| I would never skip something like that, if you really want to watch it then watch it from the very beginning, they were actually fun to watch. |
| in the first arc, hunter exam btw make sure to watch the 2011 version |
| Hunter X Hunter may seem childish and goofy at the beginning, but it's actually one of the darkest shows I've seen, it's not your typical Shonen either. Please don't skip!!! |
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alterna said: Develop some patience and watch the story from the start it will get better I promise...not every episode can have battles and fights going on.Hey, I want to watch Hunter X Hunter because reviews say it is good and so I want to check it out. However, I tried to watch the first few episodes and they seemed generic, uninteresting and childish. Now I have heard the Chrimera arc is meant to be good. I wonder if I start watching it from this arc will I be able to get into the anime still even though I would have missed a lot of watch the series is about OR would I have missed out so much that there would be no way to enjoy it? Alternatively, if the chrimera arc is too far forward, what other arc gets really interesting that I could skip too without being too lost? Although I would sit through the less interesting episodes to get to the good ones of hunter x hunter, the anime has this childish feel that makes me feel this time could be spent watching anime I already enjoy and that don't have a childish feel like FMA, Fate Zero, Code Geuss, Monster etc. I also want to make it clear that I am not saying I think hunter x hunter is a bad anime but instead I am saying that from what I've seen it have not attracted me yet and that's why I want a good arc that will get me interested quicker. |
| Straight away but the Chimera Ant arc is boring. |
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MrGoldiii said: Straight away but the Chimera Ant arc is boring. it's not honestly, if you don't enjoy hunter x hunter now, you probably won't like it later on either. no need to force yourself to watch something you don't enjoy, but you'll miss out on a great battle shounen (and this is coming from someone who doesn't enjoy the majority of them xD) |
| Depends on what you want in an anime. If you want awesome fights that drag out for 30 episodes and have explosions and shit then it may not get good for you. It is more intelligent and dark and it involves minimal to no ass pulls so the plot is very well though out. The first 2 episodes are pretty bleh but then it gets decent and once you get to the Yorknew City arc (Starts episode 36) you wont want to stop assuming this type of anime is in your taste. I also have to say you cant just skip straight to the Chimera arc because what this anime does best is character development so you wont have the same feels when you watch the Chimera Arc which BTW is one of (if not) the best arc in shounen history. |
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| When I started watching Hunter X Hunter, I started at the York New arc and I'm so thankful that I did. Personally, the rest of the series arcs are very hit or miss for me, if I had started at the beginning, I very much doubt I would have made it through before dropping. It is a slow start, and I feel takes some time to find it's feet. I had no issues or felt any loss from starting at the arc I did, some of the finer details I picked up later as I went through the rest of the series (beginning and later arcs). Most people will agree that the best arcs are either the York Shin, or the Chimera Ant Arc. Perhaps start with whichever you feel is more to your tastes. For me it's York Shin hands down, I'm not sure the Chimera Arc is for me at all as I can't get past the cartoony designs of those ants and the training episodes. I'm hanging around for the character development, so I will wait for the King to show up at least. The Chimera ant arc starts at episode 76 of the 2011 series only. York Shin on the other hand makes HXH one of my top favourite series, even though the rest of the arcs are ok to even unbearable at times (not a Greed Island fan). It's been a while since I've seen the 2011 version of the York Shin arc, but I watched the 1999 version afterwards. 100 X better. While 2011 was good when I watched it, the atmosphere and mood of the 1999 version just made it for me. You won't find any childish notions from that adaption. I'm not telling you to strictly watch the 1999 version though, it depends on your own tastes. 2011 is fast paced, exciting, colourful, cleaner. The episodes end on hooks that will make you want to watch more. 1999 is slower paced, darker, grittier, more emotive and full of atmosphere. The York Shin arc starts at episode 45 of the 1999 version (and continues into the first OVA), or episode 39 of the 2011. That said, it may be a different arc than those two that will eventually interest you, or maybe no part of HXH will take your liking. I do find all of the arcs to be very contrasting, so I wouldn't give up yet. Think about whatever gave you the desire to try in the first place, a particular character you like the look of, the storyline of an arc, the themes... start from whatever caught your eye. (And if you like it, of course go back and follow up on the rest too! :) ) |
KasiJun 27, 2014 3:02 AM
| Its starts to pick up in the 3 exam imo, thats around episode 10. It gets good around episode 30 and amazing starting from episode 43. You can check out episode 43 to see if the series is something for you, that is an episode that spoils nothing major. I personally dropped HxH after watching the first episode and gave it another chance after it aired 20 episodes. It does have a slow start and the main characters look childish but than people started to drop like flies O.o |
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| Give it more episodes. I personally started liking it, from the third episode. Mod Edit: Removed baiting. |
NiyawaJun 27, 2014 1:22 PM
