I am kinda into the animes where the character starts weak and grows strong
i just finished hunter x hunter a week ago and its writing is leagues above the usual shonen. i was also turned off by gon's design but u will see some great designs throughout its arcs. overall, it really deserves the praise it gets
however, bear in mind that it gets all that praise mostly for an arc that starts after approximately 70 episodes. though the arcs that precede it are also very good for different reasons, its obviously going to be a really long ride until u understand all the hype.
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hunter x hunter
not going to read all of the posts here, but i'm going to give you some anime that i enjoyed and have rewatched
that time i got reincarnated as a slime,
overlord,
GATE,
rising of the shield hero,
hunter x hunter,
ore wo suki, (this is slice of life but really funny)
sage of tanya the evil,
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