Why is Naruto so popular?

[Emu]

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Can someone explain to me why this horseshit is rapidly approaching DBZ territory and why I find that its biggest fans are well into their twenties?

[Uncle_Sham]

because its anime, anime is for fags, and the earth is 70% fags.

[Guitar Woman]

I have no idea.

I admit that I once read a pair of Naruto comic books to get out of watching Eragon, and they were way more interesting than I expected them to be.

And extremely violent, wheras the Cartoon Network version is ridiculously censored and stuffed with filler episodes that make the series go on forever.

[Angryhydralisk]

I have no idea.
the Cartoon Network version is ridiculously censored and stuffed with filler episodes that make the series go on forever.

You sound like one of those otakus, except less uptight about it.

I just figured it's the trendy, lengthy anime of the times, like Inuyasha and DBZ. Except with faux-ninja tactics and goofdy headbands you an buy at Hot Topic.

[noob3]

i think it has really cool style :] but i don't watch it!

[Ninjavenom]

The fact that the protagonist wears an orange jumpsuit despite training to be a ninja was enough for me to want nothing to do with it. The show is loaded to the brim with poorly designed characters and ugly art.

[darkvare]

The fact that the protagonist wears an orange jumpsuit despite training to be a ninja was enough for me to want nothing to do with it. The show is loaded to the brim with poorly designed characters and ugly art.
i agree with that a 100% even ryu changed from purple to balck in ninja gaiden for xbox and he is like 400 times more ninja than naruto. also dbz was awesome

[Dr. Boogie]

I figured nerds like it because they always go into technical outlines of every character's ninja powers.

[Jomb]

I've never seen Naruto, but holy shit DBZ sucks. And I say that as someone who actually likes some anime. But what the fuck. There is no story. Its just a bunch of lame characters endlessly fighting each other. I've literally seen a simple fight between 2 wierdos go on for over a weeks worth of episodes. And why on earth does everyone float through the air at all times? It reminds of the anime version of when a bunch of dorks play D&D and the dungeon master has no self-control and makes everyone demi-gods within a week.

[zeldasbiggestfan]

Naruto sounds like a lesbian and most of the fans are in fact lesbians. And if the fan is male they're turned on by the scruffly lesbian voice and is waiting for some fucked up, shuriken throwin', drop kickin' hentai.

[JediScum]

I don't really know much about anime so I looked up "Naruto" on Wikipedia and found this

http://i243.photobucket.com/albums/ff319/AngryVikingSmurf/naruto.jpg

[Dr. Boogie]

Wouldn't it have been easier to just claim that you put "faggot" in the Naruto wiki rather than to actually change it and then take a picture?

[Emu]

Defacing Wikipedia is so last year.

[Seven Force]

Naruto is popular because kids are fucking stupid. See also: DBZ

[ZAKO the GREAT]

i wonder how much money the manga artist can earn every year with Naruto...

[ZAKO the GREAT]

but if you guys think the anime is bad, wait until you see the cosplayers, lol
http://wm50.inbox.com/thumbs/7e_4f966_826aa1e_oJ.jpg.thumb

[Supafly345]

You are suggesting that they are different from any other cosplayer?

[Emu]

Why'd they pick the huge, fat one to play the short, skinny kid?

[Guitar Woman]

DBZ is awesome mabye you faggots are too stupid to appreciate it

[Jomb]

I was mildly amused by regular old Dragonball.
Dragonball Z is so lame that all things lame are judged on a scale based off of Dragonball Z.

[darkvare]

to quote stan "you just don't get it dude you just don't get it"

[Angryhydralisk]

I can use the narrator to sum up each DBZ series...

Dragon Ball: Laid-back cheery announcer who seems very informative about each episode. Fun to listen to, fun to watch.

Dragon Ball Z: Borderline-nutzo MONSTER TRUCK ANNOUNCER who speaks loud, proud, and chock full of repetition and shitty puns.

Dragon Ball GT: Don't even get me started on that. He's still monster truck, but he's gay now. And even the japanese hate him.

[Seven Force]

DBZ is awesome mabye you faggots are too stupid to appreciate it

spoken like a true 14 year old

[Guitar Woman]

Dragon Ball Z: Borderline-nutzo MONSTER TRUCK ANNOUNCER who speaks loud, proud, and chock full of repetition and shitty puns.

