Amen Brother! Amen! I like anime too but I ain't crazy about Naruto. I don't hate the show, I just hate the character: Annoying little monkey in an orange jumpsuit, blabbering on about ramen and a stern pink-haired girl, vowing he would become the next Hokage, but once he gets to that status, he suddenley doesn't want to do it anymore! I like most anime, but like you say, I hope it can include Megas. Amen to Megas. That show has some serious balls. And pretty much made every other show on Toonami it's *****. It uppercuted the Justice League, kicked the Teen Titans in their teeth, got everything else in a sleeperhold, and simply sits on Naruto and Naruto can't do a darn thing about it. But I digress, some show just have more balls than others. Naruto, is mainly just filler and rehashing the exact same thing: Naruto good. Akatsuki bad. Really, like you can't expand on that? Like perhad add a new enemy for Naruto? Like another aspiring ninja who is similar to Naruto but less annoying? Or perhaps a better rival than Sasuke? So many options... But all we get is filler...
Why do so many people hate Naruto?
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I'll admit, I refuse to even watch this "NAUTO" simply becuz it has a 10 yearold boy with whiskers as the main character.... If i actually watched and liked this anime i must shoot myself.
i mean FFS we must have standards people!
but if u watch/like it. no biggy i suppose lol
i mean FFS we must have standards people!
but if u watch/like it. no biggy i suppose lol
(I forgot to quote this. My bad) Amen Brother! Amen! I like anime too but I ain't crazy about Naruto. I don't hate the show, I just hate the character: Annoying little monkey in an orange jumpsuit, blabbering on about ramen and a stern pink-haired girl, vowing he would become the next Hokage, but once he gets to that status, he suddenley doesn't want to do it anymore! I like most anime, but like you say, I hope it can include Megas. Amen to Megas. That show has some serious balls. And pretty much made every other show on Toonami as well as Cartoon Network it's *****. It uppercuted the Justice League, kicked the Teen Titans in their teeth, got everything else in a sleeperhold, and simply sits on Naruto and Naruto can't do a darn thing about it. But I digress, some show just have more balls than others. Naruto, is mainly just filler and rehashing the exact same thing: Naruto good. Akatsuki bad. Really, like you can't expand on that? Like perhaps add a new enemy for Naruto? Like another aspiring ninja who is similar to Naruto but less annoying? Or perhaps a better rival than Sasuke? So many options... But all we get is filler...OutcastBOS said:
I hate it pretty much because it's shonen and it's popular so everyone who hates anime uses it as a reason that anime is nothing more than shonen kids stuff and that apparently Cowboy Bebop was an accident for being the only good anime ever created.
So, in clearer words, I hate it because it makes close-minded people even more close-minded.
So, in clearer words, I hate it because it makes close-minded people even more close-minded.
Well, think about it. We get 100+ episodes of filler for those of us who were watching the anime, and then the post-time skip has the main character being pathetically weak compared to everyone else. I had to rewatch all of it minus fillers to realize that the time-skip was only bad in perspective.
Shippuden has gotten better though by far.
The upcoming episodes in Japanese will be fucking great.
Overall? It's fun. Not the best thing ever, but it is fun.
EDIT: And Naruto stops being so useless and annoying mostly due to one thing: Fuuton: Rasen-Shuriken (excuse my Japanese >.> but the stuff sounds so stupid in english).
Shippuden has gotten better though by far.
Sasuke vs. Itachi makes EVERYTHING better! And if you're like me and you want Sasuke to burn in hell, Sasuke vs. Killer Bee makes EVERYTHING better.
Overall? It's fun. Not the best thing ever, but it is fun.
EDIT: And Naruto stops being so useless and annoying mostly due to one thing: Fuuton: Rasen-Shuriken (excuse my Japanese >.> but the stuff sounds so stupid in english).
I understand. Naruto has matured alot through out the series. Watch shippuden. Trust me you might change your mind. If your not interested, I'm fine with that. Also which Avatar. Both have strong female leads. If you are refering to The Last Airbender then yes, the female characters have MUCH bigger roles. Unless you ask Mattel. Zing!I love both shows.Wicky_42 said:
A number of reasons. 1. IT KILLED OFF ZABUZA! He was my favorite character and the only one who was well rounded. 2. 60 episodes later IT KILLED OF ZAKU! WTF! He was my new favorite character. 3. 50 episodes later of boring uninteresting plots...i gave up on it.
I blame the dub for the most part. That and its just so damn long! That and it feels like I'm getting a lesson on how to kill someone every episode as the hero or villain slowly explains (with pauses) their master plan that their opponent fell into. It just gets dragged out too much in my opinion. Thats why I stopped watching it.
I don't understand, but If you haven't passed Sauske V. Itachi you sir are in for a wild ride.Nibbles said:
For me, the first season was really good. It was emotionally deep, had good characterization, epic fights, and a compelling villain. After that, everything fell apart because...
1. Bad Writing
Quite frankly, the writing is terrible after the first season. Almost immediately afterward, we get entire episodes with exposition dumps, pointless battles, and episodes where the writer introduces WAAAAAAAAY too many characters at once. The new main villain becomes uncompelling and doesn't even have an encounter with the main characters, aside from a cliche thing where Sasuke gets 'infected' with darkness.
