Working my way through Hunter X Hunter. I've had this for a long time and never got past the first few minutes, but after seeing the recommendation here I made it through and am enjoying it. Been binging through it a bit, 48 episodes in 4 days... So far I'm liking how they handle supernatural abilities. Strong, but not DBZ/Naruto strong, at least so far, and more surgical/strategic.
Quote from: mechgamer123 on February 02, 2014, 10:24:11 AMQuote from: CCS on February 01, 2014, 03:15:22 PMIf you choose to check it out, read the manga rather than watching the anime. Also, it starts out as if it's gonna be a typical harem series, but the author either intentionally did that for setup purposes rather than anything else or had a change of heart part of the way through and decided to take the series in a completely different direction. It becomes a much more serious series than it lets on toward the beginning. mechgamer can probably back me on this one as (I believe?) he has read a significant portion of the series as well, if he's not completely caught up by this point.Yeah, I can definitely back you up on that. I caught up on it (everything but this week's chapter) and I really enjoyed it. Ironically, it doesn't really get harem-ey until it gets a bit more serious. The harem is handled very well though and there's enough of a plot going on that you can sort of shrug it off.The thing is, it's not a real harem. It's not handled like harem manga because the main character in a harem series is actually interested in romance or sex or what have you, while Keima just can't bring himself to give a damn. He's more interested in doing things that are important and that matter to everyone and he doesn't seem to have any real love interest at all.Rather than a traditional harem manga, it's more like he's just a big damn hero who has a few girls following him around.
Quote from: CCS on February 01, 2014, 03:15:22 PMIf you choose to check it out, read the manga rather than watching the anime. Also, it starts out as if it's gonna be a typical harem series, but the author either intentionally did that for setup purposes rather than anything else or had a change of heart part of the way through and decided to take the series in a completely different direction. It becomes a much more serious series than it lets on toward the beginning. mechgamer can probably back me on this one as (I believe?) he has read a significant portion of the series as well, if he's not completely caught up by this point.Yeah, I can definitely back you up on that. I caught up on it (everything but this week's chapter) and I really enjoyed it. Ironically, it doesn't really get harem-ey until it gets a bit more serious. The harem is handled very well though and there's enough of a plot going on that you can sort of shrug it off.
If you choose to check it out, read the manga rather than watching the anime. Also, it starts out as if it's gonna be a typical harem series, but the author either intentionally did that for setup purposes rather than anything else or had a change of heart part of the way through and decided to take the series in a completely different direction. It becomes a much more serious series than it lets on toward the beginning. mechgamer can probably back me on this one as (I believe?) he has read a significant portion of the series as well, if he's not completely caught up by this point.
I can't believe that I liked TWGOK. I'm pretty I was burned out with harem(-looking) manga and anime for the longest time, since the fantasy behind it is a bit too repeated, but this one feels kind of different. Maybe I wrongly assumed it is one. Will be sticking with this.
Yep, the strength of the series lies in the story and the character development. This series shows that there is more than power-ups and transformations to keep the relations between friend and foe interesting. The Greed Island story adds an extra dimension to what the series does well.By the way, Kurapika's fight versus Ubogin counts for me as more memorable the most shonen anime fights by just being an interesting and somewhat believable blend between physical strength, supernatural powers and strategy. Hunter X was a very well written series...
