The SUCCESSION WAR Explained (HXH 2022) 

Togashi: so those are the fourteen princes and the terms of the succession war. -Ok, that’s a lot to work with but I suppose it’s manageable. It should be interesting to see how Kurapika, Melody, Hanzo, and Basho handle such a complicated conflict Togashi: also, here’s thirty-ish bodyguards all with names and unique nen abilities. -Oh, that’s a lot. Togashi: and there are three crime families aboard the ship attempting to influence the outcome of the succession war. Be prepared to learn about each of their members individually. -don’t you think that might be a bit much? Togashi: and don’t forget, the Zodiacs, Beyond Netero, Hisoka,and the Phantom Troupe are here too.

Imagine being the third prince, a intelligent, educated adult with competent supporters and connections, who has spent many years preparing. Rely on your own men, not hunters for support, you think thats playing it safe. You figure you've got a decent shot, but then a few hours into the battle royale you learn about nen and realise that there is a astronomical gap between you and your elders and that even a baby like Wobble has a better chance with Kurapika at her side.

I'm just happy that Togashi is in great health to continue writing 😭

The 4th prince who hates lying women happens to be in a temporary alliance with the 5th prince Tubeppa, who is a woman most likely lying to him with intentions of saving the younger siblings from the older ones . Hmm i wonder how that's going to turn out between them

I almost shed a tear during Kacho's death. She seemed like the average spoiled rich kid but she actually cared for her sister deeply. So much so that her Nen beast was made so that neither of them would be alone should something happen to the other.

I love how complex this arc is. It’s amazing world-building. It shows the vastness and the magnitude of politics, and how insanely strategic and dirty obtaining power is.

10:58 8th Prince Sale - Sale's nen beast emitted a gas that slowly and passively granted the prince influence over those within a certain distance from him. Sale Sale was lazy and wanted life and love to come easy to him. The beast was perfect for that. The women and body guards he kept nearby grew to love him. If nothing special happened, there's a chance his nen beast would passively win the war so long as he maintained contact with the right people, especially since it created small clones around the afflicted to further spread it's influence. Unfortunately the nen beast had no offensive or defensive capabilities what so ever. It'd be absolutely broken in the hands of someone more self sufficient like kurapika though

The Succession War is a whole new show of its own. It's the biggest and the most complex arc Togashi has ever made for the HxH series. I hope Togashi can manage what he has started. It's just so big and overwhelming since a lot of important events will be happening at the same time.

You would think this man would get hired by Shonen Jump, just based on the sheer detail he notices in these manga! Always awesome videos Liam!

I wanna see more of Kachou’s Nen beast!! The fact her love for Fuugetsu was so strong as to tie a Nen protector to it makes me wonder what “Without You” is actually capable of.

it's been so long since I caught up with this it just reminds me how bloody amazing HxH is, best series of all time

Bro I'm so hyped and mystified by the implications of Tsereidnich and Kurapika being on the same ship. Not to mention the phantom troupe with Hisoka, Chrollo and all others involved. IF the return of HxH is true, it will be worth it to have waited this long.

It makes me incredibly happy to see this channel regularly popping up in my YT feed again, it’s helping the reality set in that HxH is back!

Don't let the succession war distract you from the fact that bungee gum has the properties of both rubber and gum.

6:13 it was also explained that the 3rd prince here has a good side and a bad side. Like two sides of a coin. He's fair but harsh when the time calls for it. Whatever is on the other side of that coin must be a nightmare.

The 14 coffins are definitely going to be used for some sort of nen ritual. There seems to be a 15th pod in the middle of the 14, so my guess is the winner will stand in the middle pod and be granted the power of all the princes who died including the current king. There are also nen engravings (similar to the metal box Ging gave Gon for greed island) on the floor, so some kind of nen ritual could be the goal.

I hope Hisoka and the Spiders get mixed up in this succession war in some way. Honestly I just want to see Hisoka interact with any and every character possible. He has the best conversations/interactions in the show.

i love that the manga is popping off again

I think that has 14 coffin because 13 is for the princes and 1 for the king himself. look, all the princes has to fight each other and the one that survives will have to fight his father (the current king) for the throne. why I think that? because in chapter 382 when Halkenburg try to kill the king (his Dad)... the king say that he cannot die YET... because he is a part of the ceremony... he can't die until the last prince is decided and then... the prince that survive can kill him and put him on the coffin... and like that, completes the 14 coffin with 13 prince and the current king, and then the ceremony to decide the next king is complete.

