[Starscream Gaga]

Being a month away from 22, after starting to read Naruto when I was 14, I can finally say, without a doubt, 700 chapters later....


... Naruto was shit.

I particularly love that all the girls ended up as housewives because when it comes to Kishimoto once a sexist, always a sexist.

[Dr Kain]

I never liked Naruto. I stopped bothering with the series after the bridge arc because it was so damn boring and even when I tried more of it later on, I still found nothing interesting about it. I might read the final chapter when it comes out on Sunday just to see how the series ends. If Sasuke and Naruto are not in bed with each other on the last page then the entire series was a waste.

[WhiteRanger]

700 chapter later I enjoyed it what we got. I will say this naruto da dome was the one fandom that is the worest just due to who naruto should end up with and so forth came naruhina and Narusaku fandom. With that though I did enjoy as a manga. It not up there with one piece of bleach but it was enjoyable to the end.

[XW1n5t0nX]

So I read the last chapter of Naruto...god was that predictable. Everything from where it was going to who were the parents of the kids. And the kids suck. They are literally carbon copies of one or both of their parents. If this is what this supposed part 3 is going to be, then yeah....fuck this shit.

[Electric Turahk]

Here I came to celebrate having read the ending of Naruto, but all I find is vitriol. Why am I not surprised by those doing it...

[Young Optimus14]

So picked my Subsriction of comic for the month about a week ago adn I'm kinda disappointed. Its not that the issues are bad its just that everything was just set u for more stuff. Guess I'll go from weakest to strongest

Miles Morales: The Ultimate Spider-Man #6- The end of issue 5 is resolved and we get a possible explanation for why [SPOILERS]Peter is back[/SPOILERS] and why Norman Osborn never stays down. Ends on a cliffhanger of course. My big issue is that Bendis is really writing for the trade paperback as so it really makes the month of waiting worse and the pay off for the stuff left unresolved in issue 5 is weak.

Batman #35- Finally a new arc! Its mostly good and since the cover already spoils it, we get to see Batman fight (most) of the Justice League. The short story at the end is nice and creepy too. A nice part 1 to the Endgame arc.

Transformers MTMTE #34- I guess this supposed to be the breather issue between 33 and the upcoming Days of Decepticon arc but it doesn't feel like it. We get more back story for Megatron and focus on some B list crew members. Also, possibly most importantly, we get to see Rung's rival, Froid! And he appears to have a ball gag for a mouth.... am I thinking to Freudian here?

[Starscream Gaga]

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Originally Posted by Electric Turahk

Here I came to celebrate having read the ending of Naruto, but all I find is vitriol. Why am I not surprised by those doing it...

You shouldn't be surprised. The ending of a sucky series was sucky.

The only celebration is that I don't feel a need to read it every week anymore. I got so far I felt I needed to see it through the end but Kishimoto is just an objectively shit writer and the ending exemplified his awfulness.

It's been bad series for a long, long time. I think the Pain Arc was the last time it was even close to being good and even that had a pathetic cop-out ending.

I think the panel of Sakura in a maid's clothing dusting was actually the perfect summation of her "character arc".

[Klonoahedgehog]

I bought another comic along with issue 18 of Pokemon Ruby and Sapphire. (which by the way i should look for the first 17 chapters online)

This comic was Megaman issue 41: legends of the blue bomber 1. I love Topman in this comic, with him being obsessed with being fabulous. And i love the scene where Megaman just flies over hi's obstacles and he reacts like. "Bu! But your missing the entire point of the platforms!" Snakeman's bit went by a little too fast but he did look cool so i'll give him that. I'm definitely getting a subscription to the comic when i get the chance, i'm hooked.

Also Phoenix Wright cameo in the Megaman comics? Epic.

[H3N51N]

Yeah, I wasn't a fan of Naruto's ending, but it wasn't the dog-shit everyone claimed it was. I love the universe Naruto set up, I just wish the characters & plots were better. But that's not what bugs me. Why is it that everyone who reads Naruto seems to have such a raging hate for it? If it was as awful as people believed it was then why continue reading? Drop it so you can invest time in things that you could enjoy. Had you done that a long time ago you'd save yourself from feeling displeased with a story that no one is forcing you to follow. That's why I don't go to the Naruto forums anymore. Geez, just get over it.

[Electric Turahk]

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Originally Posted by Starscream Gaga

You shouldn't be surprised. The ending of a sucky series was sucky.

The only celebration is that I don't feel a need to read it every week anymore. I got so far I felt I needed to see it through the end but Kishimoto is just an objectively shit writer and the ending exemplified his awfulness.

It's been bad series for a long, long time. I think the Pain Arc was the last time it was even close to being good and even that had a pathetic cop-out ending.

I think the panel of Sakura in a maid's clothing dusting was actually the perfect summation of her "character arc".

Oh get over yourself. Been nothing but shit coming from your mouth for the past few days about how anything you didn't adore is just utter horseshit and anyone who like it should feel bad.

Fully recognizing its faults, I was still able to find enjoyment in reading Naruto and there was nothing bloody wrong with that. Although it needed to, it is still saddening to see it finally end when consumption of its lore has been a part of ones life for so long.

Many parts were incredibly predictable, but all the same, the ending felt like a true and proper ending and I appreciated that. The story largely (a few gaps will surely be filled by the upcoming movie of course) feels resolved and that's a rare feeling to have.