Review of Hunter x Hunter

i literally never write reviews, but i feel like im obligated in some way to do it this time. despite the fact that its fairly mainstream, this is one of the best shows ive watched (not that ive watched all that many, but still). in a sense, you could say that yes, its a pretty basic plot. two friends go on an adventure, one straightforward and determined, the other logical and always keeping his cool. but, for whatever reason, the way this show is written makes it so different from other shows in my mind. its by far the most memorable thing i have watched,including shows and movies that arent anime. the characters stay on your mind even when you arent watching, and its easy to form an emotional connection with them (even though they arent real </3). im an emotional person, so its not completely unbelievable that i would cry over a show, but its still not too common. this show made me bawl. i cried many times, at both sad and happy events that happened. i NEVER rewatch things, but i rewatched this with my brother, and still i cried the same as the first time. in my opinion, the ending was a bit odd/abrupt, but that makes sense as the end of the show was not the end of the manga. im still holding onto hope that togashi will finish both the manga and the show, although unfortunately it does not look like either will be finished. regardless, i would HIGHLY recommend watching this. i actually refused to watch the show for about two years, i thought it was going to be horrible. i had this weird predisposition that this show sucked, but finally a couple of my friends convinced me to watch it. i even went into it thinking "man, im gonna end up dropping this within the first ten episodes, how did they get me to watch this?" well, about two thirds into the first episode i was fully immersed in the show. if i go into something with a bad outlook, i tend to make the situation bad in my mind even if its not. i was completely surprised that i was so involved within such little time, but im glad i was. the worst aspect of the show is probably the weird parts of the fandom. obviously, every fandom has its weirdos, and, well, you know, the people who make EVERYTHING nsfw... it might just disturb me more than usual due to my attachment to the characters, but it is what it is. to me, its a 10/10 show in absolutely every aspect. the only small complaint about the show itself is the amount of fillers in the chimera ant arc, but its a small inconvenience rather than a fatal flaw. i have never written such a long review for anything, it feels weird posting this lmao. but anyways, if you havent seen this i encourage you to watch it. it was good enough to make me rewatch it, and i usually will adamantly refuse to do that for anything. i have no idea how to end a review, so uhhhh this is it i will be posting now :)