The Artistic Evolution Of Naruto

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[@samlerf]

Do you know the Naruto work of Indra Nakari on Quora?

[@kuswaranovski2754]

Do Takeshi obata who did dearh note ang platinum end

[@braindeadbrick553]

how could u say so many words and say nothing at the same time

[@gregorymanucharyan6283]

This just shows how dedicated Kishimoto was. I can’t imagine drawing a weekly manga for 15 years and still providing exceptional artwork and panels.

[@tayshaunsteele8461]

It gets easier when the assistants come along.

[@ImTitan16]

And have to write the whole story by himself. Which is hard got a big universe like naruto

[@chadfishfruit]

oda moment

[@homomagii]

Naruto wouldn’t be good if kishimoto wasn’t d riding the uchiha clan

[@hunterstorm6981]

Oda be like: immature.

[@MichaelMadlock]

Fun fact. Naruto was the first fully digitally edited manga in history. Kishimoto himself stated it in a journal at the end of a chapter.

[@DbEditz11]

The man the myth the legend himself

[@hartmut30plus]

As far as I know, Naruto's art (especially early on) was also greatly inspired by Hiroaki Samura's Blade of the Immortal, which has a crazy artistic evolution itself

[@marcster6767]

Also by Katsuhiro Otomo's Akira. Especially if you look at Kishimoto's doodles that he inserted in the tankobons you'll find many that are very clearly influenced by Akira's style

[@dantecrottogini529]

I hadn't heard that before but i can totally see it. Blade of the immnortal shows each step in a fight and specially early Naruto did this too. There was ussually a lot of things happening at once in Naruto fights, lots of characters at once and they were trying to set up a trap and to do that Kishimoto Kishimoto broke down ach beat of the fight into a lot of panels

[@Jshawsbasement]

That anime kind of has fullmetal alchemist style

[@justmediocrelad]

Thats true, i read the interview and it was a great.. Kishimoto kinda fanboying there lol. Iruka and Kakashi was inspired by the characters from that manga too.

[@justmediocrelad]

@@marcster6767 yeah, Samura and Otomo was his biggest influences in terms of style. While Toriyama and Togashi influenced him in story. But Kishimoto actually following the animator of Naruto anime(Nishio Tetsuya) later in the manga. You can see how the manga changes. Btw Nishio Tetsuya and Hiroyuki Yamashita is a huge legend for Naruto anime that love the series itself so they become so passionate animating them.

[@Brave_New_Tube]

What I’ve come to appreciate most about Kishimoto’s style is his facial expressions. He’s really good at portraying emotion and how the characters are feeling in the moment through their faces. Panels that focus on characters’ faces feel more like portraits to me than manga panels.

[@ragilputra2547]

He is good at drawing eyes, one of the keys to showing emotion

[@casper9546]

i love Boruto as an idea, but youre right in the fact that it dosent feel the same, I think that it also tries really hard to cater to younger audiences, as naruto did when we were all younger and just discovering it.

[@verx3900]

i 100% agree with you. imo one of the biggest issues with the world of Boruto, and one that scandalizes many Naruto fans, is the sudden jump in technological/economical/cultural advancement. In actuality, it makes sense that after nearly 15 years of peace and prosperity, as well as great leaders governing the nations, the shinobi world would face such progress, however, the lack of a transition throws many viewers/readers off. personally i quite enjoy the new look even though the manga doesn't really explore it much and the anime usually lacks the budget to deliver it properly.

[@parbyren2971]

@Lee the "science vs tradition" part is actually intriguing. But imo they went too far by bringing (spoilers) androids into the mix. The plot's heavy reliance on ohtsutsuki is also infuriating because they abuse the jutsu absorbing technique way too much. Making every character except Naruto, Sasuke, Boruto, and Kawaki doesn't feel as relevant. Exploring the Naruto world and countries and showing their own unique science/technological advancement would be a much more interesting story than aliens and androids.

[@jase276]

Well, it's not the same because it's mostly made by his previous assistants, it's hardly done by kishimoto. Isn't drawn by him anymore, either.

[@j04370859]

Of course it's not the same, someone else is drawing it.

[@Black_Dragon_Official_Channel]

I wish people would stop talking about boruto whether they’re saying it’s good whether they’re hating on it, it’s everywhere I go these days, I just want to peacefully pretend that the series that tarnished one of the biggest impacts in my childhood doesn’t exist, that isn’t so hard to ask for right?

[@Craxe_]

Rip Akira Toriyama, i don't want to be thay guy but the intro just made me say it. 😢

[@queencancerous5332]

Fun fact: Eichiro Oda and Masashi Kishimoto are actually friends

[@talphazero1036]

Considering they basically have the most popular series in both manga and anime, and were apart of the same magazine, it ain't hard to imagine them meeting up once or twice and becoming acquainted with one another.

