Hunter x Hunter: Original Video Animation

Very film noir vibes from this arc. It is a slow-burn, cat and mouse chase that mainly focus on the character study of Kurapika Vs. the Phantom Troupe. Paku, who is a side character, shines in this arc. The way HxH paralell their selfish Vs. selfless sides was so interesting. Kurapika might just be one of the most complex Shounen “heroes” out there. He is incredibly smart and almost OP, but his rage outbursts also makes him very reckless and a danger to others. Just incredibly written, especially when paired with the Phantom Troupe. The crew has amazing power, but the writing also adds a ... lot of interesting restriction to keep us on edge. I just love when villains are super smart and efficient, but also got their human flaws. They win some and lose some too. It might just be my favorite villains crew ever.
While not action packed, I was surprised by the psychological warfare this arc offers. I’m not sure if regular Shounen fans are gonna love it like I do, but it makes me so happy to watch something this rich in character development. Especially when the animation feel so moody. HxH really hits different.

The ending of the 1999 HxH was bittersweet. It left us hanging and we had alot of questions that were unanswered for. So this 8 episode ova series gave us a satisfiable conclusion to one of the best and my favorite arc in the HxH series.

Very good story with great pacing and atmosphere, from the beginning till the end it was intense and entertaining. The animation is pretty much the same from the series. The music was great and the sound choices were well though of. Very good characterization for both the Spiders and Kurapica, they add some details to the characters that make them ... even more likable and interesting then where they were.

Overall a very enjoyable ova that is definitely a recomended watch once you have finished the HxH series.

The first 4 episodes are a decent continuation of the first season, it's not as good but it keeps you interested in what's next to come.

After ep 4 it quickly goes downhill it reminded me of the later dragged out spreadsheet episodes of neon genesis so I assume they got in financial trouble or something.

No development during the hostage arc, they just brought in some quick convenient patches to fill the holes in their narrative and then kept explaining us why they wrote them which ruined immersion and the whole OVA for me.

An example of this is their repeats of why paku wasn't able to ... tell anyone, them explaining that gon and killua are valuable hostages because the leader was captured.
There's way more if you pay attention, the entire ending was like this, adding undeveloped details for convenience.