Written by: Manip Maharjan - 2022009, Grade X
Posted on: 12 November, 2020
Naruto is an anime and manga series written by Masashi Kishimoto and was first released in 1997. The story is about a ninja named Naruto Uzumaki and his journey to becoming the Hokage of the hidden leaf village, basically a ninja president of his village. The story seems to be very simple and basic and it is but the complicity of the character is pandemonium.
Like any shounen anime (a genre of anime) the title almost sums of the story. The story starts 13 years before the current timeline of the show when a beast with nine tails emerges in the hidden leaf village. The beast was at last defeated by the 4th Hokage at the cost of his life and the beast was sealed within an infant to suppress the beast. The infant was none other than the main protagonist Naruto Uzumaki. Naruto is a feisty teenager who lives in the village hidden in the leaf Naruto is shunned by the entire village for being the host of the nine-tailed beast who terrorized the village and his entire purpose is to get the redemption and respect of every person in the village by being the leader of the village.
The character design and construction of the world of this anime are really phenomenal. The story is divided into two parts which are the early teenage years of naruto and the young adult stage of naruto. The world of naruto is inspired by our own world in various ways like the geography of the world of naruto is almost like our own with a lot fewer ninjas. The world of naruto is made up of the five great nations which are like the powerhouses of the naruto world and other nations. The story of Naruto is kind of a wild ride. At first, the world-building of the show seems pretty decent but as the story progressed, the plot became more and more fascinating and the character's progression was all amazing. This series also has taken reference from real world conflicts and problems and displayed in the series.
This anime is one of the most popular anime of all time and is still going strong. The naruto portion of the story is almost concluded but some parts of the story is still left. The main reason for the success of this anime is battle style and the ninjas involved in the series. In naruto the ninja are portrayed as really cool strong guys which is in fact true and really satisfying to watch . As a viewer of the show I could see the progress of the plot and how the author progressed the series.
Naruto in a nutshell is one of the most incredible stories that has ever been told and the story is very original. Also the character and the meticulous character and world building is unparalleled to any show in the past or the present.
