Your Favorite Story arc of all time

[rusashi]

I didn't see one of these threads, and thought it would make for good discussion.

For me, it's a tie between Thriller Bark and the Vongola Rings arc in Reborn!

I admit, I didn't like TB at first, but it's grown on me. The Odz fight is getting tiresome, but I know it'll go out with a bang. And then there's Bear and Moria to look forward to.

The Vongola Rings arc had that kick ass Shonen tournament feel, and did it to the extreme. Hibari one shotting a really hyped up baddy was awesome.

Honorable mentions:
Soul Society (what got me, and most of the people who I know that like Bleach, into the series, and hooked us into it.)
Chimaera Ant in HxH, when I finally pushed myself to finish read HxH, the Chimaera Ant arc is freaking great, and I can see why it's so damn popular.

Love to hear everyone elses favorites.

[Really Square]

http://apforums.net/showthread.php?t=14447. I made a thread like this a while back. I don't think I have anymore to add to that list. Maybe the Phantom Lord arc in Fairy Tail, but I can't make a final decision until it's over.

EDIT: Now that I think about it, I might as well add the Red Ribbon Arc in Dragonball.

[Moria]

Chimera Ant Arc and Thriller Bark
Hard to choose.

[Natty Bumppo]

I really liked the Vongola Ring arc in Reborn. Probably because the manga was a bit meh for a while, but got so awesome quickly.

For more arcs'

Chimera Ant arc
World Baking Tournament in Yakitate!! Japan
The pre-Near arc
The Chuunin Exam arc from Naruto (probably the only good part from Naruto)
Robert 10 arc (Law of Ueki)
Heaven Arc (Law of Ueki)

First arc in Nodame Cantabile

[Generic_Soda]

The Rewinding Town - D. Gray-Man
Greed Island - Hunter X Hunter
Dublith and the Devil's Nest - FullMetal Alchemist
G8 Filler - One Piece
Kokuyo School - Reborn!

[Outlawz]

Pre-Soul Society-Bleach
Before L.'s death-Death Note
Davy back fights-One Piece
Vongola rings-Reborn!

[gaara d. lucci]

York Shin

That is all

[Cap'n Carter]

Flame of Recca - SODOM

Houshin Engi - The Chou Koumei Captures, The Great Sennin War

Gash Bell - Faudo

Kinnikuman - Choujin Dream Tag Tournament, Scramble for the Kinniku Planet Throne

JoJo's Bizarre Adventure - Part IV

[Buccaneer]

Hokuto No Ken - Raoh
One Piece - Skypiea (Water Seven comes damned close)
Jojo's Bizarre Adventure - Part III
Hajime no Ippo - Date, The World

[Taleran]

Ippo - Apocalypse Now! (Takamura vs. Hawk)
Recca - SODOM
HxH - NGL
Berserk - Retribution

[Mr. Lucci]

One Piece-Enies Lobby and Water 7(I almost consider them the same arc)
Naruto-Land of Waves(Best arc in Naruto)
Bleach-SS arc

I'll need to think of some more later.

[Cap'n Carter]

@Buccaneer:

Hokuto No Ken - Raoh
One Piece - Skypiea (Water Seven comes damned close)
Jojo's Bizarre Adventure - Part III
Hajime no Ippo - Date, The World

Doesn't "Raoh" constitute like the entire latter 3/4's of the first part?

And I can't believe I forgot about Takamura vs. Hawk from Ippo.

As for One Piece… I dunno if there's any arcs in there that stack up to the others I listed, terms of favorite. Maybe Skypiea or DBF.

[Taleran]

I didn't know wether to put Apoc, but Brian does such a great job of laying on the Hate for those 2 volumes before the fight it was awesome

oh and the 1st Major Story Arc of 20th century Boys

[Buccaneer]

Yeah that motherfucker lasted forever. I can't even remember what happened, I figure they just kept fighting him and losing and working out. But I sure do remember enjoying it.

[Cap'n Carter]

Yeah, I was going to mention Hokuto no Ken, but the really good parts didn't really have "arcs" so much so I didn't bother

[King Kobra]

Pokemon > Orange Islands. (Best part IMO, and the last I actually watched as a fan)

One Piece > Thriller Bark.

Gash Bell > One Thousand Years Old Demon Arc.

Bleach > Soul Society.

Ranma1/2 > Herb Saga.

[Vanessa]

Hokuto no Ken - Raoh

Gash Bell - Faudo, although King Festival has been really good so far.

JJBA- Part IV

One Piece - Skypeia

Reborn - Vongola Ring

[Tsuchirinhon]

Chobits: Chapter 83 - Chapter 88
Death Note: First Arc. Jojo's Bizarre Adventure: Part III, Part IV, and, until it went to shit, Part V.
Monster: Volume XII and Volume XIII.

[Bounty1Berry]

OP: Arlong Arc, Enies Lobby

ES21: Death March

These are the only series I have the commitment to to make fair judgements on.

[goty]

Saint Seiya: Gold Saints (Sanctuary)
OP: Alabasta/ Water 7
DB: Cell
Hokuto no Ken: the whole Hokuto Brothers "arc", Jagi -> Raoh
20th Century Boys: the first arc, ending with Bloody New Year's Eve**.**

[King Kobra]

I actually liked the Daily Life Arc of Hitman Reborn….