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| Obviously, it differs from person to person. Some like it since the very beginning, some don't like it at all, some prefer the old adaption over the new one (and vice versa), etc. . It's also not very smart to skip an entire arc because you'll most likely miss something important. I think all of that is self explanatory and that goes for pretty much every other anime as well. If you don't like it, why force yourself? Mod Edit: Removed quote of deleted post. |
NiyawaJun 27, 2014 1:21 PM
| Skipping arcs is the best way to ruin your viewing experience. Give it time, the Hunter exam is not bad by any means. |
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| I haven't watched HxH, but you should never skip episodes. I had the same feeling with FT. People said it'd get better in that arc blahablabala. But it never did. It stayed just as stupid and childish through the whole anime; so I'd suggest you to just watch something else. Everyone has different taste. |
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| If you didnt like the first 20 minutes of a movie would you just skip scenes until you found an interesting one? No cause thats stupid. Mod Edit: Removed baiting. |
NiyawaJun 27, 2014 1:38 PM
| TBH I liked the Hunter Exam arc through Greed Island arc a lot better then the Chimera ant arc. I wont say that I disliked the chimera ant arc, but I felt that it was too long. I'm pretty excited that the anime is getting past it now. |
| Hunter x Hunter 2011 IS REALLY GOOD. Trust me. or us... If you are into shonen anime, then you'll definitely love this one. Well, everyone says that at first, they judge the anime by its drawing or characters (same goes for One Piece :| ) but then they will realize that they got it all wrong... Please watch this from episode 1 up to the latest. You will know that it's not childish at all. (For me it's not, 'cuz if it's childish, there would not be any bloodshed, no brutal killings, no effin creepy shit and stuff) This anime is SOOOOO DEEEEEEP. Especially the Chimera Ant Arc (Personally, I think this was the deeeeeepest arc) Deep in a sense that it involves friendship, loyalty, wise decision-making, change of heart and lots of things that are actually happening in real life. I can't explain it much but the latest episode made me cry, made almost everyone cry... But I'm not saying that Chimera Ant Arc is the only good thing about this anime, I believe the other arcs are cool as well. Like the Hunter Exam, Zoldyck Family Arc, Heaven's Arena Arc, YorkNew City Arc, Greed Island Arc and I believe that the next arc which is the Hunter Chairman Election arc would be fantastic too! Sorry for this long post, it's just that I really want you to watch it, that's all thank you :)))))))))) |
| It starts getting amazing from the Chimera Ant arc. I saw the original series and the OVA's first, so that's the reason I would pick that particular arc just because I already knew everything about it until then. |
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| Thread Moved and Cleaned. Moved from Anime & Manga Recommendations. Cleaned spam and baiting posts. OP is asking for some thoughts on the anime including when the fans believe it gets interesting. You're free to give your opinion on the opposite but do so while staying civilized. |
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| Who would bait a thread like this? OT: I don't know it starts off weak but gets interesting after the third minute, twenty fifth second. |
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judals said: Who would bait a thread like this? OT: I don't know it starts off weak but gets interesting after the third minute, twenty fifth second. I don't think it's a bait thread, I was one of those persons that was bored at the beginning of hxh, I stop watching the series twice, I literally push myself to watch this series just because my friends kept pushing me to watch it, and also hearing a lot of people talking about it here on mal, eventually I got pass the boring episode and went to the masterpiece arc that's called the yorknew city arc, from their I fell in love with the series, but the chimera ant arc has kinda change that, thankfully the ant arc has ended and I can get the hxh vibes again. ;) |
| I was replying to the mod deleting "bait" comments. Curious as to what happened. |
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| The episode Killua is introduced (3-4) 2nd half of the Hunter Exam was pretty good, too. |
| I started childishing the childish. So I was wondering when the childishness would start to get childish. Otherwise my time would be better spent being childish with other children. |
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| if you invest into the story it'll definitely pay off. If you want to skip shit and get to the "better" parts then don't expect much. Most of the plot deals with your investment into the characters and if you don't understand the characters then you won't enjoy the so called "good arcs". Also there is build up you'll miss that makes it that much better. |
| Honestly, if you didn't like it, stop. You'll lose a great, great thing, but the anime and the story are worth every second. If you skip stuff, it won't build in and it won't have the effect it should. Yeah, those first episodes might be seen as generic and whatever, but it's like when you know something, then you see you didn't and then you see you didn't again. Then you go back and think how you were dumb. Can't skip stuff. Shit has do be done properly or simply not done at all. |
| No skipping. And thanks, Niyawa. |
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Vogue- said: I started childishing the childish. So I was wondering when the childishness would start to get childish. Otherwise my time would be better spent being childish with other children. Yeah, got to admit that "childish" is one of those buzzwords I'm starting to grow a rather intense dislike for. |
