| Im watching this show right now, about 10 episodes in, and am not really impressed by it. Am i missing something or what? right now i'd give it about a 6 |
| 7/10 respectable preformance. The narrator Is a boon and a vice for the show simultaneously. |
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| Keep watching and you won't be disappointed. The first three arcs weren't amazing(maybe not the zoldyck family arc) from my perspective, but once you reach the Yorknew City Arc you will love it, after that comes again a rather boring arc Greed Island, but you will see them train and become strong, that's something. And the best of the best comes after, the Chimera Ant Arc, the best by far for me, it made the anime from a 7/10 to a 10/10. |
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| Really, another one of these threads??? >.< |
| Give it 10 more, Everything you think and feel about this show will be shattered as you go on. Greatness awaits |
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| Just keep watching damnit. That is the only advice you need. Also don't have the mentality of wanting to dislike a show before even getting into it. |
| Picks up from about episode 30, IMO. Not that it was bad before then, but it just got significantly better. |
 It's an entirely different kind of flying, altogether! It's an entirely different kind of flying. |
| The start is one of the slowest, but the latter arcs are really great. There's a natural inconsistency just because the subject matter differs between arcs, but at its best it's certainly worth it. |
| "Let Justice Be Done!" My Theme Fight again, fight again for justice! |
| I'm in the middle of the last and longest arc and I can tell you, it's terrible. Enjoy this anime while you can. |
| You'll probably get more into it once you hit the Heavens Arena (ep 27-36) and Yorknew City (ep 37-58) arcs. HxH starts off a little slow. |
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| It handles itself very well as a shounen. Stand out arcs are Yorknew City and Chimera Ant (though quite a few say otherwise). Other arcs aren't as appealing it seems to the masses, though very enjoyable nonetheless. Like it says above, the show really kicks into gear in the Heavens Arena arc. So I'd say watch up to that arc and then make a decision. |
| The first arc has always been my favorite. The rest of the show ranged from good to mehh though, especially the chimera ant arc. But people have different opinions. A lot of people liked/loved everything, some only the first half, some only a few arcs. |
| Yes it is WTF you only watched 1/15 of it and you dare to give opinion. |
| on episode 18 right now. it has gotten somewhat better, but nothing spectacular. this exam could have been done and over with in 10 episodes. |
| yes this show really is that good eventually |
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nowa_ said: I'm in the middle of the last and longest arc and I can tell you, it's terrible. Enjoy this anime while you can. I'm at that point now and I agree with you 100%. It was great until this arc started. |
Highteeld said: nowa_ said: I'm in the middle of the last and longest arc and I can tell you, it's terrible. Enjoy this anime while you can. I'm at that point now and I agree with you 100%. It was great until this arc started. Finally! there are people beside me who didn't like the Chimera ant crap. Yorknew city arc was brilliant but then it just went down. |
Trance- said: Actually there are many person who dislike CA arc too, it's love or hate type. But there few person like me who love CA more than the whole HxH itself.Highteeld said: I'm at that point now and I agree with you 100%. It was great until this arc started. Finally! there are people beside me who didn't like the Chimera ant crap. Yorknew city arc was brilliant but then it just went down. |
| It progressively just keeps getting better and better. Yorknew City Arc can be taken as a start of great things, that arc is one of the greatest Shounen anime over the years has managed to produce. However I tend to disagree with some of the fellow fans that its either 2nd or the 1st ranked arc of the show, with the obvious competition to it being the Chimera Ant arc, but for me, Greed Island betters Yorknew City arc. At first I kinda reached that stage where I wasn't pleased with what was coming my way, after three days when I finished Yorknew City arc and heard that the next arc will be in a game-kinda world, I was disappointed and was sure that it couldn't better the Yorknew City arc, but for me it did. The sheer amazement of it, where the true highlight of the show with its Tactics > Power-Ups mentality really shines. One word for the Chimera Ant arc, Masterpiece. I will hold nothing against the people who hate it, but its the greatest thing I ever witnessed. I have great feelings for the Chimera Ant arc, too. But I love Hunter x Hunter (2011) as a whole and not just the arc. Like they say in sports, no man is greater than a club. This applies to the arc and the entire show as well. Hunter x Hunter (2011) is a masterpiece. My only wish is that you appreciate that once you finish this journey. Good luck to you. |
