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4.03 AVERAGE
4.03 AVERAGE
Adentrarme de nuevo en la historia de Naruto, es algo que siempre me propongo hacer, pero que nunca me animo por que temo por lo extensa que es, son SETENTA Y DOS tomos, y me propuse a que esta cuarentena, si aún no tengo nada que leer me los pondré a leer.
Para los que no sepan, Naruto trata sobre la historia del zorro de nueve colas, que causaba destrucción a la aldea de la hoja y éste lo sellan dentro de un niño, ese niño es Naruto.
Y la historia va en si, en las aventuras de este chico y su camino a ser Hokage.
Creo que si fuera leído ésta historia hace un buen tiempo, o mejor dicho en sus inicios (que para ese tiempo yo era todo un crío que creía que el único mundo de libros era Harry Potter, y las únicas historietas eran de Spiderman, y ni sabía la existencia del manga), me hubiera fascinado demasiado, tanto que pues lo releería una y otra vez. Quiero volver a leer toda esta historia por que quiero recapitular todos esos momentos que me marcaron, que tuvieron un impacto en mi, y que me hizo amar a Naruto, que tenía tanto sus cartas, videojuegos, poleras, cuadernos, todo.
Para ser el primer tomo, tuvo mucho potencial y me gustó. De verdad que espero ver como me sorprende los siguientes tomos.
Para los que no sepan, Naruto trata sobre la historia del zorro de nueve colas, que causaba destrucción a la aldea de la hoja y éste lo sellan dentro de un niño, ese niño es Naruto.
Y la historia va en si, en las aventuras de este chico y su camino a ser Hokage.
Creo que si fuera leído ésta historia hace un buen tiempo, o mejor dicho en sus inicios (que para ese tiempo yo era todo un crío que creía que el único mundo de libros era Harry Potter, y las únicas historietas eran de Spiderman, y ni sabía la existencia del manga), me hubiera fascinado demasiado, tanto que pues lo releería una y otra vez. Quiero volver a leer toda esta historia por que quiero recapitular todos esos momentos que me marcaron, que tuvieron un impacto en mi, y que me hizo amar a Naruto, que tenía tanto sus cartas, videojuegos, poleras, cuadernos, todo.
Para ser el primer tomo, tuvo mucho potencial y me gustó. De verdad que espero ver como me sorprende los siguientes tomos.
adventurous
adventurous
emotional
funny
inspiring
lighthearted
relaxing
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
adventurous
funny
relaxing
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
I was obsessed with Naruto in high school (I wrote fanfiction for it kind of obsessed), but I never actually read the original manga save this first volume. I'm not sure why, probably because there are so many volumes and they were so expensive to me at the time (I mean, they still are) and... yes, library was an option, I'm not sure why I didn't do it.
Anyway, those are a bit of a sentimental read for me. Some months ago, I read a bit of a Naruto fanfiction as a bit of a comfort read and I was sad that I couldn't really read & enjoy any of the "set in the Naruto Universe" stories or AUs that work with changing the storylines (meaning I can only read like Modern Day AU or like something that is completely imagined - likre Regency AU or whatever... not that I seen one of those! I would totally read that though...) just because I don't remember the world well enough!
I didn't feel like re-watching the anime (although I mean, I never finished Shippuden because it wasn't fully out then) so I thought I would give the manga a go. And this was so much fun. There are so much problematic elements however! I'm just putting it out there in case someone took this as me recommending the series. There is some transgressive stuff that is meant to me humorous - Naruto transforming into a sexy naked female version of himself, Sasuke and Naruto accidentally kissing and I mean - this isn't really transgressive - at this point the only female character we have is Sakura and the only thing she is concerned with is romance. The female characters thing is low-key bothering me, because this series is a lot about what each character wants most in life / what is their life goal and the female characters are very romance oriented for sure. I mean, Naruto himself kind of is too, but he has one goal that is above his romantic one and besides (spoilers for who ends up with who for the whole series)he never ends up with Sakura. The girls' romantic goals are stronger than the boys' because as far as I remember, all the girls have it their own way in the end... more or less...
The Naruto-changing-form jutsu is kind of disgusting if you look at it with straight eyes, but my very queer eyes see a potential of reading Naruto as genderfluid character, so I am taking that! Also, I totally forgot that the Naruto-Sasuke kiss happens this early on 😂 I have to say that my SasuNaru shipping heart awakened again 🔥 What can I say, they are such idiots....
So yeah, sorry, this was a bit rambly. It was nice coming back to this and I do hope to keep some sort of pace with going through these. I guess we'll see, at this point I'm really looking forward to reading the next one.
