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[Don-kun]

You guys won't believe it, but here:

http://www.ustream.t...corded/24598571

Translation of what Junko (Naruto's seiyuu) said starting from the 8th minute.



Dear God!! thank goodness Kishi didn't decide to do this. We had enough Sasuke crap in the manga!!

One thing I notice, she says that if she say its people will not be happy about it. If Sasuke movie was a boom why would she say that people will be disappointed we all know Kishi loves his character otherwise Naruto would be a lot more respected?

I also wonder if Kishi sees Sasuke the same way he sees Shikamaru, where he doesn't want to have him in a relationship with any character? Or he sees Sasuke as a guy who every girl most find good looking? I think the last one makes more sense since all the girl characters in the Naruto fangirl over him, even Hinata in the movie Bond.

Edited by NS means logic, 14 August 2012 - 01:22 PM.

[TouKen4Life3g]

Interesting about that interview. It reminds me that HxH movie that's coming soon. It's focusing on the other main character's story. I can see the possibility for Sasuke, probably his days during with Orochimaru and probably see how he get to know Team Taka (or Hebi in this case), so it would have been neat. Oh well, I can settle this one just fine. Too fine. With all the NaruSaku moments, we know which side he's in.

In other news:

http://www.crunchyro...-yen-in-17-days

Congratulations! A job well done!

[Nefertieh]

It's funny. Noticed that all the movies, there were room for SasuSaku and NaruHina, yet they didn't take the opportunity, or rather, they didn't want to.

Because the anime studio, although may have biased writers and directors, know that it would be problematic if they added some significant, life changing development to characters they don't own. It would mess up the canon.

dont forget filler 235 with naruto confessing that he still loves sakura after hinata's confession i almost didnt believe the studio was capable of doing that XD

To me, it sounded like he was giving up on her. >_>

Edited by Nefertieh, 14 August 2012 - 01:51 PM.

[Sakamaki Izayoi]

To me, it sounded like he was giving up on her. >_>

Yes it sounded but they kill themselves when naruto said that "nothing would make me happier if she chooses me someday" so for him he would still love her even if she chooses someome else.
this implies that he would never truly love anyone else besides sakura.

@he saves her in that style , her did a surprised reaction and blushed a little it was fast because they were in a middle of a fight.

Edited by dovahkiin, 14 August 2012 - 02:03 PM.

[Malverstation]

You guys won't believe it, but here:

http://www.ustream.t...corded/24598571

Translation of what Junko (Naruto's seiyuu) said starting from the 8th minute.



Dear God!! thank goodness Kishi didn't decide to do this. We had enough Sasuke crap in the manga!!

Well, there was a joke a Japanese friend said to me:

Japan favors Sasuke
America favors Naruto
Europe favors Sakura

I am not sure how true it all is but he was simply stating that Sasuke is popular in Japan. Doesn't surprise me that a movie involving Sasuke as the main character would be introduced. Not that I would be interested in that thought but the concept and storyline can make or break a movie.

[Codus N]

LOL, that's an interesting joke. I wonder if the third is true, though??

[Nefertieh]

"...well, it's because this is something that was said by Kishimoto-sensei. This time, Kishimoto-sensei ended up creating both the story and the characters for the movie himself... so it was really amazing. Though. To. Tell. You. The. Truth. While this movie was about Naruto and his growth, a movie where Naruto could grow up... Kishimoto-sensei's first suggestion was 'How about we make the story about Sasuke?'"

"Eh!? That is really interesting!"

"Everyone, please don't spread this around! Anyway - as expected, not making Naruto appear in a movie about the manga 'NARUTO' seemed a little, well... so, as expected, it ended up being a story that showed Naruto's growth, by returning once again to Naruto's starting point. Only, as expected..."

"Oooh? What is it, what is it?"

"Well, because of that, he couldn't write the story about Sasuke - but somewhere inside his heart, with Naruto being shown like that... and considering that there are also many points that he wasn't able to draw in Sasuke's story, what with him being the other pillar and all... well, he certainly talked as if he wanted to make an announcement, right there in front of everyone."

"Eeeeeeh! That is really interesting!"

"Isn't it! So perhaps, if this movie is popular and well-received by everyone, Kishimoto might take into his hands next year's movie too... and then he might write Sasuke's story... and maybe even Kakashi's story while he's at it! Things like those, you know?"

"I see!"

Move over Karin, Kishimoto is Sasuke's biggest fangirl.

Yes it sounded but they kill themselves when naruto said that "nothing would make me happier if she chooses me someday" so for him he would still love her even if she chooses someome else.
this implies that he would never truly love anyone else besides sakura.

@he saves her in that style , her did a surprised reaction and blushed a little it was fast because they were in a middle of a fight.

Hm, it sounds like he's just content with her being happy, not that he'd always love her. I don't want to waste too much time on that, it was just filler.

Well, there was a joke a Japanese friend said to me:

Japan favors Sasuke
America favors Naruto
Europe favors Sakura

I am not sure how true it all is but he was simply stating that Sasuke is popular in Japan. Doesn't surprise me that a movie involving Sasuke as the main character would be introduced. Not that I would be interested in that thought but the concept and storyline can make or break a movie.

