Hunter x Hunter (2011) has been my favorite anime for a long time and it still is. Pretty much the entire show was an entertaining watch for me and I personally think it is the best long running shounen out there. Lets get right into the details
First we'll start with the story which I gave an 8. The story premise itself is sort of bland but I forgive that because the manga was done in 1999. What I really based the story rating on was the execution. The anime, in my opinion is paced very well besides the second the last arc in the series.
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The characters are all introduced fluidly and there's always the overarching plot of Gon trying to find his dad even among the smaller arcs. I think the story is done well, but it's not the strongest point of this anime.
Next we'll look at the art. I gave the art a 9. The only thing keeping me from giving the art a 10 is the first arc of the series. For an anime over 100 episodes, it does an amazing job of keeping a consistently good animation style. That being said, the regular animation isn't any better than Fairy Tail's for example, and I would only give Fairy Tails art a 6. What sets HxH (2011) apart from other long running shounen? It's the pick up of animation in big scene, the use of unique styles and stills that other anime don't use some times. It's the amazingly drawn art in the big fights, and the fluidity of every fight. Simply put, it looks great when it needs to. With other anime, Fairy Tail in particular, the art fluidity of the animation doesn't increase at all even in the big fights except for maybe a few seconds, but in Hunter x Hunter, that level of animation lasts for the whole scene. They also increase the quality in emotional scenes. It's honestly very impressive for such a long show.
Thirdly we have the sound. I gave the overall sound quality an 8. I think the sound for HxH is pretty good. The music can be very fitting at times, but it also has scenes where it's out of place. There's also one problem I have with the music. There's not a single OST from HxH that I have on my favorite anime music playlist. Basically what I mean is that there's no stand out tracks in HxH that I really like. The opening is good and the endings are great, but the osts in the episode are just average at best. If I was judging just the music in the show, I'd give it maybe a 6. So why is the sound and 8? The voice actors. Holy moly, the voice acting for the sub version of HxH is absolutely amazing, especially the person who voices Gon in the later episodes. Absolutely fantastic. The superior voice acting saves the mediocre sound track.
Next we have characters which I gave a 9. Pretty much any important character in HxH is fleshed out greatly and done well. The best character in the series in my opinion is Killua, followed closely by Hisoka. Killuas progression over the series is honestly heartwarming to watch and he of course has that cool factor about him too. Hisoka is a very unique villain in the series who, while he does have some questionable traits about him to say the least, for the most part he is super well done. Most people say that Gon is the weakest of all the important characters in the series. I disagree. I think people just see Gon's innocent nature and assume that he's too simple. Anyone who actually payed attention to Gon, especially in the Chimera Ant arc would know that he's not as simple as he seems. I won't say anything else to avoid spoiling anyone who hasn't seen the anime yet. Meruem is another great character in the series, in fact, most of the villains of the series are pretty great. The only weak characters in the series are those that don't play a large role to begin with, and that's bound to happen in such a long show.
Finally we have enjoyment and overall. Since these will be relatively short I bunched them together. I gave both of these perfect 10's. If I was critically reviewing the anime I'd give it a 9/10 however this is based on my opinion. I absolutely loved the anime, the characters, the art, the sound and the story. It's definitely a series best seen by binge watching and not weekly. Like I said, Hunter x Hunter is my favorite anime of all time and it's been that way since 2014. There's no such thing as a perfect anime but if any show deserves to be close to a 10/10 it's Hunter x Hunter (2011)
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Hunter x Hunter (2011) has been my favorite anime for a long time and it still is. Pretty much the entire show was an entertaining watch for me and I personally think it is the best long running shounen out there. Lets get right into the details
First we'll start with the story which I gave an 8. The story premise itself is sort of bland but I forgive that because the manga was done in 1999. What I really based the story rating on was the execution. The anime, in my opinion is paced very well besides the second the last arc in the series. ... |
