Naruto is def a fun watch, but I am increasingly frustrated at Kishimoto's inability to have female characters that exist outside of their crushes. Sakura's character in completely dependent on Sasuke and her feelings for him. Same goes for Hinata, Karin, Ino, you name it. These dynamics are some real eye rollers.
Controversial Rewatching Naruto has made me realize Kishi doesn't know how to write women.
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Oh yeah, it can definetly be uncomfortable to watch sometimes, like when Ino was crying for Sasuke after Kage summit. It just shows a lack of care; when we know he can do better, with characters like Chiyo, Sarada, Tsunade.
Ten Ten is the only girl in Naruto's generation that wasn't a hopeless romantic.
Ten Ten is the only girl in Naruto's generation that wasn't a hopeless romantic.
Is it ever really expected for the author of a shonen series to develop female characters to a certain standard in the first place? It’s nice when they do get more depth through flashbacks or supplemental material, but at the end of the day, these stories are primarily written for a male demographic, so it often ends up being more of a bonus than a baseline.
Get into shoujo if you want better written, more fleshed out female characters with in-depth character development throught their respective stories.
Get into shoujo if you want better written, more fleshed out female characters with in-depth character development throught their respective stories.
