Super powers, magic. At first I simply enjoyed the story, however once Nen was introduced, and the magic silliness really began, it ceased to be fun, and just became another superpower love fest. Not something I want to read. I could as easily read Naruto for that. If thats why you read the manga, then by all means, enjoy. If you're looking for more of a story, then silly superpowers, try something else.

But still is my most favorite shounen manga ever.

I love the art style (esp at the beginning volumes): Simple but nice, love the way the actions were drawn. The current art has been worse, but because it's due to the mangaka's health issues, I can overlook it (sadly that many other readers can't). It doesn't bother me.
I love the fact that it actually has a proper power system. All the rules and limitations, I love them all. The story is interesting, the battles involve many strategies and thinking (You don't just punch your opponents to death! You don't win because you love your friends and you believe in yourself! How wonderful is that!) And the characters are great, the friendship between Gon and Killua is one of the most unique and beautiful friendship ever, even the villian characters are likeable.

There are just three things I find annoying in the manga:
- "The Gon" - typical shounen protagonist: simple mind, dumb, stubborn, unlimited potential... I just hate type of guy like that. (this also applies to Naruto and Luffy... haha). It seems his morals's started to become darker now, I'm looking forward to this developement.
- The dragging in the Chimera arc. (Such a looong arc while Kurapika and Leorio are still absent, side characters I expected to die but did not).
- And ofc, the lacking of Kurapika and Leorio. They are parted of the 4 main characters but they haven't appeared for so long. I want them to comeback and make their own arcs.

In conclusion, this is a great manga and I will surely keep up with it . I've already prepared myself to read it with my kids in the future... haha XD

... Last updated on November 5th, 2013, 2:23pm

I have been reading HxH since 2001 and am as satisfied as ever. Great characters and inventive stories are the strong points. Some rushed art later on and long gaps in the publications (he is a sickly so i consider this a non-isse) are the downsides. More Leorio would also have been better too but i can barely find deep flaws in this great series and hope for a few more years worth of content and a more direct sequel to the Chimera Ant arc story.
I especially liked how Gon lost his humanity during that story while Meruem slowly turned human and relatable which is a hard feat as he started off as a cannibalistic child murderer. That whole narrative is best compared to the essentially perfect Parasyte and is destined to remain the high point of the series. The Shin York Arc was the next best thing and both showed how developed the world is and that a protagonist doesn´t have to be the vocal point or all powerful all the time. I am a bit surprised that SJ allowed all the dark themes and the excessive violence as it is even less young reader friendly than the infamous Fist of the North Star or JoJo. The art style may seem upbeat at first and humor runs throughout but i fully expect it to also switch to the Seinen Ultra Jump one of these days.
HxH is the current golden standard for SJ action without a doubt and both anime adaptations are of high quality.
The 2nd one may seems better as it covers more ground and skipped any form of filler but it´s pacing and some skipped content early on proved to be a problem when directly compared. Both have good ending points too as most arcs in the series tend to have. Yoshihiro main two previous works both feature good ideas but none impressed me overall. Yu Yu Hakusho (6/10) is still worth a read despite it´s uneven and somewhat crazy nature and it further features a surprising strong ending. Other adult audience friendly Shounen action drama are Claymore (8,5/10) or Shingeki no Kyojin - Before the Fall (9/10) while Rurouni Kenshin and Full Metal Alchemist still represent the golden standard. You know what? The first 2/3s of Naruto (7,5/10) are good too but don´t tell anyone.

... Last updated on January 26th, 2016, 11:15am

Love all the characters, the good and the bad. The relationships between them are a joy to see as they meet, grow, and interact with one another, whether for good for evil. I love the manga just for the characters.

I also love the story, a boy off to find his father... though I wouldn't want to find a parent who abandoned me to go have fun off on his own, but whatever, suits this story fine. I like the power growth, the training, and all the things the boys have to learn and how they go through each obstacle. It was a delight to see overcome trials without having to yell about nakama and such. The humor's pretty good too.

However, there came a point where I believe the mangaka got too much into strategy and away from plain old storytelling. He obviously is very good at stories, but something must have happened personally because HxH severely suffered at the Ant monster arc. Toward the latter half of that arc, there was much narration going on rather than dialogue, which resulting in him telling the story rather than showing it. That's like having more stage direction in a play than the character's dialogue. We want to see the characters act, not be told how they are acting.

It wasn't a bad storyline, it just dragged on for far too long, moving away from the main story, and if I weren't so devoted to the characters I would have dropped it. Two of the characters from the beginning didn't even make an appearance... for what, 150 chapters? 200? I've never been so relieved to start a new arc in my manga-reading life.

Once that long and tedious arc was over, however, the story picked back up to its original good pacing and plotting. The art picked up as well. Hopefully, if and when the mangaka starts this again, he will not fall back into a convoluted, unnecessary story and stick to the original heart of the manga.

