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Best Big Three arcs

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Chunin Exams Arc
Chunin Exams Arc1581
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The worldwide ranking generated by 148 votes

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Chunin Exams ArcChunin Exams Arc1581
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Five Kage Summit ArcFive Kage Summit Arc1562
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Search for Tsunade ArcSearch for Tsunade Arc1528
#4
Final ArcFinal Arc1526
#5
Fourth Great Ninja War ArcFourth Great Ninja War Arc1521
#6
Water 7 ArcWater 7 Arc1516
#7
Akatsuki ArcAkatsuki Arc1514
#8
Land of Waves ArcLand of Waves Arc1503
#9
Fishman Island ArcFishman Island Arc1501
#10
Sasuke Recovery ArcSasuke Recovery Arc1501
#11
Yonkou ArcYonkou Arc1500
#12
Soul Society ArcSoul Society Arc1500
#13
Kazekage Rescue ArcKazekage Rescue Arc1500
#14
Destruction of Konoha ArcDestruction of Konoha Arc1500
#15
Alabasta ArcAlabasta Arc1500
#16
East Blue ArcEast Blue Arc1484
#17
Thousand Year Blood War Part 3Thousand Year Blood War Part 31484
#18
Fullbringer ArcFullbringer Arc1484
#19
Dressrosa ArcDressrosa Arc1484
#20
Sky Island ArcSky Island Arc1484
#21
Thousand Year Blood War Part 1Thousand Year Blood War Part 11484
#22
Sasuke Reunion ArcSasuke Reunion Arc1484
#23
Pain's Assault ArcPain's Assault Arc1484
#24
Substitute Shinigami ArcSubstitute Shinigami Arc1484
#25
Arrancar ArcArrancar Arc1484
#26
Thousand Year Blood War Part 4Thousand Year Blood War Part 41484
#27
Marineford War ArcMarineford War Arc1484
#28
Thriller Bark ArcThriller Bark Arc1470
#29
Thousand Year Blood War Part 2Thousand Year Blood War Part 21470

What the community says

Find out the best arc from the Big Three (One Piece, Naruto & Bleach). Ranking with spoilers of the greatest sagas from these legendary anime.

How this ranking is computed

Every duel won lifts a contender and every loss drops them, by an amount that depends on the opponent's strength: beating the leader is worth more than beating the last. It is an ELO, the same principle as in chess. Duels are not drawn at random — an adaptive entropy sort puts the least predictable match-ups first, which settles the ranking far faster than a full round robin. A worldwide ranking is only published past 30 completed plays. Known limit: a contender who has faced few opponents keeps an approximate score, and the bottom of the table moves more than the podium.

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