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Demetrios Making darkness adorable since 1999 from Des Plaines, Illinois (unfortunately) Since: Oct, 2009 Relationship Status: And they all lived happily ever after <3
Making darkness adorable since 1999
#44976: Feb 10th 2018 at 10:31:47 PM

Looks like that cat thing is over with already.

Come on! Let's bless them all until we get fershnickered!
slimcoder The Head of the Hydra Since: May, 2013
The Head of the Hydra
#44977: Feb 10th 2018 at 10:32:36 PM

Holy crap I think I remember this.

An old-ass genin.

"I am Alpharius. This is a lie."
Rojixus The Last Nineties Anti-Hero from A Dark and Rainy Cyberpunk City (Living Relic) Relationship Status: Abstaining
The Last Nineties Anti-Hero
#44978: Feb 10th 2018 at 10:33:01 PM

He's wearing one of those mesh shirts, of course he's a ninja!

BearyScary Since: Sep, 2010 Relationship Status: You spin me right round, baby
#44979: Feb 10th 2018 at 10:34:12 PM

Slim asked a while ago why Naruto was ever popular. I remember there being some comparisons to Harry Potter when Naruto first came out. Maybe people were hoping that Naruto would be like that, but with ninjas?

Do not obey in advance.
Lennik (4 Score & 7 Years Ago)
#44980: Feb 10th 2018 at 10:35:59 PM

The Snark Bait isn't even as good as Black Clover. It's not even fun to make fun of Naruto at this point. This is just aggressively boring.

That's right, boys. Mondo cool.
Sigilbreaker26 Serial Procrastinator Since: Nov, 2017
Serial Procrastinator
#44981: Feb 10th 2018 at 10:36:38 PM

Naruto's okay, it's servicable. It's got some pretty decent conceptual ideas, it just struggles to execute them properly (the terrible pacing doesn't help with that). I mean, it's not got One Piece's chops, but it's also not Bleach, so there's that.

edited 10th Feb '18 10:38:01 PM by Sigilbreaker26

"And when the last law was down and the Devil turned round on you, where would you hide, the laws all being flat?"
X2X You'll never see it coming... from the Darkness Beyond Time Since: Nov, 2009 Relationship Status: Staying up all night to get lucky
You'll never see it coming...
#44982: Feb 10th 2018 at 10:36:54 PM

@ Beary: It's really hard to predict trends. Series like Naruto, Bleach, and One Piece just happened to arrive at the right time (and have strong enough writing in the beginning) to ride that particular wave of the 2000s anime/manga boom.

"Just wants a friend but had to give up his ding dong for it, tragic." - AngelLightStar
BearyScary Since: Sep, 2010 Relationship Status: You spin me right round, baby
slimcoder The Head of the Hydra Since: May, 2013
The Head of the Hydra
#44984: Feb 10th 2018 at 10:40:51 PM

Honestly I should never have asked that question.

Naruto when it started was genuinely good, Hell it was my favorite series ever. I even wore a Leaf headband to school when I was a kid. Of course it got popular.

Its just its terrible ending along with Sasuke being the worst character ever just irreparably negatively colored my view on the series forever & that makes me fucking sad. sad

edited 10th Feb '18 10:41:15 PM by slimcoder

"I am Alpharius. This is a lie."
BearyScary Since: Sep, 2010 Relationship Status: You spin me right round, baby
#44985: Feb 10th 2018 at 10:41:49 PM

I can relate. Broken Pedestal and all that...

Do not obey in advance.
Sigilbreaker26 Serial Procrastinator Since: Nov, 2017
Serial Procrastinator
#44986: Feb 10th 2018 at 10:43:07 PM

I think the problem with Sasuke is that he doesn't often get the proper consequences for his actions, which is what generally makes these types bearable.

"And when the last law was down and the Devil turned round on you, where would you hide, the laws all being flat?"
BearyScary Since: Sep, 2010 Relationship Status: You spin me right round, baby
#44987: Feb 10th 2018 at 10:46:37 PM

Exactly.

Do not obey in advance.
X2X You'll never see it coming... from the Darkness Beyond Time Since: Nov, 2009 Relationship Status: Staying up all night to get lucky
You'll never see it coming...
#44988: Feb 10th 2018 at 10:47:39 PM

@ Sigil: That, and he also goes off the deep end quite hard out of an extremely twisted sense of familial obligation that only makes sense from an Eastern perspective. Because of that, Sasuke just came across as hopelessly deranged.

