Anyone for Naruto?

[Leroy]

You are saying this even after you've seen the filler search for that bug? Oh God.

Haha, some people are easily pleased aka. Me.

I don't mind it at the moment.

Hey, is it true, Rock Lee gets really buff? I was reading into future episodes on wiki, and there was an image of him and Gai. Lee was like totally ripped o_o

[SOLDIER #819]

Haha, I probably wouldn't have minded it so much if they hadn't included Hinata in the way they did. They corrupted one of my favorite characters in such corny ways.

What? Is this Lee thing in the anime or something? If you're talking about Part 2 of the manga, I haven't seen anything of the sort.

Link plz.

[Leroy]

Yeah, here it is. I think it's the manga.

I was mistaken. I saw this thing like 2 months ago, so forgive me for being wrong. He's just wearing a chuunin outfit.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rock_Lee

[SOLDIER #819]

Oh, yeah, he has the Chuunin vest and he seems to be taller. That never struck me as too radical a change though.

He still has Gai's dynamic jumpsuit, which is most important.

[Blacksmith]

I would definitely agree that it is overrated, but for some reason I really liked Naruto. However, I saw the original Japanese version and not the shitty Americanized shit. Sure, it has a lot of fillers which I do hate, but the story overall is rather interesting. Not to mention the way the whole ninjitsu is portrayed with all that magical shit. I'm sure it could've done better without the fillers, like any anime, but the fight scenes were awesome. I've watched 110 episodes, after that I hear it gets stupid. The techniques and fighting are lovable and witty, and Kakashi pwns. Other than that Naruto's voice kind of annoys me, along with that chicks. But it's easily tolerated when the story actually gets moving.

[Dude1972]

I don't see anything really bad about Naruto in the american version..what is so bad about it? and don't say Naruto has an annoying voice..I hear that A LOT!

[TomStrife]

Originally Posted by relm

Please tell me you guys don't watch this on
cartoon network :/... Because if you do, that'd
make me very sad ^^;

I`d rather watch my anime in my language unless it`s One Piece *shudders*.

I actually like the DUB of Nauto on CN better since all they did was localize and edited out language and blood. I like the voices here better.

[SOLDIER #819]

I found the dub in One Piece to be much more tolerable than Naruto, even if it wasn't much better. The rap made me laugh and smile.

[TomStrife]

Well, it`s all in a matter of a opinion, you being part of the minority.

[SOLDIER #819]

Of course its all about opinion. I'm not so sure the Naruto dub is more popular than the One Piece dub, however. >.>

[TomStrife]

I am.

One Piece is in the below ratings at Naruto is the most watched hsow on Toonami.

The ocntract for 4kids ends at the Alabasta arc, so the only reason One Piece is still around on Toonami is because it`s almost done. They will find a crappy way to end it. They excel in making everytihng crappy.

[SOLDIER #819]

Naruto in general, manga or otherwise, is much more popular than One Piece. Of course it's going to have a better following when it hits as an anime in America. That doesn't prove who's voice acting the general public prefers. People will watch the Naruto dub more than One Piece because it is Naruto.

[TomStrife]

Um, yes, but you see if 4kids did Naruto instead, and Viz did One Piece, it would be the opposite effect.

[SOLDIER #819]

Highly doubtful. People would not and do not care how crappy the Naruto dub is, they'd watch it anyway. Viz screwed up the manga from/at the beginning, and people bought it anyway because it was Naruto. It's the hype.

4Kids may not be great, but Viz/ShoPro isn't any better here. =P