The World of Hunter x Hunter is a Massive Whale 

Some things I'd like to have included in the video: ● The whale I'm theorising the Hunter x Hunter world is on top of is a part of an even bigger world/ocean, a framework in an even bigger framework, essentially hammering home the message that the hunt never ends. ● This theory isn't as exciting or compelling as many others you'll see across the internet but it speaks to me as 'the best I've seen' because of how it complements the themes of Hunter x Hunter, it is perfectly consistent with Togashi's writing style and the various ideas scattered throughout the story. ● A mobius strip creates an infinite loop, fitting for this theory as I'm arguing that everything within the world of Hunter x Hunter is a part of a bigger thing,, a framework in an even bigger framework, infinitely.

Imagine if Hunter x Hunter pre-Dark Continent is just the intro and setup for the real saga and the Dark Continent arc is actually where it all begins.

Hunter x hunter isn't about a singular individual or their dream because they're small in the grand scheme of things. It is simply about exploring this vast and mysterious world and what it has to offer. This is why Togashi is capable of creating an intriguing cast of characters and being able to easily replace them at moments notice. Because whether their involved or not the story/native continues. Hunter x hunter has no END.

Someone should catalog all of the tarot card references in the manga and plug them into a tarot reading, if you will. The tarot references, if interpreted as a reading, could spell out potential plot points for where the story could go in hxh

Something I haven't seen anyone else mention is how, in japan, the whale is seen as the manifestation of the god Ebisu, the god of fishermen and luck. The first scene in HxH is of Gon catching the "Master of the Swamp" Which resulted in Gon being allowed to take the hunter exam, at the same age as Ging. So the very first scene is of Whale Island, and Gon being a lucky fisherman. The name of the whale that Hunter x Hunter resides on, may just be Ebisu/Hiruko.

The link between explosions and and flowers is a lot more natural in Japanese because the term for fireworks is effectively 'fire flower'

My best theory is Gon losing his access to nen is part of the same journey Gene went on and is a vital part of unlocking true nen knowledge. Because he lost his SIGHT of nen, he will have to find another way. Like Komugi who has no knowledge of nen but has one of the best abilities. Don is probably on level with nen where it’s not Nen to him it’s just what he does. The world got nen from this dude but couldn’t understand it like he did. Gene can use many different nen abilities because he also understands something different about nen that Gon will find out

I have a feeling togashi didn't even realize he was setting this up and then has just rolled with it. everything in HXH seems to be planned out but he's very open about the fact that he's an improvisational author he just makes shit up, changes his mind on a whim Machi is alive because he decided she had more interesting things to do in the future

I suppose this is a foreign concept for most people, but flowers and explosives being tied together, compared to one another or serve as a metaphor is actually pretty common in Japan and, likely by proxy, in Brazil In Japanese "fireworks" is "hanabi" which translates to "fire flower" and, here in Brazil, we have a poem about the events that marked the end of WWII called "Hiroshima Rose" which I would be very surprised if it had absolutely no bearing in Togashi's choice to include the Poor Man's Rose there, given that the international relationships between Japan and Brazil are actually much closer than one would think

I remember some asian relligion belive that the world is carried by a whale and that whale swim in an even more bigger ocean maybe togashi used this

Immediately what I don't like about this theory is the constant stretches of logic. The human painting who is "no longer human" is clearly different from the immortal, the human painting was done as punishment for incompetence, whereas the immortal man is a sick person. Little flower as a nen ability could have easily been Genthru being inspired by a pre-existing explosive, its a link with so little significance it means nothing. The concept that HxH is constantly ""referencing itself"" is called preference. An author will have specific ideas of what a "mystical jar" looks like, so two mystical jars will probably look similar. Characters being on top of animals is even more of a stretch, they're not even canon they're usually volume covers. This whole video is extrapolating from nothing, seeing things that don't exist because you're looking too hard. No Radman, Jesus wasn't in your rice, you were just looking too hard to meaning and saw something that didn't exist.

