Review of Hunter x Hunter

This show was recommended to me by my friend. Having heard many great things about it I decided to give it a shot. Story (8/10): While many will say that the story is much more than a generic shounen, I don't agree. The story feels and runs just as a normal shounen would. Does that make the story any less enjoyable? The answer is no. The story can feel slow at times, especially during the Chimera Ant arc in the end. Just for the comparison the rest of the arcs were around 15 - 20 episodes, and this one lasted 60 episodes. Generally the story is enjoyable andwell written. While there are some "weaker" parts, the quality is almost consistent during the show.

Art (10/10):
Animation quality is superb. The animators weren't lazy and the animation is fluid. Character design is really great and faithful to the manga. I saw some of the episodes from the 1999 adaption, and the animation certainly improved.

Sound (9/10):
The thing I found interesting is that there is only one opening song throughout the show. At first it felt like it's nothing special, but in the end I really started liking it.
As for the background soundtrack, it really added to the experience. The music amplifies every scene, from ones that are just goofy all the way to the dramatic ones.
Voice actors did an awesome job. The voice actors were suited for their characters.

Characters (6/10):
Ah, the characters. The character development is the main reason this show got 8 from me. There is almost no canon background story. The show lasted for 148 episodes, and I feel like that was enough time for them to let us learn more about their past. Because of this, the character actions sometimes look illogical and rushed.
The thing that also bugged me, but not as much as development, is that there were 4 main characters, but some of them got almost no screen time in the later show. I feel like they shouldn't have introduced as many characters if they weren't intending to develop them in the later episodes.

Enjoyment (8/10):
As I said earlier the show is really enjoyable. It can get slow at the times during parts you might not necessarily like, but it is worth getting through them.

Overall (8/10):
In spite of many outstanding reviews, I wouldn't say this was one of the best animes out there. Nevertheless, the good parts of this show outweigh the flawed ones. In general, I would recommend this anime to the people who like shounen and action packed animes.