Does anyone else think that the whole Chimera Ant arc is bullshit and stupid?

JizzyHitler said:
its got a fuck ton of problems and the worst writing in the series but it also has some of the highest highs in the series. Its a double edged sword for me where it kind of both makes the series and also hinders it.

hes not just a central character, hes become the main character. I always felt the story was written like kurapika was the secondary protagonist which is why he was the protagonist of yorknew, but becuase of the constant hiatuses and too much focus on only gon and killua for like 10 years kind of defeated that concept until this newest arc changed the protagonists again. Its weird thinking that gon and killua might be shelved for years like how pika and leerio were

Leomark said:
So having re watched the chimera ant arc, I've paid alot more attention then you do the first time, ethics, morals, story and battles in some places telling are fairly good of not excellent in some places. However, the pacing is bad if not horrible, I found my self skipping episodes the first time because nothing of note happened. Characters would spend so much time explaining things that didn't mean anything (chimera ant soldiers getting screen time that don't participate during the palace battle are pure filler in my eyes) only to skip onto something else as trivial. But my biggest gripe has to be the power scaling, the ants go from zero to hero in about 4~10 episodes. Not to mention some unceremonious endings where known characters just die for shock appeal. Ant soldiers are easily able to defeat fully fledged hunters and captains, let alone the royal guard beat every one else because of the discovery of nen. Which is another problem, they obtain nen very easily. They observed and caught a nen user (Pokkle) where he is lobotomised, yet somehow tells the chimera ants (despite the lobotomy) the specifics of nen even though he is not a master nor fully adept in nen. And somehow they discover the rest. They then display powers above and beyond that of any nen user. Many prominent characters Gon, Killua, Kuripika, Kite in the arc were taught by someone that greatly accelerated their progress if not giving them distinct abilities. So you will have to forgive me if I see that as absolute bullshit that they can grow to be such a huge threat so quickly. It felt very rushed, and if the arc has some 60~ episodes to flesh everything out they could have had the time and patience to have the power creep not so outrageous.

It however did tie up in a nice little bow at the end which is very well done. I thoroughly enjoyed Gon paying a heavy price for his 'deus ex machina' growth, where even after the next arc and into the manga he does not regain his nen powers. It made it feel much more realistic rather then many a shounen series I've watched where there is little to no down side when a character gains incredible power so quickly. Overall I enjoyed the arc if not for the beginning making me almost put it down. I'd give it a 6/10.

LalatinaDarkness said:
Yorknew arc is still the best hxh arc. CA arc only got good in the second half. I remembered the fans who like the arc so much took it way too seriously and that if you disliked it you have shit taste.

Ishiryoku said:
I didnt enjoy the CA arc either.

The atmosphere was depressing. I was disappointed at how Gon's character developed. From an objective standpoint, great writing. i just rather wouldnt have seen that. Made me kinda extremely hate him.

I didnt care about most of the characters in the arc.

Fights were dragged out af. In general, the pacing became 100x slower than in the arcs before. And the fast pacing had been one of my major + for HxH.

Not enough screentime for Killua. All my other favs (Illumi and Hisoka) were missing too.

I am glad I got through with it. Now, whenever I rewatch HxH, I skip most of the CA episodes. The whole arc was great writing for sure and very smart. Credits to the source material. Just didnt like the anime arc for the reasons I stated.

Black_Sheep97 said:
I can understand the hate ,but it is factually wrong to say that the chimera ant has bad characterization.

YuuChanneru said:



Dude, it's kind of really sad to see you reply to forum posts from 300 years ago, one by one, regardless of who is right here or how you feel about the anime or how good or bad sth is.

Cycli said:

EDIT: did you stop watching it fr? You know, people can be different and have the freedom to stop, but seriously?
You gave to FMAB a 5 and you gave a 10 to SAO? 😂😂😂🤷🏻‍♂️

CondemneDio said:
Chimera Ant arc is the best part of the anime.
If you marathon it, it's doesn't feel as slow-paced.

Killua39 said:
Chimera arc is the main reason why this anime is a masterpiece. Seriously can‘t understand how anyone can NOT like this arc 😅

Arkab said:


The arc is the main reason why the series was ruined. It had nothing to do with any of the goals of any of the main characters and just popped-up in the middle out of nowhere interrupting the whole storyline the audience had invested its time in during the first 75 episodes.

