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OMIGOD. (naruto anime)
Okay so in my humble opinion, episode 168 sucked. It was a pure crack one-shot with the Ichiraku father and daughter. Also the art wasn't that great, and even seriously fugly in places. If you like random crack, you'll probably laugh at it; it seriously bored me. (at least naruto wasn't portrayed as the stupidest moron on earth. hn.)
Basically the ramen girl is kidnapped by cooking ninjas and the old man has to make a super delicious recipe in exchange for her. Naruto, Chouji and Sakura help. Crack.
But episode 169.
Oh my god episode 169.
IT FEELS CANON. I don't know exactly why -- and there are still some slight problems, but hey -- even the canon eps had these problems at some points. There are some funny WTF moment... and there are some moment that really make me go "oh wow, ANGST." Usually when a filler character has some angst, I'm all "yeah, yeah, that was sad" but I couldn't be really pulled in, because it felt like plot devices.
But so far, the main character angsting about her past is Anko.
Yeah, we're getting an Anko arc. And so far (reserving judgment) her flashbacks seem like they could actually be canon. Like Kishimoto had that backstory thought up and never found a place to mention it in the manga because the focus shifted away from her, so we're getting it in the fillers. AS IT SHOULD BE, DAMN IT. I don't care about random new characters, why don't we have an "how Asuma and Kurenai met" arc, or stuff about other Hyuugas or Inuzukas -- how did Kuromaru lose his ear and eye? Where is Kiba's father? More development about Genma, Hagane and Kotetsu, stuff like that. ;_; (...there better be a Kakashi Gaiden.)
Anyway back to my point. The flashbacks so far feel like they fit.
Also, we get to see Shino and Ino.
Also -- the mood isn't wavering between happy-random-crack and WangstyMcWangst. It has its funny Naruto moments (nothing that feels like bashing!!), and it has its Anko flashbacks -- and they're Not Fun. Not fun at all. ;_;
Askerian:It starts with a burning curse seal, and Anko on a bed all sweaty and dreaming. very nightmarish feel.
Askerian: OMIGOD ANKO FLASHBACK
Askerian: WITH OROCHIMARU OMG OOOOH
Askerian: *squees*
Askerian: !!!
Saro Lynne: ??
Askerian: oh WOW.
Askerian: i don't care if the rest of the ep sucks
Saro Lynne: XD
Askerian: it's just -- dramatic music and actual serious adult expressions -- not comic stuff
Askerian: teen!anko writhing on the ground in pain as the curse seal flares
Saro Lynne: Really? ...Oooh.
Askerian: *o*
Askerian: it's a nightmare
Askerian: awesome
Askerian: title of the ep: memory, the lost page
Askerian: hmm, end of the nightmare, now will it hold its promises...
Askerian: eee, ino and sakura walking together and being cute
Askerian: haha ino is so gonna beat up naruto
Askerian: SHINO. HAHAHA.
Saro Lynne: And also, oooh. Worth getting any icons of? I need more Ino icons.
Askerian: yeah, think so
Askerian: there are some amusing expresions
Askerian: wow, a mission with shino, ino and naruto o_o;
Askerian: i love how shino appears, they're all being goofy and then the screen goes all dramatic and BAM he's behind naruto XD
Saro Lynne: ............
Saro Lynne: *is trying very hard to envision what kind of mission would take those three*
Askerian: "ocean country". hmm. well at least it fits the naming theme somewhat
Askerian: ... it looks like anko would be their team leader wtf
Saro Lynne: .......Right. That's... interesting.
Askerian: ocean country pays the water country's ninjas for defense
Askerian: that *gasp* actually makes sense
Askerian: because they dont have any village of their own
Saro Lynne: XD
Saro Lynne: And yes... that actually does make some sense.
Saro Lynne: Wow.
Askerian: there's ... some political stuff...
Askerian: @_@
Askerian: ino's hair is getting longer^^
Askerian: ohh, some nice tsunade shots as well
Askerian: O.O sarooo. they're talking about. about. OROCHIMARU DOING NINJA THINGS. beyong laughing evilly and robbing cradles
Saro Lynne: XD
Askerian: like -- blacking out records, and anko still being in the village even though her records have been messed with!!
Saro Lynne: Oooh.
Askerian: ... he erased part of her memory...? huh. hmmm.
Askerian: wow. anko's getting flashbacks now
Askerian: (she's not acting enough like a crazy psycho. ;; but ohhh the dramatic moments, how i have missed youuu)
Saro Lynne: Ah, well. It sounds like it actually might be worth looking at.
Askerian: it has *gasp* TENSION.
Askerian: it's pulling me in
Askerian: @_@
Saro Lynne: You're kidding!
