Retsgip’s Anime Blog

Rating: 5/10

Thank god he finally left Konoha. Suddenly, the town’s average level of ninja just went up 5% which is saying a lot since Jiraiya left too (stats are fun). Do us a favor and don’t come back next week so that we can watch characters who actually display a small amount of brains while fighting. In fact, why don’t you just toss the Kyubi chakra on over to Lee, Kakashi, or Shikamaru so we can rename the series already. Wait–what I really meant–Good luck training! /shifty eyes

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Lee: “Sooo…who’s going first?”

Rating: 7/10

Not quite what I was expecting, but it worked out pretty well. I still think the writers are retarded for throwing in the “use shukaku powers” arc right before the time skip. Well, whatever, there’s not much we can do about it now, but at least we know that next episode Naruto leaves town, and hopefully never comes back.

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Lee’s smile gave me the courage to watch on, what a guy

Rating: 6/10

BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOORING. Yeah, despite the awesome start of this arc, it quickly went into Xtreme depths of shittiness and decided never to return. Excuse me for a few seconds while I /wrists and cry in the corner of the room because this episode pretty much kicked me in the nuts. “Hey, fuck you retsgip for rating the previous episodes in the 8’s because we want shitty episodes in order to contrast the awesomeness that is the manga story.” Anyways, on to the good stuff…

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Rating: 8.5/10

So we finally get some action, and the filler writers actually managed to work in a suspenseful plot into the show. Like, wow, I actually almost feared for the characters, even though I know they’ll all end up alive at the end of this arc. The music wasn’t new or anything, but the way it was used was reminiscent of the old days. The art quality was also decent, in and out of the fight scenes. I’d rank it up there at about Bleach quality once again. This is hands down, the best arc I’ve seen since episode 136.

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Kakashi’s dogs are so badass

Rating: 8.2/10

Well, we’re finally getting into a decent filler arc, and I think there’s a reason why this is happening. For starters, there is so much damn hype for the new season that people might have actually started watching the fillers to see what’s up. If they see some crappy filler shit, they’re not going to be as excited for Naruto Shippuuden as if they see some good filler shit. So, in a way, these next few episodes are like foreplay to the sex that is Naruto Shippuuden, and we’re the female. If they don’t satisfy us and get us into the mood, they’ll be cruisin’ for a bruisin’ later on.

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OMGKILLERSNAKE can’t phase Naruto Shippuuden

I was only able to find two trailers for Naruto Shippuuden so far, and they’re both pretty similar to each other. The first trailer allows us to hear Naruto’s voice, which sounds a little lower than normal. Like, omg his balls dropped kinda and I’m like halfway excited about it! The second trailer is more cinematic, and looks a lot cooler, but I find it really hard to make out what’s happening in the YouTube version. Shinsen-Subs was kind enough to sub it and release it on bittorrent for us, which you can get here.

To ease bandwidth, I put both trailers within the more tag. Enjoy.

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Spread stolen from Chapter 337

Anyone who doesn’t read the manga, or doesn’t want to be spoiled by information such as new moves that Naruto gets later on, then you probably shouldn’t read any further than this. If you stumble here by mistake and end up reading something you didn’t want to know, well I’m sorry. To recompense for any potential harm I may cause, you can spank my ass and call me suzie as long as you want, and I’ll gladly take the punishment. Not that, I’d like that sorta thing, or anything. *whistles innocently*

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Even Shizune is fascinated by Menma’s “piece”

Rating: 7.5/10

If you ignore the obvious shit-fest associated with the artwork and the so very underused Rasengan, this episode and arc actually turned out alright. The funny thing is, my “joke” of this being a homosexual innuendo is really NOT a joke because it really IS there and I find that quite amusing. Not that being homosexual is bad or funny, but I think that the writers are trying to make a serious plot and tried to portray a strong bonding friendship, but instead it turned out to be gay. (pun intended?)

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