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Definitely one of the better episodes in the series so far. It was decent enough to make me post on the Naruto forum.
Definitely one of the better episodes in the series so far. It was decent enough to make me post on the Naruto forum.
Positives: Well drawn episode, and I especially enjoyed the animation and butterfly when Naruto was trying to save Gaara. The animation style reminded me of the first ending of the Naruto series, and was very nostalgic.
Negatives: Could've done without the flashbacks to the previous episode, and the two girls fighting over Gaara was stupid. The ninja crying with joy that Gaara was saved was a bit over the top too I felt.
All in all, this episode has greatly raised my hopes for future episodes in Shippuden.
apparantly you didn't watch the next episode preview.Originally Posted by Narasho
I...LOVED...this episode.
Even though I knew what was gonna happen before it even began, everything about the tone and mood of this episode was just perfect. I especially loved the little "Wind" tribute they were doing when Gaara was coming back to life.
I mean, the episode actually had an emotional impact on me in reguards to Chiyo's death, and I didn't care about her at all really.
The opening and ending really have me psyched too. I like the first new guy already(not the bare midriff, that's maximum gay) but apparently what I gather from the ending is he swears alot. And then the other new guy who's apparently an Anbu.
I dunno. This episode just made me happy.
This was a decent episode but would have done better without the flashbacks and the crying ninja and the two girls, like Mage and Narasho said. Still, I'm almost surprised they actually managed to build some emotional impact for the geezer's death. I guess I had lost my faith in this series already...
Wow... they totally ruined Matsuri's character with that cat-fight...
This episode was her first appearance on the manga... for those wondering why a character introduced in the past fillers was still around.
Overall good episode. New intro is somewhat acceptable visually, but the song... meh. I miss Hero's Come Back already. New ending song... I didn't notice it actually... I was too focused on the amazing animation.
This arc was hands down, the worst manga arc imo. It was bearable in the manga because you could simply take a 2 months break and then catch up at one time. The problem is the fact that the animation team felt the need to stretch almost every single chapter into a full episode.
At least it's over now, the manga storyline slowly pick up from here so Shippuden will eventually get better.
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