Naruto, Great or Terrible?

[Kread-EX]

I read fast enough that I don't even notice. I forget I'm reading the subs at times and never seem to miss any of the animation.

Same here. My issue with dubs is that they're absolutely horrendous (I'm referring to French dubs, there) except for Japanese/French productions, like The Mysterious Golden Cities or Ulysses 31. As for English dubs, well, I'd need subs as well to really understand so there's little point lol.

As for the main topic, Naruto definitely suffers from the inherent problem with anime adaptations of long-runners; that is, unless you change completely the scenario (like the first FMA anime), you can only pad the entire thing with filler. That being said, the manga itself does have its share of flaws, notably when the author's favorite characters (read: the Uchihas) are concerned: abilities conveniently "awakening" just at the right moment, consistent breaking of the rules set by the verse, and disproportionate reactions to admittedly sad (though justified in some cases) events happening in their lives.

Now, the target audience is primarily adolescent boys so if they're after action with "cool" characters Naruto does the job. But it does no more than that.

 

[zacheatscrackers]

Honestly, I thought it was pretty cool when it first came around, but the super-cliche characters and assload of filler every other actually important episode made me lose interest like a squirrel without an acorn.

Shortly after I stopped following it, though, I got into One Piece for quite a while, which I think is 10x better.

 

[Skimoman]

Alright just another Naruto opinion:

1. Strongest Shinobi(list five)

2. Most Annoying Character

3. Favorite Character?

My response:

1. Sage of Six Paths, Hasirama Senju, Madara Uchiha, Minato Namikaze, Jiraiya, Itachi Uchiha

2. Sakura Haruno(useless)

3. Konohamaru Sarutobi

 

[Gomi Boy]

my favourite naruto character is lee van cleef


so sugoi

 

[ZeroAtEnd]

I did love Naruto and Bleach but I don't watch it, or read it anymore. Dubbed versions of Anime don't ruin the experience. I've seen plenty of Anime that have excellent voice-overs, and sometimes its even better than the subbed. Now, as far as Naruto and Bleach I lost my interest after the continuous plot twisters. Its not entertaining anymore for me, so I've moved on.

 

[Engr. Adiktuzmiko]

Personally, I don't watch Naruto that much anymore because of the numerous fillers... I just read it nowadays...


when I watch anime, I prefer subs than dubs too...

 

[Alexander Amnell]

I'm not much for anime anymore honestly (was real into it as a teen, don't have time anymore) and I never really liked Naruto that much. I do prefer the original language to dubs usually (I can also understand Japanese however, so my opinion wouldn't count as much I guess) There are exceptions to the rule that says the subs are better though. One of my favorite anime ever is Blood+ and in that case the dubs were infinitely better.

 

[Kyle Elyk]

Never was a fan of it.

My two main problems is, one they call the characters ninjas but... their barely anything like ninjas. Last time I checked there was a major difference between ninjas and magicians. The Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles are more like ninjas then the cast of Naruto is.

And two, the three main characters constantly got on my nerves. None of them were likeable at all.

But I guess this is just my opinion because I knew a lot of people who liked it. Never got why though...

 

[Napoleon]

Japanese audio = must for me.

About Naruto, I loved the first ~40 episodes or so. After that the series became... meh.. Too commercial (fillers and dragonball-z like episodes like where the boss of your village has the sword in his stomach for how many episodes? "Curry of life"? Come on...). So basically I stopped watching Naruto like ~6 years ago or so. I never bothered picking it up again.

 

[Touchfuzzy]

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