Hunter x Hunter is clearly one of the best shonen ever(with JoJo & Chainsawman), i used to watch it on tv sometimes when i was younger but it was in 2018 when I really started the anime and after finishing it i re-watched it the same year because its a fucking masterpiece.
Story :
Hunter x Hunter looks like a simple shonen when you see the synopsis but in reality it is completely different I will explain myself, first the story is not only focused on the main character, Gon is like any other character during the york new city arc the main character is Kurapika or during the chimera ant arc its Meruem and Komugi, and with each arc the theme and the atmosphere of the anime changes in the first arc it was a series of trials in the second it was an adventure in search of someone the third was a tournament in the fourth it was a mafia movie the fifth was an isekai(best isekai imo) and the last one was an apocalyptic sf movie(the writing of this arc was so dark that HxH could have become a seinen).
Art :
Madhouse did a great job with animation and drawings, what is a pity is that Madhouse did not succeed in transcribing the same dark atmosphere that there was in the manga and in the 1999 version, but respect to them they managed to maintain the same good animation throughout the anime.
Sound :
Let's be clear HxH has one of the best soundtracks ever, Madhouse was able to place the Ost's well(my fav's are Riot, Requiem aranea & To give a Marionette life), the voice-actors fit really well with the characters, They did a great job.
Characters :
For me the characters are the biggest point of the anime they are so well written (Togashi is really good).
To start we will talk about Gon when we see him for the first time we will think that it will be a new Goku while he is totally different, he is a character who thinks only of himself he is neither nice nor bad he just does what he wants, if someone gets in his way he won't hesitate to kill him during the arc of chimera ant the character threw his humanity just to achieve his revenge, he is not evil as he is not good.
Now its Kurapika's turn he has a tragic past, he is one of the characters who suffered the most he chose to go alone to be able to fulfill his desire for revenge, his friends are his weakness he doesn't want to show them his real criminal nature.
And finally Meruem this character is a masterpiece, already his entry into the universe of HxH is incredible he is presented to us as the most powerful creature in the anime the biggest danger the earth has ever had, but he will change after his meeting with Komugi its evolution is really interesting when you compare it with that of Gon, Meruem discovers compassion and love while Gon discovers hate and murder one becomes human and the other becomes a monster and they never met wow, and finally remember the final fight of Meruem against Netero quote me a single antagonist of the shonen who will want to sit down and discuss instead of fighting.
There is also something that I find interesting in the characters of HxH, is that they are not necessarily good or bad they do what they want, except maybe Leorio who is really a good guy.
Conclusion :
Hunter x Hunter is life, Yeah.
Overall Ratings :
Story 10/10
Art 8/10
Sound 10//10
Character 10/10
Enjoyment 10/10
Overall 10/10
