I can't believe for a second that Naruto kept a higher population even though it's 95 % more filler than any other anime out there and the fillers are all dialogue that I can't see anyone watching even in Japan. Naruto is one of the worst anime to ever exist. The Manga was decent but it wasn't any better than Bleach and possibly way worse.

I got that info from the video that states Kubo's higher ups hated him for not listening to them and made his life hell for not listening. Kind of tells you right there...