Audience reviews
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Fuzzman92
I'll keep this short and sweet.
Loved Naruto back in the mid 2000s when it was hot on Toonami. Decided to pick it back up when Crunchyroll and Funimation were two separate streaming services. Managed to get through the first Naruto series, but man... after so much hype from streamers, word of mouth, and the blatant popularity backing this show, I should have been entertained, not bored stiff waiting for the story to pick up. I love a good time skip story, especially with a roster of amazing characters, but thats the major downfall. The character writing for this show is downright rushed and might as well be nonexistent with the female characters. There is an insane amount of filler and flashback that comes off as unnecessary, but the average normie would tell you that its "character deve…
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Naruto Shippuden, being one of the big three, is not so good yet not so bad. It has some good sides and bad sides too, so I can't tell it a 'must watch anime' like most people do. Here's a breakdown:
Good sides:
1. It contains flashy action, especially Naruto vs. Sasuke fight, which makes this incredible.
2. Good Character development, many characters has grown better than the original series.
3. The backstories of the characters will make you cry, especially Naruto's parents and pain's backstory.
4. The animation is also good, compared to the era.
5. Naruto has the best opening songs of all time, you must check them out.
Bad sides:
1. The female characters is the biggest problem that was disturbing me. While other anime especially modern anime respects women and make them as strong as…
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Naruto stands as cultural milestone and is one of those long running stories that grows with its witnesses. The beginning feels deceptively simple. A loud, reckless boy dreams of becoming Hokage so the village will finally acknowledge his existence. Beneath that familiar shonen premise sits a more personal story about loneliness, identity, and the desperate need to be seen. The narrative expands carefully. Missions begin small and grounded, focusing on teamwork, strategy, and emotional stakes rather than world ending threats. The characters are introduced with enough vulnerability that their struggles feel human. Rivalries begin to shape the heart of the story, especially the ideological contrast between Naruto Uzumaki and Sasuke Uchiha. One character chases recognition and grows stronger…
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Watching this after it has ended and having the luxury to skip over the filler episodes leaves me with no choice but to put Naruto in the GOAT debate.
I won't go into any details as I'm sure most people are familiar with the story of Naruto. However, and in true MAL fashion, I have to rate everything as part of my review.
Story: 10/10
Characters: 10/10
Music: 11/10
Everything: 10/10
Not many animes out there can stand the test of time but Naruto/Naruto Shippuden certainly is one that can and has already done so. The story that started with the clueless orange jumpsuit-wearing kid ended up becoming a global cultural phenomenon. Without exaggeration, this anime is responsible for a generational shift in anime culture. As Naruto was probably many people's first anime, it has largely contri…
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This show has way too many badly written retcons and nonsense trash filler to justify giving this show a higher rating. If you want to watch good shounen anime without those problems watch Hunter x Hunter or Dragon Ball since a lot good things about this show just copies those two shows. don't get me wrong This show also had its good moments for example any time Kakashi, Madara, Itatchi and Ochiumaru are around.
what ruined this show the most is how annoying Naruto and Sakura were and especially their dumb obsession with Sasuke. The most unrealistic part is the end were Sasuke was let out of prison despite being a world terrorist. Overall this show is just mostly a DBZ wannabe and you should just watch that instead. unless you want a DBZ ripoff this is the show for you.
Read at the sourceObsceneCatGravy
I downloaded a special version of this anime that had the filler cut out and even that was still filled with flashbacks. Why? Because every other scene relies on it. Some of the scenes would not have made sense without the flashback. That said, I skipped most of them anyway. Honestly, the pacing can be so slow that I just completely lose interest and find myself not paying attention.
I'll just sum up my feelings here:
- The soundtracks are really good, especially some of the villains like Nagato and Madara.
- Animations are typically lackluster and dull
- There's little to no real character development
- A lot of characters are very forced and just cringe
I have to rant about two characters that I really disliked: Sakura and Shikamaru.
Sakura is a one dimensional character who's only r…
Read at the sourceRian_Rahmat
This is one of those childhood anime that is full of memories, but after I watched it thoroughly, I decided not to recommend this anime.
The reason is simple, there are too many flashbacks in each episode, this is the worst motive for stalling time in my opinion. there are a lot of useless episodes but most of them are filled with flashbacks which are very long, long, very long and even take up several episodes.
