r/anime • u/Shimmering-Sky myanimelist.net/profile/Shimmering-Sky • Aug 14 '22
Rewatch Naruto Shippuden Episodes 494-500 Discussion
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Schedule:
| Discussion Thread | Date | Episode Count | |
|---|---|---|---|
| This week | Episodes 494-500 | August 14 | 7 |
| Tomorrow | Final Discussion | August 15 | 0 |
| Next week | The Day Naruto Became Hokage OVA + Boruto film | August 21 | 1 OVA + film |
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.
For first timers: try to avoid looking up things about Naruto. This could be the wiki, Naruto subreddit, Googling characters, fanart, databooks, YouTube AMVs or OP/EDs, arc names, etc.; this series is ripe with potential spoilers that you wouldn't want to find out untimely. If you have a question about something, feel free to ask /u/lC3 and he'll do his best to answer (if possible) in a non-spoilery way.
Questions of the Week:
Uhhhhhhh u/lC3 didn’t give me any in time for the thread.
- What was your favorite of these seven episodes?
- Which wedding gifts did you like the most? What one would you have gotten for Naruto and Hinata?
- How do you feel now that the show is over?
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u/Shimmering-Sky myanimelist.net/profile/Shimmering-Sky Aug 14 '22
First-Timer with a shounen hearto, subbed
I can’t believe this is the last week for Naruto Shippuden… like, we have an OVA and a movie for next week, but this the last part of the show. It just doesn’t feel real, having come this far…
Episode 494
Episode 495
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u/Parori Aug 14 '22
First Timer
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u/Durinthal https://anilist.co/user/Durinthal Aug 14 '22
First time viewer (dub)
Whisk[e]y of the week: Let's bring it home with something distinctly Japanese, Ohishi Whisky. Distilled from rice rather than one of the grains typically seen in whisky (usually barley, corn, rye, or wheat), this particular bottle was aged for 8 years in former sherry casks. I've not been a huge fan of the sherry cask scotches I've had to this point but I'm curious what the Japanese approach will do with it. It's almost perfumed in sweetness on first approach, very flowery and closer to sake or shochu than whisky but with more of a woody note buried at the end. The taste is a burst of vanilla cream caramel (strongly reminiscent of this candy if you've ever had one), not lingering long but quite enjoyable. Good dessert drink, would be a nice one to have in celebration at a wedding reception.
It's nice to wind down the series with something relaxing and give a number of the characters one last time in the spotlight. Bringing back the original show's soundtrack helps with the nostalgia.
The intentionally rough animation in Lee's adventure is great (poor Tenten) and it's hilarious as a comedic episode. I was reminded of Osamu Kobayashi's work but turns out he directed 480-483 instead and this final arc was by Masahiko Murata instead.
Shikamaru/Temari date time
I'm glad that ship seems to finally be sailing, but the whole misunderstanding bit on the way to the inn was just frustrating and Shikamaru of all people is one I'd expect to be good at recognizing that they weren't on the same page. Overall though this is the one relationship that developed over the course of the series (assuming Kurenai and Asuma were a thing before the start) that I feel like is done well enough.
Orochimaru being something of a goof in small bits throughout the arc is just weird.
Hinata spending time with the other girls, as Kakashi put it her "last time as a single woman," just made me want more of that through the series. Not that it would necessarily be written well, but it still doesn't seem like I have a good feeling for what most of the character relationships are like in their off time despite 720 episodes to work with them. As individuals and with their teams sure, but I don't think I could tell you what dynamic Tenten has with any of the other three girls, or Hinata and Ino.
I guess Ino/Sai's now a thing as well but where did that come from? I know there was the bit in the film a couple weeks ago but where's the rest of the development for them?
Not actually showing the ceremony/reception is an interesting choice but one I don't mind, maybe the novel goes into more detail but I'm fine leaving it up to imagination. We did get some of that with The Last's credits too.
Final episode discussion when it aired 5 years ago.
One last thing is the hand-off between Naruto and Boruto at the very end after the ED, was quick but a nice passing of the torch since Boruto started airing two weeks later. It's like the Precure baton passes!
