Comments on: Naruto Shippuuden rises from the ashes! A dramatic return to form! http://www.bateszi.me/2007/09/04/naruto-shippuuden-rises-from-the-ashes-a-dramatic-return-to-form/ Anime fan forever Fri, 12 Mar 2010 22:38:53 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: World of Anime » Naruto Shippuuden rises from the ashes! A dramatic return to form! http://www.bateszi.me/2007/09/04/naruto-shippuuden-rises-from-the-ashes-a-dramatic-return-to-form/#comment-2837 World of Anime » Naruto Shippuuden rises from the ashes! A dramatic return to form! Fri, 19 Oct 2007 22:31:36 +0000 http://www.bateszi.me/2007/09/04/naruto-shippuuden-rises-from-the-ashes-a-dramatic-return-to-form/#comment-2837 [...] After realizing my disappointment in Naruto Shippuuden, I quit watching and renounced my faith in the old girl; for me, the magic had faded. All at once, it felt too slow, too choppy, too cheap and too predictable; my dreams had been lost - the hero's comeback never happened. In that time, I enjoyed being one of those cool anime fans. Suddenly I had refined taste, people invited me for interviews and guest collaborations as I mingled with high society, yet my true colours, my dirty secret, never faded, and this weekend, the inevitable happened; I relapsed like a hungry junkie and gobbled up the last dozen episodes of Shippuuden… Why does it feel so wrong, yet taste so good? Time to admit the truth, my name is bateszi and I'm a narutard! (more…) [...] [...] After realizing my disappointment in Naruto Shippuuden, I quit watching and renounced my faith in the old girl; for me, the magic had faded. All at once, it felt too slow, too choppy, too cheap and too predictable; my dreams had been lost – the hero’s comeback never happened. In that time, I enjoyed being one of those cool anime fans. Suddenly I had refined taste, people invited me for interviews and guest collaborations as I mingled with high society, yet my true colours, my dirty secret, never faded, and this weekend, the inevitable happened; I relapsed like a hungry junkie and gobbled up the last dozen episodes of Shippuuden… Why does it feel so wrong, yet taste so good? Time to admit the truth, my name is bateszi and I’m a narutard! (more…) [...]

]]> By: Birdman http://www.bateszi.me/2007/09/04/naruto-shippuuden-rises-from-the-ashes-a-dramatic-return-to-form/#comment-1877 Birdman Sat, 08 Sep 2007 11:34:57 +0000 http://www.bateszi.me/2007/09/04/naruto-shippuuden-rises-from-the-ashes-a-dramatic-return-to-form/#comment-1877 Wow I like your writing style. You've found yourself a new reader! Pertaining to the Yoko Kanno thing, did anyone else notice that that one of the tracks on the GitS:SAC soundtrack (either the first or second one...) "Where Does The Ocean Go" sounded SUSPICIOUSLY like a Bjork song, "Hyperballad"? I am quite sure Bjork brought out her CD, Post, with Hyperballad on it, before Kanno composed her GitS song... So I was wondering, is Ms. Kanno a plagiarizer??? Wow I like your writing style.
You’ve found yourself a new reader!
Pertaining to the Yoko Kanno thing, did anyone else notice that that one of the tracks on the GitS:SAC soundtrack (either the first or second one…) “Where Does The Ocean Go” sounded SUSPICIOUSLY like a Bjork song, “Hyperballad”? I am quite sure Bjork brought out her CD, Post, with Hyperballad on it, before Kanno composed her GitS song…

So I was wondering, is Ms. Kanno a plagiarizer???

]]> By: morhven http://www.bateszi.me/2007/09/04/naruto-shippuuden-rises-from-the-ashes-a-dramatic-return-to-form/#comment-1797 morhven Wed, 05 Sep 2007 15:51:29 +0000 http://www.bateszi.me/2007/09/04/naruto-shippuuden-rises-from-the-ashes-a-dramatic-return-to-form/#comment-1797 I felt like reading something I could wrote, your thoughts about Naruto Shippunden are so similar to mine :) I also feel like there is nothing to be proud about but I cant help it - I am Naruto fan. And although each week after watching the show I keep telling myself that there is no point in watching it any longer, when the episode actually shows up I feel irresisitible need to download it :D I felt like reading something I could wrote, your thoughts about Naruto Shippunden are so similar to mine :) I also feel like there is nothing to be proud about but I cant help it – I am Naruto fan. And although each week after watching the show I keep telling myself that there is no point in watching it any longer, when the episode actually shows up I feel irresisitible need to download it :D

]]> By: bateszi http://www.bateszi.me/2007/09/04/naruto-shippuuden-rises-from-the-ashes-a-dramatic-return-to-form/#comment-1796 bateszi Wed, 05 Sep 2007 15:38:21 +0000 http://www.bateszi.me/2007/09/04/naruto-shippuuden-rises-from-the-ashes-a-dramatic-return-to-form/#comment-1796 There are definitely different types of epic. Gurren Lagann is all about attitude in the face of adversity, pulling off mind-blowing moves on a grand scale. While, as qwertypoiuy points out, Naruto just has these amazing stand alone moments of kinetic and supernatural combat that not only feature some amazing physical kung-fu choreography, but make exciting use of the surrounding landscape; the odd episodes where this happens are utterly exhilarating, and suddenly all that painful build-up is released in 20 minutes of utter awesome...ness. There are definitely different types of epic.

Gurren Lagann is all about attitude in the face of adversity, pulling off mind-blowing moves on a grand scale. While, as qwertypoiuy points out, Naruto just has these amazing stand alone moments of kinetic and supernatural combat that not only feature some amazing physical kung-fu choreography, but make exciting use of the surrounding landscape; the odd episodes where this happens are utterly exhilarating, and suddenly all that painful build-up is released in 20 minutes of utter awesome…ness.

