HxH chapter 396 vs Togashi's sketch. Kuroro is always recognizable even if it's just his hair

This page is so funny

Kuroro gets picked on by the neighborhood bullies while Kurapika beats up adult men

One small detail I have consistently included in my kurokura fics about Meteor City is that flowers exist there. I'm happy to see Kuroro carrying flowers in canon ☺️

Kuroro places the legacy of the Phantom Troupe over his own life and considers his Spiders to be replaceable pieces of a whole. Yet there are those like Pakunoda who ultimately don't conform to his ideology, because they prioritize the members themselves instead of their ideals.

Here is the Japanese version of this scene. I will never get over Kuroro's nickname being "Kuu-chan" 🥹

The English version of HxH doesn't keep the nicknames and honorifics, so we're missing out on "Paku-chan" and "Kuu-chan" 🥲

I wonder if the blank parts of the casette tapes will reveal something else once Kuroro and the Spiders learn Nen. We will likely get a Chapter Black revelation for Kuroro 🤔

In the original Japanese text, Paku calls Kuroro "Kuu-chan" and Kuroro calls her "Paku-chan" ☺️

I expected Luini to serve a greater purpose but he only lasted about three chapters. 😑😑 The Phantom Troupe don't care about destroying the world like Morena so it's clear they won't ally themselves with her.

Hisoka and Hinrigh's conversation is funny because the original text uses idol otaku terminology. Hisoka is asking about his bias if the Phantom Troupe were an idol group, but he likes the whole group. The last panel on this page also depicts Sakurazaka46 at the cinema.

Things that stand out in the newest chapter... - The Spiders have a wiki page - Phinks rejects mindlessly slaughtering everyone - They will likely capture Luini (assassin from the Heil-Ly family) and bring him to Kuroro so he can steal his spatial teleportation ability