JadedWriter
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I knew very early on that Kurapika was Sasuke.
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Naruto Manga |OT2| Not A Romance Manga
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Psycho_Mantis
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Don't forget my boy Sasuke pls
You were talking about Yu Hakusho. I've come across Hunter x Hunter, read it like 5 years ago (mainly because people were saying its just like Naruto lol). Got up to them training with a Kung Fu master and stopped.
Fair enough, its been a long time, but I honestly don't recall anything spectacular about HxH and it certainly did not draw me in like Naruto did.
JadedWriter
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Dude you stopped reading HxH before it even got good. You just stopped at some of the introductory elements of the story. They were learning about Nen at that point, but they still haven't figured out how to actually use it at that point. Shit Gon and Kurapika based on where I'm at now at ep 52 I think still don't even have their own specific Nen techniques. I've seen all of YYH and I consider it worth getting into, though the manga ran with an altered ending to the anime.
JadedWriter
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They are both great. I consider YYH to be leagues better than Dragonball Z.
"I can't reach you so I'm just going to spit a piece of this dead dudes skull at you and kill you with it."
And I explicitly said Kishi goes into completely different directions with what he aped and that you can't see it if you have seen only beginning of HxH. At this point in time, I'm not sure if it's my english that's so bad or just your comprehension.
JadedWriter
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Part of that was probably just me being a dick. I know Kishi didn't steal stuff 100% It's just funny going back and forth between both properties and seeing the similarities.
Then I gonna scream so loud you die.
JadedWriter
Member
I loved to build up to the Shadow Beasts only for them to get fucking ROFL stomped by one guy.
Still one of the best anime dubs too. One of my favorite Shounen shows too. Surprisingly SP didn't crank out a fuck ton of filler for the show like it did for Naruto. I wonder why?
JadedWriter
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That's the first introductory arc. Oddly enough Togashi likes to ease his way into story. You're probably just barely in the world building stage at this point. I doesn't start picking up till Yusuke comes back to life and starts his first case, though it doesn't get real good till Yusuke gets his crew, which is one of the best Shounen crews in all of Shounen, Team Urameshi pulls their weight.
Psycho_Mantis
Banned
100+ episode animes are out of bounds for me these days.
Thats another thing. The fights in HxH, while being interesting to read never felt as visceral, even in the anime.
JadedWriter
Member
But Naruto is like 600 eps long... I actually think the HxH eps are pretty efficient compared to most Shounen shows. YYH is also pretty efficient with fight length as well, though it really depends on who's fighting. For the most part if it's Hiei or Kurama...it's a one ep fight lol.
Psycho_Mantis
Banned
I've been watching Naruto for over 10 years. If I had just come across the series now there would be no chance of me watching the anime. I can blitz manga pretty quickly though. Read all of Berserk in a 2 days. Got me hooked and then despair.
JadedWriter
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Psycho_Mantis
Banned
I can't imagine enduring Naruto for that long.
It was not fun.
Not as a bad as Bleach though.
My entire reality was a waking nightmare.
Now that it's over, it's like I'm finally alive again.
Psycho_Mantis
Banned
Following Naruto whether it was on tv with friends and fam or with the manga, online with this crazy fandom was heaps of fun. Good shit and worth it as I was very happy with the ending and Boruto the Movie.
JadedWriter
Member
I have never seen Bleach and probably never will. I usually do my best to stick to good Shounen.
SoulUnison
Banned
There was a period where I felt like I was only holding onto Naruto to see how it ended, but then... Bleach happened.
I legitimately enjoyed Naruto, even though the "War" arc dragged and everything that happened around the Divine Tree was shounen as FUCK.
At least Naruto answered most of its questions, even if people didn't necessarily like the answers.
80% of what Bleach spent 4 years building up to and laying groundwork for set pieces just...never happened.
I legitimately enjoyed Naruto, even though the "War" arc dragged and everything that happened around the Divine Tree was shounen as FUCK.
At least Naruto answered most of its questions, even if people didn't necessarily like the answers.
80% of what Bleach spent 4 years building up to and laying groundwork for set pieces just...never happened.
Six Path Naruto is one of the lamest looking "final forms" in manga, though.
JadedWriter
Member
Since Sarada has pretty much the skills of Sakura and Sasuke does this mean that Sarada could at some point eclipse her mom?
JadedWriter
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I think it has to deal with Gon trying to find his Dad, whom is another Hunter, but I've never looked into that. They honestly make fun of that in the anime episode titles.
"Hunter Hunter"
X is silent, it's really just Hunter Hunter.
Same. Though real body Madara and Kaguya were really straining things for me (if you took that out I don't think the series would miss a thing). Love the themes of the show most of all. Oh and for the best shounen fight scenes as well.
