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Nov 6, 2013 4:40 PM
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On Toonami's official Tumblr page, an announcement has been made that Toonami will begin to air the "Naruto: Shippuuden" series beginning in January. The post also includes that the episodes aired will be uncut and that the series will begin on the same day that Toonami also premieres "Space Dandy."

"Naruto," which is currently airing on Toonami, will stop airing on November 30, 2013.

Source: Toonami's Tumblr page
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Nov 6, 2013 4:45 PM
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I look forward to watching Space Dandy, I'm sure Naruto fans are rejoicing now.
Nov 6, 2013 4:46 PM
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Space Dandy is bigger news than Naruto lol
Nov 6, 2013 4:48 PM
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j0x said:
Space Dandy is bigger news than Naruto lol


Space Dandy already has it's airing on Toonami thread here. You were the first comment :p
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Nov 6, 2013 4:50 PM
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Wind_Sr said:
j0x said:
Space Dandy is bigger news than Naruto lol


Space Dandy already has it's airing on Toonami thread here. You were the first comment :p


ye im just excited for that anime i hope it will not fail
Nov 6, 2013 4:51 PM
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space dandy
~hyperventilates

naruto is watched online so yeah
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Nov 6, 2013 4:55 PM
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j0x said:
ye im just excited for that anime i hope it will not fail


I hope it does really well also. It would be big step for anime in the U.S. if it does. Having the Naruto sequel begin on the same day should hopefully get Space Dandy some more viewership along with more viewership for Toonami in general.
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Nov 6, 2013 4:57 PM
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I'm glad for Shippuden...

but what about people watching Naruto for the first time? They'll have to do one heckuva catch-up!
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Nov 6, 2013 5:09 PM
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Here we go.
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Nov 6, 2013 5:11 PM

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malvarez1 said:
I'm glad for Shippuden...

but what about people watching Naruto for the first time? They'll have to do one heckuva catch-up!
They started One Piece at episode 310(or around there) and said they have all the episodes legally online to catch up. Maybe something similar or they're just counting on those Disney Naruto fans.
Nov 6, 2013 5:33 PM

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Naruto isnt dandy enough, needs more space and ☆

anyhow when the hell will they announce the dub cast to space dandy, wattanabe's dubs are usually really strong so i hope dandy's is as good.

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Jizzy, I know you have no idea how to argue for shit,

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Jizzy as you would call yourself because youre a dick The most butthurt award goes to you And clearly you havent watched that many shows thats why you cant determine if a show is unique or not Or maybe you're just a child who likes common stuffs where hero saves the day and guys gets all the girls. Sad taste you have there kid you came up to me in the first place making you look more like a kid who got slapped without me even knowing it and start crying about it to me

Nov 6, 2013 5:36 PM

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they added something to amke it popula rbut why not somehting good
Nov 6, 2013 5:36 PM

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Darn. Just saw this and was too late to post it. Kinda dissapointed actually. I never watched the entire original Naruto series back in the day, and I don't like the idea of skipping a series. Guess I'll just have to watch what Naruto I can and then watch Shippuden.

Oh well. I heard Shippuden is better.
Nov 6, 2013 5:39 PM

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Battlechili1 said:

Oh well. I heard Shippuden is better.
its been very long and i havent watched since years ago but its quite the oppossite, naruto is actually a really entertianing shounen and it peaks at this one arc about the chunnin exams ending with this huge blowout in action in this tournament like thing. Then after that things started getting mixed, alot of the came begins to wear off and then fillers start hitting

I think it'd still be worth a watch but it is kind of downhill and shippuden began losing me early on, its a show stretched past where it should have been

Immahnoob said:
Jizzy, I know you have no idea how to argue for shit,

tokiyashiro said:

Jizzy as you would call yourself because youre a dick The most butthurt award goes to you And clearly you havent watched that many shows thats why you cant determine if a show is unique or not Or maybe you're just a child who likes common stuffs where hero saves the day and guys gets all the girls. Sad taste you have there kid you came up to me in the first place making you look more like a kid who got slapped without me even knowing it and start crying about it to me

Nov 6, 2013 5:43 PM

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JizzyHitler said:
its been very long and i havent watched since years ago but its quite the oppossite, naruto is actually a really entertianing shounen and it peaks at this one arc about the chunnin exams ending with this huge blowout in action in this tournament like thing. Then after that things started getting mixed, alot of the came begins to wear off and then fillers start hitting

