Naruto is battling Kimimaro with everything he's got, but he can't land a hit on him. Meanwhile, Kiba is busy hiding from Sakon and Ukon in the river. Shikamaru is on his own and has difficulty stopping Tayuya, especially when her Dokis release...
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Naruto, Sakura, and Lee are sent to escort a prisoner shinobazu named Gantetsu to the Forest Country capital. Their job is to back up the escort group in case the other shinbazu Gantetsu was partnered up with come to try and free him. When they get to the boat Gantetsu is being is being transported on, they meet Todoroki, who seems to hate Gantetsu and thinks he is guilty no matter what. Will the three ninja be able to fend off any attacks if Gantetsu's friends come to save him? And what is Todoroki's connection with Gantetsu?
Naruto is the story of Naruto Uzumaki, a shinobi who wants to obtain the title of Hokage. An incident occurred twelve years ago, however, when a nine-tailed demon fox attacked the village; many shinobi fell, until the 4th Hokage sealed the demon within a baby: Naruto. As a result, the adults see… More him as the demon. Now a Genin, Naruto is part of a three-man team, along with Sasuke, Sakura, and their instructor, Kakashi. Together, they will face many challenges, make friends, face deadly enemies, and try to survive. Opening Themes : 1. Rocks , by Hound Dog (Episodes 1-25) 2. Haruka Kanata , by Asian Kung-Fu Generation (Episodes 26-53) 3. Kanashimi wo Yasashisa Ni , by Little by Little (Episodes 54-77) 4. GO!!! , by FLOW (Episodes 78-103) 5. Seishun Kyosokyoku , by Sambomaster (Episodes 104-128) 6. No Boy, No Cry , by Stance Punks (Episodes 129-153) 7. Nami Kaze Satellite , by Snorkel (Episodes 154-178) 8. Re:member , by FLOW (Episodes 179-202) 9. Yura Yura , by Hearts Grow (Episodes 203-220) Closing Themes : 1. Wind , by Akeboshi (Episodes 1-25) 2. Harumonia , by Rythem (Episodes 26-52) 3. Viva Rock Japanese Side , by Orange Range (Episodes 53-64) 4. Alive , by Raiko (Episode 65-77) 5. Ima Made Nando Mo , by Masu Misairu (Episodes 78-89) 6. Ryuusei , by TiA (Episodes 90-103) 7. Mountain A Go Go Two , by Captain Stridum (Episodes 104-115) 8. Hajimete Kimi to Shabetta , by GAGAGA SP (Episodes 116-128) 9. Natush ita Kotoba , by No Regret Life (Episodes 129-141) 10. Speed , by Analog Fish (Episodes 142-153) 11. Soba Ni Iru Kara , by Amadori (Episodes 154-165) 12. Parade , by CHABA (Episodes 166-178) 13. Yellow Moon , by Akeboshi (Episodes 179-191) 14. Pinocchio , by Ore Ska Band (Episodes 192-201) 15. Scenario , by SABOTEN (Episodes 202-220) Story Arcs : 1. Introduction Arc (Episodes 1-5) 2. Wave Country Arc (Episodes 6-19) 3. Chunin Exams Arc (Episodes 20-67) 4. Invasion of Konoha Arc (Episodes 68-80) 5. Return of Itachi Arc (Episodes 81-85) 6. Search for Tsunade Arc (Episodes 86-96) 7. Filler Arc 1: Tea Country Arc (Episodes 97-106) 8. Sasuke Retrieval Arc (Episodes 107-135) 9. Filler Arc 2: Rice Field Country Arc (Episodes 136-141) 10. Filler Arc 3: Mizuki Arc (Episodes 142-147) 11. Filler Arc 4: Search for the Bikochu Arc (Episodes 148-151) 12. Filler Arc 5: Kurosuki Family Arc (Episodes 152-157) 13. Filler Arc 6: Bounty Hunter Arc (Episodes 158-160) 14. Filler Arc 7: Noroimusha Arc (Episodes 161-167) 15. Filler Arc 8: Sea Monster of the Ocean Country Arc (Episodes 168-173) 16. Filler Arc 9: Treasure Hunting Arc (Episodes 174-176) 17. Filler Arc 10: Hidden Star Village Arc (Episodes 177-183) 18. Filler Arc 11: Princess of the Greenery Country Arc (Episodes 184-192) 19. Filler Arc 12: Ryudoin Brothers Arc (Episodes 193-196) 20. Filler Arc 13: Konoha 11 Arc (Episodes 197-201) 21. Filler Arc 14: Yakumo Arc (Episodes 202-207) 22. Filler Arc 15: Shinobazu Arc (Episodes 208-212) 23. Filler Arc 16: Menma Arc (Episodes 213-215) 24. Filler Arc 17: Gaara and the Four Heavenly Directions Arc (Episodes 216-220)
As most of you know. Both Hinata and Sakura have confessed their love for Naruto. While Hinata hasn't gotten a response yet, Naruto thinks Sakura is lying to herself. I just want to know what you guys think. Where do you stand on this? Now I'm not asking for all out war (some of us are… More still nursing our wounds from the Avatar series finale). Also list who you think who should be with who. Except: Neji, TenTen, Shikamaru, and Temari. It's obvious who is with who there.
