mata "ohayou" tte itte
Once more tell me "good morning"
mata yume wo misete
Once more show me a dream
kyou mo genki de sugosetara ii yo ne
I hope it will be a good day today.
konna ni tanjun de atari mae na koto ga
It's the simple things in life
hontou wa, ichiban miushinaigachi dakara ne
That are the easiest to lose sight of
me wo aketa mama miru yume
Having a dream with open eyes
shiranai ashita e hakobu
Merry-go-round goes
kimi to kata wo kunde kimito te wo sunai de
My arm around your shoulder
koibito datari tomodachi de itaikara
My hand holding yours
"ohayou" tte itte
Tell me "good morning"
mata yume wo misete
Once more show me the dream
shizen na sono ikikata de iikarasa
Keep on living just the way you are
There's only one way to protect yourself against an attack from a Nen-user...
...and that is to become a Nen-user yourself.
This is Nen. It's a power that exists within everyone.
There are only two ways to awaken it: slowly... or by force.
By the way, Zushi took the slow path.
He is a quick learner who is very dedicated to his training,
so he was able to master Ten in a relatively short period of time.
It took him six months.
That won't do!
We won't make the registration cutoff time!
We want to master Ten by midnight in order to get past Hisoka!
Then we'll have to awaken it by force.
And then we can make it in time?
That depends on whether you can master Ten or not.
I'm going to attempt to transmit my aura into you.
This is known as Hatsu. It's similar to what I used earlier.
I'm going to hold back, of course.
But that doesn't mean it's not going to be rough.
By sending my aura through your bodies, I'll force open your nodes.
Our nodes?
Are those like pressure points?
Yes. They're the network that aura passes through.
There are many of them throughout your body.
Right now they're closed, which prevents the free flow of aura.
But by sending my Hatsu through you,
those nodes will be forced open, and then your aura will be awakened.
Under normal circumstances, you'd learn to open your nodes through meditiation or zen
over an extended period of time.
Even Zushi, who is very talented spent three months opening his.
You two might've managed it in a week.
Maybe even less.
It's really too bad we're in such a rush and forced to take these drastic measures.
I don't get it! Doing it faster is better even with force!
Since this risky method is a secret trick,
if I was inexperienced, or harbored any malice, you could both be killed.
But you're not inexperienced or evil... right?
I wanna know...
Why did you change your mind and decide to teach us all of the sudden?
Everyone on that floor is a Nen-user.
And they initiate anyone who isn't.
They'll attack you with Nen full of malice.
They don't care if you live or die.
Those few who do survive are considered The Chosen Ones,
and live up there.
But... that privilege comes at a price.
So that's why I want you to learn it before you go.
Now, you've been warned and the long introduction is over.
I'm sure this method will awaken it within you.
I believe that you're both talented and capable enough to endure it.
I was very impressed by your Ren.
Now, please remove your jackets and turn your backs toward me.
It feels hot.
He's not touching me,
but it feels like something's pushing against me.
What is this...
It feels like my bodies being surrounded by this thick, invisible skin.
It's almost like the feeling I got from Illumi when he used his Nen on me,
only that was a billion times worse!
Here it comes.
All the nodes in your bodies have been opened.
You can see your auras, can't you?
It looks like steam coming out of a kettle!
It's gushing out of my entire body!
Is it supposed to be doing that?!
At this rate, your life's energy will soon be depleted...
and when it's gone you'll be too exhausted to even stand.
I knew it!
Listen to me.
Just imagine you're containing your aura.
Now close your eyes. Stand however is easiest for you.
Feel the aura as the very blood coursing through your veins.
From the top of your head down to your right shoulder and hand,
down your leg, then back up your left side...
Now try slowing it down.
Visualize the energy engulfing your body.
These boys are incredible.
They instinctively assumed the most natural positions for achieving Ten,
and have mastered the flow with only minimal instruction.
Now, slowly open your eyes.
Tell me how you feel.
Like I'm soaked in lukewarm viscous fluid.
It's like I'm wearing clothes that don't weigh anything.
Try to hold on to those first impressions.
Once you internalize them, you'll be able to use Ten in your sleep.
