Good Show BUT. . . SPOILERS

I agree. I enjoyed the show very much, mostly the beginning when they take the Hunter exam. I haven't seen the original, but I think I will since I'm done with this one.

The show started off so well and it kept the momentum going through most of the arcs, at least until the ant arc came. That's when I feel it just dropped. There was to many "wait what, are you serious?" Or "but what about" moments. Like gon leaves greed island and meets kite. I didn't have a problem with it, but it almost seemed like the writer was like "well I don't really want gon to meet ging just yet so I'll write in this character whose linked to ging. So now there's kite who we're to assume is extremely strong since he's gings protégé or friend or whatever. Oh but as soon as pitou shows up, kite loses an arm and then on top of that, it doesn't even show kite get killed, just pitou holding what is assumed to be kite's head. So we do all this build up on kite just for him to be killed like that? Well okay.

Now comes the ant King and his (at least in my opinion) incredibly drawn out arc that should've ended 15 episodes back. This was my least favorite arc mainly because it was just so odd. Like we have these other great arcs like the Hunter exam which leads to the heavenly tower fight with hisoka, then the phantom troupe arc, which leads into the greed island. All those were good and I was hugely entertained, then comes this turd ant arc which completely kills the momentum.

There's just so many things after the greed island arc that just bugged me. Where did the queen even come from? At the end of the show ging tells us that there's a world beyond their own and that the ants weren't from their world. So the ants were just basically aliens? That's silly. And how can you even drop an arc like that when you're about to end the show? And what happened to hisoka and his rivalry with gon? Do we just assume they eventually find each other again and fight? what about the hisoka and chrollo fight that was supposed to happen? What happened with kurapika and the spiders, he just takes chrollo outta action for a bit and that's it? Wasn't the end of greed island showing hisoka taking the nen remover to hisoka, so what happened?

Oh and like you said, this giant build up to the mysterious ging and it falls flat. What happened to catching the man who couldn't be caught? Gon wakes up from death and strolls in says hello to his dead he hasn't spoken to in years and that's that basically (oh and since the writer I guess made a mistake almost killing gon, he's like I need to create a new Zoldyck brother who can make miracles happen with wishes. At that point I'm just like "dude c'mon)." The entire show was
basically based on gon finding ging and when he does its like "oh hey. I'm sorry for letting kite die." Everything from the end of greed island on was just a total turd. It was rushed and the ideas seemed to be running dry and apparently character background didn't mean jack anymore.

Ahhhh I know I'm just bashing the show, but there are very many inconsistencies and redundancy after a certain point. With all that being said, the show up to the end of the greed island arc was great. If we can pretend like the show ended after the greed island arc, I'd consider it up there in the top 100 best anime. There was some plot holes even at the end of greed island, but they were plot holes you could get past with ease.

Since I did enjoy the show even know the end kinda spun out, I think I'll try and find the original and watch it. I hear it's more grittier and violent. And I want to say it's the same artist who did Yu Yu hakusho so that's a plus.

I really like the Chimera Ant Arc. When I first started watching it on Netflix I got frustrated with the lack of Hisoka and Kurapika. Then I realised the importance of it to Gon and Killua's evolution and gave it more of a chance. It IS long and it IS overexposed but I find the growth of the two protagonists to be worth the watch. The end to Meruem by nuclear warfare was a nice touch, in my opinion. Here wasn't a story of bravery or courage or honour, it was a story of doing what you felt had to be done to finish an opponent, much like when Tywin Lannister orders the deaths of those who attend Walder Frey's daughter's wedding in Game of Thrones. It's not noble or fair. it's war.

Not continuing with the spiders after the Yorknew arc was a good thing too. Too much of a good thing and you get bored. keeping them sidelined and knowing they were after someone to help their boss was enough knowledge. Their reappearance and pawning of the chimera ants was a great little diversion, also.

I agree that the final arc was a let down. Whilst it was great to have Hisoka and Leorio back it was a bizarre mix. I didn't particularly care for the Zodiacs. I mean, if they were powerful, why weren't they around in the Yorknew or Chimera Ant arc. I understand that Netero wanted only the best around for the siege on Meruem so why allow Knov and Morel and their disciples if there are triple star hunters available? The gimmick of the zodiac was also a pain to get through (dressing like animals is never smart or subversive)

however, i was sad to see it end. i want to see more of Gon, Kurapika, Leorio and Killua. I enjoyed Gon's meeting with Ging, the "mystery" as you called it being nothing more than a man concerned only with himself (which we knew from the tape he sent Gon). I liked that he wasn't going to be held down and that his son was smart enough not to ask him to hang around and was prepared to continue his own journey. It was great. really, really great.


My teenage angst has a body count

The Chimera Ant Arc is almost separate from the series, as it's an analysis of humanity. The resolution seemed fitting to the arc since the bomb is tangible human malice. I forget which episode it is, but it discussed how humans were much worse than ants.And that was the argument of the arc.

Id you were referring to the Chimera Ants, I think they served their purpose well.

As for Gon fighting Meruem, that's what your typical shounen would do. Togashi wouldn't go for that, given his record. Meruem was never the cause for Gon's rage, it was Neferpitou. His grief drove him to transform in order to kill Pitou.

I'm glad Hunter X Hunter hasn't adhered to a structure. I wouldn't want it to be like One Piece. The world of Hunter X Hunter is very unpredictable and uncertain, and its characters are complex, and that's the appeal of it. You never know what will happen next.