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I have heard so many positive things about this story and I expected great things. I sincerely believed that I wouldn’t be misleading myself from the toxic positivity of a fandom, because Togashi’s Yu Yu Hakusho was a series that I highly regarded in terms of character depth, setting, fighting scenes, and some of the plotting. I expected quality because his previous work was an amazing array of quality of interpersonal relationships, situational awareness, and amazing and clever battle scenes. Togashi had written a masterpiece with Yu Yu Hakusho and the only thing that I could think of as a negative was the rushed ending in the anime. I thought that, even if I disliked Hunter x Hunter that it would be decent at least. However, I’m afraid that this is one of the worst stories that I’ve ever had the displeasure of watching and all I can do is comb through the rubble of this dumpster fire to try to understand how one of the greatest writers of the Shonen genre fell so far to create this hideous monstrosity of piss poor writing, mostly awful and shallow characters, terribly half-assed worldbuilding, horrible narration, and a clusterfuck of a battle system that – upon deeper scrutiny – is clear that Togashi is just making it up with terms as he goes along with the story. Togashi’s writing in Hunter x Hunter is among the worst I’ve seen of any shonen series ever.
The core failure of Hunter x Hunter is that it is nothing but training and tournament arcs with barely anything happening between them and with mostly anti-climactic conclusions. The Hunter Exam ends with Gon learning of the aftermath after he wins his battle, but we as viewers see none of it. After a very brief rescue arc that doesn’t amount to anything since Killua is randomly free to leave with permission from his father anyway, with no real stakes since it goes from an interesting dynamic of a guard who wanted to be Killua’s friend to some boring coin toss game while Killua’s conveniently in the other room of the servant quarters, it then goes into some new training and tournament arc. The purpose of this training and tournament arc of Heaven’s Arena was ostensibly to have Gon train so that he could fight Hisoka in Yorknew; Hisoka had told this to Kurapika and Kurapika had told Gon. Gon and Killua then decided to train in Heaven’s Arena to fight Hisoka in Yorknew, but then it is revealed Hisoka was in Heaven’s Arena after all. Gon gets his dramatic fight with Hisoka and loses by technical knockout. After the fight against Hisoka, an arc that set-up rooms where characters become bosses and there were hundreds of more floors to keep going up, then ends prematurely for no real reason. Gon and Killua then leave for Gon’s home at Whale Island, just so Gon’s aunt Mito randomly reveals a secret message from Ging that conveniently sends Gon and Killua to Yorknew where Kurapika already is. In other words, Gon and Killua went to Heaven’s Arena to train so Gon could fight Hisoka at Yorknew, Gon fought Hisoka at Heaven’s Arena anyway, and then Gon’s aunt randomly reveals a secret box where Ging mentions Yorknew in a recorded message and for Gon to go there if he wants a chance at meeting him. Instead of Hisoka saying he’ll meet him again at Yorknew; Gon no longer had a reason to go to Yorknew and so Togashi had the plot conveniently bend over backwards to make Gon think that going to Yorknew was somehow predestined. It was sloppy writing at best and asinine at worst; it only worsens from there.