Now then...
This time, I'm going to attack you with a malicious aura.
Before, my very stance would've been enough to have driven you from this room.
Yeah, now I understand why you compared it
to being naked in a snowstorm.
If you can withstand this, you'll be ready to get past Hisoka.
Here it comes.
Welcome to the 200th floor.
Looks like you won't need to be initiated.
I can guess why you decided to come here.
You're here to train yourself to fight me, aren't you?
I didn't know you were gonna show up here.
Guess that saves me time.
Don't get too cocky just because you've learned Ten.
Nen has many facets.
Quite frankly, I don't plan on fighting you anytime soon.
But if you can win one match on this floor...
I'll reconsider.
Let's go.
Yeah.
I never thought Nen could be learned so quickly.
No. Those two are just very talented.
It's extraordinary...
I have a bad feeling about this.
Rookies, huh?
And it seems they already know about it.
Welcome to the 200th floor.
Please sign these registration forms.
Sure.
Would you like to sign up for a match right now?
At this level, you have up to 90 days to prepare for your match.
You can pick a date to fight during that time period.
Of course, you can fight every day if you want,
or you can wait until the very last minute.
It's entirely up to you.
After each match, you're allowed to have another 90 days
to prepare before you have to fight in the next one.
However, please be aware that if you fail to participate in a match within the allotted time limit,
you'll be disqualified and your registration will be revoked.
You said there's a first match...
That means we fight more than once at this level?
In order to move up from this level, you'll need to win ten fights.
But if you lose four matches, you'll be disqualified.
And after you've won your ten matches,
you'll be qualified to challenge a Floor Master!
What's a Floor Master?
That's what our 21 highest ranked fighters are called.
Each of them gets an entire floor to themselves
between the 230th and 250th floors.
See what I'm getting at?
When you challenge a Floor Master and win,
that floor becomes your floor, and you become the new Floor Master!
Is that it?
No, of course that's not it.
As a Floor Master, you're eligible to advance to the very highest floor
to participate in the Battle Olympia, the Biennial Festival of Combat!
Isn't that amazing?
No reaction?!
We don't care about that.
Don't we get anything else once we make it to the top floor?
You don't care?!
The champion of the Battle Olympia also gets to live on the top floor!
They say it's the highest penthouse in the world,
and it's a prestigious thing to reside up there.
A thousand meters up in the sky.
Isn't that amazing?
Your house is higher than that, isn't it?
Yeah, my place is 3700 meters up in the mountains.
What now?
If that's all there is to it,
then I don't even care if we make it to the top anymore.
Same here. I'll be satisfied if I can fight Hisoka here.
Come on! You'll get lots of treasures, too!
No more treasures for us.
Yeah, we don't need them.
Then why did you bother coming here in the first place?
Well, you need to win at least one match up here.
But you're not gonna get into a fight right away, are you?
Remember what that guy with the glasses said?
Yeah, but I'm going to.
I wanna find out the difference between the fighters on this floor and everyone else.
And I think that the best way to do that is to have a match.
Then please fill out this form.
What do you want?
Nothing, we're just standing in line to register for a fight, that's all.
Gon, I think these guys are hoping to get into a match against you.
I'm ready for a match anytime.
Did you hear that?
You're just raring to go, aren't you?
Here, these are your room keys.
I guess those guys back there are from the 200th floor.
Yeah, they probably hang around hoping
to get into an easy match against a rookie.
Whoa!
What a nice room!
This floor sure is something!
Hey, Gon.
Match date confirmed: March 11th at 3:00 PM at the 225th Floor Arena...
No way! That's tomorrow!
I probably won't win this one, but that's okay.
I wanna find out what I'm capable of with this power.
We've got a great card for you today!
First, we have Gon, who shot up to the 200th floor like a rocket!
He's up against Gido, who has a pretty good record of four wins and only one loss.
Gon, Killua, listen carefully.
Even though you can protect yourself with the power of Ten,
you'll still feel pain and can still be injured.
If your opponent is an experienced Nen-user,
they will have no problem breaking through your Ten
to land what could be a critical hit.
