User blog:Berserk333/Thrilled I found this great Manga

For a long time I had Hunter x Hunter on my list of mangas to read, and for some reason I alway skipped it over. Seeing Gon in his green jacket... I don't know, I don't like to judge books by their cover, but for Hunter x Hunter for some unknown reason I did. I thought it was like a pokemon/monster hunter rip off and why bother? Man, I'm still slapping myself in the face for that! After needing to watch the Dark Tournament in Yu Yu Hakusho for the 10th time, I suddenly wanted to see what else Togashi had done. To my surprise, Hunter x Hunter was right there. So I decided to give it a try. The first episode of the 2011 series, I have to admit, had me reconsidering. It had all my fears: Happy-go-lucky naive 12 year old boy looking for his dad with super strength and a smile always on his face... eh, really? To my surpise though, it quickly turned toward the Hunter Exam. Meeting Kurapika, Leorio, then Killua. (My first impression on Killua wasn't great either.. 12 year old kid, white hair, has skateboard ugh) then, he drank poison, laughed about it, said he was an assassin and I was immediately intrigued. As the universe kept expanding, action packed, funny, dramatic and overall amazing story had me hooked. Then Nen was introduced??? Are you kidding? Could this get any better? Well yeah, Yorknew City with the Phantom Troupe! I was instantly hooked forever. I'm reading the manga now, at present on chapter 274. Wondering how they'll show all the blood and violence on the show (this gets real dark). The amazing thing about Hunter x Hunter is, even for minor characters, they make you feel for them instantly. Knuckles, Palm, Hanzo, Biscuit, Zushi. Another great thing is it never feels over crowded. Sure I want to see all the characters I like all together all the time, but that's just not realistic. Biscuit says she's leaving at one point, so she does. Leorio says he's leaving, so he does. There's a very realistic feel in everything that happens that never feels too overthetop that makes it ridiculous to watch and that's incredibly refreshing in a Shounen. The evolution of Nen is fun to watch too. So yeah, so happy I finally decided to read this!