought that the chimera ants we met in the arc are just mere insignificant creatures on the dark continent. Meruem who killed humanities strongest human would just be a tiny insignificant creature for the strongest creatures on the dark continent. The best adjective I have for dark continent is lovecraftian. My fan theory is that the human realm we know since chapter 1 is just a tiny project, a time killer for some bored god or lifeform on the dark continent.