At Yorknew, Gon and Killua start pawning items to sell in order to make a profit to buy a rare video game that Ging’s clues made out to be important, but why didn’t they just go back to Heaven’s Arena to make that money when the tournament battles kept paying in the tens and hundreds of millions which would have helped them quicker? Why did they conveniently decide to just leave and why couldn’t they have simply asked to take a period of time-off? There’s no reason to believe they’d be required to stay there since Hisoka is free to come and go, but Killua brings up leaving on his part could cause some bizarre penalty because he left as a kid years ago. Togashi clearly didn’t think of how the localities are interconnected and randomly forgot plot points or dropped plotlines midway. For example, why didn’t Wing briefly mention Biscuit Krueger to Gon and Killua during training in Heaven’s Arena instead of Biscuit randomly stating in an off-hand comment that she used to train Wing? Kurapika in the Yorknew arc also displays these poorly written self-contradictions. Kurapika wanted to collect his clan’s eyes and kill the Phantom Troupe, so why didn’t he decide to destroy the eyes or hide them after thinking the Troupe had all been killed off and believed that he had the scarlet eyes? Why would he send off what he believed to be legitimate scarlet eyes to Neon Nostrade, the daughter of his employer, when one of his two objectives was to use their mafia connections to get the eyes? And, what about the impact of side character deaths in the story? In the Yorknew arc, a fellow servant of the Nostrade family was randomly revealed to be the lover of one of Neon’s attendants without any build-up, introduction, explanation, or reason to care about him before the Phantom Troupe murdered him. How can it be called quality writing to have all this information dumped on viewers for this random guy just before the Phantom Troupe murdered him? Why is it that in the current manga, we have no information for why Neon randomly dies with no explanation and the only thing HxH fans can say in HxH community forums is guesses that it was probably her father; despite there being no established motive, purpose, or reason for why she suddenly died? No story arc at all. She’s randomly just dead now and readers have to accept it? This entire story is honestly a mess of half-assed writing and it is painful to observe how people call this series a mark of good writing.
The Nen magic system, often applauded as among the best, is one of the most shallow and weakest forms of writing outside of the ability of Hatsu. First of all, Togashi kept adding confusing terminology instead of simplifying the terms so they’d be easier to follow. Second, and far more importantly, Togashi is clearly making up this system as he goes along. What is the point of Ten and Ren when Nen users can use “advanced” forms En and Ken? Initially, when Kurapika seeing Uvogin wipe the floor with other Nen users in the Yorknew arc, this battle system was actually clever and made sense. However, with the additions of En, Ken, and especially Shu; what exactly was the point of having the initial abilities when they can be combined into various “advanced” forms that have none of the drawbacks of the “basic” forms? And why didn’t Uvogin use those advanced forms against Kurapika in their battle? The answer is obvious: Togashi was, and always has been, making up this magic system without any clear planning on how it is supposed to work. For example, during the Heaven’s Arena arc, in which Hisoka fought against Kastro the clone-maker, Kastro was admonished by both Hisoka and others for increasing abilities that weren’t close to his Nen type as an enhancer because it taxes him more to use conjuration and manipulation. Yet, Biscuit Krueger’s training for Gon and Killua during the Greed Island arc is supposed to enhance all of their various abilities with the different Nen types. Killua’s rhythm echo (where he creates afterimages through stepping) and ability to transform his hand into claws doesn’t make sense in the context of the Nen system without him having awakened Hatsu already, which he didn’t do since he never learned it until Heaven’s Arena alongside Gon. In the manga, there’s now a new form of power system anyway. Moreover, Kurapika’s red eyes give him the ability of two different Nen types, which makes the whole point of Nen types moot when the most interesting and best written main character of the show can use a cheat to use multiple kinds to bypass restrictions.
Togashi will always be one of the greatest Shonen manga writers of all-time and he has made an absolute masterpiece called Yu Yu Hakusho. I sincerely am left in utter disbelief that anyone can claim characters like Leorio, Killua, or Kurapika have even a tenth of the depth of characters like Kurama, Kuwabara, Yusuke, and Hiei. The idea that Yu Yu Hakusho was Togashi just getting a grip on writing detailed characters and somehow “perfecting” it with Hunter x Hunter is so woefully indefensible that I can’t even believe people make such arguments. Whereas Yu Yu Hakusho provided Yusuke’s teenage introspection on learning to care for others, the character of Gon just seems to be a strawman caricature of Kid Goku from Dragonball in order for Togashi to decry shonen protagonists as completely insane while making Gon as selfish as possible without any degree of awareness of kid Goku’s inherently compassionate nature and Goku’s ability to learn about different forms of right and wrong from his journey and experiences like when kid Goku challenged the Red Ribbon Army. Yu Yu Hakusho will always be Togashi’s magnum opus and it is quite clear that he hasn’t updated Hunter x Hunter much because he recognizes the flaws and realizes that he made a mistake in creating it. I can only speculate, but it’s possible that he either had too many ideas and doesn’t know what direction to take it, or he’s ashamed of writing Hunter x Hunter because it is genuinely the worst written shonen series ever made. Worse than My Hero Academia’s low-quality portions, worse than Inuyasha’s negatives, worse than Naruto’s worst parts, and so on. The characters of Hunter x Hunter are shallow or terrible, the Nen magic system is something he’s clearly making up as he goes along, Togashi failed to practice show don’t tell since the narrator seems to be the main character more often than the actual main characters, and the only thing it has is various forms of half-assed training and tournament arcs that get dropped plot points and anti-climactic endings. Examples range from the Heaven’s Arena arc’s entire setting being dropped and forgotten about to the billionaire Battera given some random and poorly explained backstory to cancel the entire purpose of sending Nen players into the Greed Island game. I say this with all sincerity: Hunter x Hunter is the worst shonen ever written.
