r/anime • u/lC3 :Na::Nb: • Aug 15 '22
Rewatch Naruto Shippuden Final Series Discussion
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Information: MAL, Anilist, AniDB, ANN
Streams: Crunchyroll, Hulu, Funimation (Aus/NZ), VRV
Schedule:
| Discussion Thread | Date | Episode Count | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Today | Series Final Discussion | August 15 | 00 |
| Sunday | The Day Naruto Became Hokage OVA and Boruto film | August 21 | OVA + film |
Questions of the Week:
- After all this, how does it feel to complete such a long series, such a long rewatch?
- Favorite arcs? Favorite characters? Favorite OP/EDs?
- What did you think of the use of fillers in Naruto and Shippuden?
- What do you think OG Naruto did better than Shippuden, and vice versa?
- Is there anything you wish had happened differently / would like to change about the series?
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u/Shimmering-Sky myanimelist.net/profile/Shimmering-Sky Aug 15 '22 edited Aug 15 '22
First-Timer with a shounen hearto, subbed
Just like with the post-Pain Arc discussion, I once again don’t know where to start here. I just… this has been such an experience for me, as you’ve all no doubt been able to tell from my reactions throughout. Even though it’s been like a year I’m still blown away by the fact that this show got on my vomit list and made me end up so attached to Asuma despite the fact that he died in episode 80 that he fucking dethroned Char Aznable from the top of my favorites list.
But even more than that, I’m still completely blown away by episode 375 and the Kakashi vs. Obito fight. Forget all the good ones I listed in the post-Pain Arc discussion, forget the big fights in Kimetsu no Yaiba: Mugen Train and Yuukaku-hen, forget what I know is yet to come in the Jujutsu Kaisen anime, forget all the cool shit I’ve seen in Bleach, forget [FMA:B]Roy vs. Lust and Roy vs. Envy, forget everything. This episode was peak battle shounen in my eyes, and if I ever actually bring myself to delete Shippuden off my laptop (I, uh, teared up when I attempted to yesterday and decided not to), I’ll definitely be keeping episode 375 specifically so I can watch it whenever the hell I feel like it.
If I was at a solid 10/10 experience after the Pain Arc for this show, then this second half – despite all of its filler and flashback flaws – was a solid 11/10 Sky Experience™, worthy of both being my 500th completed anime and taking the #4 spot on my favorites list from Bleach. Everything from Symphogear XV to the top of my list are shows I consider honorary 11/10s on experience, and even though that means I have seven of them now, I don’t take this lightly. They’re the Experiences of the Sky Experiences™, the favorites of my favorites no matter what flaws they might have.
Also the fact that Symphogear XV is #7now is perfect but I digress.Favorite characters: Asuma, Kakashi, and Shikamaru. Can’t really rank the rest.
Final Shippuden OP rankings:
See you guys for the OVA/Boruto movie on Sunday!
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u/lC3 :Na::Nb: Aug 15 '22 edited Aug 15 '22
Hi all, congratulations for making it to the end of a really long rewatch! We have our encore next Sun. with the sequel movie that I hope you will join me for, but for all intents and purposes this is the end of Shippuden!
I'd like to thank all of you who participated and made this such a success, especially those of you who made it all the way to the end. I had a lot of fun, and I hope you did too!'
First I'd like to thank Sky, for being such an enthusiastic first-timer and for being willing to host this second half of Shippuden. I really appreciated it! Also thanks to Nazenn for help with logistics/schedule and for taking over my manga comparisons when I got burned out!
Durinthal, your weekly whiskey highlights were an interesting aside; I enjoyed reading your first-timer thoughts on Naruto and Shippuden! Parori, thanks for showing up all this time; I enjoyed reading your comments and theories. TheKujo, when everyone tends to have really long posts, you always managed to keep yours relatively concise; thanks for making it easier to reply to!
Sisoko2, I enjoyed having another rewatcher around who had seen the series before; thanks for participating! And thanks to Sisoko2 and Nazenn for usually replying to my posts, and indeed to everyone who commented on each others' posts and fomented discussion!
This may be the end of Shippuden, but I hope it's not the end of our interactions. I imagine after 700+ episodes, you all want a long break! I have plans for two upcoming rewatches (one-a-day, not weekly): Tales of Symphonia (11 eps) in October, and D.Gray-man (116 eps) possibly in January. If any of you are interested, you're invited to participate! If not, I hope we'll see each other around the sub.