[@Alert111]

Yeah, they are both friends but also act as a rival. In the interview, Kishimoto is jealous of the one-piece because Oda creates a mascot character like Chopper, but he can't. In volume 49, he tried to draw a pink salamander on the cover as a mascot, but it didn't work. However, Oda is also jealous of Naruto since Naruto is a huge success in the west more than Onepiece. Another thing is that at the end of naruto, it has Luffy logo tribute in his banner, while in Onepieec, it has full Cover art for Naruto.

[@hridayarora69]

I read somewhers that oda went to kishimoto's wedding and kishimoto visited oda in hospital

[@queencancerous5332]

@@hridayarora69 the funny thing about that hospital visit is that Oda was still trying to work on One Piece even though the doctor’s told him not to

[@hridayarora69]

@@queencancerous5332 he sleeps only 4 hours so dedication

[@newdivide9882]

I’m a bit embarrassed to say I never realized just how incredible Kishimoto’s art was until I decided to read Samurai 8. When it came to Naruto, I was always a, “Why would I read it when I can just watch it?” kind of person. Now that I’m a heavy manga reader these days, I could actually see myself reading it because his style is so unique and interesting

[@pkj2148]

Samurai 8 was illustrated by one of his former assistants replicating his style. He was only at the writing.

[@H66-f7m]

This is cool and all except the fact that he didn’t even draw samurai 8 lol

[@Jaydavid25.]

@@H66-f7m Yeah, but it was still very much based on his style..

[@Sin05269]

I only watched the show and never got into boruto, but the artwork showcased in this video definitely does demonstrate it's own appeal and a great degree of consistency. I kind of regret not getting into manga earlier. I still watch a lot of anime but have started getting into manga more and more.

[@demon_hawkeye5269]

@@Sin05269 when it comes to boruto if you do ever want to get into it and want the story to get to the point nice and quickly, read the manga, the anime takes over 50 episodes to get to adapting chapter 1 (But the anime has some of the best fights in the entire naruto series in my opinion so what I did was read the manga and then also watch the fight scenes afterwards

[@user-gt5nc3bt6f]

His general style hasn’t actually changed much over the years, but I’d love to see a video on Kohei Horikoshi! Dude’s illustrations have this free and joyous quality to them, and his anatomy always seems so relaxed and natural. It seems like, despite it all, he still really enjoys the process.

[@a.liguria2698]

If I am correct, Kishimoto did say to Ikemoto to not copy and paste his style, but rather make his own... Which is definitely the best thing for any artist. And I say it has worked pretty well, because as years went by, not only Ikemoto's style has quickly improved, but more people have then come to say that the characters he designed first, like Delta, Koji and Isshiki, look the best when drawn with his style, rather than the anime's, which has sticked to the same style as in the past, which is closer to Kishimoto, and is less detailed. Nowadays, I think that the real debates about Ikemoto's drawings, are about his fighting coreography, not the overall art itself... that's surely a big improvement.

[@GreySeashell-j3m]

Here for them Ikemoto appreciation corner 🙌 His choreos are definitely the one that's under most criticism, but nothing that can't be fixed with time! No artist remain stagnant unless they choose to. No one can also deny he's a goat at character designing (I'm still sad they took Sarada's asymmetrical gloves and Inojin's overalls, so now they've become even more of a clone of their parents but I'm now looking forward to the timeskip! Where less people are bound to criticize the sexualization of their designs - unless it's too inappropriate). Speaking of, have you seen that one cover that features 16 y/o Sarada and Chocho??! Absolute LOVE. The designs of their outfits and the _heels_ omg. Ok I'm fangirling a bit (I just love seeing characters in heels that aren't always mean girls or sexy evil ladies) but I can't help appreciating good designs on anything.

[@a.liguria2698]

@@GreySeashell-j3m Yeah... it's really a shame that the anime chosed to use the original designs, and didn't stick with Ikemoto's... especially since Inojin and Shikadai gained the most out of it, in terms of how they look. At least when the timeskip will hit, they will have one design again... Also no, I didn't saw the cover you're talking of.

[@a.liguria2698]

@Lee People act as if the outfit makes the monk... and what's worse, is their sheer hypocrisy, in that if girl x had 16 years instead, then all the blabbering about sexualization and "unpractical outfits" would be gone, because apparently in that case it would be totally and absolutely fine... Even though 16 years old is still underage as far as I know...

[@j04370859]

@Lee Nah, Sarada is definitely sexualised in the manga.

[@jase276]

I don't like how he redesigned some OG characters but in general I love his art style.

[@MandatoryFruit]

Love to see Kishimoto get the respect he deserves. Far too many are disrespecting the man's legendary status.

