| I'm reluctant on starting long-running shounens, but if you could convince me to watch it and summarize all of its strong points in about a paragraph or two, that would be great. |
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| It's about a boy with goals. |
RX-782Jan 19, 2014 1:04 PM
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| There are only 112 episodes to watch, I don't see that being a problem. It depends if you have the patience to watch it or not. |
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| It starts out with a bang, and hasn't stopped since. |
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| just check out some hype reviews like Creshershm's too lazy to sum up why you should watch HxH, but I'm just gonna say it's the only long running shounen anime that's worthy of being in your life. |
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| its the best shounen anime adaption besides maybe full metal brotherhood. if you like no fillers, good animation, original story arcs, character development, and good fight scenes than you should definitely watch it. also nobody in this anime win fights thanks to "the power of friendship" or whatever bs animes like fairy tail and naruto use to make their main characters win. |
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| That's one of the things I like the most about HxH. You don't have someone powering up 17 times and winning a fight like Bleach. The current arc it's in is amazing and one of the best I've seen. If you don't wanna watch over 100 episodes then watch the 1999 one with 62 episodes. |
| Because this show is well on its way to become the best anime of all time (already is to me). |
| People these days are so freaking lazy... All it takes is to read the top review for HxH and you'll have your answer. Wonder how people even select to watch something or not. With that out of the way. Watch it because it's intelligent,realistic, it avoids cliches and is unpredictable with insane plot twists, has great characters and char development, the battle system is unique and well thought out and the fighting system relies more on strategy and psychological factors than on raw power. There are no fillers and its very consistent almost no boring episodes. It's better than any other long running shounen, that can be proven by the No17 rating here on MAL at least. |
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| If you're going to doubt this show, then you shouldn't watch. and you'll be missin' one of the best shonen ever. |
| I say it's best for you to rewatch Lucky☆Star. |
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| You'll find out why its popular in the first place? |
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| you should not see HXH if do you like the fanservice, and the common fights without sense: for example the main character fights against the army without any help Just watch it |
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Kyuutoryuu said: I'm reluctant on starting long-running shounens, but if you could convince me to watch it and summarize all of its strong points in about a paragraph or two, that would be great. Sorry but, that's not how it works. ^_^ |
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| it plays the same damn song for 100+ episodes |
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| Because it's the best fighting Shonen anime in term of quality, after Fullmetal Alchemist and Fullmetal Alchemist Brotherhood. but i prefer it over these two for my own reasons. |
| Watch it because it's better than most series in its genre. |
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| Its a great anime (10/10 for me)....It has everything you could possibly look for in an anime, well except for romance that's very subtle. However, every thing else it has. loving characters, great plot, amazing fights, etc.....I think its worth giving a shot even if your hesitant, that's what life is all about isn't it? taking risk. Just watch it and enjoy it for what it is. To others in this thread, there is no need to bash or put down any anime in order to raise the quality of this one, its tasteless and doesn't truly help in convincing. If it's a good anime, then its good by its own standards, its unique, just like every other anime out there, |
lovexLuffyMar 5, 2014 8:31 AM
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| Basically bout a kid looking for his dad so he becomes this badass hunter and fights a bunch of people while looking for his pops. Also has a badass assassin kid who runs away from home due to his family problems, ends up helping the other kid look for his dad. It also got a peado/gay guy who gets turned on watching said kids. So if your homophobic or easily offended by peados it aint for u. Anyway overall its a decent anime. |
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Five-Magics said: Kyuutoryuu said: I'm reluctant on starting long-running shounens, but if you could convince me to watch it and summarize all of its strong points in about a paragraph or two, that would be great. It's not like other shonen mostly. it has no filler so far, is not fight crazy like other shonen and when there are fights, they last at longest an episode. Don't be turned off by the childish look. It's more mature than stuff like bleach. great character development too, and can go toe to toe with fullmetal alchemist 2003. Fixed! |