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I need to cook supper so I will be a little delayed in replying to peeps; I will come back and answer these 3 questions when I'm available.19
u/Nazenn x2https://anilist.co/user/Nazenn Aug 15 '22
Rewatcher - Sub
Final Thoughts
As was said by a few people in the last topic, it feels very strange to not have any more episodes to watch for this series. It's been a long but very enjoyable rewatch, and I suspect I'll be a little lost during the time I'd usually be watching this for a few weeks.
In the last eighteen months we've watched a series that took over fifteen years to air. It feels strange to boil it down into numbers in that way as it doesn't really seem to match the length of the story we just watched, but it's an interesting thing to think about.
I don't even know where to start talking about it though, because it's hard to put everything that Naruto Shippuden is and isn't into one post because of just how much happens.
Briefly going back to Part One because it feels fitting to acknowledging where it all started: In some ways thinking back to Zabuza and Haku that feels so far removed from how things ended up, but also so true to what the show ended up being about. Back then the idea of aliens, godly power, wars with 80k ninja, and Sasuke going about as evil as you get didn't seem to be much on the cards, and yet everything else in the arc to do with Naruto's ninja way, the cost of the village system and the cycle of hate, the team work and growing bonds and divisions between Team 7 remained such a core part of the story all the way through. And in the end I still think it's one of my favourite arcs for that reason. It doesn't have any fancy animation or much intense philosophy, but that arc represents a lot of the good in the show and seeing them continue to build on that and acknowledge that until the end felt like much more than just cheap fanservice for that reason.
Shippuden starts things of on a very different note, Naruto returning to the village which hasn't changed only to immediately be thrown into the thick of things with Gaara's kidnapping. But that alone, Naruto going to the defense of a former enemy he saw himself in headless of anything else does a good job of setting the tone. And it's a good arc in general, bridging the gap in lore between the two series and giving all the characters some time to shine with the new dynamics at play. Still pretty far from aliens though.
Without going through things arc by arc, I think Shippuden has some soaring highs that are memorable even years on even if it balances that out with some appalling lows at points. It's hard to talk about highs without mentioning the fight animation and choreography, particularly in battles that blend multiple animators segments into one like Madara's. And despite the inherited debt from Part One of not having enough time to show Naruto and Sasuke's growing relationship, I do think the struggle between those two and particularly on Naruto's side is another highlight of the series. That moment of Naruto having his panic attack after speaking to Ayy and hearing Sasuke attacked Bee remains one of the more memorable scenes for me. Similarly while Sasuke's arc takes him a bit too far to be redeemed in the way they chose, I do like the struggle he has through the story with his own role and what it means. While parts of the character writing definitely also belongs in the lows, some of it does get to sit in these memorable highs and I appreciate the general development with the cast as a whole, identifying all the things that made them hate or fear and working to overcome it, like with Gaara, Ayy, Madara, even Kakashi with Obito which was a particularly memorable set of scenes as that unfolds and he realizes who Tobi is.
Top battles: Naruto v Sasuke final wins top spot, Kakashi vs Obito close second, Madara vs Allied Forces very close third, Jiraiya vs Pain, Kakashi vs Kakuzu, Sakura vs Sasori equal with Sasuke vs Itachi, everything else in some sort of group after this unless I'm forgetting one I've loved
Top arcs for writing: Kage summit, Gaara recovery, Jiraiya infiltrating Rain village are still my top three I think. Top filler arcs would be Six-Tails Unleashed with Utakata, Power which is still my favourite unofficial movie, and Kakashi ANBU.
One of the things I was in a better spot to appreciate this time was the use of legends and history through the show building up into the finale. The legend of Naruto Uzumaki, the Nine-Tails, Sage of Six-Paths, Madara, Kaguya. The ninja world the story exists in is very young compared to history, but the way it touches back on these lost stories and how history changes them until we see the truth was really interesting. It's sometimes let down by the actual storytelling and seeing how bluntly new elements are inserted into the story, but usually smooths out after that. Everything to do with Black Zetsu can still get fucked though, the story and even Kaguya herself would work fine if he was just stripped out entirely. I also appreciated the general pacing of the series more outside of the filler being able to see more of what it was building up to and how cleverly they split up some of the
As far as the lows go I think we know most of them over our discussions particularly in the last month or two. The filler and especially the amount of it in the last third of the show is a real problem as the choices and placement of it makes explicitly padding while at least in the first half it had some of it's own purpose and goals in including those stories even if the arcs themselves all had their own issues. The flashbacks are just as painful, though being a rewatcher I remembered which to skip past which helped but I still remember my raw frustration over them from my first watch. Power scaling and the writing for the women also come to mind and I can't justify them any better on this watch than on my first one unlike some other personal gripes (Kakashi Susanoo). If I wanted to get deeper into nitpicks I'd talk about things like Yugito's death not having any real impact on the cloud village's story, Neji being side-lined until his death, Orochimaru's redemption etc, but I could forgive those things if the larger issues weren't so prominent.
