Review of Hunter x Hunter

HxH = Best Shonen anime I've seen (along w/ Fullmetal Alchemist And One piece) Story The story follows the main character's journey to become a Hunter and find his dad, but this plot is deceptively simple: It hides a much bigger story about the world that HxH takes place in. Although this story never gets a chance to shed light on the world-building, it suceeds in hinting that there is so much more to H x H than any particular character or place. In fact, we don't get to the foreshadowing and world-building until the second to last arc of the series, which also happens to beone of the best arcs of the series.

Beyond the plot or story, Togashi and MadHouse have created a beautiful and horrifying world: Greed Island, Whale Island, and the "Dark Continent"... Watching this show made me feel like an explorer who discovered the fountain of youth. Everything is pretty fascinating.

Animation

It looks childish, but that makes the world even better. By making everything seem childish, the animators make us see the world of HxH through 2 children's eyes---and we slowly come to realize that this world is dark, much darker than we initially expected.

I personally prefer this to immediate gore/darkness because it offers an element of surprise and discovery when the true nature of the world becomes apparent to the audience.

The bright colors and details are also superb--MadHouse has done it again!

Sound

Perhaps the most memorable thing from Hunter x Hunter was its soundtrack.

I loved the music so much that I searched up the entire OST playlist and downloaded them! The music is very good at setting the mood---and the nostalgia hit hard when I heard these songs after the anime had ended. :')

While not unique or revolutionary like the soundtracks of Durarara!, Hunter x Hunter's OST offered a sentimental feeling that permeated through most of the series. Ah, the tears are coming again.

Characters

I watched this show on a whim, and the characters made me fall deeply in love with Hunter x Hunter. From Hisoka to Meruem, the "villains" are so intensely interesting that it's somehow hard to truly dislike any one of them. And the main characters? They are even better! The character development of Hunter x Hunter is groundbreaking to me.

10/10
story
9/10
animation
10/10
sound
8.5/10
characters
9/10
overall