xZabuzax said:
@Rifle I didn't read the Chimera Ant Arc in the manga, but I did watch the anime and it was ok, I'm not an HxH fan or anything, it's just a 7/10 anime IMHO but at least I did have some fun with the anime somewhat, I've watched the Classic HxH and the New HxH so I'm mostly anime only in this franchise, I only started reading the manga from this arc and dear god, it's a pain, I don't know if the Chimera Ant Arc in the manga is as bad as this one with all that goddamn text but if it is, then chances are I won't enjoy it much either, and the art is kinda ugly too so it makes it even harder to read.
But that's not my only complaint about this arc anyway, my other complaint is that this arc doesn't seem to have any main characters in it, they are just random NPCs, these lame ass random NPCs have way more screentime than Kurapika too which is crazy, at least the Chimera Ant Arc had main characters in it and more interesting characters too, this arc doesn't have it, at least not for me.
I can't even root for anyone here because I don't care about any of those lame-ass NPCs, why are those shitty NPCs getting so much screen time? the Chimera Ant Arc was nothing like this, at least not in the anime, but I say enough is enough, just bring Hisoka back or something to make this shitty arc a tiny bit more interesting again.
Gon and Killua are out of the picture for this arc, but now you have Kurapika as the main character, so I don't really get this point regarding the MC issue you state.
The wall of text complaint is a bit subjective as I really enjoy reading the thoughts of all the players in this succession game. It's also not really unique to this arc. It provides context and builds tension from different point of views. If you ever have read a more complex fantasy book, like Song of ice and fire, you should feel right at home. I wouldn't really compare it to VNs as VNs tend to be way more straight forward.
The anime adaption of Chimera Ant was very faithful to the Manga.
Anyway, if you can't find enjoyment in this current arc, then maybe come back later then it's a bit more finished, but it will take a while for sure, probably up to 100 more chapters is my guess. Togashi is in this way too deep with all the new characters to drop this plotline soon.
