when a few of my friends arrived back from japan along with a few locals from there. they never heard the existance of naruto. they enjoy a good japan anime, but their findings of naruto in japan is not as popular as north america. you guys think this is true?
hmm, no matter how unpopular it is in japan, its definitely more popular there than here, they have it on prime time tv there, we have to bittorrent it from subbing groups.
you friends must be from a cave in japan.
lol i agree wit ya thereOriginally posted by: Mut@t@
you friends must be from a cave in japan.
how can u watch japanese anime and live in japan and not know wot NARUTO! is!
Toruxxx, what is that sig?
its from a manga called Black Jack very good it is ^_^Originally posted by: winnydapoo
Toruxxx, what is that sig?
Too popular for its own good. I just don't hope it doesn't turn into a DBZ =/
oh....so then you hope that it DOES turn into dbz then? [img]i/expressions/face-icon-small-wink.gif[/img]
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Nice sig Mut. Strength is the most important attribute one can posess the theme there? I would say Naruto's strength of will and character is far beyond most/all the rest. then again I could just be stupid and wrong. duh. Anyway I hope they license Naruto after it's over and we've seen them all. Buying English episodes (like I would *have* to do) is just too expensive.
plz, my sig isn't meant to be understood by people from any other forum than the naruto manga forum.Originally posted by: saeadeb
Nice sig Mut. Strength is the most important attribute one can posess the theme there? I would say Naruto's strength of will and character is far beyond most/all the rest. then again I could just be stupid and wrong. duh.
I don't find it very strange that they didn't know what Naruto was. Has anyone here been to Japan? I have, and I for one will be the first to say that the Japanese could probably care less about anime. Regardless of where it ranks on the popularity scale, not evey single Japanese person is going to know what Naruto is. Where were these "few locals" from anyway? If they are from outside of Tokyo I'd be even less surprised that they don't know what Naruto is than I am now (which is not at all). When I was in Japan back in '99 I found it difficult to find much anime related merc, out side of specialty shops that is. I also have a picture from a Japanese subway train (taken fairly recently and courtesy of my friend in Japan (whom I will ask later if he knows WTF Naruto is)), which I find to be a fairly accurated representation of what kind of advertizing you see all over Tokyo.
Not many advertisements about anime are there? Well, that's my two cents. For now at any rate.
I lived in Japan, and the ads have nothing to do with it, there's no excuse for anime watchers that live there to not know Naruto.
didnt someone say that naruto was rated the #2 most popular anime series right now in japan?
10/4/04 - 8/20/07
#2? What's the most popular?Originally posted by: AssertnFailure
didnt someone say that naruto was rated the #2 most popular anime series right now in japan?
I'm pretty sure it's One Piece, correct me if I'm wrong.Originally posted by: Zansatsu
#2? What's the most popular?Originally posted by: AssertnFailure
didnt someone say that naruto was rated the #2 most popular anime series right now in japan?
I think I know precisely what I mean
when I say it's a schpadoinkle day
I think that's right, actually.Originally posted by: CmDr_RavEn
I'm pretty sure it's One Piece, correct me if I'm wrong.Originally posted by: Zansatsu
#2? What's the most popular?Originally posted by: AssertnFailure
didnt someone say that naruto was rated the #2 most popular anime series right now in japan?
I'm absolutely AMAZED that your friends didn't think Naruto was popular in Japan. I'm not going to say that everyone is wearing the t-shirts and talking about it around the watercooler, but it's an incredibly popular anime with extensive merchandising to back it up. The Naruto movie has been advertised for the past two, three months or so outside of theaters. Every time you walk into a collector's/manga store, there's giant Naruto posters up. One of my favorites (the only place I've seen that can keep Naruto in stock, namely by having ten copies of every issue on hand at all times) actually has original manga panels up on their walls with giant signs that say "Not for sale", presumably because everyone and their brother kept asking.
It hasn't been completely whored out on the marketing, but it's definitely there and it's definitely strong. I think the parties responsible learned that oversaturation can kill a lot quicker than underexposure.
Curious to know what's #1 at this point, since Naruto seems pretty quality as is. Hard to think something could beat it. And I was told it's a huge hit in Japan, with merchandising out the wazoo and the mangas and anime still pretty much goind strong without any lack in interest or funding.Originally posted by: AssertnFailure
didnt someone say that naruto was rated the #2 most popular anime series right now in japan?
As has been mentioned already, its One Piece if its anything.Curious to know what's #1 at this point
my friends lived in japan for 2 years as english teachers teaching people of all ages.
so i am not sure y they do not know the existance of naruto
hmm well i have a friend at school who is an exchange student from japan and he has heard and reads Naruto.
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