His hatsu is a lot more terrifying than simple future vision. For that 10 second window, his enemies will not perceive changes he makes to the flow of events until after that window passes, like when that lady thought she shot him in the head, only to have him turn up a moment later alive.

Crack theory, the "tree of kakin" is a Botanical Weapon Brion and the whole succession war is the laundry list of conditions to activate it. The urn that made the beasts is called the "seed urn", we know from official stats that Brion is a species and not just a single entity (it was given a number score of C while the ants were given a B) and also Nasubi's comments of a "tree" of kakin that appears to be the endgame of this whole shebang.

I just love the setup of this arc so much. The JoJo influence is undeniable but so far it seems like Togashi wants to actually play it straight with the established rule set of all the powers instead of going completely insane and discarding (almost) all internal logic as Araki tends to do.

Camilla might be killable if you kill her killer first. Which depending on the speed of her beast might be difficult or if you find away to seal her nen first like with an apr type ability.

One thing that I've wondered about is what if someone killed 2nd prince Camilla by suicide bombing. What exactly would happen in that situation

I’m still sticking with my theory that the point of the gatekeeper is to keep humans out of the dark continent because they are too dangerous to all the other creatures there and the reason dark continent creatures are so strong is they adapted to defend themselves against humans before they were exiled to lake mobius, after earth but not terrible

I'm so happy and hyped for the return of the manga it's been so long and i miss it so much!! I hope we get at least 10 chapter.

The second prince nen ability has flaw. Let's just say she was killed and the murderer was killed right after, thus no life force is being sucked to revive her.

Dude, I watch many channels that review and theorize different mangas, your content is always TOP NOTCH. I salute you Liam sir. Never stop creating awesome content!

Hey Newworldreview, if you're interested, I think I figured out the real reason kalluto joined the troupe; It wasn't to help alluka or rescue a missing brother he wished away,It's actually to save illumi. Let's go over the facts 1. Illumi is weird as heck. None of the other Zoldycks act like him. Even zeno and silva, who've spent their entire lives killing people don't act as detached as Illumi. It's as if he exists in a perpetual trance. 2. He is extremely strong compared to everyone in his clan except zeno. 3. We know from the troupe's raid on sazan that manipulators can put themselves in a trance, and if they give themselves orders while in said trance, they become massively more powerful than normal. So, to summarize, I think Illumi put himself in a trance to make himself a more potent assassin at the expense of his own emotions or maybe his agency, and Kalluto is trying to rescue him So now we get to the question of why he joined the troupe. It all has to do with their powers. Now, none of the are exactly special. Sure they're powerful but that has more to do with experience. I'm sure if Kalluto wanted he could stab a butler a few times and tell him to chacha, or make an evil vacuum. The only real exceptional hatsu is Chrollo. Now, Kalluto probably has a general idea of what chrollo can do, his dad and grandpa tried to off him a few months ago, and he knows that if Chrollo gets a power, the original user loses access to it. So, in summatition if he can move up the troupe ladder, he can manipulate chrollo to steal Illumi's power, his brother is saved from his own nen trance.

this arc is definitely influenced by Gu/Jincan which is a traditional from south Chinese culture. so my theory is this succession war didn’t mean to find any true heir of the throne like the king said but the result (aka the survivor one) will be some kind of weapon to make the king himself stronger or more powerful. the king = the Gu master Also I’m interested in the 5th prince and 6th prince role here cause of their nen beast’s ability really are close to the outcome of Gu. There are 2 result here, they will die next (to stimulate the ritual) or thair ability will be the last resort to help the other prince (and people on the ship). I hope they will survive though Or maybe the one who will be stimulating the ritual is morena due to her group that has 23 people which is the same amount number of the oracle bone of Gu. and she is on the new cover volumn 37, so she must play some important role here. (she’ll die next I guess)

I haven't been keeping up with the story. This is the first time I've had to reach watch a video to understand what was said. Togashi is insane. Thank you for the video!!

thank you so much for these videos. I read these chapters but this definitely helps me get a better grasp on what's really going on in this arc so far.