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Why?
All true. HxH is pitiful and embarrassing. It does all the negative shit people complain about in, for example, Naruto, and none of the actually interesting character writing or power ideas. It reminds me of Bleach at its worst where its just contextless pointless fight after contextless pointless fight. But at least Bleach’s characters are memorable and likeable.
Agreed.
Also, HxH makes me question Togashi’s ability to write compelling female characters. Genkai and Botan seem like aberrations from his formula, because none of the female cast in HxH seem realistically compelling or written as if they could be believable people in a world. They all seem extremely one-dimensional, shallow, and they seem to exist only to give male characters stronger motivation (Komugi) or to be a running gag character (Palm).
Bulma and Android 18 from DBZ seem more complex than any female character in HxH. Bleach had Rukia and Yourichi, the Naruto series at least gave Sakura and Hinata character arcs even if a bit bland or short and Tsunade felt like a real person for the most part, and if we compare the character writing of women in HxH compared to more complex stories like Full Metal Alchemist Brotherhood, Steins;Gate, or One Piece then the answer is obvious. I’m honestly just shocked how poorly written HxH is and that so many of its fans can’t see the obvious but claim it’s the most brilliantly written story ever.
While the author and detractors probably saw Demon Slayer is the greatest anime they’ve ever seen. Hunter x Hunter is a slow burn but the story takes unexpected turns the stakes are high and it’s not like characters never die. The depth of Hunter x Hunter is amazing. I will admit I hated it at first and it took me forever to get through the Exam arc. Nen was introduced late AF in the series but everything absolutely pays off. The main focus isn’t simply a single character and Chrollo is one of the coolest characters in all of anime. Hunter x Hunter is one of the absolute top tier anime made. It is different from the normal Shoen in every good way. I can’t wait to see more.
I’ve never watched Demon Slayer. I should… but honestly, too much of a backlog of entertainment content. I was thinking of writing two more blog posts pertaining to HxH, but I doubt it’ll catch much interest.
lmao everything you complain about story, answered at least one time in story. Delete it and rewrite it again
What?
This was the worst article i have ever read i personally really like the show and all the points that you made were bad.
What points were bad and for what reason?
Nigga shut ya ass up
Very convincing argument /s
So you’re saying Sword art online (Worse anime) is better than HxH (HunterPeakHunter). This is insanity. You need to be hung for real
Sword Art: Online is a Seinen story, not a Shounen story.
While your critique of Hunter x Hunter is detailed, it seems to overlook the elements that make the series truly compelling. The complexity of the Nen system, the depth of story arcs like the Chimera Ant arc, and the psychological growth of the main characters all showcase nuanced writing. Comparing Hunter x Hunter to other shōnen without acknowledging its unique qualities can lead to a partial assessment. Every work has its strengths and weaknesses, and Hunter x Hunter offers a narrative experience that deserves a more balanced appreciation.
I cover that in the next part, I still stand by the claim it’s inferior to those other anime individually.
You speak from my heart!
