Naruto to Boruto Discussion Thread

[Nierre]

Akatsuki sweep imo

 

[Ryzen7900X]

dragonball has never had that kind of an audience, this is in most part because Dragonball started out as a gag manga, theres also the fact that the Z section of the story was the introduction for many people in the west to the franchise, so there was never this shift in focus that was felt in the fandom at large, then there's most manga or anime watchers today who were prob born long after DB finished serialization so to them dragonball has always been like this.

In contrast a large portion of the Naruto fanbase have selective memory and think the series was a grounded ninja show with stealth elements.

but wouldn't have the japanese dragon ball fans who watched it in the 80s-90s have complained? It seems like db has such a smooth transition with this stuff unlike Naruto which got backlash even though narratively speaking it was still more grounded and well paced compared to DBZ.

 

[Ryzen7900X]

it had a mountain busting fox in chapter 1

see? this is what I'm talking about. Naruto at its start was actually stringer than Dragon ball at its start

 

[BlastX]

but wouldn't have the japanese dragon ball fans who watched it in the 80s-90s have complained? It seems like db has such a smooth transition with this stuff unlike Naruto which got backlash even though narratively speaking it was still more grounded and well paced compared to DBZ.

I don't think Japanese fans complain much actually, from what I heard they're chill people...or well it's so long ago i'm probably wrong.

 

[Shadowbokunohero]

but wouldn't have the japanese dragon ball fans who watched it in the 80s-90s have complained? It seems like db has such a smooth transition with this stuff unlike Naruto which got backlash even though narratively speaking it was still more grounded and well paced compared to DBZ.

like i mentioned dragonball didnt have the same kind of audience, it started off as a gag series, nobody complained because power levels how we understand them just wasnt taken serious, The west takes dragonball 300% more serious than whats its mean to be. thats also ignoring that dragonball was released in a different era of the magazine.

Also the critique of Ninjas and their portrayal wasn't something that was prevalent in Japan until after the series ended. during its run the five kage summit and the first half of the fourth great ninja war was when the series was at its height of popularity.

 

[Ryzen7900X]

like i mentioned dragonball didnt have the same kind of audience, it started off as a gag series, nobody complained because power levels how we understand them just wasnt taken serious, The west takes dragonball 300% more serious than whats its mean to be. thats also ignoring that dragonball was released in a different era of the magazine.

Also the critique of Ninjas and their portrayal wasn't something that was prevalent in Japan until after the series ended. during its run the five kage summit and the first half of the fourth great ninja war was when the series was at its height of popularity.

so you're essentially saying that a little bit of bad luck and the kind of audience naruto has is the whole reason why we're now stuck with street level god tiers in boruto?? damn

 

[Testarossa002]

In contrast a large portion of the Naruto fanbase have selective memory and think the series was a grounded ninja show with stealth elements.

The main character was literally a human glow in the dark with his outfit

 

[Damage3245]

Lol I should've clarified but I mean like tier 5-ish feats obviously not tier 2 or above stuff thats way outta boruto's league

Beerus and Champa kick several planets into dust.

 

[Testarossa002]

so you're essentially saying that a little bit of bad luck and the kind of audience naruto has is the whole reason why we're now stuck with street level god tiers in boruto?? damn

Well, the explanation given for that was that they didn't want the kids fights to feel lacking compared to the OGs
That doesn't really hold any water now since the "kids" are at the peak or close to the ceiling of power in the verse

 

[XSOULOFCINDERX]

Well, the explanation given for that was that they didn't want the kids fights to feel lacking compared to the OGs
That doesn't really hold any water now since the "kids" are at the peak or close to the ceiling of power in the verse

Funnily enough Ultimate Ninja Storm has been way better at showing these feats, big shocker there am I right?

 

[Shadowbokunohero]

random fact, The Himawari and Kawaki Anime Arc is the most popular original anime arc in Boruto and the third most viewed arc of the series in Japan

 

[Nierre]

random fact, The Himawari and Kawaki Anime Arc is the most popular original anime arc in Boruto and the third most viewed arc of the series in Japan

hate it here.

hima (and kawaki) must be a very very popular character in the fanbase then.

 

[The_one_you_least_expect]

I guess karin is the new part 1 sakura

 

[NeoKingOfLight]

Yeah, even Goku and Vegeta fighting on Planet Cereal yielded better feats than what’s shown in Boruto. And with Chakra Absorbtion running ramped, I doubt we’ll get any decent feats. At best, “hax” is the only real avenue for Boruto instead of feats.