Takamura-sama said:
The show's peak was during the Kurapika revenge arc (aka yorknew arc) That arc was easily one of my favorite arcs ever.

The start was really good, but I currently am at the chimera ant arc and I feel like this arc is really stupid and so dragged out.

I just need my babe (I am not gay) Kurapika back <3

Who else thinks that this arc is too dragged out?

naotas_forehead said:

And what even is the main plot? Do you really think "Gon looks for his dad, Killua tags along, and Hisoka masturbates behind them" is a better plot than everything the Chimera Ant arc has to offer?

Arkab said:

It's not a matter what you consider better plot or worse plot, the fact is that the premise of the show was about a boy wanting to find his dad. That was the goal of the show. That's was the reason of all the actions the main character of the show had been doing so far.

You want to find dad? First pass the hunter exam. Check
You want to travel through the world in order to do so? You need money, go to the Heaven's Arena. Check
Want to know the next clue? Go to York City, where you'll need a game that's gonna be part of an auction. Check
You want to be a step closer to him? Win the game. Check
So what do we do now? We go kick some ants' ass that threaten the world, something that had nothing to do with anything we had been doing so far. Pff.

There was a plot. There was a clear direction. The chimera ant arc, as great as it is, didn't have anything to do with it. It had no relation to the motivations of the main characters, which are the ones that drive the show and upon which you invest your interest and attention. It was a deviation from the main plot.

Zibsidian said:

And after Gon wins the game he is taken to Kite, who is an adversary of Ging and was a great father figure to Gon. And he now needs Gon and Killua's help, meeting Kite and teaming up with him to fight the Ants is relevant to the story because Kite has deep ties with Ging.

Arkab said:

Kite never needed their help. He never asked nor begged them for it. Neither did the Hunter association. Nobody here requested the kids to join the killing-ants mission. It was the other way around: it was Gon the one who asked Kite if he could follow him in his investigation, it was his idea since the beginning.

Fuchsia said:
Lol, that's the best arc in the anime. If you don't like that arc I don't see how you can like HxH.

Leomark said:
So having re watched the chimera ant arc, I've paid alot more attention then you do the first time, ethics, morals, story and battles in some places telling are fairly good of not excellent in some places. However, the pacing is bad if not horrible, I found my self skipping episodes the first time because nothing of note happened. Characters would spend so much time explaining things that didn't mean anything (chimera ant soldiers getting screen time that don't participate during the palace battle are pure filler in my eyes) only to skip onto something else as trivial. But my biggest gripe has to be the power scaling, the ants go from zero to hero in about 4~10 episodes. Not to mention some unceremonious endings where known characters just die for shock appeal. Ant soldiers are easily able to defeat fully fledged hunters and captains, let alone the royal guard beat every one else because of the discovery of nen. Which is another problem, they obtain nen very easily. They observed and caught a nen user (Pokkle) where he is lobotomised, yet somehow tells the chimera ants (despite the lobotomy) the specifics of nen even though he is not a master nor fully adept in nen. And somehow they discover the rest. They then display powers above and beyond that of any nen user. Many prominent characters Gon, Killua, Kuripika, Kite in the arc were taught by someone that greatly accelerated their progress if not giving them distinct abilities. So you will have to forgive me if I see that as absolute bullshit that they can grow to be such a huge threat so quickly. It felt very rushed, and if the arc has some 60~ episodes to flesh everything out they could have had the time and patience to have the power creep not so outrageous.

It however did tie up in a nice little bow at the end which is very well done. I thoroughly enjoyed Gon paying a heavy price for his 'deus ex machina' growth, where even after the next arc and into the manga he does not regain his nen powers. It made it feel much more realistic rather then many a shounen series I've watched where there is little to no down side when a character gains incredible power so quickly. Overall I enjoyed the arc if not for the beginning making me almost put it down. I'd give it a 6/10.

canary1996 said:

Whatttttttttttttttttttttttttttt!!!!!!!!!!!!!!?!

Fuchsia said:

It is what it is :)

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Fuchsia said:

It is what it is :)

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canary1996 said:

no wonder when you gave gintama 2015 a 2/10!

Fuchsia said:

hahaha you're taste is shit