Naruto 173 Discussion

[Kraco]

What are you talking about? All we saw was Orochimaru and Sasuke visiting some forgotten, inconsequential island. And a few Anko flashbacks. If Kishimoto ever intended to tell more about Anko's past, then you might be right. However, it's not like Anko is any central character in the series like Kakashi, for example. This might very well have been the most prominent history of Anko we were (not) ever supposed to get.

And I didn't see any particular Orochimaru character development. He was the same old Oro: Manipulating and laughing at people, and not caring for anybody but himself.

This filler arc certainly didn't do anything to change the fact fillers have zero impact on the main storyline, in my opinion.

[DarthEnderX]

For those that care, DB keeps a running count of remaining fillers in the opening credits of their subs every week. It's towards the end.

It's 6 btw.

[nests]

Think again

Originally posted by: Leafninja.com

Word by way of Anime News Network, here are the titles for upcoming anime:

3-15-06 Episode 176: Zig Zag Run! Chase, Chased, Mistaken
3-22-06 Episode 177: OH?! Please, Mister Postman
3-29-06 Episode 178: Encounter, The Boy Named "Hoshi"

Episode 179 was figured to be the start of the Kakashi Gaiden, but the title for 178 certainly does not sound like a title pointing to the end of the first part of the series. Hopefully that means 179 will incorporate the last few bits that were in the last normal manga chapter, before Kakashi Gaiden officially begins.