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Dckiller said: Depends on what you want in an anime. If you want awesome fights that drag out for 30 episodes and have explosions and shit then it may not get good for you. It is more intelligent and dark and it involves minimal to no ass pulls so the plot is very well though out. The first 2 episodes are pretty bleh but then it gets decent and once you get to the Yorknew City arc (Starts episode 36) you wont want to stop assuming this type of anime is in your taste. I also have to say you cant just skip straight to the Chimera arc because what this anime does best is character development so you wont have the same feels when you watch the Chimera Arc which BTW is one of (if not) the best arc in shounen history. I love this answer. |
| The second half of the Hunter Exam was pretty interesting to me. Beyond that, I think the show in general has gotten better in Yorknew City, which I'm currently finishing up. I love that it averts and subverts some of the common shounen tropes. |
| Like many have said, the start is pretty slow, but making it to the Yorknew Arc is well worth it. The following arcs are more divisive, but don't skip arcs. |
| "Let Justice Be Done!" My Theme Fight again, fight again for justice! |
| The start is slow, and doesn't really reflect what kind of anime HxH is. Give it until ep 3 or 4 (when the hunter exam starts). If you don't like it by then, you can drop it. |
| if your at episode 10 or 13 and still dont like it might as well drop it |
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CalebFax said: Well, to me it has been good from the start. If you don't like it after a few episodes, it's probably just not your thing, but I'd give it a chance, enjoy watching! :) I'll have to second this. Many people watching this enjoyed it from the start, but not everyone will. Generally, if you don't enjoy it to begin with, just drop it or come back if you are in a proper mood to watch it. Otherwise, watch Yorknew and see if you like that. |
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| I think for quite a few people the Yorknew Arc, is where the series becomes top notch while the Chimera Ant Arc wavers between "masterpiece" and "trash" and heavily divides the viewers. In all honesty, the Yorknew Arc is where I started watching the show. I watched the whole arc without watching the beginning of the series. After that, I watched HxH from the beginning and bluntly put, if I watched the series from episode 1, I don't think I would have ever reached the gem called the Yorknew Arc. You could skip to that arc as I did not have that much trouble understanding the Yorknew arc without prior experience with HxH. However, I do not encourage that. Heaven's Arena, the arc before Yorknew is essential to view first because that is where Nen and its rules are introduced. I did say I was able to comprehend most of the Yorknew Arc without Heaven's Arena but my viewing experience was not as good. The second time I watched Yorknew (after I went back to episode 1 and watched everything up to Yorknew) was much stronger. I understood the characters more and the gimmicks behind Nen that make the Yorknew Arc so genius. The series really ties together. And as you continue through the series, HxH will continue to tie back to early episodes. If you skip it, you skip really essential moments of characterization and if you go into the Chimera Ant Arc while skipping everything besides Yorknew, you will definitely not be able to even understand the character development that characters like Gon and Killua undergo or possibly even anything because for one, the Yorknew Arc is centered around Kurapika with Gon and Killua as pretty much supporting characters. The Chimera Ant Arc focuses quite a bit on Gon and Killua and Kurapika is not in it at all. Just seeing how the roles shift between characters shows that it is impossible for you to view the Chimera Ant Arc without viewing at least one other arc of the series besides Yorknew. And viewing just one other is not advised because like I said, the series ties together. For example, events that happened in episode 20 are directly linked to the events that happen in the Chimera Ant Arc, specifically episode 94. While you can skip straight to Yorknew, it is not the best way to view the series. If you do skip to Yorknew, do know that you will have to return to the beginning of the series and watch it from there anyway if you want to continue HxH because if you plan to skip straight to the Chimera Ant Arc or even watch the Yorknew Arc and then the Chimera Ant, there is no comprehensible way you can even understand the arc without experiencing all the other episodes of HxH. And just for reference, the Yorknew Arc starts at episode 39 and ends at episode 58. The Chimera Ant Arc starts at episode 76 and ends at episode 135. Sorry for the long post but I hope this helps. |
| ^ Not entirely true. I only started watching HxH because of the Yorknew Arc and it's now one of my favorite anime. |
obachan said: That's not true at all; I know plenty of people who really didn't like it at the beginning, but love it now.if you don't like the beginning, you will never like it o.O drop it. |
| Maybe you need some spoilers? I know that's what got me to watch it. Greed Island was so weak coming off from Yorknew, but I powered through it for that almighty episode 131. |
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| watch up to episode 20 and if you still don't like it you might as well drop it |
| I think it is good from the start, the hunter exam is quite unconventional itself, compared to anime of the genre to be precise. I think the series keeps improving with each arc so I don't know how to answer "when does it get good", because my answer would be: Always. |
xmaikokoro said: I think for quite a few people the Yorknew Arc, is where the series becomes top notch while the Chimera Ant Arc wavers between "masterpiece" and "trash" and heavily divides the viewers. That's completely untrue and inaccurate. More popularity = more vocal people. All I've seen are the same persistent aggressive people over and over. Judging by episode ratings and the consistent rank-ups, tells a completely different story. So this is as controversial and divisive as Yorknew was, proportionally. |
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