Review of Hunter x Hunter

What an anime! I wasn't a big fan of the shounen genre but HxH has changed my views on it. It has shown me that not all shounen rely on big fight scenes with crazy powerups and that shounen protagonists can be complex. I am now more open to this genre. The characters, the soundtrack and the story is what I appreciate the most in a series, and HxH nails the spot with all of them. The cast is diverse and deep. Many characters, no matter how small, have a personality and a goal. A lot of characters have the spotlight put on them and thestory reaches a point where you could say it has multiple protagonists. You could say that even the antagonists become protagonists. By the way the antagonists are brilliant, definetly in my top favourites.

At first glance the plot doesn't seem that interesting; just a boy looking to become a hunter and find his father. You couldn't be more wrong. The story becomes more interesting and complex with each arc. Speaking of arcs, they're quite diverse. Every arc feels different and I think this is a good thing for the most part. You may not like all the arcs but you have to appreciate the fact that they're not all the same.

With that said, there are some things I didn't like about HxH. I've mentioned that the cast is diverse but the bad side is that a lot of characters are introduced every arc and not all of them are interesting or complex. It's hard to care about the story when the characters don't mean anything to you.
Some decisions or "asspulls" in the story are another part that I dislike about the anime. I can't talk about this too much without giving spoilers. These problems didn't affect the overall experience though.

I also want to mention Nen. HxH's "power system" is genius. It's so volatile that the possibilities are endless. Every fight is entertaining and unpredictable as a result.

I'm giving it a 9/10 for now but it has the potential to become a 10 when the story gets finished. By the way if you decide to watch it prepare yourselves because the hiatus is strong. Stonger than it has ever been.