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19. Hunter x Hunter 2011
@Raka_Putra
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Of all the series in my top 20, Id probably say HxH is the most inconsistent (which was also true of the original version). Some arcs are amazing, and the show has the best shounen arc ever, but some arcs are pretty mediocre and slow. Unfortunately, one of those slow arcs is the first one. Theres interesting stuff here and there, and its definitely better than the originals rendition of the arc (which I find to be true of all the arcs other than Greed Island), but its far from amazing. The series really gets good when it introduces Nen in the Heavens Arena arc. I love magic systems in general, and HxHs is no exception. All the stuff they can do with Nen is super cool, and I love how detailed everything is. The series really nerds out on all the details of everything to an extent that no other shounen really comes close to, I think? Made me feel like I was reading Wheel of Time or a Brandon Sanderson book or something. Real good shit.

Im not as big a fan of York New as a lot of people are, but I liked it quite a bit more in the 2011 version for whatever reason. Melody is great, Kurapika is great, and it feels like a great transition from the world of children to the adult world. The Spiders Im not as into. Some of them are alright, but a lot of them are kinda boring, especially the leader. Greed Island was my favorite arc in the 99 version, and while its not quite as excellent here, its still very good. Togashi, not content with Nen, gives us ANOTHER awesomely complicated magic system, and back in 99, the idea of traveling to a video game world was rather novel and awesome (and its still done much better here than a lot of modern series that have attempted to do the same). The stakes are a neat mix between low and high, where nothing is real but people are still dying all the time. Anyway, 99 ended after GI, and with that alone, the series would still have a decent ranking, but itd be a good 20 to 30 spots lower.

The real greatness of the show is all about Chimera Ant (if the series were just Chimera Ant, itd be a good ten spots higher, or more). CAs definitely the best arc in any shounen ever written, and I dont think its particularly close. First, I wanna talk about the first half of the arc. A lot of people dont like this part so much, but I loved it. Theres this incredible sense of dread permeating everything that happens. The series kinda feels like a mix between a shounen and horror, which is fairly unique, and its executed perfectly. The Ants feels like an incredible new menace. The way they slowly grow in power while the world fails to take them down before they grow too strong to be defeated feels real good. Pitou feels incredibly threatening as a villain when she arrives (much more so than Meruem, though he eventually becomes good for other reasons). The start of the invasion is probably the weakest part of the arc. The stuff thats happening is all super great, but the pacing is really slow. Wish they couldve sped this stuff up. Fortunately it gets awesome against with the best battle in the series ( https://i.ytimg.com/vi/6Vhp65bgKOo/maxresdefault.jpg this fucking guy), and some awesome emotional stuff care of Komugi. I wasnt into Gon vs. Pitou tho. Felt like a cheap cop out to me. Really glad it seems like hell permanently be missing his Nen at least. I cried at the end of the arc. So good.

I like the Election arc more in retrospect than I did when I was watching it, knowing how everything turns out. Thought Gon would get the easy way out, so Im glad he didnt. Alluka and Nanika are awesome characters. The election itself was pretty cool too. Solid finale to the series.
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