Poll: Has Naruto gone too far now?

[Benjirimm]

Will someone explain to me how disliking something because it?s popular is logical because it doesn?t make sense to me?

I don't think Naruto has gone too far, mainly as I can see it coming to a end by the end of the year by the way the story is going right now. Naruto was always going to be in it for the long run its a coming of age story showing maturity and character development, starting with Naruto as an outcast with no family or friends to a highly respected ninja and hero, I personally find Sasuke the most interesting character for the change his character has gone though in counter to Naruto's. I like it and would agree with anyone who says it picks up a hell of a lot in part 2(shippudden.)

Also if you 'never liked it, not gonna start now' why bother posting in the first place?

 

[chozo_hybrid]

It went too far hundreds of chapters ago

 

[Lim3]

Sage mode is pretty cool.

I hate, HATE, the filler. If you took all the filler out of the anime as a show, and series, it would be a LOT better.

Same goes for Bleach.

 

[ChromeAlchemist]

No, I think the manga hasn't gone too far. There is still much to be resolved. The only problems I have with it are, yes, there are quite a few characters and he doesn't do enough with them, despite them being pretty well developed, and that damned cop out he did at one point in the manga.

That being said though, I love it. Not the American one though, that one can go die in a fire.

And to everyone:

[HEADING=1]One Piece has been going on for 12 years and is still going.[/HEADING]

Just a bit of trivia for you there.

EDIT: I forgot it's cool to hate on this series actually, maybe I'm wasting energy.

This all the way.
I'm happy they're finally getting KB some frame time, but they have all these pre-developed characters that are waaaay more likable than the main ones, and they're not using them! ARGHHH!
At least it was getting interesting for a while, but they're proly going to use the upcoming training arc to check on Sasuke and his band of emo misfits. *shivers* not looking forward to that.
One Piece is the one series that only got better as time went on. I thought it was finishing up there for a while, but no, they could easily make it last another 12 years if they wanted. I wouldn't even get tired of it. So many characters, so many plots, not too hard to follow, yet complicated enough that it doesn't devolve into a generic shonen.
Then there is Bleach.....um, if anyone can tell me what the hell is going on with Aizen and stuff, I'd really like to know. t just sorta stopped making sense the last few chapters.....

Agreed on One Piece (anime, don't read the manga), I don't read either Bleach but I've been planning to, I only watch it. Is it worth it?

 

[CK76]

It is building to a conclusion, and I really only read manga and watch Japanese subbed so no clue how English version is.

The characters are fun and well designed, the fights have had variety and sense of scale. It is a really good shonen.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wUWNT6Aw8Wk&playnext_from=TL&videos=xHpZ_kigkZw

If you don't like it, fine. Been following it since 2000 and will see it end. Looking forward to seeing Naruto fight Pein in the anime as rate it one of the best fights I've seen in a manga.

 

[Regiment]

I've never been a fan of the series. I've read some of the chapters here and there, and it's certainly not bad; it's just not my thing, for whatever reason. It's my old argument: I see no reason to cancel a popular series.

 

[Lullabye]

Agreed on One Piece (anime, don't read the manga), I don't read either Bleach but I've been planning to, I only watch it. Is it worth it?

Hmm, well, this depends. Bleach, like Naruto suffers from "filler episode" syndrome. However, I find some of the Bleach fillers to be quite good, like the whole Zanpakuto arc.
The anime is catching up pretty close to the manga, and the fighting is more fun to watch in the anime.....buuuuuuuut the manga doesn't dick around. Still, the anime answered a lot of unanswered questions the manga left open, so personally I'd just stick with the anime.
(If there is a manga to read, it's one piece. I don't even think the series is halfway done yet.)

 

[ChromeAlchemist]

Agreed on One Piece (anime, don't read the manga), I don't read either Bleach but I've been planning to, I only watch it. Is it worth it?

Hmm, well, this depends. Bleach, like Naruto suffers from "filler episode" syndrome. However, I find some of the Bleach fillers to be quite good, like the whole Zanpakuto arc.
The anime is catching up pretty close to the manga, and the fighting is more fun to watch in the anime.....buuuuuuuut the manga doesn't dick around. Still, the anime answered a lot of unanswered questions the manga left open, so personally I'd just stick with the anime.
(If there is a manga to read, it's one piece. I don't even think the series is halfway done yet.)

