Review of Hunter x Hunter

There are a lot of lessons you can pick up on in the series. I'd like to stick to the elements the writer chose to work with that I'm sure you would agree merits another replay. In the Hunter Exam, the significance of adaptation dominates the arc. The examinees must play their strengths and downplay their weakness to survive the wilderness. The majority rule in phase three exposes the flaws of democracy and voter distribution. To outwit the system in place, the group must decide who could ensure their survival and surrender their voting rights (wristwatches, in this case) to minimize bitter dissension and time misspent. InHeaven's Arena, the significance of inequality determines the contests. The hunter duo wipe out the competition up until they face an experienced challenger. An instructor teaches them their natural differences and how to excel in their own ways despite the same purpose in mind. The veterans display elaborate strategies using the fundamentals the duo had learned. The loser of the match improperly allocated his skillset, unlike his opponent, as he did not abide by the basics of compatible aura.

In the Phantom Troupe, the significance of specialization commands the arc. The hunters, including the bandits, must employ experts to cut down the casualties. The lesson here is that excellence pays handsomely; and mediocrities, even in large number, are not worth the trouble, as they tend to die. The recruited assassin duo dealt with a high class target to make up for the damage he's caused in the mafia network.

In the Greed Island arc, the concept of social hierarchy determines the group composition. A superior class of fighters tend to work alone or in pairs that closely match in skill. An inferior class would band together in large numbers to compensate and are prone to be taken advantage of by an outsider because they simply do not discriminate. This is probably my ideal chapter as they chose to present a chunk of it in a game of dodge ball. The lesson, I think, is that everybody has a role to play, much like in life, and society would be saner and less destructive should fewer people rebel against the natural order.

In the Chimera Ant arc, multiple concepts like class and racial conflict, individualism vs. collectivism, and tyranny make an appearance. The earliest stages present the problem of class conflict within the insect species based on their capacity to lead. They see themselves as potential kings and queens as they do not recognize the talents of the Other up until the first royal guard takes breath. From beginning to end, race (or sub-species) is touched on to justify the war between the humans and insects. The ants at one point decide to make their mark on the world sometime after deciding their names which establishes their initial brush with individuality. It's determined that a collective mindset would produce an outcome of less friction. To conclude, a leader (inaccurately as King) who is unlike its people, in both appearance and intellectual acuity, and commands a foreign mercenary to do his bidding is best described as a tyrant. Chimera Ants seem to be a cautionary tale of conquest and mongrelization.

In the Election arc, the theme is a critique on democracy. The vote by design is ineffective, exhausting, and prone to violence as most politics seem to trend. It has the same effects of fraud violence and cruelty. To participate in majority rule styled election is as hopeless as a sheep bleating its list of policies and demands to a pack of hyenas.