Naruto

Moments before Naruto Uzumaki's birth, a huge demon known as the Nine-Tailed Fox attacked Konohagakure, the Hidden Leaf Village, and wreaked havoc. In order to put an end to the demon's rampage, the leader of the village, the Fourth Hokage, sacrificed his life and sealed the monstrous beast inside the newborn Naruto.

In the present, Naruto is a hyperactive and knuckle-headed ninja growing up within Konohagakure. Shunned because of the demon inside him, Naruto struggles to find his place in the village. His one burning desire to become the Hokage and be acknowledged by the villagers who despite him. However, while his goal leads him to unbreakable bonds with lifelong friends, it also lands him in the crosshairs of many deadly foes.

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Uzumaki, Naruto Main

Takeuchi, Junko Japanese

Hatake, Kakashi Main

Inoue, Kazuhiko Japanese

Uchiha, Sasuke Main

Sugiyama, Noriaki Japanese

Haruno, Sakura Main

Nakamura, Chie Japanese

Uchiha, Itachi Supporting

Ishikawa, Hideo Japanese

Nara, Shikamaru Supporting

Canna, Nobutoshi Japanese

Jiraiya Supporting

Ootsuka, Houchuu Japanese

Gaara Supporting

Ishida, Akira Japanese

Hyuuga, Hinata Supporting

Mizuki, Nana Japanese

Namikaze, Minato Supporting

Morikawa, Toshiyuki Japanese

Kobayashi, Noriko Producer

Simone, Jamie Producer, ADR Director

Hagino, Ken Producer

Date, Hayato Director, Episode Director, Storyboard

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Dec 11, 2024

mszroms

Recommended

One of the most classic shounen anime of all-time; But this review in particular will focus on the childhood adventures of Naruto Uzumaki and how he navigated his journey on becoming stronger as a ninja. It's a long ride of an anime compared to today's standard but I do recommend it as a starter anime to watch.

Animation (6.5/10) - It is good for its time in the earl 2000s. But its quality is really showing of its age that it was something published a long time ago. As a casual, it wouldn't be too obtrusive with our viewing experience but there are compilations online showing ... that in a closer look, the show at times cheaped itself out lol. But still majority of the battle scenes especially were decent so props onto it.

Storyline (7.5/10) - I think its major arcs were really good and can hook you up easily. But the thing about Naruto in general is, they have dragging filler episodes. Sometimes its just by an episode, sometimes a whole bulk of it which I think was one of the things that really shaved off some points to this ranking. But still, their main story is enjoyable and really a distinguishable build-up for a greater progression in their series' future.

Soundtrack (8.5/10) - Naruto has one of the catchiest and versatile music library I've ever heard on. From the OSTs, sound effects, background music and so. They are really enjoyable and memorable to listen to both inside and outside of the show's context. It ranges from Rock, Traditional Japan, a bit of Japanese Pop and so on. Couldn't complain.

Overall - 7.5 out of 10

Reviewer’s Rating: 8

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Feb 3, 2024

elthreedotcomma

Mixed Feelings

Well-written

When people look at Naruto, they tend to look at it through the rose-tinted glasses of nostalgia. And while that's fine, unfortunately, for someone who did not grow up with it, for someone whose major piece of media consumed was not Naruto, it mostly turns out to be just fine.

The show starts off well - all the characters are shown to work towards a common goal, the goal of being a great shinobi. There are some pervy jokes thrown around here and there, but the story is mostly made to appeal to those who can relate to the childish aspect of the characters, the ... humour and the story. Many of the characters are likeable - Jiraiya and Kakashi are good mentors, Rock, Neji and Gaara are interesting characters, and Sasuke provides appeal in the form of a rival.

The first arc is pretty good, though Naruto's declaration of becoming Hokage becomes really annoying and out of place real quick. The story of Zabuza and Haku, as well as their fight with Team 7, is pretty nice to watch. The Chunin Exam Arc, arguably, is the peak of the original Naruto anime : the arc is long, but each stage of the selection is fun to watch, as it provides compelling stories for each character involved, and the villain is interesting.

Here is where the show starts cracking - fillers start to take over and backstories get repetitively shown. Naruto sitting on the swing with the sad music in the background became a meme for a reason after all. The Tsunade Arc is where this is seen a lot - many scenes are repeated constantly across the semi-long arc (and beware, these arcs get LONG). Many scenes are pretty imaginative, but, sadly, not all are interesting and add up to an uninspired child's imaginative stories. The same goes for the Sasuke Arc, which, while it had its moments with Itachi and the Uchiha Clan, was still pretty repetitive in its storytelling.

Past that, everything till the end was filler, adding nothing to the story other than stretching it out for increased runtime and being almost unbearable. Characters like Sakura and Hinata were underused and poorly written, always relying on Naruto, Sasuke, among others, for help, but going back to acting rude to them or being absolutely detached. The art and animation was good, and while some of the fights were visually appealing, many early scenes were still shots. The music was treated much better, both in quality and usage. At the end of the day, Naruto is just a show made for children (put the pitchforks down fellas). Yes, some level of maturity is required to digest some of the plot points, but most of the show is made to appeal to predominantly younger audiences.

Reviewer’s Rating: 7

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Jan 15, 2022

AmadeusCho2021

Not Recommended

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Uh what a bad anime.

STORY
Classic zero to hero story. But it's a very lazy story and full of bullshit.
The power balance of the characters is ridiculous. Very weak characters can suddenly get power-ups and be victorious. The relationship between Sasuke and Naruto makes me to my stomach. It seems so fake that people who hate each other so much have weird love.

ART
The visuals are very bad as they have to shoot so many episodes. There is almost no fighting animation. Have silly word duels.

SOUND
... Naruto's voice is incredibly annoying. Other than that no problem.

CHARACTER
Oh man... I hate Naruto,Sasuke and Sakura really bad. All of them are incredibly frustrating. I love Kakashi. But I hate most characters of Naruto. Cringy.

ENJOYMENT
There are many flashbacks. Characters are looking each other lmao. Saying same things again and again. Most of episodes are soooo boring.

Oh man. What a garbage.

Reviewer’s Rating: 4

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