Hunter x Hunter The 10 Best Episodes Of The Chimera Ant Arc (According To IMDb)

Hunter x Hunter: The 10 Best Episodes Of The Chimera Ant Arc (According To IMDb)

Hunter X Hunter’s Chimera Ant Arc truly delivered an amazing story arc where humanity was no longer the Apex predator. Here are its best episodes.

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“Just wait until the Chimera Ant arc.” So much of the reboot for Hunter x Hunter was predicated on that line. Since fans had witnessed so many of the manga’s stories already, what everyone was looking forward to was the adaptation of the most brutal story arc in Togashi’s magnum opus.

To the creators’ credit, this storyline delivered. Focusing on a new species of insect which had found its way into the autonomous NGL country, the protagonists found themselves once again taking a backseat to the larger world storyline. Togashi asked the question of how humanity would deal in a world where they not only were no longer the Apex Predator, but they couldn’t simply rely on their intelligence to take the lead once again. Everything about the Chimera Ant story was fantastic, and this list talks about the best episodes, as rated by IMDb.

10 THE STRONG AND THE WEAK – Score 8.5

People should’ve been aware of what type of story Hunter x Hunter’s Chimera Ant arc was going to be long before now, but if they weren’t, ‘The Strong and the Weak’ certainly made things clear.

After several episodes of build-up, the new Chimera Ant King has finally emerged, and he is positively ruthless. He wastes no time establishing the new hierarchy, brutally murdering anyone who doesn’t follow his commands exactly to the letter. Meanwhile, the rest of the world has to figure out how they’re going to deal with this new Apex Predator.

9 CARNAGE AND DESTRUCTION – Score 8.5

More often than not, when a shonen series moves on and into a new arc, the old arc is rarely ever referenced again. Perhaps they mention how the hero is affected, and certainly, the hero will be stronger, but the characters from that arc are effectively “forgotten.” Hunter x Hunter doesn’t do that, which is why ‘Carnage and Devastation’ stands out.

We see the main villains from the prior arc show that there’s no sorting algorithm of evil here and they have no problem wiping out a large portion of Chimera Ants that have overrun Meteor City. It’s a brutal fight, fitting for amoral antagonists.

8 GUNGI AND KOMUGI – Score 8.6

This feels like such a random episode, but it becomes key to much of the events that happen in the later episodes. Komugi is a helpless young girl who’s talented at only one thing: a game called Gungi, this universe’s version of Shogi or Chess. Mereum, out of a desire to test his mental abilities, winds up having Komugi brought to him for the purpose of defeating her, only to find he can’t.

Togashi begins to humanize Meruem here, as the character considers simply eating Komugi, but instead winds up protecting her when she gets attacked. This episode shows the bond of a powerful friendship being born, though we know it can only end in tragedy.

7 GREAT POWER AND ULTIMATE POWER – Score 8.8

The latter half of the Chimera Ant arc is something truly special. We’ve seen Hunter x Hunter’s version of Cell in Meruem, but finally, we get to see its version of Master Roshi take the battlefield.

Netero isn’t just a leader of the Hunter Organization, he’s also one of the most powerful men that’s ever lived. And while he’s much older than he was at his peak, the matchup between him and Meruem is still intense. It doesn’t feel like he has a chance and yet Meruem can’t seem to keep up with Netero’s movements.

6 LIGHT AND DARKNESS – Score 9.0

Occurring in the first third of this arc, ‘Light and Darkness’ reminds us that this series isn’t like any other shonen anime. Here, Kite brings Killua and Gon into the NGL as they look for the Chimera Ants, only for things to go terribly wrong.

After being noticed by one of the top Chimera Ants, Kite forces Gon and Killua to abandon him. In any other series, Kite would have survived, making it back to the two and helping to train them. Here? He becomes another victim of a group that has become increasingly more impossible to stop.

5 MONSTER AND MONSTER – Score 9.1

This episode has all the epic moments a viewer could possibly want. While it’s one thing to see Shoot go up against one of Meruem’s Royal Guard members and basically panic, fortunately, that’s not the whole of this episode. Humanity strikes back in full here, as Netero decides to work with Zeno Zoldyck to really kick off a proper war against the Chimera Ants.

As Zeno rains down dragons to destroy the palace, the rest of the gang struggle against the guardian of Meruem’s location, Menthuthuyoupi. Even the last scene sends chills down a viewer’s spine, with the two most powerful beings in the Hunter x Hunter universe barely noticing an enraged Meurem walk right past them.

4 CHARGE AND INVADE – Score 9.2

Everything about the invasion part of this arc is so perfect, so meticulously planned it feels more like Togashi was chronicling the story of what actually happened, rather than merely making up a story.

This episode begins that invasion storyline, but not before giving us the history of Chairman Netero. A story unlike most, Togashi gives us all the detail we need to understand just how hard this character had to work to become as powerful as he is. It feels superfluous, but after seeing the Chimera Ant King for so many episodes, this feels necessary to set Netero up as a worthwhile opponent, while getting us to become invested in his story.

3 THIS PERSON AND THIS MOMENT – Score 9.6

One of the marks of a great writer is the ability to make one feel sympathy for even the most irredeemable characters. Make no mistake, Mereum is just that. He’s introduced by killing a pair of farmers, then murdering their child to eat its brain. But after being poisoned by Netero’s radiation, he spends his last moments with Komugi, the one human he was able to make a proper emotional connection with.

Togashi’s ability to create this without relying on romantic tension is incredible, and by the end it’s hard not to feel for them both – two souls that couldn’t be more different, spending their final moments together.

2 ANGER AND LIGHT – Score 9.7

Everything about this episode is such a beautiful subversion of shonen tropes. In most shonen series, you expect the lead character to beat the lead villain. Not so here.

Gon’s goal is beating Neferpitou, the being that killed his mentor. In most action series, a transformation is a good thing, a way to tap into the power within. That happens here as well, but it’s not “good” – rather, it’s Gon giving into the rage and hatred in his heart, creating a special Nen ability that he pays for, terribly, later. But here, it leads him to a crushing victory over Pitou; quite literally, as he beats Pitou’s face in until their skull cracks.

1 ZERO AND ROSE – Score 9.8

The highest-rated episode in the series, ‘Zero and Rose’ finishes off the battle between Netero and Mereum. The two of them have reached something of a stalemate, but it’s only a temporary one. Gradually, things start to swing in the favor of the Chimera Ant King, who has youth and superior strength on his side.

What makes Togashi such a great writer is how he’ll take otherwise irrelevant plot points and bring them back. Here the King’s time playing Gungi with his friend Komugi makes him into a better strategist, allowing him to survive long enough to take the win against Netero. Well, at least in combat. In reality, Netero shows Meruem the true “strength” of humankind; it’s ingenuity and willingness to go to even the darkest ends to take victory for themselves.

Link Source : https://www.cbr.com/hunter-x-hunter-best-episodes-chimera-ant-arc-imdb/

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