| It's ironic. I'm at the part where the CA arc gets pretty interesting plot wise, but then they decided to throw in some stupid narrator who assumes that the audience is too stupid to deduce what is going on. Totally kills the mood. |
| People rate it highly for some good parts, ignoring the bad ones. The Yorknew and CA arcs are the only good ones and the rest are really boring |
| You've done nothing but spout meaningless prattle. - Yukino Yukinoshita. |
OtakuKvothe said: People rate it highly for some good parts, ignoring the bad ones. The Yorknew and CA arcs are the only good ones and the rest are really boring Dunno, Heaven's Arena arc had (imo) some of the most satisfying fight scenes of the series. In particular, the first half of Gon's fight with Hisoka has some of the best fight choreography I've ever seen in anime Highteeld said: It's by far my least favorite part of the series. You're gonna hate life for a few episodes, but grit your teeth and soldier on. I promise the payoff is worth it.It's ironic. I'm at the part where the CA arc gets pretty interesting plot wise, but then they decided to throw in some stupid narrator who assumes that the audience is too stupid to deduce what is going on. Totally kills the mood. |
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Quirkiness101 said: OtakuKvothe said: People rate it highly for some good parts, ignoring the bad ones. The Yorknew and CA arcs are the only good ones and the rest are really boring Dunno, Heaven's Arena arc had (imo) some of the most satisfying fight scenes of the series. In particular, the first half of Gon's fight with Hisoka has some of the best fight choreography I've ever seen in anime I actually found Heavens Arena to be a drag, and IMO it was just to show Gon and Killua's training so it did not really need to be that long. And as for explaining Nen, a better way to do it would have been to slowly develop their powers over the course of the series instead of them mastering the basics in just days. Greed Island arc was another drag..... |
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OtakuKvothe said: I actually found Heavens Arena to be a drag, and IMO it was just to show Gon and Killua's training so it did not really need to be that long. And as for explaining Nen, a better way to do it would have been to slowly develop their powers over the course of the series instead of them mastering the basics in just days. Greed Island arc was another drag..... I do agree with that part. The speed that they mastered the basics of nen was really annoying. I mostly was just pointing out that the arc definitely had some solid moments. I actually would argue that Greed Island at least was a lot of fun in its length. It was a bit whimsical and I had trouble taking the bomber seriously as a villain, but the training and dodgeball match were satisfying. |
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| I think it's a okay show and it started off really promising, as it went on it got pacing issues, there was some episodes where not much would happen and others were a ton of things would happen and the villain was predictable. I don't see it reaching #1, I remember when everybody though One Punch Man would reach #1 on this site, it did reach #1 under TV shows on IMDB. I will be curious to see if another show ever knocks down FMA:B from #1, I wonder if it will stay there and if it will be as good as FMA:B. |
MattKitsune96 said: I think it's a okay show and it started off really promising, as it went on it got pacing issues, there was some episodes where not much would happen and others were a ton of things would happen and the villain was predictable. I don't see it reaching #1, I remember when everybody though One Punch Man would reach #1 on this site, it did reach #1 under TV shows on IMDB. I will be curious to see if another show ever knocks down FMA:B from #1, I wonder if it will stay there and if it will be as good as FMA:B. I think there are two shows that could do it, but one of them will most likely never happen: 1) Steins: Gate 0. 2) Full Remake of Rurouni Kenshin with a tweaked Jinchuu arc. That being said I think FMAB will always be better than HxH (in my opinion FMAB is much better) |
MattKitsune96 said: I think it's a okay show and it started off really promising, as it went on it got pacing issues, there was some episodes where not much would happen and others were a ton of things would happen and the villain was predictable. I don't see it reaching #1, I remember when everybody though One Punch Man would reach #1 on this site, it did reach #1 under TV shows on IMDB. I will be curious to see if another show ever knocks down FMA:B from #1, I wonder if it will stay there and if it will be as good as FMA:B. Honestly, my initial reaction when I finished the series was to compare it to FMAB. Both had great characters, epic stories, interesting powers, fleshed out worlds, etc. The biggest differences were in pacing and I largely thought that Hunter x Hunter falters there a little. I would argue that at its best Hunter x Hunter is substantially better than FMAB at its best, but FMAB's story is a lot crisper and probably has a stronger average quality. |