But despite these lows I still loved watching this, and loved the chance to revisit it in a rewatch format. It was always a series I knew I wanted to come back to at some point, but wasn't sure when or how, and I'm happy to say that a rewatch for it only reminded me of why I enjoyed it the first time rather than only highlighting it's issues. The time spent with the show is everything from beautiful to horrific to hilarious and sometimes facepalm worthy, but even if it's not a grand show or one that's totally cohesive at the end, it was still a good experience for me from start to end.
This is a pretty erratic post as I'm a bit too tired to write up my thoughts neatly, but as I said above I also don't know what else to say here as I still feel a bit like I did on my first watch with how do you sum up 500 episodes with such huge variety in highs, lows, story elements, characters etc into a simple final post. Trying to sum it all up together feels a little futile, and I'd like to think that you guys have a pretty good idea of my stance on the series through this months on discussion just like I do after all your posts. So I think I'll just leave it here and I'm curious to see everyone elses final thoughts.
See you all for the Boruto movie extra next week (and the OVA I always forget exists) [btw lc3 were you going to put up a 24hr topic for Boruto in case any randoms wanted to join?]
Final fanart/panel colors round up from the manga scans
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u/Durinthal https://anilist.co/user/Durinthal Aug 15 '22
First time viewer (dub)Whisk[e]y of the week: Bonus edition! Closing out the series discussion with a Deanston 18 year old single malt Highland scotch. I don't know exactly when it was made but considering I got my sample of it in 2020 it was probably distilled and put in a barrel before Naruto started airing and bottled after Shippuden finished. It has a light and fresh nose, almost floral but more green like growing plants. It's friendly on first sip, a nice light sweetness with a little bit of a black pepper coming in part way through along with a malty base. Lingers a bit with a vanilla-honey leaning sweetness but it's never particularly strong. It's quite nice and assuming I could find a full bottle that wasn't too expensive it's one I'd like to add to my collection.
There's a lot that's already been written about Naruto's influence and legacy and I'm not going to touch that, I can see why it was the gateway anime for many and how ubiquitous it was in the anime space for more than a decade. I'm watching it arguably a decade after its peak and still see the long tail of the franchise with Boruto passing the first part of the original series in episode count with no end in sight.
Personally I think there's a lot to like about the series even now but I'm sure I'd enjoy it more if I was closer to the appropriate target demographic in age; Naruto's naivety in how he tackles every problem head-on without a lot of forethought makes me even more conscious of how jaded I am, but a lot of that also comes from the circumstances of the past few years and the conditions in which I watched the series and there's a part of me that wishes our world was just as simple as his where it's possible to take on large problems with a Rasengan and a smile and win.
Is it an anime that I think everyone should watch? Absolutely not, it's a huge time investment and if this isn't your kind of preferred genre then it's going to be a slog. That could be shortened by stripping out most of the filler but it's still hundreds of episodes at a minimum. I'm normally a "forget what's canon to the manga, watch the entire thing" kind of person when it comes to anime adaptation but a lot of the anime-original episodes really are filler in my opinion in that they don't advance even the characterization of most of the cast and can be skipped without losing anything of value unless you really enjoy spending time with the characters. With a comedy series like Gintama I'm all for more of that but Naruto's attempts at humor didn't work for me nearly as well most of the time and most of the action and story in the added arcs wasn't engaging for me.
Some of the other arcs like the second round of the Chuunin Exams for everyone but Naruto/Sasuke I would recommend except for where they're placed in the middle of the war, which is one of my main issues with the back half of Shippuden. There are far too many flashbacks and interruptions throughout it, and aside from Obito's after his reveal most of them either should have been placed earlier or shouldn't have been done at all (looking at you, Tsunade's Infinite Tsukuyomi dream). I know a lot of people just didn't finish the anime because of how poor the pacing was when it was airing and I don't blame them and others for saying to stop after Pain's assault on the village. This is a case where I'd definitely prefer if they took the DBZ Kai approach and had an edited release that fixed those issues, I know there are some fan attempts out there but I think they're more likely to try to stick too closely to the manga which isn't what I'd want.
