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Naruto ~ Shippuden: Episode 5

Rating: 8/10

Impressions:

So this week we get the conclusion/aftermath of the bell test as well as a cliffhanger ending for Gaara and his fight with Deidara. The pacing is still rather slow, though it’s finally sped up at least. The quality is much higher as well now, and I don’t understand why the producers didn’t animate the first few episodes like this as well. Anyway, I really think the Gaara fight was dragged out far too long. By the end of it, it had become tedious and repetitive. I generally dislike fighting between controlled objects/monsters, and this was no exception (sand vs clay). Next episode will hopefully see some faster pacing!

Preview:

Next episode – #6
The end of Gaara?

Popularity: 47% [?]

40 comments

40 Comments so far

  1. alafista March 17th, 2007 12:01 am Number of comments posted: (18)

    they just are taking too long to go over a chapter of the story. But gaara is so awesom ~~

  2. Sabrina-Fair March 17th, 2007 5:33 am Number of comments posted: (7)

    I agree, they are stretching this story well past it’s limits. I hope this isn’t the actual game plan for the entire series.

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  3. Dea-Sama March 17th, 2007 10:25 am Number of comments posted: (7)

    Too. Much. Stretching. It pisses me off that it’s so FRIKKEN slow … at least the animations better =3, but … I can’t say I hate seeing Gaara and Deidara, though … I love those two but the fight is way too long

  4. Whispered.Hope March 17th, 2007 10:30 am Number of comments posted: (130)

    Yeah, by the looks of it, this whole Gaara arc will take two seasons to complete xDD As long as they up the action in this uber long fight, and in the fights to come, I can deal with a fight lasting 7+ episodes.

  5. alkanphel March 17th, 2007 9:33 pm Number of comments posted: (19)

    The whole battle is really boring me now, I can only watch sand chasing Deidara on a bird for so long. The whole point of this battle was the speed at which it took place and the sense of urgency, both of which are non-existent now. I dread to think about the Sasori battle later on…

  6. jason March 19th, 2007 7:31 am Number of comments posted:

    A lot of people are saying they are stretching the story and blah balah blah

    But honestly if they immeditly got to the action then Naruto would be finished quickly

    Also by stretching the story it hypes people up more for the final etc.

    honestly when u guys were watching and were told the fillers would be over pretty soon weren’t u so hyped after waiting so lnog for shippuden

  7. bob March 19th, 2007 10:59 am Number of comments posted: (1)

    I luv this show SHibooooooooty booooty (+[ ]::) PSP

  8. Danny March 19th, 2007 4:47 pm Number of comments posted:

    jason, i personally do not like Naruto very much and was not hyped up at all, but I can argue against your statement.

    there are many people who like naruto because they think it is good. However, if it becomes bad, they will not like it, right? the problem here is, for many of these people, if Naruto stays at this pace, it will become bad. And if it becomes bad, they will stop liking it. The whole reason they want to watch the show is obviously because they like it, so I’m sure that these people would rather watch a shorter but better Naruto, than a longer and more boring one.

    Of course, there are people like you who have other opinions, but that goes beyond the debate here. :-)

  9. alkanphel March 19th, 2007 4:52 pm Number of comments posted: (19)

    jason: I rather they stick tot he standard pacing and catch-up to manga, then introduce a new set of fillers so that I can easily skip those episodes :D

  10. naruto March 19th, 2007 6:47 pm Number of comments posted: (1)

    hey who has naruto shippuden ep 6 i need it

  11. acegunner March 19th, 2007 7:45 pm Number of comments posted:

    @ naruto: go home, seriously

  12. heiky March 23rd, 2007 1:12 pm Number of comments posted: (1)

    ep 6 will not be out until the day after (Friday i think). There’s a problem with Dattebayo’s company. Something to do with shareholders n stuff!

  13. Won March 23rd, 2007 3:26 pm Number of comments posted: (1)

    So, are all the episodes completed, and Dattebayo just dosn’t have it translated? Or, is it not even out at ALL to the public? BTW, is what Dattebayo doing even legal? It would seems so, cause uh. 226 episodes and goin strong (or weak =P depending on how you think the series is comming along..I think it’s a snails pace…anywho..yeah..

  14. Jisuke March 24th, 2007 9:41 pm Number of comments posted: (1)

    you cant say the battle is long gaara is kazekage and Deidara is from Aktsuki so he must be a very strong apponent that you can`t beat in 1 episode but only thing thats very annoying is when they post a Episode first is was every week now its every 2 weeks :S:S

  15. Tap DiS BoNg March 25th, 2007 2:24 am Number of comments posted: (1)

    ya DB doin some real $hit i went on the website and they said u have to download something and if it doesn’t reach 75,000 they not going to put up shipuden 6

  16. alkanphel March 25th, 2007 2:48 am Number of comments posted: (19)

    Jisuke: What the hell are you talking about? The battle was over in 1.5 chapters in the manga. It’s the fastest battle besides the lame Tenten one.

    And I wonder how many idiots are going to be fooled by Dattebayo. How can they put up episode 6 when it’s not even being aired in Japan? They’re just screwing with all the stupid people and judging by some of the above comments…it seems to be working.