kudos for in 14:00 calling attention to that conversation with the koala dude. nobody seems to take notice of this scene AT ALL, and its SO important, it is during the election arc but it thematically pertains to chimera ant arc

it's my understanding that "magical creatures" such as the kiriko are able to achieve their magic with an innate nen ability. It's not created by the individual creature, it's inherited and doesn't necessarily abide by the same rules as a personal nen ability. The kiriko for example are able to use conjuration to look like different things, and Ai is able to use specialization to grant any wish. Since nen is the lifeforce of all living things in HxH, it makes sense that at some point some creatures would manage to subconsciously tap into the nen reserves, and i feel like this'll happen more on the dark continent where survival of the fittest dictates that only the strong survive, so perhaps only creatures with innate abilities, thus magical creatures, are able to survive in the dark continent

Finally a hunter x hunter theory video. Can't get enough of these.

What if this entire world with its cities and continents is conjured by a certain nen user who keeps taking hiatuses. What if the hiatuses are just a condition for his nen ability.

Does anyone think it's possible that the story and themes of hunter x hunter may be inspired by pinocchio? What if gon wanting to become a hunter and his transformation are inspired by pinocchio wanting to and becoming a real boy which in pinocchios case is meant to symbolise his maturation) in the case of gon when he transforms, his realisation that life isn't fair, the good guys don't always win and the world can be a cruel place, and when gons realises this and transforms he feels a sense of freedom and relief because he doesn't care anymore about life and this may be a dark twisted way of mirroring pinocchios transformation and pinocchios desires to not want to be a puppet and to have no strings attached, not only gon pre chimera ant is portrayed as being a naive happy go lucky individual very similar to how pinocchio is before all the lessons he learns, and in the pinocchio book and film pinocchio is deceived by a talking cat (multiple times in the book and on one ocassion leads to pinnochios dying and him having to be resurrected by the blue fairy) which is similar to how gon feels like pitou a talking betrayed him by not healing kite qnd how gon defeating pitou also led to gon essentially dying and needing to be resurrected by a wish granting being (meaning maybe allukah could represent the blue fairy from pinocchio) and at the end of pinocchio in order for him to become a real boy he has to save his father from a giant whale qnd ging is currently on the black whale ship, so if my theory is true then maybe gon has to rescue at some point in the story in a way that involves him getting to the dark continent. Kites death and reincarnation as a chimera ant which gon blames himself for maybe a reference to pinocchio hanging around lampwick who was a trouble maker and bad influence on pinocchio who ended up getting turned into a donkey qnd getting killed and eaten. Kites death being used to show gon that the chimera ants are no joke and are serious threat maybe a reference how lampwicks fate was used to show pinocchio he needs to take his life seriously. Also in another one of my theories I said that gyros animal /ant form could be based on a self aware like a dolphin and a dolphin is essentially a bootleg whale so maybe the proverbial whale gon may have to save his father from is gyro. Also the whale symbolism doesn't just stop with the black whale ship, but is furthered by the fact that gon is literally from "Whale" Island

I feel like it's easily fair to say that Togashi and Oda prolly on the same shit and get lit with each other every weekend. I need whatever ZA they got cause they STAY cooking like a Hispanic Mother!

B--but you haven't provided any vidence to this whale theory... I'm still waiting for the 400 IQ Theory. Man, I'm disapointed.

The only questions i have about HxH are surrounding how Kite "came back" The last weapon we see him get is a magical girl wand. When Gon apologizes to his dad for Kites death, Gons dad cuts him off and says something like "Calm down, he's not dead. Crazy Slots gives Kite a weapon when he really doesn't want to die." So is this weapon the Magical Girl Wand? How does it work? Based on Gons dads response, has he witnessed Kite using this ability before? Since Kite came back looking different (a red haired girl) does that mean the Kite we know also isn't how he's always looked? Why was Kite birthed from that chimera ant queen? What are all the other weapons Crazy Slots can give Kite?

