Board Thread:Episode Discussions/@comment-1018594-20150402131426/@comment-12509038-20150402141325

SuperSajuuk wrote: The openings/endings are good and it's clearly a sign that the filler must be ending soon, since it wouldn't make any sense to change the opening/ending if the filler was going to keep going up to the next change. So yeah, we can expect a return to the manga events within the next few months. I wouldn't be so sure of that. Most of the filler they've done in the past has had openings/endings that relate to the canon content. The only exception I can think of is the Three-Tails filler because that one was so long (and that was also one of the better filler arcs). Apparently, we may have this filler going on for quite some time- maybe even until June or July (possibly longer). Besides, the canon content they show in the opening doesn't always relate to the content in the anime. If you remember opening #15, they showed Obito as the Ten-Tails Jinchuriki at the end. However, he was only the Jinchuriki for about two of the episodes that had that opening, meaning that they unnecessarily spoiled it in the opening.

As far as my thoughts go- opening #17 does not even come close in quality when compared to opening #16, which is one of the best openings in the series. However, it was still decent. I disliked the beginning that showed Team 7, as it looked like it was going to be a generic opening and it took too long to get to the good stuff. From the moment we see Hagoromo, it got a lot better. Naruto's Six Paths Sage Mode looks awesome in the anime, but for some reason we never saw Sasuke's Rinnegan (I checked- in the battle scene with Madara, he just has two Sharingan activated). Madara looks pretty awesome- I liked the white hair over the crimson hair; I don't understand why they chose that color, as white makes more sense. The added battle scenes with Guy, Sasuke, and Naruto against Ten-Tails Madara was awesome, and I hope we get some more of that to extend the battle before Kaguya appears. And speaking of, I liked the brief glimpse of Kaguya- I already get the feeling that the anime is gonna make her so much better, similar to what they did with Obito. The final shot is also pretty awesome, referencing chapter #673 when Naruto and Sasuke unite against Madara. All I ask is that when they really animate that scene, they use better animation, as it didn't look too detailed.

I liked the ending much more. All it was essentially was Madara's history, and given that Madara is an amazing character (the best villain in the series- though Orochimaru comes in at a very close second), I enjoyed it very much. It also looked like the animation was much better for the ending than the opening. If anything, that is more of a sign that we will get back to the canon content sooner rather than later.

As far as the episode- I haven't watched the anime in over a month. I'm planning on bing watching this entire filler arc instead of wasting my time watching it every week. I would prefer to just skip it all together, but I really want to make it a goal to watch every episode in the series, and so that means I have to watch it all some time.