The Magic of Hunter x Hunter
Hunter x Hunter is a shōnen (adventure novel) manga / light novel / anime series, written and illustrated by Yoshihiro Togashi. The story stars Gon Freecss, a twelve-year-old boy who wants to find his father at all costs, so he decides to become a "hunter"(people who are dedicated to the protection of knowledge, people and nature)., like him, and somehow find his whereabouts. As the story progresses, Gon befriends three other possible hunters: Leorio, Kurapika, and Killua, who will accompany him on his adventures.
The special thing about HxH is how the characters are very well constructed and consistent with the story. Each character lives his own goals and they are not like the "typical" where the secondary ones should be glued to the protagonist in his adventures but each one influences the world in different ways in the place he is. For example in the chimera ant saga Gon (the protagonist) never meets the antagonist of the arc, Meruem. All because he had his own goals. One of the strongest points of the series is its "villains" or antagonists. Togashi shows us that there are no good and bad. There are people. A good example of character development is how Meruem, the king of chimera ants (the antagonists) starts off being very cruel. But he ends up experiencing a catharsis that caused a change in his ideology and perspective regarding the value of others, basically experiencing what it is to feel empathy and affection for another individual which is very surprising, because when he was born he knew it immediately: "I must become the king" was the first thought that crossed his mind. Another example of this is Gon. He is not a hero and he might be kind to many people, but he has seen a lot of people die; people that could be saved by him. The development of the sagas has a fairly simple cycle; A group of powerful villains appear, the protagonists train to be stronger, each one fights individually, defeats the villains, faces the final boss and defeats him, giving rise to another saga of a similar structure.
Their battles are quite good, their originality and strategies make this series a real joy. Also something that stands out is how Gon loses most of his fights, since as he is "the protagonist" he must win, but he is not. Which leads us to how Gon trains and develops in such a good way. His story is what I consider the worst thing about HxH, his shots are simple and don't stand out much. But what the story conveys is much more than the vast majority of series of this genre put together. The magic of what will come and how each place they go has a meaning that is consistent with the goals of each one; “You should enjoy the little detours. To the max. Because that's where you'll find the things that are more important than what you want. "
Honestly, HxH is one of the best series in general that I have seen so I recommend it to anyone, but mainly to people that like shonens should watch it. They have to give this novel/manga a read, they will certainly not be disappointed.
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