[@harshitpandey3727]

Hxh fans calling him thief because he took inspiration from togashi 😅 , I really hate hxh fans, they don't understand things like manga, novel are mostly inspired by some other works

[@UNKNOWNL3G3ND]

@@harshitpandey3727 the thing is that he took inspiration from Yu Yu hakusho, while the similarities in hxh with naruto are literally from folklore, but again i wont say that togashi a thief because theres a word called inspiration

[@harshitpandey3727]

@@UNKNOWNL3G3ND I didn't call togashi a thief

[@UNKNOWNL3G3ND]

@@harshitpandey3727 ik, i was making a comparison with the people that call kishimoto a copycat for having similarities with hxh

[@pezequilibradohace5anos538]

Og naruto art style is amazing, the best in my opinion, it gives off that “knucklehead energy”

[@HermitStudio93]

"Leave a like or dislike if you want, it means nothing anymore" genuinely made me laugh out loud. Amazing video was really interesting to see how his artistic style really represents a period of Japan, even though it's fantasy. I never thought of the manga in that light

[@manofnothing9982]

The level of Naruto's worldbuilding substantiates a vast resource of content to build from.

[@user-jp8rh6ts6m]

i’m in love with this colored manga art you’re showing

[@temari15]

I would love to see a video going over the artistic evolution of the HoriMiya manga series, because it's artistic evolution is especially fascinating because it started as a webcomic and has been adapted to screen twice. As well as the manga having its own noticeable artistic changes and improvements throughout the series.

[@wolfbrigade8042]

I absolutely love these art focused videos! Hope to see many more like these.

[@barkley8285]

Naruto and One piece art styles towards their ends feel so different compared to when they first started. The older art style felt so much simpler and spaced out while current one piece and naruto towards its end was so claustrophobic.

[@luthfeeghazale6206]

Fun fact: the "rasengan" was inspired from Fumuke's punching power from Ninku, an another Weekly Shōnen Jump series

[@spacesomeone]

ashamed to admit that I've been a big naruto fan since childhood yet I never noticed how truly legendary kishimoto is in his attention to detail is, his unparalleled little touches breathe life into the characters and the world so much like no other manga. (except maybe beastars from what i've seen of the anime anyways).

[@Nosjjddjjd]

4:15 YES! That’s what I’ve been saying. Kishi’s composition is out of this world!

[@Scodaro_]

Originally, I thought the art style changed when Shippuden started, but It looks like the most notable change was during the Sasuke retrieval arc volumes starting with the cover at 3:48. I wonder if this was an example of a mangaka changing their art style to more closely align with the anime adaptation. Interesting stuff!

[@j04370859]

Kishimoto said, he was inspired by the art in the anime, he stuck to that look, around the later part of the original series.

[@Treasure-bl3cn]

​@@j04370859because of the sales. 😊

[@AbahDirgaLv997]

Kishimoto tell his got inpiration from one of animator when makes naruto, the name guy is tetsuya nishio

[@AbahDirgaLv997]

Tetsuya nishio on of the best contribtion animator how making good look character desain naruto, like solid and clean i think

[@necodalie6830]

i grew up with naruto and its one of the things that reminds me life must have some deeper meanings

[@verge..576]

end naruto has probably the best art work i have ever seen

[@SeaBagel228]

Naruto was the first series where I really learned the details of hard work Mangakas go through opening my eyes when I first entered the world of manga so I forever appreciate Kishimoto's dedication and effort he's contributed to his series Also I think it would be fun exploring an Artistic Evolution on either Bleach or Vinland Saga, that would be dope

[@jonesreviews4613]

Watching this video and going through all this artwork on screen i can really tell how much care and thought he put into each arc of the story.

[@clementinelives]

This is really his first Naruto video, that’s crazy

[@jackalexande]

Naruto may not be my favorite anime, but it's definitely my favorite manga.

[@Comicbroe405]

Really great video! I've never read Naruto but have always heard praises for it's artwork so this video was pretty cool.

[@NorthernWind_Vlll]

Definitely would recommend Shaman King for this sort of video because the art changes so much. First it reminds me of old manga and a style similar to Kenshin and One Piece (cause the author worked with them), later goes on to become its own thing and such a great style. But doesn't shy away from changing further and further, becoming something truly gorgeous by the end of the series and in the sequel called Superstar... The art culminates, I'm just blown away by the change itself.

[@MrCrimsonftw]

I prefer the old art of shaman king over the new one but I love the colors the author uses.

[@NorthernWind_Vlll]

@@MrCrimsonftw i can totaly see why, it's very unique, evolved into something of his own, but to say he's not improved in the new artform as well is a crime tho. If you want find images of Lucifer's oversoul from the sequel manga Shaman King Superstar. The one's where he's made with an old automobile, some really high level art there.

[@MrCrimsonftw]

@@NorthernWind_Vlll I never said he didn’t improve I even complemented the colors he uses now. I’m aware that he’s a better artist I just prefer how his old style looks but the new style isn’t bad.

