They list nearly the last 80 episodes to be filler. I haven’t watched past the first two arcs in Naruto but do those last 80 episodes not contribute to any story or arc at all?
curbstickle@lemmy.dbzer0.com
on 12 Jul 15:21
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Nothing that matters to the Naruto storyline, no. Filler episodes don’t impact the overall story, just some character focus bits about who they are.
You can always just read the summary for those episodes too.
What I would say among the fillers worth watching are:
Naruto 101 is fantastic and could be considered canon with what happens later on in the story.
Shippuden 349-361 is the kakashi back story. Its right in the middle of great story, but IMO worth watching. You could even watch this between Naruto and Shippuden.
Shippuden 484-500 is adapted from official novels, so some call it filler, others call it canon. I’d recommend it.
Thats about it though. The rest are more of an “if you feel like it”.
LadyAutumn@lemmy.blahaj.zone
on 12 Jul 13:16
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Do you just not like shonen? Naruto, especially Shippuden, is great in my opinion. It has highs and lows and plenty of brutal filler, but also some of the most iconic fights in anime history and was hugely influential on the modern shonen genre.
Vanilla_PuddinFudge@infosec.pub
on 12 Jul 17:51
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(I know no one asked, but, it’s the internet)
As a shonen, Naruto is one of the more complex shows, actually, especially Shippuden. Things are thought of way ahead of time… and I mean like, a decade or more ahead of time, and it isn’t too long, either, especially without the filler. The action scenes get a good bit of budget, are directed well and have great choreography. The world has great rules regarding the entire chakra system it revolves around, and it rarely ever breaks them, but builds on them over time.
I do have my criticisms.
Kishimoto can’t fucking write women. They’re either drunken and belligerent or silent, quiet and offscreen. Yeah, we got a few Sakura fights, and Ino helps, occasionally, but really, this is a dude-bro show about dude-bro shit.
Catfishing the final boss. I won’t spoil it, but… fucking hell.
I would say some of the horny jokes date it, but, I mean, Fire Force exists, so. I don’t even.
The art falls apart occasionally. This is the only show I know of where the art is as good as it is terrible, and it can easily be extremes of both.
Towards the end, without any vague holes to dump plot mysteries into, things start to fall apart a little bit, but with how distant the power ceiling is kept most of the time, this just means that things can go from ~4 to 11 in ramping stages that keep you on your toes throughout the entire final arc. Naruto doesn’t get Goku-levels of strength until you’re about 7/8 of the way through the series.
A better alternative to Naruto, and also what I’d call the best shonen series ever created is Fullmetal Alchemist Brotherhood. It’s complex, it’s tight, it’s compelling, the rules are strict and easy to understand and the dynamics between characters just work. It’s also a lot less of a time commitment.
ragebutt@lemmy.dbzer0.com
on 12 Jul 10:57
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Vanity paper, author just wanted to go on about Naruto and their dissertation topic. Any media franchise would work and the paper could be written in a more generalized manner as a result that would probably be more helpful instead of some weebs gushing about an (overrated) franchise
Case in point: in the works cited there is another paper from the author about how Naruto helped them understand CMT better from 2 year prior to this publication. Just a weeb shoehorning that shit in. At least shoehorn in the superior stereotypical shonen (dbz)
bennypr0fane@discuss.tchncs.de
on 12 Jul 13:40
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What’s CMT?
FeatherConstrictor@sh.itjust.works
on 12 Jul 17:29
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doomcanoe@sh.itjust.works
on 12 Jul 16:34
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Just a weeb shoehorning that shit in. At least shoehorn in the superior stereotypical shonen (dbz)
Lol, okay buddy baka
NuraShiny@hexbear.net
on 12 Jul 11:09
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Ah yes, Naruto, the 'be born special or suck shit forever" anime. The perfect encapsulation of our time that will surely lift the spirit of the masses!
And before you come at me with Rock Lee. What happened to him, huh? Where did all his hard work lead? Do tell me.
propter_hog@hexbear.net
on 12 Jul 16:13
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My guy, you just need to watch it again, bro, Rock Lee, bro, what about Rock Lee my guy? Anyone can be a ninja with mystical powers, dude, even if you don’t actually have mystical powers. You just need to have superhuman strength and speed to make up for it and you can be a ninja, bro. You just need to be able to run faster than light, bro. It’s easy, my guy.
dumpster_dove@hexbear.net
on 13 Jul 07:39
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Hey now, if you’re not born the strongest you could always steal the DNA of the strongest guy and do evil scientist stuff with it. Because talent is in the DNA :Orochimaru: :calipers: :Hashirama:
Swedneck@discuss.tchncs.de
on 17 Jul 10:30
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actually talent is stored in the balls.
and i’m willing to share
if naruto telling you to brush your teeth is what makes you brush your teeth then gambatte dayo
Toneswirly@lemmy.world
on 12 Jul 12:11
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Shounen, just like any good young adult fiction, is a morality play. Good life lessons about friendship and overcoming adversity…but it is not a substitute for personal growth. You gotta take those lessons and synthesize them.
dontbelievethis@sh.itjust.works
on 12 Jul 12:34
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The paper says you can run from your problems but only if you run like this:
bennypr0fane@discuss.tchncs.de
on 12 Jul 13:37
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It’s that people have forgotten to rickroll. It’s almost a lost tradition at this point, so I’m surprised there are still people who expect it. Which means it the perfect time to revive the tradition is right around the corner!
