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JazzFlight
Apr 29, 2006

Oooooooooooh!

It's funny how even the fighting game that was released months ago is still further along than the anime.

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ArcaneTree
Feb 27, 2013

JazzFlight posted:

It's funny how even the fighting game that was released months ago is still further along than the anime.

Ninja Storm 3?
Without spoiling, how much further does it go?

no go on Quiznos
May 16, 2007


Pork Pro

ArcaneTree posted:

Ninja Storm 3?
Without spoiling, how much further does it go?

You're one spoiler away from being able to play it.

Manga chapter-wise it goes up to about chapter 574 or so. The anime is currently spinning its wheels between 556 and 557.

Squallege
Jan 7, 2006

No greater good, no just cause

Grimey Drawer
The game is really good. It almost got me to watch the anime. Then I realized there was the Rock Lee show so I watched that instead.

Triple Elation
Feb 24, 2012

1 + 2 + 4 + 8 + ... = -1
In case no one mentioned it yet, the June schedule:

316 - "The Reanimated Allied Forces" - June 6
317 - "Shino vs. Torune!" - June 13
318 - "A Hole in the Heart - The Other Jinchuriki" - June 20
319 - "The Soul That Dwells Within a Puppet" - June 27
320 - "MWA HA HA FILLERS FOREVER" - June 34

JazzFlight
Apr 29, 2006

Oooooooooooh!

Triple Elation posted:

In case no one mentioned it yet, the June schedule:

316 - "The Reanimated Allied Forces" - June 6
317 - "Shino vs. Torune!" - June 13
318 - "A Hole in the Heart - The Other Jinchuriki" - June 20
319 - "The Soul That Dwells Within a Puppet" - June 27
320 - "MWA HA HA FILLERS FOREVER" - June 34

Ok, this is a dumb joke, but does anyone else think we're just stuck in an elaborate genjutsu ever since the fillers started? Maybe someone needs to just wake us up and this'll all be over...

Arbite
Nov 4, 2009





I wonder how long until Naruto Kai.

ArcaneTree
Feb 27, 2013

Gaseous Snake posted:

The game is really good. It almost got me to watch the anime. Then I realized there was the Rock Lee show so I watched that instead.

What the hell, I thought you were joking but there IS a Rock Lee show.

I just watched a randomly picked episode, it was actually okay. This is the one I watched.

Skychrono
May 11, 2007

I'll make you cry like I did when my daddy died!

ArcaneTree posted:

What the hell, I thought you were joking but there IS a Rock Lee show.

I just watched a randomly picked episode, it was actually okay. This is the one I watched.

It's honestly one of my favorite anime series. I don't even want to spoil the in jokes.

Pyrotoad
Oct 24, 2010


Illegal Hen
Rock Lee SD is honestly one of the greatest things to come out of Naruto.

ArcaneTree
Feb 27, 2013
Why am I spending my Saturday watching this? :suicide:

14:50 of this episode amused me but I must stop watching for now.

On another note I finally finished the game, manga/game spoiler: Madara being in the mysterious coffin. :stare: The anime opening spoiled it for me but I was too stupid to realize. Good thing I've only watched the first forth of the opening as I assumed there was/is more spoilers further into it just like every other one.

ArcaneTree
Feb 27, 2013
Checked the upcoming episodes again and it updated with:

320 "Run, Omoi" - July 4, 2013

Sounds like a good episode that will advance the story along. :smithicide:

JazzFlight
Apr 29, 2006

Oooooooooooh!

ArcaneTree posted:

Checked the upcoming episodes again and it updated with:

320 "Run, Omoi" - July 4, 2013

Sounds like a good episode that will advance the story along. :smithicide:
I wonder if the poo poo this show pulls would fly for any other TV show.

Imagine if Game of Thrones caught up with George R. R. Martin by the 6th season and had to start making up full seasons worth of filler about tournaments and lemon cake baking lessons, etc. It couldn't kill off any book-based character or advance the plot in any meaningful way, either.

How many viewers would be left after a few weeks?

Srice
Sep 11, 2011

It's important to keep in mind that the target audience for the Naruto anime are kids who probably doesn't care much, if at all about filler.

Whereas Game of Thrones is definitely targeted at the 18+ crowd, many of whom would notice if literally nothing happened for several seasons.

