Thu Jan 05, 2023 8:09 pm
Thu Jan 05, 2023 8:20 pm
Orbited insanitarium wrote:
(To be fair, Kiki had it's darkest moment when that mammoth sized Zeppelin crashed into the town's clocktower. In reality, if it wasn't lighthearted Ghibli fantasy, there would've been a dozen or so casualties from such a disaster. )
Thu Jan 05, 2023 8:23 pm
steeldancer-x wrote:Orbited insanitarium wrote:
(To be fair, Kiki had it's darkest moment when that mammoth sized Zeppelin crashed into the town's clocktower. In reality, if it wasn't lighthearted Ghibli fantasy, there would've been a dozen or so casualties from such a disaster. )
NO ONE DIES!!!!!!! EVER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Sat Jan 28, 2023 10:29 am
Fri Feb 17, 2023 12:30 am
Wed Feb 22, 2023 6:20 pm
Wed Feb 22, 2023 9:09 pm
steeldancer-x wrote:Been (re)watching Naruto......... :-I
Wed Feb 22, 2023 10:08 pm
Orbited insanitarium wrote:
I often wondered when people on the interwebz said that Bleach, One Piece and Naruto are the 3 of Shonen, is it a long reposted and bastardized meme to say that? Because really and honestly, I've never paid much attention to any of em... (forgive me anime gods for I have sinned, I go against the One Piece grain. )
I'm initially quite skeptical of the most popular shonens so forgive me for saying the above, would'ya say that Naruto is worth it friend? Should I give it a shot?
Wed Mar 01, 2023 11:51 pm
steeldancer-x wrote:Worth it if you have a somewhat pre-establishing connection with it. My older brother loved Naruto to tears and he watched/read it all the way up to date when it was still coming out. I've tried quite a couple of times to watch it all the way through but some 'required' arcs are an absolute sludge to get through. It's a 'baby's-first' anime. Filler does not help its case at all.
All that being said, with the knowledge that it was made for a week-by-week TV basis, it does become a little more enjoyable (and you understand why people love it so much alongside Bleach and One Piece). It's veeeeeeery early 2000s TV-14. The world is interesting (maybe a little hard to understand) and some characters are absolutely iconic. (Tsunade and Temari supreme)
All-in-all the one thing people truly forget about Naruto is that it's a ground-up story. You see the good, the bad, and oh my god the absolute ugly.
I recommend watching the first movie; Naruto: Ninja Clash in the Land of Snow if you wanna try Naruto. THIS MOVIE IS FIRE OK! Perfect introduction to Naruto's world without needing to know the central story. I have watched it so many times and it's still balls off the walls + sasuke is on backbench the entire movie best bonus points ever
I think later-Naruto is actually some spicy fuckin shit! Naruto Shippuden is actually pretty damn good. But that's the thing, to get to all the 'good' you've got to work/get around the 'bad' (so many mini-arcs). If you ever do dare to take a crack at it, I recommend watching manga canon first and filling in the blanks with the mixed canon from there. So far that's what I've been doing and I've basically been watching Naruto, just some details missed. If you want to watch it all, filler and everything, someone give this man a medal cuz he's a fuckin' soldier.
Thu Mar 02, 2023 1:32 am
Orbited insanitarium wrote:steeldancer-x wrote:Worth it if you have a somewhat pre-establishing connection with it. My older brother loved Naruto to tears and he watched/read it all the way up to date when it was still coming out. I've tried quite a couple of times to watch it all the way through but some 'required' arcs are an absolute sludge to get through. It's a 'baby's-first' anime. Filler does not help its case at all.
All that being said, with the knowledge that it was made for a week-by-week TV basis, it does become a little more enjoyable (and you understand why people love it so much alongside Bleach and One Piece). It's veeeeeeery early 2000s TV-14. The world is interesting (maybe a little hard to understand) and some characters are absolutely iconic. (Tsunade and Temari supreme)
All-in-all the one thing people truly forget about Naruto is that it's a ground-up story. You see the good, the bad, and oh my god the absolute ugly.
I recommend watching the first movie; Naruto: Ninja Clash in the Land of Snow if you wanna try Naruto. THIS MOVIE IS FIRE OK! Perfect introduction to Naruto's world without needing to know the central story. I have watched it so many times and it's still balls off the walls + sasuke is on backbench the entire movie best bonus points ever
I think later-Naruto is actually some spicy fuckin shit! Naruto Shippuden is actually pretty damn good. But that's the thing, to get to all the 'good' you've got to work/get around the 'bad' (so many mini-arcs). If you ever do dare to take a crack at it, I recommend watching manga canon first and filling in the blanks with the mixed canon from there. So far that's what I've been doing and I've basically been watching Naruto, just some details missed. If you want to watch it all, filler and everything, someone give this man a medal cuz he's a fuckin' soldier.
I've set a place tomorrow to start with that first movie. Don't worry, I shall return to give the goss. We'll see if Naruto is fer me!
Tue Apr 25, 2023 6:36 am
Tue Apr 25, 2023 12:18 pm
steeldancer-x wrote:'Perfect Blue' was a crown-jewel to behold.
Sun Dec 10, 2023 2:33 pm
Sun Dec 10, 2023 7:46 pm
Orbited insanitarium wrote:Got the complete Parasyte: The Maxim this morning for £2 gbp (a pound for each 3-disc set) and I'm so stoked. Hear hear, another Madhouse series to get stuck into and watch over Chrimbo.
Tue Jan 23, 2024 12:18 am
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Orbited insanitarium wrote:
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