]]> By: qwertypoiuy http://www.bateszi.me/2007/09/04/naruto-shippuuden-rises-from-the-ashes-a-dramatic-return-to-form/#comment-1791 qwertypoiuy Wed, 05 Sep 2007 12:51:38 +0000 http://www.bateszi.me/2007/09/04/naruto-shippuuden-rises-from-the-ashes-a-dramatic-return-to-form/#comment-1791 @Xerox all Gurren Lagann episodes are epic i know and if you said its better than naruto i will not disagree with you but for me episodes like 17 30 48 71 133 and 26 are more epic may be because i enjoy hand to hand compat more than mecha but anyway both of them are awsome but while naruto you need to wait months to see epic episodes Gurren Lagann is always epic and its a masterpiece and ofcourse Gurren Lagann is number one for me now Gurren Lagann kick the ass of all anime @Xerox
all Gurren Lagann episodes are epic i know and if you said its better than naruto i will not disagree with you
but for me episodes like 17 30 48 71 133 and 26 are more epic may be because i enjoy hand to hand compat more than mecha but anyway both of them are awsome but while naruto you need to wait months to see epic episodes Gurren Lagann is always epic and its a masterpiece
and ofcourse Gurren Lagann is number one for me now Gurren Lagann kick the ass of all anime

]]> By: Xerox http://www.bateszi.me/2007/09/04/naruto-shippuuden-rises-from-the-ashes-a-dramatic-return-to-form/#comment-1782 Xerox Wed, 05 Sep 2007 05:07:52 +0000 http://www.bateszi.me/2007/09/04/naruto-shippuuden-rises-from-the-ashes-a-dramatic-return-to-form/#comment-1782 Ah, I stopped reading the Naruto manga and haven't been keeping up with the anime. Frankly, it's just too long and I don't have the tenacity to keep up with it all. Maybe it's just me, but I liked Sasori, in the manga anyways. This might ruin your perception of me entirely, but I thought he was cute. He was just a little bit creepy, but he felt like one of the better characters in Naruto, there's just something disconcerting about him that I find attractive. And, yes, Sakura actually did something! I liked her role in the Sasori fight, for once, she wasn't just added baggage. @qwertypoiuy - How is Naruto more epic that Gurren Lagann?! O___O Ah, I stopped reading the Naruto manga and haven’t been keeping up with the anime. Frankly, it’s just too long and I don’t have the tenacity to keep up with it all. Maybe it’s just me, but I liked Sasori, in the manga anyways. This might ruin your perception of me entirely, but I thought he was cute. He was just a little bit creepy, but he felt like one of the better characters in Naruto, there’s just something disconcerting about him that I find attractive.

And, yes, Sakura actually did something! I liked her role in the Sasori fight, for once, she wasn’t just added baggage.

@qwertypoiuy – How is Naruto more epic that Gurren Lagann?! O___O

]]> By: Protodude http://www.bateszi.me/2007/09/04/naruto-shippuuden-rises-from-the-ashes-a-dramatic-return-to-form/#comment-1781 Protodude Wed, 05 Sep 2007 02:54:11 +0000 http://www.bateszi.me/2007/09/04/naruto-shippuuden-rises-from-the-ashes-a-dramatic-return-to-form/#comment-1781 Eh, I don't think Naruto got good again until Shikamaru fought that scythe dude (both fights were awesome). Eh, I don’t think Naruto got good again until Shikamaru fought that scythe dude (both fights were awesome).

]]> By: bateszi http://www.bateszi.me/2007/09/04/naruto-shippuuden-rises-from-the-ashes-a-dramatic-return-to-form/#comment-1777 bateszi Tue, 04 Sep 2007 23:29:30 +0000 http://www.bateszi.me/2007/09/04/naruto-shippuuden-rises-from-the-ashes-a-dramatic-return-to-form/#comment-1777 I quite liked episode 27. Obviously it was never going to live up to 26 in terms of action and animation, but it was effective as a closing montage to Sasori's struggle through life. I really like how Naruto takes the time to develop the bad guys, showing how they've been misguided and twisted; even though Sasori killed hundreds of people, you can't help but feel a touch of sympathy once the flashbacks reveal his sad childhood. I quite liked episode 27. Obviously it was never going to live up to 26 in terms of action and animation, but it was effective as a closing montage to Sasori’s struggle through life. I really like how Naruto takes the time to develop the bad guys, showing how they’ve been misguided and twisted; even though Sasori killed hundreds of people, you can’t help but feel a touch of sympathy once the flashbacks reveal his sad childhood.

]]> By: qwertypoiuy http://www.bateszi.me/2007/09/04/naruto-shippuuden-rises-from-the-ashes-a-dramatic-return-to-form/#comment-1772 qwertypoiuy Tue, 04 Sep 2007 22:33:32 +0000 http://www.bateszi.me/2007/09/04/naruto-shippuuden-rises-from-the-ashes-a-dramatic-return-to-form/#comment-1772 27 was good 27 was good

]]> By: arcanes http://www.bateszi.me/2007/09/04/naruto-shippuuden-rises-from-the-ashes-a-dramatic-return-to-form/#comment-1771 arcanes Tue, 04 Sep 2007 22:27:34 +0000 http://www.bateszi.me/2007/09/04/naruto-shippuuden-rises-from-the-ashes-a-dramatic-return-to-form/#comment-1771 Episdoe 26 was indeed epic. I warn you now: stay away from episode 27 if you don't want your dreams to be crushed. just watch the good episodeds like I do. that way, naruto will not fail you :) Episdoe 26 was indeed epic. I warn you now: stay away from episode 27 if you don’t want your dreams to be crushed. just watch the good episodeds like I do. that way, naruto will not fail you :)

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