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Hey, Answerman! [2006-07-13]

I agree quite a bit with the author, I, very recently, got into a fight with two friends because I said that in my opinion naruto was juvinile (sp?) and that the target audience is 12-17 and because of that, they insisted that most of whaty i like (ie; Ghost in the shell, Paranoia agent, gantz and some of Leiji matsumoto's work (which, admitedly, I'm a fan of)) sucked. The didn't say "I don't like it" they came out and said it sucks. They called matsumoto's work childish (which, also admittidly, it can be) and insisted that Paranoia Agent was an oversexualized piece of crap(granted, there is sex, but it's not exessive). I tried top ephisize the "my opinion is my opinion and yours is yours; to each his own" as well as the fact that "You guys [the friends] are in the target demographic so there's nothing wrong with liking it" but they insisted on insaulting my opinions because of that minor difference. The conversation ended with "goodbye forever".

I'll leave you guys to relate that to the rant, suffice to say though, it is related.

It was a shame, really; had they just put the show on hiatus for a year (or, god forbid, went into reruns for a few months at a time like US TV shows) they wouldn't have gone spiralling into stupidity like that.

Also, Viz hasn't announced a release date yet for the Uncut Box Set 2. I'd imagine they're waiting to see what sales are like for the first one... so for god's sake, buy it if you're a fan of the show. I can't stress that enough.

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It was a shame, really; had they just put the show on hiatus for a year (or, god forbid, went into reruns for a few months at a time like US TV shows) they wouldn't have gone spiralling into stupidity like that.

So Japan doesn't do reruns? I thought they didn't, but this put me in doubt.

I have a feeling it's a culture thing if they don't.

They don't do reruns in the American sense, but sometimes they'll re-air a show. Otherwise, for the most part, an episode of a show will be aired once and then that's it.

From what I've heard, Naruto fans are getting increasingly upset with the quality of the show. Most recently, there was an explosion of laughter and disappointment at an episode of Naruto that features the lead character turning into a girl and then peeing all over Ino in an extended "comedy" sequence that was basically just gross and a total waste of time rather than being actually funny or interesting.

End of filler epsiodes

Comment: When will the current filler episodes end? When will the story get back the main line? thanks for the help.

Answer A: The fillers are scheduled next week. After that there will be a four episode Kakashi Gaiden arc, followed by a reanimation of the opening, and new ending animation. This information was received by us about four weeks ago from our sources inside Pierrot.

Answer B: Did you know that [group name removed] doesn't animate, design, contribute , or have any direct contact of any kind with the people responsible for Naruto? Well, It's true. We have no idea when the filler ends, no idea why they have chosen to do so much filler, and in general the staff doesn't like the filler (there are some exceptions to this).

That said, Haruhi Suzumiya is a massively popular show in Japan with a devoted fanbase here in America and it is something of a phenomenon, but if you look at the show - and a lot of fans will agree with me on this - it doesn't really have broad appeal to American fans. The guys who watch Naruto and Bleach might wind up scratching their heads at it and there isn't a lot in it for the females.

Most recently, there was an explosion of laughter and disappointment at an episode of Naruto that features the lead character turning into a girl and then peeing all over Ino in an extended "comedy" sequence that was basically just gross and a total waste of time rather than being actually funny or interesting.

Someone actually made a flash cartoon in response to the filler.

Out of total curiosity, what's the episode number for this one?

There's also a website, Jumptheshark.com where you can weigh in on when various TV series have jumped the shark and see others' opinions. Unfortunately, they don't have non-U.S. series on the site.