naruto (still wondering why the protagonist's named after a fishcake)

Written by sleepyrounin on July 26, 2012 at 4:15 AM

pros
+ complex universe with a wide variety of quite well-thought out charas and background
+ good messages (there's the typical fight-for-your-friends etc, but also things like "if you want to be accepted, stop doing crap and stand in for yourself")
+
cons
- fillers => story gets long + predictable
- childish main characters => dialogue ensues with lots of banter, humour not relatable to teens and older, and gets... clichéd
- animation's poor even considering the release date

conclusion: highly relatable and highly recommended for the younger audience around. skip the fillers, and it has its moments, with the comedy being aptly timed and the dialogue and story easy enough to understand. however, there's not much to find here for teens and older; the whole thing may easily get too "easy" for ages 12+. i won't say anything no matter if you like or hate it, but personally, i'm not recommending this anymore for the wider variety of possible fellow otaku out there.

peace.