Naruto: Shippuuden Episode 1-2

[DarthEnderX]

Oh man, it's almost hard to formulate sentences right now because I'm right in the midst of a nerdgasm.


So much awsome shit going on!

Okay, actually almost nothing is going on that wasn't going on 3 years ago. But still!

I can't believe it was an hour long special and they STILL ended right there! I want to see new powers dammit!

I loved the fact that Naruto is the only one who's still a Genin. I wonder if he's join the chuunin exam and just blow through it.

Also, Neji, Kankuro and Temari are all Jounin? But Shikamaru isn't? Wierd.

Sucks for Naruto can Naruto could totally beat any of those 3!

He needs to catch up. They won't be making a Genin hokage any time soon!


And I guess the opening isn't just Gaara fanservice afterall. Seems like he's going to be a central character in this arc at least.


Also, bonus, we have a name for what Naruto and Gaara are now! Jinchuuriki!

[kimbap629]

For manga readers like myself, I'm quite pleased with how they're going about doing Shippuden (as I mentioned right before). It just sucks how they make the anime cut off at such good places, butu then again, that's good because it'll keep us anxious and ready for more each week.

[Pessu]

Whats up with the beginning? Was it a preview of whats coming? Makes no sence...

The show feels exactly like it was before fillers. I was hoping for more dramatic changes in the series but, its just the same. Atleast Naruto aint as annoying he used to be.

[Terracosmo]

What I don't like about the opening minutes is that once the anime gets to where that stuff takes place, they'll have to show it again and we'll have an episode which runs only half of the time! Damnation!

*downloading*

[KitKat]

It feels almost surreal to watch a Naruto episode again. This ep reminded me both of how totally awesome this series can be, but also how brain-numbingly bad it can get. Maybe I'm just pickier because I stopped watching the fillers, but I didn't like the little skits where they introduced keywords. I've always found the silliness in Naruto to be too over-the-top for my liking.

The intro was fantastic. We probably won't get to that point in the story for a while (I'm just assuming that it's a snippet from an episode in the future....I don't read the manga so this is just my guess), but it was a brilliant reminder of how compelling the story is, and that we didn't wait through all those fillers for nothing.

The new events at the Sand Village look like they're shaping up to be pretty sweet. As for the Naruto and Sakura vs Kakashi battle, I'm feeling a bit meh about it. Hopefully it will exceed my expectations.

[Shinji Ikari]

Is it just me, or was it really annoying when Naruto used the word nostalgic in like every sentence, just feels like a poorly written start.

[XanBcoo]

Is it just me, or was it really annoying when Naruto used the word nostalgic in like every sentence, just feels like a poorly written start.

lol, I was just about to say, "Nostalgic" is the new "Dattebayo"

Naruto: "I have to find Sasuke, nostalgicttebayo"

In hindsight, I also didn't really like the filler bits with the keywords every 10 minutes. It honestly didn't bother me as I was watching the episode, though, and I guess I can let it slide considering the opening 10 minutes. Perhaps we should think of that as Perriot's apology for the 2 years of filler?

Come to think of it...it actually has been 2 years both in the anime and in real life. What a tragic parallel...

[JaySee]

It's kinda like "BELIEVE IT!" from the dub. =/

[DDBen]

Well lets be honest cut out all the filler and say this takes place after episode 137 of the anime and we had no Naruto until now. If that was the case all of the Nostalgic comments make perfect sense.

As for the keywords I assume that was just for a contest and we won't see them in the future as such I can live with them.

So far they definatl have it back on track and I certainly hope they continue like this with the animation and music.

[masamuneehs]

the one thing that nobody's talked about yet was the new Akatsuki guys and their jutsus. i thought of saw that one guy's Possession/Control jutsu to be something like Sakon's jutsu, especialy when that Sand nin was talking to the thing in his shirt. i know it has something to do with the brain, so it's different, but it just reminded me...

and i liked the teaser/whatever in the very beginning of the episode. it was like instant kickass injection into my skull! I don't care if we don't get to it for awhile, it got the blood in my veins pumping (and looked beautiful)

i even thought the weird "keyword" parts were tolerable, at least the one with Kakashi and Jiraiya. I also lol'd at Naruto still being a Genin. It makes sense to me that Shikamaru would still be Chuunin. He lacks raw skills (and motivation), at least in comparison to Neji. I think of the Sand ninjas gaining rank as more of a necessity, since they were really weak after the Sound event and those 3 needed to step up. It would be no surprise to me if Gaara can't handle the two Akatsuki guys.... just a feeling...