Reviews

HxH is a very beloved title but I'm one of those who had issues with it. I will start with my biggest issue, the worldbuilding. It's clear to me that Togashi isn't very good when it comes to worldbuilding. I might even say he doesn't think about it that much when he writes the story up until the Chimera Ants arc. I had issues with the worldbuilding for 2 reasons. the first one is Nen, they try to keep it secret from the public yet you don't see them even trying. Like there is evil Nen users like Hisoka, and the guys from Heavens Arena and many more and the hunters are aware of them yet you don't see them try to stop these guys and put them in jail or something. It's very possible Hisoka, or the ones I mentioned will tell others about Nen but the hunters for some reason don't consider this possibility.

The second reason is the morality. HxH is so convoluted when it comes to morality. For example, When Killua killed 2 dudes for no reason on Netero's airship. No one questioned what he did and it's so weird, especially from Gon. "My friend killed 2 dudes for fun? it's alright, he is my friend after all. If someone else did I will call him monster for that and I will loathe him". That is HxH morality for you

Now let's talk about the Hunter Exam. Everyone loves this arc but I think it's meh. My issue with it is that it's not exciting. The first exam on the ship was lame. Just try to endure the storms from the sea and you will pass. And it doesn't help the exam was very short to even care about. The second exam was also lame. Just a question with a lame answer at the end. Also this exam was very short to even care about just like the first one. The third exam was alright but just like the pervious exams, it was very short and Gon solves it before you even realize it. The fourth exam was so boring. Just run until the end and you will pass. Also I find it pretty unrealistic that many people passed this exam considering many of them were normal people. Like damn they were running nonstop for over 100km. Heck even the fat dude got tired when they reached 80km lol. In reality, your heart will explode after running nonstop for 10km. After that the Hunter Exam got more interesting but I still don't find it that exciting.

Do I recommend this manga? yeah. You will probably like it