I've always had the impression that people who stopped reading the manga after the timeskip favored Sasuke, and people who did read the manga favored Naruto. Female characters are never popular. But I don't live in any of those places so I wouldn't know.

[TouKen4Life3g]

Yes it sounded but they kill themselves when naruto said that "nothing would make me happier if she chooses me someday" so for him he would still love her even if she chooses someome else.
this implies that he would never truly love anyone else besides sakura.

@he saves her in that style , her did a surprised reaction and blushed a little it was fast because they were in a middle of a fight.

I agree. Naruto did say he will do his best to win her heart. Later, when she asked him when he will confess, he said he couldn't yet since it's not the right time, which applies his promise to Sakura. Even by then, he will always protect her. If she chooses him, he would be so happy, otherwise, he would still be happy for her as long she is happy. Stuff like that, Kishi can't make Naruto lonely and should be gifted to accomplish everything he strive.

In other topic, that's cute. Lol. How did Naruto save Sakura the second time?

Well, there was a joke a Japanese friend said to me:

Japan favors Sasuke
America favors Naruto
Europe favors Sakura

I am not sure how true it all is but he was simply stating that Sasuke is popular in Japan. Doesn't surprise me that a movie involving Sasuke as the main character would be introduced. Not that I would be interested in that thought but the concept and storyline can make or break a movie.

Lol. Interesting.

[alexander]

Dovahkiin, sorry if this was asked already, but what kind of person Menma was before getting taken over by Tobi? Or we never get a chance to see how he really is? There were people saying he was very evil even before geting posessed, and I'm not sure if it's true.

[sushi.]

Well, there was a joke a Japanese friend said to me:

Japan favors Sasuke
America favors Naruto
Europe favors Sakura

I am not sure how true it all is but he was simply stating that Sasuke is popular in Japan. Doesn't surprise me that a movie involving Sasuke as the main character would be introduced. Not that I would be interested in that thought but the concept and storyline can make or break a movie.

I like Sakura. most of my friends does too, and I see tons of spanish pro Sakura stuff on deviantart

Edited by sushi., 14 August 2012 - 02:13 PM.

[Don-kun]

Because the anime studio, although may have biased writers and directors, know that it would be problematic if they added some significant, life changing development to characters they don't own. It would mess up the canon.



To me, it sounded like he was giving up on her. >_>

So nothing will make me happier if she chooses me one day or I cannot tell her right now or even I decided that the same way she fights to get Sasuke's acknowledgement is the same way I will fight for her acknowledgment sounds like given up to you?

Plus if they can do Sakura>>>Naruto why they cannot do Naru>>Hinata again, they didn't have any problem adding a line where Sakura say that she develop her feelings for Sasuke to real love after her confession to Naruto giving the readers the impression that she lie about liking Natuyo something that hasn't made clear in the Manga yet. Also they didn't have a problem by making Naruto and Hinata hold hand and Naruto telling her that she will make a great wife or the famous Episode 166.

Edited by NS means logic, 14 August 2012 - 02:20 PM.

[Sakamaki Izayoi]

Dovahkiin, sorry if this was asked already, but what kind of person Menma was before getting taken over by Tobi? Or we never get a chance to see how he really is? There were people saying he was very evil even before geting posessed, and I'm not sure if it's true.

it's not shown when he was introduced he already had black hair so i presume because of his actions and his tone that he was already possessed.
- give by the tone of the AU K11 and his parents he wasnt evil.
whoever says that he was evil before is lying.

Edited by dovahkiin, 14 August 2012 - 02:16 PM.

[Nefertieh]

So nothing will make me happier if she chooses me one day or I cannot tell her right now or even I decided that the same way she fights to get Sasuke's acknowledgement is the same way I will fight for her acknowledgment sounds like given up to you?

No, the part where he said he would still be happy if she didn't chose him in the end. Naruto usually never gives up, to say that he will bothers me a bit.

Plus if they can do Sakura>>>Naruto why they cannot do it again, they didn't have any problem adding a line where Sasura say that she develop her feelings for Sasuke to real love after her confession to Naruto giving the readers the impression that she lie about liking Natuyo something that hasn't made clear in the Manga yet. Also they didn't have a problem by making Naruto and Hinata hold hand and Naruto telling her that she will make a great wife or the famous Episode 166.

My comment was directed at the "why don't they make a movie about sasusaku/ naruhina?" Obviously they do take some liberties with canon characters (especially for Hinata, giving her new techniques and so forth) but they certainly can't make a whole movie on it. It does tend to cause holes in the canon -- like, why would Hinata say that she wanted to hold Naruto's hand so recently in the manga, as if she's never done so before, when she did in the fillers?

[TouKen4Life3g]

So nothing will make me happier if she chooses me one day or I cannot tell her right now or even I decided that the same way she fights to get Sasuke's acknowledgement is the same way I will fight for her acknowledgment sounds like given up to you?