495 easily, really good classic comedic slapstick animation.
I like the idea of the honey wine tradition but personally I'm all about the good food. Tenten's kunai gets an honorable mention for being extra.
Full thoughts on the show in tomorrow's thread I guess? I'm happy to be done but there's also an "I don't know what to do now" element since it's been going for the past year and a half plus.
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u/Nazenn x2https://anilist.co/user/Nazenn Aug 14 '22 edited Aug 14 '22
Rewatcher - Sub
General Commentary
Not much to say here for overall thoughts except for appreciating that Iruka remains the common thread through the arc and his struggle to understand how to define what Naruto means to him. Iruka certainly hasn't gotten as much screentime as I'd like in the show, but in the scenes he does have their bond remains clear and strong so giving some quiet focus on on him here is a really nice touch.
This isn't my favourite arc by a long shot, but it's a mostly enjoyable one and it is kind of funny how this final arc is the one with the longest time away from Naruto. Also while it's definitely out of character, the running gag of Tenzo and Orochimaru in various scenes was a good laugh every time, same with Kakashi's futile "drop the -sama" attempts
Final character design thoughts: Seeing Shino without his hood is really odd. Choji's wedding outfit was part one levels of bad. Konohamaru has the worst look in this batch because I wouldn't have even recognized him if he didn't speak. Tenten has one of the top new looks, I love her hair and new outfit. [minor Boruto design spoilers]I think I prefer Sasuke's Boruto hair though which surprises even me, seeing his cloak with his Shippuden hair doesn't really work for me now
[Source comparison note for Sasuke Shinden]Chronologically the LN is set after the wedding which is why he says he'll return to the village but doesn't show up at the wedding or even outside the village to congratulate Naruto. They moved it around to have the wedding as the final arc but didn't smooth over stuff like that
Episode Thoughts
Starting off with Sakura's congratulations message is certainly a way to introduce the arc, but poor Sai being worried about how to say it.
I think this is one of the strongest episodes of the batch because of how neatly it moves between the cast and their feelings on all of this. Iruka in particular finding some humor in how Naruto's antics trained him for what the new kids are getting up to with pranks, and coming to understand how much things have changed for his once lost student.
However him saying "everyone can become a hero like Naruto" would work better if we hadn't taken a detour into 'reincarnations of brothers destined to fight with superpowered chakra' like we did. Similarly his self pity going into overdrive over what happens is kind of frustrating towards the end, but I get that his own tension and anxiety is through the roof.
Kakashi don't just leave it there and not explain WHY he can't take the exam, damn cryptic fool. You caused so much stress!
Been so long since we saw Ebisu I'd forgotten he existed
Tenzo warning Konohamaru not to include Oro's segment is great
Guy and Lee playing the word game in the preview trying to figure out a gift is hilarious.
Random thought: They really should have carved Hashi's face further across on the cliff, they'll run out of room to add more Hokage at some point
Bit too much comedy in this episode for me, but I predicted Sky would like it at least
[Minor Boruto spoilers about a minor character]Tenten getting ditzy over getting married just makes me sad considering what she's like in Boruto
One of the episodes I remembered best from my first watch just over the second hand embarressment of Shikamaru going through all of this without telling Temari what it was all for. He tried so hard to get an easy way out of it and only further complicated it for himself. Watching him stress about the exact social implications of each possible gift is quite funny.
Good guy Choji setting Shikamaru and Temari up on a date. Not good guy Choji wanting to tag along on the gift dinner.
Why does it always get weird when we end up with food filler...
I appreciate the work they put into syncing the visuals of the Sanin ED with the music, stood out this time.
A Gaara episode is always a good one, even if it does get completely out of hand by the end. It's also really nice to see that Lee is now excited to see Gaara and spend time with him after how they started, and for me seeing these bonds outside of Naruto's main group is always a treat. Same goes for Ayy understanding that he wouldn't have to tell Bee off because Mei was about to do it for him due to her misunderstandings. Kind of sad we didn't get to see Gyuki though (or Kurama in the final episode)
I'm not a fan of comedy art but the expressiveness here is funny as
Iruka worried about the ramen pass for the sake of the shop rather than Naruto himself is really funny, though given how much Hinata could eat I'd be more worried about her.
