Has the anime influence your views on certain characters?

[DoubleKamui]

For me, definitely yes. I'll give you a few examples:

Kabuto: I never once cared for Kabuto. I thought he was a rotten sc*m who deserved to die for his evil actions. The flashback about his past didn't really change my views on him when I read it in the manga. However, once it was animated, I found myself liking Kabuto more and more. Idk why but the way it was portrayed in the anime made me feel very sorry for Kabuto for the touch situations he has been through. All he ever wanted was someone to acknowledge him and that's why he followed Orochimaru's footstep.

Danzo: Do I really need to explain? This guy was always a douc*ebag. I hated him like sh*t but the animators intensified that feeling even more, especially during the Kakashi ANBU filler arc. However, there were times when they went to far such as Danzo's attempted assassination on Hiruzen. I thought that was a ridiculous scene to add as Danzo would never try to kill Hiruzen because one, they were once comrades and two, the risks associated with it were far too great to perform it. Sure Danzo followed a consequentialist approach to his goals but he would never do such a thing to achieve those goals. However, all in all, I'm glad Sasuke got rid of him.

Obito: I always liked Obito ever since he was introduced in the "Kakashi Gaiden" arc and still liked him after he was revealed to be the masked man. However, I never really felt sorrow for his character. I thought his motivation for his villainous actions was quite lame tbh. Not until that "Hell" episode was released. Man, that episode was so intense and full of emotions. The animators did a brilliant job on conveying Obito's feelings to us and that's how it got to me.

 

[-Punk-]

No , either I like them or I don't.

 

[TheAncientJinchuuriki]

Nope hasn't influenced me

 

[Calpal]

No I dont usually watch the anime.

 

[BLAZE]

Danzo is a real scum[ i like his potrayal though]
also i found u can hype hinata but she is gonna remain fodder with no feats

 

[siege]

Sometimes if I like the voices they use I really like the English Naruto and Sasuke also Gai and Lee but I'm biased I like the anime better the action and sound effects

 

[BLAZE]

Sometimes if I like the voices they use I really like the English Naruto and Sasuke also Gai and Lee but I'm biased I like the anime better the action and sound effects

what mostly
yuri lowenthal sounds too gaaaay

 

[Jack Spicer]

Yeah, the anime helps.

The Kakashi Gaiden special really was helped. I think I saw it in anime first, I'm sure I did, but sad moments are always always better when animated.

The anime has made me dislike Sakura more. They give her stupid lines and make her annoying sometimes.

I love that more is done with some of my favorites, Yamato, Tenten, Kiba, and hell, even this amazing Kakashi filler.

The anime, when it comes to influencing, made me like Suigetsu, Jugo, and Kimimaro a lot. Again, I saw them in the anime first, but I know I wouldn't have felt the way if I saw them in the manga first. The anime added so much to their stories, especially with Kimimaro. They introduced Suigetsu's character perfectly. A fun guy. I loved that they expanded on the relationship between Jugo and Kimimaro, as well as showing what Jugo was like in a small flashback before he met Kimimaro.

 

[mohdzarif]

I kinda agree with Kabuto and Danzo. I really felt pity for Kabuto watching the anime.

 

[mohdzarif]

One more thing, I never cry reading the manga. Just at certain parts there were a little onions, like Gaara's speech and Naruto's speech to Zabuza.

But watching episode 248 and 249 (Naruto's birth), my God, I just couldn't stand it. They did an excellent job producing that double episodes, with beautiful unreleased soundtracks. It seemed to be like big budget episodes looking at the great quality.

The last part of 249 really got me. I f**king cried, manly tears. It was so so emotional that I couldn't get rid of that sad moment from my brain after I finished watching it.

That moment when Kushina said his final goodbye and faded away, omg... :T_T:

Minato and Kushina's death beats other deaths, period! At least in the anime.

 

[Anime Fan]

itach's past influenced me.

 

[Byron123]

Well for me it had a huge impact on kakashi's character, I was always thought of him as too one dimensional character. In the manga we would never see what kind of impact did the death of Obito and Rin had on him.