Review of Hunter x Hunter

This review is not about technical analysis of the show. I will just say why I think it is an amazing anime. The strongest point of HxH: FRIENDSHIP - 2 MCs GON & KILLUA Despite being the most basic/core theme of Shounen genre, most shounens fail miserably in this so called "friendship" theme especially the ones involving female characters. They introduce heroine after heroine and put them all into friendzone. What is worse is the ones with "bleach syndrome" where there is all kinds of romantic feelings with zero romance at all. It is there, everyone can see it, but romantic feelings are non-existent. It feels sodamn forced when someone says "friendship" those anime.

HxH on the other hand has one of the BEST FRIENDS I see in anime. They also happen to be the best duo imho. Many will say Gon is the MC of this story but imo, Killua is also an MC. In fact Killua is more of an MC than Alphonse Elric is. When you see those two kids together you will see how natural their friendship feels compared to others so called shounen friendships. Both characters are so different yet so similar. So distant yet so close. Also the biggest factor is they are equals. One of them does not protect the other, it goes both ways. One does not make sacrifices it goes both ways. The way they fight is cool. Their styles and strengths are completely different and complement each other. They know and understand each other. It is a pleasure to watch those two.

I will not make any point other than that one as many others already talk about it. I just wanted to bring out that aspect of the show to attention.