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judals said: Five-Magics said: Kyuutoryuu said: I'm reluctant on starting long-running shounens, but if you could convince me to watch it and summarize all of its strong points in about a paragraph or two, that would be great. It's not like other shonen mostly. it has no filler so far, is not fight crazy like other shonen and when there are fights, they last at longest an episode. Don't be turned off by the childish look. It's more mature than stuff like bleach. great character development too, and can go toe to toe with fullmetal alchemist 2003. Fixed! I think it's better than both, there I said it. |
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insan3Spectre said: judals said: Five-Magics said: Kyuutoryuu said: I'm reluctant on starting long-running shounens, but if you could convince me to watch it and summarize all of its strong points in about a paragraph or two, that would be great. It's not like other shonen mostly. it has no filler so far, is not fight crazy like other shonen and when there are fights, they last at longest an episode. Don't be turned off by the childish look. It's more mature than stuff like bleach. great character development too, and can go toe to toe with fullmetal alchemist 2003. Fixed! I think it's better than both, there I said it. haha, I don't find that surprising, although I still prefer FMA. |
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| Simply put HxH is the best shounen anime right now.. :) |
| F0XFIRE said: OP 4 most butthurt bitch on MAL. |
| Because its the very best shounen out there atm. No shitty power ups, characters are awesome, villains are awesome, the plot is addictive, the soundtrack is good and fits the anime and the fights, oh the fights. These are probably one of the smartest fights I've ever watched in anime. No mindless fighting. Everything is pure strategy and everyone use their heads, unlike in most shounen nowadays. |
marian11 said: Because its the very best shounen out there atm. No shitty power ups, characters are awesome, villains are awesome, the plot is addictive, the soundtrack is good and fits the anime and the fights, oh the fights. These are probably one of the smartest fights I've ever watched in anime. No mindless fighting. Everything is pure strategy and everyone use their heads, unlike in most shounen nowadays. https://i.chzbgr.com/maxW500/3855143424/h82306795/ |
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marian11 said: Because its the very best shounen out there atm. No shitty power ups, characters are awesome, villains are awesome, the plot is addictive, the soundtrack is good and fits the anime and the fights, oh the fights. These are probably one of the smartest fights I've ever watched in anime. No mindless fighting. Everything is pure strategy and everyone use their heads, unlike in most shounen nowadays. Basically. Although... The music does take getting used to at first, but becomes great later on |
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| It has just about everything going for it. Captivating, linear plot, thought out battles, a cool magic system, great animation and a interesting cast of characters. |
Capricious_Smile said: It has just about everything going for it. Captivating, NON linear plot, thought out battles, a cool magic system, great animation and a interesting cast of characters. Fixed.. |
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| Because it's a shounen anime. What more can you ask from an anime? |
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Ulquiorra1923 said: Being a shonen while having a good story?Because it's a shounen anime. What more can you ask from an anime? It's good the coolness of a shonen and the depth of a... Some series with depth. |
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soundscape said: Capricious_Smile said: It has just about everything going for it. Captivating, NON linear plot, thought out battles, a cool magic system, great animation and a interesting cast of characters. Fixed.. How? Gon wanting to be a hunter > hunter exams > saving Killua > going on adventure with him > arc about Kurapika goals> Gon entering GI > meeting Kite because and after it > learning about the ants > fighting the ants > being part of a team that invaded the palace > etc How is that non linear storytelling/plot? It's as straight forward as it can possibly get. It revolves around Gon personal goal and the friends and the adventures he goes through. HxH fans are amazing. |
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soundscape said: By classic definition, linear = chronological order. Relying slightly on flashbacks does not count. It's a type of narrative rather than a determinant of quality.Capricious_Smile said: It has just about everything going for it. Captivating, NON linear plot, thought out battles, a cool magic system, great animation and a interesting cast of characters. Fixed.. In that sense, it is linear. But in terms of direction, each arc is open ended without a goal for the protagnist and a generic counter-goal for the villain. Or vice vers if the villain is on the offensive. HxH characters are thrown into the scene and each one plays out his story until they clash at one point, it doesn't lead to a specific direction and usually changes. Hunter exam was simple enough till they got to zevil island ad that started from there and its peak was yorknew, GI and the CA |
