Quote Originally Posted by shinta|hikari View Post
I still have no idea how such a cookie cutter shounen show got such a huge budget. Maybe there will be something different down the line, but so far, this is following the Naruto character and plot formula very closely.
I hated that the tournament didn't get finished in Naruto, and I likewise disliked that it got disrupted here as well.

But.. you know, they fixed some things here. Like, Naruto isn't obnoxious. Sasuke isn't a dick. Sakura isn't fawning all over him, though is still crass. Kakashi is still hot and masked. Tenten and Rock Lee got rolled into one. Hinata is still best girl. Neji can go fuck himself.

Usually these shows have to kill the strong protective mentor to make the plot proceed, but I hope they don't do that here.