Story: 6.5
This is probably my most controversial opinion on Hunter x Hunter. The story is pretty generic and follows almost every shonen troupe and I don't know why it gets such mass approval. I think people confuse good world building with plot/story. They are not the same thing. Sure if this was for World Building, I would give it an 8.5-9/10. But as far as the story goes, it is really hard for me to see how it isn't cliched at the very least. I'll go ahead and rank all the arcs so you can see what I gave the story fleshed out.
Hunter Exam Arc: 8/10
Zoldyck Family Arc (Idk if this was considered an arc but): 7.5/10
Heaven's Arena: 5/10
York New City Arc: 7/10
Greed Island: 6/10
Chimera Ant Arc: 7.5/10
Election Arc: 7.5/10
The narrator and the over-explanation of nen almost put me to sleep multiple times in Heavens Arena and I thought it was very poorly done. In my opinion the Hunter Exam was my favorite arc and I thought it was very well done. The rest of the arcs were pretty average and that includes the dreaded Chimera Ant Arc. People would not shut up about the Chimera Ant Arc calling it one of the best arcs in all of anime. It's not even the best arc in Hunter x Hunter... I only liked the Chimera Ant Arc when it was post rose meruem, other than that it was ok. I just don't see how the story isn't pretty generic with a lot of shonen troupes. Kid has family issues so he sets out on a journey to solve said family issue and meets a side character and gets random power ups with a main villain group doing villainy stuff. It's good world building, not plot.
Art: 8
Nothing to complain about here as per usual, art was fine.
Sound: 7
I swear they have only 4 songs in total to choose from, I hear that stupid drum set song every damn episode.
Characters: 7.5
Now don't get me wrong, this 7.5 is completely because of the supporting characters. I am not a fan of Gon and Killua. I don't know how people think they are good characters. Gon is as generic as any shonen mc and Killua is just as generic as any shonen side character but add crying and blushing when people say anything to him. The main reason for my lack of enjoyment for the series would have to be Gon and Killua. They just did not sit well for me and their chemistry was almost gay like. I actually thought they would kiss each other in a couple scenes, i'm not joking. Kurapika and Leorio were way more enjoyable than those 2 and i'm glad the manga isn't about them anymore. The Phantom Troupe barely had any screen time for me to make a judgment about them, they were in York New, like 2 episode in Greed Island and 2 episodes in Chimera and thats it. The supporting characters were awesome though, loved them.
Enjoyment: 6
I really only enjoyed the beginning of the show and then pretty much all of the middle was a snooze fest until it got good at the very end. I just fail to recognize this as one of the best cause I personally didn't get that experience most people did. There are some things in this anime that I ponder why it was hyped up to be so good. The Phantom Troupe were all pretty generic and had 0 backstories. Before I watched it people were comparing the Phantom Troupe to the Akatsuki and such. I just needed more of what they stopped showing and less of what they were putting out. I wanted more Leorio and Kurapika and Phantom Troupe not Gon, Killua and the rest.
Overall: 6
I really wanted to be blown away by this anime considering what it was hyped up to be but instead I was saying "Thats it?" by the end. Disappointing.
