Oh, shut up, who doesn't love a ninja with a giant fox demon sealed inside of him?
Ok, end sarcasm
I actually enjoy this series, not as much as some other anime such as Trinity Blood, Bleach, etc., but it serves as fun entertainment. So far i have watched every episode up to the current one, in which Saratobi (the third Hokage) is trying to seal Orochimaru.
It's a good action-y anime with well-drawn battle sequences. I especially enjoy the ninjutsu system, where chakra (spiritual energy) is focus with a multitude of hand signs to perform a jutsu. IT's a pretty well-developed idea, with only one flaw - some of the various ninjutsu seem more like downright magic rather than ninja techniques - and more than once i have been caught trying to imitate hand sign sequences (at which i fail, no hand-eye coordination).
Sometimes, however, some characters seem rather satanic (mostly Zabuitza, Gaara, and Orochimaru, and to a lesser extent, Naruto himself), and some of the overlying themes are the same way.
Anyways, that's my analysis of this series.
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