Chimera Ant: The End [Hunter x Hunter]

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[noraa]

also in this arc you get to hear, actually hear killua's footsteps for one of the first times ever in the anime, underrated but very epic, so used to being an assassin and silent but when it comes down to it with his friend's life on the line he forgets to do the thing he's been practicing and ingrained in him since he was THREE, forgets all his training to get to his friend as fast as possible... truly one of my favorite parts

[ByronGreen]

One of my absolute favorite parts about this arc is the fact our MC and the main big bad never interact.. and yet the conclusion is still so satisfying.

[anupamdev]

King's first dialogue: don't make me repeat myself.
King's last dialogue: komugi are you there.. komugi are you there
Me trying not to cry then😭😭😭😭😭😭😭

[jonathanskyfire]

Kings final moments has the be seen in the anime. It’s a must watch Merphy.

[burnertwo]

"You think I cannot pray with a single arm?" This is the line that gives me chills

[jesse]

When Netero says to Meruem during their fight "I am thankful for everything that led me to you", I think it reveals a lot about his motives. On one hand, Netero really is fighting for humanity's survival, and does feel indignance at what he perceives as a lesser species looking down on humans. On the other hand, the more selfish part of him is okay with all the human lives already lost in this conflict, because they are the reason for this fight he's now in, which he loves.

[davi]

What I like about Togashi's strength as a writer in HxH is his commitment to his characters. The world does not revolve around Gon, but the people who lives in it. Gon provides one perspective and personal ideology. But characters like Kurapika, Hisoka, Mereum have complete different world views, and Togashi keep giving us insight to these characters, making everyone feel like the protagonist to their own stories.

[Weebzz]

One of the things I like about Netero vs Meruem is that back in the Hunter exam the final part was 1v1 battles where the victor only wins if they get the other to admit defeat. Killing is not allowed. Netero then challenges Meruem to essentially the same thing. Fight and defeat me then I'll tell you your name. But if Meruem kills him outright then he won't learn his name.

Also when Netero played keep away from Gon and Killua while only using his left arm and right leg. Then when battling Meruem he loses his left arm and right leg

[ethanhunt]

The reason Netero kinda holds on to his rage and keeps the mission on the forefront of his mind is not that he doesnt want to admit King is something more than something that just needs exterminating
He is holding on to it because he knew if their conversation kept going his heart would soften, which is something he himself admits right at the start of the fight...basically he was like "if I dont get this done now my heart would soften and I could fail"

[mob]

The fact that togashi wrote it so gon and meruem never actually met
because parallel lines dont meet eachother is brilliant.

[luzobsidiana]

Yesterday I finished HxH with my girlfriend, was her first time watching it and she cried an ocean for Meruem and Komugi. A beautiful story and my personal favorite, is sublime.

[TEG]

There are two themes of duality in this arc. One is Gon's decent into becoming a monster, opposed to Meruem discovering his humanity.
The other one is between Meruem and Netero. Both of them are the embodiment of violence, who found love, gratitude and enlightenment, but each interpreted it different. While Netero found his enlightenment through violence and embracing it until the very end, Meruem found his by abandoning it and embracing his humanity until his final moments.

[Mayhem]

"It was underhyped" is the best compliment for the arc you can give

[GoDUsopp-gkfx]

Komugi touching Meruem's hand and realizing that he's not human but still she embraces him either way is... so potent. I can't handle it, I always end up crying hard.

[declanm]

Another really beautiful part about the end of Komugi and Meruem that I don’t think you mentioned is that, since Komugi is blind, this entire time she’s been operating on Meruem’s voice alone with no idea that he’s anything other than human. At their very end, where they’re together and she holds him, is the first time she’s actually able to realise that he’s not human… and she chooses to stay anyway

[NaritaZaraki]

I genuinely cannot express how much Gon breaks my heart in this arc. And I think there is actually a lot of nuance to his lashing out at Killua in that infamous moment that we don't discuss enough. Obviously, Killua did not deserve any of that and he was only doing what he always does, be the level-headed one and approach things with more restraint in a direct balancing act to Gon's approach, this is their normal. *But that is precisely what is contributing to Gon's feeling of being alone in his grief.* He isn't operating as normal. He's breaking apart. And the fact that Killua isn't, didn't have a personal relationship with Kite prior and that he, bless his golden heart, under the most incredible of circumstances, still has the capacity to operate at his best and be rational and composed ... the only way Gon can compute all of that is "Oh. He doesn't feel this writhing living hell of entwined guilt and anger that is brewing in me. He's okay. He's actually okay. This is Tuesday to him." And that is a real ugly aspect of grief and how it manages to isolate you even while surrounded by loved ones. Feeling irrationally hurt about the fact that they are consoling you and are there for their love of you but not because they share the magnitude of loss that you feel. You are their priority, not the person you lost. They are here for your well being. And that can weirdly feel like they are not at all addressing what is hurting you. Like you're bleeding profusely from a head wound and everyone around you is preoccupied by your sprained ankle. *Killua is infinitely more heartbroken about what Gon is going through than he is about Kite's death. And that, irrationally and unfairly, hurts Gon. So he lashes out.* And I'm gonna stop now before I start crying for these kids for the millionth time T_T

[JohnPaul-suqn]

I don't know why but Reina coming home and her mom recognizing her won't ever stop making me tear up. It's such a nice closing to such an amazing arc, something seemingly so inconsequential to the story as a whole tying the story together. What we thought of as a tragedy at the start turned out to have a happy ending, it's like Togashi planted an emotional timebomb at the beginning and after going through all of the things in the arc when you are so emotionally spent it sets off.

[dooperco]

Reading this arc so early in your manga career is a double edge sword, while it shows the best manga can offer, it is also very hard, if not impossible, to find anything than can rival it.

[OleBrr]

This is definitely my favorite shonen arc of all time. From the parallels, dynamics and development on both sides to the incredible fights and emotions. It's a complete story told in 133 chapters as well as the peak of the entire story up until that point.
So glad you liked it as well!

[elmesaoudizakariae]

Merphy: It was underhyped!!!
Everyone: I KNOW RIGHT!!!