All Hunter X Hunter Anime Arcs Ranked 2024

1. Yorknew City Arc

Episodes: 37-58 Manga Chapters: 64-119

The Yorknew City arc is the pinnacle of the Hunter x Hunter anime series. In my opinion, it surpasses all the other HxH arcs as it offers the most enthralling ride in the series. We have the main characters enter a mega auction inside the world of HxH where the events start to get heated up.
We were introduced to the mysterious members of the Zoldyck family surprisingly. And more importantly, we learned about why Killua’s character is portrayed in the way it is. It gave us a deep insight as well as brilliantly set up the pathway for the next arc with Gon & Killua, Leorio, and Kurapika going their separate ways. It is a short arc and fulfilled its purpose and is the least favorite arc in the whole show. While the aforementioned things were entertaining to watch, the antagonist Bomber wasn’t the ideal character for a bad guy, which made it a lot less appealing. Overall, it’s a great arc that had some great moments but lacked a final finish in my opinion. The Hunter Exam arc is a great example of how an opening arc should be and was an influential arc to the other shonen anime. We have seen the exam arc tropes in other anime like Naruto, Demon Slayer, and others. Therefore, this is one of the best HxH arcs, and it mostly goes unnoticed by the fans in many ranked lists.
This arc heavily focuses on developing the powers and characters of Gon and Killua and does it flawlessly. On top of it, we even get to see the much-awaited Gon vs Hisoka match-up in this arc in the anime. Thus, along with the growth of the characters and the intense fights, this arc was extremely gripping and enjoyable to watch. Moreover, we finally get to see more of Ging Freecs and Gon finally gets to meet his dad. The ending was good to end the series and mark the beginning of something even better. Thus, it is by far one of the best Hunter x Hunter arcs and is ranked high by many fans; albeit has fewer action scenes. There were a large number of characters involved in this arc and everyone’s participation was shown effortlessly. The Hunters Association going head-to-head against the supreme and powerful King Mereum was a sight to behold. While the writing is absolutely top-tier high in this arc, the pacing dips down slightly at the beginning of the setup, which was something I didn’t expect.
This arc featured several incredible battles, and one was hands down among two of the greatest battles I have ever seen in an anime. You can’t even predict how things are going to turn out as there were many twists and shocking moments along the way. I can talk all day about the character development in this arc, but let’s not spoil the fun. Finally, this arc is filled with the highest of all the high moments in the show and will always be one of the best Hunter x Hunter arcs of all time for many.
Not only do we have Gon, Killua, Kurapika, and Leorio present at the auction site, but we are also introduced to the main antagonists of the series – The Phantom Troupe. And it is one of my favorite groups of villains as they are uber cool, have unique abilities, and make the series way more spell-binding. Moreover, we get to see Kurapika and his chain abilities take center stage in this arc.
This arc manages to pull off many exhilarating battles between the main characters while keeping the narrative riveting until the end. I (as well as many other fans) didn’t want this arc to end, and that’s how much everyone fell in love with this arc. This arc is just perfect in every aspect and is the reason why it has a slight edge over the Chimera Ant arc in my books.