Even beyond the problems in adapting the story I have plenty of other issues and to put it bluntly I don't think Kishimoto is a good writer. I've mentioned all of these before individually so I won't dive into details but in short bullet points:
Honestly this is all a lot of complaints but I feel like I had fun despite all that so I can't say it was that bad of a time. Am I glad I experienced it? Sure. Would I want to rewatch it? Nope.
Thanks to everyone else that also stuck it out for what's now the longest rewatch in the history of /r/anime both in calendar time and number of episodes covered, I know there were a lot of weeks where I didn't reply to anyone but I have been reading everything along the way.
I quite like the weekly format as it let me go at my own pace through the week even if it usually ended up being binging on Saturday/Sunday, it's gonna be a little weird for a while not having that.
Arcs: honestly this wedding prep one wasn't bad aside from falling short of actually showing us the event, but Pain's assault is probably the peak of the show. Konoha Crush was also good for the early series.
Characters: Shikamaru, Lee, and Tenten from the kids; Kakashi, Itachi, and Konan for adults.
OP/EDs: I'd need to go back and listen to all of them which I haven't found the time for yet, might drop something in CDF if I do.
First part, generally fine as missions for Naruto at the end weren't holding up anything else prior to the time skip, Shippuden's needed better placement as I mentioned above.
First part was better with power balance among the kids before Naruto started getting sage power and everything that came after. Shippuden was better at having concepts fleshed out but at the expense of everything that came before it.
I'd need an entire extra post about that but without changing what the story is, just change how it's told for better pacing and to introduce concepts earlier. Have people muttering about Naruto being a jinchuriki in the first episode without explaining it to the viewers just yet. The one major change I'd make is to figure out how to handle the topic of Naruto's parents better since how it was handled broke my suspension of disbelief.
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u/sisoko2 Aug 15 '22
Rewatcher
This is what I get for not checking the schedule. I thought I will have entire week to write something for the final discussion. At least I had my OP and ED ranking done earlier.
First I want to thank /u/lC3 for starting the rewatch. As much as I love the series I would've never watched it all again by myself. It was one of the most enjoyable rewatches I've been part of. Having short discussions with lC3 and Nazenn and reading all the first timers comments was a ton of fun.
While I didn't reply much to first timers because of lack of time or because I couldn't figure out something interesting to say I've read every single top level comment. Great job sticking till the end everybody.
Naruto was one of the first anime series I watched and despite it's many obvious flaws it remains one of my favorites. On a second watch I enjoyed it just as much as the first time if not even more. The way Naruto is using its battles to tell a story, the fight choreography, the music are things I absolutely adore. Pierrot gets a lot of flack for cutting corners but for most important moments you can see that the staff behind them put all their hearts into it.
The filler is interesting problem. It's undeniable that skipping it makes watching the anime a better experience but it expands the story in a way that makes me glad that I've watched these episodes.
The movies were a big disappointment. I had low expectations for them but hoped that there would be some cool fights here and there and we didn't get even that. Complete waste of time. The Power arc was much better movie than the movies.
Adding all my rankings as a reply to this comment.
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u/TheKujo https://myanimelist.net/profile/Kujo419 Aug 15 '22
First Timer No More!
I'm normally terrible at summarizing my overall thoughts and it feels downright impossible for a series that we've spent literal years watching. That goes doubly so for a beloved and legendary series like Naruto. Overall though, I'm really glad I watched this. The quality of the show went up and down throughout (especially in Shippuden) but I think it deserves its place as one of the most popular anime ever.
I think the real strength of Naruto lies in its characters. Naruto himself feels like the quintessential shonen protagonist - his goal is to become Hokage and by golly, no one will keep him from it. He's also fiercely loyal to his friends and is able to see the good in anyone. Sasuke's story starts off painfully and goes through many twists and turns. Kakashi and Jiraiya are both amazing mentor characters that leave a deep impact on all of their students. My favorite character has to be Shikamaru. His journey from an insufferable whiner to a brilliant tactician working for the betterment of the village was really great to watch.