[Natty Bumppo]

Hay, where can I get this Houkuto no Ken everyone talks about.

[raj]

http://www.mangatraders.com/manga/series/270

Though you got to sign up to access it and some volumes are missing.

[Natty Bumppo]

Have those vol. not been translated at all? Can I get them somewhere else?

I also liked the Ark Arc in D.Gray-Man….

[Radical jack]

I can't make up my mind for one piece…I liked Tb sky peia and daveyback alot

jojo part 2

dark tournament(yuyu)

Kyoto Arc(kenshin)

Cell and 22nd budokai tournament (dragon ball)

Golden age arc( berserk)

mashiba vs sawamura and takamura vshawk(ippo)

digimon season one

[Generic_Soda]

York Shin in Hunter X Hunter. It formally introduced the Ryodan and showed off a bunch of knowledge the author had. That and Hiei made a cameo in it.

[Wickio]

One Piece - Water Seven
Kinnikuman - Scramble for the Throne
Hokuto no Ken - The Four Brothers of Hokuto (If you can consider so much an arc.)
Ashita no Joe - Joe vs Jose Mendoza
Monster - The Finale

[AD-HD Pirate]

One Piece: Jaya/Enies Lobby, Thriller Bark
Dragonball: The one with Piccolo jr.
Naruto: Chuunin exams.

[Zephos]

One Piece: Alabasta arc
Berserk: Golden Age arc

[samurai]

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[Impel Down]

OP: Enies Lobby arc
Busou Renkin: LXE arc
Fairy Tail: Phantom Lord arc
KHR: Varia arc

[tony-kun]

OP: Davy Back Fight and Thriller Bark(so far)

Hunter x Hunter: Greed Island and NGL.

Kinnikuman: Tag and Throne Fight(How'd I forget the MAN)

[samurai]

Thread revival!

OP: Arlong, Alabasta and Thriller bark
Fairy tail: Phantom lord
KHR: Vongola rings
HxH:York shin
Bleach: Soul society
Kenshin: Shishio

[Sandai Mera]

Naruto - Sasuke Retrieval Arc
Hajime no Ippo - Rookie King /East vs West Rookie King Arc & Dueling Hawks
Eyeshield 21 - Deimon vs Oujou II Arc
Jojo - Stardust Chasers
Prince Of Tennis - Kanto Tournament arc
Fullmetal Alchemist (manga) - Devil's Nest
Ruroken - Jinchuu arc
Dragonball - Piccolo Daimao arc
Z - Buu arc

[Senshi Mizaka]

Dragonball Z: Cell
Hunter x Hunter: Greed Island
Katekyo Hitman Reborn!: Daily Life
Jojo's Bizarre Adventure: Diamond is Unbreakable (Part IV)
Naruto: Wave Country
Bleach: Introduction

[KzTxL7]

One Piece - Skypiea With Alabasta SO close behind it.

Absolute favorite Arc I've seen/read.

Land of Waves in Naruto is a 3rd.

[Sandai Mera]

Wow they're are actually people on here other than myself who liked the Land Of Waves arc about damn time.

[Kefky]

I actually know a lot of people who thought that Naruto went straight to the shitter after the Wave Country arc.

[Really Square]

My favorite Naruto arc was actually the Chuunin Exams.

[Tragic_johnson]

To me, it doesn't ever get better in any shonen arc than in the Kyoto saga in Kenshin. I bought the dvds to the series a few years ago, and got to Kyoto where I bought the first two dvds, than I bought the rest of the arc the next day, the arc sent chills up my spine, with its great fights, charecters, dramatic sequences, pacing and brilliant music.

[Sandai Mera]

@Kefky:

I actually know a lot of people who thought that Naruto went straight to the shitter after the Wave Country arc.

That's at first for me seeing as how everyone I've heard said it started after the chunnin exam.

To me, it doesn't ever get better in any shonen arc than in the Kyoto saga in Kenshin. I bought the dvds to the series a few years ago, and got to Kyoto where I bought the first two dvds, than I bought the rest of the arc the next day, the arc sent chills up my spine, with its great fights, charecters, dramatic sequences, pacing and brilliant music.

You haven't read the manga?

[Shigan]

ES: Deimon vs. Oujou/Deimon vs. Bando/Deimon vs. Seibu. Basically the nationals in its entirety was hella good, though Agon being so irritating kind of downgraded the Shinryuuji match somewhat. Gaou, though, is so retarded I haven't been able to enjoy the finals at all. edit: somehow, I forgot my favorite, which is the Death March.

OP: Skypiea (including Jaya)/TB/Arlong

I haven't really read Ippo for like a year but Takamura vs. Hawk, Ippo vs. Date and Mashiba vs. Sawamura (although short-ish, it was the best fight of the series) were great, at least.

[Tragic_johnson]

You haven't read the manga?

I have and I loved it just as well, I was just stateing my first experience with the series.
Though the manga mixed with the amazing Jinchuu arc right after that was very masterful.