Alright, Hivlik. Here’s my reply, just for you. <3

“Morsinius’ Anime List” is something I made a couple of nights ago to get a better understanding for what I like and what I don’t like. Sure—it was a response to a question posted here, but there was no need for me to answer the question with a 700x2400 diagram that lists all of the shows that I could think of at that moment; all he’d asked for were “recommendations.” But that all seems irrelevant to the question at hand: How much Naruto have you watched, and what's your opinion on the series?

Before I tell you anything, I’ll flat out tell you that I’ve watched around 150 episodes of Naruto, and I don’t like it.

And I bring up that list because I think it debunks something that many Naruto fans would probably immediately call me out on: “You don’t like it because it’s popular!” If you take a look at that list, you’ll see that there are plenty of super popular entry-tier shows that I’ve enjoyed watching. I thought Toradora! was alright and teared up a bit watching Code Geass. I even kinda liked Dragon Ball Z. If you go further down that list, you’ll also see that the most obscure stuff I’ve watched isn’t the best stuff I’ve watched. I’m a lot of things, but I’m not a hipster and nor am I a contrarian. When I decide to form a basic opinion on something, I don’t factor in all the irrelevant things that could potentially affect my opinion in the long run.

The biggest problem in Naruto is the amount of filler episodes. According to animefillerlist.com, Naruto has a total of 93 filler episodes out of 220. That’s about 42%. Here’s a diagram that shows you where they all are; each episode is represented by 4x48 box.



Apparently, Shippuden’s even worse with 203 fillers out of a total of 453, but I haven’t watched a single episode of it and I’m therefore in no position to provide you with an opinion on it.

But then you would probably tell me that I should just skip the filler episodes, since they add practically nothing to the plot. That’s true and all, and I would do that; however, the problem comes in when all the relevant stuff ends up equating to garbage as well.

The basic plot is nothing special. Guy destroys a village, his spirit’s sealed in Naruto, Naruto becomes an outcast but wants to become leader of his village. He’s then in a team with his dark’n’edgy rival and boring crush (who loves the rival btw). The rival, Sasuke, eventually goes out on his own and gets darker and more evil and all that. Then there’s stuff about fighting and misdirection and bloodlines and more small fights, and then somewhere along the line Sasuke turns good and rejoins the team. It’s overall a pretty boring mess, and it’s objectively pretty bad. I don’t care if you enjoy it, but more on whether or not you can understand that it’s a pretty bad plot. Naruto’s essentially a mess of a story that tries to engulf the watcher with darkness and shipping.

And when you have characters and a plot that bad, you’re going to attract a bad fanbase. This is probably what you’ll think much of my hate for this series comes from, and you’re 100% right. I’d pass this off as any old bad shōnen had it not been for the awful fanbase. Yes, I’m generalising, but it’s filled with japanophiles that lack any sense of self-respect, third-graders who try to look cool by acting out the characters’ moves, and people who own katanas to “defend themselves.”

I don’t have a problem with any of you liking it, but if this is one of your first five anime shows, I’d recommend you skip it. There's so much better stuff out there that it's not worth getting into this series. I’d like to point you all to these two battle shōnen (that means similar to Naruto's style!) series that you’ll probably enjoy more if you decide not to dedicate yourself to being a dilettante: Hunter x Hunter (2011 version) and Yū Yū Hakusho.

If we’re talking about general shows and you’re just starting out, I’d recommend any of the following: Higurashi no Naku Koro ni (thriller, horror, mystery), Cowboy Bebop (space), Zankyō no Terror (mystery, thriller), Gekkan Shōjo Nozaki-Kun (romance, comedy), Toradora! (romance, comedy).

If you wanna watch any show that's recently aired, try Shōwa Genroku Rakugo Shinjū. I personally would mark that as a solid pink on that chart I made. And yeah, take a look at the green, gray, and pink shows on that chart. I enjoyed them, and you probably would, too.

Well if he's doing it fuck it, what's your opinion of me? c;

thoughts on me :c

thoughts on me :c (nabbed from @whittams dont hurt me pls)
also, how was your day was it a good day or bad day, how'd you feel today, what were your emotions?