I think it'd still be worth a watch but it is kind of downhill and shippuden began losing me early on, its a show stretched past where it should have been

Oh. That's kind of disappointing to hear. Well I'll still give it a try when it starts airing.
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Battlechili1 said:
JizzyHitler said:
its been very long and i havent watched since years ago but its quite the oppossite, naruto is actually a really entertianing shounen and it peaks at this one arc about the chunnin exams ending with this huge blowout in action in this tournament like thing. Then after that things started getting mixed, alot of the came begins to wear off and then fillers start hitting

I think it'd still be worth a watch but it is kind of downhill and shippuden began losing me early on, its a show stretched past where it should have been

Oh. That's kind of disappointing to hear. Well I'll still give it a try when it starts airing.
I dont meant to call it horrible or anything, some people say that but i believe its over exaggerated, it has its moments, and its sure as hell not bleach, whenever you have a lot of time on your hands there should be enjoyment to of had, that is of course if you like the admittidly generic shounens

If you like kekkaishi then you should enjoy naruto. They have similarities though i think kekkaishi was much better and ended when it needed to(though last chap was kind of meh)

Immahnoob said:
Jizzy, I know you have no idea how to argue for shit,

tokiyashiro said:

Jizzy as you would call yourself because youre a dick The most butthurt award goes to you And clearly you havent watched that many shows thats why you cant determine if a show is unique or not Or maybe you're just a child who likes common stuffs where hero saves the day and guys gets all the girls. Sad taste you have there kid you came up to me in the first place making you look more like a kid who got slapped without me even knowing it and start crying about it to me

Nov 6, 2013 5:48 PM

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Why show Shippuden instead of Naruto? Plus to just stop it im the middle.. Now we have to go through all those damn filler episodes. Plus Sasuke was in it more.
Nov 6, 2013 5:54 PM

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BiiteYouToDeath said:
Why show Shippuden instead of Naruto? Plus to just stop it im the middle.. Now we have to go through all those damn filler episodes. Plus Sasuke was in it more.

Naruto is older and has already aired on Toonami. Shippuden hasn't and is newer, plus lots of people requested it.
JizzyHitler said:

If you like kekkaishi then you should enjoy naruto. They have similarities though i think kekkaishi was much better and ended when it needed to(though last chap was kind of meh)
I did really like Kekkaishi. Never got to see the ending, but from what I saw I really liked it.
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BiiteYouToDeath said:
Why show Shippuden instead of Naruto? Plus to just stop it im the middle.. Now we have to go through all those damn filler episodes. Plus Sasuke was in it more.

While it's unfair to those new to the show, this is probably the best choice and easily a huge relief to those who don't want to see useless filler for two years before Shippuden even airs in the West again. The ratings will definitely die if that were to happen. On their (Toonami's) Q&A's, there have always been questions regarding the filler episodes after the Sasuke Retrieval arc.

I haven't kept with Shippuden in year(s) from losing interest in the subs/manga, so this will probably allow me to get back into it. I'm also a huge fan of the dubbed version, so I'm looking forward to this.

Nov 6, 2013 6:08 PM

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Sounds like good news. Glad that its coming back on Toonami, since Disney didn't even do anything with the show. So I'm gussing that the original Naruto show would stop where Naruto trains with Ebisu, and meets Jiraiya for the first time, probably.
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Nov 6, 2013 6:30 PM

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I miss Toonami tbh. I don't have the channel anymore though so sadly I can't watch it...*sigh*.
Nov 6, 2013 6:40 PM
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Oh great, just what Toonami needs......more stupid Naruto.
Nov 6, 2013 6:48 PM

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Aww, I was actually wanting to watch the Sasuke Retrieval Arc again.

Am I the only one who prefers the original Naruto over Shippuden?
Nov 6, 2013 6:52 PM
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I didn't think Toonami would be able to start airing Shippuden this soon, tbh. It's still good for Toonami, nonetheless. Although, I'm not too crazy about the idea of them ending Naruto at 50 episodes.
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I understand Toonami's decision for Naruto. I think a lot of viewers are more interested in seeing Shippuden then the original series as most of the original series aired previously on Cartoon Network. I think that Toonami feels they can get away with skipping so many episodes since One Piece has been doing well even with so many episodes having been skipped.
Nov 6, 2013 7:13 PM
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meh. no thanks. Tired of naruto already. Been there done that, but ehh whatever.

j0x said:
Space Dandy is bigger news than Naruto lol


Agreed. Can't wait for Space Dandy's first episode on toonami where that show needs to watched by everyone than naruto.

