~Wild Wild Imagination~

I have just finished episode 70 of 'Naruto' yesterday night and am so inspired by its main theme of never to give up even if one is not born superior and that there is always a uniqueness in every person that can be converted to strength. For example Rock Lee who trains ten times harder than other people because he couldn't mould his Chakra like what a ninja should possess. As a result, he fought well in close combat. Hinata who was always shy and timid, stood to face Neji and fought bravely during the tournament even though Neji was much talented than she was. Naruto had been discriminated since young and was always being laughed at for his crappy shadow techique, moreover he was alway overshadowed by his genius and popular team mate, Sasuke. Naruto's determination and hardwork not only made him turned his worst techique into his best, he also gained recognition for winning in the Chunnin exam. Unfortunately, the concept of 'Hard work will succeed' may not apply to everyone in real life, especially people do not have clear goals.

Even so, 'Naruto' is a highly inspiring anime despite the presence of other animes like 'Skip Beat', 'Dragon Ball' and 'Ushio to Tora'. The more attractive part is the emphasis and integration of many characters, clans and wars, not withstanding the twists in the plot. The variety of fighting techiques also makes 'Naruto' more interesting than 'Bleach'. It's lengthy episodes of 220 in season 1 alone, not to mention its current on going episodes in season 2 almost put me off. The only anime that I can think of which is longer and is currently on going is 'Detective Conan'.