User blog comment:OnePieceNation/Your anime History, with Hunter X Hunter highlighted./@comment-269409-20130904220239

My first anime experience ever was incidental. My Grandpa brought back with him from his trip to Japan two subbed VHS tapes of Street Fighter II: Animated movie and Dragonball Z: Broly Second Coming around 1996 (I was 4). I then really got into anime with Toonami and all of their broadcasts (loved them all). From there I came across Adult Swim which had Yuyuhakuso, my favorite anime of all time. Through my random searches for new anime I came across Hunter X Hunter around 2009. I didn't watch it because Hisoka's face scared me back then lol (one of my favorite dudes now). I gave the 1999 anime a chance around 2010 and ended up completely loving it, I didn't like the Greed Island OVA however... too boring. I was excited when the Hunter X Hunter 2011 anime was announced and I liked the more vibrant and expressive look it had to it and the artwork seemed closer to Togashi's style. If I had to give a favorite character it would be Kurapika and then Killua. Least favorite has to be Leorio (cuz he hasn't been around enough lol, he's cool though). My favorite arc is Yorknew City arc because I'm a sucker for mafia related shit. My least favorite is Greed Island (2011 version made it cool but its still my least favorite). Hunter X Hunter is now in my top 5 anime and I don't think thats going to change anytime soon.