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| As many predicted, (almost) one episode's worth of content stretched to an hour special. It's too bad they took what was seemingly going to be the best part of Shippuuden so far and dilute it so much. There were a bunch of cool moments (like Chidori Nagashi), but the flashbacks are unforgivable. That being said, I'm still looking forward to the next episode(s). |
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| They better have a fight scene in the next episode to make up for the lack of fighting and the overdose of flashbacks T.T |
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| Man, this episode was so dragged out. They managed to turn the first minutes of the first episode, into almost 30 mins =/ I was hoping they would speed the pace, once we reached where the first episode started, but it was completely wrong T_T Still, some parts were good (like Chidori Nagashi). |
| Well, the episode was not what I was expecting, but I guess it's better than the previous episodes. Not so much because of its content, but because we finally get to see Sasuke, which is basically the whole point of this arc, I guess. Since I haven't read too much from the Manga, I'm looking forward to the next episode, since I don't know anything about what's coming. =p And I'll have to agree with NabeShogun and Kayro. That Chidori Nagashi was neat. |
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| They're really turning this in to DBZ. :\ |
radiantfire said: THIS IS AN ANIME ONLY DISCUSSION POST. DO NOT DISCUSS THE MANGA BEYOND THIS EPISODE. ---------------------------------------- The first half of 51 was boring but the second half was quite alright! The animation got so much better. I didn't like the fillers though (eg. Naruto tripping) but meh, at least they weren't flashbacks hahaha Then 52 starts off with a few flashbacks. How many times can they recap that one fight?! F*ck it was annoying. At least they made Sasuke look good. The rest was either a hit or miss. In all, I was disappointed with this special. It had some good scenes but trying to extend the confrontation made it so arduous and boring to watch. I'm not happy. i totaly agree new tag added to naruto : overdose of flashbacks |
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NabeShogun said: As many predicted, (almost) one episode's worth of content stretched to an hour special. That about sums it up. I was okay with the first episode being slow and dramatic regarding Sasuke, but it turned out that both episodes were slow and dramatic and nothing really happened. Chidori Nagashi and Sasuke's suppression of the kyuubi were both cool and important, but they should have occurred in the first episode and been followed by action in the second. Disappointing, but at least they've found Sasuke. |
| episode 51-52 is AWEFUL, VERY AWEFUL. -.- TOO MANY FLASHBACK! they put almost the whole episode 133 -.- + sakura flashback -.- the only good thing is to see Sharingan again and Chidori Nagashi animated. |
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radiantfire said: The first half of 51 was boring but the second half was quite alright! The animation got so much better. I didn't like the fillers though (eg. Naruto tripping) but meh, at least they weren't flashbacks hahaha Then 52 starts off with a few flashbacks. How many times can they recap that one fight?! F*ck it was annoying. At least they made Sasuke look good. The rest was either a hit or miss. In all, I was disappointed with this special. It had some good scenes but trying to extend the confrontation made it so arduous and boring to watch. I'm not happy. EXACTLY!!!! It was 20 min Flashbacks, 2-3 min was extended to 10 min by making everything SLOW MOTION!!! and the last 10 min about (or less) was any actual progress!!! |
| wow the first half they really didn't do much huh? but it still passed fast somehow. all those flashbacks kill me.. T_T; but Sasuke!! finally. gods, I love this boy, I don't care what ppl say xP |
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| Haha, everyone is quick to bitch about the flashbacks, but few pointed out the good parts. I gave the episode a 5, since we got to finally see Sasuke and he looked pretty badass. His new full body Chidori is AMAZING, and that sword could go up against a lightsaber any day. I went to Japan and bought a wicked Sasuke shirt from a Jump store for my cousin, and that is when I first noticed the sword. The sword kicked Yamato's ass. And when Sasuke used the Sharingan to enter Naruto, I thought that was pretty intense. He stood up for Naruto which I think is a huge element to their bond development. Haha. So, I'm more interested in the Kyubi's comment, "Do not kill Naruto, you will regret it." Like, WTF did he mean? I have always thought that if Naruto dies, so does the Kyubi, unless it is extracted of course. Am I wrong and was it a threat to Sasuke, saying that if he kills Naruto, afterward the kyubi would kill Sasuke. Or was he appealing to Sasuke's emotions to convince him that he should not kill Naruto? Either way, the comment came across as strange to me. Anyways, as expected Sasuke is still a head case seeking revenge and nothing else. I look forward to seeing certain surprises coming up that manga readers have ruined for me on other MAL threads. Yeah, flashback's suck, but I have got to say, ITS A WHOLE LOT BETTER THAN NARUTO FILLER. Ugh... just thinking of Naruto filler makes me sick. RadiantFire, great word "arduous". It does depict the feeling while watching another repetitive flashback. And there is no way that these slow scenes are as arduous as DBZ's constant delays before every fight. That was just ridiculous. |
