Last week, I asked y’all to vote for the inaugural anime brawl that would kick off the column and thousands of you (26 percent of the votes) went for Gon vs Hisoka from Hunter x Hunter.
On paper, Gon vs Hisoka from Episodes 35-36 of Hunter x Hunter fits into quite a few fight scene categories: It’s a “Newbie vs Experienced Fighter,” a “Slightly Confused Protagonist vs Villain That’s Obsessed With The Protagonist,” and a “Larger Guy vs Smaller Dude” kind of fight all rolled into one.
But Gon vs Hisoka stands apart because (spoilers) Hisoka’s eventual victory isn’t totally due to him just being more powerful than Gon.