HxH is the most complex and confusing show as it progresses but I love it lol

Time to rewatch and re-read the HxH series again for the fourth time

I love how crazy togashi got with details, he is set out to make something mind-blowing again

Yes! Just the thing I needed getting off of work for the day. Thank you for your amazing work, Liam.

Cheers to more uploads Liam! Can't wait for the next 10 chapters.

I'm so happy your back doing HxH content but could you come back with more JJK stuff too

Thanks for the recap, was lazy to re read the series again so this really is much appreciated.

Your content is awesome 🙌🙌🙌🙌🙌🙌 ....i have watched almost all of your videos in few days... keep up the good work 🙌🙌🙌🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

Man, I'm so excited to be able to read more of what Togashi has cooking for this arc. No matter who we focus on in the upcoming chaps, it's bound to be interesting. But I am hoping for some major reveals. Kurapika meeting Tsereidnich and realising that he has Pairo's head or seeing it inside his beast, Prince Woble's nen beast and more content on the phantom troupe & Hisoka :) Of course I'd also love to see anything regarding the Zodiacs / Beyond Netero / Ging & Pariston, but I doubt we'll see much of them until we get to the continent.

Another fantastic recap! thanks for making them.

Love these recaps! Got me so excited for the return.

Been waiting for one of your uploads. Just recently found your channel because of the news the manga returnig. Good content.

That TN of Tserricdich is almost as terrifying and menacing as his nen beast

One Piece is entering the final run HxH is continuing. I never thought I'd see it..... Inb4 the Final Saga of OP takes 20 more years and we only get 10 new chapters of HxH every 3.5 years 😭😭😭

Reading those manga chapters was really mind boggling sometimes (a lot to take in font wise lol), I was up to speed but sometimes felt like I couldn’t retain all that Info to remember lol. You broke it down in a way where I can separate each Prince and their abilities/nen beasts better. Great video bro 🤙🏾

Incredible summary, I read the chapters when they came out but it's so hard to keep track of all the cast here lol. Appreciate the breakdown!

Thanks for the recap, really needed to refresh minds. Seeing all of this together helped my brain to click... The 14 coffins and the existence of a newborn among the contenders. Assuming the Succession War is a rigid ritual with a precise number of "players" maybe the king had to sire the 14th prince to allow the whole stuff to start in the first place. So once the 14th was born and the requirements were met... The war became possible. This made me think if there was always a baby amoung the previous wars

It took me nearly a week to reread the manga and understand the whole plot

More of these please, great video. Very needed.

Let's goooo I was waiting for this video Thank you Liam 😊💓

I love the smell of HxH content in the morning.

Gotta give to you man your the sole reason the hxh community has had content and something to look forward too great job!!

I have not seen hunter hunter ever since the hiatus and this video and the last one was so helpful like now I’m invested in it again thank you G.L

i absolutely cant wait for part 3. awesome content as usual

I think a large part of the 4th prince’s talent with Nen (Not even going to try and spell his name) is do to his sheer drive and motivation to win the war. He obviously has natural talent on par or beyond that of Gon and Killua, which isn’t surprising considering his family’s history. But I think the fact he has been raised for this very war plays a large part in it.

I'm surprised there's going to be a Part 3. The refresher on the Kakin princes was nice. Still sad that Kacho died tho ;w;

4:46 - Camilla also has a pseudo-private army of Nen users in the Untouchables / Have-Nots / Afterlife Companions ! Great video :) so much condensed info!

This the probably the 20th "succession war explained" video i have seen on your channel. But man i am still gonna watch it.

This is shaping up to be one of if not the best arc in the series and I'm so excited to see Toagshi continue.

I cannot even begin to tell you how much nicer this is to watch and understand this arc thru this series than it is to actually read it. The manga felt so convoluted with so much dialogue and new characters and nen that it was torture to read

This video is so well done it's impressive.... Thank you very much!

Liam you are the best! I could listen to you talk about hxh all day

Finally, the best reviewer is back to review the best manga!!

I wonder if the Seed Urn has actually gotten stronger with each generation that has competed in the succession war? The idea that the seed urn was so strong when it was first made seems almost absurd, but a mechanism that makes it get stronger with each new war makes sense within the confines of nen contracts.

