Board Thread:Episode Discussions/@comment-1018594-20150604121840/@comment-945885-20150605152913

The problem with the anime original arcs is that, even when they do tackle legitimately interesting topics, they're mostly structured poorly, written poorly, and animated poorly. The stakes are low, they're not tied into the overarching story well, and they just generally lack the feel of a Kishimoto-penned story arc.