Plus if they can do Sakura>>>Naruto why they cannot do it again, they didn't have any problem adding a line where Sasura say that she develop her feelings for Sasuke to real love after her confession to Naruto giving the readers the impression that she lie about liking Natuyo something that hasn't made clear in the Manga yet. Also they didn't have a problem by making Naruto and Hinata hold hand and Naruto telling her that she will make a great wife or the famous Episode 166.

It's really confusing. For NaruHina, it stopped being like that back in part 1. Part 2 is all on her now. Yeah, we got 166, but that was it. Naruto is still Naruto. They sure went a lot for NaruSaku though. SasuSaku is in no good shape and it's only Sakura that keeps it alive. Other than that, it's already heading to the end. So, it felt like they might as well add her reason for Sasuke before the whole ordeal that she would drop her feelings. It's like I said before, this was the first time that her and Sasuke alone (sort of since Karin) and that basically starts questioning her that perhaps it's time to drop her love for him. It brought nothing but negative surrounding her, until Naruto shows up and look how opposite she was once he shows up. So yeah, I think anime studio felt it was necessary to start bringing up her feelings for Sasuke to supposedly make the impact of her realization bigger.

[Sakamaki Izayoi]

Well, there was a joke a Japanese friend said to me:

Japan favors Sasuke
America favors Naruto
Europe favors Sakura

i dont think so sasuke* character is being the most hated later even by japanese fans.
just look at the volume when naruto learn the bijuu mode it solds better than sasuke/itachi reunition.

i think kishi is doing us to hate sasuke on purpose.

Edited by dovahkiin, 14 August 2012 - 02:30 PM.

[Malverstation]

No, the part where he said he would still be happy if she didn't chose him in the end. Naruto usually never gives up, to say that he will bothers me a bit.

Really? I enjoyed it because it shows that Naruto wants a true confession and commitment. He wants it to be untainted and Sakura to freely choose him but it's because he loves her and wants to make her happy himself. If she isn't going to be happy, he wants her to be, even if it is not with him. That is an example of love I think people should be living for. If he forces her to choose him, what gratification is there? It's a forced love, which is why I am a NaruSaku fan because they are the only two who has shown more development which can change into something more.

i dont think so sasuke* character is being the most hated later even by japanese fans.
just look at the volume when naruto learn the bijuu mode it solds better than sasuke/itachi reunition.

i think kishi is doing us to hate sasuke on purpose.

Really? I feel like I see twice as many Sasuke based fanarts than Naruto by Japanese artists. I am seeing things from the artists fanbase, not any forums or outside of the artists galleries. I talk mostly to artists like Rankai, Vessel, Sensenline and Shunpoo.

Edited by Malverstation, 14 August 2012 - 02:37 PM.

[alexander]

i dont think so sasuke* character is being the most hated later even by japanese fans.
just look at the volume when naruto learn the bijuu mode it solds better than sasuke/itachi reunition.

i think kishi is doing us to hate sasuke on purpose.

BTW, when you went to Japan, did you happen to hear other fans opinions about the characters, or you never manage to talk to other people about it?

[Sakamaki Izayoi]

BTW, when you went to Japan, did you happen to hear other fans opinions about the characters, or you never manage to talk to other people about it?

i'm not fluent on japanese and it was just for one day i was with a friend of mine that is fluent, my business was on South Korea, i just went to japan to watch the movie to not lose the oportunity.
but since i was with him we managed to talk with two guys but they are not shippers(neither i just pretend that i was not so i dont asked any pairing questions), we asked them some opinions and the two looks like they did not liked sasuke , mostly because of his behavior and the focus he received, but it's only two and do not represent the entire fanbase.

( their mostly favorite character were kakashi and shikamaru)

Edited by dovahkiin, 14 August 2012 - 02:37 PM.

[Nefertieh]

Really? I enjoyed it because it shows that Naruto wants a true confession and commitment. He wants it to be untainted and Sakura to freely choose him but it's because he loves her and wants to make her happy himself. If she isn't going to be happy, he wants her to be, even if it is not with him. That is an example of love I think people should be living for. If he forces her to choose him, what gratification is there? It's a forced love, which is why I am a NaruSaku fan because they are the only two who has shown more development which can change into something more.

While I do give the filler points for making Naruto sound like a caring human being as opposed to a creepy stalker, I can't imagine him saying he would give up on anything.

"Even if I don't get to be Hokage one day, I'll be happy."
"Even if I won't keep my promise of a lifetime, I'll be happy."

I don't know. Maybe it was because a naruhina fan told me a few years ago that she thought Naruto would just give up on Sakura one day. I don't think any pairings will become inevitably canon, but I doubt it would be because Sakura decided to get hitched to someone else.

[Sakamaki Izayoi]

While I do give the filler points for making Naruto sound like a caring human being as opposed to a creepy stalker, I can't imagine him saying he would give up on anything.

"Even if I don't get to be Hokage one day, I'll be happy."
"Even if I won't keep my promise of a lifetime, I'll be happy."

I don't know. Maybe it was because a naruhina fan told me a few years ago that she thought Naruto would just give up on Sakura one day. I don't think any pairings will become inevitably canon, but I doubt it would be because Sakura decided to get hitched to someone else.

My conclusion is with naruto sakura can be herself, with sasuke she has to become someome else that she's not.