Hunter x Hunter

 Even if you have never read or seen Hunter x Hunter , it is an anime and manga series that has become one of the most famous around, but not necessarily for good reasons. While it remains one of the most popular series released by Weekly Shonen Jump,the manga by unfortunately frail Yoshihiro Togashi has become infamous for numerous hiatuses.

Set in a different version of the world to our own, it begins on Whale Island, the home of Gon Freecss. Gon is a young boy who wishes to follow in his father Ging’s footsteps and become a Hunter, a licensed individual who is tasked with hunting all kinds of things. Some hunters search for treasure, others animals, others people. He is only permitted to take the strenuous Hunter Examination

Perhaps the most appealing element of Hunter x Hun is the main characters. Arguably, however, they are your typical shonen-like leads. Gon’s motivation for finding his father feels somewhat similar to Monkey D. Luffy in One Piece’s determination to finding the titular treasure of that pirate manga. There is a segment in the latter half of this collection where Gon, Kurapika and Leorio are training while wearing heavy jackets to make them stronger, which is very similar to scenes in the original Dragon Ball when Goku and his friends are made to wear heavy turtle shells when being trained by Roshi for the same reason. OK, perhaps Gon isn’t the most original anime character out there, but if the format works, why change the recipe. He is still a fun, entertaining creation.