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Quirkiness101 said: MattKitsune96 said: I think it's a okay show and it started off really promising, as it went on it got pacing issues, there was some episodes where not much would happen and others were a ton of things would happen and the villain was predictable. I don't see it reaching #1, I remember when everybody though One Punch Man would reach #1 on this site, it did reach #1 under TV shows on IMDB. I will be curious to see if another show ever knocks down FMA:B from #1, I wonder if it will stay there and if it will be as good as FMA:B. Honestly, my initial reaction when I finished the series was to compare it to FMAB. Both had great characters, epic stories, interesting powers, fleshed out worlds, etc. The biggest differences were in pacing and I largely thought that Hunter x Hunter falters there a little. I would argue that at its best Hunter x Hunter is substantially better than FMAB at its best, but FMAB's story is a lot crisper and probably has a stronger average quality. Oops! I put this in the wrong tab, I though this was a forum about ERASED! I haven't seen Hunter X Hunter yet, I will try it someday. |
MattKitsune96 said: Quirkiness101 said: Honestly, my initial reaction when I finished the series was to compare it to FMAB. Both had great characters, epic stories, interesting powers, fleshed out worlds, etc. The biggest differences were in pacing and I largely thought that Hunter x Hunter falters there a little. I would argue that at its best Hunter x Hunter is substantially better than FMAB at its best, but FMAB's story is a lot crisper and probably has a stronger average quality. Oops! I put this in the wrong tab, I though this was a forum about ERASED! I haven't seen Hunter X Hunter yet, I will try it someday. You should. It's much better than Erased or OPM ;) |
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Quirkiness101 said: MattKitsune96 said: I think it's a okay show and it started off really promising, as it went on it got pacing issues, there was some episodes where not much would happen and others were a ton of things would happen and the villain was predictable. I don't see it reaching #1, I remember when everybody though One Punch Man would reach #1 on this site, it did reach #1 under TV shows on IMDB. I will be curious to see if another show ever knocks down FMA:B from #1, I wonder if it will stay there and if it will be as good as FMA:B. Honestly, my initial reaction when I finished the series was to compare it to FMAB. Both had great characters, epic stories, interesting powers, fleshed out worlds, etc. The biggest differences were in pacing and I largely thought that Hunter x Hunter falters there a little. I would argue that at its best Hunter x Hunter is substantially better than FMAB at its best, but FMAB's story is a lot crisper and probably has a stronger average quality. From what i have seen so far that seems to be a good assessment. I'm on ep 112 right now, and from what i have seen, the Ant King is a much better character than Father was. But as a whole, i don't think HxH is as good. Of course, there is still much more for me to see so i'll probably have a different opinion later. |
Highteeld said: Quirkiness101 said: Honestly, my initial reaction when I finished the series was to compare it to FMAB. Both had great characters, epic stories, interesting powers, fleshed out worlds, etc. The biggest differences were in pacing and I largely thought that Hunter x Hunter falters there a little. I would argue that at its best Hunter x Hunter is substantially better than FMAB at its best, but FMAB's story is a lot crisper and probably has a stronger average quality. From what i have seen so far that seems to be a good assessment. I'm on ep 112 right now, and from what i have seen, the Ant King is a much better character than Father was. But as a whole, i don't think HxH is as good. Of course, there is still much more for me to see so i'll probably have a different opinion later. Just wait until the end of the CA arc. I hated the arc for a good majority for it, and I can tell you that the ending makes up for any weaknesses, no matter how infuriating, in spades. |
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xaos12 said: You also can't deny that you enjoyed exam arc. The other arcs are not as great as those two but not boring overall. Absolutely. The only arc that I flat out didn't like was the Zoldeyck arc (which is so short it barely counts). Final arc was also on the weaker end, but the last two episodes felt like satisfying conclusion to series. |
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| What, you're expecting character development and shit 10 episodes in? You should enjoy the world and character building during the first arc, if some of the more epic stuff happened within the first 10 episodes the pacing would have been awful. |
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LeviAck said: What, you're expecting character development and shit 10 episodes in? You should enjoy the world and character building during the first arc, if some of the more epic stuff happened within the first 10 episodes the pacing would have been awful. I mean im not expecting perfection and it definitely got better, but to reuse the example i did earlier, FMA was great from the start and never let up. Just my opinion dude. |