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Are they gonna air fillers?
Nov 6, 2013 7:53 PM

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I'll be watching since I'm way far behind on the Japanese broadcast and there are a couple of parts I want to see animated like the great ninja war.
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Nov 6, 2013 7:58 PM

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When this was removed from Disney XD that's when I switched to sub, and started watching other anime

I honestly wish it picked up where it left off.
Nov 6, 2013 7:59 PM

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I stopped re-watching Naruto on toonami after episode 15 or so. Watching the new Shippudden episodes is enough.

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Aww, I was actually wanting to watch the Sasuke Retrieval Arc again.

Am I the only one who prefers the original Naruto over Shippuden?

Nope
Most people prefer Naruto actually.
Nov 6, 2013 8:08 PM

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More Sasuke is always a good thing. I will definitely be watching it. <3
Nov 6, 2013 8:13 PM
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Not crazy about the show or this announcement, but I'm glad that it's on Toonami finally. Better to stay there than being on Disney XD... 'twas not the pretty days for the franchise.
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Are they gonna air fillers?

Probably...
Nov 6, 2013 8:26 PM

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I had no idea Disney had Naruto Shippuden at one point, though they seem to buy anything and everything these days... I obviously don't keep up with Naruto anime licenses... I also believe, though I don't watch the anime, that going to Shippuden is the right choice simply cause it's already far in, and the published manga is pretty far along, so starting from the start, especially when I remember them airing it 6+ years ago, while it would help any "newcomers", I find it hard to believe there were a lot of Naruto viewers who hadn't already seen subs or something else of the "original" Naruto.
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malvarez1 said:
I'm glad for Shippuden...

but what about people watching Naruto for the first time? They'll have to do one heckuva catch-up!
They started One Piece at episode 310(or around there) and said they have all the episodes legally online to catch up. Maybe something similar or they're just counting on those Disney Naruto fans.

I really doubt this:
they're just counting on those Disney Naruto fans
Nov 7, 2013 7:27 AM

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Oh well ...
Nov 7, 2013 7:43 AM
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great news.. thanks..

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So they are picking up where they left off then before Toonami got axed then?

Well in any case I have to say at least I'm not going to miss much out of this so-called "time-skip" Toonami is doing here.

I mean I rather be closer to what they have over in Japan right now then to go through all of this for a second time you know. :3
Nov 7, 2013 11:53 PM
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Replacing Naruto with Shippuden? Awesome, though it'll take a while for them to get up to where I dropped all Naruto completely.
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That's cool I guess.
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JizzyHitler said:
Battlechili1 said:

Oh well. I heard Shippuden is better.
its been very long and i havent watched since years ago but its quite the oppossite, naruto is actually a really entertianing shounen and it peaks at this one arc about the chunnin exams ending with this huge blowout in action in this tournament like thing. Then after that things started getting mixed, alot of the came begins to wear off and then fillers start hitting

I think it'd still be worth a watch but it is kind of downhill and shippuden began losing me early on, its a show stretched past where it should have been

I couldn't disagree more. The Chunin Exams are so ridiculously dragged out, the preliminaries were literally episodes on episodes of boring fights (Naruto vs Kiba, Shino vs the sound ninja, Ino vs Sakura, etc). Sure it had its moments but it was for the most part boring, best arc in the original Naruto was easily the Tsunade arc. As someone who just rewatched the whole first series, I prefer Shippuden far more than the original.

On topic, are they going to skip fillers? If not they are stupid as hell.

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Oh great, just what Toonami needs......more stupid Naruto.
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SuperImpact said:
I stopped re-watching Naruto on toonami after episode 15 or so. Watching the new Shippudden episodes is enough.

ReflectiveDays said:
Aww, I was actually wanting to watch the Sasuke Retrieval Arc again.

Am I the only one who prefers the original Naruto over Shippuden?

Nope
Most people prefer Naruto actually.
Really? I've actually seen more people who like Shippuden, plus Shippuden has got a higher rating on MAL (not that I take MAL's ratings seriously though). It's usually just that people who prefer Part 1 tend to complain about how downhill they think it has gotten, making them stand out more. On most polls I have seen Shippuden tends to win.

