Coin Toss × Reunion × Change of Clothes (コイン×再会×おめしかえ, Koin × Saikai × Omeshikae) is the 36th episode of the original Hunter × Hunter anime. It first aired on August 8th, 2000.
Overview[]
Canary and Gon's group arrive at the butlers' quarters and are greeted by Gotoh. He plays a game with them with deadly stakes. It turns out this was to entertain them until Killua arrives. He does, and they all leave. The group splits at the airport, but they all agree to meet in six months in Yorknew City.
Synopsis[]
Canary brings Gon, Kurapika, and Leorio to the butlers' quarters, where Gotoh, the head butler of the Zoldyck Family, and four other butlers await them. Gotoh dismisses Canary immediately, and she walks off. The three boys hesitantly approach the butlers, but Gotoh quickly apologizes for his earlier behavior on the phone with Gon and offers them hospitality, as per Kikyo's orders. Gon asks where Killua is, but Gotoh dodges the question for now and invites them inside.
Once inside, the trio sits in a sitting area while Gotoh talks to Kikyo on the phone in another room, receiving orders for something. He introduces himself when Gotoh joins the three boys, the rest of the butlers, and Canary in the sitting area. Leorio inquires again about them seeing Killua. Still, Gotoh informs them that Killua is actually on his way to the butler's quarters, and the trio rejoices.
Gotoh's coin game
Gotoh then offers to play a game with the boys while they wait, and Canary looks knowingly nervous about this. Gotoh pulls a coin from his jacket and flips it in the air, quickly moving his hands when catching it. He tells them to guess which hand the coin is in, and all three boys correctly guess in unison that it's in Gotoh's left hand. The process repeats quicker this time, and all three boys can guess the left hand again correctly.
Gotoh claims the first two rounds were just practice, and in the third round, he moves his hands around incredibly quickly when catching the coin. He warns the boys that any who guess wrong from here on will be out. He also explains that he's only doing this because he has cared for Killua since Killua was born and therefore felt a protective need to test the boys before they take Killua away. He also explains that he is angry on Kikyo's behalf since she sounded so upset on the phone with him at the thought of Killua going away.
Kurapika successfully guesses Gotoh's left hand, and Gotoh crushes the coin in his hand before revealing that Kurapika is correct.
Canary threatened
On the fourth round, Gotoh signals to the other butlers, and they take out their weapons, one of them moving to hold a blade to Canary's throat. Gotoh warns the boys that if all of them guess wrong and end up out, he'll kill them and tell Killua they left without him. Leorio guesses wrong and ends up out, while Kurapika and Gon correctly guess the right hand.
In the fifth round, Gotoh moves so fast that both boys are left unsure, but they each choose a different hand so that one is guaranteed to be correct. Gon guessed the left hand correctly, so he ended up being the only one of the three left in the game.
Before the sixth round can begin, Gon asks to borrow a knife, promising not to do anything stupid with it. He removes the bandage on his left eye and uses the knife to cut the swollen lid to reduce the swelling, allowing him to see better, much to everyone's shock.
In a flashback, Gotoh questions why Canary would abandon her post and help the boys reach their destination. She claims that after speaking with Gon for a while, she saw they were friends with Killua. Gotoh doesn't seem to believe her.
In the present, Gon correctly guesses Gotoh's left hand. However, for the seventh round, Gotoh summons a butler to either side of him, and the three toss the coin between them. With a large grin, Gon correctly guesses that the butler behind him has the coin. Gon and his friends win, and the boys express no ill will with Gotoh over his game, even though their lives are at risk.
Killua enters the room, and he and Gon happily run to each other. On their way out, Killua tells Gotoh not to follow them, even against Kikyo's wishes, and Gotoh agrees. Canary offers Killua his skateboard back, which she had been keeping safe, and he tells her she can hold onto it.
After the others have exited, Gon returns to say goodbye to Gotoh, and he offers Gon another quick round of the coin game. Gon guesses Gotoh's left hand, but Gotoh opens his hands to show no coin and warns Gon against the world's dangers, asking him to keep Killua safe.
Gon, Killua, Leorio, and Kurapika go their separate ways
On the train ride, Kurapika explains how he believes Gotoh did his coin trick on Killua and Gon while Leorio sleeps. At the airport the following day, Gon tells the others that his next course of action is to find Hisoka to return his ID badge. Kurapika informs them that he asked Hisoka where he would be going and tells them that he'll be in Yorknew City right around the time of the auction, which Kurapika plans to attend as well. Leorio plans to go home to attend medical school. Before going their separate ways, they all agree to meet in Yorknew City on September 1st.
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