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Post by Sorien on Apr 7, 2006 0:40:30 GMT -5
Oh. That last part sounds factual. So is it really gonna feature a rasengan with Kyuubis chakra instead of Narutos?
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Post by Tensei Kaori on Apr 7, 2006 8:49:54 GMT -5
*Possible SPOILERS, so skip this post if you're behind in the anime or WAY behind in the manga!*
There already is a Kyuubi Rasengan, actually... Naruto uses it once against Sasuke before the skip, and once against the fake Akatsuki member in the manga, before they reach the "Bat Cave".
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Post by Kiel on Apr 10, 2006 16:20:41 GMT -5
<Spoilage...like bad milk>
Kaori, do you mean the Odouma Rasengan? He uses it against the fake Itachi in Part 2. I don't know if it's a red kyuubi chakra one (the manga's in black and white, who knows), but Odouma just means 'giant' (synnonim of Oukii or *Oki, meaning big).
Yeah, still, the trailer for Naruto movie 2 shows it. It's pretty nifty.
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Post by Sorien on Apr 10, 2006 17:20:30 GMT -5
Oh. Yeah. I never picked up on that actually. I guess its because as Kiel says, the manga is in black and white and you can't really pick up on it
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Post by Kiel on Apr 10, 2006 20:06:34 GMT -5
Silly black and white...ness
This might be off topic, but I think it's an interesting thing to note.
The colour inserts Kishamoto has been doing in Part 2 are Weekly Jump's 'Naruto Character Popularity contests', where readers email in and vote for their favourite character.
...and Sasuke always wins!
So I got to thinking, since we hate him so much, why is he so dang popular in Japan?
I asked a couple people online and looked it up. Some interesting things emerged:
Sasuke is the more archetypical Japanese hero, not only because of his physical appearence (pale, dark eyes, dark hair) but of his tragic story, questing on a lonely journey of vengence for the sake of his family and clan.
Such is a recurring theme in many japanese folk tales, legends, and myths. In fact, most Japanese cinema and literature is pretty bleak stuff, having an anti-climatic or almost depressing end. The brooding dark character is often the lead.
Counter this with the 'Chite' lead in Naruto (Chite is a Japanese slang word, being a derogatory word for blondes).
Naruto is far more western looking than any other character, with his big, bright blue eyes, blonde hair, and rough manner of speaking; he embodies sort of an "American" stereotype. (I say American and not english because typically Japanese view their Americans as being blonde and brash, much like Naruto).
Could this clash of culture representation be the cause of the popularity difference? Does some sort of national pride/representation outweigh the love of quirky western influence?
I dunno, but it might be that.
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Post by SeraphMazrakiel on Apr 11, 2006 1:19:30 GMT -5
I like Sasuke.... ...
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Post by Sorien on Apr 11, 2006 5:03:11 GMT -5
Wow. Thats some deep...stuff there. And I can completely understand that. Thats. Wow. Wouldn't it be funny if Kishamoto after finishing it all. Said that. Like. Sasuke kills Naruto. And Bam! Comes out to the world. Japan is better than America. That'd be like o____o
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Post by Tensei Kaori on Apr 11, 2006 17:29:38 GMT -5
Wow, that's really informative, Kiel! I never knew that about Japanese literature and folklore. Interesting.....
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Post by Kiel on Apr 11, 2006 19:19:37 GMT -5
Well, granted my knowledge isn't 100%
I'm going off of essays I've read, things my Japanese teacher tells me about things he knows from when he lived there, etc.
And yeah, wouldn't it be funny if that happened...
...Japan coming out on top of the U.S.A.
I just finished watching Ghost in the Shell SAC 2nd GIG, and it was quite obvious that the Japanese view the US as being very 'hawkish' (their weird way of saying 'people who are for war'.)
But then again,
the new Godzilla movie (Godzilla Final Wars) featured an American protagonist who, spoke nothing but english! He ended up leading the Japanese against Godzilla.
So...I guess it differes by person, much like everyone else.
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Post by Puppetking on Aug 17, 2007 5:14:14 GMT -5
Hey u guys know that Naruto Ninja Clash in the Land of Snow Its coming out in English sometime in September, o and NARUTO IS VOICED BY A GIRL IN THE ENGLISH VERSION!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Post by Tensei Kaori on Aug 18, 2007 12:25:34 GMT -5
He's voiced by a girl in the Japanese one, too. I really wanted to wear my Tsunade costume to the Naruto movie when it was out in theaters, but I didn't get a chance to.
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Post by Puppetking on Aug 19, 2007 19:32:42 GMT -5
*bangs head on table* doesn't anyone see the backward logic in having a girl voice a male character!
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Post by Tensei Kaori on Aug 20, 2007 12:00:38 GMT -5
Not particularly - Naruto is a 12-year-old kid in the pre-Shippuden arcs. This means that, obviously, his voice hasn't changed yet. Having an adult male voice Naruto just wouldn't work. That leaves two options: a female, or a kid. So it makes perfect sense to hire women to voice young male roles.
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Post by Puppetking on Aug 20, 2007 17:25:32 GMT -5
but not in shippuuden ^_^
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Post by Tensei Kaori on Aug 20, 2007 17:46:02 GMT -5
But 15-year-old kids don't exactly have the deepest of voices, either - at least not a lot of them. I honestly don't see what's wrong with using a voice actor of the opposite gender for a specific character, as long as the voice fits.
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