User blog comment:Steveeee/Favorite arc/@comment-5314364-20130115215231

CHIMERA ANT ARC FOR THE WIN!!!

It had a little bit of EVERYTHING.The reasons why it's my fav is because it had...

1) Some of the best fights in the whole series(Netero vs. Meruem,Gon vs. Pitou, Knuckle vs. Youpi and Feitan vs.Zazan),

2) A TON of character development(Killua ,Gon and Meruem),

3) A dark plot(mass genocide),

4) Tragedy(Kite and Pokkle),

5) Awesome new allies(Knuckle and Morel),

6) One of the best villains Togashi's EVER created (Meruem)

7) Some of the saddest moments (Gon realising Kite's death,Killua overcoming his fear of his brother and  Komungi and Meruem's final moments)

8) Some of the most intense moments(Gon's encounter with Pitou and Netero's final words before his death)

9) Amazing new abilities(Kanmuru,Hakoware,Pain Packer/Rising Sun,God's accomplace and 100-Type Guanin Bodhisattva)

and finally...

10. Seeing Gon,this happy-go-lucky kid that we've grew up with, turn into an emotional wreck.Having to see  him let his negative emotions take over in order to gain a massive amount of power but then paying the ultimate price for it.Not a lot of people pull this type of thing off but Togashi really made it emotional and over the top.He took a risk with this arc and in the end  he suceeded (at least in my eyes).

In MY OPINION,It's one of Togashi's best arcs (plot wise) along with YuYu hakusho's Chapter Black arc. I WAS turned off by the inconsistant  art and constant HIATUS, but when I got my hands on the redrawn books and reread them all,I LOVED IT!

P.S

The York New arc and Heavens Arena arc would be my next choices after the Chimera Ant arc. I loved all three adaptions of them (especially the 2011 version). I'm so PUMPED! I can't wait to FINALLY see my FAVORITE arc animated. IT'S ONLY ONE ARC AWAY!!!! XD