That's what made it awesome :<

[maggiekarp]

Every "DBZ with Modifier" cartoon is instantly popular. Naruto, DBZ with underage Ninjas. One Piece, DBZ with pirates. Inu Yasha, DBZ for girls. Bleach, DBZ for faggots.

That said Naruto isn't THAT bad. It's retarded, but it's that fun sort of retarded. I've only seen the dub, though.

[Seven Force]

every anime except megaman sucks (except that faggot nt warrior shit, that is gay)

[Girl Drink Drunk]

I like Street Fighter II: the Animated Movie>:

[Seven Force]

i've never seen that so i'll take back my previous statement

[Qwarx]

Why'd they pick the huge, fat one to play the short, skinny kid?
idk they all seemed fat to me.

the cosplayers, not the actual characters.

[Guitar Woman]

every anime except megaman sucks (except that faggot nt warrior shit, that is gay)
http://image.hotdog.hu/_data/members0/160/195160/images/vampire_hunter_d.jpg
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[Seven Force]

I took it back just above you but since you're going to be a fag about it I stand by my earlier statement

[Girl Drink Drunk]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B-ae3bNfTGc

[Guitar Woman]

Well, I've got nothing else to do.

[Guitar Woman]

Ok, so the 20 something minutes I watched of that movie acomplished 3 things:
1. Bored me to tears
2. Made me hate Street Fighter more than I already do
3. Made me wish I still had a copy of Ninja Scroll lying around

I wasn't really expecting anything good but fuck you and your horrible taste

[DuFresne]

ZOMG GUSY SKIP 2 PART 7 4 SUM JIANT BOOBAGE!!!!!!!111!!!

[Dr. Boogie]

Go look for some episodes of Berserk on Youtube.

[Girl Drink Drunk]

Ok, so the 20 something minutes I watched of that movie acomplished 3 things:
1. Bored me to tears
2. Made me hate Street Fighter more than I already do
3. Made me wish I still had a copy of Ninja Scroll lying around

I wasn't really expecting anything good but fuck you and your horrible taste
Your boredom and wasted time made it all worth it.

[MEDOSOU]

SPAM

[Wild Wallace]

Great, spam. Just how NARUTO IS SPAMMING UP THE CARTOON NETWORK along with shit like Squirrel Boy.>:

[Fathom Zero]

holy fuck

[Esuohlim]

I missed this thread the first time around so the post with all the porn in it all of a sudden made me seriously lol

[Kitsa]

I just resent that when I say Uzumaki the first thing people think of is friggin' Naruto.

[Guitar Woman]

Dr. Boogie, does Berserk get suddenly and monumentally better after the first few episodes like Gurren Lagann did

this show is awful

[Dr. Boogie]

I don't know because I haven't seen any of Gurren Lagann.

Though at the same time, I'm not sure I trust your taste in anime after hearing that you don't care for Berserk.

[LordSappington]

I liked the anime for a while, as long as it was in Japanese with subtitles. The manga are pretty good for a while too. But after so long it just gets a little worn out and I'm sick of remembering all those characters.

[Blasted Child]

For anyone who hasn't seen Naruto, here's a break down of an ordinary episode:

1. A good and a bad character stand before eachother in an arena, ready to engage in a fight. Fifteen minutes pass while people in the audience talk about why the two fighters hate eachother, and what their special abilities are, just to remind the viewers.
2. Here follows a scene for the girls: A young female friend of the good fighter remembers their childhood together, preferably on a flowery meadow. Overly nostalgic emotions are slapped in the face of the viewers. There will be plenty of circular, plate-sized mouths, representing laughter and/or crying.
3. The two fighters remind eachother and the audience why they hate eachother, and what their special abilities are.
4. Flashback to an episode where the bad guy killed the good guy's friend. Insert sad emoticon. Even though characters die all the time, every death will be followed by endless scenes of girls crying, tears mixed with stars and more flashbacks to flowery meadows.
5. Fighter one uses his special ability. It can be something along the lines of "The ten tentacles of moon-shadow" or "The secret dragon's sand-castle-whirlwind-flute". Whatever the writers fancied in their state of puerile, stoned mindlessness.
6. The next episode is plugged, with the promise of revealing the outcome of the battle.
7. The episode ends. Listen to a japanese song full of shallow clichées like "Trust in the love of a loving bird of freedom, etc"
8. Next episode; start from 1 again.

