Hunter x Hunter: The Last Mission (2013)

The strongest Hunters that once existed in the Hunter Association were split into "light" and "dark", and each walked down their respective paths. The "dark" side begins moving in order to ... See full summary »

Director:

Keiichirô Kawaguchi

Writers:

Nobuaki Kishima, Yoshihiro Togashi

Stars:

Tom Bauer, Laila Berzins, Kira Buckland

Cast

Credited cast:
Tom Bauer	...	Linssen (voice)
Laila Berzins	...	Milluki Zoldyck (voice)
Kira Buckland	...	Zushi (voice)
Kimberley Anne Campbell	...	Rengoku (voice)
Keiji Fujiwara	...	Leorio Paradinight (voice)
Kellen Goff	...	Gama (voice)
Megumi Han	...	Gon Freecss
Erika Harlacher	...	Kurapika (voice)
Mariya Ise	...	Killua Zoldyck (voice)
Faye Mata	...	Neon Nostrade (voice)
Erica Mendez	...	Gon Freecss (voice)
Matthew Mercer	...	Leorio Paladiknight (voice)
Ichirô Nagai	...	Chairman Isaac Netero
Daisuke Namikawa	...	Hisoka
Tony Oliver	...	Beans (voice)

Storyline

The strongest Hunters that once existed in the Hunter Association were split into "light" and "dark", and each walked down their respective paths. The "dark" side begins moving in order to massacre all Hunters! After a brutal attack from the "dark" side Hunters, Killua is injured and Kurapika is almost dead. What is the real goal behind the attack on all the Hunters? Now that the crimes of Netero & the Association are announced publicly. Will Gon take the dark side's path to find the necessary strength to save his friends? What actions will Gon take when the many crimes of Netero and the Hunter Association are unveiled...!?

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Plot Keywords:

shounen | 

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Genres:

Animation | Action | Adventure

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Details

Official Sites:

Official Site [Japan]

Country:

Japan

Language:

Japanese

Release Date:

27 December 2013 (Japan)

Also Known As:

Hunter x Hunter: The Last Mission

Company Credits

Production Co:

Nippon Television Network (NTV), Shueisha, Video Audio Project (VAP)

Technical Specs

Runtime:

97 min

Did You Know?

Connections

Spun-off from Hunter x Hunter (2011)

User Reviews

A second feature attempt that fails by subverting our expectations

Hopefully this won't be the last hunter x hunter film since it left a sour taste in my mouth especially after watching their great first feature film Phantom Rouge (which i also reviewed).

The good is mostly the cast. The foursome is back as well has their past masters with Wing and Zushi from the heaven's arena arc and Biscuit from greed island. Hisoka is also here but in a mostly forgettable fashion once again. The action is still great and there is a lot of it. Unlike Phantom rouge this film has the tone of the early series so more of a focus on combat minutia and abilities and less on emotion.

Now the flaws which are many. The biggest of which is the complete misdirection of the plot. Early on it seems like it's gonna be Battle Olympia which was my most anticipated thing in the series that actually never came to fruition. And right when your at you're at peak excitement for this tournament it instead goes into another boring villain with boring revenge scheme.

The worst part of that is who the revenge is for. It's for Netero so chronologically speaking this film happens before the Chimera Ant arc. Which removes all of the stakes. The villains are a little fleshed out but not anywhere close to where it needed to be. The film's focus was on their combat prowess and reasons for revenge so falling at both these goals is pretty sad given what we could've had instead.

Score is still favorable since it's use of music is much improved from their last film and the action is as fluid as ever. Plus for every frustrating moment like Leorio mostly getting the shaft there was a great moment in classic hunter x hunter fashion.

So i would watch this first and then Phantom Rouge unless you like the tone of the earlier arcs instead of the more deep and emotional later arcs.

This was a green review