Chimera Ant arc

The Chimera Ant arc is the sixth story arc of the series. The arc spans from chapters 186 to 318 of the manga. The arc was not animated in the original anime due to its irregular publishing schedule. The arc begins with episode 76 of the 2011 series and is still ongoing.

Reunion with Kite (2011 version)
After Gon and Killua use Accompany to meet Ging or "Nigg" so they were transported to Kakin, a country in Azian continent. Upon approaching Nigg, they were attacked by Nigg but turns out that they were actually saved from being attacked by chimera ants. It turns out that the Nigg they were sent to was Kite, Gon's savior when he was attacked by a Foxbear. Kite was surprised to meet Gon there.



They enjoyed eating dinner while Kite told stories of his life with Ging. Both Gon and Killua were surprised to hear that Ging was a Double Star Hunter who can also qualify to become a Triple Star Hunter. Kite also told Gon that he was finally able to find Ging.



A Greater Threat
Meanwhile, on the Yorbian continent in the south of Balsa island an injured Chimera Ant Queen was left ashore and was trying to heal so that she could give birth to the King. The Queen feeds herself more and gives birth to some soldier ants. She orders the soldier ants to bring food.