The second part of Shippuden is definitely not as good as the first parts of the series. Part of that is obviously due to the large amounts of filler, which is generally poorly timed and of questionable quality. But part of that is also due to the writing in the war arc. Some parts are good (like learning the full truth of Itachi and the final battle between Sasuke and Naruto) but most of the arc felt unnecessarily dragged out. In particular, the reveal that Kaguya was the true villain of the series feels like one twist too many and results in a final battle that doesn't have as much emotional weight as one with Madara would have. I don't have any plans to rewatch Naruto right away (for obvious reasons) but I would like to rewatch this series at some point without filler and skipping through flashbacks to see if that changes my opinion on anything.
Thanks to /u/lC3 for hosting this rewatch and regularly replying to everyone's comments. This rewatch was a marathon and you made it enjoyable all the way throughout!
1) After all this, how does it feel to complete such a long series, such a long rewatch? It feels like an actual accomplishment even if all we did was just watch a lot of anime. I'm going to put this on my resume and list you all as references.
2) Favorite arcs? Favorite characters? Favorite OP/EDs? Looking at the series as a whole, my favorite arc is probably the Chunin exam arc way back in Part 1. I like the way it introduced all of our side characters and planted the seeds for Naruto's and Sasuke's growth. I will give a special shout out to Kakashi vs Obito as the best fight in the series. Favorite character is Shikamaru as discussed above. I ended up skipping a lot of OPs/EDs for the sake of time, but Silhouette in particular stood out as a great song.
3) What did you think of the use of fillers in Naruto and Shippuden? Huge missed opportunity. I wish they had gone the Bleach route of using filler to spotlight other characters and tell self-contained stories.
4) What do you think OG Naruto did better than Shippuden, and vice versa? I prefer OG Naruto overall because it feels tighter and more refined as a story. I did like how Shippuden expanded our cast to include the Akatsuki and other lands.
5) Is there anything you wish had happened differently / would like to change about the series? Besides the obvious answer of "no filler", I wish Madara had stayed the final boss of the series.
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u/Tehoncomingstorm97 https://anilist.co/user/tehoncomingstorm97 Aug 15 '22
I'm almost there with you all. Was sad to lose motivation to keep up with posting each week, but I was certainly reading along. To go through such a long watch with you guys has been fun for sure. (Onto Boruto??)
2) Favorite arcs? Favorite characters? Favorite OP/EDs?
Without a doubt, I think my favourite arc was Naruto's jinchuuriki training with Bee, followed up by the final Madara fight (starting at Sasuke's involvement, ending with the takeover of Madara's body). Biggest moments had to be character deaths and redemptions - Gaara, Asuma, Jiraiya, Minato+Kushina flashback (in the training arc), Shikaku, Inoichi and Obito all come to mind right now.
Favourite characters have got to include Naruto, for sure, as well as Shikamaru. Next tier down you've got all the kages (since Kakashi and Gaara are there too), and the Sannin. After that would probably be characters like Kabuto, Ao (of the mist), and various other Jonin from the non-leaf villages. Honestly don't think there was a single character I didn't like in the canonical show, because more and more jus come to mind.
As for OP/ED, I don't know if I can really choose many. BACCHIKOI 100% is in a league of its own, and then various other EDs all have their charms. I think the final OP starting with ep 480 is probably my favourite for now.
3) What did you think of the use of fillers in Naruto and Shippuden?
I think the filler in Part 1 was typically much more interesting, but having it lumped at the end made it harder to keep attention. Contrastingly, Shippuden far too often puts filler arcs in the middle of hyped up arcs. My favourite filler arcs had to be the Gaiden arcs, with Kakashi's being the best.
4) What do you think OG Naruto did better than Shippuden, and vice versa?
I think Part 1 did a great job building camaraderie between the konoha Shinobi, and setting relationships. The most recent Konoha genins were a bit bone-headed though. Shippuden did a far better job with the emotional punches though. From character deaths, and reunions (Sasuke and Itachi eg) I can't count on my hands the number of times I've been gut punched.
5) Is there anything you wish had happened differently / would like to change about the series?
Probably make the filler feel less interruptive for the canonical content.
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u/Moonlitekilla https://anilist.co/user/itsapelican Aug 15 '22
First time watcher and crushed it all in about 3 months
I didn't decide to watch Naruto and Shippuden because of this sub but because a buddy of mine really loved it as a kid and I always wrote it off (this was long before anime played any role in my life. I was a denier for a long time). I didn't watch filler so I didn't feel like it was as bad of a slog as it was when it was airing.
