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[rocci]

I was watching Forest Gump and Forest reminded me of pre 698 Naruto. They both are slow and dim but they never gave up. Too bad Kishi is not Robert Zemeckis.

A retard like forest Gump could understand what love is and support the girl of his dream. While naruto only lie to himself all this time.

Oh wait, I forget that Gump doesn't have cute princess stalker with big boob

[Advaith]

Anything new ?

[Atheck]

So because SP is like Ed Wood and the old Hollywood B movies I should consider what they did a success? No. What you see as basically "surviving and making cash with what they have", I see a studio that can't attract a market that is obviously out there. I see a creator that has constantly failed to attract a larger audeince.

This is a failure by any honest measure. If you do not reach the wider audience that your are trying to reach, you are not a major success. At best SP can be called a B anime studio, and Kishimoto can be called Japan's modern Ed Wood.

SP and Kishimoto have failed to reach their market potential. There is no getting around that. Saying it's been that way for a long time just means they've been stuck in place, and don't know how to expand.

You and I don't have the same defintion of success. You seem to think so long as they survive a bit more then some people thought they would they are a roaring success. I see them as the B level studio they are, and won't cheer for them anymore then I would cheer for a Sci Fi Channel film that made it's budget back and a decent profit. Obvously if Naruto's story was strong enough to draw in a larger audience it wouldn't be with this studio to begin with.

Why can't that potential audience be entertained? Is it because the studio failed in an endeavour that has withdrawn from their reserves of budget for thirteen consecutive years? Or could it be that the subject matter in general doesn't appeal to the demographics who find appeal in the series like OP and DBZ? But the comparison doesn't hold because from what I'm reading, this Ed Wood person was the architect of of various low-budget films that pander to an older demographic interested in erotic imagery, as well as various other low-key books/movies of other genres that appear to have only garnered a following in fringe circles because of their ambiguous quality and usage of exaggerated tropes.

Lower in quality compared to other popular brand names, Naruto was always known within the mainstream, and with regards to the international market, it's even more popular than One Piece. Naruto might have earned itself controversy with its substandard quality in the past few years and with its suggestive choice for an ending, but the recognition, acclaim, and yes, profit earnings as well are real.

Coincidentally, it so happens that One Piece and Dragonball are the only two manga to score higher than Naruto in terms of overall sells. That success translates into the anime as well, albeit in a somewhat less glamourous light. So this idea of comparing an obscured creator of B-rate sexploit films to one of the most recognisable anime/manga series in the world is a false equivalency.

Edited by Atheck, 17 January 2015 - 05:27 AM.

[trang95]

Watched the first two episodes of Parasyte btw, and I gotta say, I'm surprised that this is far from the sort of gruesome I imagined... I dare to even say this parasyte Migi is my favorite "character" so far- he's one badass biology teacher

The pacing is a little bit too fast in my opinion when it comes to character development and interactions though.

[redrose3443]

here's that other version of the chart;

 

fixed chart

 

It seems clear the movie will profit, but I don't think part 3 will garner much support and the Boruto movie will probably become the worst one in the Naruto fanchise. I just hope that Kishi/SP will come to regret their decision in the near future, while more and more people stop supporting Naruto.

Edited by redrose3443, 17 January 2015 - 07:13 AM.

[RyohkiFan]

here's that other version of the chart;
 

fixed chart

 
It seems clear clear the movie will profit, but I don't think part 3 will garner much support and the Boruto movie will probably become the worst one in the Naruto fanchise. I just hope that Kishi/SP will come to regret their decision in the near future, while more and more people stop supporting Naruto.

The Sauce was there!! :O My Neji!! My two favorite guy characters ruined for pairing purposes D:

[AHK]

no way he's around 40 man. phoenix have a long life span and they heal from almost anything. there's been some theories that marco is much older than he looks.
 
ugh i kittening hate that prediction. shanks doesn't need to die so luffy can have his damn fight with BB. and yeah, shanks probably was caught off guard by that dirty bastard.

Didn't Oda release in a databook thing that Marco was 40ish and was the navigator of his crew?

I hate it too, but I'd begrudgingly admit that it would at a ton more intensity to a fight that is going to happen whether he lives or dies. Could you imagine the feels of shanks dying in front of luffy like ace? I'd curl up in a ball and cry for a week.

[ultranx]

Hinata belongs in Pokemon. -____-

how dare you!! sure the pokemon anime is bad with the couples but its not a bad enough anime to try to make it worse with hinata.....and if I saw hinata in the games, well.....

 

 

die hinata, die!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Edited by ultranx, 17 January 2015 - 05:58 AM.

[ultranx]

That's how TRUE warriors and arch rivals battle, mate There was some actual destruction

agreed, naruto has nothing on dbz, goku and vegeta had a true rivalry bond, unlike the crappy sasuke naruto bond of misleading meaningless lameness

[NaruSaku fan in Kentucky]

A retard like forest Gump could understand what love is and support the girl of his dream. While naruto only lie to himself all this time.

Oh wait, I forget that Gump doesn't have cute princess stalker with big boob

You mean Narudo? Cause Naruto is more like Forest Gump.

[NaruSaku fan in Kentucky]

how dare you!! sure the pokemon anime is bad with the couples but its not a bad enough anime to try to make it worse with hinata.....and if I saw hinata in the games, well.....
 

die hinata, die!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Imagine her in Kingdom Hearts. She'd be the worst Princess of heart. It'd make me take Alice over her. No offense to Alice fans.

[DeathGodMack]

I'm actually starting to like Sakura's new look.

Edited by DeathGodMack, 17 January 2015 - 05:53 AM.

[ultranx]

Imagine her in Kingdom Hearts. She'd be the worst Princess of heart. It'd make me take Alice over her. No offense to Alice fans.

NOPE we don't need her in kingdom hearts either, I regret ever imagining kingdom hearts being good with naruto a part of it but I didn't think naruto would turn out this bad, ugh....

 

EDIT: why do all the cool pictures and gifs keep being shrunk when I try to use them, guessing google's screwing this up too? ugh...

Edited by ultranx, 17 January 2015 - 05:57 AM.

[TouKen4Life3g]

Well, I should get sleep now. Prepare for that LAP. Goodnight, everyone.

[rocci]

You mean Narudo? Cause Naruto is more like Forest Gump.

Agree. I believe kishi doesn't watch it.

@ultranx
Goku is unrivaled. Just like luffy.

[RyohkiFan]

Well, I should get sleep now. Prepare for that LAP. Goodnight, everyone.

Night!

[NaruSaku fan in Kentucky]

Agree. I believe kishi doesn't watch it.

This what Naruto said to Kishi before he quit on Kishi.

Naruto:Kishi Before I quit your ass I just wanna tell you that I'm Not a smart man but I know what love is.

Kishi:.... Isn't that from Twilight?

[DeathGodMack]

This thread is so off topic now.

[Popuri]

some guy said on tumblr that, apparently, even in the USA, they are refusing refunds ! 

                       

(13 smilies like that for SP and kishi)

 

? sounds a crap to me.... the last has been out since 1 month as well and the all world knows its a sh*tty plot. Why someone in US should buy tickets in advance if the plot is an open secret by now?

because they are NH fans. Doesn't US have NH fans more than NS and Team 7?

[Popuri]

'suuuup! New news? No?

 

Anyway, if you think NS tags on Tumblr is poisonous now, NaruSaku hashtag on Twitter seems to be safer 

Edited by xpopurix, 17 January 2015 - 06:20 AM.