Naruto

**Vaspinne** · 2012-03-27 20:22

Originally Posted by Thunder

Are these manga writers under some kind of time constraints?

Naruto could have been stretched out superduper long with as much focus on lee/neji/insect-dood/shikimaru/etc as naruto gets and fans would eat that shit up. Animated fights with lots of handsigns or hand-to-hand are the coolest imo.

Not so much time constraints as story popularity constraints. Jump polls the fans so constantly, from every week for every chapter, to character popularity votes too. So while an author does have a lot of choice in the direction he or she wants to take his or her manga, they have to also be weary of what the fans liked and didn't like. Not saying any of the side characters aren't popular, but if fans (namely Japanese fans as they're the ones being polled) wanted to see more Naruto and the Sauce, well, they're gonna get more Naruto and the Sauce at the expense of the other characters.

Character polls:

First one:

Spoiler: show

Second:

Spoiler: show

Third:

Spoiler: show

Fourth:

Spoiler: show

Fifth:

Spoiler: show

Sixth:

Spoiler: show

Seventh:

Spoiler: show

The 7th one was done in 2011, making it the most recent. But if you look at who are constantly near or at the top, vs who have been slipping down the ranks, you can see why so many characters (who weren't killed off for the sake of the story, or already dead to begin with) have been reduced to lesser and lesser roles.

Of course, you could also argue that they've dropped because of their lack of screen time. But I'm not gonna bother comparing when a poll was released vs character screen time between polls and blah blah all that fact checking. That is too much work >_>

**Souj** · 2012-03-27 21:36

The popularity polls arent very good at gauging the main characters who have been around a long while like naruto, sasuke, sakura etc because if they do something epic or get a lot of screen time, their numbers will increase for just that reason.
It is however, useful for gauging how the public feels about newly introduced characters and that will be a factor in the author/publisher deciding if that character should stick around longer.
imo I'd say Deidara was a good example of this. He was pretty well liked and so it's possible that's the reason he didn't die during his fight against Kakashi and Naruto. Of course that could also not be the reason at all.

**Tsuneo** · 2012-03-28 03:31

J-Preview is out pretty early.
http://mangastream.com/read/jpreview/87998684/1

Maybe the actual chapters will be out before I have to go to class.

**Vaspinne** · 2012-03-28 05:02

Actual chapter is out now. Not much... well no, no progress story wise, but the action scenes were nice.

**The_OG_Nelta** · 2012-03-28 05:24

Something about Sasuke and Itachi getting along makes me happy.

**Vaspinne** · 2012-03-28 05:34

I felt the same way lol

**Sunrider** · 2012-03-28 06:27

Originally Posted by The_OG_Nelta

Something about Sasuke and Itachi getting along makes me happy.

I think some of it has to do with resolution, but even more than that, finally a happy utrnaround for what has arguably been the most tragic clan in the series. Many readers suspected for a long time there was more to Itachi than his criminal label, and by the time that was confirmed, he was dead, meanwhile, Sasuke is boringly and irritatingly obsessed with his clan both before and after Itachi's death, we've all been waiting to see some sense knocked into him, in one form or another.

Then, Itachi gets resurrected, and these brothers that seemed at odds for all the wrong reasons finally have an avenue to get along, and we finally get that post-revelation catharsis that was perhaps long overdue.

**Tymon** · 2012-03-28 11:36

Would be nice to see them use, literally, anything other than Susanoo

**Ratatapa** · 2012-03-28 11:57

Wait till they Fusion

Sasuchinoo

**Ratatapa** · 2012-03-28 11:58

or Itasake

**Olbohn** · 2012-03-28 13:06

am I the only person who loved the Sakura + Chiyo (old lady) vs Sasori?

Was definitely one of my favorite fights, and satisfying to see Sakura appear to not be useless

**BadKarma** · 2012-03-28 13:43

My hate level for the sauce is steadily dropping like a stone.

**Akiyama** · 2012-03-28 13:48

Originally Posted by BadKarma

My hate level for the sauce is steadily dropping like a stone.

Get out.

Sauce haters only.

**Sunrider** · 2012-03-28 13:56

I reserve my Sasuke hatred until we see what comes of his conversation with Itachi.

Originally Posted by Olbohn

am I the only person who loved the Sakura + Chiyo (old lady) vs Sasori?

Was definitely one of my favorite fights, and satisfying to see Sakura appear to not be useless

I'm ashamed that I forgot that. It was a brilliant fight.

**Xno Kappa** · 2012-03-28 14:47

Yeah me too, completely forgot about that fight but it was pretty bad ass. It was the first legitimate major battle against a current akatsuki. I don't count Gaara vs Deidara because that fight ended in straight bullshit.

**ronin sparthos** · 2012-03-28 14:55

Originally Posted by Tymon

Would be nice to see them use, literally, anything other than Susanoo

Oh those days where Sauce used a combination of tactics and tools (ninja tools!) to overcome a challenge, where have you gone?

**Odin'sLaw** · 2012-03-28 15:04

Originally Posted by ronin sparthos

Oh those days where Sauce used a combination of tactics and tools (ninja tools!) to overcome a challenge, where have you gone?

you know where they have gone, Eye Hax @.@

and that "we hunt da boars" was made up on the spot right? because sasuke looks to old in them

**AzazaelFenrir** · 2012-03-28 15:09

Originally Posted by Olbohn

am I the only person who loved the Sakura + Chiyo (old lady) vs Sasori?

Was definitely one of my favorite fights, and satisfying to see Sakura appear to not be useless

Out of left field, but yes I loved that fight too. Though it could be argued that Sakura was still worthless since she was basically Chiyo's puppet for a good portion of the fight (note I don't this way, and love the fight, but it has been argued to me before)

**The_OG_Nelta** · 2012-03-28 15:41

What if Tobi isn't the bad guy? What if Tobi is actually the good guy and the war is to unite all shinobi?

**Odin'sLaw** · 2012-03-28 15:44

Originally Posted by The_OG_Nelta

What if Tobi isn't the bad guy? What if Tobi is actually the good guy and the war is to unite all shinobi?

Tobi "haha you guys were so trolled"

*all the eye can see is the lifeless bodies flung across the battlefield*

Tobi "oh.....Oh god no this is terrible!"

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