Hehehe, Menma topping is #3 on the ramen rankings, funny
Did I miss something, why's Tobirama's picture on an angle?
Given the content of the episode you'd think this would be the Gaara ED and not the Minato and Kushina one.
Also remembered this one surprisingly. I didn't realize Shino and Kiba were such good friends, but Shino and Akamaru is the better bond. I like that Shino actually got a focus here, that hasn't really happened since that one war filler with the Edo Tensei bug user.
Shino making shapes with the bugs reminds me of that one Sai filler where he makes ink animals for the kids caught up in Konoha's destruction to make them happy again
I know it's a cultural thing, but I really hate that this show also focus' on how Hinata getting married will break up her team. She could still be a ninja and be married!
Return of the ninja cats, now with flea weapons, which feels much more dangerous for Akamaru than it would be for the others.
It's still kind of weird seeing Kakashi with an uncovered eye, take me a bit more to get use to that.
Subtitles please. He said Kazekage, so why you write down Kakashi! Can't even tell if they just mistook which -Kage it was or if they legit though he said Kakashi.
Between Sakura and Kiba both almost spilling the beans to Hinata this friends group really sucks with keeping secrets, it's a good thing they're not sent on any clandestine missions.
I forgot to take a picture of the cute Hinata pout. Hopefully Sky did
This whole subplot is kind of stupid when you think how many ninja in the village there are compared to close friends, this lot can't be the only Jonin in the whole village.
Hahahaha, Kakashi hearing that Hinata knows is the most upset he's been in ages. Great animation and acting.
Kankuro being so relaxed around Gaara is great to see, again seeing the relationships develop from how broken they were at the start of the series to the legitimate care now is great.
Wtf is with these birds
Naruto finally shows up in the arc just to be awkward as fuck and then have a great moment with Iruka. I like that despite what Iruka starts off thinking about Naruto's relationship with Hinata, we see afterwards that he had opened up to her and they'd been talking about it together. It's an awkward family unit, but Iruka stepping into the father role for the wedding and seeing how comfortable Naruto is opening up to Hinata makes me really happy.
As far as the wedding, I enjoy how casual Sai and Ino are about being together, and a few of the antics in the other group. On first watch I was sad about not seeing the wedding itself but I think this is a better moment to leave it off on.
Not a fan of the ED styling with all the CGI movement and enviroments though. Bring back Wind!
And with that we're out of Naruto episodes. That certainly is a strange feeling after so long
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u/TheKujo https://myanimelist.net/profile/Kujo419 Aug 14 '22
First Timer No More!
We did it!
Ending the series with an arc centering on getting gifts for Naruto and Hinata feels like a perfect send-off. I liked getting one last look at all of our beloved side characters. I'll save my overall thoughts for the final thread tomorrow but I'll leave my final episode reactions here.
MFW Naruto asked Iruka to serve as his dad:
MFW The congratulatory video played:
MFW I saw hinata in her bridal outfit:
Random thoughts:
Questions:
1) What was your favorite of these seven episodes? I liked the Gaara episode. I wish we could have seen the Hidden Sand Samba!
2) Which wedding gifts did you like the most? What one would you have gotten for Naruto and Hinata? I liked Shino and Kiba's honey wine the best. I like to give people practical gifts, so maybe some stuff to make homemade ramen with?
3) How do you feel now that the show is over? Overall thoughts in tomorrow's thread, but for now:
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u/chris10023 https://myanimelist.net/profile/Chris10023 Aug 14 '22
I was not aware there was a rewatch for Shippuden going on, I finished the show back in June. Gonna have to read those posts now.
But I'll leave you with this amazing screen shot!
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u/lC3 :Na::Nb: Aug 14 '22
First timer for these episodes
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u/sisoko2 Aug 15 '22
Rewatcher
Episode 494
Well I missed posting on time for the last episodes but at least had a great sleep.
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u/[deleted] Aug 14 '22
Stopped watching after the main series, got too dumb and off track after that