Review of Hunter x Hunter: The Last Mission

So, here we are, talking about 'HunterxHunter the Last Mission'! I was pleasantly surprised by the series HunterxHunter (2011); it has an interesting and a not-childish story, great characters, nice soundtracks and great animation. And I wish I could say the same about 'the Last Mission', but it's quite the opposite; I am unpleasantly 'surprised' with this movie Well, let's start with what's good about 'the Last Mission': - we get more HunterxHunter - the soundtrack is nice (though not really outstanding) - we get to know the concept of 'On' (something like a dark Nen) - we get to see some 'long-forgotten' (supporting) characters again, like Zushi, Wing-san,Melody, Neon and Kurapika (seriously, we never saw that dude after the phantom-troupe arc again)

but the last point is also the problem; we get to SEE all the characters, but these characters don't get to ACT or show any personality whatsoever. Let's take for example Hisoka (my personal favourite). In 'the Last Mission' he's just there to shuffle cards and make some unnecessary and obvious remarks; we even never get to see him fight! Saying that that's disappointing would be an understatement. Leorio is even worse; he's just there to yell for two minutes and that's kinda it. And then there's Netero, who to be fair has more lines than Hisoka and Leorio combined, but who doesn't do anything either besides hanging in the air...

the story of 'the Last Mission' is way more childish than the main series' story. Its main message, that 'the power of friendship can overcome everything', makes 'the Last Mission' boring and way inferior to the main series. The main villain is generic with unoriginal motivations. The other 'villains' don't really qualify as such. Furthermore the plot also felt a bit rushed...

The animation wasn't anything special - not that different from the main series, which is disappointing cuz usually movies have a bigger budget and therefore more quality. I think I even like the animation from the main series more (it's a bit more detailed and there at least Killua and Gon don't look 3 years younger than they really are)

'The Last Mission' has a lot of negative points to it. But to be honest with you, it's not like I completely didn't enjoy this movie. I got to see more HunterxHunter! And that's enough reason to watch it. It's definitely not a movie I'll watch again though