Highteeld said: Fmab was really rushed for the first 13 episodes, but after that amazingLeviAck said: What, you're expecting character development and shit 10 episodes in? You should enjoy the world and character building during the first arc, if some of the more epic stuff happened within the first 10 episodes the pacing would have been awful. I mean im not expecting perfection and it definitely got better, but to reuse the example i did earlier, FMA was great from the start and never let up. Just my opinion dude. |
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nowa_ said: It's very 50/50 with people, I'm the one that loved it because of the Characters, themes, UnPredictability rate, and Character DevelopmentI'm in the middle of the last and longest arc and I can tell you, it's terrible. Enjoy this anime while you can. |
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SenpaiJay98 said: Highteeld said: Fmab was really rushed for the first 13 episodes, but after that amazingI mean im not expecting perfection and it definitely got better, but to reuse the example i did earlier, FMA was great from the start and never let up. Just my opinion dude. I really feel like to complain about FMAB you really are just grasping at straws. It's so solid all-round. |
Highteeld said: SenpaiJay98 said: Fmab was really rushed for the first 13 episodes, but after that amazing I really feel like to complain about FMAB you really are just grasping at straws. It's so solid all-round. There Is an abundance of things to complain about, bruh. |
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Highteeld said: It was rushed for the first 13 episodes, It was lolSenpaiJay98 said: Fmab was really rushed for the first 13 episodes, but after that amazing I really feel like to complain about FMAB you really are just grasping at straws. It's so solid all-round. |
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SenpaiJay98 said: Highteeld said: It was rushed for the first 13 episodes, It was lolI really feel like to complain about FMAB you really are just grasping at straws. It's so solid all-round. Because they didn't feel the need to reanimate the entirety of what the original already had done. Hunter x Hunter does this as well, taking only about 20 episodes to do the hunter exam arc while the original takes 30. |
Suzu-kun22 said: It starts off feeling like a typical shonen, but eventually kicks every other shonen I've seen in the butt. Seriously. Once the Yorknew City arc rolls around it turns into the best show I've ever seen. Yorknew city is definitely up there with the very best. Too bad the follow up arc is Greed Island which was awful and even after that the first 25/30 episodes of the chimera ant arc were nothing to write home about either. If HxH was more consistent it'd be a 10 for me easily. |
| 5 main aspects I base my ratings on: 1. Did DramaEnthusiast make a thread about it? 2. Is it better than Breaking Bad? 3. Did MellowJello recommend the shit out of it? 4. Has it caused a (very entertaining) shitstorm on MAL? 5. Is it actually good? Scratch the fifth point, it's not very relevant... |
| Before starting it I would always say to myself "fucking long running shounens, I ain't watching this shit". I regret my statement, even if I only said it to myself. Also . |
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| It's the fucking bomb, period. +What's with comparing two entirely different works like HxH and FMAB ? It's like comparing Rurouni Kenshin and JJBA... |
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Paul said: Because they didn't feel the need to reanimate the entirety of what the original already had done. Hunter x Hunter does this as well, taking only about 20 episodes to do the hunter exam arc while the original takes 30. Interesting, my favorite arc was the hunter exam so maybe the original show is worth watching? |
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Slappiz said: Paul said: Because they didn't feel the need to reanimate the entirety of what the original already had done. Hunter x Hunter does this as well, taking only about 20 episodes to do the hunter exam arc while the original takes 30. Interesting, my favorite arc was the hunter exam so maybe the original show is worth watching? It's got a different tone and atmosphere to it too. I always saw both shows as completely different experiences even though they follow the same overall plot. Yeah, you should watch it imo. |
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KingRequiem said: +What's with comparing two entirely different works like HxH and FMAB ? It's like comparing Rurouni Kenshin and JJBA... I hate when people do that. Two completely different shows will have one thing in common and then random people will say they're the same thing or similar, even though they obviously are not. Fma:B and HxH are both shounens, similarities end there. |
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