Read the title. It's true. Hunter x Hunter is a very hit or miss show that relies on its soundtrack and animation to entertain most of the time. This wouldn't be a problem if story wasn't king, but story is king so .
Here's a neat test for the story of Hunter x. Focus all your attention on the events unfolding before you and how those events are entertaining. You'll soon discover that Hunter x is filled with boring talkative exposition scenes that overexplain everything or don't explain anything important at all (the fake Nen explanation). Yes even the legendary Chimera Ant and Yorknew City arcs have this problem. Some episodes are entirely exposition.
I will admit that when Hunter x Hunter does hit, it hits HARD, but it's still overrated.
Here's a neat test for the story of Hunter x. Focus all your attention on the events unfolding before you and how those events are entertaining. You'll soon discover that Hunter x is filled with boring talkative exposition scenes that overexplain everything or don't explain anything important at all (the fake Nen explanation). Yes even the legendary Chimera Ant and Yorknew City arcs have this problem. Some episodes are entirely exposition.
I will admit that when Hunter x Hunter does hit, it hits HARD, but it's still overrated.