Hunter x Hunter

Though I know there are details in the previous version that are special and I really like, I am very glad that the new version keeps the characters' shape. (In some scenes of the older version, some characters looked like they temporarily morphed their faces.) Kurapika's eyes got an upgrade (I literally went "WOAH" when I saw them), the action s amazing, and Gon's hair is closer to what his hair is like in the manga. (Taller.)

The music gets into my head and sticks. It'll take a very long time for me to start hating them. It's just as good as the music in the earlier version, though I kinda wish that the ending had a little less of the screeching voices. That threw me off.

I love the pacing of the story in this version. I was very annoyed at the earlier version when it took four slow episodes just to just get to the Kiriko's house! But there are a couple fillers that I wish were in the newer version, such as the phase where the applicants are dropped off on an island that has the shipwreck graveyard and that old couple. (Not that I wanna see my favorite characters nearly die from drowning or bonks on the head.... What?)

The voice acting is nice. At first I had thought that the original seiyuu came back until I noticed Gon sounded a bit off, Leorio was a tad deeper, and Kurapika sounded a bit breathless (and after watchng High School of the Dead, I thought the voice sounded familiar). It actually took me a couple episodes to figure this out. (Around the time I heard Hisoka and thought I was hearing Fai from Tsubasa Chronicle.) The new voices are easy to get used to, unlike the English dub of the earlier version. (In which Gon and Killua's voice actors didn't fit, Leorio's sounded not-funny and a little more like he's smitten towards Kurapika, and their pronunciation of a lot of names made my lower eyelid twitch repeatedly. Gon's name is pronounced as 'gone' with a British accent, not 'geoun'! Listen to the way the original seiyuu say it!)

I liked the fact that in the first episode, Gon double-checked his suspicions about the storm. I didn't like this version's Catzo because it makes him look like a total klutz and that he falls over on way too many things. In the older version, however, Catzo was testing some of the would-be applicants and was very skilled, dependable, and trusted. When HE got thrown overboard, it shows that the storm is very dangerous.
I would get into detail of the other characters, but I didn't pay too much attention.

Hunter X Hunter is the story of a boy called Gon who wishes to find his father. Finding out that his father passed the notoriously difficult Hunter exam at a young age, Gon takes the Hunter exam in an attempt to follow in his father's footsteps and find out where his father is. Along the way Gon makes friends and rivals.

The story is a fairly simple one, an adventure with a fights and puzzles thrown in. However, the writers keep the pace going at a good rate so that the story is always running at a good rate, which is especially useful for people watching who just want the anime to get to the bits of the manga that have never been animated, but doesn't in any way leave the show feeling rushed.

Gon is a pure hearted boy with a lot of potential and his charisma quickly wins him the trust of fellow hunter examines Leorio and Kurapika. Leorio is hot headed, finding it hard to keep quiet when he sees an injustice, while Kurapika is calm and collected; the brains of the trio. While Leorio at first seem opposites, working well as foils for one another, they both share an iron sense of morality.

As the story progresses, Killua, a young boy from a family of assassins is introduced. Killua is different from the other three in that he sees the Hunter exam as something to pass the time, already having a lot of experience in combat.

The music and the animation a pretty standard, and aren't really anything to write home about, they just do their job.

The story is far from over at this point but it doesn't look like it will be lagging. Hopefully the anime will continue to run for many years.

After bleach ended I worried I wouldn't have a long running anime to watch but I think this anime could go for a while. I have heard it keeps true to the manga but I never read it. I like the animation and the characters are great. There are not really any fillers so I can look forward to each episode. I do sometimes think some episodes are too short and some drawn out but overall its great! Killua is mysterious and entertaining which is an unusual combination for a dark kind of character. Gon is your average overpowered and skilled protagonist but I don't see anything wrong with that. Hisoka is a wild card but has a special interest in Gon. I like how the story started with the hunter test and is slowly progressing. Each new ability that is gained is actually explained instead of just the instant result of willpower although Gon is progressing at an inhuman rate. I like how they have paired Gon and Killua with Zushi a normal kid training in fighting techniques and the comedy that results from their difference in strength is great. I would recommend this anime to anyone!