With Part 2 of Honkai Impact 3rd dropping next month I thought I would take a moment to rank every arc we have so far in Part 1 and Part 1.5 from least favorite to absolute favorite and giving my reasons why I place them where they are. Now keep this in mind this is all just my opinion so if you disagree with me that's fine. And one more thing I will not be counting the arcs that take place in APHO that deserves a ranking list of it's own. Anyways without further ado let's get started.
15. Herrscher of Ice Arc
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Starting at the very bottom of this list we have the Here Lies Bellflower Arc otherwise known as the Herrscher of Ice Arc. This arc is probably my least favorite arc I know I'm probably alone with this one but it is what it is. The Herrscher of Ice arc had so much potential to be a really great arc but I think they dropped the ball on it big time. For those who don't know what I'm talking about well this arc takes place after Chapter 17 and at this point in the story Mei has became a member of World Serpent at this point and when I first saw this I thought we're going to go over Mei's time in World Serpent to see how much she changed ever since she agreed to become a worldwide terrorist unfortunately I was extremely disappointed because it turns out that the main focus of this arc was the Herrscher of Ice and while sure it is fine to introduce a new Herrscher and some new characters the problem I have with this is that this arc should've focused on Mei's development in World Serpent and should've shown how formidable she is and how she's willing to go to any lengths to ensure Kiana's safety but outside of the brief moment that where she thinks about when she left Kiana unconscious after their battle and how she says if she doesn't stop the Herrscher soon Kiana would get involved, we saw no indication of Mei's determination and formidability not once which is a real shame because they clearly set her up in the previous arc that from that point forward Mei was going to be an anti-hero if not full on villain much like Kishimoto did with Sasuke, but unlike Mei, the set up for Sasuke being a villain was perfectly well done because we saw how Sasuke became so determined to reach his goals that he will go to any lengths to accomplish his goals especially during the events of the Five Kage Summit Arc one of my favorite arcs in Naruto where we see Sasuke go absolutely dark and beast mode destroying anyone who stands in his way and staring down Danzo. Mei should've gone much more beast mode and much more determined to achieve her goal rather or not you want her to kill people who stand in her way innocent or not doesn't really matter but what matters is Mei should've shown a lot more determination and be much more ruthless and a lot more formidable and not give a shit about the world because you already have her go beast mode when she fought Kiana, it makes no sense to have her not do it here. As for the other characters I feel like Ana and Owl those two characters could've been fleshed out more as well I feel like they should've been a key point in Mei's character much like how Danzo was for Sasuke's character and I think Kiana should've have some form of appearance in this arc maybe not play a major role but still some form of involvement nonetheless so we can show her determination of her bringing Mei back. I will probably go into detail why this is my least favorite arc in the future but to make this quick the Herrscher of Ice Arc should've focused much more on Mei and her time in World Serpent to show her character development and formidable but sadly Hoyoverse dropped the ball on this one which is why it ranks in last place.