I don't have a problem with flashbacks from each character, but the problem is the positioning, for example, I was enjoying watching Naruto fight but suddenly I met another character and the flashback started, seriously?
The worst thing was the flashback of Sakura saying to bring Sasuke back, I was really tired of hearing that, I don't know how many times I had to hear Sakura's c…
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How do I even sum up this series? How can I review something so special to me? Still, it must be done, so let me tell you why Naruto is a series you can't leave on your PTW list.
Let's start with the basics: sound and art. Naruto (especially Shippuuden) has one of the best soundtracks in anime. Not only with its openings and endings, but its OST songs fit the anime and its tone better than any other anime I've seen. The art is GORGEOUS. Again, especially in Shippuuden because it's more recent compared to the older animation of the original Naruto series. The lighting effects and bright colors make every scene entrancing.
I don't know whether to talk about the story or the characters next because both are as high quality as high quality can be, but I'll start with the characters. You ca…
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Covering the 2nd half of Naruto manga, Shippuden adapts the teenaged years of the titular character. I wanna start this review by admitting that I am quite thankful there were people who managed to really enjoy the full road Shippuden brings. It's a long one, 500 episodes counting filler and around 300 even if you aren't. It took me 5 months to get through all the material skipping everything filler related. Now, it's actually been quite a while since I finished Shippuden (finished it last November) but I feel with a clearer head now's a better time than ever to go over everything with the series.
I enjoyed very little of Naruto Shippuden.
To start with, Naruto is... Well, not a very fun protagonist to say the least. He starts off the series seeming at least a little more mature and less…
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Back in high school, I was an avid Naruto fan. I discovered the series when I was 14 years old and binged it all in 2 weeks, and started Shippuuden soon after. I loved it at first, and revered it during the Pain arc, but soon after I found the show started to decline in quality. And now looking back, I find the show had pretty serious problems throughout its run.
Just to get this out of the way, the egregious amounts of filler amidst very few canon episodes as well as a lot of episodes consisting of 70% flashbacks and 30% actual content is seriously off-putting.
Yes, I know Naruto spent his childhood alone on a swing-set; no, I don't have to see that scene for the billionth time.
These aspects became so unbearable that I (and many of my friends) ended up dropping the show halfway thro…
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Naruto: Shippuuden review
Naruto: Shippuuden is one of the most famous anime of all time, but sometime, being famous doesn’t mean it is good. People generally just base their opinion on what they liked but not on what they disliked about Naruto so that’s why you might have heard that it is a good show. If people love so much this anime, it is basically just because they found it entertaining or because they grew up with it, but if we look at it objectively we can clearly see that it is a huge waste of time and attention.
First, the main story line is about Naruto dealing with Obito’s past. Let me explain myself, Obito was in love with a girl called Rin when he was around twelve years old. That girl died because she had a beast sealed inside of her that was supposed to destroy her village…
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First off I just wanna say that I am super sad that this show has come to an end. Naruto was my childhood and with it's ending I feel like a part of me is now gone. This is the show that got me into anime and I'm grateful for that. This show is no where near perfect, but is anything really perfect ?
I'll start out with some of the cons of this show. As many other reviews have already stated, Naruto is loaded with filler episodes and this can't be any more true. At times the fillers can be funny and interesting, but most of the time you are just impatiently waiting for the show to get back to the real story line. There were tons of flashbacks and honestly they show the same scenes from the past multiple times. The story can be rushed, and at other times it feels like it's been the same ba…
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With all my heart and soul I recommend to watch this masterpiece!
This anime is to Express love, experience and desire to never give up.
This story is about a ninja who just fulfilled his dream and became a hero...
When you begin to watch your life will never be the former, I assure you.
6-7 year I watch Naruto, oh my god 6-7 YEARS!
I grew up with him (He matured early)
When it was sad, I watched Naruto and that made me happy.
23.03.2017 anime Naruto ended... The guy fulfilled his dream... Thank you Naruto and Masashi Kishimoto.
Of course 10/10!
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TL;DR: Believe it! Took 10 years and 500 episodes but it finally ended. Guess that cow finally ran out of milk!
