Naruto was the most cinematic experience in the 21st century growing up with only television and some internet learning of the world of Shinobi. The setting the music the time that it came out in the USA made it etched into my identity especially because I used to be in and out of hospitals for health reasons and my two obsessions at that time were Ben 10 and Naruto. ALL the kids knew about Naruto in my middle school. It was so. So peak.
At its peak around 2011-2012 all I remember was how Fkn cool Jiraiya was.
And that is a cause of great ire for Eichiiro Oda. He admitted this btw. I forget the exact quote but it goes something like “I am very jealous of Kishimoto for having the balls to kill off major characters like Jiraiya so now I will copy him with Ace!”
Even if One Piece started out on Toonami and wasn't censored to hell and back, I doubt it would've came near the popularity of Naruto. I found old articles talking about how Naruto was Cartoon Network's most popular series from 2006-2007 and how it spurred Viz Media to translate volumes at a much faster rate in order to meet the demand and catch up with the the original Japan release.
Even if One Piece started out on Toonami and wasn't censored to hell and back, I doubt it would've came near the popularity of Naruto. I found old articles talking about how Naruto was Cartoon Network's most popular series from 2006-2007 and how it spurred Viz Media to translate volumes at a much faster rate in order to meet the demand and catch up with the the original Japan release.
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