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tsudecimo said: soundscape said: Capricious_Smile said: It has just about everything going for it. Captivating, NON linear plot, thought out battles, a cool magic system, great animation and a interesting cast of characters. Fixed.. How? Gon wanting to be a hunter > hunter exams > saving Killua > going on adventure with him > arc about Kurapika goals> Gon entering GI > meeting Kite because and after it > learning about the ants > fighting the ants > being part of a team that invaded the palace > etc How is that non linear storytelling/plot? It's as straight forward as it can possibly get. It revolves around Gon personal goal and the friends and the adventures he goes through. HxH fans are amazing. Yea you are right. I confused linear plot with linear/predictable storytelling. "HxH fans are amazing".... Was that sarcasm? If yes ( I think yes) was that needed? I already mentioned to you once about your frustration coming out in your posts... remember? |
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| This is not frustration, there is nothing to be frustrated about anymore, I already finished the arc. This was me being amazed by how HxH fans just like to lump every thing that has a positive connotation to the series, even if it doesn't make sense. I mean come on, there has to be a limit. |
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tsudecimo said: This is not frustration, there is nothing to be frustrated about anymore, I already finished the arc. This was me being amazed by how HxH fans just like to lump every thing that has a positive connotation to the series, even if it doesn't make sense. I mean come on, there has to be a limit. And in this case it was directed specifically at me... because you quoted me. Right? If yes, despite the fact that I am a huge fan of the series.. Have I given you reasons to believe that I am blindly defending the series not recognizing it's flaws??? And not to mention the irony of your post.... Because there is no other fan in this world of any other series that doesn't do this. Most of the fans defend the series they like blindly as far as I have noticed. But you mention this specifically for HxH??? |
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| Not specifically you since I said 'HxH fans. I just used you as an example because of what you said, you are certainly not the first to do it. What does 'defending' have to do with anything? I said that the fans give credit to stuff that are not even there...I never mentioned anything about defending or recognizing flaws. Same thing can be said about one piece fans to a bigger extent. |
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soundscape said: And in this case it was directed specifically at me... because you quoted me. Right? If yes, despite the fact that I am a huge fan of the series.. Have I given you reasons to believe that I am blindly defending the series not recognizing it's flaws??? And not to mention the irony of your post.... Because there is no other fan in this world of any other series that doesn't do this. Most of the fans defend the series they like blindly as far as I have noticed. But you mention this specifically for HxH??? Good arguments are difficult to maneuver, so it's easier to resort to name calling. Besides, spending 11 months on a thread nitpicking about a bad character with praise is no big deal, apparently. |
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tsudecimo said: Not specifically you since I said 'HxH fans. I just used you as an example because of what you said, you are certainly not the first to do it. What does 'defending' have to do with anything? I said that the fans give credit to stuff that are not even there...I never mentioned anything about defending or recognizing flaws. Same thing can be said about one piece fans to a bigger extent. Not specifically me but you used ME as an example... No specification whatsoever. You are absolutely right.... And I didn't give credit for something that there isn't, I just misunderstood. What exactly are you talking about??? What credits HxH fans give to the show that this show doesn't have just curious. You might be right. Why do people do this if not to promote or defend their favorite series??? |
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judals said: soundscape said: And in this case it was directed specifically at me... because you quoted me. Right? If yes, despite the fact that I am a huge fan of the series.. Have I given you reasons to believe that I am blindly defending the series not recognizing it's flaws??? And not to mention the irony of your post.... Because there is no other fan in this world of any other series that doesn't do this. Most of the fans defend the series they like blindly as far as I have noticed. But you mention this specifically for HxH??? Good arguments are difficult to maneuver, so it's easier to resort to name calling. Besides, spending 11 months on a thread nitpicking about a bad character with praise is no big deal, apparently. Man I am trying to be polite here and clarify some things with him. I don't think attacking him personally will do you, me or this thread any good. I know you are a huge fan but this kind of shit will only lead to pointless tower quotes with bashing and shit... |
