It's been nearly 4 years since I reviewed the original Naruto and nearly 8 since I finished watching the Japanese dub. Being bored of recent anime seasons I decided to watch Shippuden. Gosh... 3 months later and 400+ episodes finished and here I am.
I'm old now but not quite old enough to be jaded on things I used to love. I still love and enjoy the original Naruto and series like Naruto. It's a light hearted, filled with emotion show that just pulls all the right strings. It's a show that I can rewatch random episodes and still feel the same way as if I
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Aug 11, 2014
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Honestly, its a fun show but this has to be the biggest escapism BS I have ever seen. If I was the author of this LN I would be hanging my head in shame that something so bad became so popular. The biggest problem with that is that this garbage is something I can see myself writing. Sure I would love to make up a world where I am a unapologetic gamer who gets stuck in this own element, because well... the real world is kind of boring. In a world where being amazing at gaming makes every girl you meet ... 
Jan 25, 2012
Hm... Naruto as a series is a difficult one to review. It's almost 'cool' and 'accepted' to say this mainstream anime is overhyped and cliche. If one were to gush about Naruto one would immediately jump to the conclusion that they are a child, naive, or just new to anime.
Naruto is a story about a orphan kid who becomes a ninja. If you look at Naruto's story objectively it's actually pretty good. It has all the stuff you would likely want in a story; rivalries, fighting, ninjas, friendship, philosophical moralizing etc... What ultimately makes this shounen different ... |
