Howdy all! Been about a week (?) since I last logged in. How are ya?

I saw a couple of panels and pages from the new chapter (haven't read it, though, and won't). Phew! What a load of crap!

Doing well. Just trying to plan things ahead. Not that far but yeah.

Coolio, always good!

I've been doing plenty of that recently too, so I can sympathise lol

I do believe it's a trap. So don't count on it. But it is weird because this is the old Team 7 days, before exam. However, Naruto questioned on his face since after Tsunade Arc. Then in part 2, he still questions on his face. So...is this a trap or an F-U to fans to not receive in manga or even in the movie?

Either way, it's cash grab.

Hey peeps. How are you all?

Been a couple of days. Anything new or interesting going on?

yes. 

Whoops! You'd think creators would learn by now - don't give your fans crap, and they won't throw crap back at you.

  
I wouldn't be surprised. Oda has said some sly things about Kishi even before the ending, Hiro must have hated the ending because Hiro has a ton of respect for both men and women, I wouldn't be surprised if a lot of other people hate how he yanked around his fanbase.

It's just so disrespectful of Kishimoto, isn't it? There's a relationship that develops between a creator and those whom follow them, a degree of trust that sustains both parties and keeps them supporting one another. When that trust is broken, it is incredibly difficult to get back. Kishimoto willingly broke that trust, purposefully broke that bond for the pursuit of the almighty dollar, disregarding the people whom gave a young inexperienced mangaka a chance all those years ago, and those whom supported both his characters and himself through the journey that they shared along with them. He compromised the integrity of the story that was fifteen years in the making, and told anyone who ever gave a damn about it that they were the ones in the wrong. It's such a slap in the face, and I feel so sorry for all of those people who followed Naruto for so long and were utterly betrayed by the sham that is its "conclusion".

Apologies for ranting lol 

a romantic comedy where the the male lead and the female lead would get together due to the numerous mutual development, hints and a freaking kiss to top it off. and then bam! the final chapter f**cks his readers over and everyone hates it. no, this is not split in half like the naruto fandom. everyone hates it now.

Ah, was this the manga that you were talking about a little while ago that had a crappy ending? So, everyone hates it now?

  
I'm not sure if he doesn't like him, but I think he's digging at Kishi and Kishi's ending a bit, it's kinda...strange. Maybe Hiro was disgusted by the ending.

Could be. I wouldn't be surprised if there are a bunch of mangaka that hated Kishimoto's methods.

Oh I think I know now...

Bolt is pissed at his dad for insert any reasons that make chapter 700 pointless. So he goes to train with Sasuke which I would assume Salad followed him and they bumped into Sasuke. He trained them, Salad finally get something from her dad more or less. Then Chunnin exam begins and Bolt is going to show his sh*tty dad that he will succeed, hence "watch me, sh*tty old man." Sasuke will watch Salad from hidden spot. Stuff happens. Stuff happens. Someone in theater scream "Haikyuu!" Stuff happens. It's over. I'm left waiting for DBZ movie in USA.

End.

This sounds...actually pretty plausible. I'll laugh if this comes to pass lol

Eh, not reusing. It's more like taking place in the same arena, that's all.

Ah, right. Wondered if they may have been doing what I suggested as a cost cutting measure.

So it looks like the movie will be about the kittening Chunin Exams.

Fun, and imaginative! Wow! 

Also, are they reusing backgrounds from the TV series in those pics? 

Hey folks, how are you doing? Well, I hope!

The Voice Actor interview? Yeah it's real. Even the whole "NS is bigger then a husband and wife" remark.

Oh, so this was proven true? Huh.

It's a fantasy (battle) manga after all, with the use of sword & magic.
It's not easy to make a fantasy manga popular, especially in jump magazine.
There's so many fantasy title manga that get cancel in jump because it's not popular or the poor volume sales.

Very true. I admit that my knowledge of manga isn't particularly vast, but I would imagine that this type is getting increasingly difficult to sell because there seem to be so many of them.