Anyway, those are a bit of a sentimental read for me. Some months ago, I read a bit of a Naruto fanfiction as a bit of a comfort read and I was sad that I couldn't really read & enjoy any of the "set in the Naruto Universe" stories or AUs that work with changing the storylines (meaning I can only read like Modern Day AU or like something that is completely imagined - likre Regency AU or whatever... not that I seen one of those! I would totally read that though...) just because I don't remember the world well enough!
I didn't feel like re-watching the anime (although I mean, I never finished Shippuden because it wasn't fully out then) so I thought I would give the manga a go. And this was so much fun. There are so much problematic elements however! I'm just putting it out there in case someone took this as me recommending the series. There is some transgressive stuff that is meant to me humorous - Naruto transforming into a sexy naked female version of himself, Sasuke and Naruto accidentally kissing and I mean - this isn't really transgressive - at this point the only female character we have is Sakura and the only thing she is concerned with is romance. The female characters thing is low-key bothering me, because this series is a lot about what each character wants most in life / what is their life goal and the female characters are very romance oriented for sure. I mean, Naruto himself kind of is too, but he has one goal that is above his romantic one and besides (spoilers for who ends up with who for the whole series)
The Naruto-changing-form jutsu is kind of disgusting if you look at it with straight eyes, but my very queer eyes see a potential of reading Naruto as genderfluid character, so I am taking that! Also, I totally forgot that the Naruto-Sasuke kiss happens this early on 😂 I have to say that my SasuNaru shipping heart awakened again 🔥 What can I say, they are such idiots....
So yeah, sorry, this was a bit rambly. It was nice coming back to this and I do hope to keep some sort of pace with going through these. I guess we'll see, at this point I'm really looking forward to reading the next one.
You know what. I figured if I was gonna talk the talk, then I had to walk the walk. Five years of making Naruto jokes, sitting atop my high horse, being like "oh well at least I don't actually like Naruto, ha ha ha," and ragging on it based on peripheral knowledge alone be damned. But goddamnit I started reading it and I'm ~100 chapters in and I'm enjoying myself. A shonen good time. Literally nobody can come for me over this because there's no way you can be more embarrassed than I am. Like it's stupid but it's fun, and also definitely the kind of thing where it doesn't translate well from comic to TV format so I totally understand why people hate the show. Naruto is kinda dumb but he's a sweet kid and he's very supportive of his friends and I just think that's nice. The forced het romance is laughable. Gotta love Sasuke. Anyway I don't really want to log all 90-whatever volumes into my goodreads but I'll do this one because if I'm going to sink 700 chapters of my attention into this it should count for something
adventurous
challenging
funny
lighthearted
reflective
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
adventurous
funny
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
hopeful
The popularity of this series simply can't be denied, and there's a reason for that. Take an action-packed series about the ultimate underdog (cursed at birth) who has to fight for every ounce of recognition he gets, then insert ninja training episodes, an intricate repertoire of ninja battling strategies, intense battle scenes, and struggles with inner demons and you've got quite a storyline. Some people may call some of these things cliche, but there's something about Naruto that taps into something archetypal and a huge population of followers clearly like what they see.
Even though the triad of main characters might seem pigeonholed at first (Sakura's the smart one, Naruto's the screw-up, Sasuke the moody cool kid) just try and have a Sasuke vs. Naruto debate with a group of boys and watch them all jump to analyze every minute nuance of the unique skills and personalities of both. Excellent for reluctant readers. The only real criticism I have is that many of the female characters (while they might be able to kick some butt) come off a bit silly, overemotional, or petty.
Age Recommendation: 10+
Violence: Considering all the characters are basically ninjas or ninjas-in-training, yes...but I would argue it's far tamer, less gratuitous and less troubling than what you find in most video games, and there's at least an underlying code of principles at play
Sex: (based on the first six volumes) utterly nonexistent. Sakura has an ongoing crush on Sasuke, but for these young ninjas, there's no time for love Dr. Jones...
Even though the triad of main characters might seem pigeonholed at first (Sakura's the smart one, Naruto's the screw-up, Sasuke the moody cool kid) just try and have a Sasuke vs. Naruto debate with a group of boys and watch them all jump to analyze every minute nuance of the unique skills and personalities of both. Excellent for reluctant readers. The only real criticism I have is that many of the female characters (while they might be able to kick some butt) come off a bit silly, overemotional, or petty.
Age Recommendation: 10+
Violence: Considering all the characters are basically ninjas or ninjas-in-training, yes...but I would argue it's far tamer, less gratuitous and less troubling than what you find in most video games, and there's at least an underlying code of principles at play
Sex: (based on the first six volumes) utterly nonexistent. Sakura has an ongoing crush on Sasuke, but for these young ninjas, there's no time for love Dr. Jones...