Naruto manga + new intro and end vids, yayz.

[askerian]

1) WAR IN KONOHA. awesome. I hope it prompts lots of urgency and fear and determination -- and I'd like some horror and grief from Naruto as well and a bit less self-righteous anger (or at least that the righteous anger get a damn good reason to exist. :p)

2) Ahaha Sasuke messed up. Well, I see two possibilities -- Sasuke didn't know, and then people who usually hate on him for being too perfect can now hate on him for being a failure he can have some kind of setback; things went too well for him... Or he did mean to not give them Killerbee, and was in fact deliberately fucking Madara over.

I think I like him knowing about it more, even though it makes him look less faillible, because seriously no amount of "but he escaped in the end" will make Sasuke giving him away to be butchered be okay. (but Sasuke does need one of his plans blowing up in his face at some point, he's just too slick. Oh Sasuke. ♥ Well... The Kage council is probably going to provide that at some point. XD)

3) I really love the eight-tails (wahh poor lost limbs), and his interaction with Killerbee cracks me up. And Enka! hah. But I think a little less of Killerbee now, even though he amuses me quite a bit, because he's willing to let his brother think him dead just to get a vacation. >:/ Big brother might look kinda stupid when he's crying, but he's still crying over that asshole. Hn.

4) Why did Kishi not draw black people before today. They're all so sexy. *__* Also the characters themselves crack me up, especially the team of subordinates. XD
(the kage's charadesign, though, urgh.)

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I liked the blue bird song better; this one is okay but doesn't really sound "Naruto" to me.

I like the part where Naruto is shirtless and thinking about Sasuke. *_* I also like the part where he's running toward Sasuke... with his porn kimono baring all that manchest. Hur hur hur. And all the teams bouncing around together. Prrt. I found the end kind of weird, though, when Naruto dodges everyone -- his movements seemed a little too stiff. But maybe it's just watching on youtube that damages it... XD;;;

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Eh, this one is pure AsuKure, and I don't care much about the pairing in the first place. Still, sweet. (though the singer's nasal voice gets on my nerves a bit. >:/ )

Also there was Ino fanservice with her pretty top. I am in favor of the pretty top. *_* Need to find screenshots so I can clean off all those silly letters. Why can't they put those to the side where it won't damage her cleavage face! Hn.


As for the current arc itself, it's probably the one I care about the least, and it's even worse now that they're adding filler moments for Ino and Chouji and a bunch of chuunins no one knows or cares about. The only reason I'm watching it is I'm hoping the fights will be prettily animated. Also Naruto had better look hot in his mourning clothes. >:(

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[garmiet.livejournal.com]

I'm hoping for the "fucking Madara over" bit. XDD

As for one of Sasuke's plans blowing up, do you mean irreparably/not quickly fixed? Cuz he has had some problems lately. Things haven't run as smooth as he thought.


I like how the beginning of the opening ends with Shikamaru at the head of the line.
And also how Kiba lands on Akamaru and immediately starts riding.
Ooh la la, 0:41, Naruto's bare shoulders and Sasuke in the background. ♥
Actually, I really liked the choreography in this one.
I thought the Naruto dodging everybody was kind of funny. All of a sudden there are people in his way. ^^


The ending . . . that pinwheel is a shuriken in disguise, right?

[askerian]

I meant more like something backfiring on him or going seriously wrong -- so far he's gotten bloody and exhausted, but he still succeeded. He's never really plainly failed or messed up. This could be it -- but I'd rather he had succeeded in betraying Madara, because the implications of him not meaning to don't sit well with me. ~__~; But that means he needs to mess up something else... maybe something he'll need naruto's help with. Hmmm.


Shuriken, hah, as if. >:/ Once again the girls get to stand there and look pretty. *sulk sulk huff*

[venia.livejournal.com]

Wow new intro! Naruto dodging the others hahaXD yeah, it looks a bit..awkward.
The most interesting fact is that he thinks of Sasuke, NEKKID, because of course he's still at the waterfall *cough* yeah right. He's at home! on his bed! or just got in the shower, we know it!*cough* And right after that distant/sad expression, he gives a Bright Smile TM as if nothing happened o_o; Err nice try to sum up his personality in two secs. X°DD makes me laugh, but he's cute.

[askerian]

yeah, and pretty pointless too XD wtf was he even doing. Oh well.

... mmmmyes. *_*

Well, or naked naruto could be as a symbol of his emotional vulnerability to sasuke ... but that doesn't make things look much better than him getting naked in order to think about Sasuke. XDDDDD

But his grin and wink was very cute! even if the mood shift was kinda fast. u.u

[questofdreams.livejournal.com]

...it has always bugged me a little how the anime doesn't even try to NOT spoil it for pple who don't read the manga XDDDD

BYE BYE ASUMA!

[askerian]

yeah. -_____- but then again that ending is only appearing now on the double-ep where he kicks it, so that's not TOO horrible.

... but the ending with nice!sai, when he was supposed to look like a traitor. And the very first ep! wtfffff XD;

[uminohikari.livejournal.com]

I think the youtube makes it more awkward..

[askerian]

yeah, but it's already pretty awkward even so. The movements are stiff, also the action itself is kinda silly -- he races through the crowd and then jumps straight up all happy-looking -- what for? XD; Ahhh, intro vids.

[mezzo-marinaio.livejournal.com]

Sasuke gets naked when he fights. Naruto gets naked when he thinks about Sasuke.

CANON! ^o^

Also, Ino really is SO INCREDIBLY PRETTY in this ending. Like, my God. SO pretty. I think she even beats Kurenai, and you can tell the animators spent a lot of time on her - though why they would change her eye colour from red to grey, I'll never understand. ^^;

[askerian]

Obviously their clothes will explode spontaneously if they're ever in the same room. *_*

mmmh yes, inooooo. need screenshots! *_*

[midnigh-unicorn.livejournal.com]

someone on a forum i'm on said black people are notoriously hard to screen tone or something to that effect. Now Naruto's big enough kishi finally has hordes of minion to do that laborous task.

[askerian]

Man, he had enough minions years ago. ;__; Also he had that dark-skinned spider guy, Kidomaru or something, during the Sasuke innabucket arc, so hey. *sulksulk*

[lyarrah.livejournal.com]

Of course it doesn't sound very Naruto... remember, this season is Shikamaru Shippuuden :P

[askerian]

... oh right, my bad. XDDD

[lyarrah.livejournal.com]

<3 Sometimes, I really think they're watching you, since they keep making the same jokes you yourself did oh-so-long-ago. (God, two years, has it been? @.@')

[lyarrah.livejournal.com]

Also, is it just my imagination, or when he's (almost slow-mo) running through the cast at the end of the OP, does he randomly look over at Hinata? @.@ Animators, quit randomly fucking with us... first you canon the fuck out of my two favorite pairings, now this... <.<' they like to taunt all of us fangirls...

[bloodylilies.livejournal.com]

Man, I really need to catch up with the manga. ^^;; Haven't read the past 5... 6? chapters War sounds like dramatic plotness may be afoot~! Hopefully, need something dramatic.. I want NaruSasu interaction, damnit. How about some Sakura kicking some ass? That would make me happy.

You're right about the new intro. o_O The pace of the song didn't seem to jive with the actiony sequence that was paired with it. Though I have to agree that shirtless Naruto and the winking... *___* Mmmmm.. need more of that in the intros... yes...