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Animechic420
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Oh, man. I'm crying like a little bitch at work, trying to hide it....
Without reading the manga, I knew Minato was gonna wish Naruto a Happy Birthday, but I still couldn't hold back the water works. Obito's farewell to Kakashi, Hashirama and Madara..... I couldn't take it anymore. 
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JaggedAuthor
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I probably have no reason to be so optimistic, but I think there's a distinct possibility the anime will adapt the Naruto/Sasuke fight before the next round of filler. I mean, the show should just end after that, but it's already been confirmed that they're adapting at least two of the light novels - which I would be more excited about had they not totally dropped the ball on Itachi's Story. I've long maintained that wrapping up the manga's storyline and creating episodes that take place between the conclusion of the war and the source material's epilogue would be a better way of continuing the series than inserting lengthy chunks of filler into an already drawn-out story, and it looks like the show's producers have finally adopted that line of thinking. I'm guessing they'll hold off on adapting the manga's epilogue, as that will serve as the real final episode.
ALSO: Hearty congrats to Amy! I often have more fun reading her reviews than watching the show. With this and Gintama under her belt, she's definitely ANN's go-to girl for long-running shounen series. I also love this strangely prescient line from her first review...
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Gina Szanboti
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Speaking of the first review, are we still on Day 2?
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JaggedAuthor
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Nope - as of 50-ish episodes ago, we're in the wee hours of day three.
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Animechic420
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It's crazy, right??? Our stupid wars take years to end, whereas theirs lasted only three days.  We can learn from them.
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zrnzle500
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To be fair, wars usually take more than just subduing one or two super powered bad guys who fight on the front line of the war. We could end wars really quickly if we wanted to but not in desirable ways (Nuclear apocalypse or winter and whatnot).
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InuKag1
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I always love seeing Minato so it was sad seeing him go, AGAIN
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ParkerALx
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Reading these reviews makes me realize how much I miss Nardo Shippuden Z.
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Shay Guy
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About five months ago, I posted this pic on Twitter:
Episode 455 had reached chapter 678 of the manga. Narutopedia says this episode, #474, reached chapter 691. So that's... 13 chapters in 19 episodes. Bluh. Hang in there, McNulty; at this rate you'll be done by year's end! |
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NeverConvex
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Thanks for this, I'd never seen it before. Are there only 3 episodes? I have to say found it a lot more entertaining than the way Shippuden's ending. |
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neshru
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The thing is, this last Naruto arc wasn't really a war. Actual wars don't play out like this. The whole thing was basically just a giant excuse to have some cool match-ups. Basically, a glorified tournament. In other news, we now know who is handling the upcoming episodes: Hiroyuki Yamashita is director and animation director for episodes 476 and 477. He directed the Boruto movie and some of the best action episodes on the series (322 and 375).Also, most of the best animation on Shippuden throughout the years comes from him. Toshiyuki Tsuru is director and animation director for episode 478. He was director for the third Naruto movie and many of the best episodes on the series (episode 48 from part 1, episodes 82, 85, 123, 166 from Shippuden). He's also directed a lot of Naruto OPs and EDs, both on the original series and on Shippuden). So basically the fight will not disappoint 
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Animechic420
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It wasn't really a war???? Could've fooled me. 
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JaggedAuthor
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I've honestly never understood Naruto and Sakura's near-fanatical devotion to Sasuke. He barely cares about either one of them, had no qualms about letting Sakura die in battle, and is perfectly willing to dispatch Naruto (his most vocal devotee) so he can rule as a *well-intentioned* dictator. I think most of his beefs with the village are legitimate, but the way he treats the people who care about him has effectively diminished any sympathy I might have had for the character. (Which reminds me - poor Karin.)
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Dextres
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Thanks Amy for the review, I was anticipating you writing this one up!
spoiler[ When Sasuke "punches" Sakura. The manga portray that differently as him piercing Sakura heart(genjustu) knocking her out and breaking any connections/chains ties he has of her, to do what he needs to do(so their would be no interference).] Love this episode though. @JaggedAuthor I agree; but in reflection of the series and author interviews, it's an idealistic series(mix with dark themes) of hope, love(not the romantic kind), redemption, comrades, etc. etc. etc shonen themes. None of this stuff you see here would work out so well in reality(things never do or atleast...not the way you or I want them to, to be more precise). |
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Ushio
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Sasuke's aim isn't to rule it's to do a Lelouch Lamperouge but as a persistent threat rather than conquering and dying to unite everyone. |
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