2008-07-23, 12:38 | Link #81 |
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Naruto is underestimated in the manga. We have already seen countless times people saying that Naruto is the only capable of surpressing the nine tails chakra and has an incredible chakra limit which when controlled properly he will be stronger than sasuke.
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2008-07-23, 22:56 | Link #82 | |
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Spoiler for ch. 300+:
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2008-07-24, 01:25 | Link #84 | |
TRUE! Lelouch is dead! XD
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Naruto needs development. And he needs it NOW. Sasuke is a dull, stoic, boring character. He has been the same forever. he has a stagnant personality, and his goals are dull and not very interesting. I don't see why he is so popular with the personality of mud. Which is why I wonder what Kishimoto is doing. |
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2008-07-24, 12:33 | Link #86 | |
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Most recently, Vagabond took a year off from the main character (Musashi Miyamoto) and focused on his eventual rival Sasaki Kojirou. Addmitedly, mangaka Takehiko Inoue is a far better storyteller than Kishimoto, so this switch (I should say these switches, considering a new Sasaki arc has started) was all part of the story and was masterfully done. Spoiler for slight spoiler:
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2008-07-24, 12:46 | Link #87 | |
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on another note i hope we see naruto develop more. i'd like to see him become a little bit more serious, have more self-control and start using one-handed rasegans during fights :/ |
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2008-07-24, 13:35 | Link #88 | |
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I understand where you're coming from though, since usually, in this type of manga, a character like Sasuke would only be used to "spice n up" the story, very similar to the way Sesshomaru was used in Inyuasha. He would only be included occasionally, and the plot would rarely revolve around him since he didn't have much of a personality either; like Sasuke. And, out of curiosity, I read a couple chapters of the "One Piece" manga... If you're a big fan of that type of manga, then I think I can understand why you'd probably hate the Uchiha arc lol. |
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2008-07-24, 13:49 | Link #89 | |
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Spoiler for slight spoilers:
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2008-07-24, 13:57 | Link #90 | |
See You En' Tee
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ichigo in bleach for example - he learns something and he starts owning people...like after he learned his bankai for example |
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2008-07-24, 15:02 | Link #91 | |
TRUE! Lelouch is dead! XD
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I just prefer characters with some personality. Sasuke's personality is too dull for me to care what happens to him. I don't hate him, but I am indifferent and I really don't care if he lives or dies. |
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2008-07-24, 16:38 | Link #92 | |
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I've seen the one piece manga being compared to naruto more than once in regards to this very subject, so I was curious to see what people were talking about; I thought "maybe this manga will be good, and I can read something else while I'm waiting for new naruto chapters..." Anyway, from what I've read, and without going too much into it (characters were drawn too silly and acted stupid etc.), this particular comedy/adventure manga isn't for me. Yeah, I agree with you here 100%; and Sasuke's character isn't the only one that has suffered this way. However, I've been doing a pretty decent amount of research about being a Mangaka and the workloads & deadlines they must endure/meet. From what I've seen so far, it can be quite daunting; (especially in regards to time vs. new plot development) which is why I might seem too forgiving to the author at times. Either way, generally, with all things considered, I feel the author has been doing an exceptional job. |
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2008-07-24, 17:28 | Link #93 | |
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To give a slightly comical outlook on these problems I suggest you check out Tanabe Yellow's Author Notes found at the end of the various volumes of the manga Kekkaishi (Yellow mentions many of the struggles he had to go through with his pompous editor who tried to control many aspects of the manga series (struggles including character design, story layout, introduction of new charaters, etc). (Actually Kekkaishi is just an all around good Shounen manga with an interesting world and very interesting powers, so I would suggest the series anyway.) Also, check out the very funny series Super Cruel and Terrible Tales of Mangaka by the semi-famous Karasawa Nawoki (he is known as one of the great gag manga artist). This series explores many of the foibles of the mangaka's world. From compliting work on time, to falling into obscurity after a sophmore series flops (and being reduced to an ero-mangaka ), this series is very dark and quite funny. |
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2008-07-26, 00:14 | Link #94 | |
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2008-07-31, 15:48 | Link #96 |
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I agree...
Naruto is the most annoying character in the history of any anime. Why I don't get is how he has never lost a "fight" against his opponents, who have always been far superior than he is. I really want to see him get pummeled by someone from Akatsuki |
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As for never losing to far superior opponents, well, the manga's message is about tenacity over skill/talent... (but Neji should have won that one either way lol) Last edited by ShadowAssasin; 2008-07-31 at 19:19. |
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2008-08-02, 10:57 | Link #98 |
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I personally feel that being a mangaka working on WSJ is a major stress-inducer in itself.
1) Every mangaka-wannabe wants to get on board WSJ, which leads to... 2) As long as your series is not doing well in the sales department (after their prescription), out you go. Happened to Shaman King, MxO and others. Naruto is considered a "kingly" series in WSJ, meaning that the editors will milk the series for all its worth. So, no, I don't think Naruto is wasted on Naruto.
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