I actually was a huge fan of Hunter X Hunter, the next major series written by the author, Yoshihiro Togashi.
My friend was watching YYH and recommended it, so that and being the previous work of one of my most favorite manga authors, I started picking up the volumes of YYH.
After finally reading it (and loving it) I decided to give the anime a spin, and it was probably the best example of how to adapt a manga into anime form I've ever seen.
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