Hunter x Hunter (2011) · Season 3 · Crunchyroll / Netflix
Hunter x Hunter (2011) Season 3
Hunter x Hunter (2011) Season 3 is a MUST-WATCH, BollyMeter 9.7/10. 61 episodes on Crunchyroll / Netflix from 6 January 2013.
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What BollyAI Thinks
The Chimera Ant arc is 61 episodes - the longest in the series and among the longest sustained arcs in anime - and critical consensus treats it as one of the medium's unrepeatable achievements. Togashi uses the arc to ask what separates humans from monsters, and his answer is not reassuring. The NGL colony storyline, Meruem's emergence, and the King's relationship with Komugi operate as a completely separate philosophical novel embedded inside a shonen franchise. Two episodes (126 and 131) hold 9.9 IMDb ratings, making them the highest-rated anime episodes in the platform's history. The Madhouse production endures significant animation quality variance across 61 episodes - some stretches are clearly under-resourced - but the writing is so dense that this affects the experience less than it should. The arc is slow, deliberate, and occasionally devastating. It demands patience and returns something most anime never attempt.
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The Room
Standout Episodes
The hours worth arguing about — premieres, finales, and the turning points. BollyAI reads the room episode by episode.
- E116Charge × and × Fate9.5
The NGL infiltration arc reaches its tactical and emotional hinge point. The episode manages multiple converging operations simultaneously and holds narrative clarity without sacrificing pace - a structural feat in a 61-episode arc.
The moment: The moment the full scale of what the Chimera Ants represent becomes undeniable - the show stops being adventure fiction.
“The Chimera Ant arc consistently defies shonen conventions in ways that demand long-form critical reassessment.” — IMDb (user reviews)
- E131Pose × and × Name9.9
One of two episodes holding a 9.9 IMDb rating - the highest in anime history on the platform. The climax of the Palm-Meruem thread. Does not announce its emotional intentions and delivers them anyway. Spoiler-light summary impossible without reducing it to logistics; watch it.
The moment: The Gungi game's final move - a quiet scene the fandom has not stopped discussing since it aired.
“Hunter x Hunter's finest hour - an episode that redefines what anime television can accomplish emotionally.” — IMDb (user reviews)
Season Over Season
The Chimera Ant arc is on a different creative plane from what preceded it - the show's ceiling turns out to be far higher than the genre usually permits.