Naruto Manga Review

Naruto is the story of a young teenage orphan trouble-maker, who is desperate to become the greatest ninja in his village. He goes through all kinds of adventures, slowly maturing, but always willing to compete against his arch-rival Sasuke. Whilst Naruto’s mischievous nature gets him into a lot of trouble, his determination to become the best is unsurpassable. Unfortunately though, Sasuke seems to be top of the class in everything, and will be an incredible opponent to better.

The love of Naruto’s life is a young girl called Sakura who absolutely hates him. She thinks very little of everything he does, and is even less impressed by his dumb approach to most things. Another disadvantage to the chances of these two having a relationship is that Sakura loves Sasuke.

These three kids get put in a group to train with an expert ninja, and to carry out missions until they’re strong enough to advance to the next level. Usually every mission carries hidden dangers though, creating hardships for Naruto and his teammates. Each task seems more daunting than the last, but Naruto is more than up to the challenge.

The artwork in this manga is fantastic, with great detail on every single character, and an impressive selection of background features that perfectly blend in with the surroundings. The movement can easily be noticed with well-drawn lines showing direction, and speed, etc, as well as creases and folds in clothes, which have been done intricately. The one problem with the artwork is that occasionally it can be hard to figure out exactly what is happening in certain scenes. These are generally during close range fighting, and whilst it is generally done well, there are odd instances where it can be hard to decipher.

The story in excellent and engrossing, catching the readers interest immediately, and constantly improving with each chapter. Due to the brilliant way it is done, it is incredibly hard to stop reading, and can often keep you up extremely late, desperate to know what happens next. One of the best aspects of the fascinating story is the constant changes in the Naruto character, as he adapts to situations, becomes more sensible, and over time becomes an all round better person. The way each chapter leaves in a cliff-hanger is also good, as it makes the next one even better.

This is a great manga, worthy of being read by anyone and everyone. The artist is obviously incredibly talented with a fantastic brain for story telling, as it will keep you interest throughout. If you haven’t already witnessed this immense triumph in Japanese manga for yourself, then I strongly suggest you do so. It is easily one of the best out there. I am going to give it an A, which means it should definitely be read by everyone, and only has some slight flaws.