Naruto raises the bar for what anime can look like. The action sequences are choreographed and animated with a level of craft that live action can't match. the ninja world-building is jaw-dropping every single time.
Read full review →Naruto uses its genre conventions to explore the cycle of hatred in genuinely surprising ways. Masashi Kishimoto's work rewards careful attention. There are layers here that only reveal themselves on rewatch.
Read full review →I always skipped anime. A friend made me watch Naruto and now I understand the fuss. the pain of loneliness is explored in ways that make Western animation feel shallow by comparison. Just try it.
Read full review →Naruto was the first anime I watched and it set an impossibly high standard. The story of Naruto Uzumaki explores the pain of loneliness with a maturity I didn't expect. I've watched dozens of anime since and this remains the peak.
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