Review of Hunter x Hunter

Hunter X Hunter is one of the best shonen anime ever (if not the best). There is no "power of friendship" or plot armor here to save you, so you can expect the unexpected. The anime starts slowly and goofy, with the MC, Gon Freecs, being a happy-go-lucky character. He leaves home with the purpose of becoming a Hunter in order to one day find his dad, which is missing since Gon was 2 years old. You are going to see that HxH is different from any other shonen anime you have ever watched. If what you are looking for is an anime with non-stop action,then HxH will often look anti-climatic, but that is the point. Togashi is a master in creating these legendary moments to shock the audience by subverting their expectations of the story or character development, but at the same time, he lays them a trail of clues within the narrative along the way to that subversion.

Nen is a technique that allows a living being to use and manipulate their own life energy and is the most complex and well written "power" from any other anime or show (such as haki, ki, chakra etc).

The story is excellent and it doesn't have to rely on explosions or huge breasted women to keep going. The results of the slow progression rewards you beyond belief, you'll be taken through so many loops, it is going to be a roller coaster of emotions. It will make you question the most explicate of details. Even though it starts goofy you will see that with each arc, the story gets darker and darker. The Chimera Ant arc (the latest and best arc) is EXTREMELY dark, it hits you out of nowhere in this bright world of Hunter x Hunter, and it stays a dark world from there on out, it's amazing.
10/10 I recommend watching.