[Story: 5/10 , Characters: 6/10, Art: 6/10, Sound: 9/10, Enjoyment: 7/10]
Believe it! The series who was never meant to end has finally been laid to rest… or has it? It may have taken 10 years and 500 episodes (280 Cannon and 220 Fillers, believe it, I counted), thank you Studio Pierrot for finally stop milking this cow. Let's be real, all the real fans got so tired of your shenanigans they finished the manga long time ago. So why would you invest in this super long show?
Rage aside, what's Naruto: Shippuden really about? It's a story about an unwanted ninja shinobi boy who had the dream of becoming Hokage and believe it he will overcome all the adversaries (including fillers…
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Oh, I hope that I’ll be the first to write the review when all the Naruto anime series end. Well, what should I start with… 15 years. For FIFTEEN years this anime brought me joy and unspeakable emotions. For FIFTEEN years it taught me right from wrong. For FIFTEEN years it … it’s been a guide of light for me. Jeez, I was raised on this anime, I became older with its characters, I just LOVE IT!!!
The Naruto series started when I was in a preschool age, and for 15 years it never stopped to surprise me. Though the journey was long (some might say too long) it was always exciting and brilliant. And I am really sorry if I get carried away by emotions, but true Naruto fans will understand – this is a tale, a unique and flawless tale, of nearly all of my life and now that I look back and see th…
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It's truly the end. Naruto was always something that I considered bad due to the fillers, however once I got into it I was hooked.
Story:
Ah, the story. It's just filled with so much emotion and it was amazingly executed up until the Pain Arc, yes it went down, and we all know the War was dragged on for far too long but surely that doesn't ruin the moral of the story? Naruto always had one goal, and we always knew that he would meet stronger opponents, some that could challenge his goal, and Obito and Madara were those two. The later of the War Arc is amazingly written in my opinion, the Obito regret, Madara's reasoning and much more. Overall, the story remained the same and always had one goal, and didn't go off that path. Naruto wanted to become strong, he wanted to be acknowledged and…
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I was a little late to the Naruto party, i started watching the anime 3 years ago. I immediately fell in love with it. I was cranking out 20+ episodes in a day consistently with ease.
As many people have surely mentioned, the fillers can be a bit much at times and they can also seem extremely repetitive and for someone who was not watching the series week by week ( or maybe even for them as well) it can be a bit frustrating and sometimes i found myself skimming though certain fillers.
Putting aside the fillers, the story line for this series was very nice, in my opinion. I very much enjoyed the fighting scenes and also enjoyed the transitions from huge fights to normal life back at the village. It was a nice blend of both. The comedic aspect was really good as well. Its tough to write…
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Naruto Shippuden : Review |
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Naruto. The series that sold over 220 million manga copies, winning handful of awards along the way. An anime that ranked as one of the most watched series in Japan that got tarnished by a greedy studio and has received tons of internet backlash throughout the years.
Let me start off by saying Naruto is by no means a flawless anime. It's the exact opposite. The series had too many fillers. Sometimes the animation quality was below par and pacing can be painfully slow at times. But please bear with me here. I'm going to tell you why it has been the best experience an anime gave me in my entire life and dig into what made the series popular while also explaining its flaws.
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*********it's not a review it is just a oneway conversation from my heart********** and yes it is has spoilers
Today at 5 o'clock in the evening something came to an end it was series which I cherished for the longest time since I can remember with the end of the series I want to share something with some one whoever they may be. I clearly remember the first ep of naruto which I ever watched its was a episode from the chunin exam when naruto is writing the test which he doesn't know but the way he handles the situation was pure epic then I watched the first season of the series the zabuza arc and I was star strucked. The strong desire of the main character to be acknowledged by by his village and his friends was something that resonated with my thinking's. Then the series was such a grea…
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Naruto Shippuuden! The series that would never end finally ends! After ten years, five-hundred episodes and several movie tie-ins, this milked cow is finally laid down to rest, resulting in one of the worst shounen anime adaptations ever made. While I did enjoy myself with the series and certainly found myself even liking it for the first two-hundred episodes or so, the insane amount of filler, padding, and the abysmal final three or four arcs made me despise this show by the end, and all of the characters and narrative. The filler in this anime is such a goddamn problem that it destroys the entire anime, and at this point, if you did want to get into Naruto, I would recommend reading the manga, or skipping over the filler because, for the most part, the filler is absolutely abysmal and is…
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