Hunter x hunter gay
Hisoka, Gay Coding and Why I’m Not Mad About It
(manga spoilers ahead)
Like many villains and antagonists, Hisoka Morow is LGBT+ coded. You just have to look at him: androgynous clothing, makeup and jewelry, the flamboyance. We also see some of the negatives tropes particularly associated with gay men at the centre of Hisoka’s character: predatory tendancies and hypersexuality. If I were analysing the operate of another journalist I would refute this as sluggish writing and characterization, but knowing Togashi’s writing history it’s worth delving deeper into this.
Togashi has not flinched away from writing LGBT characters. In Sportsman X Hunter we come across a trans girl and a non binary character - not just LGBT coded but canon characters with well developed story lines. In other projects Togashi has represented lgbtq+ characters in relationships and with this evidence I don’t think we can dismiss him as a queer baiter or a lethargic writer. So what’s going on with Hisoka?
Well, let’s recall that he’s probably the main antagonist of the series, and could in fact be defined as fifth protagonist. Every character in Hunter X Sportsman is incredibl
Hunter X Hunter: How One Villain Changes the Series' Gay Approach
Shaiapouf, one of the Royal Guards in Yoshihiro Togashi's Hunter x Hunter, is a fascinatingly complex villain, particularly regarding his queer-coded identity. His loyalty and devotion to Meruem, the Chimera Ant King, are unwavering, bordering on obsession. This dedication goes beyond duty, venturing into deeply emotional and arguably romantic space. Shaiapouf’s feelings are sensual rather than overtly sexual, illustrating an intense, almost divine adoration that mirrors the complexities of unrequited gender non-conforming love often depicted in media.
Hunter x Hunter is populated by multifaceted characters that challenge the audience’s expectations of specific anime archetypes and call into question the societal factors that shape stereotypes. From Hunters to organ thieves and organized criminals, everyone has a purpose and a point of view. Nowhere is this more apparent than in the Chimera Ant arc, which adds a bevy of new characters to an already bloated cast. Togashi continually impresses with his ability to make these players’ motivations feel genuine and grounded, despite how flamboyantly they express themselv
No, I'm not going to see X amount of episodes waiting for it to "get good." If they can't hook me in the first few episodes then really they failed to accomplish what an anime is supposed to do. The characters are just so bland and shallow. After watching two episodes and glancing at the wiki anyone could summarize them perfectly.
Leorio is the stereotypical anti-hero motivated by greed.
Kurapika is the "my clan got murdered so I want revenge" guy. In other words, blonde Sasuke.
Killua is a Gary-Stu assassin. Started development at 3, entered a tournament at 6. Come on. Putting kill in his name makes it even worse. Reminds me of anime like "Kill la Kill" that try to be all dark and edgy but mostly only appeal to dorky 14 year old girls.
I tend to see a lot of people speak that Togashi will abandon things uncertain and ambiguous in between Killua and Gon, and while it’s a possibility, I honestly don’t think it’s the most likely thing to happen, and if it did, ambiguous wouldn’t be the correct term to call it.
People often say that Togashi likes to play with ambiguity when it comes to queer matters. Yes, Togashi likes to play with gender. We get to see that through Kite, Pitou and Kalluto in HxH (although its arguable because Kite is definitely not cis). But when Togashi decides that a character is queer, or that there is a relationship going on between two characters, he doesn’t leave it ambiguous.
Togashi has created queer characters in 3 of his main works : Yu Yu Hakusho, Level E and Hunter x Tracker. And everytime he created those characters, he made damn sure that everyone knew that these characters were queer. No room for any sort of ambiguity.
The first examples I have are from Yu Yu Hakusho, with a character named Miyuki, and the other is from Level E, with a character named Kyoko Mikihisa.
For these two characters, Togashi made it so that they emphasized themselves tha