Review of Hunter x Hunter

I had no idea what I was getting into when I first made a choice to watch this anime. At first I thought it looked like a children's anime or cartoon, and has a childish story with it. And watching the first few episodes, I thought my deductions were right but BOY WAS I WRONG. HxH really had every genre you wanted it to be. Every arc was so engaging and new that you couldn't help but be at the edge of your sit with every episode. What astounded me in this anime was that the story felt so free. Like HxH can take onany story, any genre or any idea and make it into an engaging ride for the viewers. This anime has no boundaries. It's definitely a rollercoaster ride.

Now if you're looking for something exciting, fun and ever so heart wrenching all at the same time, please don't ignore this anime. As someone who's gotten into shounen recently, I am so glad I did not pass up this anime. And so should you.

Story: 10/10
It's my first time experiencing so many twists and turns in every arc that I was never bored with the ideas this anime threw at me. But of course the most memorable arc has to be the Chimera Ant arc. That arc teared my heart in so many ways. I did not expect that HxH had the capability to do so. And here I thought I wasn't going to like that arc but how wrong was I again. Definitely the strongest of all arcs. But my favorite has to be the Hunter Exam arc. It's what started everything and still remains iconic.

Art: 9/10
Well I have to be honest since my first impression on the anime was that it was childish, well it was because of the art style. And I'm ashamed that I judged HxH too soon. The animation gets better don't worry. And the art style is not at fault, it's mine.

Sound: 9/10
The background sound always cheers me up when the episode is going near the end. It's like it's urging me to watch the next episode. For the opening and ending song, at first I wasn't that hyped up about it, like it wasn't that good to be honest BUT since the opening song remained the same throughout the whole 148 episodes, it remained stuck in my head that when I finished the whole series, I began to miss it soooo much. It was like an anthem for HxH. "YOU CAN SMILE AGAAAAAIIIN" remained in my soul after this like YES THIS IS MY JAM.

Character: 10/10
Ugh the characters of this anime is such a masterpiece. You can't argue with me. This is the first time where I experienced in an anime where the main characters of the story are not always together throughout the 148 episodes. I'm not kidding. Although Gon and Killua were one of the main and was together throughout the journey, Kurapika and Leorio were not much shown for the rest of the arcs BUT that's why the four of them reuniting makes it more precious. It's so amazing that right from the beginning each one of them had different goals (well for Killua he's still finding it but accompanying Gon became his goal throughout the journey but not his final). So that's why their paths never match and they had to find their own journey throughout the series. I love that this anime gives us viewers the point of view of not only Gon but with the rest of the characters.

So I'm just going to lay out my realizations for these two characters: Gon and Killua.
For Gon who smiled and worked hard at everything, who would've thought that he'd have such a dark side to him?
For Killua who looked so cool and who we thought had everything under control, who would've thought that he'd show such vulnerability and affection throughout the series?

Enjoyment: 10/10
Uhhhh DUH of course a perfect 10. Never got bored. Even though I laughed at the first few episodes because I thought it was childish, hey I didn't stopped did I? Just goes to show how much I enjoyed and wanted to continue the anime.

Overall: 10/10
A MASTERPIECE. Beginning until the end. I wasn't disappointed. Although I wanted more, however, I thought the ending was befitting. The arcs did justice to contribute to the diversity and uniqueness of HxH. The characters learned, grew and had so much impact on every episode, I wanted to embrace them for a job well done. And for the creator Yoshihiro Togashi, I'm such a fan /cue tears/.

If my review still didn't convince you to watch the 148 episodes of HxH because you think it's too long, then you're definitely missing out on something worth more than 148 episodes.