So I don't want either of you to accept any matches for two months,
and I'll teach you as much as possible during that time.
Sorry, Master Wing, but I just can't wait... I've gotta fight!
Hey, Gon, kick his butt!
Begin!
You got lucky, kid.
I'm not as strong as some of the guys up here,
so you probably won't die today.
There they are! Gido's Dancing Tops!
With his unique fighting style, he launches ten spinning tops at his opponent!
Let's do this! This is an attack I call the Battle Waltz!
A clean hit!
He's not that strong? Yeah right!
Getting hit by that little spinning top felt like getting hit by a hammer.
These tops will spin for hours because they're powered by Nen.
And they'll attack you from everywhere!
Even I can't predict what they're going to do.
I need to figure out their movements!
There, I did it!
A clean hit!
Gido's spinning tops have scored another direct hit from behind!
Those tops are coming from all directions
and for the first time since he got here, Gon seems to be in real trouble!
Gon!
A clean hit and knockdown! Two points!
Gido has already scored four points!
Gon is in a tough spot!
Can you continue?
Of course I can!
There's too many of those things, I can't keep an eye on all of them.
What am I gonna do?!
Those dancing tops are amazing!
Master, is he doing that with the power of Nen?
Yes, it's a form of Hatsu.
He's transmitting his aura into those objects.
By using the power of Nen,
you can boost the power of an object, maximizing its intended function.
So you mean it becomes a power source like a battery or gas for a car?!
Keeping those small tops spinning for hours like that
is pretty easy for someone who knows how to use Nen even a little bit.
But I believe that Gido has infused those tops with extra Nen.
Extra Nen?!
Well, if the only Nen he used were just to get those tops to spin,
they probably wouldn't have enough power to launch all of these attacks.
And the only reason he's able to make them do that
is because he has a strong personal connection to them.
When an object functions in tandem with a person,
it will respond much better and with greater force.
It's no use trying to follow all of them with my eyes.
I have to feel their presence.
The tops have been charged with Nen...
Feel their presence...
Know their movements...
I feel them!
Oh, no! My Ten is fading!
A direct hit!
He escapes off the ring, or rather, is forced out!
He's helpless!
Gido is way ahead. It's six points to nothing!
Gon's back is against the wall!
It's no use!
If I focus on sensing them, I end up neglecting my Ten.
That top must've bounced out of the ring...
but it's not coming after me.
Will you continue the match? Or...
Quiet for a second.
I'm trying to think.
What?! I'm gonna count to ten, and if you're not back in the ring, it's over.
One!
This is weird. I'm not feeling anything negative from the Nen power in this top.
Two!
What about the others?!
They're just spinning around at random.
Three!
Once in a while they crash into each other.
Maybe they're not even targeting me at all.
Four!
Excuse me, but why are you staying outside the ring?
Because if I was in the ring, I'd get attacked by those things.
Five!
I was right! This is just like Sumo Tops!
Master, what's the extra Nen?
Those spinning tops aren't like machines or living creatures.
Giving complex commands to simple objects is impossible.
The command he probably gave them was...
Smash into any obstacle.
Of course, the tops can't identify obstacles.
They simply spin around the ring and deflect off of anything they bump into.
If they're not aiming for me...
Eight!
...then I don't have to be scared of them anymore!
Nine!
I just have to attack Gido instead of the tops!
Nice try, kid!
There it is!
Gido's killer offense-defense technique... the Tornado Top!
Gon gets hit by a vicious counter attack!
That's three points!
The referee has awarded Gido three points for that critical hit and knockdown,
putting him nine points ahead!
Gon is down to his last chance!
I can defend myself by spinning like a top,
and leave the offensive attacks to my dancing tops.
It's a conservative tactic, but I can steadily score some points.
Gon, don't even bother attacking!
Just let him spin and he'll be too dizzy to fight!
That's an amateur way of thinking, kid.
That's easy to overcome through training.
Think about it. World class figure skaters can...
Who the hell are you?!
What should I do?
What can I do?
Master!
There are several ways to tackle this problem.
At least in theory.
But Gon hasn't learned Ren yet.
