Saturday, January 3, 2009

Naruto Uncut Boxed Set, Volume 3

Naruto Uncut Boxed Set, Volume 3
Naruto Uncut Boxed Set, Volume 3
The second season of the popular comedy-adventure Naruto begins with the second round of the Chunin exams. To reintroduce the main characters, the eternally impatient Naruto Uzumaki starts the show "27 minutes early--in the time slot of The Prince of Tennis"--so everyone has to scramble to fill the time until the videotape arrives. But once this very silly introduction concludes, the tone of the series darkens and the relationships grow more complicated. Brooding, beetle-browed Rock Lee reveals his affection for Sakura, just as she's coming to terms with her former best friend (and rival for Sasuke's affection) Ino. Sakura and Sasuke grudgingly gain a little respect for Naruto--when he's not annoying them by shooting off his big mouth. But the most significant development is the emergence of the villain Orochimaru, a reptilian character with a prehensile tongue Gene Simmons would envy. One of the most notorious and deadly criminals in ninja history, Orochimaru is drawn to Sasuke's extraordinary abilities, and he plans to ensnare the young ninja as an accomplice. Naruto, Sakura, and Sasuke fail to grasp the seriousness of Orochimaru's plot, although the Hokage and his lieutenants are on the alert. This dire threat infuses the often slapstick antics of Squad Seven with a menace the first season lacked. Naruto may still be everybody's favorite knucklehead, but he's up against much tougher foes. The three-disc comes with the bound storyboards (in Japanese only) of Episode #29, "Naruto's Counterattack: Never Give In!" (Rated T+ Older Teen; suitable for ages 12 and older: violence, brief nudity, toilet humor) --Charles Solomon

Customer Review: Forest of Death

Since I first read the Naruto manga a few years ago, I was taken in by the excellent storyline and action sequences. It quickly became my favorite manga / anime. The DVDs themselves are good, with both the english and japanese languages, with english subtitles, of course. While lacking special features and being slightly expensive, I still love this Boxed set.



The part of Naruto that I love is the fact that it usually stays away from being CHEESY. Any anime that is cheesy or kid- oriented makes me want to puke. Sure, Naruto and his classmates are kids, but they are ninja. Ninjas kill other ninja- thats just the way it is.



I enjoyed the episode selection in this set in particular because of the epic battle against Orochimaru, and Sakura's struggle to fend off the Sound Ninja. These DVDs leave nothing out that the episodes that aired on Cartoon Network might have.



All in all, this DVD set is awesome. The only deduction that brought this to a 4 star review is that it has a large price. Look out for amazons occasional price drops or find it at a lower-than-50-dollars-price at another store.

Customer Review: naruto

Action Action Action with a little comedy romance and ninja what more could you ask for

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