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soundscape said: judals said: soundscape said: And in this case it was directed specifically at me... because you quoted me. Right? If yes, despite the fact that I am a huge fan of the series.. Have I given you reasons to believe that I am blindly defending the series not recognizing it's flaws??? And not to mention the irony of your post.... Because there is no other fan in this world of any other series that doesn't do this. Most of the fans defend the series they like blindly as far as I have noticed. But you mention this specifically for HxH??? Good arguments are difficult to maneuver, so it's easier to resort to name calling. Besides, spending 11 months on a thread nitpicking about a bad character with praise is no big deal, apparently. Man I am trying to be polite here and clarify some things with him. I don't think attacking him personally will do you, me or this thread any good. I know you are a huge fan but this kind of shit will only lead to pointless tower quotes with bashing and shit... I was not, but I can just point out the hypocrisy, of when you are so hell-bent on hating an anime that you have to read the manga just because the amount of praise an episode's getting that extra hate comments are needed to quell the rage. Many people replied -or commented- as to why they liked something, and that's blind praise? I know what you meant by non-linear and it not following the normal flow, despite misusing it at first, so do you think you were blindly praising just because you thought it was? I'm just not buying it. I may be a fan, which is why I discuss things regarding it, but I don't make it my life goal to hate on a series as a defense mechanism. |
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soundscape said: tsudecimo said: Not specifically you since I said 'HxH fans. I just used you as an example because of what you said, you are certainly not the first to do it. What does 'defending' have to do with anything? I said that the fans give credit to stuff that are not even there...I never mentioned anything about defending or recognizing flaws. Same thing can be said about one piece fans to a bigger extent. Not specifically me but you used ME as an example... No specification whatsoever. You are absolutely right.... And I didn't give credit for something that there isn't, I just misunderstood. What exactly are you talking about??? What credits HxH fans give to the show that this show doesn't have just curious. You might be right. Why do people do this if not to promote or defend their favorite series??? Defend how? The guy you quoted didn't use the term in a negative way. Anyway let's just say it was a misunderstanding. |
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tsudecimo said: soundscape said: tsudecimo said: Not specifically you since I said 'HxH fans. I just used you as an example because of what you said, you are certainly not the first to do it. What does 'defending' have to do with anything? I said that the fans give credit to stuff that are not even there...I never mentioned anything about defending or recognizing flaws. Same thing can be said about one piece fans to a bigger extent. Not specifically me but you used ME as an example... No specification whatsoever. You are absolutely right.... And I didn't give credit for something that there isn't, I just misunderstood. What exactly are you talking about??? What credits HxH fans give to the show that this show doesn't have just curious. You might be right. Why do people do this if not to promote or defend their favorite series??? Defend how? The guy you quoted didn't use the term in a negative way. Anyway let's just say it was a misunderstanding. You can "defend" something by promoting it... If you know what I mean. Yes I know he used it in a positive way, I thought he wanted to say NON linear and made a mistake. Although he was right, I just misunderstood. You didn't answer why it was needed to write... "HxH fans are amazing" (sarcastically). But I don't want to continue this shit, so you can have a nice day. |
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Oh come on... Of course you were. You basically indirectly were calling him names. Yea most people might understand what I meant by non linear there. But not all. I think tsudecimo was right to point that shit out. What bothered me wasn't that but his last comment... |
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soundscape said: Oh come on... Of course you were. You basically indirectly were calling him names. Yea most people might understand what I meant by non linear there. But not all. I think tsudecimo was right to point that shit out. What bothered me wasn't that but his last comment... and the last comment is what I was talking about. I was analyzing how a hateful comment in disguise it was, not calling names. I think I'm entitled to that. When a person posts too many comments that are out of place, you know discussion is not the goal. |
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