Review of Hunter x Hunter
148 episodes is a lot of time to invest in a series..Only a good series can justify that much time..And HunterxHunter not only justified it,but it basically blew away any pre concieved notions i had about it...Before starting this anime,i was really skeptical mainly due to the lack of mainstream hype..Surely if it was THAT good,it should have recieved more attention,right?I couldn't have been more wrong..HxH is without a doubt one of the greatest animes I've seen and after finishing it i'm left with a deep sense of loss..Anway,here's the more detailed review: Story: 10/10 The story is mainly about Gon and his journey to find his father..Hisfriends Killua, Kurapika and Leorio and the three protagonists besides Gon.. There were hardly any filler episodes as far i remember..Once I started watching,I couldnt stop till the arc was complete..The story picks up pace at the correct intervals while slowing down whenever necessary to add character depth..There were no plot holes and all ends were nicely tied up at the end of each arc leaving me with a sense of satisfaction
Art:
8/10
For me the art was very good...It wasnt the best I've seen but it was nonetheless pleasing on the eye...The fight scenes in particular made a big impression on me..So 8/10 for the Art
Sound:9/10
The OST was superb with tracks like 'To Give a Marionette Life'' and ''Hyori Ittai'' really adding a lot of emotional depth to the scenes ..the music was one of the best I've heard in recent years(bettered only by Attack on Titan)..So it gets a 10/10 from me
The Voice acting for the four main actors was very good..But what really surpirsed me was that some of the best voice acting performances came from the side characters like Knov during his breakdown..There were no voices that seemed out of character and i found the voice acting in total to be very good..So it gets a 9/10 from me
Overall Sound gets a 9/10
Character:
10/10
The large number of episodes certainly helped in building character depth to the characters...And by that i mean not just the main characters...Plenty of side characters like Shoot,Razor,Knov,Pouf,Bisky etc got important minutes which made it easier to understand their motivations and their subsequent reactions to various situations..In fact I'd go so far as to say the characters and the build up given to them is probably the best I've seen in anime...A definite 10/10 from me
Enjoyed:From start to finish i enjoyed every second of it..A 10/10
Overall:HxH is quite simply one of the best animes I've seen..I decided to watch even though i had some doubts about its quality..But it completely blew me away and i look back on it as time well spent..A truly great anime and a must watch for every anime fan.