*edit* And like it better than HxH as well. Honestly kind of surprised at the pedestal people here place HxH and OP on. Great series, but to act like Naruto is garbage is comparison is strange to me.
JadedWriter
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Real body Madara made god damn sure he caught them all while he had one fucking arm.
Eh...I don't watch OP but I struggle to think of anything the Naruto series does better than HxH. Kishi's writing and character development are just so awful at times that it taints the series.
OP has great world building, amazing and varied locales, fun characters, side cast while getting shuffled around gets more devolpment and moments than anything in Naruto. OP is constantly build it's world, setting future events though hints, set's up mysteries for us to wonder and wait in anticipation.
OP has a better grasp on it's story, world, & characters than Naruto ever hope it could.
Basically:
OP and HxH have there problems but I'm there small potatoes to Narutos.
For me they're all just different flavors. It also annoys me when people act like HxH and OP are flawless. Especially HxH. I'm a huge HxH fan but I think Togashi gets away with a lot of bullshit. OP is cool but I find it repetitive at times. Naruto is the most tuned in to my tastes.
Out of all the battle manga I've read Bleach is the only one that felt out and out bad. I've seen people try to make Bleach and Naruto out to be the same quality and I just don't get it.
Maybe because they(at least Naruto) are more popular in America?
I rate HxH higher than Naruto, but I don't act as if it just completely eclipses it or somethin'. When I recommend HxH to Naruto fans I really only do so because I feel those who enjoyed Naruto may be able to find similar enjoyment in HxH; maybe even get a few chuckles out of the inspirations Kishimoto took from it.
It was kinda frustrating recommending HxH starting back towards the end of the Greed Island arc, before the retouched tankobons hit; folks would just look at the most current scanslated chapters and have this revolting reaction to it. >_<
Also a dreary beginning, glacial pacing, repetitive arcs and 100 new pointless characters per each of them, flat cast, lack of believable strength progression and asspulls that begin much earlier than in Naruto. I also much prefer Naruto's character design and art but that's more of a personal preference.
Psycho_Mantis
Banned
Dude yesssss
Loved the themes of perseverance, having faith in each other and in the bonds you have. Thats one thing Kishi did very well and managed to intertwine it throughout the manga no matter the scenario.
With you on the fights as well. Naruto fights are the best shounen fights I've seen. They don't need to be the most tactical but the mix of martial arts and jutsu were a treat to watch.
OP has great world building, amazing and varied locales, fun characters, side cast while getting shuffled around gets more devolpment and moments than anything in Naruto. OP is constantly build it's world, setting future events though hints, set's up mysteries for us to wonder and wait in anticipation.
OP has a better grasp on it's story, world, & characters than Naruto ever hope it could.
Basically:
OP and HxH have there problems but I'm there small potatoes to Narutos.
This pic is incorrect. There are numerous Naruto plotlines introduced early on that effect the story later on.
JadedWriter
Member
I don't think anything in Naruto ever got me more hype than this.
I don't think anything in Naruto ever got me more hype than this.
If only the gif has what's left of him or lack there of.
Or something more metal like the Knife Edge death match.
JadedWriter
Member
Lol I love how Hiei just burns his fucking shadow into the wall and walks right off. Naruto has nothing on the Dark Tournament. Not to mention Hiei vs Makintaro. Oh god let's not even talk about Kurama vs Elder Toguro, fucking ruthless.
Kurma fought Karasu, not Elder Toguro.
Though Kuwabara vs Elder is awesome cuss of his shit talking about Genkai being a whore and old. Kuwabara just outright wants to kill him because he's below a human.
SolVanderlyn
Thanos acquires the fully powered Infinity Gauntlet in The Avengers: Infinity War, but loses when all the superheroes team up together to stop him.
Naruto was amazing from beginning to end and I will stand by that until the day I die
JadedWriter
Member
I wasn't sticking to the Dark Tournament when I said Kurama vs Elder Toguro. I know who fought whom in the Dark Tournament, seen it about 5 or 6 times. Though yes Kurama vs Karasu was also a great fight. Elder Toguro pretty much let Kuwabara win though. Though he did cross the line, his younger brother was getting sick of his bullshit regarding Genkai though. Was definitely an uncalled for low blow.
Psycho_Mantis
Banned
Aaronology
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That is easily the most amazing moment in the anime for me and one of the few times I can recall my own facial expression mirroring that of characters in the reaction panels. The Lee/Gaara battle was epic and I wish Naruto had kept that pace and quality.
SolVanderlyn
Thanos acquires the fully powered Infinity Gauntlet in The Avengers: Infinity War, but loses when all the superheroes team up together to stop him.
Honestly I think Orochimaru took the series down a peg. It was better before him, and when he died a ton of cool shit instantly happened
Honestly disagree, when Ori dies that when the series begins to drop off really.
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