OG Naruto Is Actually Good

Published 2023-01-01
The original Naruto might have been better than its more popular successor Naruto Shippuden.

With its vast focus on a gang of likeable and developed characters, I think Naruto truly may have been a more enjoyable overall experience than Shippuden.


In this video, I explain why!


00:00 The Effect Of The Shippuden Ending
00:36 Rewatching Naruto
01:17 Different Approach To Filler
02:16 OG Naruto Was That SHIT!
05:17 Characters Falling Off In Shippuden (r.i.p lee)
05:35 False Comparisons With MHA

All Comments (21)
  • @BadTakeRisan
    I’ve added chapters to the vid to make it easier to watch for you guys! Sorry it took so long, I just realised 🤣. Enjoy!
  • 0:29 I love the artstyle of the early naruto manga, and I love the artworks like this one is crazy, I wish naruto used that many scrolls and sakura had those dual axes lol
  • @VonKriger
    I remember hearing about an interview that Kishimoto did during the war arc where he said that perhaps he had made Madara too strong and wasn't sure how he could be defeated, I know times are different now, but I think the war would have been so much better if Kishimoto took 3 months off to plan out the final arc like Tabata did for Black Clover
  • It's really just war arc where Naruto Shippudden falls off imo, but yeah, part 1 just hits different
  • @delix787
    I agree. Naruto the original is just a masterpiece. Everything was done right!! 🗣
  • @MelloWyatt
    Part 1 is very nostalgic for me, I rewatched it when the recent blu rays came out and thoroughly enjoyed it. Definitely a classic. I think Shippuden is on that same level if not better at times. At least until the War arc where the writing is very questionable. As for filler, the canon and filler episodes are usually separated. So now when someone watches today they can easily skip it vs shows like Dbz and One Piece where they slow down the pace of the show by padding canon material.
  • @MikeMilly685
    Loool at the accent Na-roo-toh 😂😂Great vid all jokes aside
  • I feel like after the Pain arc Shippuden had reached its full potential. After that it started falling off and it felt rushed during the war arc. Kaguya and zetsu put the nail in the coffin ⚰️
  • @lifeisshortx2
    The octopus from the assassin classroom be like:what about me😢
  • I think shipuden started off good, I liked sakura vs sasori, despite what a bunch of idiots say sasori is not the weakest akatsuki member, and seeing sakuras strength, both literal and as a medical ninja, was awesome and made it look like she could have been a great member of team 7, but then her story just kind of fell off from their
  • @shonenb0t
    channel name is wrong, this is a good take
  • I also like the original naruto more. In terms of writing, disclosure, lore - everything is very well thought out. In shippuden, the story grows so much that it becomes uncomfortable, there are holes in the logic, new characters are not allowed to open up and old ones are not promoted.
  • @josesosa3337
    I love how rock lee and garra were the ones to beat kimimaru. Rock lee and garra represent 2 parts of naruto. The loser who has to train and the jinchuriki. In this regard, kimimaru represents sasuke as a gifted ninja with a strong gekkei genkai whose body that orochimaru wants. Kimimaru is what sasuke COULD be. Kimimaru's tragic life hurts more when you realize that natuto couldn't stop sasuke at the water fall. Naruto part 1 did so much right.
  • It’s from the original show that Tsunade is one of favorite Naruto characters EVER. Easily top 3 imo. She’s is the 5th Hokage! A legendary Sanin and the worlds best and Strongest healer (at the time). She healed Rock Lee bro. She actually did. But my favorite scene is from when Naruto tried fighting her. And when he thought she would just flick him away she accepted him 🥹. And how she saw both Minato and Jiraiya in Naruto. She really is Naruto’s Granny 😅
  • @josesosa3337
    The best kind of filler is filler that knows not to get in the way of the original story.
  • @watchforever1724
    To be honest most of us know part 1 is impactful considering it’s what made kishimito a popular author ✍️ when you look back he had an idea especially when he started this series in shonen jump
  • In my opinion I think the thing that went wrong with you put in is this I think Kishimoto decided to work too much on the idea of making Naruto the main plot of the story and only a small amount of characters then he did everybody else cuz the sad part is I think one of the best fights of all time was Sakura versus saucery along with Granny Chio but that was the only one time she got to shine as a character because I felt like there were more story plots for her and the other characters besides Naruto I think the show could have been like the greatest thing ever cuz the one character I wanted to see shine on top of everybody was actually Rock Lee but hey there writer of the series made his choice and no honesty it's kind of sad because of all the different plots and points to Naruto's world history would have been also amazing to see but hey this is what we got in sadly there's no way Kishimoto would ever want to reboot the series
  • @Jreed280
    By the time kishi got to the war arc all his creativity had went out the window lol. Part one had a special feel to it. Part 2 kinda got away from what made Naruto special.
  • @wade9087
    it went from ninjas to the Justice League