Naruto

[hlkari]

Naruto[ナルト]

Foreword:Might contain some minor spoilers.

Reviews by
hlkari

Director
Hayato Date

Comic Author
Masashi Kishimoto

Script
Akatsuki Yamatoya
Junki Takegami
Katsuyuki Sumisawa
Kou Hei Mushi
Michiko Yokote
Satoru Nishizono
Shin Yoshida
Yasuyuki Suzuki
Yuka Miyata

Storyboard
Atsushi Wakabayashi
Chiyuki Tanaka
Hayato Date
Hidehito Ueda
Hiroki Kawashima
Masahiko Murata
Mitsutaka Noshitani
Rion Kujo
Ryo Yasumura
Shigenori Kageyama
Shinji Satoh
Takaaki Ishiyama
Toshiya Niidome
Toshiyuki Tsuru

Music
Toshio Masuda

Original Manga
Masashi Kishimoto

Character Design
Hirofumi Suzuki
Tetsuya Nishio

Art director
Shigenori Takada

Animation director
Atsuho Matsumoto
Hideyuki Yoshida
Seiko Asai (ep 157)
Shinryo Sakurai
Yukiko Ban

Director of Photography
Atsuho Matsumoto

Color Coordination
Takuya Kawami

Editing
Seiji Morita

Fine Arts Supervision
Shigeru Takeda

Original Picture
(Find in attachment)

Producer
Akiko Gujima
Hiroshi Hagino
Noriko Kobayashi

Series Story Editor
Katsuyuki Sumizawa

Sound Effects
Takuya Hasegawa (Soundbox)

Sound Producer
Yasunori Ebina

Supervision
Isamu Noboru


Theme Song Arrangement
Asian Kung-Fu Generation OP2)
CHOKKAKU (ED2)
Flow  (OP4)
Orange Range(ED3)
Seiji Kameda(OP4)
tasuku (OP3)

Theme Song Lyrics
Akeboshi (ED1)
Amadori (ED11)
Kohshi (OP4)
Masafumi Goto (OP1)
Nozomu Sasaki (ED 11)
Orange Range (ED3)
Rythem (ED2)
Tetsuhiko Suzuki (OP3)
Yukio Matsuo (OP1)

Theme Song Music
Akeboshi (ED1)
Masafumi Goto (OP2)
Orange Range (ED3)
Rythem (ED2)
TAKE (OP4)

Theme Song Performance
Akeboshi (ED1)
Amadori (ED11)
Analog Fish (ED10)
Asian Kung-Fu Generation (OP2)
Captain Stridum (ED7)
CHABA (ED 12)
Flow (OP4)
Gagaga Sp (ED 8)
Hearts Grow (OP 9)
Hound Dog (OP1)
Little by Little (OP3)
Orange Range (ED3)
ORE SKA BAND (ED 14)
Raiko (ED4)
Rythem (ED2)
SABOTEN (ED 15)
Sambomaster (OP5)
Snowkel (OP7)
Stance Punks (OP6)
the Mass Missile (ED5)
TiA (ED6)

Animation Production
Studio Pierrot

Broadcaster
TV Tokyo

In-Between Animation
GAINAX (71)

Music Production
Aniplex
SME Visual Works

Music Recording Cooperation
TV Tokyo Music

Production
Studio Pierrot
TV Tokyo

Recording Studio
KSS Studio (ep 1-79)
Studio Gong (since Ep 79)

Sound Effects
SOUNDBOX

Sound Production
KSS
Rakuonsha (since Ep 78)

Opening Theme
#1: "Rise" by Jeremy Sweet and Ian Nickus [English Version]
#1: "Rocks" by Hound Dog (eps 1-25)
#2: "Haruka Kanata ( 遥か彼方 )" by Asian Kung-Fu Generation (eps 26-53)
#2: "Haruka Kanata" by Asian Kung-Fu Generation eps 53-?? [English version]
#3: "Kanashimi wo Yasashisani ( 悲しみをやさしさに )" by little by little (eps 54-77)
#4: "GO!!!" by FLOW (eps 78-103)
#5: "Seishun Kyosokyoku ( 青春狂騒曲 )" by Sambomaster (eps 104-128)
#6: "No Boy, No Cry ( ノーボーイ・ノークライ )" by Stance Punks (eps 129-153)
#7: "Namikaze Satellite ( 波風サテライト )" by Snowkel (eps 154-178)
#8: "Re:member" by FLOW (eps 179-201)
#9: "YURA YURA" by Hearts Grow (eps 202-)

Ending Theme
#01: "Wind" by Akeboshi (eps 1-25)
#02: "Harmonia ( ハルモニア )" by Rythem (eps 26-51)
#03: "Viva Rock ~Japanese Side~ ( ビバ★ロック ～japanese side～ )" by Orange Range (eps 52-64)
#04: "ALIVE" by Raiko (eps 65-77)
#05: "Ima made Nando mo ( 今まで何度も )" by the Mass Missile (eps 78-89)
#06: "Ryusei ( 流星 )" by Tia (eps 90-103)
#07: "Mountain A Go Go Too ( マウンテン・ア・ゴーゴー・ツー )" by Captain Stridum (eps 104-115)
#08: "Hajimete Kimi to Shabetta ( はじめて君としゃべった )" by GagagaSP (eps 116-128)
#09: "Nakushita Kotoba ( 失くした言葉 )" by No Regret Life (eps 129-141)
#10: "スピード ( Speed )" by Analog Fish (eps 142-153)
#11: "Soba ni Iru Kara ( そばにいるから )" by Amadori (eps 154-165)
#12: "Parade ( パレード )" by CHABA (eps 166-178)
#13: "Yellow Moon" by Akeboshi (eps 179-191)
#14: "Pinocchio" by Ore Ska Band (eps 192-201)
#15: "Scenario" by SABOTEN (eps 202-)

