Review of Hunter x Hunter
If it was optional to rate this the highest number in the world, I would. This anime is an absolute shonen masterpiece. Never have I been so thrilled and engrossed in an anime before. The story, the animation, the characters are all so equally unique and diverse. For example, one character wants to avenge his clan, one wants to find his long-lost Father, one of the characters is a psychopathic paedophile who occasionally get's boners yet manages to be one of the best characters in the anime. STORY (10/10): The story revolves around Gon Freecs, a passionate 12 year old with the desire offinding his Father and becoming a hunter. Now it may sound like a simple-non complex story, it is. The thing that makes it amazing his how the story is told and how it plays out. In order to become a hunter, you must go through multiple exams (if you've seen Naruto, it's similar to the chunin exams) whilst striving through the path, Gon meets three other people that he becomes great friends with. Kurapika, Leorio and Killua. When I say the characters are diverse, they really are. Killua is a former-assassin who is the same age as Gon and throughout the anime he really turns into a different character and secretly loves Gon. Kurapika is a blond-haired female-looking character who is my personal favourite character. Honestly, there are certain moments where Kurapika just flips shit and goes bat crazy *cough* Episode 47 *cough*. His clan was massacred by the Phantom Troupe for their eyes, who are also bat shit crazy and are some of the most badass characters ever. Leorio may seem like an asshole but in reality he's the most nicest guy's out there and secretly likes everyone despite him not showing it. Madhouse, the creators of the anime left the anime at the perfect moment and I'm glad they didn't continue the part in the manga otherwise it would just leave it on a cliffhanger.
ART (10/10): The animation for this anime is actually beautifully done. To be honest, Hunter x Hunter (2011) is one of the best adaptations of the manga ever. There are various fights throughout the anime that are perfectly animated, most noticeably episodes 126 and 131. Episode 131 has this black and white animation near the end of the fight with an amazing soundtrack playing in the background and it's just eye-candy.
SOUND (10/10): The soundtrack of this anime is beautiful. If you've watched the anime, you know how good it is. 'Hyori Ittai (Lamento for Piano)' is one of the most heart-wrenching pieces of music I've ever listened to, it happens in a very saddening moment in the anime and if you ever listen to it after you've watched the anime, the feels will flood your room, honestly. Other amazing pieces are The Legend of the Martial Artists, The Emperors Time, Kage and Rasetsu, Riot and Kingdom of Predators. These all equally represent pivotal moments in the shows and is just pleasure to your ears.
CHARACTER (10/10): Okay, as I previously stated the characters in this anime are so diverse and great in their own way. Hisoka (the boner guy) is the biggest creep in the show and in one of the scenes in the anime he gets a massive hard-on for Gon, he's one of the strongest and most badass chraacters in the show and has a bromance with Illumi. Meruem, King of the Ants who looks similar to Cell from DBZ is a powerful smart villain who also develops throughout the anime after meeting Komugi. The game Gungi which Meruem and Komugi plays actually reflects what happens in the story and the meaning behind is very deep. My favourite villains in the shows, the Phantom Troupe are some of the most badass characters ever. There's one quote that the leader says that always gets me..."Go absolutely crazy" and they do, the leader stands on a high story building and starts waving his arms like a crazy bastard and does a requiem for a member of the troupe."The calendar looses a precious component, the remaining months gather to mourn, the mourners play a melody, while the eleventh moon quietly rises" - after he says these words, your jaw is going to drop 9 metres. Feitan, Phinks, Franklin, Machi and Shizuku literally go crazy and literally murder everyone, no one can touch them, even Hisoka (the boner guy) just stands there and finds it hard to comprehend the madness. Kurapika in the Yorknew Arc turns into a complete badass, he gets this chain ability and his eyes turn scarlet when he's angry and when that happens you know you're actually fucked, when his eyes turns scarlet it allows him to turn into a specialist and has 100% efficiency over all aspects of Nen. Also, Nen is one of the most contextualized powers I've personally seen in an anime.
ENJOYMENT (10/10): I enjoyed this anime through and through and managed to finish it within a week and a bit, that's how engrossed I was in it. It's not all doom and gloom though, there are a lot of funny parts in it (mostly Hisoka) and will make you laugh various times. Another reason why it's so good is that it has no fillers at all.
To conclude, if you haven't seen this anime then seriously watch it, you will not regret it at all.
P.S: Togashi if you are reading this, please hurry the fuck up. I'll be dead by the time the Dark Continent arc is finished.