Naruto
review
One of the huge hits in Japan at them moment. When Naruto first aired on
Japanese Television the ratings were not as good as One Piece but after a few
more episodes they shot up to record highs its popularity is even compared to
the "Dragon Ball" series.
Animations: The animation in Naruto is smooth, fluid and very crisp when it
comes to fight scenes, the camera work is very well done with in the fighting
scenes with angles to promote the dramatic feeling towards the viewer. The anime
might have some scenes with a few exaggerated emotions (funny faces) and odd
dodging positions but its all in good fun. =)
Music: The music for Naruto is good for about the first 40 episodes but after
that the music in the anime gets sort of repeated and warn out like an old
record played over and over again, but besides the over usage of the music it’s
pretty good but not great.
Style: Naruto is more like Dragon Ball Z but with out the crapiness, that’s
about all I can say at the moment but it has more development with in the
characters than Dragon Ball Z and more story per section of the anime, Naruto
follows the path of Dragon Ball Z in episode lengths and how they have many many
things to accomplish but Naruto has something Dragon Ball Z doesn’t have besides
episode count. Naruto has one goal that is desired but has many paths to reach
that one goal (thus we have episode count) and that shows all the side quests,
etc.
Story: Well Naruto is about a boy named Naruto he lives in a world where it is
all Ninja and that is split into many Ninja clan villages, the one that the
story is mostly set is the
"Hidden Leaf Village" this is where Naruto and his friends Sasuke and Sakura
live as well as Naruto. Uzumaki Naruto is about the equivalent of a village
idiot but everyone knows him in the village because of the 9 Tailed Fox Demon
that has been sealed inside him and they are afraid of him and they ignore him
and fear him, Naruto has been lonely most of his life and his goal is be become
recognized and be well known and not feared. Uchiha Sasuke is the only remaining
survivor of the Uchiha Clan that was wiped out, Sasuke is the only one remaining
because the one that wiped out his clan was this brother, Sasuke's goal in this
anime is to get revenge for killing all the members in his clan. Sasuke is a
quiet person but his skill is far beyond what Naruto can do but in later
episodes that changes. Haruno Sakura is the smart one out of the three she has
most of the techniques that she learnt in her memory and she keeps both Naruto
and Sasuke from killing each other, but Sakura's weakness is her strength and
fighting skill she isn’t much of a fighter but she is a great help to the group
in the series.
Overall:
The Negatives:
-The series gets a little bit long and loses interest after a while when it
sticks to something for too long (it’s over 95 episodes at the moment 26/08/04)
-The same song is over used during the series
The Positives:
-Naruto has a addictive quality to it that keeps you watching
Overall: Naruto is a great shot but it has some down sides to it, that's about
all I can say at the moment.
Ending Score: 8.4/10