Askerian: it's the art too -- you know, a bit fuzzy at the edges
Askerian: like it's all misty and confusing/confused/dreamlike
Askerian: OMIGOD;
Askerian: ten year old anko standing with jounin!orochimaru and being all smiling and trusting and oro looking non-evil
Askerian: and there's the nostalgic music
Askerian: not a dun dun dun music, but the "ahh, we were so happy back then" music
Saro Lynne: Eeeee.
Askerian: ...
Askerian: ino: *sees hurt girl* *PROTECTS.*
Askerian: ino = lesbian.
Saro Lynne: Well... Yeah. XD
Askerian: O_O OMIGOD
Askerian: SARO OMIGOD
Saro Lynne: Hm?
Askerian: girl: *wearing bandages*
Askerian: naruto and ino: *wonder out loud*
Askerian: villager: *explains to them that this girl can't find work in much places because she was "hidden by spirits"
Askerian: it probably means she was experimented on
Askerian: but -- they're superstitious!
Askerian: ... i don't know why this makes me squee
Saro Lynne: Hee!
Saro Lynne: Because... It's sort of uber?
Askerian: *rolls*
Saro Lynne: Hee.
Askerian: and she's wary of ninjas
Askerian: and she doesn't react in a OMG NINJAS GET AWAY FROM ME way
Askerian: naruto goes to help her and she's all "... it's all right"
Askerian: HAHA ANKO YES. i recognize you now.
Askerian: she does the tongue thing
Askerian: ... anko x ino otp.
Saro Lynne: Anko... Ino... Should not be as easy to picture as it is.
Saro Lynne: The fact Ino is a lipstick lesbian helps.
Askerian: anko: *saves ino* *carries her bride-style*
Askerian: ino: *fainted in her arms, all wet and pretty*
Saro Lynne: XD
Askerian: fanservice.
Saro Lynne: ...w00t. XD
Askerian: OHHH WOW.
Askerian: naruto: *tries to summon gamabunta on the sea*
Askerian: gamakichi: Don't, moron!!!
naruto: why not???!!
gamakichi: ... we're freshwater creatures, dumbass.
Askerian: ... saro... the fight... the fight underwater...
Askerian: ... it's kinda cool.
Askerian: *AWE*
Saro Lynne: ....
Saro Lynne: O.o
Saro Lynne: I am amazed.
Anyway... The mood. I FEEL THE NARUTO MOOD AGAIN.
Awesome. Please oh please, shiny new arc, don't end up sucking after all. *goes to watch the beginning of the ep again*
Basically the ramen girl is kidnapped by cooking ninjas and the old man has to make a super delicious recipe in exchange for her. Naruto, Chouji and Sakura help. Crack.
But episode 169.
Oh my god episode 169.
IT FEELS CANON. I don't know exactly why -- and there are still some slight problems, but hey -- even the canon eps had these problems at some points. There are some funny WTF moment... and there are some moment that really make me go "oh wow, ANGST." Usually when a filler character has some angst, I'm all "yeah, yeah, that was sad" but I couldn't be really pulled in, because it felt like plot devices.
But so far, the main character angsting about her past is Anko.
Yeah, we're getting an Anko arc. And so far (reserving judgment) her flashbacks seem like they could actually be canon. Like Kishimoto had that backstory thought up and never found a place to mention it in the manga because the focus shifted away from her, so we're getting it in the fillers. AS IT SHOULD BE, DAMN IT. I don't care about random new characters, why don't we have an "how Asuma and Kurenai met" arc, or stuff about other Hyuugas or Inuzukas -- how did Kuromaru lose his ear and eye? Where is Kiba's father? More development about Genma, Hagane and Kotetsu, stuff like that. ;_; (...there better be a Kakashi Gaiden.)
Anyway back to my point. The flashbacks so far feel like they fit.
Also, we get to see Shino and Ino.
Also -- the mood isn't wavering between happy-random-crack and WangstyMcWangst. It has its funny Naruto moments (nothing that feels like bashing!!), and it has its Anko flashbacks -- and they're Not Fun. Not fun at all. ;_;
Askerian:It starts with a burning curse seal, and Anko on a bed all sweaty and dreaming. very nightmarish feel.
Askerian: OMIGOD ANKO FLASHBACK
Askerian: WITH OROCHIMARU OMG OOOOH
Askerian: *squees*
Askerian: !!!
Saro Lynne: ??
Askerian: oh WOW.
Askerian: i don't care if the rest of the ep sucks
Saro Lynne: XD
Askerian: it's just -- dramatic music and actual serious adult expressions -- not comic stuff
Askerian: teen!anko writhing on the ground in pain as the curse seal flares
Saro Lynne: Really? ...Oooh.