[@dantecrottogini529]

Here's an idea for a future video: you should do the artistic evolution of atsushi ohkubo. It think it'd be very interesting since he has multiple series that you can look at, see how he changes during each series and in between them

[@rashan141]

Yes, on God, I LOVE how voluntarily trippy he makes his art. Adding on that Fire Force is ending in two more chapters and it'd be the perfect artistic outlook.

[@samlerf]

This is my defence of Sasuke: I think Sasuke is a strong aspect of the series. And I think many people read some of his acts wrong. He DOES like Naruto and Sakura. Who showed up in Sasuke's mind after Kakashi told him that they both found people that they care about? When Sasuke starts caring about Taka while fighting Killerbee... the image of which other team shows up in his mind? Exactly. That's why he tried to leave the village in the middle of the night without them knowing. If he had really planned to murder Naruto, then why leave Konoha first? He could have simply visited Naruto, waited until the knuckelhead turned his back and just stabbed him or something. But he wants Naruto to stay alive and fulfil his dream (he even says so, kinda, when they meet in Orochimaru's hideout). And even when they fight in the valley of the end (and let's remember that the curse mark is obviously having a strong influence on Sasuke's hate and pain, like a drug) he still tries to talk Naruto out of a fight. Why do that if he DOES want to kill Naruto? Yes, he does it in a rude manner, but only because it would (1) be more painful to have a friendly and kind conversation - and (2) he knows that Naruto can't be on this mission all alone (I mean, why else should the sound Ninja be missing?). And it is only when Naruto refuses to leave that Sasuke tries to swallow down his feelings and get the "Job done". And yet, he can't bring himself to really kill his comrade. In his eyes the hidden leaf failed to kill his brother - or at least put him in prison. Hell, even the anime seem to suggest that the leaf didn't exactly do all that much to hunt Itachi. One might say that's because the hokage knew Itachi wasn't quite the psychopath who he was presented as, yet that doesn't work as an excuse since they had to present him as purely evil and apprently didn't go further then telling their ninja to bring him down if they happened to run into him? Hell, in the Anime-Version Hiruzen suspends Danzou and threatens to prosecute him... and yet does nothing. The third Hokage - in theory the strongest Ninja in the village - was killed by Orochimaru. And Sasuke's Teacher was defeated by Itachi as well. AND Itachi - as he says in Sasuke's presence - is part of an secret, most likely evil Organisation. So time is running out. And did you notice how quickly Orochimaru arrives at the end of Sasukes first Shippuden Fight with Naruto? Doesn't that imply that he was keeping an eye on this confrontation for some time now? And woudn't Sasuke see through that? I think he speculated that Sai would stop his attack. He hates Orochimaru (even says so). And I don't think that he ever planned to give that guy his body. But in becoming Orochimaru's apprentice he could do three Things: Keep an eye on that guy. Obtain further strength. Take down another villain on his quest to stop Itachi from cousing more harm. Before the Kage Meeting Sasuke does all he can to never peform an unnecessary kill. Even in the training with Orochimaru. I dare to speculate that Sasuke wanted to murder Itachi in order to prevent people going through the same nightmare as him. And once that would have been done, who knows what would have happened? he could have planed to go into exil, find a small village and live a peaceful life as a farmer, guard or something. Or (less likely) return to the leaf and explain himself. He isn't an idiot. He may very well know that Tobi isn't his friend. That he told the truth about Itachi, because he knew that Sasuke could never forget that, live on. So he could use him for his own goals. But the fact remains, that Sasuke DOES now know the truth. And let's not forget that Sasuke is now a Rogue Ninja. And Kakashi clearly states that Rogue Ninjas get killed. Tsunade signaled a big change from previous leadership. She probably knew quite well how Naruto felt, maybe she was able to see through Sasuke's deception towards Orochimaru, hoping he would come back after this, hoping, that Team 7 (similar to her own) coud experience a better ending. Remember when Sasuke noticed how Konoha followed him (after he "killed" Orochimaru) and he destroyed Naruto's Shadow Clone? Sasuke doesn't feel worthy of love. So from his positon it makes no sense that Naruto (still) would think of him as a friend. He must think Naruto now (in the best case) only wants to bring him down. And (in the worst case) take revenge himself. It is only after Danzou's death (remember that Sasuke at this point feels like his life is worthless) That Naruto makes clear to Sasuke how his intentions never changed. Sasuke wants to believe in Naruto's words. But how could someone love him? And how can he feel that wish? Did he learn nothing? But Sasuke sees no way out. He probably thought the leaf chased after him ever since he left. That they want to kill him and Kakashi is lying. And now that he knows the truth about Itachi (and of course he believes it. To not believe it is to face the fact that HE killed his own brother for literaly nothing - which would be too mutch to shoulder for most adults, let alone a teenager) it gives him something to live for. The war against the people he blames for everything. Who (as he believes) want to kill him anyway. And let's not forget: Even with Sasuke helping to end the war and defeat Kaguya, the decision about Sasuke's fate afterwards came out very close - Kakashi literally remarks at the end (again) that Rogue ninja usually get killed. If Sasuke had lost his moral compass completely even before the reveal about Itachi then him killing the samurai wouldn't have been presented as a notable step in his descent into darkness.

