1. If you don't like shounens, why do you bother watching them just to write your obviously under-rating (because you don't like shonens) review? People (who DO like shonens) read these reviews to find out if THEY will like the series.
2. How can you give a review having only watched a couple of chapters? Do you know how the series will develop and/or end? The beginning of a capable series says nothing.
And now down to business. Hunter x Hunter is without any doubt one of the best (if not the best) shonen series you'll get to see. Although the first couple of chapters are rather average, the story will evolve so It'll keep you on the edge of your seat most of the time. With it's near to none filling chapters or flashbacks, and the inexistence of annoying fanservice, it'll keep you hooked on almost all along the series (when I rewatched it, it took me less than 3 days).
-Story (9/10):
I'm not going to enter in details, since it's already more than detailed in other reviews.
It's rather simple, but deepens in in many aspects such as side characters. Sometimes the narrator will even explain some characters' backgrounds for no reason at all, which can turn into a pro or a con depending on the liking's of the watcher. Although the several arcs are more than interesting, the links between them are quite faint.
Overall the pace of the story was rather satisfying (except the Chimera Arc). You won't get the endless ''battles'' you have in Naruto or the staring you have in DB.
The end was not quite a HxH-worthy one. You could clearly see something was missing, as if they had run out of ideas. Also, the main objective, which at first looked near to impossible to achieve, was just cleared like 'ok, found ya'. I wouldn't call it disappointing, but it could've been better.
-Art (9/10):
In comparison to the manga, the anime's art is surprisingly well done. All the reactions, movements (who said 'Hisoka'?) and battling are well put into screen. Hats off to you, Madhouse.
-Sound (8/10):
I'm not a big fan of ed's and op's -I always skip them- so I can't say much about them. However, the OST's were convincing and fitted good in every scene.
-Characters (9/10):
You can't really wish for better main characters/villains. In all the anime I've seen, near to none have a as good starring as HxH. Deep backgrounds and psychological changes. Cruel deaths leaving deep scars. Almost no emotional power-ups or 'The Power of Friendship' crap.
What I did find a bit disappointing was that good characters such as Leorio and Kurapika were forgotten after a while and turned into secondary characters. What happened to Kurapika's conviction to avenge his clan?
Sometimes the appearence of a narrator can be a turn down in series. However, in this particular one, the existence of a narrator is crucial. Because of the amount of details, sometimes it's rather difficult to guess what's actually going on without a proper explanation.
-Enjoyment (10/10):
This is the anime I have enjoyed most. With it's intriging storyline, fabulous characters and good anime quality, I forgot about everything around me and only wondered about what surprises would come next. I feel like I can watch it over and over again and never get bored. I recommend you watch it for the first time with your friends and/or family-- the more, the merrier!
-Overall (10/10): If after all the reviews you've read you still can't make up your mind, I certainly reccomend you to watch this. If you like the shonen genre, I can guarantee you're going to love it.
Hope reading this helped you. Thank you for your attention.