Imagine if when the Black Whale arc is animated, Beyond has Blackbeard’s VA. I think it would fit him well.

Never thought I would see the day that Hunter X Hunter and Discworld crossed connections :D I do love theories about Whale Island and the Black Whale though as I have also wondered about why Togashi specifically picked island sized whales at least twice in the story. I wondered if perhaps in some crazy world Whale Island was actually a prototype ship like the Black Whale (maybe even the one Don Freecs sailed to the DC) and over 100s of years of disuse or perhaps under deliberate disguise, it now looks like an island :)

Brilliant theory! Everything made sense and ofcourse it's all up to the future of the series to run its course, but admire that this also served as a thematic breakdown and how u emphasize this is the most important of all, it truly makes a theory have a lot more sense, or rather say makes it an analysis itself, which is more important. Tremendous work for u and the theorist

I don't know, this seems a bit farfetched.

The theory is definitely not true. For many reasons. But chief of which is because of how Togoshi writes. Which can be best described as "current whim".

The real theory is will we ever see the end of hxh I pray everyday that I'm alive to see the end of hunter x hunter

Anything thing about recurring imagery in hxh is that kurapika outfit in yorknew has a similar shape to lake mobius

This lacks evidence, and the logic just doesnt prove anything.

As the name suggests a lot of things are mirrored in the story from the plot to the world, and i believe that greed island still has to serve a purpose in the sense that the whole arc might be a setup or a mirror for something later in the story

Hisoka: We live in a society.

Never have i gotten to the end of the video while hearing no actu evidence for the theory. Just cool ideas and some very loose connections.

Togashi likes the movie alien --> a French cartoonist worked on alien ----> that cartoonist drew people on animals ----> hunter hunter is on a whalw

Cool theory but why though? How does this make the show more interesting? It doesn’t matter where the story takes place if it doesn’t play a part in the story. And up until now HxH story would’ve remained the same if it took place on a real land mass or on top of that whale

I think the HxH world/Earth being alive does sound plausible and most of the valid points in your theory kinda point to that. I could kinda see a reveal in the Dark Continent arc leading to the characters making that conclusion and calling back to many of these elements you mentioned. Most of the rest of the theory seems to be very much stretching things.

Idk after the level E cameo in H x H I just assume Yuyuhakusho, Level E and HxH take place in the same universe. Spirit energy is just what nen is called on earth. However, I do like space whales.

11:50 Do people really not realize that creatures that use nen naturally are a thing in hunter x hunter? The people in the story call them “magical beasts”. Supernatural abilities within the story are the product of nen and magical beasts are just creatures with nen abilities. The page with Yuupee describing his genetic Make-up even says he’s made of of magical beasts.

waste of time

This is nothing but pure speculation and conjecture. A theory needs to have SOME evidence to support it.

This wreaks of scrambling for depth and patterns to establish ones opinion as profound... "Sometimes it's a Boat, and sometimes it's more of an Accident. It all depends" His introduction of ideas is always hyper deliberate. The bloom, the urn they were all set pieces introduced in such a obvious "this is going to be important later" slap you in the face story telling. There's litterally nothing in this manga that was subtly introduced to pave the way for later integration, it's just things that most people miss because they're hardly paying attention, also I refuse to believe as great of a storyteller as togashi is he'd go through hack "ITS ALL A DREAM " but nen idea...That would be soooooo bad

One of my theory is Isaac Netero is based of Isaac Newton. Aside from having the same name, Newtons first law of motion is very similar to Netero's Nen.

Togashi unfortunately is one of those artists that sets these things up and when he gets to them. When the payout needs to be paid. He’ll ditch it entirely for something else. It’s what makes his story telling incredibly fun to read and experience. But really frustrating for people who like to theorize.

