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Tag Archives: Naruto
This is the Naruto I remember
There were times when I considered dropping Naruto.
Posted in Anime, Reviews
Tagged action, drama, masashi kishimoto, Naruto, naruto shippuuden, sasuke, shippuuden
18 Comments
Naruto & child soldiers / The thrilling tragedy of Kakashi Gaiden
Does Masashi Kishimoto think about how children are depicted in Naruto? Ninja are tools of war, after all, and Konoha trains its children to become ninja; isn’t that wrong? On a base, moral level? Of course, Naruto is intended as … Continue reading
Posted in Anime, Reviews
Tagged action, kakashi, masashi kishimoto, Naruto, shonen jump, war
13 Comments
Naruto Shippuuden episode 82 is a masterpiece
After all these years, I still love watching Naruto. I’ll place it on hiatus every now and then, but it still is, and always will be, one of my biggest favourites. This past weekend marked the end of my latest … Continue reading
Posted in Anime, Reviews
Tagged animation, beautiful, melancholy, Naruto, sad, shonen, shonen jump
19 Comments
About an anime fan
I’ve been an anime fan for no more than 5 years and already I’m starting to feel like I’ve been around forever, yet the truth is that my mere half-decade of devotion barely even scratches the surface, after all, some … Continue reading
Naruto Shippuuden: The return of Orochimaru, stuff happens
There is perhaps no anime I want to love more than Naruto. I’ve been following this story since 2003 and even if it drags on for another decade, I’ll still be camped out all night waiting for its end. I know full well it’s far from perfect, but by now I’m too caught up in these characters to actually care whether or not Naruto is objectively good or bad, that it simply is Naruto is good enough for me. I suppose this is a lot like being a Star Wars fan, you have to be willing to completely invest yourself in the story, kick reason to the curb and accept what you’re seeing. If all you can do is complain about the damn ewoks, you’re completely missing the point. Continue reading
Naruto Shippuuden rises from the ashes! A dramatic return to form!
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? My name is bateszi and I’m a narutard! Continue reading
Naruto Shippuuden – 5 – Keep The Car Running
The massive clash of Gaara’s sand vs. Akatsuki’s blonde bombshell Deidara rages ever on while Naruto and Sakura celebrate with a bowl of ramen having again teamed up with their perverted old sensei; anti-social bastard that he is, Kakashi declines … Continue reading
Naruto Shippuuden – 1 to 2 – Well worth the wait, my fellow Narutards
I forgot how damn awesome Naruto is when it gets serious. These first two episodes are brilliant, the new soundtrack is wonderful too; dramatic, epic and even a little nostalgic. It just looks and sounds all grown up. After this … Continue reading
Standing on the brink of a new era, looking back at Naruto
Standing on the brink of a new era for Naruto, I’ve turned back the clock to look at my favourite moments from the series; fair warning – hyperbolic fanboyisms ahead. I started watching the show in 2003 with a cheap … Continue reading
Posted in Editorials, Music
Tagged gaara, haku, Naruto, rock lee, sasuke, shippuuden, shonen jump, zabuza
20 Comments
Naruto – 219 – For the love of god, not long now
We join the “fun” just as Gaara corners the warrior from Takumi, and given his murderous ability, a simple win for the ultra-strong sand man is expected, but the warrior turns to confidently exclaim, as diabolical villains often do, that … Continue reading
Naruto – 201 – Weapons of mass destruction
It’s those damn terrorists again! As we’re all aware, the war on terror knows no bounds, and now, not even our anime is safe! The beloved hidden village of the leaf (known to gurning locals as Konoha) has become the … Continue reading
Naruto – 200 – Filling time with ninja
It has been a while since I last caught up with Naruto – still its a series I treasure deep within my heart, but these ever enduring “filler dark ages” are even dwindling the concrete enthusiasm I once felt for … Continue reading
The most influential people in your anime fandom
The ever reliable ICv2 recently posted up a list of the “ten most powerful people in the North American anime industry“. The run down makes for interesting (if a little predictable) reading and sitting at the top is Gonzo’s bestest … Continue reading
Posted in Editorials
Tagged Berserk, chika umino, cowboy bebop, honey & clover, kentarou miura, masashi kishimoto, Music, Naruto, shonen jump, Yoko Kanno
8 Comments
Dr Who inspired by Naruto, eh?
Now this is something quite bizarre but looking at the evidence (images above), a recent villain from (the staple of UK sci-fi) Dr Who could well have been inspired by Sasuke’s (from Naruto) “cursed seal” form. It’s easy to dismiss … Continue reading
Naruto – 188 – Fear the piranhas of death
As much as I want to be surprised by these Naruto episodes, as much as I want to watch some gripping drama, desperate sacrifices and shocking deaths, it’s not going to happen. I know that, you know that. To complain … Continue reading
Naruto – 187 – Taste the Flower Ninpo
The problem with these Naruto fillers is that while they are not particularly good, they are not particularly bad either – they are just by-the-books action adventure. Over this past year Studio Pierrot have become the masters of just filling … Continue reading
Naruto – 186 – The episode where Shino laughs
This episode makes a mockery of everything Naruto stands for and as a hardcore fan, there is a guilty voice saying I should be completely offended by it, but honestly, this episode was so off the wall and slapstick funny … Continue reading
Naruto – 185 – Grotesque Pet
And so begins another 23 minutes of pure time filling anime, Naruto-style. But despite it’s stupid premise, episode 185 wasn’t too bad; at least it was funny. These one-shot episodes are surely more suited to absurd comedy than say last … Continue reading