¬As of the time of writing this review, the show had finished airing. However, fillers which are set on an infinite loop are still being telecast under the same name. My hate for this anime stems not from any desire to be cool or popular, but from the fact that anime like this represent the industry to the majority audience. This review also contains graphic language, directed towards the show, the characters and its fans. Read at your own risk.¬
Why?
Why God, why?
Why did you bring Naruterrible Shittiden into existence? You make me want to lose faith in you.
In the sequel to the highly successful first season, Naruto Shippuden, things pick up 2 and half years later. For those lucky blokes out there who didn’t watch the first season, here’s what happened:
A blond Japanese ninja by the name of Naruto Uzumaki was hated by everyone because he ate the world’s biggest fox when he was young. He wants to be the Adolf Hitler of the ninja world, because he gets his face carved on the ninja version of Mount Rushmore. After he learns a technique (Shadow Clone Jutsu) that every gay narcissistic man dreams about, he manages to find some friends –Sasuke and ... the other girl. Just when things were going great between Naruto and Sasuke, something happened - They broke up because Sasuke found out about Naruto’s affair with his foxy mamma, Kyuubi (Nine-dick fox) and that he realized that he actually had feelings for older brother, Itachi. What follows is a story of yaoi, incest and most importantly, Sharingans.
In Naruto Shippuden, the sequel, Naruto returns after training with his master Jiraiya – the star shaped Pokemon that can grant wishes. Or so I thought. Turns out Jiraiya is actually a sad old man who relies on porn (or hentai, considering this is an anime) to get him through the day
Getting back to the story, Naruto can’t hold his urges within himself anymore. He just has wants to hold Sasuke in his arms again. Meanwhile, the ninja mafia want to steal Naruto’s feline friend. And so, it begins... the long, long downhill climb (pun intended).
The story is something like two teddy bears having a tea party with their rainbow-coloured unicorn serving them green tea as they float about in clouds that revolve around Mars. Didn’t make any sense? Well, neither did the story’s plot line. There is hardly any consistency. Not even in shonen standards. Story progression is like so:
1. Naruto and the other girl go search for Sasuke
2. New enemy appears! (Fight, Bag, Switch or Run?)
3. Naruto chooses to Attack. (Shadow clone, shadow clone, shadow clone or shadow clone?)
4. Naruto’s attack missed!
5. Enemy used Secret Attack (It’s super-effective!)
6. Naruto fantasizes about Sasuke.
7. Naruto levels up (x100) and defeats his enemy.
8. Cue victory music and give the usual “I win because I have friends! I will let you live, because you arouse me. Blah, blah, blah... Mmmm....Ramen...”
The characters are whole another story. They each deserve their own special paragraph:
Naruto: He does not need an introduction. He is awesome. Dattebayo!
Sasuke: The ninja for all seasons. Sends the villains to Hades, a hit with the ladies, a stallion in the sack. Queen and country safe and sound, with villains six feet underground. And no one knows ‘cause no one's found, any trace of the ninja for all seasons. Loves em and leaves em alone.
The other girl: Also known as Sakura, the cardless Cardcaptor. However, this character does not get a review because she does not have boobs. This ugly one could definitely use Naruto’s “Sexy Jutsu” and should definitely learn to say more than just “Naruto-kun!”.
Kakashi: This immensely popular is the most complex character in the show. He can produce electricity from his hand and is being sought after by the UN for this unique ability that could slow down global warming. Sadly, Kakshi died after he got bored of waiting for the fillers to end and praying for his air time.
Tsunade: She found it difficult to run around with her massive boobs in this action anime and found them really hard to carry around, so she decided to move to the hentai industry. She is happily employed by StudioPerv and will star in the next episode of Stringendo.
Itachi: Sasuke’s brother. He accidentally paralyzed himself when he was looking in the mirror and straightening his air when his sharingan reflected onto himself.
Everyone else – They don’t matter. However, expect plenty of fan service for these plenty, yet, insignificant characters.
The animation is not bad at all considering the length of the show. It's well into over 150 episodes and the animation quality continues to impress me. The detailing (scratches, scrapes, blood etc.) could've been a tad better though.
I, honestly, liked the soundtrack. The OPs were all pretty catchy. I particularly liked the Blue Bird and Closer ones. The EDs weren’t half bad either. The background music consisted of the standard, yet fitting, pieces.
If you are in the mood for fan service, fillers and meaningless random events, then go ahead and watch Rio:Rainbow Gate. Naruto Shippuden? Oh, hell no, you shouldn’t watch that under any circumstances.
[ THE WRAP-UP ]
Naruto Shippuden is a horrible show from a horrible franchise. While many non-otaku around the world have been absorbed by this anime’s idiocy, very few seem to understand that this show is nothing but an experiment to see how much people are actually in love with Sasuke. This anime consists of 3 things: Fillers, fillers and hey, guess what, more fillers! Oh joy! If you’re in the mood for seeing how Naruto got his first band-aid or why Sakura decided to dye her hair pink, then this show is sure to keep you entertained for, literally, countless hours. The good soundtrack, average animation and the other little things that this anime got right are buried under its dreadfully boring plot and characters, that seem to grow in number week after week. Naruto Shippuden is one sequel that, should be, if you haven’t already, dropped.
