The voice acting in the dub version drove me nuts with its voice acting so I started watching subbed and then fillers...

It's a good show, but the quality seems to come and go. Like, there' be a set of good episodes, then some half-hearted episodes, then more action, etc. And I don't mean that just about "fillers" either, but rather the whole show.



I found the dub to be one of the best in recent years, in terms of quality and sticking to the source material. They keep just about everything the same, and there's hardly any editing to be seen. The VA work itself is probably the best part.

Are you kidding? Naruto keeps saying "believe it" repetitively in the dubbed, he never says it in the Japanese original. That and the Toad Sage (perverted hermit... I forgot his name) voice drove me nuts in the dubbed. Naruto is good when it comes to action, but voice acting in the dub and fillers in Japan right now are making me sick after a while.

Well, in the Japanese, Naruto said something to the effect of "dattebayo," which apparently was untranslateable, so believe it came along. I am a Narutard, not afraid to admit it. I wore a Leaf Headband to the TMNT movie ><. I don't watch the anime, because it's gone too far ahead of the manga for my tastes, so ya.

Dub=Phail
Fillers=Phail
Shippudenn(however it's spelled)=Win.

Shippuden is awesome. And that's my opinion on Naruto.

Is that with or without the subpar animation and dreadfully slow pacing? :/

Naruto's a fair manga and show, despite the many flaws it has. The plot may be arcehtypal and the only time it's been good is during the Land of Waves arc, but at least it's not made of 23 minutes of pathetic fanservice *cough*Eiken*cough*. The manga's a tad better than the animé, since Akatsuki's involved more. That, and Tobi's involved more. TOBI. Tobi, along with Juugo, Suigetsu, and Karin, is one of the only interesting things left what with the dwindling and PREDICTABLE plotline and all that.

I have no problem with the show and manga, but what kills it is the damn fanbase composed of all those "ZOMFG S@SuK3 is t3h R0xorz!" fans. It's like the Lizardon Noob Fanbase at most Pokémon Forums. THEY WORSHIP HIM. I gotta admit, though, I AM a bit of a Narutard myself, but I try my best not to go overboard. -.-

I used to watch Naruto, up till Episode 140 or so, then I read the Manga and I think it's pretty bad now, no-where near as interesting as it used to be. Naruto as a whole is incredibly Overatted, so is Bleach (of course this is just my opinion).
One Piece on the other hand....*drools at it's awesomeness*

I've noticed that alot of manga that focuses around fighting and all that like Naruto eventually always seems to become predictable. Fights will be dragged out, the hero may get close to dying and such, but will eventually win and the bad guy will lose. Just look at Dragonball. The beginning started out pretty original, but got more and more predictable as the story when on, just like how Naruto is doing right now. I just know I'm gonna get stabbed by saying this stuff. Don't get me wrong though, I really do enjoy Naruto (manga more than anime) and check out the new chappy and episode each week, but it seems to be sharing the fate that most Shounen manga and animes share: Predictablilty.

I can understand though that some mangas may seem like they don't know what direction they should be heading in since the mangaka only has a limited amount of time until the releases of the next chapters (like less than a week or so), but what seperates a good manga from a great one is the mangaka having an excellent idea as to where the story is heading and already has it all fleshed out in advance instead of trying to make stuff up as you work along a vague idea that hasn't really been explored.

Bleach though seems more like a fashion show than a manga since I don't even think there's any semblence of a story anymore.

You know what's a shame though? Hunter x Hunter's fate.

Also I have to say if there was one thing I could change about the Naruto fandom. It's the people who claim Naruto to be the greatest fictional work ever made and that all other anime/manga suck in comparison. It really get's on my nerves especially when they do it with One Piece (which is a really good series) when they haven't even seen it.

Also I have to say if there was one thing I could change about the Naruto fandom. It's the people who claim Naruto to be the greatest fictional work ever made and that all other anime/manga suck in comparison. It really get's on my nerves especially when they do it with One Piece (which is a really good series) when they haven't even seen it.