Here is when the series really start to shine! The characters are great, and unlike too many other shonen shows they are actually both memorable and they don´t feel forced in any way, this without 12 episodes from their pasts. Voices fit characters really well (I watched the subs). The voice acting was also really good, and I didn´t really notice anything to complain about. The openings and endings were nothing special, but I personally loved the BGM! The songs really fit well in the athmosphere and I actually came back to some parts just because the music was so good and fit the whole show so perfectly. Personally I didn´t mind though, both art and animation were smooth, and even if you don´t like older art you´ll probably find it acceptable. Yes, it is quite old and some people might not like it. The show does not end after the exam though, it continues with the celestial tower arc and the yorkshin auction arc, and especially the latter is extremely entertaining. This is executed very nicely and feels refreshing if you´ve watched other Shonen-series. In the third exam for example they have to fight against dangerous criminals, but instead of beating up all of them with super-lightning attacks they introduce different kinds of simple methods, like janken, and make it really interesting. What you´re going to notice is that the story involves very little fighting, and yet it´s really intense. So in the first part of the series it´s about the exam and you follow Gon and his 3 companions as they try to survive the exam. You want with it, so naturally there´s all kinds hunters, everything from hunters who hunt criminals, hunters who ARE criminals and hunters who tries to master the art of cooking, for example.

As long as you complete the difficult and deadly Hunters exam and get your license you can do whatever A hunter is basically a person with a hunters license, and the concept of hunting can be almost anything. It´s about Gon, a 12 year old boy, trying to become a hunter so he can find his father who left him as a child.

The story is good, but not really anything mind breaking. I´ll explain why gradually through the review, let´s begin. Hunter X Hunter is a Shonen adventure series, yes, but there´s actually a lot that differs from your typical shonen-show.

Hunter x hunter 1999 version