Okay, since the anime will be coming out in America soon, this board will soon be flooded with members. So, I've made an official thread to discuss the manga, so members don't accidently see the spoilers on the forum. I will ask one of the mods or staff members to sticky this thread. :)
Well, I finally caved in and decided to create an off-topic thread. All off-topic discussions and anything that doesn't involve Naruto will take place here! Do not post them elsewhere, or I will remove his thread and not allow any off-topic discussions here! You have been warned! Also, make… More sure no TV.com policies are broken here! Breaking them will also result in the removal of this thread. Have fun now!
Canon: 9.5 Fillers: 2.0 Normally the fillers shouldn't have this much of an influence over the score of a show, but it does when half the show is literally filled with fillers. hide show
If only the anime waited at least another year or two before picking up the manga. If only there weren't any fillers, Naruto would be hands down one of the best animes ever. It's unfortunately not the case because literally half the series is encompassed by fillers. Really bad fillers too. No exaggeration on either point. Some other review states that "Oh just skip the last 100 episodes because they're fillers..." 100 episodes is A LOT! Not many animes even see past 26 or even 51. A lot of American cartoons end before they reach the century mark. Just a magnitude of how ridiculous how much fillers there are.
But anyways, for the half of Naruto that does do things right, it had you right from the get go. Animes are often known for their slow starts, but Naruto? The pilot episode still stands to be one of the best pilots ever with one of the most shocking plot twists...and we're talking about the very first episode here. The first arc was well executed and did a great job of helping you grasp the overall world of Naruto, and then it takes off from there delving straight into the story with plenty of action to go around.
Although the characters tend to feel a bit too sophisticated and artificial for their own good, a lot of them are too well done with deep and tragic pasts that you can't help but feel for them. Though sometimes Naruto likes to emphasize the "tragic" part that it starts shading into emo status, especially with two of its biggest characters Sasuke and Gaara who in their respective flashbacks, seem to be crying every second. All is forgiven though because of excellent story execution and even better fight scenes. You go on any anime forum and ask people to name their favourite fights, it's close to a guarantee that any one fight from Naruto is going to appear on all the lists, more than once too. Rock Lee vs. Gaara, Naruto vs. Sasuke, these fights are littered on youtube as poor AMVs accompanied by crappy rock music in the background.
Now, for the fillers...what can be said about them, they're plain terrible straight up. If the Naruto fillers were a show of its own, it would be the worst show in the world. Just about every single arc does everything wrong. Not only are the stories so poorly executed, they REPEAT these same atrocious stories every single damn arc with a different theme and setting, but nothing will hide how terrible they are. And most of all, the filler characters are even more poorly developed, you could give two craps about them. And the action? Felt like I was watching a 60's anime with how choppy the movements in the fights were. The only good thing that can be said about the fillers is that those "comic relief" fillers--a filler episode within a gigantic filler arc--were the only things worth watching in the fillers. And what's sad is that they only came once in every like seven episodes.
I have nothing nice to say about the fillers at all, and it's not hard to see how the fillers were able to drag down such a great anime into borderline mediocrity. Though at the same time it's a testament to how great the canon is that it's able to withstand the dreadful fillers and still be above mediocrity--yes it's a mere half empty half full analogy, but it's looking at things more positively since I'd like to try to remember Naruto for its canon rather than its fillers. A story that keeps your blood rushing and wanting more, action scenes that test the limits to your adrenaline, and some memorable characters...all being poisoned by the fillers. As another review recommended, skip the last 100 or so episodes, and try not to be a hero and trudge through them all like I tried doing...you'll regret it.
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Just like DBZ, I fell in love with this action show. hide show
Naruto is the definition of a awesome fighting show. I don't any action show can compete with Naruto. Naruto is just too good. Unlike other action shows like Dragonball Z, Bleach, and Inuyasha, Naruto just straight up goes to the fighting. Yeah, you'll see some talking and stuff. But when the talking is all said and done, the fighting doesn't stop! Don't get me wrong, I do like DBZ, Bleach, and Inuyasha, but they just can't compete with Naruto. Naruto is just more amazing in drawings. I just sometimes can't believe people can actually draw like that. It's just awesome. Naruto is a cool show and I hope it never ends.
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Naruto the best anime I have ever watched!!!!Please cartoon network bring it back!!!!!!!!! hide show
When I first watched Naruto my jaw dropped and I fell in love with this amazing show!Every thing about it rocks,most of the people in Naruto rock (except Shikamaru and Choji I hate you two!!!!!)Naruto is so cool and kinda lovable,Kakashi is so badass,Sasuke is also badass and moody,and all of the others are cool to.Another thing I like about Naruto is the fights the can be very fast paced and bloody,also the plot in it impressed me like how deep it is.The animation is quite good and one of the best looking anime around.The only thing that bugged me is THE 92 EFING FILLERS I mean come on I could understand maybe 20 fillers but 92 that is so lame,cartoon network could have skipped all of the fillers and got to the ending but NOOOOOOO they had to end it when it was so close so ending and going to the Shippuden.Any way I think Naruto is so amazing and I wish Naruto would come back to cartoon network.(This is my first review)
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