ArcaneTree
Feb 27, 2013
I don't even know why I care, I mean the entire show is just stupid but there's something oddly appealing about it, like there was that guy with the arm full of eyes, a snake man who kidnaps people by eating them, birds with magical eyes being stored in people and it's all serious. You just never know where it's going to go next.

InShaneee
Aug 11, 2006

Cleanse them. Cleanse the world of their ignorance and sin. Bathe them in the crimson of ... am I on speakerphone?
Fun Shoe

JazzFlight posted:

I wonder if the poo poo this show pulls would fly for any other TV show.

Imagine if Game of Thrones caught up with George R. R. Martin by the 6th season and had to start making up full seasons worth of filler about tournaments and lemon cake baking lessons, etc. It couldn't kill off any book-based character or advance the plot in any meaningful way, either.

How many viewers would be left after a few weeks?

Isn't this part of what killed the Bleach anime?

TheKingofSprings
Oct 9, 2012

InShaneee posted:

Isn't this part of what killed the Bleach anime?

Yes, the other part being that the tournaments and cake-baking lessons had started to become more watchable than the actual canon.

Triple Elation
Feb 24, 2012

1 + 2 + 4 + 8 + ... = -1
Canon episodes return July 18th (after no episode on the 11th). I really hope this is it and we're not back to lemon cakes next month.

TheHawk
Apr 1, 2005
One out, One in.

So I haven't really watched any episodes in this series since the Eight-Tails/Sasuke fight episodes in the 140's and skimming the past few pages it seems like it's been a lot of filler. My question is have there been any episode arc's worth watching and what episodes are they. Thanks.

TheHawk fucked around with this message at 05:41 on Jul 18, 2013

BizarroAzrael
Apr 6, 2006

"That must weigh heavily on your soul. Let me purge it for you."

TheKingofSprings posted:

Yes, the other part being that the tournaments and cake-baking lessons had started to become more watchable than the actual canon.

The canon itself also started to seem very much like filler.

ArcaneTree
Feb 27, 2013
Aw yeah the story started again. The next episode might be something to look forward to, the preview shows off some pretty decent animation.

TheHawk posted:

So I haven't really watched any episodes in this series since the Eight-Tails/Sasuke fight episodes in the 140's and skimming the past few pages it seems like it's been a lot of filler. My question is have there been any episode arc's worth watching and what episodes are they. Thanks.

A couple episodes of the pain fight were pretty good, especially the one with Naruto going crazy in his fox form. It was amazing.

ArcaneTree
Feb 27, 2013
Did they use their entire budget on the new episode?

http://www.crunchyroll.com/naruto-shippuden/episode-322-madara-uchiha-627379

That was just :golfclap:

JazzFlight
Apr 29, 2006

Oooooooooooh!

ArcaneTree posted:

Did they use their entire budget on the new episode?

http://www.crunchyroll.com/naruto-shippuden/episode-322-madara-uchiha-627379

That was just :golfclap:
Oooh, can't wait to watch it when I get home. Finally, some movement in the plot.

EDIT: Yeah, not bad. It reminded me why I actually watched this show to begin with. It wasn't much in terms of story, but there's a glimmer of actual progression instead of "endless white zetsu fighting arc."

JazzFlight fucked around with this message at 21:48 on Jul 25, 2013

-Blackadder-
Jan 2, 2007

Game....Blouses.
Jeez, I was browsing around Naruto websites when I came across the episode schedule and realized I haven't watched the show in almost 100 episodes.

Is this accurate? If so I only have about 44 canon episodes saved up. Ugh.

It sounds like a big arc is just starting, too. Maybe I should just find something else to watch for a while. I haven't watched any other anime in forever. Any new stuff out that's good? I heard about a show called Psycho-Pass and another called Attack on Titan that are supposed to be good. I also have some Hunter x Hunter episodes saved up. I think I have everything from the Family Arc to the Greed Island arc to watch.

What are you guys watching lately to pass the time?

-Blackadder- fucked around with this message at 00:57 on Aug 2, 2013

Doflamingo
Sep 20, 2006

Attack on Titan is amazing so you should at least get started on that one right away. I couldn't watch more than a couple of episodes of Psycho Pass before giving up.

Silver2195
Apr 4, 2012
Psycho-Pass is a legitimately good show, although the first episode doesn't make a very good impression (it makes more sense in the context of the show as a whole). It isn't much like Naruto, though.

wumbo
Oct 12, 2006
the opposite of mini
Chiming in to agree that the last Madara episode was ridiculously crazy, GO WATCH IT NOW!