[@EnriqueCruz-zs4zq]

You have a weeb masters degree or what, perfect tesis and analysis.

[@Nosjjddjjd]

I agree with your points, mate. Sasuke couldn't really bring himself to kill Naruto and like you said he had plenty of chances! His constant boasting that he Can and Will kill Naruto just comes across as convincing himself that he can because he knows he couldn't. At the end of VOTE1 he just walks away saying he won’t be like Itachi, which was probably his moral compass at the time. To not be like Itachi. And about the talking, I would add that violence is all they know. Sasuke knows his clan's tradition. His "most precious person" has to die but he doesn't want that and he can't admit it. Just the thought of killing Naruto awakened his third tomoe (I think, I might be misremembering) And even at the very end, the only reach a conclusion when they have blown each other's arm off and has no choice but to Lay There and Talk. About Itachi, I'm not really sure what the leaf's relationship with Itachi was. The anime seemed to suggest Itachi was still loyal to the leaf up til the end and that's why pain/obito couldn't invade or something like that. I'm pretty sure the Third knew Itachi did what he had to. But of course the entire village knows he was nukenin, the Third cannot protect him. nor does he need to lol I didn't originally think Sasuke wanted to kill Itachi to protect other people. I thought it was purely for revenge. But I remember how in part one Sasuke was so damn worried that Itachi had gone after Naruto. And then Itachi sent him into a coma and that Really changed him. Fucked him up. I truly think he wouldn't have been so eager to go to Orochimaru had he not met Itachi at the inn. As for what he would have done after killing Itachi (and not learnt the truth from Tobi) I have never once thought of that. I assume part of him would still be burning and missing despite having avenged his clan and narratively, Naruto would have to help him deal with that. And I agree with Tsunade not wanting Sasuke dead. She was really holding out for him but it got out of her control after the Samurai thing. And Sasuke lost grip on everything including his morals when he killed Itachi. I legit cannot remember what Konoha's feelings were about Sasuke after he killed Oro lol sorry but I remember Sasuke was really having a major crisis after stabbing Danzou (through Karin rip girl) and Kakashi and Sakura trying and failing to kill him and him trying to kill them probably didn't help. Even when Naruto says he UNDERSTANDS what Sasuke and his brother went through, he pulls the old 'you never had a family how would you' card. When Naruto offers to bear the burden of his hatred die with him, he accepts but says Naruto will be the only one of them to die. Like fighting Naruto is constantly his anchor even when he's spiraling lol And returning to his moral compass, I really wish his actions were not framed by the manga as 'evil' and succumbing to darkness and all that jazz. When there is literally nothing like that placed on the elders and Konoha itself who were the instigators of the massacre lol FMA handled it better by a slight margin because while Scar's actions were framed as 'not good', the genocide itself that drove him to revenge wasn't written off like it was in Naruto.

[@samlerf]

