Rurouni Kenshin VS Naruto [Archive]

8upED

Fri, 12-26-2003, 05:15 AM

Naruto hands down. the animation is more fluent and action sequences are deffinetly more vibrant......... Naruto dominance right now as far as quality artwork and very original storytelling is scary.

When Naruto goes mainstream i have a feeling it will make more of an impact on the US than Dragonball, DBZ, and DBGT.

But this is just IMOP.. hehe http://www.gotwoot.net/forum/html/emoticons/mf_laughbounce2.gif

Death BOO Z

Fri, 12-26-2003, 05:19 AM

where is the 'damn you for making me choose!" option?

there isn't one?
then DAMN YOU FOR MAKING ME CHOOSE FROM THESE TWO GREAT ANIMES!

Edit: I voted now for RK... just cuz i felt like it.. now i'm feeling guilty about it...

TwisT

Fri, 12-26-2003, 05:41 AM

Well Berserk won against Kenshin so why do u think it would win against Naruto

I think Berserk vs. Nauto would have been a closer battle..

Actually its a tie for me there..

But against Kenshin, Naruto is a clear winner..

Uzumaki Kakashi

Fri, 12-26-2003, 09:11 AM

i loved kenshin, great story and characters. but naruto has to win because the same qualitys and then some. there are more plot twists and naruto doesn always win everything like in kenshin (where he would always win) also the animation on naruto is better and slighlty cooler looking characters.

JessiA

Fri, 12-26-2003, 09:21 AM

Naruto, hands down. I never really got into Kenshin outside of the OVAs

Uzumaki Naruto

Sat, 12-27-2003, 04:11 AM

man this is a really hard decision bc i really love kenshin and naruto but if i have to vote mine goes to naruto bc as soem of u already said naruto is more original and its has more to it plus in kenshin i really ahte it when he repeats hsi words over and over again its just fukin anoyin

Kyubi Unleashed

Sat, 12-27-2003, 10:46 AM

http://www.gotwoot.net/forum/html/emoticons/mf_laughbounce.gif I'm madly in love with both animes, so I didn't vote! Naruto is addictive to watch (I go crazy when I can't download an episode), but so is Kenshin, and I watched the whole series on Cartoon Network. Naruto is a very funny, but rather angsty, anime with a great variety of characters and twists (everything's practically original!)such as the whole Demon Fox being sealed within Naruto. Ruruoni Kenshin is more intense with heavier battles and REALLY HOT GUYS. The story is also kind of more in depth, if you know what I mean.

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Uchiha-Itachi

Sat, 12-27-2003, 01:07 PM

Naruto > Kenshin ALL THE WAY *nuff said*

RaZzy

Sat, 12-27-2003, 01:08 PM

kenshin is very cool and funny
the same goes for naruto,but the fight scenes and story are better

so naruto wins

Xeo

Sat, 12-27-2003, 01:42 PM

Naruto has more plot twists.
Kenshin has a deeper story.

Naruto and Kenshin are both funny at parts.

Can't really compare the animation with obviously got better because of the years between the anime's, but if I did Naruto's would be better overall.

Naruto is good.
Kenshin is good.

So I'm stuck...

*tosses coin*

Alright.. Kenshin today... Naruto tomorrow. Guess that means I'm living in the past.

rEkKaShInObI

Sat, 12-27-2003, 01:43 PM

never saw kenshin, picked naruto

.EcHo.

Sun, 12-28-2003, 02:02 AM

yea i think naruto is still good, im awtching kensihn also at the same time =P
both great animes, but i would want to keep up with the latest

Koyuki

Sun, 12-28-2003, 03:26 AM

Naruto all the way, but Rurouni Kenshin is so close they can smell Naruto's fart no jutsu

Kyubi Unleashed

Sun, 12-28-2003, 03:52 AM

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Naruto's FART NO JUTSU?? http://www.gotwoot.net/forum/html/emoticons/mf_gap.gif Nice.

Elite Hentai

Sun, 12-28-2003, 06:47 AM

Kenshin's Kuzu Ryu sen will stop Naruto's Fart no Jutsu. The gas can't escape so Naruto explodes http://www.gotwoot.net/forum/html/emoticons/mellow.gif.

joker-kun

Sun, 12-28-2003, 11:03 AM

I love Kenshin, but ill have to go with Naruto on this.

