Things I Love About Naruto

My partner and I finished watching the Naruto Ocean Cut! Yes, all 125 hours of it. It is DEEPLY flawed in many ways and notorious for it, but this post is about the stuff I love, why it continues to be one of my faves and why I'll absolutely rewatch it as a background/comfort show.

( My girlfriend and I bonding over Naruto: )

If you want to watch Naruto, the Ocean Cut is the way to do it. You can find out about that here, and if you want the torrent, 'DON'T' ask me because I 'WON'T' send it to you. It cuts out so much filler, overlong pauses, and gives a huge boost to the pacing of the show. I was shocked that even the notoriously draggy Tenchi Bridge Arc became quite enjoyable, not the best, but there's tension now. He made some excellent editorial decisions and the process is quite fascinating too. There's no going back to the serialised show after this, or even Naruto Kai, which is the cut-to-manga version that unfortunately retains the manga's flaws and leaves out some of the GOOD filler. I would only rewatch up until season 13(the war arc x.x) but that's because imo it goes sharply downhill, and there's nothing the cut can do about that. 

( Naruto is a great protagonist and I'm sure a reason why the show is so popular. )

( VOICE ACTING. )

( MUSIC. )

( POSSIBLY THE START OF MY OBSESSION WITH FINGERLESS GLOVES )

( Some of my favourite arcs/fights )

HINATA IS CUTE. Reblog, you agree.

KILLER BEE IS AWESOME. Yes, probably racist of Kishimoto to make a black character who always speaks in rap, but I love the guy and he kicks Sasuke's ass so what's not to like