Naruto
 

What are you guys' opinions of Naruto? Do you love it, like it, hate it? And give your reasons for it.

I like it, it's one of my favorite animes. I'm just started watching Naruto Shippuden a few weeks ago after finishing the original series. So far its been pretty good.

Hate it. I like One Piece better. Naruto is a cliche show and the fan base is bad.

I like Naruto~ I've been keeping up with it since it came out ^_^

I pretty much fell out of the fandom around the Ninja War arc (still reading it though and watch the movies)

I can't believe we are so close to the ending of the series...don't know how to really feel

Will be picking up Ninja Storm Revolution (Only have Generations)

I'm one of the few people that actually liked Shippuden till the final arc but yeah, putting my nostalgia goggles aside, it truly is a catastrophic failure in just about every aspect of narrative, character and action writing.

Naruto: Part 1 however will always have a place in my heart as one of the greatest and most enjoyable Shounen Manga/Anime, even if it is incredibly outdated!

Nah, its a typical anime show plagued with filler.

Don't care for it. I tried getting into it but the over explanatory nature of it just really annoyed me.

I personally grew bored of the series years ago and haven't kept up with its manga for the same reason, but I am really curious of how it'll end.Um, see the problem is that the series' source material (the comic/manga) is running alongside it. The anime has to find ways to keep the manga ahead of the anime.

Dragon Ball and Dragon Ball Z had the same issue. The comic was still going at the same time as the show, which is why these two series are plagued with filler.

Pretty much any series where its comic source isn't finished, or the releases are close, the animated counterpart generally has the issue.

Look at Dragon Ball Kai. Faster paced than what Z was. It was a remake of the Z series for its 20th anniversary. Filler could be skipped because the manga is already finished, so need.

I hear Sailor Moon Crystal is doing the same thing. The pace is faster and it's possible because the manga series is finished, so this time around, no need for filler, so I doubt the series will have the Rainbow Crystal Arc or that Ail & Ann arc from SMR, as neither were in the manga and used to pad out the anime.

All I gotta say, after this last chapter:

What happened?

Believe It!!!!!

sorry couldn't resist. :lol:

eh....I wasn't surprised, it IS Sasuke XD

I know how you guys feel. Part of me is excited for the Naruto vs Sasuke fight but at the same time, this felt like another last minute idea just to prolong the story. Some of us saw this coming with the foreshadowing of Sasuke's dark expressions but if this fight was going to happen anyway, then having him battle alongside his old team was utterly pointless. You might as well have kept him with the "Revenge against Konoha" mindset.

Kishimoto, sometimes....:-?

They'd been heading toward Sasuke not being as much of a dick ever since Orochimaru lectured him. Now what character development he did have during the war's been wiped away.

Watch/read One Piece instead, you f*cking heathens.

But for real, Naruto is for kids. Let em' be!

I don't feel like OP's done anything interesting since

About three years ago I met Takeuchi Junko. I didn't care about Naruto stuff (even at that point I hadn't really been reading or watching it) and pulled out my music player and played Gomamon's theme from Digimon Adventure 02, but the biggest shocker was the fact that I knew of the Hunter x Hunter musicals she did as Gon (as she voiced him for the 1999 series) and how I'd actually seen them. She was like "Where did you see them?!" I complimented her on the energy she put into the performance. It was a great experience meeting her. At this point, it seems forced, their having to face one another, eh?

When first introduced to this series, I felt sorry for Sasuke given his circumstances and understood his reasons for leaving to become stronger. Vengeance isn't good...but I understood why. Later on, I started to dislike the direction his character was taking because....

Personally, I prefer Hunter x Hunter and still keep up with the manga. I've still yet to sit through the 2011 anime. Kurapika could be considered this series' equivalent to Sasuke, only better done imo.

If Sasuke had been more...upset over his actions or shown regret having to face those he considered friends at one point, I would probably be empathizing the character, unless it has and I just haven't come across since it's been so long.

The difference though is that Dragonball's "filler" was, pretty often, extending a fight. [Disregarding the whole Garlic Jr saga.]

