Originally Posted by Arctic

i just finished hunter x hunter a week ago and its writing is leagues above the usual shonen. i was also turned off by gon's design but u will see some great designs throughout its arcs. overall, it really deserves the praise it gets

however, bear in mind that it gets all that praise mostly for an arc that starts after approximately 70 episodes. though the arcs that precede it are also very good for different reasons, its obviously going to be a really long ride until u understand all the hype.
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