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[Tiller]

 

• Kishimoto’s assistants said that they believe Narusaku was a more logical ending but Kishi made NH because of personal reasons (fans in Twitter posted tweets about rumours that it was all because of SP and the western fanbase)

How coincidental is it that The Last is already being prepped and ready for the theatres in four different confirmed countries? Three being Western countries with a heavy NH presence in them. I believe there's some legitimacy to these allegations - at least when it comes to the theory about Pierrot turning towards the West for the series' future when their home country is so bitterly divided over their handiwork. 

 

I don't see the US fandom pulling them out of this. We aren't that big. Naruto isn't even the biggest anime fandom here, and many of the more hardcore anime people haven't liked the series in a long time, DBZ still holds that title.

 

So they are hoping for a percentage of a small percentage? I know those of us in the Western Hemisphere have a large population, but still I'd think the Japanese fandom is bigger then us.

 

NH/SS Western fans probably were the most vocal though I can believe that. I remember when a large group on NF were talking about how they'd kill Kishimoto if NH/SS didn't become canon.

[LadyGT]

Nh and SS are popular in Europe too.

[Nar123]

 
it wasn't a fake... they were articles horribly translated from animenetworks and saiyanisland.

It was a fake
The truth was that the last first weekend topped rtn first weekend by 175%

The rest about the last overwhelming rtn entire run in one weekend was BS

[FireFox]

 

it wasn't a fake... they were articles horribly translated from animenetworks and saiyanisland.

That was only for the opening box office  not overall  its ludacris to even think that it can surpass every Naruto movie in just one day let alone RTN  when the Naruto movies don't have much success  even in Japan  .  

[Strangelove]

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What? I'm interested.

 

Listen, never held a child responsible for they're parents. I don't like Naruto and Hinata together, that doesn't mean I am going to hate they're children...

[rocci]

Nh and SS are popular in Europe too.

And in Asia.

Maybe in Africa, Australia, and Antarctica too.
And don't forget about Internet. They're really popular pairing for some or no reason.

[Chatte]

Nh and SS are popular in Europe too.

Glad to know at least my country will be giving them jack for money LOL

Naruto in prreety much non existent here...

[Nar123]

 
What? I'm interested.
 
Listen, never held a child responsible for they're parents. I don't like Naruto and Hinata together, that doesn't mean I am going to hate they're children...

You are seriously considering about supporting part 3?

[NarutoUzumaki01]

Glad to know at least my country will be giving them jack for money LOL

Naruto in prreety much non existent here...

Pretty much in whole east europe it is - like that. Maybe in Germany/Italy is could earn some money, but not due to NH/SS

[SuperChief]

NH and SS may be popular in Europe and US, but most fans in those regions pirate.

[luffyq1]

 

What? I'm interested.

 

Listen, never held a child responsible for they're parents. I don't like Naruto and Hinata together, that doesn't mean I am going to hate they're children...

that's not why i wrote that expression. i just can't believe that someone on this site is actually interested in this blatant cash grab that is part 3.

[Change]

NH and SS may be popular in Europe and US, but most fans in those regions pirate.

To this day, I don't know anybody who buys volumes on the regular

The most I have seen somebody have is 1 or 2, and it's Naruto from part 1

Even with the games, the most I have seen somebody have is 2

Edited by TheMagicConch, 22 December 2014 - 10:45 PM.

[NarutoUzumaki01]

 

What? I'm interested.

 

Listen, never held a child responsible for they're parents. I don't like Naruto and Hinata together, that doesn't mean I am going to hate they're children...

Meh... Really? Hope you will pay to watch The Last.

[TerrorKing]

Naruto isn't all that prevalent in Denmark either. You can buy the manga volumes and the video games, but that's about it. The anime used to run on TV, but it got canceled and a company called Scanbox Entertainment even released a nordic version of the series on DVD, but it never made it past episode 52.   

[Atheck]

 

I doubt the assistants would say anything to undermine Kishimoto's decisions. Without concrete evidence, I would disregard any such rumour as false.

 

While I do agree that this should not be perceived as fact (although there is the unknown factor of just how many assistants exactly Kishi has to assist him with his manga and what their own opinions are like), this movie's airing in Western countries so soon is evidential to the studio's prime market coming from overseas instead of the Japanese fandom alone. 

 

 

I don't see the US fandom pulling them out of this. We aren't that big. Naruto isn't even the biggest anime fandom here, and many of the more hardcore anime people haven't liked the series in a long time, DBZ still holds that title.

 

So they are hoping for a percentage of a small percentage? I know those of us in the Western Hemisphere have a large population, but still I'd think the Japanese fandom is bigger then us.

 

NH/SS Western fans probably were the most vocal though I can believe that. I remember when a large group on NF were talking about how they'd kill Kishimoto if NH/SS didn't become canon.

 

I agree. The states might have a population close to overlapping Japan's three times over, but the anime industry is still, by and large, a fringe market. It's not part of the mainstream entertainment media like in Japan.

 

Honestly, the fact that they're going to market the film in other countries like Australia and Mexico before nations with a bigger market for Naruto like the UK almost makes me laugh. Are they seriously counting on Australia to make up the difference from losses in their home country? 

 

Yes, I've heard about the threats as well. The sad truth is that these people might very well have had an impact on Kishi's final decision for writing the ending.

Edited by Atheck, 22 December 2014 - 10:48 PM.

[Nar123]

Nh/ss are the typical self insert pairings, that's why they are big

[Nostradamus]

NH and SS may be popular in Europe and US, but most fans in those regions pirate.

Yep

[NarutoUzumaki01]

So if we will vocal that we going to kill Kishimoto, he's going to re-write ending? 

[Strangelove]

You are seriously considering about supporting part 3?

 

I don't know if you called getting the pages free off the internet supporting...

 

@NarutoUzumaki01 You know, I wasn't planning on watching it, but seeing the reaction of some people, I just might.

Edited by Strangelove, 22 December 2014 - 10:59 PM.

[Swagkura]

To this day, I don't know anybody who buys volumes on the regular
The most I have seen somebody have is 1 or 2, and it's Naruto from part 1
Even with the games, the most I have seen somebody have is 2

True that. I only have like one Naruto volume, and that's volume 4 (the one with Haku & Zabuza). I've bought all but one Storm game on the Xbox 360(Generations), and that's about it. Would buy Storm 4, but I don't ever want to spend money on this kitten ever again, especially if they add stuff in from The Last & Part 3