Review of Hunter x Hunter

Although many things have already been said about HxH I thought to give my own thoughts and some general ideas for why this series is so good and why it is and will propably be my favorite anime for the foreseeable future. In this review I will focus more on general concepts and ideas that have been done right in HxH than on specific plot points, since they have already been covered in enough detail elsewhere. My first point and one that is important is that all characters are well written. Every MC and most of the noteworthy sidecharacters have their distinct personalities, characteristics, motivationsetc. Their writing is also consistent and every action taken feels logical and nothing is arbitrary. Even the worst villains are people and the shades of gray in them really add to the watching experience.

Togashi has also crafted his world in a way that feels lively but also leaves enough room for his protagonists to grow as the story propgresses. HxH doesn`t underestimate its viewer. The series also contains its fair share of hard choices and moments with weighty decisions and consequences, and the viewer feels the weight of those consequences with the characters. The base of the story in and of itself really is nothing special but it is an excellently working forward driving force on the back of different arcs.

The shonen required power system here is very sophisticated and on top of that interesting and adds depth to the character actions. Madhouse has done good job and this looks good, nothing to complain on the art department. The biggest and to my mind the sole problem is that since the series is long the music gets really repetitive and the opening song never changes. I think that with a production of this caliber more could have certainly been done in regards to music.