If you don't watch it you won't be missing out on anything that would impact the anime. But if you do watch it, it's just more HXH which is always a good thing. And i was very happy by what i got out of it.
Story: 7/10 (good)
It's a good story, not great by any means. It's simple enough and shows more of Kurapika's past, and previous relationships he had before meeting with Gon and the others. It tries to raise the stakes as much as it can for a movie side story, and i would say it does a good enough job at this.
Art: 9/10 (great): The art in HXH is always great, and here it was stepped up a notch, especially for the beginning segment with Killua and Illumi and the final act. It maintains the high standard the series already has.
Sound: 10/10 (Outstanding) ... it's HXH character songs and themes, with a few new ones sprinkled throughout, but when the music hits at the end it reminds you how special this anime is.
Character: 8/10 (very good) The characters we already know are as amazing as ever, and i got a LOT of smiles and laughs from this. Especially from Killua and Gon. The new characters were also very good and fit into the world of HXH easily. I though it was cool that we explored a past member of the Phantom Troupe and even got special appearances from people like Hisoka.
Enjoyment: 8/10. (very good) I really enjoyed this movie, i got what i wanted out of it ... more Killua and Gon. And they pushed that to the forefront with killua's jealousy around new character Retz. It was adorable, i loved every moment of this. The animation and music were amazing, the fights were very well done, and they balanced the comedy and serious moments as well as ever.
Overall i would say HunterXHunter: Phantom Rouge is a 8/10. (Very good)
OSU!!!
