Review of Hunter x Hunter

So I'm a huge fan of short anime. I prefer to watch 12 or 24 episode seasons, as I usually find that longer stories feel like they drag on for me. Which is why I've never watched most big shonen, like Naruto, Bleach, or One Piece. But my best friend adores this series like nothing I've ever seen. So naturally they wanted me to watch it and I obliged, with the expected response being that I'd go "It was fun but eh" I was wrong. With the way it starts I was sure I'd be right, a young boy goes on an adverture to fulfill hisdream and find his dad! Ookay, so it's a JRPG plotline. Lame.

But Gon is never annoying. He's never a bad character. I've often heard the term 'Green Naruto' and that's the literal opposite of the truth.

But that's only Gon. That's only 1 of 4 main characters. The dynamic between the 4 main characters is where the anime shines in the beginning.

I will not spoil in this review but I will say that this anime's story is very much like my wallet at an anime convention. At first it's happy and carefree, unknowing of the harsh despair that's ready to follow. Shit hits the fan. Seriously.

My biggest problem is that the anime, as it is now, ends a little weirdly. It's obvious there's much, much more to come, but as the manga's creator has issues slowing down the manga's output, we haven't seen the continuation of the anime itself either. Hopefully yet.