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Weaver:
hi. I've recently discovered naruto as we don't have anime on TV down here. Hell, I only got 4 channels.
So i've been watching it online and reading it.
Just did episode 100 and volume 25 ^^
I rather like Naruto, he's funny, and I love Hinata, Kakashi and Iruka ^_^ They're all cool.
I'm afraid I reckon Sasuke is a bit of an arrogant a## at times, and Saukra annoys me. But most other characters I like.
I even did fanart! ^_^ http://www.deviantart.com/deviation/31891912/
monkey:
--- Quote from: Weaver on April 18 2006, 06:12 pm ---hi. I've recently discovered naruto as we don't have anime on TV down here. Hell, I only got 4 channels.
So i've been watching it online and reading it.
Just did episode 100 and volume 25 ^^
I rather like Naruto, he's funny, and I love Hinata, Kakashi and Iruka ^_^ They're all cool.
I'm afraid I reckon Sasuke is a bit of an arrogant a## at times, and Saukra annoys me. But most other characters I like.
I even did fanart! ^_^ http://www.deviantart.com/deviation/31891912/
--- End quote ---
same here!! We have only 5 tv channels tho, none get anime >.>
and Sasuke really does seem like an arrogant you know what.. :D yay finally someone who agrees with me, Yosha!!
Awesome Fanart too (added to my favs :P )
yondaime:
Here's some trivia: The charaters Jiraiya, Tsunade, and Orochimaru in the anime series Naruto are actually based of a ancient japanese folktale. Jiraiya Goketsu Monogatari which spoke of a Ninja from the Kyushu clan named Jiraiya who was a master in Shapeshifting magic and could turn into a toad. Tsunade was Jiraiya's lover, a beautiful madain who can turn into a snail. Orochimaru is his arch-rival, who was once one of his followers, who is a master of snake magic. Basically, Jiraiya prevails over Orochimaru with a huge gun and saves his fellow toads from being eaten. This story further stipulates the old prejudice that snakes are evil creatures, a story that goes back to Genesis in the bible.
monkey:
--- Quote from: yondaime on April 19 2006, 01:19 am ---Here's some trivia: The charaters Jiraiya, Tsunade, and Orochimaru in the anime series Naruto are actually based of a ancient japanese folktale. Jiraiya Goketsu Monogatari which spoke of a Ninja from the Kyushu clan named Jiraiya who was a master in Shapeshifting magic and could turn into a toad. Tsunade was Jiraiya's lover, a beautiful madain who can turn into a snail. Orochimaru is his arch-rival, who was once one of his followers, who is a master of snake magic. Basically, Jiraiya prevails over Orochimaru with a huge gun and saves his fellow toads from being eaten. This story further stipulates the old prejudice that snakes are evil creatures, a story that goes back to Genesis in the bible.
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hm, I think I read that on Wikipedia too, A lot of japanese animés are based of mythology (for example my fav animé: Evangelion).
Naruto relies strongly on a lot of tragedy and angst, especially notable in almost all the kids having traumatic pasts, and the ones without sad pasts are not even focused on nearly as much as the 'disturbed' kids. One of my fav pasts has got to be Shikamaru and Choji's team up, That hit a spot with me unlike any other of the childrens pasts. Mainly because instead of traumatic tragedies. It's a form of friendship and understanding, those episodes made me really like those two characters a lot.
yondaime:
hmm....................the only sad people i know are gaara, sasuke, kakashi, naruto, and iruka
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