well here goes. I was sort of forced into naruto by a friend and, well, I'm glad. It was my first anime and it was a bit of a leap from the western stuff I'm used to.
Characters aren't amazing but there's one hell of a variety.However, it feels a little male-oriented and some characters are just totally flat, or only there to be worfed. shipping arguments are frequent in the fandom bcause of the cast structure. Character development is unconvincing to me, but I am unfamiliar with anime so it could just be normal. Plenty of fangirl food and if you just remember that -maru is a male suffix there won't be too much trouble with working out who's a guy.
Plot is long winded and fairly slow. The majority of it is standard and average but there are a few small scenes that really were good and very effective. You need to just go along with other parts, though, and some arcs are just totally implausible. I can't help thinking that the simple addition of a psychotherapist would solve most of the plot.
Battles are okay, though talking is a free action and they can be a bit slow. the animation really drops off in them so it's hard to follow what's happening
Antagonists? Naruto lives and breathes the 'bigger bad' idea, which can get repetetive. Many akatsuki members stray into draco in leather pants territory and I sometimes find myself wishing for the bad guys to win. Flat antagonists are one of my pet hates but a well developed antagonist can be easier to identify with, leading the viewer to support them.
Overall an average anime, and a good gateway anime. It's limited by its premise and its demographic really.
Improvements? For such a popular anime, it doesn't give the image of being very self aware, probably to it not being so popular in its native japan. Some cliches are overused with no justification such as pathetic fallacy that had me facepalming for weeks after a mid-shippuden episode. Lampshades would greatly improve it and even a small lampshade on the most egregious cliches could make the world of difference.
Review naruto here, I guess
well here goes. I was sort of forced into naruto by a friend and, well, I'm glad. It was my first anime and it was a bit of a leap from the western stuff I'm used to. Characters aren't amazing but there's one hell of a variety.However, it feels a little male-oriented and some characters are just totally flat, or only there to be worfed. shipping arguments are frequent in the fandom bcause of the cast structure. Character development is unconvincing to me, but I am unfamiliar with anime so it could just be normal. Plenty of fangirl food and if you just remember that -maru is a male suffix there won't be too much trouble with working out who's a guy. Plot is long winded and fairly slow. The majority of it is standard and average but there are a few small scenes that really were good and very effective. You need to just go along with other parts, though, and some arcs are just totally implausible. I can't help thinking that the simple addition of a psychotherapist would solve most of the plot. Battles are okay, though talking is a free action and they can be a bit slow. the animation really drops off in them so it's hard to follow what's happening Antagonists? Naruto lives and breathes the 'bigger bad' idea, which can get repetetive. Many akatsuki members stray into draco in leather pants territory and I sometimes find myself wishing for the bad guys to win. Flat antagonists are one of my pet hates but a well developed antagonist can be easier to identify with, leading the viewer to support them.
Overall an average anime, and a good gateway anime. It's limited by its premise and its demographic really.
Improvements? For such a popular anime, it doesn't give the image of being very self aware, probably to it not being so popular in its native japan. Some cliches are overused with no justification such as pathetic fallacy that had me facepalming for weeks after a mid-shippuden episode. Lampshades would greatly improve it and even a small lampshade on the most egregious cliches could make the world of difference.