[Dr. Boogie]

I liked the anime for a while, as long as it was in Japanese with subtitles. The manga are pretty good for a while too. But after so long it just gets a little worn out and I'm sick of remembering all those characters.

There aren't that many characters to remember. And even a monkey can remember 7 things.

[LordSappington]

"The ten tentacles of moon-shadow"

Kinky.

[Phoenix Gamma]

Tower of Druaga's a pleasant surprise. It's based on an old arcade game by Namco, and tucks in gamer humor here and there without being all retarded about it, save for the first episode, which is a straight out parody of all things Japan.

Aside from that, I'm not too into anime. Haruhi Suzumiya (awesome), Gurren Lagann (yay testosterone), and a movie or two. The shonens, shojos, and harems are all derivative crap recycled over and over.

[ItalianStereotype]

I always liked Lupin the 3rd! anyone who disagrees with that is probably JediScum and possibly doesn't realize it!

[Guitar Woman]

ok, so I skipped ahead to a random episode of Berserk ("Infiltration" I think) and apparently it does stop being terrible at some point, but I also read the manga a few days ago, and I don't see why anyone would want to watch the show when the comic exists.

[Phoenix Gamma]

I always liked Lupin the 3rd! anyone who disagrees with that is probably JediScum and possibly doesn't realize it!

I'll drink to that. Lupin was awesome.

[LordSappington]

My friends are always talking about it but I'm too lazy to be bothered with looking it up.

[Fathom Zero]

This thread makes me want to nap.

^^^

[Dr. Boogie]

ok, so I skipped ahead to a random episode of Berserk ("Infiltration" I think) and apparently it does stop being terrible at some point, but I also read the manga a few days ago, and I don't see why anyone would want to watch the show when the comic exists.

Because they're looking for anime to watch, and the anime would in turn lead them to the manga. Isn't that one of the main justifications for making an anime out of a manga?

[Guitar Woman]

Yes.

[liquidstatik]

:lol

[liquidstatik]

EDITS :eek

[Lobo Tommy]

Greatest anime ever is Samurai Champloo and Shin Chan.

[Fathom Zero]

No. No. No. No. NO.

[eliz.lanier]

I've been wondering this same thing myself. Saw it on TV not long ago and all I could think was,"What? This is what so many people are going apeshit for?"

It seems like something I would've liked when I was younger, but a good amount of the people that love it so much are in their late teens, twenties, it's sort of sad.

Same thing with Inuyasha. I watched the first few episodes and I just couldn't get into it. I liked that dude Miroku because the idea of a perverted monk amuses me. But all the other characters, especially the main chick, have absolutely no personality. It's just a bunch of overused cliches thrown together.

Probably the simplest thing is just to say,"People like different things." because really I can't think of any valid reasons why people are so obsessed with some of these shows.

[Kamikaze81]

Fuck Naruto!

Fist of the Northstar is where its at!

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/9/92/Hokuto_no_Ken_tankobon.jpg

[Guitar Woman]

THIS IS NOT A POST WHAT ANIME YOU THINK IS BETTER THAN NARUTO THREAD


WE ALL KNOW IT COULDN'T BE AS GOOD AS DEATH NOTE ANYWAY

[LordSappington]

Strider was better

[Wild Wallace]

Greatest anime ever is Samurai Champloo and Shin Chan.

Agreed, also throw in Golden Boy and Samurai Champloo.

[MetalMilitia]

Can't believe this has made it to three pages. Naruto is popular for one reason; because a lot of people are stupid.

[Fathom Zero]

I think everyone in this thread should be nuked, except for Metal Militia.

I'm willing to die for a good cause.

[BurntToShreds]

Yu Yu Hakusho was good in that there was actual progress from episode to episode. A decent amount of fights actually finished in the episode that they were started in.

[Cedar]

naruto is gayer than john waters

[badboy7]

Well i think because of all hard work , what else lol??