  17. Danny March 25th, 2007 3:29 am Number of comments posted:

    alkanphel yeah, i remember the times when i was a total bleach-only anime noob, when i was constantly fooled by DB. sigh…those were the days.. xD

  18. Munkey March 25th, 2007 9:05 pm Number of comments posted:

    Naruto Shippuden 006 out now on Dattebayo!

  19. Danny March 25th, 2007 9:16 pm Number of comments posted:

    Dont be fooled guys, the filename for naruto 6 has a YHBT in it, meaning ‘you have been trolled’. Essentially, this means it is a *FAKE*. Note that episode 6 hasnt even aired in Japan yet, so there is no way of DB subbing it.

  20. Kuro March 25th, 2007 11:03 pm Number of comments posted:

    They should rename the show Mr Fantastic because then it would match the ridiculous amount of stretching going on. Honestly…I haven’t enjoyed Naruto since the Zabuza Arc. Sure, there were some decent fights and some cool animation sprinkled throughout the series after that point…but it seemed like after the Zabuza Arc they started creating a LOT of melodrama and dragged out fights with WAAAAAAY too long explanations attached. The choreography was also very weak at many points.

    Shippuden…I like the new soundtrack for the most part. I was never a fan of the butt rock mixed with japanese instruments because most of that music was excessively simplistic/repeated too often. I also think the animation is improved to some extent but once again…the pacing totally blows. This fight was meant to be quick, not long and drawn out. The directors doing the Naruto anime are once again showing their amateur qualities. I had high hopes for Shippuden but it looks like it’s going to be a huge disappointment, looks like it will follow the DBZ formula of pacing.

  21. Ambi March 26th, 2007 4:58 am Number of comments posted: (1)

    The only reason they are stalling so much is because they don’t want to run into the manga.

    If the manga story line got to a certain point, and the anime did so too, there would be no Naruto for the next…Well, I donno. Two weeks?

  22. cakulbet March 27th, 2007 7:52 am Number of comments posted:

    STFU Ambi – Its called 2 years of filler episodes, I don’t think they would be delaying 1 week so the manga can get a little further ahead.

  23. David March 29th, 2007 6:33 pm Number of comments posted: (1)

    wen iz Naruto shipuden episode 6 coming out man i am annoyed by there lies !!!?

  24. Anonymous March 30th, 2007 4:14 am Number of comments posted:

    Can anybody tell me when and wher i can whatch the 6th episode of naruto shipuden ???
    Pleas help me !!!

  25. shihouin April 1st, 2007 3:43 am Number of comments posted:

    welll if u didnt know naruto shipudden is already out check dattebayo

  26. shihouin April 1st, 2007 3:45 am Number of comments posted:

    well if u didnt know naruto shippuden 6 is already out check dattebayo

  27. Anonymous April 2nd, 2007 5:00 am Number of comments posted:

    Who is the head of akatsukin ???

  28. shihouin April 6th, 2007 2:07 pm Number of comments posted:

    how come there as not been a post for naruto shippuden: episode 6 & 7 it been out long enough

  29. Danny April 6th, 2007 2:10 pm Number of comments posted: (425)

    Because I’ve been busy with other stuff.

  30. shihouin April 10th, 2007 3:13 pm Number of comments posted:

    will there be any post for it still

  31. june April 11th, 2007 1:25 pm Number of comments posted:

    the latest episode comes out april 12th (?? i think) and a great place to find it is crunchyroll.com

  32. shihouin April 30th, 2007 3:32 pm Number of comments posted:

    how come there as not been a post for naruto shippuden: episode 11 it been out long enough yareyare!

  33. shihouin April 30th, 2007 3:33 pm Number of comments posted:

    i guess we all look forward to ur post

  34. naruto May 5th, 2007 3:46 am Number of comments posted: (1)

    show me episodes to watch

  35. may baliton May 5th, 2007 6:31 pm Number of comments posted: (1)

    next episode naruto shippuden onegaishimas give my some episode of “naruto shippuden”

  36. Anonymous October 11th, 2007 1:06 am Number of comments posted:

    me pare lo maximo pero desearia saber q pasa despues de que encuentran el cuerpo de gaara y saber si la vieja pudo curarlo me gusta mucho gaara y me gustaria q el se quedara con sakura por q ella se merece a alguien q la quiera mucho y sasuke no me gusta mucho para sakura
    podrian traducir los capitulos de donde aparenta estar gaara muerto en sub espanol por favor si soy fiel admiradora

  37. Emily October 16th, 2007 11:19 am Number of comments posted: (1)

    I really really like Gaara, my friend Angelica showed the show Naruto to me, and I got hooked! But Gaara rocks.
    In the next episode, Grandma Chiyo brings Gaara back to life.

  38. cristian May 5th, 2008 2:57 am Number of comments posted: (1)

    me encanata naruto y pienso hacer un video en you tube que lleve como titulo lo mejor de la vida (distance)

  39. Arekusandora santaana May 8th, 2008 1:06 am Number of comments posted: (1)

    I love u kabuto yakushi!

  40. Watch Naruto Episodes June 17th, 2009 7:46 pm Number of comments posted: (1)

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