You’re just not correct. I don’t have to even make a long debunk about it. I’m just gonna give you a small debunk since it will refute everything you just said since all you did was just make your own headcannons and just very laughable complaints out of nowhere. The story here is a really fun adventure that starts off simple but gets deeper and more complex as time goes on, and I’ll laugh at clowns like you that try to write Hunter X Hunter off as some basic Shounen because you’re not smart enough to understand the complexity of this series. Like, make no mistake. Hunter X Hunter shits on a lot of Seinen series when it comes to plot and characters, and speaking of characters, they are incredible. I can’t remember the last time a series has so many well-written characters, so many characters that I like. You can’t name a Shounen with better characters, you just can’t do it. The fights are great, involving strategy. The power system is creative and unique because the fights here aren’t just your typical “Win because of plot armor, plot convenience, or asspulls” No, the fights here are like chess and checkers because they involve strategy and creativity. The animation and OST is fire. This is easily the greatest Shounen ever created. One Piece, Bleach, Naruto, My Hero Academia, Attack on Titan, Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood, etc. all suck and are complete garbage compared to Hunter X Hunter. You are just so laughable, and I’m not surprised from where you got all those false statements, braindead arguments, and just headcannons out of nowhere, because you think what’s better than this masterpiece is Yu Yu Hakusho? Yu Yu Hakusho is garbage. It’s nothing but a Dragon Ball Z ripoff that fails in every single way. The characters suck, the story is just boring, nonstop fights 24/7 to appeal to the Shounen-Tards, nonstop power ups left and right because the main character is just completely OP for no reason, he has just every power up he needs. Typical Shounen garbage. Like I said, a Dragon Ball Z ripoff but not nearly as enjoyable or good or well-written, The characters suck, you know, they’re just so bad, Yusuke is a horrible character. Horrible animation, no character development, every character by the end of the series is literally the same, they like go through just no character progression, no character development. This is just a horrible series. it’s one of those things like I was just talking about Cowboy Bebop, where nostalgia is a hell of a thing, where this anime is only liked because of nostalgia. You cannot watch this series now and say “Oh, This is just a groundbreaking amazing Shounen ”-🤓 No, it’s trash. Luckily, Togashi learned from his mistake and created Hunter X Masterpiece. But yeah, this is horrible. I can’t believe people have the nerve to say this is good, let alone better than Hunter, because you’ll, of course, have idiots that will say, you know, “I like YuYu Hakusho better than Hunter X Hunter”-🤓 You’re a moron. Yu Yu Hakusho is nowhere near as good as Hunter, but yeah, nostalgia is a hell of a drug. Yu Yu Hakusho is terrible.
I really didn’t have to do this. I really didn’t have to come here in this website at all. I knew that you were gonna use that same old claims that I see every one use. After seeing that Killua claim about the claws via “Killua’s rhythm echo (where he creates afterimages through stepping) and ability to transform his hand into claws doesn’t make sense in the context of the Nen system without him having awakened Hatsu already, which he didn’t do since he never learned it until Heaven’s Arena alongside Gon.” I knew you were just trolling because that claw was never a technique to begin with and it had nothing to do with Nen. Killua said it himself that the claws are just him manipulating his body a little bit and that it’s not a technique. It’s something his family of assassins taught him and what they can do too. As for those other claims “The Nen magic system, often applauded as among the best, is one of the most shallow and weakest forms of writing outside of the ability of Hatsu. First of all, Togashi kept adding confusing terminology instead of simplifying the terms so they’d be easier to follow. Second, and far more importantly, Togashi is clearly making up this system as he goes along. What is the point of Ten and Ren when Nen users can use “advanced” forms En and Ken? Initially, when Kurapika seeing Uvogin wipe the floor with other Nen users in the Yorknew arc, this battle system was actually clever and made sense. However, with the additions of En, Ken, and especially Shu; what exactly was the point of having the initial abilities when they can be combined into various “advanced” forms that have none of the drawbacks of the “basic” forms? And why didn’t Uvogin use those advanced forms against Kurapika in their battle?” I seriously just wanna laugh at you right now. They serve a purpose for many reasons. They each have a variety of different abilities that can help give you good counters. As I said before, the fights in Hunter X Hunter is just thinking outside the box. And the reason why Uvogin didn’t use those advanced forms is just because he’s not too bright. Sure, he made some smart moves, but he’s one to respond sign his fists and just brute force. It was never because Togashi was making stuff up. If you hate the series, fine go ahead. I just don’t care. But don’t give out your dumb opinions to other people because you’re just making yourself look pathetic and just making quality series look bad. I would rather have did something else in this website such as explains a series that I like and why I like it.