***Naruto has snagged second spot on top anime list***

Destiny

Sun, 12-28-2003, 01:44 PM

Meh, i like Kenshin over Naruto. It's just... better.
Only downfall, that i can think of, to the Kenshin series is that it has too many pointless episodes that arent even worth watching

joker-kun

Mon, 12-29-2003, 02:37 AM

</div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td>QUOTE (DB_Hunter @ Dec 29 2003, 03:20 AM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'> I think the reason why more people are saying Naruto is because they have seen it more recently and therefore are slightly,if not unintentionally, biased towards Naruto. Also the fact that they didn't follow the manga after the Kyoto arc made Kenshin's overall quality go down. But the first OVA pwned all. </td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'>
Thats not true DBZ is still top on my list and i havnt in watched it in a year, and for the person who watched it 3-4 times, I HAVE RAGE FOR YOU, im struggling to watch it once!

ArazioN

Mon, 12-29-2003, 02:52 AM

didn't vote cuz i love them both http://www.gotwoot.net/forum/html/emoticons/biggrin.gif

spectre270

Mon, 12-29-2003, 03:00 AM

<span style='color:blue'>When it comes down to all factors of the anime Kenshin wins but Naruto has the better characters.</span> http://www.gotwoot.net/forum/html/emoticons/mf_plasmawhore.gif

DB_Hunter

Mon, 12-29-2003, 03:05 AM

</div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td>QUOTE (joker-kun @ Dec 29 2003, 01:37 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'> </div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td>QUOTE (DB_Hunter @ Dec 29 2003, 03:20 AM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'> I think the reason why more people are saying Naruto is because they have seen it more recently and therefore are slightly,if not unintentionally, biased towards Naruto. Also the fact that they didn't follow the manga after the Kyoto arc made Kenshin's overall quality go down. But the first OVA pwned all. </td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'>
Thats not true DBZ is still top on my list and i havnt in watched it in a year, and for the person who watched it 3-4 times, I HAVE RAGE FOR YOU, im struggling to watch it once! </td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'>
Rage for me? Maybe DBZ stuck in your head more because it had about triple the number of episodes plus it had movies and stuff. Don't get me wrong, I'm a massive DBZ and Kenshin fan, having most Kenshin stuff in ogm format and having a decent amount of DBZ too. But then again, I have all thunder cats eps too (hang.. one ep is a fake double.... DAMN THAT FOOL WHO UPLOADED IT TO ME http://www.gotwoot.net/forum/html/emoticons/mf_jumpon.gif http://www.gotwoot.net/forum/html/emoticons/mf_jumpon.gif http://www.gotwoot.net/forum/html/emoticons/mf_jumpon.gif )

joker-kun

Mon, 12-29-2003, 03:12 AM

No not you, the person who has watched it 3 - 4 times, although i was joking, but i do need kenshin, im stuck on ep 56, so i cant give a concrete vote, but i think i would still go with naruto

paran0id

Mon, 12-29-2003, 03:55 AM

I would have to say Kenshin.. As I've seen it like 3 or 4 times.. http://www.gotwoot.net/forum/html/emoticons/biggrin.gif

Rothman

Mon, 12-29-2003, 04:06 AM

Naruto is DA BOMB !!! Kenshin...um you can find it back in the closet somewhere. http://www.gotwoot.net/forum/html/emoticons/dry.gif

DB_Hunter

Mon, 12-29-2003, 04:21 AM

I think the reason why more people are saying Naruto is because they have seen it more recently and therefore are slightly,if not unintentionally, biased towards Naruto. Also the fact that they didn't follow the manga after the Kyoto arc made Kenshin's overall quality go down. But the first OVA pwned all.

