Perhaps its the ups and downs you experience with various activities over an extended period of time.
but the series seems to be at a stand still at the moment, and I'm not sure if it is because I'm waiting for something in particular to end, so that the series can continue without such things in the air, or what. I'm not sure.
nope.....i still look forward to new chapters
10/4/04 - 8/20/07
Bored has never been the way to describe the negative feelings I've had towards Naruto. Maybe if I had watched the fillers in the anime, but no. Frustration is more like it. Naruto the main character was once my favorite and was developing nicely, up until after the gaara fight. Afterwards, every time he would go into action, I'd be filled with hope and aniticipation, but be left dissappointed by the end. Right now Naruto himself is the single most disappointing character I can recall, but I'm a forgiving person. I'm still giving the series a shot because its being hinted that Naruto has developed along the lines of what the first 80 episodes made me expect. I don't care so much about the other characters, but if I did, every last one of them would be less of a disappointment and less frustrating to watch. But dissapointment and frustration are not feelings experienced by one who's bored. So no, not bored with it.
"You are not free whose liberty is won by the rigour of other, more righteous souls. Your are merely protected. Your freedom is parasitic, you suck the honourable man dry and offer nothing in return. You who have enjoyed freedom, who have done nothing to earn it, your time has come. This time you will stand alone and fight for yourselves. Now you will pay for your freedom in the currency of honest toil and human blood."
- Inquisitor Czevak
yes, even the manga is extremely boring. it seems like it's just being strung out to make more money now..
I agree with Assertn, but that might be because I only recently got into the manga because of how the anime is going with the filler bullshit. I like reading the new chapters. I hate having to be careful in the Naruto section, though.
"Pudding can't fill the emptiness inside me! But it'll help."
well i think naruto will develope more, because of sai and sasuke, im looking forward to some really cool chapter, but that will take a while i guess
to me, the manga lately have been lacking in the twists/"oooh" department. for some reason, i'm not all THAT intrigued by the root faction in konoha.. yet. we'll see though. i've invested so much time into this manga now so quitting would be retarded at this point.
I'm with folf on this most recent arc.
Mostly it bores down to Sai. Honestly, I couldn't be arsed about someone name Sai or who he is, what he does, and who his brother is.
I would have preferred Kishimoto continually build on the existing characters (the old genin teams).
Roots organisation somewhat interest me though, I don't mind hearing more about the 'darker' side of the Konoha. But Sai, I just hope Kishimoto kills him off soon.
MmmMmm. Ooiiishiii
Hopefully this arc will pick up soon, it sure has been dragging ass for the past few chapters.
"They call it 'The American Dream' because you have to be asleep to believe it" - George Carlin
Sometimes I don't undrestand you guys.
When Kishimoto takes his time to develop characters via making them interact with each other or takes a few weeks to build up plot then the manga is slow and boring.
When we have long fights in which most panels are people kicking or dodging then its dragged out and boring.
So what, should the manga be a compilation of three-chapter long fights one after another?
I'm liking this arc. Sure, it hasn't offered any plot twists so far but it introduced three new characters, all a little bit more interesting than the ones we've seen lately. As it was discussed in another thread this could at the very least bring some plotical tension to the plot and perhaps treason at some time or other... but new characters means there are many elements to introduce to the plot, new mechanics to explore, etc.
Of course its frustrating when you have to wait an entire week, but at least for me it's not boring... I'm enjoying the manga's pace, or at least I enjoyed the past few chapters. It should pick up soon anyway, I don't think they'll be able to meet with the messenger and not fight him at least a little.
Naruto will never be boring! It's one of the best animes ever. Being about ninjas also gives it bonus points.
I always get excited when Naruto or Sasuke fights. Other characters are interesting as well, but mainly Naruto and Sasuke because it's cool when Naruto goes berserk with kyuubi and Sasuke uses his Sharingan.
Even with the fillers right now, they are ok for the most part, but I don't completely hate them.
Naruto is filled with humorous and getting serious elements which makes it fun to watch.
What I learned today: Naruto Manga readers = hypocrisyOriginally posted by: Winged Dancer
Sometimes I don't undrestand you guys.
When Kishimoto takes his time to develop characters via making them interact with each other or takes a few weeks to build up plot then the manga is slow and boring.
When we have long fights in which most panels are people kicking or dodging then its dragged out and boring.
So what, should the manga be a compilation of three-chapter long fights one after another?
I'm liking this arc. Sure, it hasn't offered any plot twists so far but it introduced three new characters, all a little bit more interesting than the ones we've seen lately. As it was discussed in another thread this could at the very least bring some plotical tension to the plot and perhaps treason at some time or other... but new characters means there are many elements to introduce to the plot, new mechanics to explore, etc.
Of course its frustrating when you have to wait an entire week, but at least for me it's not boring... I'm enjoying the manga's pace, or at least I enjoyed the past few chapters. It should pick up soon anyway, I don't think they'll be able to meet with the messenger and not fight him at least a little.
10/4/04 - 8/20/07
Excuse me for being tired of Yamato building houses and shit.
"They call it 'The American Dream' because you have to be asleep to believe it" - George Carlin
You are excused [img]i/expressions/face-icon-small-tongue.gif[/img] I'm not bored at all with naruto, its a good manga and now we have new characters organizations and plots, wich is always cool. Plots don't need to be closed in the same order they were exposed, that only makes things previsible and the story poor.
The thing is that a lot of ppl what really want is to see fights, new moves, ninjutsu continuously (I admit that they are espectacular but a manga with only fights is like a van damme film). The thing is that if you get the manga in chapters there is no time enough to make both the plots and the fights, so that makes 3-4 chapters with conversations etc and then fight chapters. I'm sure that if we would get the manga in volumes no1 would be bored.
