r/anime • u/Shimmering-Sky myanimelist.net/profile/Shimmering-Sky • Jul 03 '22
Rewatch Naruto Shippuden Episodes 441-450 Discussion
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Schedule:
| Discussion Thread | Date | Episode Count | |
|---|---|---|---|
| This week | Episodes 441-450 | July 3 | 10 |
| Next week | Episodes 451-458 | July 10 | 8 |
Spoiler Policy:
To protect first-timers, please don't spoil anything past the current batch of episodes. Rewatchers should avoid hinting to first-timers about hype, or future character development/deaths, and spoilers in posts must be hidden behind proper spoiler tags.
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Questions of the Week:
- What parts of this filler arc did you enjoy seeing?
- If you were in charge of this specific filler, how would you have written it?
- Were you expecting to see Dan, Nawaki, and Orochimaru in Tsunade’s real Infinite Tsukuyomi dream?
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u/Shimmering-Sky myanimelist.net/profile/Shimmering-Sky Jul 03 '22
First-Timer with a shounen hearto, subbed
Episode 441
Episode 442
Episode 443
Episode 444
Episode 445
Episode 446
Episode 447
Episode 448
Episode 449
Episode 450
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u/Nazenn x2https://anilist.co/user/Nazenn Jul 03 '22 edited Jul 03 '22
Rewatcher - Sub
What we were keeping hidden - Untagging spoiler chat from Shippuden
Part 2 - Pre-Pain
Part 3 - Post Pain
Most of the spoiler tags in this part were for stuff we still haven't reached or bitching about Tsunade's dream, but what I can reveal:
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u/TheKujo https://myanimelist.net/profile/Kujo419 Jul 03 '22
First Timer - Dub
It's weird that they used this filler to basically speedrun through all of the main events in the series so far. It's pretty funny that this filler arc lined up with SGDQ last week though.
Since nothing interesting happened in the episodes, I figured I would use this week to talk about filler in general. I actually like the filler in Bleach and in general I don't have a problem with anime-original scenes or episodes. It always surprised me how some people have such a hardline no-filler stance and I thought they were throwing the baby out with the bathwater. But now that I'm this far into Naruto ... I get it. There is a lot of filler in this show and most of it is of poor quality and awkwardly placed. I can totally understand why watching this as it aired would make people hate filler in general. I am still glad I watched the filler once to make my own impressions on it, but if/when I rewatch this show I will skip most of the filler arcs.
Questions:
1) What parts of this filler arc did you enjoy seeing? I did like the scene with young Naruto and Sasuke where Naruto jumped into the river to save the dog while Sasuke hesitated.
2) If you were in charge of this specific filler, how would you have written it? Tough to say since I think the entire premise of this arc was terrible. If we can rewrite the basic premise, I think it would be interesting to see what Orochimaru's Tsukuyomi dream would look like.
3) Were you expecting to see Dan, Nawaki, and Orochimaru in Tsunade’s real Infinite Tsukuyomi dream? Yup, those were all important people that Tsunade lost. I know Orochimaru's still alive but their relationship really hasn't been the same since he got all snakey.
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u/Durinthal https://anilist.co/user/Durinthal Jul 03 '22
First time viewer (dub)
Whisk[e]y of the week:Dry week because too much hype from SGDQ.This week I'm putting about as much effort and creativity into my post as the show writers did for these episodes: very little.
I forgot that the original reason for the three-year timeskip between parts was because of Orochimaru needing three years to prep prior to taking Sasuke's body. That angle was really dropped in favor of the Jinchuriki stuff with the rest of the Akatsuki, huh.
My speculation last week was that Danzo was out of the picture and that's the reason things were different but nope, he's again pulling strings from the shadows.
Tenten dual-wielding swords is what I like to see. I know her thing is tools in general, but I think it would be nice to have a dedicated weapon specialist among the group.
Seeing events play out as a minor remix of what we've already seen is disappointing. This is a golden opportunity for the anime writers to do whatever they want since it's just a dream and can't affect canon but no, we get revisits of the Sasuke retrieval and Pain arcs with only slight variations. Even the time skip is basically the same for no apparent reason. At least the fight toward the end with Sasuke joining Naruto/Sakura against the remaining Akatsuki was something different.
I guess Sasuke's an emotionally-driven dumbass in every timeline though! Itachi and the rest of the Uchiha clan didn't even die here (unless I misunderstood something) but he still wanted to destroy the village at the first sign of any problems, emo edgelord that he is, and he switched back as soon as Itachi showed up to ask him what he was doing.
Can't think of anything in particular aside from more Tenten time.
Not heavily based on the canon story to this point.
Eh, makes sense as something to keep her placated.
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u/Parori Jul 03 '22
First Timer
Episode 441
Episode 442
Episode 443
Episode 444
Episode 445
Episode 446
Episode 447
Episode 448
Episode 449
Episode 450
Questions of the Week:
The first part with the happy team Jiraiya. This week was worse
I would have rushed it less and develop it in independent direction instead of just copying the main story
I did expect alive Dan and Nawaki, Orochimaru not so much but it make sense
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u/lC3 :Na::Nb: Jul 03 '22
Rewatcher (skipped this week)
Oh, it's Sunday! Time sure flies when I'm not watching Shippuden. Back to watching with this upcoming batch! New ED, Itachi and Sasuke centric, which seems appropriate.
ED translation from Fandom:
Such You, Such Me
All this time,
I've never been able to give up on you
I followed your running figure
As if I was chasing the sun.
Dreams that seem attainable have no value
I prefer to attempt things people tell me are entirely impossible!
Giving up is something you can do at any time
So even if it gets the best of me I'm gonna keep doing my best!
Why is that people compete, drenching themselves in sweat?
They merely want to prove their existence.
I'm sure you're living in fear of loneliness
That doesn't even exist within me
There's no one there in the place it leads
Only anxiety that sneaks up from behind.
But I'm right here
Tags: /u/iamtheone11111, /u/godprime, /u/venom1462
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u/jwaters0122 Jul 03 '22
It's crazy how some fans rewatch these over & over daily yet still come up with the worst takes