OneWomanCreamTeam@sh.itjust.works
on 12 Jul 18:02
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The article seems to actually be about how media like anime can be used as a tool to help therapy patients break through mental barriers to treatment by helping normalize or explain concepts that might be unfamiliar to them. Unless I’m misunderstanding?
Swedneck@discuss.tchncs.de
on 17 Jul 10:45
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which checks out becuase uhhh, that’s why we invented stories 🧠
threaded - newest
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i suppose you have to be mentally ill to enjoy naruto in the first place so win win
I find the Manga to be fairly decent. The anime has way too much filler nonsense. I guess I am not mentally ill enough to enjoy that.
Just delete the fully filler episodes and enjoy
But then you’ll miss Naruto wearing an Iron Man suit that looks like himself
They list nearly the last 80 episodes to be filler. I haven’t watched past the first two arcs in Naruto but do those last 80 episodes not contribute to any story or arc at all?
Nothing that matters to the Naruto storyline, no. Filler episodes don’t impact the overall story, just some character focus bits about who they are.
You can always just read the summary for those episodes too.
What I would say among the fillers worth watching are:
Thats about it though. The rest are more of an “if you feel like it”.
Do you just not like shonen? Naruto, especially Shippuden, is great in my opinion. It has highs and lows and plenty of brutal filler, but also some of the most iconic fights in anime history and was hugely influential on the modern shonen genre.
(I know no one asked, but, it’s the internet)
As a shonen, Naruto is one of the more complex shows, actually, especially Shippuden. Things are thought of way ahead of time… and I mean like, a decade or more ahead of time, and it isn’t too long, either, especially without the filler. The action scenes get a good bit of budget, are directed well and have great choreography. The world has great rules regarding the entire chakra system it revolves around, and it rarely ever breaks them, but builds on them over time.
I do have my criticisms.
Towards the end, without any vague holes to dump plot mysteries into, things start to fall apart a little bit, but with how distant the power ceiling is kept most of the time, this just means that things can go from ~4 to 11 in ramping stages that keep you on your toes throughout the entire final arc. Naruto doesn’t get Goku-levels of strength until you’re about 7/8 of the way through the series.
A better alternative to Naruto, and also what I’d call the best shonen series ever created is Fullmetal Alchemist Brotherhood. It’s complex, it’s tight, it’s compelling, the rules are strict and easy to understand and the dynamics between characters just work. It’s also a lot less of a time commitment.
Vanity paper, author just wanted to go on about Naruto and their dissertation topic. Any media franchise would work and the paper could be written in a more generalized manner as a result that would probably be more helpful instead of some weebs gushing about an (overrated) franchise
Case in point: in the works cited there is another paper from the author about how Naruto helped them understand CMT better from 2 year prior to this publication. Just a weeb shoehorning that shit in. At least shoehorn in the superior stereotypical shonen (dbz)
What’s CMT?
Cock and Mall Torture
Conversational Model Therapy
Lol, okay buddy baka
Ah yes, Naruto, the 'be born special or suck shit forever" anime. The perfect encapsulation of our time that will surely lift the spirit of the masses!
And before you come at me with Rock Lee. What happened to him, huh? Where did all his hard work lead? Do tell me.
My guy, you just need to watch it again, bro, Rock Lee, bro, what about Rock Lee my guy? Anyone can be a ninja with mystical powers, dude, even if you don’t actually have mystical powers. You just need to have superhuman strength and speed to make up for it and you can be a ninja, bro. You just need to be able to run faster than light, bro. It’s easy, my guy.
Hey now, if you’re not born the strongest you could always steal the DNA of the strongest guy and do evil scientist stuff with it. Because talent is in the DNA :Orochimaru: :calipers: :Hashirama:
actually talent is stored in the balls.
and i’m willing to share
if naruto telling you to brush your teeth is what makes you brush your teeth then gambatte dayo
Shounen, just like any good young adult fiction, is a morality play. Good life lessons about friendship and overcoming adversity…but it is not a substitute for personal growth. You gotta take those lessons and synthesize them.
The paper says you can run from your problems but only if you run like this:
<img alt="" src="https://sh.itjust.works/pictrs/image/777778aa-4fd7-498a-ab7b-7f47424a2769.jpeg">
Yeah, nobody wants to look silly running behind these weirdo’s
I knew a kid in school who ran like this.
Man, he was soo cool
It’s that people have forgotten to rickroll. It’s almost a lost tradition at this point, so I’m surprised there are still people who expect it. Which means it the perfect time to revive the tradition is right around the corner!
It’ll never work. Don’t believe me? Here’s proof
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Why not? Do you think it doesn’t work in 4K?
Big problem with rickrolling in this day and age is that half the sites have video previews. Even texting has it now
https://youtu.be/dQw4w9WgXcQ
❤️
Yeah, I wouldn’t trust Skippy either.
The article seems to actually be about how media like anime can be used as a tool to help therapy patients break through mental barriers to treatment by helping normalize or explain concepts that might be unfamiliar to them. Unless I’m misunderstanding?
which checks out becuase uhhh, that’s why we invented stories 🧠