Before my review is taken into account, I must confess that Hunter X Hunter was the first anime I had seen. Therefore it should be clear that this is coming from an unexperienced anime fan. Therefore I feel I can only write my review on the storyline and characters as I am someone who may not appreciate the art and sound of HxH as much as an anime connoisseur.
HxH is broken into 7 arcs and so I will therefore review each arc individually with a summary at the end.
1)The Hunter Exam for my is the second best arc. At first, I was
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unsure. The main character 'Gon' annoyed me at times with his immaturity and ignorant optimism. However this was short lived. I began to appreciate him for these qualities as I found the contrasted and was often a refreshing light on the seriousness of some tasks in the exam. Hisoka was also a highlight of the first arc. The villain was unlike anything I had seen and his mannerisms along with personality traits both intrigued and sometimes shocked me as a viewer. Overall I give the arc 9/10 and felt it was a perfect start to the 148 episodes.
2)The Zoldyck Family arc, for me, was a let down. As a viewer with a slight distaste for the character of Killua, I felt this arc was a detour from themes which were more interesting to me and felt myself feeling as though I just wanted to get through it for the next arc. This is not to say it was a complete waste of time however. The scenes with Gotoh's coin scene was thoroughly enjoyable and I found Silva to be an interesting character, however brief his appearance. Unfortunately this is somewhat clouded by the first few episodes of the arc and the trials the characters must overcome which slowed the pace following the Exam Arc's finale. Overall I give this arc 6/10 and was glad it didn't last too long.
3) What a story. The Heaven's Arena Arc was for me, by far the best of the show. The concept of the arena was intriguing and the execution of the fight scenes in this arc were phenomenal. The character development of both Gon and Killua was good and Wing and particularly Zushi were fabulous additions. 10/10.
4) The Yorknew City arc was possibly the most interesting arc of the show and could have been the best one. However I was thoroughly disappointed with the ending. Character development of Kurupika was flawless in this arc and it was a pleasure to see him transform from a partially arrogant and slightly duller character to a cool, calm and deadly fighter. The tension leading towards but I expected to be a huge showdown turned into... well something else? However Chrollo was a fantastic villain and Hisoka's appearance was great. 7/10.
5) Greed Island was a little...' meh'. After just having been introduced to the concept of 'nen'. I felt it was a little premature to move away from this and focus on a different form of combat involving the playing cards used on Greed Island. The storyline itself I felt was good and flowed nicely from Yorknew but I also felt that the concept of Greed Island was a little too close to the Hunter Exam; with the idea of qualifying and getting through to the end of the exam drawing quite a few parallels with the idea of attempting to win or complete Greed Island. 7/10.
6) The Chimera Ant arc was for me kinda... inconsistent? The introduction of some of my favourite characters if the show such as Kite, Knuckle, Knov and Ikalgo played a huge part in my enjoyment of the arc and I found many themes very fun to watch. However I felt that in this arc I had already seen enough of Gon and Killua upgrade their nen and I became a little thirsty for action. When this came the overuse of narration and the overanalyses of the fights became annoying. However from the episode in which the palace infiltration began, I was completely back on board and the end was far from the anticlimax problem I had with Yorknew. 8/10.
7) What a finish. The Hunter election arc was a fantastic way to finish this show. The summary of the other arcs was mixed with a great storyline and a great way to see the characters we had seen in the other arcs. The story had a great mix of action and some pretty interesting politics which I felt really made this arc a good one. 9/10. (Leorio's punch=100000/10)
Overall Hunter X Hunter was a great story of a young boy's adventure and was something that I'm not only really glad I watched but glad I watched first. Praise for HxH and thanks Amanda for the recommendation.
Jun 19, 2016
Hunter x Hunter (2011)
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Before my review is taken into account, I must confess that Hunter X Hunter was the first anime I had seen. Therefore it should be clear that this is coming from an unexperienced anime fan. Therefore I feel I can only write my review on the storyline and characters as I am someone who may not appreciate the art and sound of HxH as much as an anime connoisseur.
HxH is broken into 7 arcs and so I will therefore review each arc individually with a summary at the end. 1)The Hunter Exam for my is the second best arc. At first, I was ... |
