Naruto Shippuden

i love it so much

***SLIGHT SPOILER ALERT*** Naruto shippuden is a tv show that succeeds the hugely popular anime, Naruto. It is about a orange-clad, fun-loving ninja who is a jinchuuriki (container) of the nine tailed demon fox, and for this, many ostracize and fear him. His quest is to become hokage, the ruler of his villiage, so that people will respect and see him for who he is, not what he contains. Shippuden is set several years after the original series, and so many of the characters have matured, as well as many new developments in the series. Shippuden has a darker, more serious plot as the series progresses. If you are watching the english subbed episodes, which I personally would rate 13+, you should be aware that shippuden has more swearing than before, with occasional uses of b*stard and d*mn as well as blood. If your child is watching the dubbed episodes on disney channel, most swearing, violence and blood has been edited out, so if your child is young, the dubbed episodes on disney are suggested. There is also a lot of killing and death, although not gory or too violent. There are a lot of fights and moderate violence to be aware of. The show has beautifully developed characters, and has good morals. Friendship, teamwork, and love play a great part in the series development. Naruto won't let his friends get hurt, and refuses to give up on his old friend, Sasuke, after he defected from konoha. Naruto also never gives up on anything, but persues it to the end. There are some references to smoking and drinking, as one ninja is often seen smoking and sake is mentioned once in a while. In my opinion, Naruto is an amazing series, some parts leaving you laugh, cry, or feel so many different emotions. You can really relate to some of the characters, and sympathise with them. I would rate the subbed episodes 13+, but Naruto Shippuden is a great show that deserves the hype is has recieved. I would reccomend watching the first series beforehand as it wil help you get a full understanding of the plot and characters. I hope you enjoy watching Naruto far more than you have enjoyed reading my first anime review. -Amanda

First of all, you should know that this show is one of the most compelling, epic piece of anime you or your child will ever get to see. Story itself is very complex and interesting, characters are very deep and interesting. The "problem" of the show is that there is too much hard language and blood, way too many death and psychological dialogue for a little child to handle. In this anime you'll see a FULLY COMPLETED REVENGE with no regrets, shown to the very last moment, also how one brother kills another, one of the most beloved characters die dramatically etc. The main issue for the series is that one of the MAIN characters (Sasuke) turns into a villain, and with the show development he goes deeper and deeper into darkness, not wishing to go back to normal life, trying to destroy his home. The positive side of the show is that it's characters are irresistable! they really would go for a good role model, they have courage, they're trying to find their place in this world and become N1 no matter how hard that is. the main premise of character Naruto is not to ever give up! and there's some serious talking about that. Though you should know that it's by far is not a fairy tail. The main character is hardly discriminated by everyone in the begining and his way up to respect is actually not an easy one. It's not a spider-man where you get super-strong overnight. It's naruto where every single thing you achieve, is achieved with hard work. All in all, I really don't think kids under 12 or 13 can understand the meaning of this show, still you can sit with your children and watch it with them, Be sure, you'll find a lot of interesting too. Well, now I've heard that Disney just censored a lot of things with this show to make it 8+ but believe me, if your child is 12-13 years old and you want to show him something truly entertaining you should really give him/her to watch uncensored version, which is way more than just spending 20 Minutes of your life on nothing. P.S: Show Has a great educational value, Masashi Kishimoto created the world of naruto, by mixing with his own ideas the legends and myths, showing us almost perfectly the culture and a lot of traditions (especially with samurai) there are details to educate you can't even notice, For example three legendary sanin are almost copied from well-known Japanase literature "the tales of jiraya gallant" and fight between orochimaru and itachi is almost exact reproduction of the legendary myth. Most of Uchiha techniques are related to ancient gods and powers. All in all there are great references to culture and history, so you can see this show as an educative one as well **SORRY FOR BAD ENGLISH, I'M FOREIGNER***

This is 1000 times better then the prequel series Naruto.