Destiny

Mon, 12-29-2003, 05:14 AM

</div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td>QUOTE (spectre270 @ Dec 30 2003, 07:00 AM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'> <span style='color:blue'>When it comes down to all factors of the anime Kenshin wins but Naruto has the better characters.</span> http://www.gotwoot.net/forum/html/emoticons/mf_plasmawhore.gif </td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'>
I actually think Kenshin has the better characters, thats one reason why i voted kenshin. Naruto has more variety in characters, but Kenshin's characters just own all, specially Battousai and Soujiro

Hotsuma

Mon, 12-29-2003, 05:29 AM

EDIT - Actually, I change my mind. Naruto isn't as good as Kenshin is. The prime of RK animation is better than whatever Naruto will ever have to offer. And as far as the manga is concerned it kicks Narutos can to the curb.

RK > Naruto.

Karasu

Mon, 12-29-2003, 06:36 AM

Hmm.. I have just seen the Trust&Betrayal Oav of Kenshin. but that one is really nicely animated and the story is really nice. I just heard the Kenshin series dont look at all like that oav and isnt violent at all like the oav so I never got to downloading the Kenshin series.. But I think it's 2 different types of series and hard to compare atleast if Kenshin is alittle like the oav. alot more serious atleast.. But Naruto is so damn good overall anyway so I guess I would vote for Naruto..

.EcHo.

Mon, 12-29-2003, 09:15 AM

both are good, id perfer naruto since its like the latest one

Caranmir59

Tue, 12-30-2003, 08:21 AM

http://www.gotwoot.net/forum/html/emoticons/ph34r.gif I can´t decide in this way , they can´t be compared, they are different but both are very good.

You better compare Kenshin with Peace maker Kurogane , the Story is from the same timeperiod.

I do not know with which to compare Naruto, maybe with DBZ or hunter X hunter , but those still dont fit,

I love them all in their special way and there is alot of story envolving in Naruto, when they can keep up the quality ,the story will go on for long , I hope so.

I voted for Naruto but if there was a third Vote, like I can´t decide , I like both ,

Iwould have chosen this. http://www.gotwoot.net/forum/html/emoticons/ph34r.gif http://www.gotwoot.net/forum/html/emoticons/cool.gif

JusDaMan

Tue, 12-30-2003, 01:41 PM

HAH! i love both animes... =) I cant choose between them both so i gotta go wif PMK!!!!!!!! it got kenshinish history wif a narutoish character =P best way to go! http://www.gotwoot.net/forum/html/emoticons/laugh.gif

DB_Hunter

Sun, 01-18-2004, 02:42 AM

What's so good about Soujiro? I'm not saying he's bad but he didn't stand out for me... for me Seijouro Hiko was the don!

The Kyubi Naruto

Sun, 01-18-2004, 03:35 AM

Naruto Naruto Naruto!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Gai and Lee OWN!

RoMuLuu

Sun, 01-18-2004, 09:11 AM

I prefer Naruto, that was the first anime I started to watch and it's also the best so far.

itachi_

Sun, 01-18-2004, 09:24 AM

Well Rurouni Kenshin OVA - Reminisence was so damn good, best ever... much better then DBZ

.akai

Sun, 01-18-2004, 09:35 AM

I give a null vote. The two anime are so different ... can't really compare. Both are excellent!

http://www.gotwoot.net/forum/html/emoticons/cool.gif Joker-kun, kenshin and soujirou are my fav too. http://www.gotwoot.net/forum/html/emoticons/mf_gap.gif

TwisT

Sun, 01-18-2004, 10:23 AM

I think that The young boy that always smile in the Juppongata(sp?) kicked ass.. He is the coolest guy in Kenshin.. I hate it that Kenshin never kills or loose.. That kid should have raped Kenshin and everybody else to.. I am on eps. 65 now so i dont know but he may be in the series later on.. But he was the coolest by far in the series up to eps. 65..

dizkidhuy

Mon, 04-25-2005, 07:05 PM

naruto all the way its very addicting and very kool for only having young characters as main characters

DeluxSkillz

Tue, 04-26-2005, 05:56 AM

have watched both, liked naruto more then kenshin, but kenshin is still great

PSJ

Tue, 04-26-2005, 09:06 AM

the only reason naruto wins this is because i havent read the kenshin manga, kenshin was awesome up to the kyoto arc after that it went downhill and it was dragged on with many pointless eps here ande there, if i have to choose by only considering the anime kenshin is far cooler, samurais own ninjas thats just the way it is.

EDIT: lol old stuff, didnt notice this thread before, might as well post a bit in it anyway.