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Perfer Shippuden, I couldn't stand kid Naruto, that and Shippuden features more Akatsuki who are easily the best part of the show especially Itachi.
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Minagatachi said:
JizzyHitler said:
Battlechili1 said:

Oh well. I heard Shippuden is better.
its been very long and i havent watched since years ago but its quite the oppossite, naruto is actually a really entertianing shounen and it peaks at this one arc about the chunnin exams ending with this huge blowout in action in this tournament like thing. Then after that things started getting mixed, alot of the came begins to wear off and then fillers start hitting

I think it'd still be worth a watch but it is kind of downhill and shippuden began losing me early on, its a show stretched past where it should have been

I couldn't disagree more. The Chunin Exams are so ridiculously dragged out, the preliminaries were literally episodes on episodes of boring fights (Naruto vs Kiba, Shino vs the sound ninja, Ino vs Sakura, etc). Sure it had its moments but it was for the most part boring, best arc in the original Naruto was easily the Tsunade arc. As someone who just rewatched the whole first series, I prefer Shippuden far more than the original.

On topic, are they going to skip fillers? If not they are stupid as hell.
And i will respectfully disagree right back at yah

The chunin exams were the part of the show that seemed to ahve the most development going in just about every regard, the main plot was moving, characters were developing and growing relationships with one another, we were getting backstories and learning things about tons of soon to be major characters, and we even saw some rivalries started and concluded, all tied in with the strong finale that had both a emotional conclusion that changed how the series would go as well as provided some entertaining fights(minus the one stolen from cowboy bebop)

Shippuden felt like it was dragging things out too long, not just in pacing but in story overall, it felt like it should have ended years ago and too many of the fights become too reliant on overpowered moves unlike the techniques and tactics they relied on in the first series. While the first series did rely a bit heavily on naruto's power it still managed to not completely rely on it, shippudden did and many of the characters that got good amounts of screen time and development int he first series fade to the background or become entirely pointless a whilst introducing a bunch of new characters that would also fade into the background. On top of that it had too much use of deus ex machina, pulling new moves out of their asses or reversing what should have been permanent decisions, it made things less and less interesting

Even in this final arc, without getting into spoilers, it feels way too mixed, while its good to see it kill of some actually important characters as well as have a few certain plot points i didnt see coming, its all too mixed and it feels really rushed and not well thought out, and how things have gone recently in chapters it feels like it will end with asspulls

Also while shallow, orochimaru was a pretty intimidating villain, while
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Jizzy, I know you have no idea how to argue for shit,

tokiyashiro said:

Jizzy as you would call yourself because youre a dick The most butthurt award goes to you And clearly you havent watched that many shows thats why you cant determine if a show is unique or not Or maybe you're just a child who likes common stuffs where hero saves the day and guys gets all the girls. Sad taste you have there kid you came up to me in the first place making you look more like a kid who got slapped without me even knowing it and start crying about it to me

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I hate Naruto, but at least Disney won't be butchering it anymore ヽ(´ー` )ノ
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Oh? Are they going to go through the entire series or only air a few or a couple hundred episodes?

This is quite interesting. I wonder what happened to make them want to bring it back. Guess it's been enough time and they want money/viewers?

Edit: I think it's good to show fillers, so the viewers get to see the whole show and not miss an episode, despite the hate. I'm not a fan of the show but I hate missing even the stupidest episode.

I also have to wonder if they're going to start at episode 1 or continue where Disney left it?
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good for toonami . deff help get more viewers . although personally Naruto OG > Shippudden

shippuden fell off long ago .
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Yeah I wish they did two episodes a week. I just can't wait a week for one episode if there is already episodes of it dubbed or subbed online and/or on dvd. I even tried with Sword Art Online dubbed but by episode 12, I just had to go on youtube and watch it subbed.

But Toonami will have Space Dandy so I'll watch that since it'll be out before Japan and when Toonami brings out a new show that I haven't seen, I'll go look it up and if i like it I'll watch it online. Neon Alley is really awesome but I can't get it. But when I'm in the mood to just sit back and watch anime, Toonami is there. Well...on Saturday mornings.

Holy Crap, sorry for the long message. Anime4Life xD
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