"Just wants a friend but had to give up his ding dong for it, tragic." - AngelLightStar
slimcoder The Head of the Hydra Since: May, 2013
The Head of the Hydra
#44989: Feb 10th 2018 at 10:47:46 PM

Knocking up Sakura & then leaving her to raise the bastard alone doesn't help matters either.

"I am Alpharius. This is a lie."
X2X You'll never see it coming... from the Darkness Beyond Time Since: Nov, 2009 Relationship Status: Staying up all night to get lucky
You'll never see it coming...
#44990: Feb 10th 2018 at 10:51:33 PM

In other news, I see Gramps has some moves. Not nearly enough to make me interested in this episode, but I thought it merited mention.

"Just wants a friend but had to give up his ding dong for it, tragic." - AngelLightStar
BearyScary Since: Sep, 2010 Relationship Status: You spin me right round, baby
#44991: Feb 10th 2018 at 10:55:59 PM

That was an all right episode.

Do not obey in advance.
Sigilbreaker26 Serial Procrastinator Since: Nov, 2017
Serial Procrastinator
#44992: Feb 10th 2018 at 10:58:08 PM

In fairness to Sasuke, there was a specific point where I said "he's the only one I can buy the actions of because he's supposed to be fucking crazy". I think it was when Naruto and Sakura were trying to get through to him at the Great Samurai Bridge, and I feel they cut him a lot of slack. Like, a lot. Naruto got annoyed when he got a burn notice put out on him even though Sasuke's actions were about to cause an international incident and he'd been gone and shacked up with in succession two of the Leaf's most hated enemies.

It helps that he doesn't actually manage to kill any innocents (though not for lack of trying, cough, Killer Bee, cough) but his actual attitude is still very grating.

edited 10th Feb '18 10:59:33 PM by Sigilbreaker26

"And when the last law was down and the Devil turned round on you, where would you hide, the laws all being flat?"
X2X You'll never see it coming... from the Darkness Beyond Time Since: Nov, 2009 Relationship Status: Staying up all night to get lucky
You'll never see it coming...
#44993: Feb 10th 2018 at 11:05:59 PM

@ Beary: It was a pretty unmemorable episode, I have to say.

@ Sigil: Once Sasuke went neck-deep in the crazy, I was curious to how far Kishimoto was going to take it until he suddenly "mellowed out" (but not really) near the end. And yeah, the unfortunate result of Sasuke's handling was that Naruto himself ended up grabbing the Idiot Ball where his quote-unquote "best friend" was concerned. (Or, in one infamous moment, went into a full-blown Angst Coma when it was decided assassinating Sasuke would be the best course of action—and it was!)

"Just wants a friend but had to give up his ding dong for it, tragic." - AngelLightStar
Lennik (4 Score & 7 Years Ago)
#44994: Feb 10th 2018 at 11:06:08 PM

Sasuke's attitude is definitely what makes him annoying instead of tragic. He looks down on everyone and continues to look down on them even when they're trying to give him second chances, and he acts like he's too good for their compassion. He's a douche.

Now onto the adventures of Gene Joestar.

That's right, boys. Mondo cool.
X2X You'll never see it coming... from the Darkness Beyond Time Since: Nov, 2009 Relationship Status: Staying up all night to get lucky
You'll never see it coming...
#44995: Feb 10th 2018 at 11:07:25 PM

We're even on Space Egypt this episode!

"Just wants a friend but had to give up his ding dong for it, tragic." - AngelLightStar
firewriter Since: Dec, 2016
#44996: Feb 10th 2018 at 11:12:14 PM

I just found out that Aisha was voiced by the the same actress who did Rogue from the 90's X-Men show

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lenore_Zann

Also Melfina is singing the end theme of the series.

Rynnec Since: Dec, 2010 Relationship Status: Healthy, deeply-felt respect for this here Shotgun
#44997: Feb 10th 2018 at 11:13:18 PM

I gotta say, Melfina's english VA's singing is almost a dead ringer for the Japanese singer.

slimcoder The Head of the Hydra Since: May, 2013
The Head of the Hydra
#44998: Feb 10th 2018 at 11:14:20 PM

Heh good singing. [tup]

Also oh crap Harry, ya know this guy had fan-girls?

edited 10th Feb '18 11:14:29 PM by slimcoder

"I am Alpharius. This is a lie."
firewriter Since: Dec, 2016
#44999: Feb 10th 2018 at 11:18:38 PM

Harry, no mean no. Stop acting entitled.

Rynnec Since: Dec, 2010 Relationship Status: Healthy, deeply-felt respect for this here Shotgun
#45000: Feb 10th 2018 at 11:19:05 PM

[up][up]I can see that.

edited 10th Feb '18 11:19:20 PM by Rynnec


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