Hunter X Hunter where do I begin? This series is truly a masterpiece. The story revolves around a boy named Gon his adventures in search of his dad who is a "Hunter" that's where the name "Hunter X Hunter" plays off. The story has a small main cast with the likes of Killua, Kurapika, and Leorio, the chemistry between these four characters including Gon is wonderful, a sense of joy and happiness can be felt when they interact. The adventures the characters go on and the life lessons they learn on the journey are what stick with you even after you complete watching. The strength of the series would have to be the hard core "magic system" the writer has setup, with rules, limitations & conditions, The main characters work within these rules and limitations and no one gets to be the so called "chosen one". The magic system is probably the most detailed I have ever seen and any source of fiction, we know how the magic works and understands its potential in every aspect, it also doesn't take away from the awe of the magic cause the writer chose to leave the origins of the system a mystery and I love that, explain the magic and it isn't magic. The tone of Hunter X Hunter is a constant flux some people may have issues with this I personally love it, it doesn't feel bland and repetitive even after a while, the tone will shift from light to dark between arc to arc. Let me tell you about my favorite thing about this series it is the villains, the writers know how to write compelling and competent villains with motive, goals and almost reflect the main character in a way, a character like Chrollo is so empty yet deep as readers and watchers we are intrigued by the villains and want to know them more, yet Togashi knows how to show us just enough of the villain and still leave him a mystery in ways. Truly a masterpiece in writing. However, every series has its issues so does Hunter x Hunter. HxH is filled with heavy exposition dumps especially since it is a hard core magic system I can understand why they are needed and I personally love them I love having all my information right there and then, I can however see how some people do not enjoy heavy information dumps and find it boring that is one of the smallest nit picks I cant think of. Overall the series is a wonderful watch and read expect the series to take some time to come to an end because the writer has still not finished the story due to hiatus' that he takes for health related reasons.

MANGA:

I feel like I should I should discuss the manga on its own, all the positive points on the in the anime apply to the manga, however the adaptation did such a great job it actually out did the manga in some cases. The manga has a couple of added on issues but don’t take these issues as me saying its bad, the manga is beautiful. The first issue is the large amounts of dialogue in the pages without pictures, almost gives you the feeling that you are reading a novel more than a manga at times. However in defence of the HxH this dialogue heavy text is more prevalent in the recent arc of Hunter X Hunter and this is due to the succession war having so many factions and I can understand the heavy dumps of info because I swear to you if they were not there I would not have a single clue as to what it going on.

One Piece is a great adventure series, with a lovable cast of characters. This series follows the adventures of a boy named Luffy who's goal is to become "King of the pirates". This series has some of the best world building in fiction, islands and islands packed with information on geography and rich history. A map of the One Piece world can be so detailed almost as life like as a real world map. One Piece has very strong characters and a very strong protagonist, Monkey D. Luffy is a character that has dreams and goals supported with motive. The cast of characters is so grand that characters you meet 100's of episodes ago will return and impact the story in many ways. My favorite thing about One Piece however is the outside interactions that effect the plot, for example characters that are not apart of the main cast like Ace and Blackbeard will have a battle that can determine how the world will progress. Each arc in One Piece gives you a payoff that will leave you fulfilled. Some of the most impactful moments in anime I have ever seen are in One Piece, scenes will leave you in tears and run shivers down your spine. One Piece is a series that has been planned from the very beginning and you can see this with all the foreshadowing that the author leaves in his writing, even moments that are not planned he is able to integrate them into previous plot points and have them connect with something that was mentioned in the previous chapters. As it is a great spectacular series one issue that might be jarring to readers is the length and pacing of One Piece, it is a commitment of itself, watching and reading one piece won't be easy but the storytelling in this series is like no other. One Piece will fulfill anyone need for it has many genres all mixed into one but it doesn't, effect the theme of one piece in anyway. Speaking of the theme, one piece's theme does not change from the beginning of the series to the end, and has a main character that embodies the message of the theme. There is many more great things about the story "One Piece" I do recommend anyone to give it a watch/read I will however recommend you read the manga over the anime due to pacing issues in the anime. Other than that I would give the series a 10/10 just due to the story.