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[Bryon_Konoha_Ninja]

I think it has nothing to do with weight, as a statement about Anko or women. Anko was just one more victim of Kishimoto's ending theme of not giving anyone the ending they wanted. 

 

Yeah, there's definitely overtones of mocking. Since there don't seem to be any heavy females in the manga then yeah, her obvious weight gain stands out. However, Kishimoto likes boob jokes, pissing, farting and potty humor. A lot. So really, the bar's not set very high.

 

But the way I see it, she's just one more character Kishi can screw over in the end. 

 

The ending really was not about a fulfillment of goals, but about how reality is harsh. None of the characters are happy or fulfilled. Anko is just another one.

 

And why fat? She was also sexy so she could have been shown as paired with a dorky shinobi. She was fierce, so she could have been shown as weak. Any of those opposites would've worked. I think the fat joke was the low-hanging fruit for someone who's really grown to hate his work.

 

What bothers me the most is why was she even shown at all? She was only ever a plot device. She might have been a memorable character from Part 1, but her momentum in the story has long since fallen away.

 

Why not show a panel of Yamato pulling himself out of the wreckage, squinting and smiling up into a ray of sunlight? He was infinitely more beloved and important to the plot.

 

And who frickin' cares about Anko? If she weren't shown in the epilogue, NO ONE would be missing her. Unlike poor Yamato.

 

Which is why as many of us have said, Tricksie,w e just got an ending. NOT A HAPPY ONE, NOT THE ONE WE DESERVED. JUST A DAMN ENDING.

[Namikaze Clan]

I always felt Anko was a character with a lot of potential. She was Orochimaru's former apprentice and one of two people with the Curse of Heaven mark. She could have been used to great affect, but Kishimoto just forgot about her in part 2. All of that potential wasted. And making her fat felt like the ultimate betrayal of her character

Edited by Namikaze Clan, 24 December 2014 - 08:29 PM.

[Phantom_999]

 

 

But her being fat promotes t obscenity or something and impressionable kids and something else.....For the childr.....ah, screw it. I can't pretend to care one bit about this.

 

Did I say something offensive?

[soshi]

for me even now remains a enigma why Kishimoto decided to do anco fat.As people have said above Anco had great potential but Kishimoto decided contrary

[sushi.]

It isn't even that she's fat, because that isn't inherently a bad thing. I am bothered because this feels like Kishi's turning her character into just another offensive, little dry joke. I think that tricksie explained it wonderfully.

[Tiller]

 

I know plenty of sexy women who are fat so idk. tbh I think people are making a bigger deal out of Anko's weight gain then we really should be.

Oh no doubt, but do you honestly think he did it to show her more attractive? With his mind?!?! I think he did it to show she failed to get a man and is there for an "old man". Hearing his sexiest world view I have little doubts he did it as a negative, not as a positive.

[Otaru]

IMO it's the crystalization of the fact that he didn't give a kitten and did whatever with his characters.

[redrose3443]

lol. Anko being Oro's apprentice, was as meaningful, as Shizune being Tsunade's. They were just there to give relevance in part one, but in part two, just popped in whenever need.( which was not often.)

[Nate River]

 

Did I say something offensive?

 

 

No.

 

i'm simply surprised (and a bit baffled) so much time is being spent on something that barely registers as a nothingburger.

 

Anko's fat, so what?

[ThroughWithLove]

 

 

No.

 

i'm simply surprised (and a bit baffled) so much time is being spent on something that barely registers as a nothingburger.

 

Anko's fat, so what?

 

Exactly. Why should we as readers care about this? No really, why is Anko even in the final chapter? How about a page that semi-resolves Orochimaru or Kabuto's whereabouts? Or Taka's? Or heck, a page detailing how Naruto achieves piece. Instead, we get a page revolving around a character the author forgot about in part one. How about a page that contributes that resolves the plot?

Edited by ThroughWithLove, 25 December 2014 - 06:35 AM.

[Nami]

 

Why not show a panel of Yamato pulling himself out of the wreckage, squinting and smiling up into a ray of sunlight? He was infinitely more beloved and important to the plot.

 

And who frickin' cares about Anko? If she weren't shown in the epilogue, NO ONE would be missing her. Unlike poor Yamato.

 

It is stupid, but it does follow the more or less same patters. All the characters that supported NS wind up dead or missing, while the rest are made fun of or degraded in some way.

[Dario]

l personally interpreted it as Kishimoto kittening all over the good part of his story. Anko was one of the characters l was really interested in when she first appeared and l was really curious to see what Kishimoto would do with her. Turns out he ignored her for hundreds of chapters only to dig her up at the very end and give closure to her character with a fat joke. Says it all really.

[Kamina-Yoshi]

Because I think Anko is sexy and Kishimoto hates me.

[Tiller]

Because I think Anko is sexy and Kishimoto hates me.

He hates all of us Kamina don't feel bad.

[somilmish]

too much dango

It ruined the Anko ff for me....

[Phantom_999]

No.
 
i'm simply surprised (and a bit baffled) so much time is being spent on something that barely registers as a nothingburger.
 
Anko's fat, so what?

 
Ah, Yeah that's true. It shouldn't matter. and It doesn't to me really
 

l personally interpreted it as Kishimoto sh**ting all over the good part of his story. Anko was one of the characters l was really interested in when she first appeared and l was really curious to see what Kishimoto would do with her. Turns out he ignored her for hundreds of chapters only to dig her up at the very end and give closure to her character with a fat joke. Says it all really.

Indeed. The ending is spilled with "I don't give two kittenS about the story" all over.

Edited by Phantom_999, 02 January 2015 - 05:36 AM.

[Aizen-Sama]

A better question... Why did Naruto marry Hinata?

[CloudMountainJuror]

A better question... Why did Naruto marry Hinata?

 

At least with that they were appealing to some demographic, so they had that as a (kitten) reason. I don't think anyone was asking for Anko to be fat.

[Aizen-Sama]

 
At least with that they were appealing to some demographic, so they had that as a (sh*tty) reason. I don't think anyone was asking for Anko to be fat.

Maybe Anko was fat because of all the anko she was eating.