Askerian: *o*
Askerian: it's a nightmare
Askerian: awesome
Askerian: title of the ep: memory, the lost page
Askerian: hmm, end of the nightmare, now will it hold its promises...
Askerian: eee, ino and sakura walking together and being cute
Askerian: haha ino is so gonna beat up naruto
Askerian: SHINO. HAHAHA.
Saro Lynne: And also, oooh. Worth getting any icons of? I need more Ino icons.
Askerian: yeah, think so
Askerian: there are some amusing expresions
Askerian: wow, a mission with shino, ino and naruto o_o;
Askerian: i love how shino appears, they're all being goofy and then the screen goes all dramatic and BAM he's behind naruto XD
Saro Lynne: ............
Saro Lynne: *is trying very hard to envision what kind of mission would take those three*
Askerian: "ocean country". hmm. well at least it fits the naming theme somewhat
Askerian: ... it looks like anko would be their team leader wtf
Saro Lynne: .......Right. That's... interesting.
Askerian: ocean country pays the water country's ninjas for defense
Askerian: that *gasp* actually makes sense
Askerian: because they dont have any village of their own
Saro Lynne: XD
Saro Lynne: And yes... that actually does make some sense.
Saro Lynne: Wow.
Askerian: there's ... some political stuff...
Askerian: @_@
Askerian: ino's hair is getting longer^^
Askerian: ohh, some nice tsunade shots as well
Askerian: O.O sarooo. they're talking about. about. OROCHIMARU DOING NINJA THINGS. beyong laughing evilly and robbing cradles
Saro Lynne: XD
Askerian: like -- blacking out records, and anko still being in the village even though her records have been messed with!!
Saro Lynne: Oooh.
Askerian: ... he erased part of her memory...? huh. hmmm.
Askerian: wow. anko's getting flashbacks now
Askerian: (she's not acting enough like a crazy psycho. ;; but ohhh the dramatic moments, how i have missed youuu)
Saro Lynne: Ah, well. It sounds like it actually might be worth looking at.
Askerian: it has *gasp* TENSION.
Askerian: it's pulling me in
Askerian: @_@
Saro Lynne: You're kidding!
Askerian: it's the art too -- you know, a bit fuzzy at the edges
Askerian: like it's all misty and confusing/confused/dreamlike
Askerian: OMIGOD;
Askerian: ten year old anko standing with jounin!orochimaru and being all smiling and trusting and oro looking non-evil
Askerian: and there's the nostalgic music
Askerian: not a dun dun dun music, but the "ahh, we were so happy back then" music
Saro Lynne: Eeeee.
Askerian: ...
Askerian: ino: *sees hurt girl* *PROTECTS.*
Askerian: ino = lesbian.
Saro Lynne: Well... Yeah. XD
Askerian: O_O OMIGOD
Askerian: SARO OMIGOD
Saro Lynne: Hm?
Askerian: girl: *wearing bandages*
Askerian: naruto and ino: *wonder out loud*
Askerian: villager: *explains to them that this girl can't find work in much places because she was "hidden by spirits"
Askerian: it probably means she was experimented on
Askerian: but -- they're superstitious!
Askerian: ... i don't know why this makes me squee
Saro Lynne: Hee!
Saro Lynne: Because... It's sort of uber?
Askerian: *rolls*
Saro Lynne: Hee.
Askerian: and she's wary of ninjas
Askerian: and she doesn't react in a OMG NINJAS GET AWAY FROM ME way
Askerian: naruto goes to help her and she's all "... it's all right"
Askerian: HAHA ANKO YES. i recognize you now.
Askerian: she does the tongue thing
Askerian: ... anko x ino otp.
Saro Lynne: Anko... Ino... Should not be as easy to picture as it is.
Saro Lynne: The fact Ino is a lipstick lesbian helps.
Askerian: anko: *saves ino* *carries her bride-style*
Askerian: ino: *fainted in her arms, all wet and pretty*
Saro Lynne: XD
Askerian: fanservice.
Saro Lynne: ...w00t. XD
Askerian: OHHH WOW.
Askerian: naruto: *tries to summon gamabunta on the sea*
Askerian: gamakichi: Don't, moron!!!
naruto: why not???!!
gamakichi: ... we're freshwater creatures, dumbass.
Askerian: ... saro... the fight... the fight underwater...
Askerian: ... it's kinda cool.
Askerian: *AWE*
Saro Lynne: ....
Saro Lynne: O.o
Saro Lynne: I am amazed.
Anyway... The mood. I FEEL THE NARUTO MOOD AGAIN.
Awesome. Please oh please, shiny new arc, don't end up sucking after all. *goes to watch the beginning of the ep again*
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