@@Nosjjddjjd As for the framing of the situation: Naruto is heavily perspective oriented show, as much of the information is conveyed through the biases, feelings, and emotions of each character rather than given as hard, clear facts. This is, in my opinion, what makes Naruto’s writing so ingenious and detailed; it makes for an excellent story and makes nearly all the characters relatable. It’s easy to relate to Naruto’s loneliness and desire to be acknowledged caused by being ostracized by the villagers, Rock Lee’s frustration as he wonders if he’ll ever be able to be as strong as those with special genetic abilities even though he trains far harder, Neji’s bitterness at being forced to serve the head family, Sasuke’s inability to cope with the trauma of his past, Kakashi’s struggle to cope with the loss of his team, Obito’s desire to bring about a better world, Nagato’s ambition to create a shinobi system that is fair, etc. It’s really easy to relate to Naruto’s characters on some level because the series explores each of the character’s backstory and emotions well and in-depth. The characters that don’t get a thorough explanation or a direct, detailed analysis of their feelings tend to be more disliked among the fanbase. Because of this, it can become almost easy at some points to dismiss certain villains’ actions as justified or acceptable because it’s easy to see where they’re coming from, even though they’re obviously horrendous acts of violence or cruelty and should be treated as such. Part of the reason I love the franchise so much is because of the subtle, nuanced writing style that is told from the biased perspectives of the characters. It makes it more interesting to shift through the story and find what morals and messages and themes you can pull out of it and think critically for yourself about who is right and who is wrong rather than being fed everything directly (though I do like more direct approaches too). I actually think most fans have an over-simplified view of the series in general. I don’t think justifying genocide was what Kishimoto was aiming for in his writing. It was obvious that Danzo was disgustingly evil (the story never tried to pretend otherwise), and Itachi was Danzo’s lackey, which meant he was evil too if people care to make that connection (most fans don’t). I actually think a big part of Kishimoto’s writing style was to show that people aren’t purely good and evil and to promote the importance of empathy. Even the most vile person can have some kind of redeeming trait, and even the kindest and noblest person can have a flaw. At the end of the day, people are human and each has their struggles and challenges, their good points and their bad points, and they have feelings just like we do, and perhaps that is something we should be careful to keep in mind when we are judging others. Considering that the two main characters of the series both came to the conclusion that the government is there to protect the people (rather than their culture’s belief that the people are there to protect the government), I believe that Kishimoto was showing that institutional genocide is wrong. Thing is, you aren’t spoon fed that message; you actually have to think about the story and navigate past the characters’ biases to get down to the objective truth of the story. Which some fans do, but a lot of fans don’t. Kishimoto used Naruto as the moral symbol, and since Naruto’s philosophy was that “the Hokage is one who walks ahead so that he doesn’t have to step over anyone in his path”, I believe Kishimoto was championing a message of being considerate towards others and not cutting down others to solve a problem. Even though it may be the most convenient path, it’s not necessarily the right path Judging how Naruto uses friendship and inspirational, empathetic speeches to conquer evil, I’d say that Kishimoto believes that friendship, forgiveness, and understanding are good solutions to evil, whereas force and slaughter only lead to more cruelty. Thus why he presents the cycle of hatred philosophy within the story and why Kishimoto uses so many heroic characters who later became horrible villains due to the cruelty of others. I’d say Kishimoto is championing the idea that kindness begets kindness, and cruelty begets cruelty (thus why Naruto is the main character who prevailed due to his philosophy of friendship, whereas Itachi is a side character who admitted he failed due to his evil acts of mass-murder).

[@PeyloBeauty]

bro whoever says sasuke hated them.. did they ever watch or read naruto like the reason he wanted to get rid of naruto in first place was bc (he said it himself) naruto is the only light left within his heart he wants to destroy. if he never liked any of them the first thign that popped into his mind wouldn't be the village and his brother when he was uncouncious. you could see the face of shame and guilt he made bc he knew he hurt those that he should've protected instead. we can see him pay back by protecting the village from the outside not being with his family and friends a lot. he literally was just a kid who was traumatized. most of us who are in his place would've kept wishing for revenge but he chose his friends. like come on, remember when they walked pass the naruto bridge and sasuke looked thoughtful. when sai mentioned naruto and sasuke reacted when he didn't before. he had no reason to hate naruto but emphazised with him. saw him as a friend, therefore as a weakness so he thought he should get rid of him, as naruto insisted on getting him back. but i actually do believe in that moment he maybe would've killed him. not bc he wanted to but bc he thinks he has so he can reach his goal. in these times sasuke lost his damn mind. he went though too much.

[@alexanderosinubi5154]

jesus fucking christ this reply section is full of paragraphs

[@lazyartiste_2357]

It's so refreshing to see a video on Naruto and not nitpick over plot holes but give the artwork it's due. Hoping to see a video on Death Note/ Bakuman and My Hero Academia.

[@Loyiso444]

How is it nitpicking when the problems are right in front of you?

[@jobsidian4219]

That kinda sounds like style over substance. Plus naruto isn't like bleach where people do be nitpick the crap out of it.

[@Loyiso444]

@@jobsidian4219 Bleach obviously has more problems than Naruto. I hate these shows equally so I'm not bias.

[@demon_hawkeye5269]

@@jobsidian4219 naruto is not style over substance at all

[@demon_hawkeye5269]

@@Loyiso444 not really obviously, and that just means you're probably biased against both of them

[@tjq15]

One of the six paths of pain is literally technology. He’s out here shooting missiles and such

[@rubixmaster7532]

but that's Rinnegan, those eyes be doing whatever they want bc daddy six paths or sum.

[@xmasonx754]

Absolutely love your "Artistic Evolution Of" series and I really hope you stick with it 👍. For a recommendation I'd really appreciate it if you'd check out this manga called "Air Gear". The art is incredible and I think it would make a great vid

[@RagerPrime]

Really love it if you could do Bleach as well to top off the big 3, great series of videos!

[@vincenzovalentino5005]

That'd be cool

[@saundroid1253]

I think the abrupt transition from Naruto, with heavily folklore inspired imagery, to Boruto almost bordering on being a sci-fi at times is actually really interesting and also keeps in line with he franchises theme of being "very Japanese". It's just weighed down by sadly being a mainstream shonen that needs to deliver a well-packaged status quo rather than being able to exist as a thoughtful allegory. But then, would it have made it as far as it did if it were able to express itself so artistically?