But to kindly ask, how do I delete my own comments here if I don’t want them anymore?
I just don’t want to do this. I really want to delete my comments not because you’re right, but because I just wanted to not deal with this later in the future. Please?
I’m the same guy by the way. Just delete my first comment, which will probably delete the rest of the comments. Please.
It wouldn’t. And your comments are fine, stop worrying for no reason.
With all due respect, I’m not going to remove the comments, you spent so much time and effort on them and they’re your real thoughts. If I remove the comments, then it’s just you wanting to make a point and then leaving without hearing any feedback or criticism, kind of like what goes on in Twitter. You made the comments, the comments are fine. I’m not going to attack you for your opinion because we disagree on fictional stories.
“With all due respect, I’m not going to remove the comments, you spent so much time and effort on them and they’re your real thoughts. If I remove the comments, then it’s just you wanting to make a point and then leaving without hearing any feedback or criticism, kind of like what goes on in Twitter. You made the comments, the comments are fine. I’m not going to attack you for your opinion because we disagree on fictional stories.” I understand, but I saw how far I went from some of the things I said. You can keep your opinion. I just wanted to explain that you were wrong, which you were, but the way I said it was so off the line. You’re free to block me. I promise I won’t come back here.
I’m not going to block you for your opinion on fiction. Have a good day.
Just one question. Are you a real person talking to me? It’s just crazy to see you respond to a response that came pretty much after like 2 years now.
That makes no sense.
I think I phrased it wrong. I’m just asking if you’re a real person talking to me and not just some automatic bot like ChatGPT because it’s just crazy to see someone still active on a Post that released in 2023.
You got me. This is all a secret plan from Skynet in the future to use ChatGPT to enact the Matrix. You found me out!
Not sure if I believe that. I googled and it said nothing.
I just disagree with both this post and your revaluation in the other post because your biggest argument was mostly “Oh, the story is bad and the characters don’t have depth because they made super dumb mistakes.” That’s actually good writing because if nobody here made a mistake, how would they be flawed? Having flaws give depth and personality. It’s also pretty much called ‘facing adversity.’ But it’s just your opinion and I respect it.
That wasn’t my argument at all.
Sure man. Whatever you say.
And respectfully, this is a brief summary of why I love Hunter X Hunter and why I disagree with all of your arguments both your first post and that re-evaluation post are wrong: HxH is very diverse, cool characters, VERY unpredictable plot and a lot of side characters has their own personality which makes the show even more enjoyable. Everything is detailed in HxH, the power system is perfect, everything has explanation on how this and that happened. If the god on AOT was on HxH, it would have an explanation where this god’s origin is and how the power works,every details of the powers, I’m talking about why is there lightnings when transforming, why do their bodies suffers in burns. The only reason why HxH is on Hiatus because once the DC arc is finished, every other anime will be overlooked, in fact all the OP fans, AOT fans, will realize the level of HxH and it’s possible that they’ll lose interest in a lot of new animes that has been poppin out lately. Chimera arc is the best arc in ALL ANIME and the only one that can beat it is also HxH DC arc. NO DEBATE. The pacing in HxH is the best.
You’re not making an argument, that’s just an emotionally charged rant about why HxH is your favorite anime.
But like I said, you’re free to disagree with what I said. I’m just respectfully disagreeing with what you think of Hunter X Hunter.
