How many episodes will there be in the end ?

[DB_Hunter]

DBZ was awesome but I do admit they took the pee with the Goku Vs Freiza fight especially when Namek was meant to blow up... I used to almost run home from college (Yes COLLEGE&#33 everyday to see that damn planet blow up lol.... hope THAT doesn't happen to Naruto but all else is cool.


Also, ph34r my 999 posts .

[XwingRob]

I definately believe it will be a long time before the story of Naruto's childhood ends.
I honestly have no idea how long it would take for his adulthood.

[hyuga_hinata]

There will be plenty of Naruto~~ Yaay

But Dragon Ball dragged on cos the company that licensed it wanted it to keep going...
apparently GT isnt drawn by Akira Toriyama...

So I reckon if its Kishimoto all the way it'll be ooook

[DB_Hunter]

The Japanese un-edited episodes of DBZ are 291 in number (I think) and the translated/dubbed/edited ones are 276 in number.

[Kyubi Unleashed]

Um.. a lot? Ya, probably 150+, and maybe even 200+ episodes, though that's a bit extreme. But I wouldn't mind if there really was 200+!

[Neo32]

i have 1 objection... onli 30gb hdd for me... burner down... help!

[Carrot^]

Naruto is a great series, I'd love it to have tons of eps, although I really hope it doesn't get to the point where the story and fights just drag out over dozens of episodes at a time like what happens in Dragon Ball. So far I think the Naruto series has done a great job in keeping the fights reasonably short yet, action packed and filled with interest and excitement.

Just to clear up the facts on the Dragon Ball series. There are a total of 153 episodes of Dragon Ball, 291 episodes of Dragon Ball Z, and 64 episodes of Dragon Ball GT (which was made without Akira Toriyama or a manga to draw a story from). I won't bother to list how many movies and specials the DB series put out since most of them were pretty rediculous and didn't follow with any of the storyline of the eps.

*Also those numbers are the original Japanese episode amounts, not the english butchered versions. Their are far less episodes for each DB and DBZ when it was dubbed and edited by FUNimation.

[Kn1ves]

A while back EVERYONE loved DragonBallZ (that watched anime of course) . Whoever says otherwise is either lying or barely started watching anime... Dragon ball was one of the best animes of the time... no one complained about it draggin on so long because they were interested in watching the next episode.. cliff hangers were 'exciting'

Now, EVERYONE (or something close) loves Naruto.. its the same phenomenon.. You only think its not being dragged out but it is.. especially in the earlier eps. (5 minute recap of last episode? cmon..) but no one really cares.. because you simply don't know whats comin up next (Exclude manga readers).. Once a grate new anime comes along round 2015 or something I bet you everyones going to complain about Naruto dragging so much.. you just wont admit it now because you havent looked at everything yet...

"You don't know how far you've gone 'til you look back"

[Kakashi-Senpai]

Hopefully the anime doesn't end, I mean i hope that the creator continues with the manga till his death......whahahahah.

[paran0id]

Well, just as long as it doesn't become a new DBZ..

[Carrot^]

What the Naruto series has yet to do that DB excelled at was the dragging of fights over the course of 'Dozens' of episodes. One fight could last 20+ episodes. e.g. (Buu, Cell, Frieza). The Naruto series has had one major battle, which was Zabuza, they met two different times, and it only lasted a handful of episodes each time they met.

The Chuunin exam has lasted quite a long time, but that's to be expected when you have dozens of fights, one right after another. Most of those fights lasted one to two episodes each, some were less than a single ep. Honestly, do you remember how long some of the fights were in the tournaments during DB and DBZ?

I loved the DB series for what it was, and Naruto picks up on some of what DB taught us on how to advance the story, but it still doesnt drag on quite as much at DB just yet.