Hunter x Hunter is the longest anime I have watched, and plan to watch. First of all, the characters are fun, unique, and likable. However, with the exception of Meruem and Killua, most of the characters lack interesting development. Also, as I mentioned earlier, the anime is incredibly long. This allows us to experience a longer journey with this fun anime, but it also includes horrid pacing that is prominent mainly in the first season, and the chimera ant arc (season 5). The first season even goes as far as to include two episodes that offer nothing besides a recap of the preceding episodes (which I skipped because they offer absolutely nothing if you're paying attention). Next is my main issue with the series, the chimera ant arc. While it brings some incredible villains and characters, I found myself wishing for it to end because it is so unnecessarily long. It is an entire 60 episodes long, which is absurd considering the next longest is only 26. While it was bound to be long regardless due to the amount of necessary plot content, it could have easily been reduced by at least 10 episodes with some more concise writing and a reduction of boring, relatively pointless scenes. Lastly, the anime does a great job at building a few key characters, as well as building honorable and satisfying causes for their deaths that will beautifully conclude their individual journey. But, multiple times, these characters are spared or revived, completely destroying the payoff in exchange for annoying, nonsensical twists. This is especially frustrating in the chimera ant arc, which was already long enough without certain characters evading death. My main gripe with this anime is honestly the chimera ant arc if you can't tell. It has an incredible primary antagonist, but is ruined by the refusal to grant characters satisfying deaths, as well as the sheer length of the plot. After I was about 40 episodes just frustrated and hoping that I was nearing the end, which honestly, was disappointing especially considering that it took 59 damn episodes to get there. While it may seem this review is mostly complaints, I still thoroughly enjoyed the show, primarily the first four seasons. Unless you're incredibly committed, I recommend that you stop watching after season 4. There are some amazing fights in the end, but the buildup isn't worth the watch time, and you can simply look them up on youtube and get most of the satisfaction that way. Gon is a unique main character at first but gradually lost my interest due to his stagnant character arc. Leoreo and Kurapika are entertaining characters as well but are absent from much of the series due to the stupid chimera ant arc taking up so many episodes. Killua has a rather plain and predictable character development driven by a simple goal, but it is at least well thought out and executed. I found Hisoka to be the most entertaining character, but his lack of backstory in addition to his lack of reason for motivation leaves a lot to be desired. While the show has a harsh overall tone, it is never overwhelming because of the innocence of the characters and well-placed comical relief, as well as the cheery music. This is another positive that is unfortunately lost in the chimera ant arc. Anyways, to wrap the review up, it's a good anime, but fuck the chimera ant arc (all my homies hate the chimera ant arc ?).