Board Thread:Naruto Discussions/@comment-31492005-20180306150245/@comment-25607614-20180605013644

LegionZero wrote: Is there any actual proof behind these claims of what Kishimoto experienced with Sakura?

I seem to recall something in the early tankobans between the chapters, where Kishimoto talks about how difficult Sakura was to draw for him and how he couldn't make girls look pretty by anime standards. I believe that's what they're referring to.

Also, it's unbelievable that the violence =/= comedy debate is still raging. Humor is basically a human reaction in the face of absurdity. Violence for no reason is absurd, and therefore often solicits a comedic reaction. It's not even a cartoon thing, it happens all the time across all sorts of media. If you don't find Sakura funny, it might just be because Kishimoto wasn't great at telling jokes.