The story also makes one of the most common cop-outs in manga/anime: tournaments. Tournaments are a cheap and uncompelling way for a writer to pace and progress an action story. The combination of excess filler makes the story crawl at a snails pace.
3. Stretched Characterization
Characterization loses its focus once too many characters are introduced at once. As a result, some characters that deserve focus become one-dimensional. The story also seemed to perform deeper characterization on characters who have no involvement in the plot. It also feels like the main characters don't develop well enough. Naruto doesn't seem to mature despite supposedly coming to major enlightenment, Sasuke still is againsty, and Sakura is still useless, despite her being "smart."
2. Cliches
After the first season, the manga/anime becomes a laundry list of the biggest cliches in manga/anime. These include (but not limited to):
- A comical upbeat misfit for a hero
- A hero whose ultimate power is unlocked by being angry or in a near-death situation
- An agansty foil to the main character who becomes an anti-hero, desires revenge, and gets 'tainted' by the forces of evil, who also is admired by all the girls
- A tournament storyline
- A generic villain who's supposed to be an embodiment of evil
- A big-breasted female character who is supposed to be very wise
- Agile guys that wield giant swords
- A pretentious badarse that seems to be highly admired for reasons no character will specifically explain
- A pervert as comic relief
- Stock villains that kill people for no reason other than to show their power
- A stock fat character whose chief defining characteristic is that he eats a lot
4. Fandom
Any Internet junkie should know that ANY media can be ruined by its own fandom. This really doesn't need explanation. However, I will point out one Naruto fan in my statistics class who's a chubby guy with a fluffy goatee, wearing khakis, sandals, and one of those cheap-looking Naruto headbands complete with a matching pseudo-glove (looks like a glove without the actual glove part). Now, showing your fandom is not a bad thing. Wearing a baseball cap or a t-shirt is one thing, but this guy is dressing like a ninja while attending a class of higher learning.
I won't discredit cosplayers in conventions as that's appropriate. However, wearing ninja gear in a mall or at school is like wearing a halloween costume to church.
1. Bad Writing
Quite frankly, the writing is terrible after the first season. Almost immediately afterward, we get entire episodes with exposition dumps, pointless battles, and episodes where the writer introduces WAAAAAAAAY too many characters at once. The new main villain becomes uncompelling and doesn't even have an encounter with the main characters, aside from a cliche thing where Sasuke gets 'infected' with darkness.
The story also makes one of the most common cop-outs in manga/anime: tournaments. Tournaments are a cheap and uncompelling way for a writer to pace and progress an action story. The combination of excess filler makes the story crawl at a snails pace.
3. Stretched Characterization
Characterization loses its focus once too many characters are introduced at once. As a result, some characters that deserve focus become one-dimensional. The story also seemed to perform deeper characterization on characters who have no involvement in the plot. It also feels like the main characters don't develop well enough. Naruto doesn't seem to mature despite supposedly coming to major enlightenment, Sasuke still is againsty, and Sakura is still useless, despite her being "smart."
2. Cliches
After the first season, the manga/anime becomes a laundry list of the biggest cliches in manga/anime. These include (but not limited to):
- A comical upbeat misfit for a hero
- A hero whose ultimate power is unlocked by being angry or in a near-death situation
- An agansty foil to the main character who becomes an anti-hero, desires revenge, and gets 'tainted' by the forces of evil, who also is admired by all the girls
- A tournament storyline
- A generic villain who's supposed to be an embodiment of evil
- A big-breasted female character who is supposed to be very wise
- Agile guys that wield giant swords
- A pretentious badarse that seems to be highly admired for reasons no character will specifically explain
- A pervert as comic relief
- Stock villains that kill people for no reason other than to show their power
- A stock fat character whose chief defining characteristic is that he eats a lot
4. Fandom
Any Internet junkie should know that ANY media can be ruined by its own fandom. This really doesn't need explanation. However, I will point out one Naruto fan in my statistics class who's a chubby guy with a fluffy goatee, wearing khakis, sandals, and one of those cheap-looking Naruto headbands complete with a matching pseudo-glove (looks like a glove without the actual glove part). Now, showing your fandom is not a bad thing. Wearing a baseball cap or a t-shirt is one thing, but this guy is dressing like a ninja while attending a class of higher learning.
I won't discredit cosplayers in conventions as that's appropriate. However, wearing ninja gear in a mall or at school is like wearing a halloween costume to church.
Because I find it very difficult to get into something I know I'll probably never see the end of, to me without an ending I won't be satisfied with a story. Nothing against the show in particular though I just don't get along with things that are that long.
To the one piece question, I think they are in a giant prison underwater. Haven't watched for awhile though.theironbat46 said:
OT: My hatred for naruto is from naurto being annoying and cliched to hell, the pink haired chick being a useless *****, and the guy in blue being such an emo ass hat I wanted him to die painfully. I couldn't get into it and never got why I was supposed to like them. Also had some annoying twits in high school who thought they were ninjas because of the show.
this, exactly this. It makes people who like anime (myself) look bad, and makes others think of us as idiots who desperately want to be Japanese.SimuLord said:
Because it's horrifying that Naruto is bringing about an entire army of weaboos that have probably never even heard of much better series such as neon genesis evangelion.
I used to like Naruto...2 years ago when i was 11...looking back I hang my head in shame...
I used to like Naruto...2 years ago when i was 11...looking back I hang my head in shame...