There was a pretty nasty spoiler I had thrust upon me, so I don't touch One Piece manga for now, only anime, which is great stuff anyway.

And you're right, that could go on for another decade.

 

[Nazulu]

I like the original series to a point until it all became filler and the Shippuden till Sasori, you know.

I didn't stop liking it because it became really popular or because there was too many characters, I just found this one scene in the Shippuden series so unbelievably stupid that it made me quit Naruto altogether. What a shame to, I was enjoying it.

 

[super_mumbles]

I read the manga every week and I think it's not nearly as bad as people say it is. However after the Pain arc it really started to get drawn out and fights would build up to nothing.

 

[CoverYourHead]

I never really liked it.

I'll take Bleach over Naruto any day.

 

[headshots001]

Ive been watching Naruto since i was 14 years old. Am now 20 going on 21. i recently let go of my cable service and decided to go on hulu. i watched a few anime series and decied to watch naruto since i didnt even get past the chunin exams. i thought the series wouldve came to a end already since its been like 5 years. i watched the naruto then the shippuden version. well watching the series it went really no were i even skipped aLOT of 'filler' episodes just to get to the end. It turns out the series isnt even close to done. he still has to battle so many members of that klan that want him and still the battle with sauske, we still dont know who he will chose sakura or hinata, and we dont know when or if he becomes hokage. so yea for a series going on for 5 years it has gone on to far with still the same questions that we've prolly all had since the first 10 or 20 episodes from when he was a kid. Am so Over it. ill prolly look it up in another 5 years to see him barley become Hokage.

 

[Smertnik]

I target this flaw as being the 26 episode trend. It ruined anime after anime where the manga was over the top and quite amazing.

I always wondered, why does it have to be 26? Does this have some deeper meaning or did just some guy come one day and said 'From now on, every series is going to have exactly 26 episodes!'?

 

[cainx10a]

If you actually bothered to pay attention to the canon material (manga only, the anime is just sub-par except for the major battles), you will see that there is a great flow in how the story is told and how the character are developed. Sure, naruto might still be the same old kid but with more firepower, and a bit more brain thanks to his experience that now put him on Hokage-level at such a young age, but even the changes in Sasuke's character are damn interesting unless you are one of those guys who need the main character to be a Mary Sue. Also, unlike Bleach, minor characters do get a chance at some screen/paneltime There wasn't a single moment in Naruto where I felt I didn't have any clue of what was going on or why this and that happened unlike Bleach.

 

[FalloutJack]

i used to like it. but then, it too popular. now there is so many freakin characters i have not got a clue what is going on. the mangas never stop coming! Seriously, there should be a limit to how far it can go.

do like it? or hate it?

I'm sorry, you lost me. Popular to WHOM?

 

[Sandernista]

No, I think the manga hasn't gone too far. There is still much to be resolved. The only problems I have with it are, yes, there are quite a few characters and he doesn't do enough with them, despite them being pretty well developed, and that damned cop out he did at one point in the manga.

That being said though, I love it. Not the American one though, that one can go die in a fire.

And to everyone:

[HEADING=1]One Piece has been going on for 12 years and is still going.[/HEADING]

Just a bit of trivia for you there.

EDIT: I forgot it's cool to hate on this series actually, maybe I'm wasting energy.

Yes, but One Piece has been consistent, and consistently good for 12 years.

 

[SteveeVader]

One piece is the only exception of these crappy long running Anime shows as One piece actually has a pretty decent story and is generally fun to watch.

The huge problem with Naruto and Bleach is firstly they feel like an investment of time rather than an anime. Naruto is almost near or over it's 500th episode and for new people or people hopping out it feels like a commitment. I used to love Naruto (not weebo style but I got pretty regular viewings and duscussed it with friends) however Shippuuden came along and utterly destroyed it with the constant flip flopping to plot/filler. Ohhhhh look information for 4 episodes then almost up to 50-60 episodes of non sensiical crap is just not good content. It's like watching True Blood and nothing happens for 50 episodes.

2, The filler stories are ALL THE SAME as in x amount of attacking ninja seeking target y.

3, the characters are all generalizations with no development at all bar sasuke or naruto

4. the story I believe or Kishimoto's aim has been utterly lost or forgotten

 

[Wintermoot]

I read it it,s overrated and it birthed the world of Narutard,s and Weeabo,s.