Fillers Discussion thread (Filler is over~! Resume with Shippuuden episode 1)

[kikko_s]

Nuuuuuuuu are you serious? Is the whole hour a recap?

[Rahan]

Originally Posted by kikko_s

Nuuuuuuuu are you serious? Is the whole hour a recap?

Well, from the summary of the first episodes, it looks like they will heavily fillered. At first look, it seems like the one-hour special will cover the grand total of one chapter. It lets room for either filler or recap. But well, episodes 2 and 3 of Naruto had lot of fillers.

From what I got, they changed the orders of a few things.

Spoiler for episode 1:

covers only one chapter plus a few things. The Temari Shika scene which should have taken place after the bell test. I think they'll show us the rookies 9 and Team Gai while the manga didn't so early.

Spoiler for episode 2:

Mostly about Konohamaru. Just like the episode 2 of long ago. Animated by koreans. Great ...

Spoiler for episode 3:

bell test and Deidara infiltrating the Sand

Spoiler for episode 4:

Deidara Vs Gaara, animated by koreans. (or how to ruin one of the best fights of the manga)

[ShikaShika]

So, they're ruining it right away? That would just be the last nail in the coffin for the anime as far as I'm concerned. It makes no sense to me how they could move what should have been in the first episode to the third. How reliable are these spoilers? I've never seen anime spoilers before.

[Mangs]

I just don't get it. With over 1 year of fillers, shouldn't they be having enough to draw about? WHY put in filler scenes? I don't get it, can someone explain me the logic behind this?

[Rahan]

Originally Posted by ShikaShika

So, they're ruining it right away? That would just be the last nail in the coffin for the anime as far as I'm concerned. It makes no sense to me how they could move what should have been in the first episode to the third. How reliable are these spoilers? I've never seen anime spoilers before.

Here are the summaries I am talking about :

http://pc.webnt.jp/anime/detail0067100207.html

Newtype is reliable, I believe. Maybe the one who translated it had it all wrong though (I don't speak japanese)

[wsheit]

Originally Posted by Mangs

I just don't get it. With over 1 year of fillers, shouldn't they be having enough to draw about? WHY put in filler scenes? I don't get it, can someone explain me the logic behind this?

Maybe they want to avoid ever having to do such a long stretch of fillers again. I doubt it'll bother me too much, though. With the exception of Konohamaru, I couldn't tell you what else the anime team has interspersed within manga-based episodes.

[Mr. Johnny 5]

Wow that better be all very wrong Rahan...because that would suck if it's true..

[Rahan]

Actually, it's only about the first 3 episodes. (if you consider the one hour special as one episode)
Spoilers for the first 2 episodes should be merged.

Apparently, there are two teams working on the one hour special though, and a korean studio will do the latter half.

[striderm]

Episode 2 ends with the bell test being started. It's not actually as bad as you were making me think. Plus when you say "animated by Koreans" it doesn't actually mean everything is done by them.

Showing all the Konoha kids as they are now is actually a good thing, gets people a bit more interested in the characters who've waited so long for this. And don't say, "They could've put in Kakashi Gaiden instead" cause it wouldn't have worked as the first episode like this as well as you think.

[D a m i e n]

whoua i never though naruto still existed. i though it had stoped airing for explecit retardness.

[ShikaShika]

Dang, I won't be able to be home at 19:30 tomorrow. And I wanted to see it live on tv... Guess I'll have to wait like the rest of you.

[Trax]

Is there anything among the fillers that is actually worth seeing? I do remember liking a couple of things before I stopped watching, such as seeing Hinata in action in the bug arc (which was still silly overall unfortunately).

Also, is everything beyond episode 135 100% filler or have there been bits out of the manga integrated into the anime somewhere?

[Rahan]

There is a little manga material during the fillers, but if you watched the bug arc, you should have watched them already.

Sakura showing progress as a medial ninja and being praised by Tsunade, Shino whining because he was left out of the Sasuke retrieval mission, Neji training with Hinata at Hinata place were shown between the Orochimaru lair filler arc and the bug arc, I think.
Those of you who never watched any fillers missed it.

Nothing in the filler really stands out, but there are acceptable episodes
the Bounty Hunter arc (episode 159-160), with Kiba and Hinata
Bird Country Arc (episodes 162-167) with Lee, Tenten and Neji
Sea Country Arc (episode 169-173) with Anko (including Orochimaru flashbacks ruining the characters for Kishimoto), Ino and Shino.
Treasure Hunt Arc (175-176) with Kiba and Hinata again
my episode guide doesn't go further, and I don't remember much what happens after
There is the Lee Dojo episode with Afro Gai around 196 I think.
The last filler arc started very well, but the end sucked. The last filler opening is so good the episodes are worth downloading anyways. (best Naruto opening for me)

[Mr. Johnny 5]

Spoiler for what the heck! Manga:

Shit...i am talking about Gaara! that better not be true! Gaara's fight is freaking awesome....its him being....THE THING!

[Dragon Flame]

I guess I should be excited, but I'm not. I havent watched an episode of Naruto since the fillers started, so the hype has died down for me. However, I do believe it'll come right back.

[Mgz]

so it is filler again? LOL

man, u guy are such die hard naruto fan, stick around till this day. I get bored already just by reading animesuki about the horrible fillers, LOL, and I wouldn't touch Naruto with 10 foot pole..

[Mangs]

Originally Posted by Mgz

so it is filler again? LOL

man, u guy are such die hard naruto fan, stick around till this day. I get bored already just by reading animesuki about the horrible fillers, LOL, and I wouldn't touch Naruto with 10 foot pole..

That's because the non-filler episodes of Naruto were so awesome, that our combined hope of seeing Naruto like that again keeps us going trough these difficult times

[Areguzanda]

I've watched every single episode of Naruto.
do I regret it? no
am I excited? hell yeah!
NARUTO SEASON 2 FTW!!

[striderm]

I'd say the filler that's in the first episode is the best kind of filler you could ever have in an anime series, so I approve.

[Mr. Johnny 5]

You mean about the 4th Hokage? And the Kyuubi...