Naruto #23- "Genin Showdown! All Nine Rookies Take Off!"

[Rex Kamex]

Japanese Title: "Defeat the Rivals! The Rookie Nine All Assembled!"
English Title: "Genin Showdown! All Nine Rookies Take Off!"

Japanese Air Date: March 13, 2003
American Air Date: January 11, 2006


Okay, I have never actually seen the episode yet, but it looks like it will be a good one since it will debut a few new faces. Actually, we've seen most of them already (even though they were brief appearances) but we will hear their dub voices too. The Chunin Exam is about to begin!

Anyway, discuss. If any of my information is wrong, please let me know. This is the first time I've made a thread like this.​

 

[Kamex]

I'm interested to see how the Chunin Exam begins. [SPOIL]IIRC, it goes on for many, many arcs. How many years does it take to actually finish? I mean, you'd think we'd see Naruto and them be Genin for a little more than just twenty episodes before they take this HUGE (in terms of episodes) exam...[/SPOIL]

 

[Laz-E-Boy]

I'm interested to see how the Chunin Exam begins. [SPOIL]IIRC, it goes on for many, many arcs. How many years does it take to actually finish? I mean, you'd think we'd see Naruto and them be Genin for a little more than just twenty episodes before they take this HUGE (in terms of episodes) exam...[/SPOIL]

[SPOIL]It doesn't even take years. It only lasts for about 1-2 months IIRC when you combine the fact that they take a break after prelims. [/SPOIL]

 

[Kanadian Kyuubi]

New Ninjas, new characters, new suprises, new episode! It's time to review this week's episode: "Genin Showdown: All Nine Rookies Take Off!". Firstly, here's my take on the new people:

Kiba and Akumaru: Kiba has a pretty nice voice, and his dog is very cute!
Ino: Okay, I haven't actually seen Ino till today, she's just as happy-go-lucky as Sakura! Well, guess that runs in the family!
Skikamaru: Bleh, could have sounded better
Chouji: Wow, he's actually pretty cool, but unfortunatly I would not like any of our viewers to take him as a rollmodel for a healthy life...wait Rollmodel? He he he, his best technique is his Human Bolder Jutsu right? Aha! Get it? Roll Model? He likes eating potato chips...and we could still hear him eating when Kabuto wasn't!
Hinata: So cute!
Shino: Nice Voice, nice glasses!
Kabuto: Now, this is a very intresting ninja we have here! He sounds like a professor, looks like a professor, and his Chakra Hologram Card thingambobers are pretty cool!

Still this episode even though it was a boring one to say the least, we did get to see some of our new friends again, Rock Lee, Gai, Garra, Temari, that hooded dude Kankuro, and the sound ninjas? Now, I actually have a hunch on how they broke Kabuto's glasses:

They are Hidden Sound, right? It has been proven that the correct tone of sound waves can shatter glass, I bet the Chakra was also producing invisible supersonic rays! So, is this a correct idea?

We did have some funny moments this week as well, the whole aftermath from the "I'm going to beat you all, Beleive It!" comment was hilarious, Ino is a Level 6 hoot, but everything else...

8/10
A bit boring, but next week the real action begins...more boring action?

 

[Rex Kamex]

New dub title for the 25th.

EPISODE #025: [SPOIL]"Tenth Question: All or Nothing"[/SPOIL]

 

[~DaSilentMage~]

I just wanna skip this crud, get to the showdown between NAruto and Sasuke

 

[Kamex]

Haven't seen the episode yet.

[SPOIL]It doesn't even take years. It only lasts for about 1-2 months IIRC when you combine the fact that they take a break after prelims. [/SPOIL]

[SPOIL]Really? I remember seeing episode lists and guides that seemed to imply the exam goes on for many arcs. Well, what would I know. I haven't actually watched it.[/SPOIL]

 

[Ralts Master]

They are Hidden Sound, right? It has been proven that the correct tone of sound waves can shatter glass, I bet the Chakra was also producing invisible supersonic rays! So, is this a correct idea?

[SPOIL]They have devices implanted in them that generate sound waves, iirc[/SPOIL]

Also, Hinata's voice is made of sweet and cute.

 

[Brandon-kun]

Just saw the episode and I thought it was okay. The part I thought was cool when they saw ALL of the people taking the exam! And the other part was when that dude (forgot his name!) that used his chakara to use those cards.

 

[Knightblazer]

His name's Kabuto and, well... [SPOIL]He's actually a ninja in the Hidden Sound, one of Orochimaru faves and and uses iron ninjitsu[/SPOIL]

A-HEM! Anyway, the showdown between Naruto and Sasuke will not be taking place for a long, LONG time. Sorry all you fans.

Still anyway, I can't wait to watch Shikamaru battle. I just admire his pesornality; kinda like Yoh from Shaman King, I would say.