“You’re not making an argument, that’s just an emotionally charged rant about why HxH is your favorite anime.” I just was respectfully saying why I love Hunter X Hunter. I was just giving my genuine thoughts and feelings about why I love it, just like how you did when making those two posts about why you don’t like it. And some of the things I said about HxH were true from my perspective.
Jeez though. This is why I wanted all my comments deleted by you. I did say please too. I’m not complaining. I know I’ve made a lot of sentences, but it’s okay. I just don’t want to come back and I just want to forget I even came here. I’m begging you with my dignity. Please. Have some pity for me.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=olbBrdiZgs0 here, in case you haven’t seen it. A thematic analysis by Mr. Morj on the themes of HxH’s ship arc.
“ If I remove the comments, then it’s just you wanting to make a point and then leaving without hearing any feedback or criticism, kind of like what goes on in Twitter.” I don’t want to make a point. I’ve seen where I messed up and this is a site where I never should even have entered in. I just want to feel happy and feel free.
Look, the comments are fine, my point was your lack of a counterargument to my points on why I believe in my own subjective way, that it isn’t very good as a story. I think you should take time off the internet, if your emotions are so charged that you think writing comments on the internet means you no longer have personal freedom due to fear of what random nobodies on the internet think of you.
“Look, the comments are fine, my point was your lack of a counterargument to my points on why I believe in my own subjective way, that it isn’t very good as a story.” 💀… Lack of a counterargument? I literally just explained to you that the story is a fun adventure that starts off simple but gets deeper and more complex as time goes on, that is detailed in HxH, the power system is perfect, everything has explanation on how this and that happened, that a lot of side characters has their own personality which makes the show even more enjoyable, that the fights literally involve actual strategy and creativity.🤦 But no, telling you all that made you say “You’re not making an argument, that’s just an emotionally charged rant”?😂
Okay, that was too far of me…
Sorry though.
That was actually a nice video. I thought it was gonna be some rant video since you made two posts about hating Hunter X Hunter.
Nah, I’m willing to listen to different viewpoints. I just don’t agree that the story was very good with how Togashi made it. I’m not saying it’s completely trash. And I’m happy you enjoyed it.
But what was the purpose of giving me that link?
I do understand why you’d make assumptions like Gon is just an evil Goku and other shit, and respectfully, that’s wrong, Gon isn’t some hypocrite, he’s just not Naruto, Gon doesn’t follow a proper path nor does he really care about what’s wrong or right, he does what fits best for him and his goals. He is dangerous because he seeks things that he should never have. He is Ging’s son so it’s not a suprise. But I’d see why you’d say that about Gon considering other Shounen protagonists like Yusuke Urameshi, Naruto Uzumaki, Edward Elric, Son Goku, and Jotaro Kujo usually have this morality about what’s right or wrong.
I never called him evil Goku, ever. I don’t think you even read a word of my review before pouncing on it at this point.
As I said, I read both this post and your re-evaluation. That was just how I interpreted what you were saying about Gon when reading the part where you said “the character of Gon just seems to be a strawman caricature of Kid Goku from Dragonball in order for Togashi to decry shonen protagonists as completely insane while making Gon as selfish as possible without any degree of awareness” I just interpreted you saying it that way, that Gon is just an evil Goku, when I read that part of what you said. I did read both posts and when seeing your re-evaluation, the argument “Oh, the story is bad and the characters don’t have depth because they made super dumb mistakes.“ was just how I saw it when reading that other post. I could say the same thing that you didn’t read my posts before responding to them since I made some points that do exist in Hunter X Hunter and I explained the story, characters and power system like you were. But what are we even doing this for anymore? We’re both just lashing out at each other’s comments and misinterpreting them because of our different views of Hunter X Hunter. Is this even an argument anymore! We’re just lashing out at each other now because of some disagreement.
Is this really how this feels when you argue because of some disagreement that it just becomes pointless lashing back and forth?
So far, all we have done to each other was just misinterpret each other’s arguments. I made a bunch of points yet you just reduced it to some rant or say I didn’t make a counterargument while when I read your comments, it feels like I’m misinterpreting them because of how I’m just simplifying your arguments in both of your posts.
