Why is Naruto so popular?

[quashoko]

Hey Reppa, just wondering, do you even like any anime/manga? If so what ones?

[Reppa]

Originally Posted by quashoko

Hey Reppa, just wondering, do you even like any anime/manga? If so what ones?

That is off topic to a point to where you will have to PM me.

[zrexe]

Yea I agree.

Naruto's getting pretty bad. To me, the best part of Naruto was before the rescue Sasuke arc. After that, it pretty much went downhill, with lots of loose ends, cliches and power level battles. The intellect shown in the earlier arcs have been missing lately, and it seems like Kishi is running out of ideas and trying to end the series quickly.

Anyway, I shall continue reading Naruto manga simply because I like completing mangas I started, except for Bleach which sucks bad. I highly recommend Hunter X Hunter to anyone who likes Naruto though. THAT is a real shonen.

[Yazakura]

I really hope people don't lump me in the same group as those who watch it *JUST* for SasUKE. Because all the other characters are so much better than him and Naruto.

[saber aysia]

Well the only thing i would have to say that really appeals to me about Naruto would be the fact of all the jutsu's he can learn in such a fast amount of time.

[ChojinLocke]

Dramas sell.

Comedies sell.

Naruto has large quantities of both. Add to that some Dragonballish martial arts and you got yourself a blast. Naruto is your typical stupid drone who develops to the super idiot monster slayer superhero and this turns out to be more appealing than a serious protagonist in the long run of a show providing amusement as well as action and drama.

[Helm]

The plot is excellent with very catchy characters.

[Flaming Rasengan]

It has comedy, drama, action, cool characters, awesome fight scenes. I mean...what more could you want from a show?

[siya]

Everyone really has there own opinion, I for one love teh story line and art, but what really makes me love it is that I relate so much to it (I'm a ninja and at birth I had a demon seald inside me xD...not really but that would be cool ). But I do relate alot with almost all the characters. Alot of the problems they have, I've had/are having. I mean, not to that extreme but still. For instance, I relate alot to Naruto because as a child (by child I mean through elementary and Jr. High school) I was shuned and hated. All because I was different. Anime in general was my escape. But anywho, I have torrets syndrome, not the cussing one but the twitching one, now I have it undercontrol and you don't notice it unless your trying to find it, but through the 3rd-7th grade I was made fun of, shuned, beaten up, and everything. So now, I'm out going and hyperactive, and I work hard, if I tell someone I'm going to do it, I will do it. Now with Lee, My determination is completly unmatched. Growing up like this, I realized that I didn't want to be weak and I wanted to be somebody, now I train every single day to the point untill I can't move(and I'm serious...). I don't want to get into a fight a loose, it's not me anymore, I will never be beaten up again (amazing what Judo will do for you xD)...But yea, I for one love it cause I relate with the characters..I'm not going to go further with who I relate with cause I'll be giving you my life's story

[mayhem]

Its a well writen story involving japanese mythology so its not just childish BS, its intellectual entertaining and comedic.

[siya]

Originally Posted by mayhem

Its a well writen story involving japanese mythology so its not just childish BS, its intellectual entertaining and comedic.

Except we don't acually know what time zone it's based in

[Kashi Hatake]

Originally Posted by siya

Everyone really has there own opinion, I for one love teh story line and art, but what really makes me love it is that I relate so much to it (I'm a ninja and at birth I had a demon seald inside me xD...not really but that would be cool ). But I do relate alot with almost all the characters. Alot of the problems they have, I've had/are having. I mean, not to that extreme but still. For instance, I relate alot to Naruto because as a child (by child I mean through elementary and Jr. High school) I was shuned and hated. All because I was different. Anime in general was my escape. But anywho, I have torrets syndrome, not the cussing one but the twitching one, now I have it undercontrol and you don't notice it unless your trying to find it, but through the 3rd-7th grade I was made fun of, shuned, beaten up, and everything. So now, I'm out going and hyperactive, and I work hard, if I tell someone I'm going to do it, I will do it. Now with Lee, My determination is completly unmatched. Growing up like this, I realized that I didn't want to be weak and I wanted to be somebody, now I train every single day to the point untill I can't move(and I'm serious...). I don't want to get into a fight a loose, it's not me anymore, I will never be beaten up again (amazing what Judo will do for you xD)...But yea, I for one love it cause I relate with the characters..I'm not going to go further with who I relate with cause I'll be giving you my life's story

well you see he does give a good point it seems that i act just like Kakashi and i am even late to all of my classes. You might not believe this but i have a scrach over the same eye. it was made from my cat though but it is still pritty cool
i also am in love with him so thats what makes it even cooler:kisskis s:

[Arthas1011]

Maybe its like harry potter... you know:

1. Little guy with something that makes him the curiosity of the neighborhood

2. Defying death all the time

3. Magical stuff

4. Cool people looking worse off when compared to the less fortunate

[Kashi Hatake]

well you see i think the reason i like Kakashi is because he has the mysteris mask.....er something

[Kazuma77]

I watch it cause of Kakashi, Kakashi and again Kakashi and because of some bad ass scenes that sometimes they are able to show

[Kashi Hatake]

I think that it is BS that Kids At school make fun of me because i watch naruto and i know the words to all of the naruto openings and can sing them by heart my favorite opening is When it shows naruto and Saske on the roof top. that one is soo cool then my 2 fave is We are fighting dreamers

my fav is when Kakashi ep 101 that is when he is at the Raman shop and they are trying to see Kakashi eat and Shickamaru Ino and Choji come in i so wish i was the Waitress

hey Kazuma77 go to create your own Jutsu and charcter I am always there My other favorite part about Kakashi is that he always steps in right at the last min. LOL he is sooo Fricken HOT... I could bake cookies off of him *_*

[siya]

Originally Posted by Arthas1011

Maybe its like harry potter... you know:

1. Little guy with something that makes him the curiosity of the neighborhood

2. Defying death all the time

3. Magical stuff

4. Cool people looking worse off when compared to the less fortunate

Well, I would agree. The only difference is that Harry acually has a logical reason for defying death. Naruto doesn't, he just some how pulls though. So bassicaly Harry has it easy with that spell that was cast when he was a child, and the whole, He can only be killed by Voldamort and vise-versa

[mrsticky005]

I think Naruto is popular for several reasons
1. the action (duh).
2. the characters. I think everyone has a character in Naruto that they can relate to.
I like shikamaru because of his laid back attitude. Though he's not in the manga/anime as much as Naruto or Sasuke, he's in there for a good bit.
Also I think you can pretty much at least tolerate any of the characters. I'm not a big fan of Sasuke because he's a total jerk to his comrades but I can at least under stand WHY he's a total jerk. Also he IS rather entertaining to watch in a fight plus without him the story wouldn't be as interesting.
3. it's licensed. Since Naruto is translated to english it's a lot easier for it to get attention than for non-licensed anime/manga
4. the story arcs. Naruto is an overall good anime/manga but not great. This is because you get either really awesome story arcs or just lame ones. So the two balance each other out. You see a dull story arc like the first part of the chunnin exam (I mean c'mon they're taking a freaking paper and pencil test!) but then after you get the Gaara and Rock Lee fight and it makes it worthwhile.
5. It's pretty straight forward and simple and yet there is a "deepness" to the story. Even the evil characters like Orochimaru have reasons for what they do (though sometimes they don't make sense)
6. it has ninjas

[Dan the Man]

I really like the series, though it does have some weak points here and there. I will admit that I kind of lost interest after the time skip, but I think I just never got around to watching the new episodes, and just stopped watching..

[Mr. DJ]

I wouldn't be watching it if I didn't like it, that's all there is too it for me