Board Thread:Naruto Discussions/@comment-24373005-20140831023026/@comment-25349026-20140904152409

The series did what almost every Final Fantasy game and Kingdom Hearts did. Which is to say that it went from a clear objective of 'you are the good guy, this guy/thing/empire is the bad guy' trope to this typical Japanese theme where everything becomes symbolic and esoteric and I'm left with a feeling of ennui. Eventually you're left pining for the story that made sense that you could follow and you just end up leaving and letting the uber hardcore fanboys have it and move on with your life (Kingdom Hearts anyone). In the end everything ends up with this wishy washy religious overtone that non nihonjin don't understand. I chalk this up to the old Japanese saying paraphrased that 'you're born shinto, marry christian, die buddhist'.