You need endless training and combat experience
in order to learn how to quickly generate aura
and to channel it effectively into offensive force.
It's five years too early for him to fight Gido.
He must be painfully aware of that now.
What should I do to keep on fighting?
If he scores one more point against me, this match is over!
But I want to keep fighting!
The only thing I can do right now is...
Gon!
He released his Ten?!
That's insane!
And he didn't just release it...
Master, is it...
Yes, Zetsu.
Zetsu, but... that's so dangerous!
He's trying to hide his presence!
All his Nodes are closed and his aura is completely contained.
But there's no point in hiding himself there in the ring!
Worst of all, now he has absolutely no defense against Gido's Nen!
Master, why did you teach him Zetsu?!
I haven't taught him Zetsu.
Maybe he learned it from someone else...
No... He must've picked it up by naturally honing his instincts,
just like an animal learns to hunt its prey.
If that's the kind of life he's had, it's no wonder he's so talented.
But, why do this now?
You idiot!
Remember what Wing taught us?!
If you get attacked by a Nen-user without using it to defend yourself,
you're as good as dead!
Yeah, I remember.
But to feel the movement of the tops,
I have to focus all of my senses on them.
I can't afford to be distracted by maintaining my Ten right now.
I can't believe it!
He never intended to win this match in the first place!
He's risking his life just to further his training!
You've got a death wish, kid?
Well, allow me to make your wish come true!
For the first time since the match began, Gon has managed to dodge one of Gido's tops!
Will this be the prelude to a comeback?!
I can feel them.
I know where they're going.
This is the only thing I can do right now...
This way, I can still fight.
Since I broke my promise with Wing, I'm not allowed to train anymore!
This is no good!
Next time on Hunter x Hunter:
Two Months x Break x Just in Case!
Sorry I messed up, Killua.
Executive Producer KOICHI MOTOHASHI
Wanna Stay or Wanna Go?
Production Manager JUNZO NAKAJIMA Planning KENJI SHIMIZU Producers DAISUKE KAWAKAMI SHUNICHI KOSAO
Do You, Do You, Do You Feel like I feel?
Wanna Stay or Wanna Go?
General Director KAZUHIRO FURUHASHI Script NOBUAKI KISHIMA YOSHIYUKI SUGA MASASHI SOGO RYOTA YAMAGUCHI
Do You, Do You, Do You Feel like I feel?
E Jan chotto chikonderu bokura ga
It's all right, even if we're a little bit down
Character Design TAYAUKI GOTO Art Director NOBUHITO SAKAMOTO Background Art Director GOICHI KUDO Color Design MARI MIYASHITA Directors SHINPEI MIYASHITA SHUNJI YOSHIDA
E Jan chotto kizutsu iteru bokura ga
It's all right, even if we're a little bit hurt
Music TOSHIHIKO SAHASHI Sound Director TAKUYA HIRAMITSU
kisetsu ga futari wo donna ni kaete shimattemo
No matter how much the season changes us,
Original Manga YOSHIHIRO TOGASHI PUBLISHED BY SHUEISHA, INC.
hanare banare ni nara na keryaa all right
As long as we're not far apart, it'll be all right
CAST Gon JUNKO TAKEUCHI Kurapika YUKI KAIDA Leorio HOZUMI GOUDA Killua KANAKO MITSUHASHI Hisoka HIROKI TAKAHASHI
all right...
machi ga isagashii ni muchuu ni natte
I've been too caught up in comparing with other people,
chiwa wa iku tokomade yutte
while our problem will only continue to worsen.
senaka muke atteru no ni hontou wa gyutte shitai
Our backs are turned on each other, but I really wanna hold you tight
mijikasugiru ne orenji iro shita
because I know the shortness
yuuyake mitai na yasashisa o
of your orange, sunset-like warmness.
shitteiru kara gogo yuuyake tsukiakari
Morning, sunset, night time.
atto yuumani
Time flies by so quickly.
Wanna Stay or Wanna Go?
Do You, Do You, Do You Feel like I feel?
Wanna Stay or Wanna Go?
Do You, Do You, Do You Feel like I feel?
Wanna Stay or Wanna Go?
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