Ok, so I've caught up with Black Clover a few days ago, and right now, it is more of a Naruto and Fairy Tail mix if you ask me. Especially, the last page of Ch.4 just had me like: Dude, am I reading Fairy Tail, or what?!

That's exactly what I thought of too as soon as I laid eyes on the first couple of pages lol

"Not giving up - is my magic", oh bruh, that gave me a good laugh 

"Not giving up", huh? Sounds like something an ultimate scumbag would say. This character should be careful lol

 

He's busying studying to become a director and his thoughts on naruto is negative. 

Fair play to the dude. Hope he does well.

Which fans are angry btw ? NH fans ? Not the SS ones I guess..since all the other fans are now ex fans ?
See how they still product DBZ movies but I guess that can't be applied to Naruto, DBZ fans weren't betrayed by the author and it's still a classical manga, yet, I think that SP and all still think that Naruto is almost as popular as DBZ and that it would still make them earn money,even in a few years...maybe they will open their eyes after the release of the boruto movie, stop all their crappy things and let us move on in peace...

I have to confess, I'm not entirely sure myself, these days. It seems like every time I boot up my computer, something new has come out that has angered someone. It's getting hard to keep track of lol 

Yeah, there's such a difference. If they were trying to prolong Naruto in order to make an extra buck off of it, they definitely went the wrong way about it. And look what it's cost them. I have no idea what the future for Naruto will bring. After the Boruto movie, the franchise could be dead in the water entirely, and any future endeavour will just be something that siphons money from them and doesn't return it.

Be sure that just a few are going to buy the mini series, since he lost a loooot of fans, and more thanks to that interview ! Thank you the VAs! ...I hope they will only release a volume...it's easier to burn.
And yeah, I also think they will release another movie (maybe one in which bolt is gonna marry sarada ! )

Yeah, I have no idea how many more fans they've lost as a result of the interview. You'd think they'd learn by now lol. One volume would certainly be easier to burn. Hell, they may as well have an incinerator by the door that you can dump the book into on the way out of the shop.

Another movie is a possibility. I'd say that they probably wouldn't bother, considering the miniseries and movie yet to come out are threatening to fail quite spectacularly, but who knows? They haven't exactly demonstrated a shrewd business acumen thus far. They may have just a little bit of money left that they can't wait to throw away lol

If everyone loved the ending then the miniseries would be an excuse to say. "Well everyone loved it so were going to make it a full series because of how loved it is and clearly how people want more of it."

Instead it's too hated now. But they can't back down because it would admit that the ass pull was a bad idea. So they'll have it go for a short arc (the beginning of Naruto till the end of the wave arc was 33 chapters doubt they'll get that many).Then have the movie and the game and then just try to sweep it under the rug and forget about it and Kishimoto.

Not much hope of extending it now lol

Yep, that's pretty much along the lines of what I was thinking.

Well it is a mini-series.

I think that's why it called mini series.

True, and i certainly is mini lol. I don't know, I just thought it may have been about two books worth for some reason. Not that I want it to be longer, I assure you haha

A volume worth.

Just a volume? That IS short.

Latter. Maybe ova in the future. It's short.

Yeah, could be. Or another movie when the kids are all adults. Ugh.

How short is Part 3 going to be, anyway? A volume's worth? Two?

I'm not even sure if people would consider it worth buying to add to their collection. I'm pondering this since the people who did buy the last volume claimed that they were buying said volume to complete it, which suggests to me that they already consider the series to be finished, their collections complete, and this to be something else that isn't necessary for it.

Although, this train of thought was some considerable time before the more recent spate of BS started.

Honestly the thing that has baffled me since I came back is how horrible they have been with damage control and PR.And when I mean horrible, I'm saying probably the worst that I have ever seen. Every time they talk or do things on the side it usually does the opposite of what they want to achieve, it cause more damage not less.

It's like a controlled administering of damage rather than any attempt to reduce it.

SP/SJ have certainly got the "damage" part of Damage Control right...not so much the control, though.

This whole situation is so ridiculous. I don't think anyone could make this up!

I see. Thanks

No problem