Knightblazer ;262;

 

[Xeno Metal Knuckles]

Thats Episode 129-134 I think the fight between Naruto and Sasuke is. [SPOIL]CS2[/SPOIL]and Kyuubi

Knightblazer you will have to wait 20+ episodes for the first Shikamaru battle

[SPOIL]Naruto uses Rasengan on Kabuto in Episode 93...just a random spoiler[/SPOIL]

 

[Skiks]

I just wanna skip this crud, get to the showdown between NAruto and Sasuke

Then whats the point in watch the series? You need to watch it all to get why [SPOIL]sasuke and naruto [/SPOIL]battle it out.

 

[Brandon-kun]

His name's Kabuto and, well... [SPOIL]He's actually a ninja in the Hidden Sound, one of Orochimaru faves and and uses iron ninjitsu[/SPOIL]

A-HEM! Anyway, the showdown between Naruto and Sasuke will not be taking place for a long, LONG time. Sorry all you fans.

Still anyway, I can't wait to watch Shikamaru battle. I just admire his pesornality; kinda like Yoh from Shaman King, I would say.

Knightblazer ;262;

Sorry thanks for clearing that uo for me Knightblazer

 

[Wandering Rhythmical Phoenix]

I liked the way everyone was cast. The Sound 3 sounded just creepy enough with outh sounding weird. Kabuto, the one chareter i was looking forward to seeing, was also awsome. Ibiki didnt sound... Mean enough,
Castng for this round 9/10

 

[zonic the hedgehog]

I just wanna skip this crud, get to the showdown between NAruto and Sasuke

Well, I guess you'll be waiting a LONG time yet. ^^

This was just an "explanation" episode as I call it. They explain things in one episode, and not much really goes on.

Kabuto did a fair amount of talking, and Choji's ("how about leading us to a BBQ, Ino?" LOL, RLY) voice is going to continue to annoy me. Yep, that's about it.

This is one of my problems with the Naruto anime though- it progresses FAR too slowly, even for an anime. Hardly anything gets done in one episode.

I mean, it only takes a few chapters for the manga to progress, but perhaps that's because it's not invaded by horrible filler arcs.
Oh, and for the episodes after the Naruto vs. Sasuke fight, expect A LOT of filler. They're still showing filler crap in Japan, and it's not gonna' stop for weeks.
Bring an umbrella. ;D

 

[Ralts Master]

The manga's pacing isn't all that good either, that's part of why the anime is currently in Filler Hell (to keep the anime from overtaking the manga)...

 

[HK]

Missed the first five minutes or so of it... but what I did catch was interesting, dub-wise (mind you that I have missed the last two episodes).

Maile is still good and improving, if only she could get the serious and anger moments done right... Kate Higgins is still amazing me as Sakura, just to note.

We also get to hear more voices from more of the cast. Didn't catch Hinata, Chouji, or Shino, but from what I have heard of Tenten, Neji, Lee, Gai, Kabuto, and the Sound Three was good. Tenten sounded mature and right for her age. Neji's impressed me the most, and probably the most fitting for the new characters introduced (it wasn't as high as some people suggested, but it also wasn't low like the original Japanese voice). Lee... well, I can certainly hear Daisuke from Digimon in him, and it is only fitting since Brian Donovan is his voice... I don't think that I'm going to get over that, though, just like I can't with Rick from Blue Gender or Gaston from Berserk with both characters have the voice of Goku from Dragon Ball Z in it...

More comments on it later.

 

[Zeeru]

(Sorry for tardiness) I liked the new characters a lot. Kabuto was my fav. (I didn't like his name being the same as a Pokemon's) I can't wait till thew battle between [SPOIL]Rock Lee and Garra (know this isnt a mjor spoil but heck some people might find it).[/SPOIL] I cant wait to see it in the anime. My friend got Shonen Jump's new issue and I loved it in the manga (but I couldn't see the speed as well as in the anime). Also can't wait for [SPOIL]Garra vs. Sasuke[/SPOIL] I should stop watching so many naruto music videos! They are spoiling my mind!

 

[MarcmenX]

I just wanna skip this crud, get to the showdown between NAruto and Sasuke

... Sorry to burst your bubble, but that fight does not happen until [SPOIL]season 6: episode 132,[/SPOIL] and in the US we'll be at episode 24...

How exactly is all this "crud"? Plot development, Character development, new characters introduced, etc... If you're so impatient, why don't you just download the fight for yourself? It'll sure take alot less time compared to waiting to see the actual episode here in the states

 

[HK]

All right, folks, we get it. There is an impatient dumbass here who can't stand character and plot development and just watches anime for watching fights. No need to constantly quote and remind us.

On the pacing of the anime... well, it is pretty bad. Consider that the next two episodes (or is it three?) will just be explanations about the first half of the exam that is honestly is just [spoil]a simple ten question test to determine how decent their skills to gather information as a shinobi are,[/spoil], I'd say that it is pretty damn slow and irregular.