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| lol can any of you be surprised that this one would be full of flashbacks. i can only hope they wont make it worse when sasuke finaly fights his brohter.... itll take 8 weeks with that fight at this rate. |
| I'm also not too sure what the Kyuubi meant by saying "Do not kill Naruto." Though I have to disagree with Renegade and say that I don't think Sasuke was sticking up for Naruto. Sasuke knows that the only power Naruto really has at all IS the Kyuubi. All Sasuke has to do is stop the Kyuubi and Naruto can't do anything but fire a few Rasengans and make 50,000 clones which die at once because of Sasuke's new upgraded Chidori. And I have to say, I'm really disappointed with Naruto anymore. It's really not what I ever expected or wanted it to be. At least DBZ had SOME action. Naruto is just flash back after flash back after flash back. I'd prefer they had 10 episodes of action then 10 episodes of filler so I could just skip the episodes of filler rather than having to deal with filler being inserted in canon material via flashback. Sigh. |
| Well, I'm glad Pierrot gets a hard on whenever Sasuke shows up. Thankfully, I don't. Episode 51 dragged like hell (When the animation went up three notches when Sasuke showed up, I literally gave my computer screen the finger. That's just not fair to other deserving scenes in this series), but episode 52 (the one with all the action) was alright. Chidori Nagashi does kick ass. At least this episode reminded me why I hate Sasuke as well as why I think Iruka and Itachi are awesome. Hawaiian420 said: Also if any of you hasn't read the manga yet, you really should, stop torturing yourselfs. Trust me, my friend, I am seriously considering it. |
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| i fast forwarded through the lame flashbacks. it just seemed to waste time. and the slow pans left and right, and persistent still screens were just too annoying. i was thinking that killing naruto would actually realease the nine tell instantly, freeing it to kill whoever... i suppose thats the most likely occurance. or perhas it has to do with what madara (supposedly) did...which i cant say without spoiling little kids. |
| yay finally Sasuke appears XD but as usual with these specials nothing much happens T_T and another week break >.< but looking foward to the next episode! |
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| Nothing new. Just the same bad animation, slow pacing, overuse of flashbacks and staring contest. I liked the Kyuubi part though. |
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renegade said: So, I'm more interested in the Kyubi's comment, "Do not kill Naruto, you will regret it." Like, WTF did he mean? I have always thought that if Naruto dies, so does the Kyubi, unless it is extracted of course. Am I wrong and was it a threat to Sasuke, saying that if he kills Naruto, afterward the kyubi would kill Sasuke. Or was he appealing to Sasuke's emotions to convince him that he should not kill Naruto? Either way, the comment came across as strange to me. Anyways, as expected Sasuke is still a head case seeking revenge and nothing else. I look forward to seeing certain surprises coming up that manga readers have ruined for me on other MAL threads. I think kyubi meant that the Akatsuki will come after sasuke and kill him if he kills naruto.( is a guess i don't read manga at all)I think they should change Naruto shippuuden to a drama or a talk show. they talk too much. |
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| I've lost all hope in this series. I mean, they might as well have shown the entire Sasuke vs. Naruto Rain of Tears battle from last season with the amount of flashback filler they inserted in this so called "special." Sheesh, they could have easily made this into one 24 min. episode. |
| Wow, so instead of the usual 20min of boredom, we get 40min of boredom. Unbelievable.. I really hoped for Sai's snakes to just hurry the f up and poke Sasukes eyes out or something. But instead, we get him standing around for half an hour with everyone doing their best Carebear- omgzSaskay~ stare at him. Granted, there was like 5min worth of cool stuff in this ep too, Kyuubi and owning Yamato, but meh.. if the April "special" turns out to be as exciting, I think I'll let this show finally rest for good. |
AwesmoeMar 22, 2008 12:40 AM
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renegade said: So, I'm more interested in the Kyubi's comment, "Do not kill Naruto, you will regret it." Like, WTF did he mean? I have always thought that if Naruto dies, so does the Kyubi, unless it is extracted of course. Am I wrong and was it a threat to Sasuke, saying that if he kills Naruto, afterward the kyubi would kill Sasuke. Or was he appealing to Sasuke's emotions to convince him that he should not kill Naruto? Either way, the comment came across as strange to me. Anyways, as expected Sasuke is still a head case seeking revenge and nothing else. I look forward to seeing certain surprises coming up that manga readers have ruined for me on other MAL threads. The Kyubi is needed for something by the Uchiha clan. The Akatsuki are just a front to throw everyone off of what Uchiha Mandara really wants with the beasts. So to answer your question, no one knows what he truly ment or what will happen if both him and Naruto die. If Naruto dies the Kyubi does as stated in past episodes and in the manga on the other hand if the seal isn't dealt with soon the Kyubi will brake free. |
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| It's so damn slow. Gonna watch the second half. |
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| So ... Sasuke got 20x more badass and Naruto can't even move. fun. Why must they drag out the series like this ... WHY WHY WHY WHY WHY *head desk |