Now the story has gotten very interesting with uber guys and we all want to see the uber fights that are to come, but these fights need a background. If ppl have to wait 1 month to see those fights just shut up and wait quietly, you will get your dose of violence in anyway (better if its violence with sense isnt it?). Let other ppl enjoy the development of the plots, the motivations of the characters and organizations and their reasons to be like they are, the very reasons for those fights ppl want to see. I agree that yamato building houses isn't very interesting but is just 1 page! and it lets you see new ninjutsu (just what you really want, dont be ashamed to say it! violence and action rulez! lol) and that he is quite powerful.
The path of excess leads to the tower of wisdom
What I learned today sequel: The Heretic Azazel gets his jollies off mangas where ninjas use pup tents instead of houses.Originally posted by: The Heretic Azazel
Excuse me for being tired of Yamato building houses and shit.
10/4/04 - 8/20/07
As far as Sasuke and Itachi are concerned, I prefer watching them using sharakens over their sharingans..
I said things felt like they were at a standstill, a fight or two wouldn't change this. Introducing new characters, allowing old characters to go on some mission with naruto, or having cameos of various people will not change this. The filler episodes in the Anime can be fun, they allow further development of characters the manga might overlook, but it can also a delay, and this delay can seem obvious. Perhaps more so for the manga readers.
Uchiha barles mentioned something about the Gaara fight and feelings after this... I think I can relate, but felt the manga came to a stop around the time the puppet guy turned into a puppet himself, making it fairly obvious they were killing him off, and then what? nothing.. This current arc will probably produce a fight, maybe with sai, though I think killing off sai would be a bore, amounting to little(maybe if he dies from tripping over a pebble, I could have a laugh)
Its not the twists that attracts me to Naruto, and if this is all this arc is is setting up another twist, I wish they would get it over with, and maybe then I can watch an episode or two about him dealing with it..
eh..
I think this arc should move things along, rather nicely. You said a few fights won't change anything new characters won't change anything, etc. So then what you're looking for is anything that will advance the main story? This should be an arc that does that. They're on a mission to find a spy who should have information about Orochimaru and Akatsuki. Sasuke is with Orochimaru. At the very least, this arc will set up another arc in which Sasuke can be reintroduced. Perhaps we'll also get more information about Akatsuki's goals. This should advance things in the way I think you want them to.
"You are not free whose liberty is won by the rigour of other, more righteous souls. Your are merely protected. Your freedom is parasitic, you suck the honourable man dry and offer nothing in return. You who have enjoyed freedom, who have done nothing to earn it, your time has come. This time you will stand alone and fight for yourselves. Now you will pay for your freedom in the currency of honest toil and human blood."
- Inquisitor Czevak
Uh.. not really.. Different strokes for different folks. [img]i/expressions/face-icon-small-tongue.gif[/img]Originally posted by: AssertnFailure
What I learned today: Naruto Manga readers = hypocrisy
Some like the fights, some like the story.
MmmMmm. Ooiiishiii
Well said. I agree. People just don't know what they want.Originally posted by: Winged Dancer
Sometimes I don't undrestand you guys.
When Kishimoto takes his time to develop characters via making them interact with each other or takes a few weeks to build up plot then the manga is slow and boring.
When we have long fights in which most panels are people kicking or dodging then its dragged out and boring.
So what, should the manga be a compilation of three-chapter long fights one after another?
I'm liking this arc. Sure, it hasn't offered any plot twists so far but it introduced three new characters, all a little bit more interesting than the ones we've seen lately. As it was discussed in another thread this could at the very least bring some plotical tension to the plot and perhaps treason at some time or other... but new characters means there are many elements to introduce to the plot, new mechanics to explore, etc.
Of course its frustrating when you have to wait an entire week, but at least for me it's not boring... I'm enjoying the manga's pace, or at least I enjoyed the past few chapters. It should pick up soon anyway, I don't think they'll be able to meet with the messenger and not fight him at least a little.
I've said it before and I'll say it again - the main problem is that we only get one chapter a week; you get your tiny little fix, you get annoyed because it's over so quickly for another week and you bitch about how things are 'too dragged out' or what have you. If we had every chapter right now I'd say 90% of the complaints would disappear.
I think I know precisely what I mean
when I say it's a schpadoinkle day
You learned that today? Where the heck have you been the last months...ehrm, years. [img]i/expressions/face-icon-small-tongue.gif[/img]Originally posted by: AssertnFailure
What I learned today: Naruto Manga readers = hypocrisyOriginally posted by: Winged Dancer
Sometimes I don't undrestand you guys.
When Kishimoto takes his time to develop characters via making them interact with each other or takes a few weeks to build up plot then the manga is slow and boring.
When we have long fights in which most panels are people kicking or dodging then its dragged out and boring.
So what, should the manga be a compilation of three-chapter long fights one after another?
I'm liking this arc. Sure, it hasn't offered any plot twists so far but it introduced three new characters, all a little bit more interesting than the ones we've seen lately. As it was discussed in another thread this could at the very least bring some plotical tension to the plot and perhaps treason at some time or other... but new characters means there are many elements to introduce to the plot, new mechanics to explore, etc.
Of course its frustrating when you have to wait an entire week, but at least for me it's not boring... I'm enjoying the manga's pace, or at least I enjoyed the past few chapters. It should pick up soon anyway, I don't think they'll be able to meet with the messenger and not fight him at least a little.
As for the topic: No, not bored, but it's been a damn long time since I felt that I really really really wanted my fix.
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