Don't lose the beard my dude and thanks for the content!!! Amazing value!!!!

love to see the newworldreview up and running again

You're making me want to buy the entire HxH Manga set! I think it would hold me over until new episodes come out (if they ever do)

I thought the 14 coffins where just prepared for each prince seperately and labeled with their names. Not that they would all be used, but they were all prepared. Just my thought

I’ve been watching and rewatching like all your videos since the announcement that HxH is coming back. Peace and wholeness fam

@2:16 that had me weak lmaoooo love your videos

Can't wait for Togashi to release the new Hunter x Hunter chapters when they are done!!! Love the recap videos; starting watching your channel over a year ago and have been subscribed since :))

I wonder if Kaccho as a Nen Beast can skip other rules, like killing other princes. After all, Fugetsu can see her so it's already an anomaly

Love your vids! Keeping the love of hunter hunter alive

amazing video, thaaanks. Btw, will u ever make a video breaking down hisoka’s fight with chrollo? It’s my favourite fight, but no matter how many times I read it I can’t understand what’s going on, despite chrollo explaining the abilities he’s using

bruh the complexity of hunter hunter is freaking insane

This has potential to be the greatest shonen arc ever. I just hope Togashi can finish it.

Really enjoyed this breakdown🤩, can't wait to see how the anime brings all this to life 🔥

Love your content mate !

great video as always can you talk about chrollo's prophecy (and the others)? he said something about losing half of his crew and going to the east (maybe he meant the dark continent ) to find something

He keep the whole HxH fandom alive for 3 years

Having caught up to the series, your quick story of salé-salé absolutely killed me. Im mad that we didnt get his fantastic rap.

This guy has been hitting the gym 💪🏽

I hope Togashi watches this to catch up on his succession war facts before continuing the manga.

Speaking of JoJo references in the Succession War the ghost hands that attack princes who try to leave the ship give off big "Reimi's alleyway" vibes.

Patiently and intensely awaiting part 3 🙂

Love the video and keep up the great work

HOT TAKE!!! I feel like the 3rd prince is the most fit for the king role. Just look at King Nasubi's nen beast. Although we don't know what his nen beast can do, just by looking at it, it's not the fighter type beast. It has the characteristics of a "MOTHER". It has breasts which helps the baby grow by giving it nutrition (helping the people/kingdom grow) , and it has huuuuge ears to hear the problems and needs of the people of his empire. And king nasubi is loved by his people. And it is a good thing that the power of the nen beast of zhangle is still not revealed. It makes it more flexible to fit for the narrative. And it is based on Buddhism, which are hardcore pacifist. And i think the nen beast's main purpose is to help the succeeding king to lead the kakin empire not to kill. So i think the prince with the nen beast that represents something good will win the succession contest. And i know Hulkenberg is also a good choice but as Liam said his future is grim because he is showing a desire to take the king role which gives him a huge target in his back. Oooooorrr it all doesn't matter because Togashi do what Togashi wanna do.

Don’t let the succession war distract you from the fact that Hisoka’s bungee gum has the properties of both rubber and gum.

Great video, great thumbnail too

Need that part 3 ASAP 🔥

Call me crazy but I bet Prince Tyson would play a huge role in the future

Talking about Kakin, I'm kinda surprise how Nasubi treat his children. I mean, it seems like he doesn't treat his children differently and almost equally gave them attention. I know the wives and prince's has some sort of ranking/tier, but Nasubi doesn't seem to act as if the youngest are lesser than the oldest prince's, tho still the younger need to respect the oldest.

Haha I was thinking of the calamity also so I get 10 points.my men affinity is emitter because I emit awesomeness constantly! Love the channel man keep up the hunter hunter stuff love it

I love all the HxH stuff but I would love for more Jujutsu kaisen stuff, but you do you keep up everything you do.

YES I've been waiting for more HxH content injected directly into my veins

I just finished re-watching the HxH 2011 anime recently and have a particular curiosity. There was a ton of tension between Gon and Illumi at the end of the Hunter’s Exam early on (S1E21), in which Gon broke Illumi’s wrist (pre-nen!). I was wondering if you might be able to offer an analysis of that moment (what all might have happened there), as well as how things would shake down between the two at each level of Gon’s progression and growth. Ultimately, how does Gon perform squaring up against Illumi?

Just recently started watching the channel. Love the insight! Has anyone asked about his hair? I'm both baffled and mesmerized by it. Never Seen anything like it. 😅

I'M SO HAPPY YOU ARE UPLOADING AGAIN!! I'm getting my regular injection of Hunter x Hunter content and slapping my arm!!!!!