[@AMVhuntingSyndrom]

Thank you for making these videos. It gives me courage to just start my own manga / comic, even though my art is poor at best. Im still learning all the basics like shapes, form, anatomy, perspective, shading, crosshatching, heck i dont even know which pencils to use when. I thought i need to wait until my art is perfect before i can even consider making a story, but it seems that the best way to evolve as an artist is to just start drawing and improve over time as you create your story.

[@ketch2254]

I love this series! You should do artistic evolution of bleach next.

[@ahmeda7074]

that was a great video, you could do tite kubo (bleach) next if you dont already have something on your mind

[@robinlarin69]

Can you do Alita Batle Angel next? Im sure there is a lot to say about that series

[@ajaygill7744]

Man i just love Naruto 👍❤

[@RyogaEchizen]

thank you for showing boruto some love

[@r3dwnd]

This is a super nice video. I really enjoyed it as a big Naruto fan.

[@mounada4098]

8:55 that opening is so underrated!

[@syedkaneki91]

Name of op?

[@mounada4098]

@@syedkaneki91 i mean that's an instrumental of the first opening of naruto! Rocks

[@MUSQUIZanimation]

I’ve actually come to love the Boruto manga art style. It was kinda ugly at first, but I now prefer it vastly to the Boruto anime style.

[@demon_hawkeye5269]

That's about how my opinions went with the Boruto series as a story, went from thinking it was trash to loving it

[@animetwilight75]

@@demon_hawkeye5269 same here! i thought it sucked at first but i kinda like the mysteries behind the otsusuki and i came to terms with how technologically advanced everything became..i’ve definitely gotten used to it all, as well as the art style itself

[@Nigggojo]

Yea and when the boruto anime mixes it with its style it looks perfect watch ep 189 if you haven't already

[@unseenclips5149]

Ayo great video will love to see more video on big 3

[@justintysoe5495]

you should cover bleach, the art in bleach was always a stand out for me and also went through a lot of change as the story progressed

[@danielsolis8169]

Cool video! you should do the artistic evolution of Bleach!!

[@peak_piece]

the cover art is amazing for naruto

[@LeoJMathews]

I keep catching myself nodding & agreeing with your statements but I'm the only person in my room. That's how you know you're making quality content

[@mechajay3358]

This has gotten me to appreciate Kishimoto's artwork more than ever before.

[@siddharthmehta4663]

artistic evolution of bleach next

[@tanoshimeyo9397]

can you do this, but with kingdom? the series has changed so much artwise over the series its unreal

[@robthewells7182]

Man you should cover dragon ball the way Toriyama's art changed during the serialization is remarkable.

[@j04370859]

m.kzbin.info/www/bejne/fqi2pGCgo79niLc It's not the same guy, but here's one.

[@raziel7148]

technology in the Naruto world was strange to begin with. in the forrest during chuunin exams, there are camera's that record battles on a vhs tape that can be watched on a battery powered tv. during the Gaara retrieval arc Team Gai has a wireless radio head sets like a walkie-talkie. i understand that in Boruto technology made a lot of advancements but the ninja tools themselves are a bit too much.

[@furizagold]

the manga art on the pain arc was crazy

[@furizagold]

Fr twin

[@Artydagr8]

Great video! Definitely opened up my mind regarding the art/ story inspirations used in naruto vs boruto.

[@konii_69]

artistic evolution of bleach will be a really good one or artistic evolution of haikyuu maybe

[@tabledevourer]

More quality content, thank you

[@GreySeashell-j3m]

8:06 sheeesh, thats one of my favorite Boruto front page. Along with the Momoshiki one and a few more. Ikemoto definitely has more room to glow just like kishimoto did.

[@vinyl7764]

Your Artistic Evolution series is wonderful! Fingers crossed that we're getting a video on Tite Kubo's Bleach in the near future :]

[@dagger7658]

you can do the artistic evolution of baki or dragon ball

[@Starkk-ic9cj]

Do one on bleach it rlly has an amazing transformation in its art style btw like the video always fun

[@atharvashinde4905]

Yeah it's artwork in tybw was really good

[@giulyanoviniciussanssilva2947]

Showing perspective like a camera lens, knowledge of anatomy, gestures, use of colors, and messing up the frames when Naruto is angry or when Rock Lee is in drunk mode and in both fights using a gimmick of repeating a punch at different angles of the same take on a single page, with that alone I would say he is one of the best in the industry, for me it's one of the most technical and certainly inspired a lot of the perspective tricks that Boku no Hero uses. And if I talk about characters I would say that he is very inspired by the character designs of The Blade of the Immortal, adapting to his style what for me gave that more semi-realistic look to his characters, in addition to his separate arts he has a sublime command of colors, knowing how not to take your attention and you will stay where he wants just leaving some roofs of a certain color. He's a great artist in short I don't like all his art, but I love his knowledge of perspective.

