Naruto - My Thoughts & Impressions On It.
Note:This isn't me reviewing it , since I don't know how to properly review something. If you're too butthurt about honest opinions , then you might as well leave this post right now, because I'm going to state my honest opinions about it , and you might get butthurt , because this series has a lot of flaws.
Hey, guys , this is my first post since my introduction , and I thought of posting about something that has been going around in my mind for a long time. So , I'm basically going to talk about Naruto on this post.
Well, Naruto is just your regular , typical , generic shonen . There's nothing so special about this series other than chasing after a character who seems like a fan favourite , especially for the girls , but is actually an idiot. (Find out why I said that by watching Shippuden)
Original Author: Masashi Kishimoto
Adaptation : Naruto Manga
Demographic: Shonen
Magazine: Weekly Shonen Jump (Shuiesha)
English Publishers: Viz Media, Madman Entertainment
| Directed by | Hayato Date |
|---|---|
| Written by | Katsuyuki Sumisawa (Episodes #1-132) Junki Takegami (Episodes #133-220) |
| Music by | Musashi Project Toshio Masuda |
| Studio | Studio Pierrot |
| Licensed by | |
| Network | TXN (TV Tokyo) |
| English network | |
| Original run | October 3, 2002 –February 8, 2007 |
| Episodes | 220 |
Original Author: Masashi Kishimoto
Adaptation : Naruto Manga
Demographic: Shonen
Magazine: Weekly Shonen Jump (Shuiesha)
English Publishers: Viz Media, Madman Entertainment
Synopsis : (Note: I didn't write this , I just copied it from somewhere else.)
In a fantasy world of ninjas and supernatural creatures, a wicked demon fox with enormous power and fury wreaked havoc on the ancient Hidden Leaf Village, causing much destruction and taking countless lives. Finally, the strongest ninja in Hidden Leaf, the Fourth Hokage, managed to defeat the fox by sealing its soul inside a human boy. That boy, Naruto Uzumaki, later came to live in Hidden Leaf Village, but was shunned by almost everyone there because they feared the soul of the evil fox within him. Because of the neglect and oppression he faced, Naruto grew up to be an extremely mischievous and attention-craving trouble maker. But there was at least one person who saw that Naruto had a good side to him too, and that was Iruka-sensei, one of the instructors at the ninja school in Hidden Leaf. Becoming a skilled ninja was something that almost everyone in all of the many different ninja villages in the land wanted, including Naruto. However, it wasn't until he put his life on the line to help Iruka, was Naruto able to prove himself worthy of entering the ninja school. Naruto believes that becoming a great ninja may be the only way to get the people of the village to accept him and acknowledge the fact that he is a human being worthy of love and attention. Naruto makes it his goal to become Hidden Leaf Village's next Hokage(highest ranking ninja and leader of the village.)
However, the path to becoming a skilled ninja is not an easy one. After gaining entrance to the ninja school, Naruto is teamed up with Sasuke, an unfriendly but strong and noble boy from the powerful Uchiha clan, and Sakura, a serious but sometimes flustered girl with a major crush on Sasuke. Together with their calm and capable teacher Kakashi, Naruto, Sasuke, and Sakura, join many other ninja students from all over the land, some good and some bad, some with wicked ulterior motives, others just wanting to prove themselves strong, in the long and difficult path of becoming a powerful ninja. The competition is fierce and many of the tests that the students have to face put their very lives in danger. But in spite of the pain, hardships, and losses that Naruto and the others face, their determination to become strong helps them learn more about themselves and each other, and prepares them for the many more difficult battles that lie ahead on the road to becoming the strongest ninja!
So, I'm going to talk about Naruto by breaking up into 5 different phases. Plot, Story line, Characters, Sound/Music & Animation.
Plot : 5/10
The plot of this anime is just like any other shonen, although , I would to say that after a certain amount of time , it seems irrelevant. So, the beginning of this series might seem boring or intriguing to some, but as it progresses , it really does feel intriguing , especially the first arc, which is in my opinion the best arc in Naruto. The 2nd arc was good , but , really, it was cliche, I mean it's just a copy of another anime's first arc. As it progresses , some of the upcoming arcs after the second one were really intriguing & well written in my opinion, but , the last arc of this anime was pretty disappointing and a bit boring too. I felt that The Sasuke Retrieval arc was just stupid.
Story line:5.5/10
It has an average story line, just like any other modern shonen, but unlike some shonens like Dragon Ball Z & Bleach , it has quite a better story line. Well, Naruto kept me hooked up for more than 3 arcs which Dragon Ball Z failed to do , when I was re-watching it. The story line gets really boring and crappy after a certain period of time, especially in the end. Well, the story line in the beginning did seem stupid to some , but I think that it was okay. Overall, I think Naruto has an okay story line, but it gets ruined in the end.
Characters: 5.5/10
Well, the only irrelevant character that I can find from Team 7 is Sakura herself. She's always annoying , useless and it seems that she's irrelevant to the plot too. Well, most of the characters are okay, and character development of this series is okay, but it will seem stupid at time , especially with Naruto and Sasuke. Overall, the characters are okay, as well as the development , and I will say that they are much better than DBZ's.
Sound/Music: 6.5/10
Well, the music & songs in this anime are surprisingly amazing and they really make you want to listen to them over and over again, especially the Openings & OSTs. Well, the voice acting is okay in the Japanese version, but the English Dub version of it wasn't done that well, but it is bearable. If you're one of those English Dub only watchers , then you could watch the English Dub, but if you could watch sub, then I recommend watching Sub.
Animation: 6/10
Naruto has an okay animation, not really that great, I'm saying that because there were a lot of anime out there when Naruto started , which had a lot better animation. Naruto's animation does improve a lot in Shippuden though.
Personal Opinion as A Whole :
Well, this anime is somewhat between a mediocre and an okay show. It was definitely intriguing to me , but I didn't like how Kishimoto made the plot directed towards Naruto chasing Sasuke, that definitely ruined it. The anime has some massive amount of fillers , which just annoys the hell out of me. I liked the anime as a whole , it came close to being one of my favourite anime.
Should You Watch It ?
Well, if you're a kid in your early teens or pre-teens , then I surely recommend you to watch it. It does have its great moments and it's an enjoying anime.
Final Rating For It:
A Filler/10. (Yes, no numbers. :P)
If you want a rating with numbers , then find it out yourself :P.
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