Best hxh theory i've ever encountered. Brilliant!!!

This is the kind of theory I like, the most absurd kind but at the same time it has a certain point in favor, anyway it's something not obvious like Todoroki is the brother of the very obvious villain who also breathes fire and beats like Endeavor's son, these obvious theories I hate. *"Including a theory referencing Akira and Moebius, the two best designers and page composers of manga and comics in life, so I have to give a pretty naughty like".*

I feel HxH theories hold no weight at all, cause Togashi just does whatever he feels like almost spontaneously for a lot of main plots points

Anything hunter X Hunter should get a million views at least. They will get 100 from just me at least. If the video involved Hisoka and succession war character then I am going to watch it 1000 times by myself.

IWOULD HAVE NEVER GUESSES THAT THE WHOLE HXH WORLD WAS CONJURED BY TONPA'S NEN Great theory, this was really eye opening, it sounded like BS at first, but you made just enough good points to be convincing

The reason i think its called mobius lake, is because the characters and everything is literally a part of this whale, an infentessimal part of its consciousness being spread across everything which is the power known as nen, the mobius part of the lake references that everything is as above as it is below. The universe that is the whale encompasses infentessimal parts within it, but also itself as its main component so its a returning loop where if you go infenetly down you end up at the "outside" or at the whale which encompasses all. The mobius part now referring to that the whale may be a fifth dimensional whale, which from this third dimensional perspective seems to have a shape with moebius properties. In the same way that the ship Black Whale is a vessel for the characters to get to the dark continent, perhaps Yoshihiro Togashi is like this whale of creation that creates the charaters , where even the whale is created; in which case a whale creates a whale which creates a whale which houess the characters... Maybe its whales all the way down and all the way up, maybe not even necessarily whales, just each living being creating their own universe within themselves based on how they utilize the all prevailent force nen, so maybe the whale is like an ascended nen being existing as a sort of demigod creating unconsciously using the power of nen?

This video is full of very big reaches... Also takes way too long to get o a point... Nothing against you, but I don't think Togashi plans ahead so much. And your examples are more about him referencing something he did before.

My theory is that hunter x hunter is just a fictional made up story by a guy who has back problems and plays too many dragon quest games while his wife is playing with her cousins.

This feels like some Elder Scrolls shit.

Considering Ging was able to make the game for Gon I believe it would make a lot of sense for the whole world to be nen as well. Also, there has got to be something going on with the nature of the Chimera ants and the external world, their "desire to evolve" is for sure something to do with the overarching theme the creator is going for. Can't wait to experience the rest of this story.

This might be really obvious but I thought it would be nice to mention that lake mobius also kinda looks like a blowhole and might also be tied to the name Moby.

The link with the author moebius is a stretch. He draws people on top of animals like togashi --> the world of HxH is a whale ? Saying that a whale world would "perfectly fit" meobius style without any other reference is just speculative. I like your videos but the theories are kinda stretchy in my opinion. Of course it is possible to find links between small details among dozens of manga tomes, but it doesn't mean that everything is linked and makes a whole coherent sense ! Same thing with the whale nen part, it's similar to saying that it's all in Gon's head and that he dreams everything : impossible to prove/refute therefore it is not a valid theory. Beside what would be the point of the whale world ? Togashi already did the world within the world twist with the dark continent reveal. That's great because it explains a lot and drives the plot etc. but puting all that on top of a whale, wouldn't it be too much ? Anyway just nitpicking keep up the great work :)