[@binatog123]

I love kishimoto style since it has really ninja and japanese vibes

[@colechung7806]

I'm not a boruto fan but man is the artwork impressive

[@Meek]

Great video man

[@sanjithn4604]

the outro was chill

[@sahiru]

Thanks the video helps a lot for me understanding how the theme and characters were places.

[@10oz10]

Naruto always feel uniquely Asian, like an amalgamation and seamless transition to the unique culture and aesthetics that’s exist across the diverse continent of Asia, from India to the Philippines

[@jskw7167]

The artistic evolution of bleach

[@Cami-dc9iu]

Naruto art is the best in all of anime manga for me

[@jonesreviews4613]

Seems like boruto started off with a new world where cultures came together and technology advanced quickly with cooperation but it fails to bridge part 2 to part 3. It also seems like there are a lot more modern anime styles that we've seen in so many others.

[@bwsdotaku5620]

i love these videos

[@Morecado]

I'm not as invested in Boruto as I was with Naruto (although I do keep up with the manga), but one thing I do like about it is how it captures the feeling of a generational gap. It's the kind of thing you see in real life, but most likely from the same perspective as Boruto and his peers. Since most of us grew up with Naruto, we get to experience that gap, but from the older generations and man does it give me a strange feeling of "damn I'm old" even though I'm really not. Also, the version of the artsyle pre-shippuden was my favorite.

[@User-zx6tt]

I’d love to see the art evolution of bleach! I find tite kubo’s art style unique and interesting

[@tobiasamaral5859]

Awesome video, man! I really like your art videos, they are pretty good! (And it's awesome to find out more about these artists and their work!). By the way, I left my like - and I think it does mean something, like how many people enjoyed the video and these kind of stuff (and I think it helps a little bit with the algorithm). Anyway, God bless you, man! Keep the great work up!

[@real-timerami5041]

3:30 there was some glitch in the audio just wanted to let you know incase there may be something wrong with your mic, either way great video.

[@BourneHitman47]

Would love to see you examine Tite Kubo's and Tatsuki Fujimoto's evolution in a similar fashion.

[@DeviIsAdvocate]

I stopped reading boruto in its first few pages. I read Naruto straight through and decided to go through boruto as well but I just couldn't... I really dislike the massive change in art style since I absolutely loved Kishimotos style and how consistent his characters look in every panel and frame.

[@j04370859]

Boruto'd art style as gotten much better, compared to earlier on, but if you're problem still is that it doesn't look like Kishimoto's, then yeah, you won't enjoy it.

[@Optidorf]

Holy shizzle, I didn't realize Naruto was stoppped eight years ago.

[@youniverse5512]

The thing i love about it, i can tell what i see whats happening When most manga i read, i cant tell what the shit happen

[@MILDMONSTER1234]

Sasuke retrieval is peak kishi artstyle

[@Kye0429]

Do jojo next, or deathnote

[@parashkathoute6953]

@Alex What do u think abt naruto overall be it storytelling character development and each arc I wanna listen ur take on this one 🙂

[@Millze86]

NARUTO THE GREATST ANIME TO EVER BE MADE

[@ixprophecy]

Bias

[@intoxicz]

Great video! This series is amazing

[@Cat-meow-Cat]

Can’t wait for the dragonball episode

[@nquerosaber]

i wish Oda drew as clean as Kishimoto

[@IchigoKurosaki911]

I'd like to see you finish off the big 3 art evolution with Bleach next.

[@joaquinvanhouten]

You perfectly summed up why I didn't really like Boruto. It feels like a complete tonal shift in the world and that just threw me off.

[@bronzepkmn]

Now if I could only find a place to watch all of Shippuden dubbed lol, Hulu only goes to ep.140 and I hate using websites with pop up ads

[@pinix5147]

Before watching the video, for me, the manga art started peaking from early shippuden til vol 47 (pain vs naruto). It was sharp, clean and realistically manga-ish/cartoonish (if thats a thing lol).

[@theblackswordsman1998]

Make about the Artistic evolution for First of the north star(Hokuto No Ken)

[@DanAze]

Can you please make a video about Bleach artistic avolution? Tite kubo artstyle, in my opinion, is one of themost fascinating and buetiful out there. On top of that, his art improved and changed significantly throughout the run of Bleach, that it's almost feel like the artist who drew the ending is a whole different artist than the one who drew the start of the series. Plus now that you did a video on One piece and Naruto, it will be a shame if you didn't complete the big three

[@thabokgwele5268]

Yeah it surprising that you're only now talking about Naruto for the first time.

[@th-gg4cc]

Don't forget some seinen manga like Tokyo ghoul, berserk and vagabond too. They got pretty great art tbh

[@yovis05]

I like the early design of naruto