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| That trip was ridiculous... A boy who can fly through trees with injuries and lack of sleep; who just ran down those same hallways looking for Sasuke... Tripped over a invisible crack in the ground... Are you shittin' me? I started getting a 80's horror movies flashback -And who in the hell needs anymore flashbacks when watching Naruto- Then it occurred to me this has turned into a horror flick. One that for some reason I'm compelled to watch every week...Then bitch about every week. Alright, see everyone here April 3 for another go round of why we hate Naruto - But we'll continue to watch, because of we have formed a S&M relationship with the creators of Naruto and enjoy the week to week torture- err.. Group |
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renegade said: Sasuke did not stand up for Naruto... I don't think his action was suppressing the Kyuubi, but just his image. He simply showed his arrogant nature, not only to Naruto, but to the Kyuubi. =pHaha, everyone is quick to bitch about the flashbacks, but few pointed out the good parts. I gave the episode a 5, since we got to finally see Sasuke and he looked pretty badass. His new full body Chidori is AMAZING, and that sword could go up against a lightsaber any day. I went to Japan and bought a wicked Sasuke shirt from a Jump store for my cousin, and that is when I first noticed the sword. The sword kicked Yamato's ass. And when Sasuke used the Sharingan to enter Naruto, I thought that was pretty intense. He stood up for Naruto which I think is a huge element to their bond development. Haha. So, I'm more interested in the Kyubi's comment, "Do not kill Naruto, you will regret it." Like, WTF did he mean? I have always thought that if Naruto dies, so does the Kyubi, unless it is extracted of course. Am I wrong and was it a threat to Sasuke, saying that if he kills Naruto, afterward the kyubi would kill Sasuke. Or was he appealing to Sasuke's emotions to convince him that he should not kill Naruto? Either way, the comment came across as strange to me. Anyways, as expected Sasuke is still a head case seeking revenge and nothing else. I look forward to seeing certain surprises coming up that manga readers have ruined for me on other MAL threads. Yeah, flashback's suck, but I have got to say, ITS A WHOLE LOT BETTER THAN NARUTO FILLER. Ugh... just thinking of Naruto filler makes me sick. RadiantFire, great word "arduous". It does depict the feeling while watching another repetitive flashback. And there is no way that these slow scenes are as arduous as DBZ's constant delays before every fight. That was just ridiculous. Also... I don't think the Kyuubi was talking about any sort of hidden feelings from Sasuke towards Naruto. Simply, if Naruto is on the verge, it's most likely for him to rely on the Kyuubi. |
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| ugh, that was boring. only cool parts were Sasuke's chidori moves. |
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| Well at least the fan boys and girls had time enough to drool all over Sasuke. But yeah it was still better then the average Naruto episode, i just don't expect that much of the next special now. XD |
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| The Kyuubi is made of Mr. Bubble. |
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PandaPuff said: Well i guess they'll drag that out for a whole episode too. XD |
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| finally he meets sasuke. but the episode was kinda slow but i love that part with Kyuubi. |
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| hahas. hmms , but i dont know y is it so draggy , CHUUS~ ?! hmms , but overall it was nice xDD -smiles- -xoxo- YUKIYI,chan(: |
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| you should be patient......,when people well stop saying boring,slow pace,blah blah...... |
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Hawaiian420 said: Also if any of you hasn't read the manga yet, you really should, stop torturing yourselfs. Agreed except for some of the upcoming fights.. Some will be interesting to see. |
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| After not watching Naruto since episode 17 (I watched 26 and the 29-30 special together randomly just after the 29-30 special aired), I decided to give this 'special' a go since it's the part we were shown at the very start of Shippuuden; when we all had high hopes for the series. An horrendous amount of panning and static shots kill this, a shounen, right from the get go. Of course, panning is much cheaper than creating flowing action sequences to extend the episodes with, so Studio Pie went for the cheapest option without hesitation. The few bits of real animation on offer (where there's more than a panning shot and mouth/eye movement) were painfully slow and low budget. There really was very little special about this woefully named 'special'. What I really don't understand is why most of the godly episode 1 intro was near enough entirely replaced by lower quality material. For a company as cheap and low budget as Stuido Pie, I would've thought it logical to use as much as humanly possible from what we saw at the start of Shippuuden when attempting to extend the sequence for as long as humanly possible. To make matters even worse and Shippuuden even more boring, the flashbacks were stretched to the max. When flashbacks are used correctly the last for a few seconds, remind you of a scene and the focus quickly returns to the action, but in Shippuuden the entire scenes are shown...obviously only that long to waste more time than constant panning and staring allows. ...basically, this 'special' reminded me why I dropped Shippuuden and why I now only read the manga. |
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