03rd Jan 2008
Naruto Shippuuden
From the first few episodes, I thought that Shippuuden had finally rid itself of some of the idiocy that had plagued the original Naruto series. Nevermind that it wasn’t getting particularly interesting or displaying any kind of plot advancement; I still held out a bit of hope that the story would get back to being at least marginally captivating. Then today, all my hopes of any improvement were completely dashed.
So I got through episode 29 today. Gai and co. have spent the last 10+ episodes fighting copies of themselves created by some fancy ninja move. They’re obviously getting nowhere (why does Tenten seem kinda useless?) and they’re getting tired and about to lose (naturally). Then Eureka! Lee comes up with a brilliant idea that CANNOT FAIL. Since their copies possess the level of ability that they themselves had when the copies were created, all they have to do is become stronger than they were then!!!!
NO S*** DUDE. I’m fighting a losing battle, so if I want to win I have to get stronger, WHY DIDN’T I THINK OF THAT! Thanks to this stunning revelation, our heroes are miraculously inspired to produce never-before-seen moves that eliminate the enemy in 5 seconds.
…
Instead of coming up with some clever solution, trust Naruto to turn this into some ganbatteganbatte bulls***. Urgh.
And I can’t stand the way sound seems to carry so conveniently in this show. Like the characters are standing around discussing their strategies or whatever, and somehow people standing a mile away can hear them, even though they’re talking at perfectly normal volumes. It defies my basic sense of logic. Ugh. Why are people still watching this anime??? More importantly, why am I still watching this anime?!?!
From the first few episodes, I thought that Shippuuden had finally rid itself of some of the idiocy that had plagued the original Naruto series. Nevermind that it wasn’t getting particularly interesting or displaying any kind of plot advancement; I still held out a bit of hope that the story would get back to being at least marginally captivating. Then today, all my hopes of any improvement were completely dashed.
So I got through episode 29 today. Gai and co. have spent the last 10+ episodes fighting copies of themselves created by some fancy ninja move. They’re obviously getting nowhere (why does Tenten seem kinda useless?) and they’re getting tired and about to lose (naturally). Then Eureka! Lee comes up with a brilliant idea that CANNOT FAIL. Since their copies possess the level of ability that they themselves had when the copies were created, all they have to do is become stronger than they were then!!!!
NO S*** DUDE. I’m fighting a losing battle, so if I want to win I have to get stronger, WHY DIDN’T I THINK OF THAT! Thanks to this stunning revelation, our heroes are miraculously inspired to produce never-before-seen moves that eliminate the enemy in 5 seconds.
…
Instead of coming up with some clever solution, trust Naruto to turn this into some ganbatteganbatte bulls***. Urgh.
And I can’t stand the way sound seems to carry so conveniently in this show. Like the characters are standing around discussing their strategies or whatever, and somehow people standing a mile away can hear them, even though they’re talking at perfectly normal volumes. It defies my basic sense of logic. Ugh. Why are people still watching this anime??? More importantly, why am I still watching this anime?!?!
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