Naruto Review

Overall rating - 7.5/10 Good and enjoyable overall.

I recommend watching.

Recently many have taken to hate Naruto. Ending of Shippuden and Boruto are partly to blame for it, however this is actually a good anime, a very good at times.

Kishimoto is good at writing characters, they are not as good as in Code Geass, but far not as one dimensional as in One Piece. Sasuke, Itachi, Garra, Pain, Kakashi even Minato are often found relatable by different viewers. Even I used to have Sasuke and Itachi avatars at various forums.

Not to mention everyone's favorite girl Hinata, whom so many adore. Sure there are many better girls in more sophisticated and obscure shows, such as CC or Ikaros. In fact Naruto Shippuden has Konan, whom I like more than Hinata. However Hinata is simple and everyone  can agree she is likable. She is your and mine entry level waifu.

Story is good as well, it has interesting plot twists as well as well written antagonists. Character's actions do make sense.

Both good and bad guys are not just simple hero or villain. They are mixture of various qualities, both positive and negative traits. This show masterfully blurs boundary between good and bad guys and causes.

Battles are one of the most favorite parts of these show, tactics and the whole ninjutsu system, simple enough to understand yet complex enough to allow tactical depth of battles.

Bad are some characters like Konohamaru and his crew. I do not like Tsunade either (Tsun is a bad word genrally), Jiraiya or Guy/Lee duo either. I might add everyone favorite punchbag of this show, Sakura. However, while not a waifu material, she is not as bad as the other people I mentioned in this paragraph.

All in all this show definitely deserves its 7, there are shows better than it, however there are many more way worse.