The Moment Gon Decked Hisoka and Gave The 44 Tag Back, I Knew Hunter X Hunter Had The Sauce

Finding a dope new anime is akin to discovering a fire new cuisine. For someone to label a new cuisine as flames, one would need to be able to revisit that kind of food on numerous occasions, without getting bored or feeling like things are getting bland. Food needs to be filling. Anime needs to have substance. Food needs to have ingredients that are versatile and enticing. Anime needs episodes that progress and gel, but feel fresh and exciting. Hunter x Hunter has all of these things in spades and I want to tell you about the moment I realized this.

Ok lemme set the scene for those who haven’t peeped the show yet, and bring our veteran Hunters back to the moment this anime series went from potential banger to surface of the sun levels of flaming hot magma. Hunter x Hunter is about Gon, who lives on Whale Island, dreams of becoming a Hunter like his father, who left when Gon was still young. In this world, those who are capable of becoming Hunters are highly skilled individuals who enjoy great benefits and acclaim due to their licensed profession. But first Gon must pass the notoriously difficult and dangerous Hunter Qualification Exam. It is in this journey, Gon overcomes many obstacles, while making new friends and even, enemies along the way. He is also ever closer to understanding his father, why he left and the legacy that is left to him.

Season one is all about the Hunter Exam. Our protagonist Gon, he’s trying to pass the exam to become a Hunter, alongside his homie K…