Review of Hunter x Hunter
God. Hunter x Hunter 2011. The story is constantly changing. And nearly every arc is amazing (only exception would be the second one in the tournament tower). I believe the best arc to be the Yorknew City arc, but that's a matter of opinion. But the overall story, Gon is looking for his dad and he gets mixed up in all sorts of madness along the way, meeting many great friends as well, including his best friend, Killua who's ACTUALLY the same age as him. The 17-year-old (but acts like he's in his late 20s) Kurapika, and the somehow 19-year-old Leorio. Every character feels realand flushed out. They're consistent and each one gets surprisingly good development despite not all of them having consistent roles. The supporting characters also get a surprising amount of development (one of the advantages of such a large episode count).
The animation is quite spectacular, though some tiny details can be slightly annoying, but the overall style is ver Mad House. When I first started the show and I saw the first shot of Gon, I actually shouted out "VASH JUNIOR!" Though Trigun's art was quite spectacular and they're from the same studio, so similar styles isn't a problem. The animation is very polished and fluid, especially later on. For example, during the final arc, there's a very emotional moment where Killua is crying, the animation of his eyes the moment his eyes well up is absolutely stunningly animated. The fluidity is also outstanding (especially in the Chimera Ant arc and the sixth arc) (The reason I keep saying 'sixth arc' is that the name of the arc is kinda a spoiler). Some of the fight scenes from the later part of the Chimera Ant arc are SO GOOD that you swear your watching something from Mad House with a film budget (which they didn't have for this show).
The music is pretty good. The actual background music does a good job of setting the tone and filling the silence. The opening song is spectacular. It never changes throughout the entire show, but it is still spectacular and I listen to it on its own constantly. The various endings have different levels of quality. Ed 1: 10/10 Ed 2: 3/10 Ed 3: 9/10 Ed 4: 1/10 Ed 5: 7/10 Ed 6: 8/10.
Overall this show is completely worth all the time it takes to watch it. This show is so much fun and so surprising that it will feel like half of the actual run length. WATCH THIS SPECTACULAR SHOW!