vikosaurus
Lifetime Total
1+
IMDb Member
18 years
Reviews
Hunter x Hunter (2011)
A series that does complete Justice to the manga
I have watched/read a lot of anime/mangas that comes out of Japan. The most common conclusions is how the story in the anime adapts to the original material, in this case being the manga. While a lot of anime series do a great job; One Piece, Naruto etc as examples, the manga always stands outs better. Hunter x Hunter 2011 is an exception to this trend.
Hunter X Hunter follows the story of Gon Freecs, a kid in a path of adventure laid down by his father with being able to meet him at the end. Along these lines, Gon goes ahead and makes great friends and goes on multiple adventures starting with becoming a hunter by passing the hunter exam. The Hunter exam is basically a tournament quite common in Shounen (mangas aimed at teen boys) with the aim of winning the hunter license. The hunter license itself gives a lot of privileges and creating various types of Hunters based on their ambitions and paths they choose. The story progresses at a decent pace but gets darker with the passage of every arc.
The difference between HxH and other Shounen series is the interpretation from the manga. While the author is a genius in his own way, his overall artwork is lackluster and his creativity shines in distinction of characters and plots. Reading the manga can get annoying and make you lose track of things due to complex references around. The anime covers these flaws and exploits the strength of the author, distinct character design which is very well portrayed in the anime. While some of the art is toned down to make it compatible for a teen rating, it does not hamper the story pace or the character's personality. To add to it, the unique music for all characters blends in resulting in a great experience.
The series will make you laugh, feel amazed, disgusted, emotional and sometimes all at the same time. The story never seems to drag and stays close to the original material as far as possible. I pullout one star because a few segments could have been better, but thats only because i followed the episode and compared the anime frame to frame with the manga. Overall it deserves 9/10.
Hunter X Hunter follows the story of Gon Freecs, a kid in a path of adventure laid down by his father with being able to meet him at the end. Along these lines, Gon goes ahead and makes great friends and goes on multiple adventures starting with becoming a hunter by passing the hunter exam. The Hunter exam is basically a tournament quite common in Shounen (mangas aimed at teen boys) with the aim of winning the hunter license. The hunter license itself gives a lot of privileges and creating various types of Hunters based on their ambitions and paths they choose. The story progresses at a decent pace but gets darker with the passage of every arc.
The difference between HxH and other Shounen series is the interpretation from the manga. While the author is a genius in his own way, his overall artwork is lackluster and his creativity shines in distinction of characters and plots. Reading the manga can get annoying and make you lose track of things due to complex references around. The anime covers these flaws and exploits the strength of the author, distinct character design which is very well portrayed in the anime. While some of the art is toned down to make it compatible for a teen rating, it does not hamper the story pace or the character's personality. To add to it, the unique music for all characters blends in resulting in a great experience.
The series will make you laugh, feel amazed, disgusted, emotional and sometimes all at the same time. The story never seems to drag and stays close to the original material as far as possible. I pullout one star because a few segments could have been better, but thats only because i followed the episode and compared the anime frame to frame with the manga. Overall it deserves 9/10.
Cocked (2015)
Amazon Pilot
With Jason Lee on the poster, I expected a satirical comedy and in a way, the pilot doesn't disappoint.
Jason Lee's character does have a bit of his Earl Hickey personality, or at least you get the feeling of it, albeit being entirely different. The first episode leaves you impressed with the ending. It satires the Gun culture more than the laws or an individual itself, which is refreshing.
However, it doesn't quite give you the feeling of waiting for the next episode and bad as the other counterparts. If Amazon is going to pick only one Pilot, I doubt this will make its way through, unless Amazon picks top 3 or more.
Jason Lee's character does have a bit of his Earl Hickey personality, or at least you get the feeling of it, albeit being entirely different. The first episode leaves you impressed with the ending. It satires the Gun culture more than the laws or an individual itself, which is refreshing.
However, it doesn't quite give you the feeling of waiting for the next episode and bad as the other counterparts. If Amazon is going to pick only one Pilot, I doubt this will make its way through, unless Amazon picks top 3 or more.