Review of Hunter x Hunter

I put off watching this too many times. I saw the high ratings and reviews, but I kept avoiding it bc A) I was put off by how childish the MC looked in the art it turned me off tbh and B) I literally tried watching the first episode in both the 2011 version and 1999 version and it was so boring that I dropped it after watching both versions C) the fact that there were 2 versions to choose from was also confusing The one thing that finally got me to sit down and seriously watch this, skipping straight to the 2nd episode this time, was thatI was listening to beats on YT last year around this time and there was a beat that was so good, hit me in the feels and made me record a great hook to.

That beat featured the fight scene between Hisoka and Gon. Just the small clips of that fight with the music made me curious and here I am a year later after binging the whole thing.

I gota say, Midlow beats that beat is a masterpiece and I'm going to release the song I made, and it is perfectly fitting that the beast was inspired by this show because this show is a masterpiece.

Without saying too much, If you're questioning watching this, just do it and skip the first episode if you have to. It starts really slow

The writing and stroytelling in this show, the character development is top notch, had me in my feels so many times, and is deserving of being called a masterpiece.

I put this right up there with Naruto, Shokugeki no Souma, Death Note, Zero no Tsukaima which are the only other series I've ever given a 10.

Interestingly enough it has parallels with Naruto and Shokugeki, with the absent father who is even played by the same VA

This show however is even more consistent storytelling wise that Naruto Shippuden. The weak points in Shippuden are weaker than the weak points in this, however the Pain arc in Naruto Shippuden is still my favorite arc in any anime ever.

All in all this show has everything, the only thing you could say it lacks in is romance, which I'm not complaining about since it has literally everything else.

Adventure, action, friendship, loyalty, greed, avarice, revenge, desire, betrayal, death, destruction, chaos, compassion, grief, loss, forgiveness, wisdom, and the complexities of human nature are all displayed beautifully in this masterpiece of work.

Giving the characters in this more depth than I've possibly experienced in any other story, not just among anime.