Genres
Adventure / Comedy / Drama / Fantasy / Historical / Supernatural

Official Site
http://www.tv-tokyo.co.jp/anime/naruto/(JP)

Credited Cast
Chie Nakamura as Sakura Haruno
Junko Takeuchi as Naruto Uzumaki
Noriaki Sugiyama as Sasuke Uchiha
Akira Ishida as Gaara of the Desert
Hidekatsu Shibata as Sarutobi / Third Hokage
Hideo Ishikawa as Itachi Uchiha
Houchu Ohtsuka as Jiraiya
Junko Takeuchi as Akamaru
Kazuhiko Inoue as Kakashi Hatake
Kentarou Itou as Chouji Akimichi
Kouichi Toochika as Neji Hyuuga
Kousuke Toriumi as Kiba Inuzuka
Kujira as Orochimaru
(As for the remaining cast please find it in the attachment attached together with this review thread.Thank you.)

  

Synopsis

Twelve years before the start of the series,a Kyuubi (nine-tailed fox demon) attacked the Hidden Leaf Village.A swing of one of it's mighty tails could raise tsunamis and flatten mountains,chaos reigned throughout the village as it killed many people,until the leader of the Leaf, the Fourth Hokage,defeated it by sacrificing his own life to seal the demon inside a new born child,that child is Uzumaki Naruto.The Fourth Hokage would forever be celebrated as a hero for sealing the Kyuubi and saving the entire village.It was his wish that Naruto would also be respected in the same way he would be,however,this was not the case.Everybody in the village avoided Naruto,regarding him as nothing more than the evil demon fox.The Third Hokage made it a rule within the village that other villagers were forbidden from mentioning this event to anyone,even their own children,however because of the way their parents treated Naruto,they mistreated him as well throughout most of his childhood.

As a result of this Naruto grew up as a lonesome orphan,without friends, family, or acknowledgement of any sort.Nobody would pay any attention to him, so he sought attention in the only way he knew how, through pranks and mischief.However,Naruto's behaviour would come to change after graduating from the Ninja Academy by learning the technique of the Kage Bunshin no Jutsu to save his sensei Umino Iruka from certain death.Naruto learnt two things that day,that the Kyuubi was contained inside him and that there was someone who cared about him, and understood how he felt.His graduation would become a changing moment and define his world for the rest of his life.

  

Review

This is a great Anime (based on a popular Manga).All characters in Naruto are different and have different fighting techniques but if you think Naruto is just another pointless DBZ-style action series you're wrong.Most characters have a detailed background story that usually is explained in the heat of a battle which makes you understand these characters and feel for them even if they are an enemy.

The Anime has some episodes that will make you cry.Yes I am talking about serious emotions here,not just people dying or slaughtered for nothing.All in all,I love this show.I never miss it on weekends or during the week even though it comes on late way back when I was in Japan two years ago.If you want a comedic,action-filled anime,you need Naruto!Give it a shot and I bet that you'll come to love it too,eventually.Enjoy!

Runtime: Japan:30 min ( each chapter )
Country: Japan
Language: Japanese
Color: Color
Certification: Japan:U / USA:TV-PG / Australia: PG / Australia:MA

[edison]

thanks for your great reviews! you always put out nice reviews and hope to see more from you.

[AxiuM1485]

Nice Review there hlkari i too, also recomend this anime to anyone who likes anime. The movies are also pretty good.

[Boredo]

interesting style, good job.

[Usopp]

ahh, my archnemesis, Naruto....hoho, such a pitiful man whenever he tries to face me...the coutn is 35-0 Usopp with the lead in victories.

[hlkari]

edison Wrote:thanks for your great reviews! you always put out nice reviews and hope to see more from you.

why,thank you ! More reviews from me?You bet !

AxiuM1485 Wrote:Nice Review there hlkari i too, also recomend this anime to anyone who likes anime.  The movies are also pretty good.

Yep,totally agree on that one !

Boredo Wrote:interesting style, good job.

Hey,thank you for the compliments.

Usopp Wrote:ahh, my archnemesis, Naruto....hoho, such a pitiful man whenever he tries to face me...the coutn is 35-0 Usopp with the lead in victories.

Capt'n,Naruto can't be found in the pirate world.He's simply just a myth...
And isn't Capt'n Jack Sparrow your greatest archnemesis of all time?Why bother Naruto when Jack Sparrow is harrasing us always.

Lastly,Thank you all for the compliments !
I feel flattered *blush* LMAO bwahaha

cheers,
- Andrew.

[xlinlix]

wow..best review i have ever seen

and on to naruto =)
although i normally dont like to watch animes with over 30 eps, naruto keep me on the hook for over 100 eps and im still trying to figure out how im gonna watch it all... ^^;;

[CycLai]

oooo i lyked this anime after a while... wached up to 100 and sumfink but then i got too layzeeh to download and it started to stop grabbing my attension so i stopped... but yeh.. this was my firt anime that contained episodez... it was okaii untill i got layzeeh

[vietshortee]

hmm i watched like a few episode but ish not the type of anime i liked...lol

[leos8993]

gaara is the coolest xD