Next month marks the 1 year anniversary of
Hunter X Hunter's hiatus. The good news is Weekly Shonen Jump has announced that Togashi-sensei will restart his
Hunter X Hunter manga in next year's combined 5th/6th issue (4th January) . Togashi-sensei published his last run of the manga from 6th October 2008 to December 2008. It was a very short run so I hope the next run will not be so short. Of course, I do hope that he will not go on hiatus again but I'm trying not to give myself too much hope regarding that. The manga plot stops in the middle of the ant chimera arc and I can't wait for chapter 291 to be released.Anyway, recently I just finished re-watching
Hunter X Hunter (anime + OVAs).
Hunter X Hunter is one of my favorite shonen anime mainly because of its vibrant plot and lovable characters.
Story: (9/10) – GreatGon is a young boy living with his aunt on Whale Island. He always thought that his father's dead until a chance meeting with the Hunter Kaito. Through Kaito, Gon learns of the rich legacy of Hunters. Gon also learns that his father, Gin, is not only alive but is in fact the greatest Hunter in the world. It is with this knowledge that Gon ventures out into the world with the goal of becoming a Hunter and finding the whereabouts of his father.The anime series and OVAs consist of many different interesting arcs and my favorites are the Hunter test arc, Kurapica vs Kumo (Spiders) arc and the Greed Island arc (I wanna play Greed Island too!).
Character: 10/10 - AwesomeWhat I like best about
Hunter X Hunter is its characters. The interaction and bonding between the different characters make this series a joy to watch.Here are some of the characters I like:
Gon - He's one of my favorite Shonen Jump hero. He's so cute!!!!!! ^-^ I like the fact that he's not the conventional 'Shonen Jump Hero'. Gon is virtually never the strongest character in the series and I think that's partly due to his young age and partly due to the fact that his goal isn’t to be the strongest but to better himself and to find his dad.
Kurapika – He's so cool and I love his character development! However, it's sad that he has not appeared since more than 100 chapters ago. (T.T)
Hanzo – He's a ninja and his weakness is he's too talkative!
Shalnark– I like how he fights intelligently.
Art/Animation: 8/10 – GoodHunter X Hunter anime series was shown in 1999 and the OVAs are shown years later. As a result, the animation quality of the OVAs are much better than that of the anime series. All in all, the animation is pretty good but not spectacular.
Music: 9/10 – GreatIt has one of my all-time favorite openings - Ohayou by Keno.
Enjoyment: 10/10 - AwesomeWatching Hunter X Hunter was an emotional roller coaster filled with intense anticipation. Not many shonen anime has managed to make me feel this way.
Overall: 10/10 - AwesomeThis is an awesome series! I love the characters and can feel their passion, their pain and their joy. To me, this is what really makes a great anime. ♥