Rating:
5/10
Why?
Why God, why?
Why did you bring Naruterrible Shittiden into existence? You make me want to lose faith in you.
In the sequel to the highly successful first season, Naruto Shippuden, things pick up 2 and half years later. For those lucky blokes out there who didn’t watch the first season, here’s what happened:
A blond Japanese ninja by the name of Naruto Uzumaki was hated by everyone because he ate the world’s biggest fox when he was young. He wants to be the Adolf Hitler of the ninja world, because he gets his face carved on the ninja version of Mount Rushmore. After he learns a technique (Shadow Clone Jutsu) that every gay narcissistic man dreams about, he manages to find some friends –Sasuke and ... the other girl. Just when things were going great between Naruto and Sasuke, something happened - They broke up because Sasuke found out about Naruto’s affair with his foxy mamma, Kyuubi (Nine-dick fox) and that he realized that he actually had feelings for older brother, Itachi. What follows is a story of yaoi, incest and most importantly, Sharingans.
In Naruto Shippuden, the sequel, Naruto returns after training with his master Jiraiya – the star shaped Pokemon that can grant wishes. Or so I thought. Turns out Jiraiya is actually a sad old man who relies on porn (or hentai, considering this is an anime) to get him through the day
Getting back to the story, Naruto can’t hold his urges within himself anymore. He just has wants to hold Sasuke in his arms again. Meanwhile, the ninja mafia want to steal Naruto’s feline friend. And so, it begins... the long, long downhill climb (pun intended).
The story is something like two teddy bears having a tea party with their rainbow-coloured unicorn serving them green tea as they float about in clouds that revolve around Mars. Didn’t make any sense? Well, neither did the story’s plot line. There is hardly any consistency. Not even in shonen standards. Story progression is like so:
1. Naruto and the other girl go search for Sasuke
2. New enemy appears! (Fight, Bag, Switch or Run?)
3. Naruto chooses to Attack. (Shadow clone, shadow clone, shadow clone or shadow clone?)
4. Naruto’s attack missed!
5. Enemy used Secret Attack (It’s super-effective!)
6. Naruto fantasizes about Sasuke.
7. Naruto levels up (x100) and defeats his enemy.
8. Cue victory music and give the usual “I win because I have friends! I will let you live, because you arouse me. Blah, blah, blah... Mmmm....Ramen...”
The characters are whole another story. They each deserve their own special paragraph:
Naruto: He does not need an introduction. He is awesome. Dattebayo!
Sasuke: The ninja for all seasons. Sends the villains to Hades, a hit with the ladies, a stallion in the sack. Queen and country safe and sound, with villains six feet underground. And no one knows ‘cause no one's found, any trace of the ninja for all seasons. Loves em and leaves em alone.
The other girl: Also known as Sakura, the cardless Cardcaptor. However, this character does not get a review because she does not have boobs. This ugly one could definitely use Naruto’s “Sexy Jutsu” and should definitely learn to say more than just “Naruto-kun!”.
Kakashi: This immensely popular is the most complex character in the show. He can produce electricity from his hand and is being sought after by the UN for this unique ability that could slow down global warming. Sadly, Kakshi died after he got bored of waiting for the fillers to end and praying for his air time.
Tsunade: She found it difficult to run around with her massive boobs in this action anime and found them really hard to carry around, so she decided to move to the hentai industry. She is happily employed by StudioPerv and will star in the next episode of Stringendo.
Itachi: Sasuke’s brother. He accidentally paralyzed himself when he was looking in the mirror and straightening his air when his sharingan reflected onto himself.
Everyone else – They don’t matter. However, expect plenty of fan service for these plenty, yet, insignificant characters.
The animation is not bad at all considering the length of the show. It's well into over 150 episodes and the animation quality continues to impress me. The detailing (scratches, scrapes, blood etc.) could've been a tad better though.
I, honestly, liked the soundtrack. The OPs were all pretty catchy. I particularly liked the Blue Bird and Closer ones. The EDs weren’t half bad either. The background music consisted of the standard, yet fitting, pieces.
If you are in the mood for fan service, fillers and meaningless random events, then go ahead and watch Rio:Rainbow Gate. Naruto Shippuden? Oh, hell no, you shouldn’t watch that under any circumstances.
[ THE WRAP-UP ]
Naruto Shippuden is a horrible show from a horrible franchise. While many non-otaku around the world have been absorbed by this anime’s idiocy, very few seem to understand that this show is nothing but an experiment to see how much people are actually in love with Sasuke. This anime consists of 3 things: Fillers, fillers and hey, guess what, more fillers! Oh joy! If you’re in the mood for seeing how Naruto got his first band-aid or why Sakura decided to dye her hair pink, then this show is sure to keep you entertained for, literally, countless hours. The good soundtrack, average animation and the other little things that this anime got right are buried under its dreadfully boring plot and characters, that seem to grow in number week after week. Naruto Shippuden is one sequel that, should be, if you haven’t already, dropped.
Rating:
5/10