I should’ve just let you be. It’s my fault we’re in such a cycle of back and forth arguing and just simplifying each other’s arguments for no reason.
You don’t need to say anything if you’re going to.
It’s just that when hearing the part where you said the “making Gon as selfish as possible without any degree of awareness” I felt like that meant you were trying to say Gon is a horrible person and I said ‘evil’ because it means a bad person, which you were pretty much describing Gon as when seeing you say “making him as selfish as possible.” I did read a single word you said, I just phrased it wrong.
So sorry if I phrased it wrong. I just interpreted selfish as evil since evil means a selfish or bad person.
But like I said, if you’re going to not say anything anymore, then that’s okay with me.
But I understand how saying evil Goku might have phrased the whole thing wrong. From my viewpoint of the part when you said “the character of Gon just seems to be a strawman caricature of Kid Goku from Dragonball in order for Togashi to decry shonen protagonists as completely insane while making Gon as selfish as possible without any degree of awareness” it felt like you were comparing Gon to Goku and saying something he’s some strawman caricature version of Goku and also saying that that Gon was being created as selfish as possible and I interpreted selfish for evil or bad when you said
If you have nothing else to say, then have a good day then.
“I don’t think you even read a word of my review before pouncing on it at this point.” Well, after everything I said, I just proved you wrong. “I never called him evil Goku, ever.” When I said “I do understand why you’d make assumptions like Gon is just an evil Goku” ‘Evil’ in that context meant selfish since you were saying “the character of Gon just seems to be a strawman caricature of Kid Goku from Dragonball in order for Togashi to decry shonen protagonists as completely insane while making Gon as selfish as possible without any degree of awareness” and I was trying to put what you were saying about Gon in simple terms. That’s all. ‘Evil’ in that context didn’t mean that I was saying that you said he was villain version of Goku.
But I see that this post and your re-evaluation isn’t a post that should be taken as objective. It’s just about your own viewpoint and logic, considering the types of Anime you like. It’s really just your opinion and your arguments you made in both posts weren’t saying that the story is objectively bad, but rather your own thoughts about the story and your own logic about why you like or hate it. If you’re more of a Seinen fan, like me, then Hunter X Hunter is one of the closest to Seinen you’d get within the Shounen genre, but I can see that most of your favorite Anime are just Shounen, so I see why you’d say things like Hunter X Hunter is the worst written Shounen series, while in my opinion, it’s easily the greatest Shounen ever made.
This is a disappointingly misguided take on what is arguably one of the greatest manga and anime series of all time. Every point made in this article completely misses the narrative purpose of Hunter x Hunter.
The series was never intended to follow a conventional, linear narrative, nor was it meant to feature characters who are predictable or “well-written” by the rudimentary standards being applied here. From the very beginning, the story establishes a world that is painfully realistic, a world where coincidence, evolving character motivations, and conflicting interests can completely derail a character’s goals. This approach affects the story’s structure in ways that most other shōnen manga wouldn’t dare to explore.
This article was clearly written by someone conditioned by the tropes of older manga and anime. Much like how older generations struggled to understand experimental developments in music and technology, the author fails to see the genius in the spontaneous and, at times, intentionally unsatisfying writing of Hunter x Hunter. It is precisely this unconventional storytelling that has resonated so deeply with the vast majority of viewers and readers.
I agree with you, but to be honest, I don’t feel like he is going to. When I gave a bunch of counterarguments, he just ducked them off as “rants” or even just said I made zero counterarguments or even just said I didn’t read a single thing he said, which was only because I phrased what he said wrong. But what you said is similar to what I said. But if I were you, I’d rather keep it to myself because I can predict a chance of an argument between you and the post creator.
There’s also a high chance he might not.
I agree with you, dude. But did you read that re-evaluation he made?
Not saying you’re wrong, just curious is all because I just read both posts, this one and the re-evaluation, which I know is his most recent take on Hunter X Hunter.