This video is such a stretch i feel like i was doing yoga

My favorite concept for why the Dark Continent seems completely seperate from the known world and why the world looks spherical despite possibly containing more mass than could possibly exist in a world of its size is this: Sort of like how in Lord of the Rings, the world has conventional physics when it comes to the planet, but at a certain point, it connects to the otherworldly plane of the gods, actualized in the existence of a singular strip of the planet known as the Narrow Way bending off into the cosmos to Valinor. I think that the "true" map of the world is a visualization of the world that cannot be interpreted in its true form. While the planet is contained within Lake Mobius, it's possible that by impossible geometries, the planet wraps and completes itself like any other, but at certain points it intersects the plane that the Dark Continent exists on. The gatekeepers explain that there's only a single channel that there is passage to the Dark World, which makes the Narrow Way concept seem possible. This also explains how over thousands or perhaps millions of years, the chimera ant that found its way to the planet is one of the only natural world-ending calamities to occur. Since if it was really just an endless sea between the Dark Continent and the known world, it wouldn't be so uncommon for a calamity to swim its way or fly to the known world.

I mean its believable. There's no reason why this wouldn't be true, but there's also not rly a reason why.

Yeah no, this makes 0 sense. Your "brilliant" friend was high ☠️

Who here came from the youtube short?

So what would the twist be? It would be a reveal of sorts but the world being a whale on its own holds no value. And for it to be a good twist and not a waste of time the twist actually has to have an effect on things. Nothing would change if we found out the world is a whale. And just because moebius has drawn whales in the past and there has been setup in the past proves nothing. Just because we saw hisoka early on doenst mean the real big world trees or whatever they are called in hxh are actually clowns😱😱. I guess im not opposed to the grind, make your content its not low qualitiy but the chance of this beeing true arent higher than every hxh theory ever like you said

There is a huge flaw in this theory, if the world is truly a whale and everything on it is conjured using nen then normal people would not be able to observe anything at all aside from the physical whale. Nen can only be seen by those trained in it, you can say perhaps the world activate the ability to observe nen in everyone but then that would simply not make sense since there are plenty of people in the story who cant see nen. Secondly whale Island and all the other details you mentioned could simple be a foreshadowing of the whale boat itself. Instead of the whale boat also being foreshadowing of foreshadowing of something bigger. However knowing togashi’s writing style none of this is likely.

Why togashi chose to call it "Mobius"? My Brain: It's Moby Dick! short for "Mobius" Dick you know, The Whale 🐋

Stop reaching too hard

All I’m gonna say is 1) the argument that the world is a whale is unconvincing, and 2) youpi has human genes since the chimara ant queen who gave birth to him has human genes in her. That’s why she’s human sized.

This video made me want to call Nenmac lmao Goat Hxh content

Haven't finished the video yet but just want to point out that little flower and poor man's rose - are reminiscent of hanabi, the Japanese word for fireworks or literally fire flower

I dont believe this theory to be true, because the show purpose is about hunting, conquering, ambitious, and drive and I don't think the theory ties into that idea. Yes if it we're true it would represent the aspect of life that doesn't pertain to the recently disclosed concepts BUT the key concepts (hunting, conquering, ambitious, and drive) are also prevalent in the concept of nen itself; thus contradicting some aspects of the series since the whale earth theory represents the differing side. But I do find myself agreeing that nen is the fundamental law of existence in the series and that conscious and or living beings observing itself (being existence since consciousness and life exist within existence) is capable of wielding the fundamental principle of the universe; Nen

Tserriednich can tinker with time using nen. So nen goes much deeper than life aura. I'm sure we're going to get some crazier reveals as the series passes on

pls just present the concept, you are trying to covince us, that this theory is right to much. just let the people decide on their own. thank you

Not exactly related, but kinda fun to mention. Often, in Canada's indigenous creation stories, Canada is called Turtle Island.

This was more rehashing old information and rambling than pitching the thinnest of theories I've ever heard.

lol the best my ass

No one: Not a single person: Absolutely no soul: Togashi: *WHALES*

So stupid whale theory has metastasised from One Piece to HxH now..

If nen is simply the dream of the World Whale, then Gon can come back. Gon can find power within his self as an independent being, uncovering new modalities of power. He’s stubborn enough to pull it off.