Hell, Ikemoto didn’t bother even showing the ground shaking from Uzuhiko, but hey, Isshiki collapsed a building with a kick…

 

[Testarossa002]

If the verse was going to get 5-B and above feats, who do y'all think is going to do it?

 

[Nierre]

but hey, Isshiki collapsed a building with a kick…

Daemon making a wall sized crater

 

[NeoKingOfLight]

If the verse was going to get 5-B and above feats, who do y'all think is going to do it?

Jura or Shibai.

 

[Nierre]

Shibai ironically lol

 

[BlastX]

I guess karin is the new part 1 sakura

She's actually way more useful that might seem at first.

 

[Shadowbokunohero]

hima (and kawaki) must be a very very popular character in the fanbase then.

and not in the correct way.

 

[Shadowbokunohero]

If the verse was going to get 5-B and above feats, who do y'all think is going to do it?

CHO CHO

 

[Nierre]

and not in the correct way.

...

 

[Testarossa002]

and not in the correct way.

Oh boy

random fact, The Himawari and Kawaki Anime Arc is the most popular original anime arc in Boruto and the third most viewed arc of the series in Japan

That's....quite impressive
Even higher than school trip Arc?

 

[The_one_you_least_expect]

She's actually way more useful that might seem at first.

I mean in terms of annoyance

 

[Shadowbokunohero]

That's....quite impressive
Even higher than school trip Arc?

yup, it was even more popular in China for some reason

 

[Ryzen7900X]

Beerus and Champa kick several planets into dust.

At this point even boruto god tiers should be able to do that but Ikemoto can't stop being Ikemoto

 

[Shadowbokunohero]

Yall think theres a Ninja Santa?

 

[Nierre]

yup, it was even more popular in China for some reason

I would've expected the hype of the Boruto anime to have regressed significantly after Kawaki's arc (since we went into filler material), but ig that arc was the exception.

 

[Ryzen7900X]

Funnily enough Ultimate Ninja Storm has been way better at showing these feats, big shocker there am I right?

tbh games are always good at showing feats. IIRC a dragon ball xenoverse dlc shows literal kid chichi throwing a robot into space and nuking like 4 planets

 

[NeoKingOfLight]

Yall think theres a Ninja Santa?

I don’t see why not. Ninja Steve Jobs Exists… they even got Irl Scientists…

Ninja “Flying” Deer and Elves aren’t a stretch.

 

[Shadowbokunohero]

Ninja “Flying” Deer and Elves aren’t a stretch.

prob comes from the stone village ngl

 

[Nierre]

Yall think theres a Ninja Santa?

You're not gonna believe this...

 

[Shadowbokunohero]

You're not gonna believe this...

actually dying here IRL LMFAO
also the fact that his from the Yamanaka clan means he has ties with the Nara clan who specialize in deer as well

 

[Ryzen7900X]

Yeah, even Goku and Vegeta fighting on Planet Cereal yielded better feats than what’s shown in Boruto. And with Chakra Absorbtion running ramped, I doubt we’ll get any decent feats. At best, “hax” is the only real avenue for Boruto instead of feats.

Hell, Ikemoto didn’t bother even showing the ground shaking from Uzuhiko, but hey, Isshiki collapsed a building with a kick…

There was also Gas flying across the universe in some minutes which I feel like added to the scale of the fight and that arc is still said to be one of the worst when it comes to scale

 

[Ryzen7900X]

and not in the correct way.

dude....

 

[NeoKingOfLight]

I love abusing AI for calcs!

 

[Ryzen7900X]

I love abusing AI for calcs!

How?

 

[Godernet]

Lol I should've clarified but I mean like tier 5-ish feats obviously not tier 2 or above stuff thats way outta boruto's league

Beerus vaporized half a planet with a finger poke within the first 5 episodes of Super.

Bort fans dream they could get a feat even half as good.

 

[Ryzen7900X]

Beerus vaporized half a planet with a finger poke within the first 5 episodes of Super.

Bort fans dream they could get a feat even half as good.

what would a feat half as good as that be? a quarter of a planet? Lol

 

[The_one_you_least_expect]

Kakshi being a johnin at 12 years old is crazy