Review of Hunter x Hunter

Hunter x Hunter is like a lot of its contemporaries. The protagonist is straight forward and not a genius. Friendship and community are key to overcoming many obstacles. Healing is as much of a theme as fighting. What sets Hunter x Hunter apart from its contemporaries is Togashi's quality of writing. The characters drive the plot forward immediately. It's well paced especially since it chooses to shorten what would be lengthy, drawn out battles to show the best bits and move on with the story. This adaptation of the manga takes a lot of cues from the manga, which is what makes it such astrong anime. It trusts Togashi's vision and it ends up paying out for the audience especially during iconic moments. I really hope if the anime ever gets a chance to return, that we'll be in for a quality production like this production from 2011 was. It really sets the bar high for whatever will follow someday. That said, even if there's never another Hunter x Hunter anime, this one ends on the best place possible to end the series mid-run, giving this anime a really good ending.

If you enjoyed the manga or other manga that Togashi has written. If you like 90's and 00's anime but don't want to sit through a detailed 20 episode battle, then you are really going to enjoy this anime.