OwlChemist81 Posted March 29, 2020 Share Posted March 29, 2020 16 hours ago, PokeNirvash said: If you know me (and I doubt some of you really do), then you know that Toshiyuki Tsuru is one of my favorite anime directors. He may not have the name recognition of Hayao Miyazaki or Hideaki Anno, the impact of Satoshi Kon or Masaaki Yuasa, the cult followings of Shinichiro Watanabe or Kunihiko Ikuhara, or even the extensive repertoires of Seiji Kishi or Akiyuki Shinbo, but his works are among my favorites, even if it's mostly just Gungrave and the fictional work of mine I imagined him directing that's in there. Those that are aware of Tsuru's greatness know him from his involvement in two of the biggest manga-to-anime adaptations of our day, Naruto and Naruto Shippuden. His contributions to the franchise included two of the final episodes of the Land of Waves Arc, part 1 of Gaara vs. Rock Lee, Shikamaru coming to terms with Asuma's death (which was what got me to start keeping a close eye on his industry presence), and the story of how Hinata got her crush on Naruto while defending him against Pain in the present day, not to mention countless opening and ending theme animations, a movie, and an official "greatest hits" AMV. I bring him up now because tonight marks the beginning of a six-part filler arc directed by the man himself, under his current pseudonym of Yasuaki Kurotsu (a double-portmanteau of Yasujiro Ozu and Akira Kurosawa). It was originally going to be a movie, but circumstances led to it being restructured as an anime-original storyline to pad for time in favor of your garden variety Naruto filler. You might not be as excited for it as I am, be it because of your unfamiliarity with Tsuru or your dislike of Naruto and/or its filler material, but you should know that I am PUMPED for this, and if you see me gushing about it over the next month and a half - maybe two or more if the rumor of FLCL nights after the DBZ Kai marathon turn out to be true - just know that my above rundown is the reason why. THE POWER ARC PART 1 Premiering tonight at 2:30 A.M. Only Toonami. FLCL nights would leave room for a 7th episode at the end, right? We could still get Shippuden after each FLCL rerun from 11:30-2:30. But that's not happening on April 11th, which means our movie experience won't be six straight weeks. [damn coronavirus] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ben0119 Posted March 29, 2020 Share Posted March 29, 2020 Maybe the treasure is just the water and the oasis. But the bandits attacked foolishly looking for some other sort of treasure. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CorbeauKarasu Posted March 29, 2020 Share Posted March 29, 2020 oh ai, when they said that akatsuki, did they mean hidan? so this is a flashback from before the war? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CorbeauKarasu Posted March 29, 2020 Share Posted March 29, 2020 A VIRUS. THANKS, SHIPPUDEN. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnimationFan14 Posted March 29, 2020 Share Posted March 29, 2020 This is the closest we are getting to having a movie air on the block for the moment 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mochi Posted March 29, 2020 Share Posted March 29, 2020 Oh come on more Virus comparisons IT'S STILL CORONAVIRUS NIGHT ON TOONAMI 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ben0119 Posted March 29, 2020 Share Posted March 29, 2020 LOL what is with Kabuto's face? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DangerMouse Posted March 29, 2020 Share Posted March 29, 2020 Oh boy.... Kabuto doing that shit Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DangerMouse Posted March 29, 2020 Share Posted March 29, 2020 He's got himself a little reanimation trial run going? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ben0119 Posted March 29, 2020 Share Posted March 29, 2020 He cloned Hidan?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CorbeauKarasu Posted March 29, 2020 Share Posted March 29, 2020 what the hell is happening? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DangerMouse Posted March 29, 2020 Share Posted March 29, 2020 Dat budget on those Naruto and Sakura turn arounds 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CorbeauKarasu Posted March 29, 2020 Share Posted March 29, 2020 this was split into parts. it probably was intended as a movie 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OwlChemist81 Posted March 29, 2020 Share Posted March 29, 2020 If this is "filler", it fits in almost seamlessly with the canon storyline! And just like that, Hidan is back too! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mochi Posted March 29, 2020 Share Posted March 29, 2020 NAKED MAN Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CorbeauKarasu Posted March 29, 2020 Share Posted March 29, 2020 oh no, gekko hayate!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ben0119 Posted March 29, 2020 Share Posted March 29, 2020 Why do the dead people thing again when they just did this in the canon story? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mochi Posted March 29, 2020 Share Posted March 29, 2020 Just now, CorbeauKarasu said: this was split into parts. it probably was intended as a movie that's apparently been confirmed 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DangerMouse Posted March 29, 2020 Share Posted March 29, 2020 ROFL Sakura gets attacked by the one non-akatsuki-level one Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CorbeauKarasu Posted March 29, 2020 Share Posted March 29, 2020 i recognize that clip Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saito34 Posted March 29, 2020 Share Posted March 29, 2020 2 minutes ago, ben0119 said: LOL what is with Kabuto's face? I think he got lost on the way to Hogwarts Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnimationFan14 Posted March 29, 2020 Share Posted March 29, 2020 Sorry 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DangerMouse Posted March 29, 2020 Share Posted March 29, 2020 Damn putting himself back together 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ben0119 Posted March 29, 2020 Share Posted March 29, 2020 Kabuto's hair looks funny too. Couple with how they drew his face he just looks like an old lady now. Granted, he already looked silly before since he turned into his reptilian form. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DangerMouse Posted March 29, 2020 Share Posted March 29, 2020 Just now, AnimationFan14 said: Sorry Dat punch! 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saito34 Posted March 29, 2020 Share Posted March 29, 2020 I just wish we had this quality end to end..that was a gem 3 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ben0119 Posted March 29, 2020 Share Posted March 29, 2020 Is that the coughing guy from the chunin exams? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mochi Posted March 29, 2020 Share Posted March 29, 2020 Just now, saito34 said: I just wish we had this quality end to end..that was a gem same, if the whole show looked this way I might actually watch it 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ben0119 Posted March 29, 2020 Share Posted March 29, 2020 The way their bodies come back together looks awesome. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CorbeauKarasu Posted March 29, 2020 Share Posted March 29, 2020 the whole bloc without a nap. achievement! Just now, ben0119 said: Is that the coughing guy from the chunin exams? yeah. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnimationFan14 Posted March 29, 2020 Share Posted March 29, 2020 Just now, saito34 said: I think he got lost on the way to Hogwarts 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DangerMouse Posted March 29, 2020 Share Posted March 29, 2020 1 minute ago, ben0119 said: Is that the coughing guy from the chunin exams? Yeah 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mochi Posted March 29, 2020 Share Posted March 29, 2020 I would say good night....but I'm drunk and thanks to the virus I haven't been getting to sleep till 7: am so I'mma go watch some Crunchyroll anime Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnimationFan14 Posted March 29, 2020 Share Posted March 29, 2020 1 minute ago, mochi said: same, if the whole show looked this way I might actually watch it Well we will have to enjoy it while it lasts, for 5 more episodes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saito34 Posted March 29, 2020 Share Posted March 29, 2020 Just now, AnimationFan14 said: Well we will have to enjoy it while it lasts, for 5 more episodes sweet Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saito34 Posted March 29, 2020 Share Posted March 29, 2020 Just now, mochi said: I would say good night....but I'm drunk and thanks to the virus I haven't been getting to sleep till 7: am so I'mma go watch some Crunchyroll anime Night Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DangerMouse Posted March 29, 2020 Share Posted March 29, 2020 3 minutes ago, AnimationFan14 said: Sorry What she did to his face! Sonic boom and all! 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ben0119 Posted March 29, 2020 Share Posted March 29, 2020 2 minutes ago, AnimationFan14 said: He seriously looks like a woman now. And they forgot to make him look more disfigured from the snake DNA or whatever. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DangerMouse Posted March 29, 2020 Share Posted March 29, 2020 2 minutes ago, mochi said: I would say good night....but I'm drunk and thanks to the virus I haven't been getting to sleep till 7: am so I'mma go watch some Crunchyroll anime Night! Enjoy some more anime Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnimationFan14 Posted March 29, 2020 Share Posted March 29, 2020 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CorbeauKarasu Posted March 29, 2020 Share Posted March 29, 2020 2 minutes ago, ben0119 said: He seriously looks like a woman now. And they forgot to make him look more disfigured from the snake DNA or whatever. it's s flashback from before his face got shown like that, i think. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnimationFan14 Posted March 29, 2020 Share Posted March 29, 2020 5 minutes ago, mochi said: I would say good night....but I'm drunk and thanks to the virus I haven't been getting to sleep till 7: am so I'mma go watch some Crunchyroll anime Night Mochi, hope you can sleep well later :3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ben0119 Posted March 29, 2020 Share Posted March 29, 2020 2 minutes ago, CorbeauKarasu said: it's s flashback from before his face got shown like that, i think. He has the long hair and cloak. And maybe some slight disfigurement to his face. Not nearly as much as it's supposed to be though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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