Board Thread:Naruto Discussions/@comment-12509038-20141124214040/@comment-24810183-20141124231813

KirinNOTKarin98 wrote: WindStar7125 wrote: Jesus Christ. Talk about long posts. :D I can't help it- I'm passionate! ;D

Speaking of which, Windy, I know you have a strong policy of staying neutral when it comes to the series, but might you consider this a one time exception? And if not now, maybe some time in the future...

BTW I'd like to hear that too!

Okay, so my thoughts:

Characters: Awesome, each of them were pretty believable, had good stories, good development. Nothing particularly special (except for my reserve favorites: itachi, sakura, and hinata, and Karin, plus Gaara). I'd give it a 7/10.

Plot: Part 1 10/10. It was amazing. the stories, characters, building, everything. Really I would give it an 11. Part 2 kind of made it fade. Like it just became naruto getting stronger, sasuke getting darker, and shipping (to say the truth). The highlights to me were Itachi (Itachi. Itachi. Itachi. Just Itachi like in all of Part 2), Pain-Battle, and 698. 6/10.

Mythology: Clear, clean, and cool. It was constructed well, a bit boring but very understandable. 7/10.

Action: Amazing battles and powers (Sakura-Sasori battle, Hinata-Pain, Naruto-Sasuke last fight, as well as various others in Part 1). Individual strengths and uniqueness are very well presented (Sakura's strength, Itachi's freaky eye powers, Danzo's powers, Hinata's double-fists--- amazing detail). 9/10.

Themes: Most of the lessons are pretty obvious, though ones like unconditional love, (Sasuke saving Naruto, Minato and Kushina's never-ending love for naruto, Jiraiya and Naruto's bond, Hinata protecting Naruto, Sakura crying over Sasuke), were the ones that struck the hardest. 10/10.

Artwork: 10/10. The AU-chapter-covers, the amazing use of color, and the amazing patterns, designs, and structures that Kishi created (LOTR cross cover, Minato-Kushina volume cover, patterns in the background, and the villages--- especially amegakure for me).

Overall, it had a lot of unnecessary stuff, a lot of baggage, and a lot of fluff, but it has way too many redeeming qualities for anyone to truly hate the series. Overall: 10/10.