... Last updated on February 25th, 2013, 11:38pm

Up to v26 this is the best shounen of all time, and the art is good as it depicts the action properly.
After 26 it falls victim to the "focus on the characters" imperative.
What GoldenKaos wrote describes this manga perfectly, except the manga did go bad.
I don't know how he could not see that everyrthing he praised disappears:
Perfectly balanced nen abilities and plot devices are no more, replaced by more and more idiotic ideas.
"Scientific" explanations and overphilosophising replaces Togashi's own flawless system.

... Last updated on February 16th, 2013, 5:50am

Just another generic power escalation shounen, full of cliches and devoid of originality.

All of the characters fit into standard shounen tropes, formula and action follow shounen tropes, like in every other shounen friendship, honor and bravery are escalated to values above everything else.
Most of the supporting cast exists only to highlight how awesome, strong and brave Gon is, usually in their thoughts - "His potential is limitless", "In his eyes I could only see unwavering resolve", "He's already stronger than I am", "He progressed this much in just four days...", etc.

Another big fault is that it has no consistency, internal logic, or anything of the sort - characters act on impulse all the time, making everything random, unpredictable and just dumb, they keep overcoming their limitations with their will or resolve, making strengths of anything irrelevant, a dumb kid who barely trains bests people who trained for their whole lives because what? Just because he's the main character so he needs to be strong! Also, he's a kid of a super strong guy so he's also super strong. He's also kind, friendly, trusting, loved by animals, cute, fast learner.... you get the idea.

If it's your first shounen ever then you might like it. You might also like it if you're 11-13 years old. Otherwise I don't recommend reading it since you will only be disappointed. 3/10 is the most I can give it.

HxH is not bad.
So......? Who cares about ART. Can't read the manga? Go watch the anime (1999) or (2011).
The story line really good, and unique.
It's,
Unique
SO, if the art really horrible for you and make you wanna stop reading? Then watch
the anime. Srsly, who cares? The story line is rlly important.
Teehee xD
Teehee, imma HxH fan ^^

... Last updated on November 20th, 2012, 2:43am

To hell! They killed xxxspoilerxxx!!

Well, other than that, it's a gem disguised in the form of scrap. It's a thin line between the two, and honestly had me fooled.

Art's horrible... but reading it it's not that I think it's unreadable either. Not horrible to a point of no return. I prefer anime though... 2011 ver.

The plot is like I said, well disguised. I thought the Greed Island arc will become it's complete downfall, with the strength scale totally ruined. The impressions that they gave us since the front was completely overthrown. Basically, a breakdown in logic.
The Greed Island arc was horrible, the Chimera picked it back up. There's one problem to that... they killed chars, ones I love. And moreover... in a way I just can't help but accept... No, it's not that it means I want them dead, it's just it doesn't even leave room for my wild imagination to fill in and replace the plot. Yes, I do that all the time, rewrite the whole thing, insert chars, revive the dead, add a sequel... of course, all in my head, it's for satisfaction, nothing else. Ah correction! I make myself dream about it lol, during sleep. Yes I'm weird. So it means if I myself get convinced that it is THE plot, the real one, there's no room for alternation... even subconsciously. Back to track, the Chimera arc fixed the power scale, on a delicate balance. It would end up meaning everything before was leading up to this point. Like I said, hidden gem disguised. However, it's a matter of interpretation. I loved that arc (at the same time hating it), so I let all the holes slide, since they can be explained if you think about them in another view. I'll leave the rest to imagination.

Well... other than that, there's too many hiatuses! Too often!! I remember reading the other time long before I started reading, some forum complaining on the looonnng~ hiatus. Which apparently is still going on (I think). I surely am not the only one who has major complaints?

Did I mention I (hate) dislike Gon? I love Killua and Kurapica, and the enemy bosses who I don't wanna spoil. But that Gon... I'm not good with that type, and they piss me off, to the guts, but I don't have a clear reason to hate him either, but I still do, and yet he's a bit of a hybrid, and yet I don't like him, but I can convince myself to... well basically that's the story.

... Last updated on July 29th, 2012, 5:40am

i really miss this series ; u ; i'm very glad they made a remake of the series.
(although i still love the original series except for its later part that honestly bored me out. ^^;

however, after re-reading the whole manga series of Hunter X Hunter
i've come to conclusion that i'm just one lazy reader; especially on explanation parts (heheheh)
^_^;;

but, in reality, i think that every arc is important for the development of
the four MAIN PROTAGONIST of the story (Gon, Killua, Kurapika and Leorio)
although, i wish there'll be an arc featuring more development for leorio... xD
since i think he's the only one who hasn't gotten one ; u ;_b
i'm surprised to some of his development. but, as far as everyone's concerned...
among the four...he's the only one i haven't seen an arc mostly dedicated for him;
which makes someone like me as a reader, more curious...
as to who he really is and how come there are times that
he "seemed" to be more than "special" OR
who "sometimes" could slightly exceed
or be in par with Kurapika's judgment or strength of Killua / Gon
at some chapters or unnoticed situations. ^^;;

All in all, I'm very glad that HxH is entering a new arc.
And I really hope that the 2011 anime will be more popular
and more loved as the original in 1999

... Last updated on December 12th, 2011, 5:16am