Tue, 04-26-2005, 09:54 AM

You three realize this post is almost a year and a half old?

Munsu

Tue, 04-26-2005, 09:59 AM

hehe yeah...

and i also like the fact that we are debating in a forum full of Naruto fanatics...

i'm gonna start my Pokemon vs Naruto thread and see how it goes...

Death BOO Z

Tue, 04-26-2005, 12:47 PM

wow, this thread isn't old school anymore, it's archaic!

can't believe i ever had any doubts about the winner, when was this topic active? 2003? which makes it about 80 episodes ago? something lke 45 - 60?
well, now it makes sense, I haven't gone crazy.

Kenshin rocks, other stuff rock less (except a few, which rock more)

Hakeem_21

Wed, 04-27-2005, 09:51 AM

Kenshin anime is so much better than Naruto cause even the fillers ep were good while the fillers in Naruto makes me sick.....

Kenshin were good from the start to end while Naruto gets bad after 60 or so eps.

Shinji Ikari

Wed, 04-27-2005, 06:55 PM

One cannot even begin to compare Kenshin and Naruto... Kenshin's depth is beyond Naruto's by far... That is enough said... Kenshin is the best series along with Now and then here and there and the movie Grave of the fireflies.

Rik

Wed, 04-27-2005, 09:37 PM

I think Kenshin is better. Oro?

riz

Fri, 04-29-2005, 01:10 AM

Kesnhsinis is way betetr than naruto.. with some of the koolest characters in anime , comeon sanouske is the sh*t .. plsu yea the story line and everything is so much more complex. The 1st ova was a msterpiece in my eyes , naruto takes alot from toher animes if u like it or not. comeon how many times have u seen animes where some1 wants to grow strongeror some1 wants revenge and etc.
hands down kenshin wins

Hakeem_21

Fri, 04-29-2005, 10:12 AM

Nice to see kenshin fans in a naruto forum i/expressions/face-icon-small-smile.gif

Black ops

Fri, 04-29-2005, 12:16 PM

Why did you resurrect this topic? Kenshin is good. Naruto is good. I watched Kenshin first plus its kind of a more mature theme. Both are Shonens I believe but Kenshin just had this better darker feeling to it.

DB_Hunter

Fri, 04-29-2005, 07:23 PM

Very interesting change of opinion after a significant amount of time has elapsed...

darkshadow

Sun, 05-01-2005, 12:04 PM

did ne of you watch the last ova? i think it was reflections ( remembrance is trust/betrayel) and it takes place AFTER the series, and even shows kenshins son ( kenji, who is basicly kenshin reincarnate i/expressions/face-icon-small-tongue.gif) man that ova was super sweet, much better then naruto could possibly offer

Death BOO Z

Sun, 05-01-2005, 12:24 PM

what are you talking about? the 2nd ova was shit.
i watched it twice (once before watching the anime and once after), I fell asleep on both times, that's all the justifacation i'll ever need to not like it.

darkshadow

Sun, 05-01-2005, 04:19 PM

actually its ova 5 and 6

monkeyman

Sun, 05-01-2005, 09:41 PM

ummmm i not 100% sure but i thought the ova was a prequil not a sequel. I could be wrong but isn't the ova where you see how he got his scar and how his tragic first love ended as?

Munsu

Sun, 05-01-2005, 11:27 PM

there are 2 sets of OVAs one is a prequel, the other a sequel

Hotsuma

Thu, 05-05-2005, 12:47 AM

Originally posted by: Pervert-Sennin Jiraiya
the only reason naruto wins this is because i havent read the kenshin manga, kenshin was awesome up to the kyoto arc after that it went downhill and it was dragged on with many pointless eps here ande there, if i have to choose by only considering the anime kenshin is far cooler, samurais own ninjas thats just the way it is.

EDIT: lol old stuff, didnt notice this thread before, might as well post a bit in it anyway.

Dude, once you read the Kenshin manga, the Naruto manga will seem like CRAP. Not sorry to say at all, since Naruto isn't going anywhere but down since... well a long time.

Even the 66 episodes of RK (I won't acknowledge the other 39) are miles better than all 120 (excluding those stupid fillers) or so of Naruto.