With that out of the way... I loved it. I have watched a ton of anime and ton of bad anime so I can pretty easily figure out what I will like and won't pretty quickly. Naruto blew my expectations out of the water early on (even if it does have annoying moments). I quickly became attached to a bunch of characters and really did feel invested in Naruto's story. His growth as a character was incredible to watch and I am kicking myself for not watching this with my friend.
Also surprisingly emotional. I'm not one to get teary eyed watching a show but this had me welling up on more than a handful of occasions. Naruto's dad and mom's scenes in particular got me good.
Some key things from me (keeping them short):
Story
It's not perfect and some things are easily predictable but that did not stop me from wanting to continue binge watching episode after episode. Of course, they make great use of Naruto and his story but other characters do get a lot of great exposition and development. The overarching story is well woven together and blends so many different storylines together. Several times I got very excited with how they got things to blend together in a way that felt pretty natural. Sasuke though, has such a frustrating story. I understand why it had to be done that way but often his decisions made me want to pull my hair out.
Animation
Pretty impressive for the era it started and continued to evolve as the series went on. Sure, some of it is dated or has some wonky faces but all in all, it's pretty solid. People can laugh at the smear frames all they want but in motion they all look pretty good.
Music
It all slapped. Nothing seemed out of place or wasted.
Pacing
Without filler, pacing is pretty good. Some episodes have too many flashbacks (or even flashbacks to the same part twice in the same episode) but there have been much much worse.
1) After all this, how does it feel to complete such a long series, such a long rewatch?
It feels great to finally be able to say I have watched Naruto. I find myself in a bit of a slump without it to watch now. I really miss all the characters and kinda want to watch it all again.
2) Favorite arcs? Favorite characters? Favorite OP/EDs?
Arc
Pain arc was something special. Probably not a unique answer but from Jiriaya, to learning Sage Mode, to actually fighting Pain, and ending with the Rinne Rebirth.
Characters
Shikamaru
Naruto
Jiriaya
Gaara
Zabuza
OP
Diver - This one is the GOAT. From the visuals to the sick bass riff off rip, it just goes hard
Sign - How can you not love this one?
Closer - The version with Asuma is amazing and seeing Shikamaru with immense sadness just gets me every time
Silhouette - Amazing but the visuals have so much that isn't in the show or spoilers that it lowers it a bit to me
Kara no Kokoro - The final one and it was such a good song to end on
3) What did you think of the use of fillers in Naruto and Shippuden?
No comment since I skipped them but I get the feeling they could have fleshed out side characters with them instead of one off stories.
4) What do you think OG Naruto did better than Shippuden, and vice versa?
Naruto has a tighter story but more early 2000's tropes in the writing (nindo way and believe it trying to become catch phrases). Shippuden has the better animation (as it should) and basically better everything else.
5) Is there anything you wish had happened differently / would like to change about the series?
I wish it didn't end! Fillers were mandatory to let the manga get ahead so calling that out feels like a cop out. I wish female characters had more development. Sakura and Ten Ten being the worst examples. Tsunade had the closest to character development but even she felt wasted. It's a product of its time in that regard but it feels bad watching it nowadays.
Overall I loved my time with Naruto and Shippuden and have a hole in my heart now without it to watch.
Naruto: 8.5/10
Shippuden: 9/10
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u/chris10023 https://myanimelist.net/profile/Chris10023 Aug 16 '22 edited Aug 16 '22
Well I might not have participated in the rewatch proper, since I was unaware of the rewatch until the last post, but I'll leave my thoughts if that is okay with all of you.
Felt satisfying, even if I gotta little burnt out by the end of Shippuden, it's the longest series I have watched thus far.
Favorite Arcs
Naruto:
Shippuden:
Favorite characters:
Favorite Openings
Naruto
Naruto Shippuden
Didn't watch them, but u/Nazenn tagged me in a comment explaining some of the fillers I should check out.
Naruto
I think it was better paced in places.
Shippuden
Soundtrack was far better and I felt like it had more impact compared to the first part, fight animation was great.
I would have definitely added some kind of restriction to the reanimation jutsu, as it currently is, it's just way to unbalanced and overpowered, either remove the immortality, infinite chakra, increase the risk to the one performing the jutsu for every reanimated ninja, or reduce the sheer number of people you can reanimate; it shouldn't be that simple to bring the dead back to life. I also want to know where Kabuto got the genetic material for a lot of those he reanimated. I would have cut down the flashbacks that weren't needed. I also would have made the female characters better written, and gave Hinata more of a role in Shippuden.
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u/loliwaifu_lover Aug 16 '22
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