Apr 11, 2019
This is my favourtie anime of all time, and since watching it I have yet to find another anime able to create a range of characters as interesting as those in Hunter x Hunter.
STORY - 9
I was constantly interested in the story and what was to come next throughout every arc of this anime. Even in the weaker arcs, I was compelled by the overarching goals of each characters as well as the constant build ups to important events. Despite some pacing issues in latter arcs, I never felt burnt out watching this even though I was watching it pretty much non stop whenever
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I could. Simple story overall, but with many complex and intricate subplots which were fantastically written. The main reason why this section wasn't a 10/10 was because of the fact that it is incomplete in some areas due to the manga being unfinished, leaving me wanting more.
ART - 8
Can't complain about the art and animation in this series. There were no instances where I thought the art was uninspired or boring and when necessary, the animation was very impressive. The character designs are iconic and memorable, and the settings are all great.
SOUND - 9
Great OST with numerous brilliant tracks which help create brilliant atmosphere and ambience when needed. The OST helps significantly with the frequent shifts in tone which occur in this anime, and in my opinion they always worked perfectly with the mood on screen. A great OP which was very hard to not sing along to and some good EDs as well. Some of the character themes were great, I particulalry loved Hisoka's theme.
CHARACTER - 10
I think the characters were the best part of this anime, with a great main cast and (arguably) even better supporting characters. I liked Gon; he was a simple character but was certainly not one-dimensional and perfect as some protagonists are. Killua was brilliantly written and his friendship with Gon is iconic and the series couldn't be nearly as good without him. The antagonists in this show were my favourite characters, and I'm yet to have found other shows with a similarly broad cast of great antagonists. Hisoka is, in my opinion, one of the best supporting characters in any anime - whenever he was on screen the show improved drastically and I would love to see more from him. Without any spoilers, the other groups of villains all exceeded my expectations, and include some of the best morally grey characters I've seen in television.
ENJOYMENT - 9
Pretty obvious based off everything I said that I loved this anime, the only reason this isn't a 10 is because of the minor pacing issues in some longer arcs which left me impatient for the story to develop, however this was difficult to avoid due to the nature of the situations in which these issues occurred, and this was not a huge problem for me.
OVERALL - 10
Basically, if you haven't watched this anime, watch it. In my opinion it gets better and better as it goes on, with some exceptions with early arcs that are outstanding. A fantastic show with a lot of emotion and enjoyment.
Reviewer’s Rating: 10
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