I dedicate this post to B-Baka
*points at her* I knew it, I KNEW IT!
*stops drawing attention to herself and grins sheepishly* Hunter x Hunter and Naruto. I've already done a few comparisons between the two, and I'll bet you'll come to the same conclusions. HxH is likeable (and with me on ep57 as of last night, it's finally getting fully and 1oo% likeable), but Naruto will always reign supreme...till something else knocks it off its high perch. (It's been done. ^_^)

Quite frankly, HxH #1 made almost absolutely no sense. I believe it was a poor idea for them to take the key episode that introduces viewers to the show, and instead spend it bouncing around between flashbacks and very minor characters. I was confused, annoyed, and very put out.
But I kept going.

Just in case you're interested (and no, these aren't spoilers), the four main characters are Gon (you've met), Leorio (he looks and acts like a cross between Vash and Wolfwood), Kurapica (blonde kid with blue eyes), and Killua (purple-white haired kid).

The first major arc is fun to watch, the second dragged and a lot of people tend to stop watching during it (I stopped, then went back), the 3rd arc is my brother's favorite, but I found it rather eh, and the arc I'm currently in is supposedly the final, and it's the BEST, so far.

The animation style looks rather outdated, I agree--and half the time I almost didn't want to watch simply for that fact. Right around the 5os, however, the style cleans up and looks much better.

I'll tell you what RJ told me, though--this is not a kiddie show. There is blood, there is violence, and there's even some gore as early as the first story arc. Which also perturbed me, as it seemed out of place with the animation and the general story at the time. However, it works for where I'm at.

Now onto Naruto: you miss this, and you'll regret it.
(But don't they say that ignorance is bliss? How can you miss what you never had?)
:3 Just watch. I have yet to meet anyone who has walked away from this show without being impressed.
Most common phrase I used during intial watching? "Oh dude, that's AWESOME!"
And that's all I need say, because Naruto speaks for itself.

*blinks once, blinks twice* Mistress Baka, I will love you forever if what you say about the dubbing rumor is true. By Christmas? For Naruto? Please keep me informed. ^_^

By the way, today is Tuesday, not Monday. >> I'm too confused.