Review of Hunter x Hunter

I wish I'd watched this sooner, rather than later. I love the world that they live in and watching them explore it, and how we're on that journey with them. There's a lot to explain and not enough time per episode to explain it, which is great, because it rationalizes why the story is so long. The characters are diverse and interesting but also not cliched. Killua and Leorio were my favourite characters because they had the best character motivations. It has battles both mental and physical and sometimes both, battles are far more thrilling when there's a mental component as well; rather he withthe higher power level shall prevail. The peril is made clear and defeat has fatal consequences here. One other note worthy point is that HxH is far more coed than I would have imagined, despite the four main characters being male. There's none of the fan service and misogyny that can be viewed as a negative. It is for kids after all and it seems like a perfect gateway anime. I have to admit, it's everything one loves in the shonen epic genre. So why didn't I like it more? I'm not 12 years old and no longer wish to view the world with such eyes. This makes Gon's naivety and innocence kind of unrelatable to me. If it wasn't for the Zoldyck family I doubt I would've finished this series. Also at 148 episodes it feels both incomplete and too long. Yes, I would have loved to have seen more, but given the stories they tell, I wouldn't mind if it was shorter. Not seeing Leorio's training, growth and development was kind of a bummer but what can you do? Needless to say if you haven't watched it, watch it. On a personal note; I'd say, "If you watched every episode of Naruto Shippuden and are pondering if you should watch HxH; do yourself a favor and watch this! you won't be sorry you did, but the producers of Naruto might.