Hunter x Hunter 2011

[DarthEnderX]

Are you talking about that bear-killing thing when Gon was young?

Yeah, but in the manga, it wasn't just a bear killing thing.

Kite hung out with Gon for, like, months back then basically teaching him to be a Hunter. He's the one who ACTUALLY inspired Gon to become a Hunter and was really more of a father to him than his actual father was.

All of that was in the original anime series, but not in this one. So his insane reaction doesn't make sense here. Kite is a guy he met once as a kid, and then recently went on one mission with. He's had a grand total of a few days worth of interaction with the person. This whole thousand yard stare thing he's doing just doesn't feel warranted in this situation because of it.

[Munsu]

Yeah, but in the manga, it wasn't just a bear killing thing.

Kite hung out with Gon for, like, months back then basically teaching him to be a Hunter. He's the one who ACTUALLY inspired Gon to become a Hunter and was really more of a father to him than his actual father was.

All of that was in the original anime series, but not in this one. So his insane reaction doesn't make sense here. Kite is a guy he met once as a kid, and then recently went on one mission with. He's had a grand total of a few days worth of interaction with the person. This whole thousand yard stare thing he's doing just doesn't feel warranted in this situation because of it.

In general I'd agree, but that has little relevance for a character like Gon who is quick to make attachments to other characters and build friendships, etc.

Also, you can rationalize some of what's been eating at Gon is not merely about a friend being killed in battle, or injured, thare's a very brutal and inhuman aspect of what has been done to Kite... robbing him of his self. And above all, Gon still has festering anger at himself for being too weak to prevent this in the first place.

So whether it be knowing someone for a few months, years, days, or minutes... it really has little relevance when it comes to Gon. But that aside, there's a lot of factors influencing his current state, and it's not solely that this particular character named Kite was made into a tortured zombie.