Hakeem_21

Thu, 05-05-2005, 10:43 AM

Even the 39 fillers are better most of the 120 eps of Naruto.....

Hotsuma

Thu, 05-05-2005, 07:17 PM

Originally posted by: Hakeem_21
Even the 39 fillers are better most of the 120 eps of Naruto.....

Gah ahahahaha. That's a good one, Hakeem! Sad thing is, you might just be correct. Considering most episodes in naruto were flashbacks, I just might be inclined to agree.

XanBcoo

Fri, 05-06-2005, 12:53 AM

I dunno though. I think a lot of those flashbacks gave naruto a real appeal for me. Whatever, that's a different topic.
It's a toss up for me though. I can't decide which is better. But since I'm actually watching naruto now, I'll say Naruto.

Hakeem_21

Fri, 05-06-2005, 07:33 AM

Some flashback are good but most flashbacks are ones we have seen several times before.

Hotsuma:

The flashbacks are the only things that are bad,the story is too slow i mean 70-100+ eps have been about Sasuke and his sharingan and stuff. When there are lots of better characther who need more airtime....

RedX1z

Mon, 10-24-2005, 11:39 AM

just had to say this, but seta soujiro from rurouni kenshin will kill everyone in a heart beat..

isso

Mon, 10-24-2005, 03:09 PM

Kenshin today... Naruto tomorrow.

aznimperialx

Mon, 10-24-2005, 03:12 PM

naruto sucksi/expressions/face-icon-small-happy.gif

Darknodin

Tue, 10-25-2005, 06:54 PM

Kenshin had more meaning... and even the arc after Kyoto was WAY better than Naruto now... if you add Reminiscence and Seisouhen to the mix... Kenshin, by a landslide

masamuneehs

Tue, 10-25-2005, 07:43 PM

I'm holding judgment on this one until I see more of Naruto (after all the fillers are done) I think it'd be silly to try to compare when we don't even know how Naruto will end.

Hakeem_21

Tue, 10-25-2005, 07:50 PM

Kenshin had some annoying characters like Kaori were that her name ? anyway its still much better than Naruto cause the mangaka can actually tell a story without bieng too predictable while you know what will happen in Naruto long before you see its so predictable it is.

FelixZeroAlastor

Tue, 10-25-2005, 10:30 PM

I'll go with Kenshin. No flashbacks played everyother ep in there.

Gundam_Strike

Wed, 10-26-2005, 09:38 AM

Kenshin all the way. Much deeper with a stunning OAV which just deepens it all i/expressions/face-icon-small-happy.gif

XanBcoo

Wed, 10-26-2005, 01:18 PM

I think they're both about tied for me. Both have a lot of impact when watching them. There are different aspects of both that I like as well, so it's hard to draw a line.

I do have to say that I much prefer Watsuki's art style to Kishimoto's.

EDIT: whoah...I didn't even notice that I had already posted in this thing. Meh, bumping 6 month old topics does that to ya'.

isso

Wed, 10-26-2005, 03:48 PM

lol..

I just say.. The Iris, it thrives best in the rain, even when raining blood...

Terracosmo

Fri, 11-04-2005, 09:10 AM

Kenshin. When Naruto is at it's best, it comes close, but Kenshin is one hell of a series.

Oh and a funny thing happened today (which is kinda why I post i/expressions/face-icon-small-tongue.gif). There is this theme song collection out for Kenshin which costs like $30 (+shipment), and it contains video clips of all Kenshin related songs. I found it for $2 in a local CD shop, second-hand. Isn't that insane? In fucking Sweden!!

Hakeem_21

Sat, 11-05-2005, 09:02 AM

Sheesh thats beyond lucky specialy here in sweden.

KaosSinner

Tue, 11-29-2005, 11:20 AM

How can you make them into 2 options? You cant really compare them. Of course many people prefer Naruto. Its just so commercial anyone falls for it. Kenshin is just ART and Naruto is a DragonBall type anime, pure commercial, made with the only purpose of making you guys Naruto addicts ( not saying Im not) but you cant compare those two. Their made with completely different purposes and the background is also different. If you have to choose then choose between naruto and Bleach for example. Choosing between Kenshin and Naruto is just Dumb.