Watched the first 13 episodes back in 2007. Despite liking them at the time, didn't bother continuing with the show. Judging from reviews and comments, I haven't missed much by not fully watching Naruto. Been told the manga is a lot better, but I can't be bothered to pick it up. One Piece already occupies my time.

Yeah, because the release of the manga and anime was too close in general so they found ways to pad it out. Dragon Ball had the same issue, so it wasn't just a Z thing.

Sailor Moon had padding in its own way too done in the way of Monster of the Week syndrome. That's how they padded that series out.

Not there yet. I've only kept up with the anime since the beginning of Sabaody. I'm only kidding around, anyways. I have zero interest in most anime/manga. One Piece is kinda my one and only, so I don't have a horse in this race. I couldn't speak to you intelligently about any of this sh*t, because I haven't seen any of it.

I can tell you that I think Dragonball anything is dumb as f*ck and have since I was a kid. I'm sure that's significant enough to get some people mad at me.

As far as Naruto goes, I've heard that it pretty much operates on a cycle that constantly repeats itself. No idea if that's true.

Dragonball and Z are fun because they practically invented the genre. It may be plagued with some dire filler during the fights, but its basically superheros for Japan.

Also I love the fact that its a classic/vintage anime now, since it began in the 80's and ended by 1995. Its hard to believe how old it is and still holds up for the most part.

why can't I like both?? :D

You can, bud. I was only joking around!

All this sh*t is silly fun in its own way. Whatever you like is up to your tastes! It's all good!

Except DBZ. That sh*t's boring and duuuuumb.

Uh... I'm saying their version of filler was just extending a fight, instead of creating meaningless stories.

Not saying Naruto did that. I don't know. I didn't watch the anime beyond the first episode. Read some of the manga and I gave it two chances, it just didn't interest me. The only character I liked was Kakashi.

One Piece is BY FAR the best written in the Shounen line-up. Great characters, great story and great dilemmas. Just a shame the Anime is so mistreated with mostly terrible animation...

Hell, even Dragon Ball Z to its credit, found a way to make an unpredictable yet satisfying ending with the Majin Buu Saga.

Naruto's final arc is abysmal.

What about Sailor Moon? Haven't watched it since I was a kid, but how does that fare?

Oh I see what you mean.

From what I recall, the filler eps in Naruto were standalone eps, like the ep where Naruto, Sakura, and Sasuke were trying to unmask Kakashi. I thought it was hilarious.

What do you mean? In what way?

Sailor Moon only had two filler arcs, really, which was mentioned on the first page of this thread in a post directed at you.

Manga is better

Eh. For Sailor Moon, I prefer the Classic anime. The BGM is so good, Naru recieved more screentime other than being one of the informants, and other than Super S and the absent Sailor Saturn transformation, I really enjoyed the series. Manga is also good, but I'm kind of puzzled of the last Acts.

Naruto, I've... not shown interest in it. Especially since Shippuden, from what I read, is on stalling mode with nothing of interest. Man, anime these days I feel they're trying to top in episode numbers. Is Dragonball on the top of number of episodes, or did that belong to Detective Conan/Case Closed (I think it's called)?

For anyone that actually got Ninja Storm Revolution, my PS name is Abare_1

I'll show you the worst gameplay you will ever see

I second this. IMO, both Mamoru and ChibiUsa were better portrayed in the manga. I truly dislike ChibiUsa's character for the anime but adore her for the manga.

Never mind Mamoru and Chibiusa. Sailor Mars' manga incarnation is a lot better than her anime one.

I also thought the live action show wasn't too bad, considering it was suppose to be "what if Sailor Moon was a toku" especially when you saw some of the monster designs... It's a nice adaptation that tries to do it's own thing

How is DBZ boring and dumb?

Ironically, Naoko herself felt that Rei's manga portrayal wouldn't have worked in the anime at the time and liked it. I prefer her manga counterpart too.

Any idea how she's being portrayed for Crystal?

Well, the anime made all of the inner senshi a tad more immature. Usagi was more capable and responsible in the manga, per example. There was not much of a difference between Minako's, Ami's and Makoto's anime and manga incarnations from what I remember. Although Minako acted different in the first season than she did for the rest of the anime. Weird...

I have not watched it yet. I'll just wait until it's over and gets fully subbed. How faithful is it to the manga?