No, this theory makes no sense. There is are better theory with more support in the story than this.

im sorry bro, but that clicking sound every 6 seconds is annoying af

The HxH Planet is on an Super Sized Extraterrestrial Mega Planet

Really nice video, but the „old film filter“ gets annoying over time, because its the same 5-6 patterns. Also the constant clicking when showing or changing pictures gets on my nerves. Outside of this well done

@Radman I liked the thought that there might be a Frecs Family course, that every frecs is searching for there Father that went to the dark Continent. good reason for this is that we never heard of gins father and the name HunterXHunter is actually 2nd good point for this thought its always the kid that is goingto become a Hunter hunting for his Father, how is leaving him for becoming a Hunter to be able to go see his father How is going to the dark continent, and maybe there might be a full freecs family that might be immortal to the food there and maybe courses aswell ^^ and u can go on and on and on ^^ ´Cause we now of thes courses and there is even an immortal type course you might even be able to make into a blessing by a Strong Nen weilder ^^

This is dumb bc there's no reason behind it and it doesn't affect anything.

Annoying video effects 😅 makes me wipe my phone a multiple times

It wouldd be funny if it was just the author just reusing art/ideas 😅

17 mins in and none of what u said explained how the world is on top of a whale

York new city arc was made on 1999 Pakunoda number 9 of spiders and uvo number 11 of spiders died on september The auction's bulding looks like the twin towers and at the attack 2 helicopters down on the building and Togashi put Neon nostrad (maybe u know who is nostradamus) And before that on the haven arena's arc Togashi put a building looks like the khalifa's tower in Dubai But Togashi draw that (1999) before they start working on khalifa's tower (2004)

nah that is non sense wtf hahah non sense is fry air this theory

So it seems this is the missing link that both Science and Religion is missing ... The GOD particle.. Who is GOD.... GOD is NEN! :o

Gon And Gin Went To The Top Of The World.. It's A World, Not A Tree, Or A Whale

This is the most beautiful thing I heard in a long time. It correspond with me in a deep level I can not discripe with words. Thank you for this video.

Basically the theory is: God is a Nen user 😂

Bro I just got past the intro, you’re definitely overhyping this theory, we’ll see

Amazing analysis. HxH feels so complete.

HxH is such a beautiful and inspiring story. No other manga drives people to create, so much in depth content. This world, is the world everyone wishes our world could be. Grounded, but still full of mystery. Not every question, will be met with an answer

The content in this video is mind-blowing! Wow! Also, in case anyone's genuinely kind enough, I've only seen about less than 20 episodes of one piece. Does that anime have this level of depth that is omnipresent in Hunter X Hunter? Or is it more just a fun, wild ride, adventure with friends, some drama here and there, easy to digest like Gerber-type of shonen? If yes, then I'd understand why it's the most popular manga in the world . . . and also why Togashi's workS AREN'T RECOGNIZED ENOUGH, globally, like the other big 3. 😐💔 #HeinouslyCriminallyUnderratedHXH #TheRealTragedyOfTogashi 😥

Bionicle's Mata'Nui >>> de whale

The day this dude watches Evangelion we'll lose him

I like the concept of the whale analogy, but I don't think you're quite right, bc something that I've noticed, is that Hunter x Hunter only makes tie between each thing, (I don't think I'm wording that correctly so let me give examples) The little flower and the poor man's rose, Razer and his 13 devil's and Maron deep purple, black whale 1 making direct reference to chapter 1 where this kinda "DARK" story began Whale Island. I'm thinking the sceen with Gen on a beast on a beast, is a reference of the hunter association, when every hunter accepted Periston as the leader then let Cheadle be the head even though she was smaller by votes.

Man's seen my OP theories by any chance?? Whales all day. Bad boy vid, keep em up don

cool theory garbage video title

They should make a hxh game with such detailed mechanics that you can create almost any ability.

There is always a bigger fish.

Togashi the Whale