Torrannor
Apr 27, 2013

---FAGNER---
TEAM-MATE
We are now firmly back in canon territory, and these next episodes will probably be pretty great. Genuinely interesting fights, and MIGHTO GUY! and Kakashi are on the scene now. Can't wait for the next episode.

ArcaneTree
Feb 27, 2013
Is the next episode filler?

JazzFlight
Apr 29, 2006

Oooooooooooh!

ArcaneTree posted:

Is the next episode filler?
Ugh, I didn't check the preview. If it's filler, I don't know how I'm going to deal with this drat SHOW. Even these canon episodes have been completely devoid of any tension in the battles.

Ooooh, Someone's gonna fight some mind-controlled dead ninjas again. Wonder if he'll get hurt. Nope. Now he's gonna fight another mind-controlled dead ninja. Blechhhhhhhh.

At least in this latest episode we found out Nine-Tails' name. That's something, at least.

ArcaneTree
Feb 27, 2013

JazzFlight posted:

Ugh, I didn't check the preview. If it's filler, I don't know how I'm going to deal with this drat SHOW. Even these canon episodes have been completely devoid of any tension in the battles.

Ooooh, Someone's gonna fight some mind-controlled dead ninjas again. Wonder if he'll get hurt. Nope. Now he's gonna fight another mind-controlled dead ninja. Blechhhhhhhh.

At least in this latest episode we found out Nine-Tails' name. That's something, at least.

The preview looks like a flashback, not entirely sure.
This show really has been bland for a while but since the Madara reveal I think it's picked up a lot, I'm still eager to see Itachi confront snake guy

Torrannor
Apr 27, 2013

---FAGNER---
TEAM-MATE
This episode was canon and really great. Flashbacks are not an invention of the anime team, Kishi loves them, too.

And here we had Naruto using his brain to solve a problem, not just by achieving the next power-up. I like this episode.

Pyrotoad
Oct 24, 2010


Illegal Hen
There's a new OVA coming out; judging by the spoilers I've seen it focuses on Sasuke and Itachi, and it's one of those :catdrugs: type OVAs.

Torrannor
Apr 27, 2013

---FAGNER---
TEAM-MATE
They changed Tobi's VA now that his mask has come off! I do not like this. And they even retconned Obito's VA in Kakashi Gaiden. Although I suppose it was inevitable now that Madara joined Obito

Teek
Aug 7, 2006

I can't wait to entertain you.

Torrannor posted:

They changed Tobi's VA now that his mask has come off! I do not like this. Although I suppose it was inevitable now that Madara joined Obito

I think the voice change actually works even better now, as the new one sounds really similar to the previous Madara voice, which somewhat works with the fact the voice was being mimicked.

Jakeman52
May 26, 2013

No I don't have a folder of underaged squid porn, why do you ask?
I spent the last month marathon-ing the entire series having not watched it since the original was airing and uh. Is 345 going to be the last episode? :ohdear: or has the next series just not been released yet?

no go on Quiznos
May 16, 2007


Pork Pro

Jakeman52 posted:

I spent the last month marathon-ing the entire series having not watched it since the original was airing and uh. Is 345 going to be the last episode? :ohdear: or has the next series just not been released yet?

We're still on this series, they just have to make the episodes.

Koirhor
Jan 14, 2008

by Fluffdaddy

Jakeman52 posted:

I spent the last month marathon-ing the entire series having not watched it since the original was airing and uh. Is 345 going to be the last episode? :ohdear: or has the next series just not been released yet?

Did you think the story was completed or something?

Jakeman52
May 26, 2013

No I don't have a folder of underaged squid porn, why do you ask?

Koirhor posted:

Did you think the story was completed or something?

Well maybe Naruto gets really good and just stomps the baddies into the ground. And even that still leaves an episode for recap...

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Mr. Deathy
Aug 3, 2003

Torrannor posted:

They changed Tobi's VA now that his mask has come off! I do not like this. And they even retconned Obito's VA in Kakashi Gaiden. Although I suppose it was inevitable now that Madara joined Obito

The new Tobi VA is the guy who was doing Tobi before the Madara reveal.


quote:

I spent the last month marathon-ing the entire series having not watched it since the original was airing and uh. Is 345 going to be the last episode? or has the next series just not been released yet?

Episodes come out one at a time. One a week, every week (except breaks here and there).

Chances are we're at least a year away from them being done.

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