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Top 10 Best Written Characters
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That hype tho.
Please save it for a top ten strongest thread. This thread is about how well-written characters are.
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I wouldn't say I'm Einstein but I'm pretty confident that it's Manga facts.
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Naruto is the main character, even though kishi kinda ****ed him up with destiny he's still the best written character.
Second is Sauske or Obito.
Second is Sauske or Obito.
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I am shocked people have Naruto as a well-written character on their list. That is the most laughable thing I have ever seen on here. What's next? Kushina and Minato? My post on Naruto Manga covers some points about Naruto and Sasuke:
Let's see the list, and I don't think I would be able to extend it past the 5th mark. There really aren't that many decent characters in Naruto anyway:
1 - Uchiha Sasuke - No one even comes close to Sasuke in terms of character depth. His characterization is the stuff of Classical Tragedies. One can easily write an in-depth Thesis on this guy without a Hitch.
2 - Nagato / Yahiko / Gaara (before his Naruto adoration phase that seems to have stuck now).
3 - Tobi (definitely not Obito, as he now only bawls how similar he is to Naruto) / Orochimaru / Sasori.
4 - Kabuto / Danzo.
5 - Lee / Neji
Honourable Mentions:
- Tsunade has a well-developed past. At this point in the manga, I believe I have been harsh on her.
- Madara was a good character. I don't know what to feel about him now.
- Juugo is a pretty decent character. His struggle to maintain his sanity and searching for some kind of Anchor to look for hope presents a rueful side for Humanity - a fitting metaphor for those people who have little to hold on to and does remain tethered to their lives.
- Fugaku, despite being in the manga for such a short time presented a great sense of conviction for his people. His struggle to handle his leadership and his son ... I think it was nicely handled by Kishimoto. If only he had had more panel time. It's because of this reason alone that he's not in my top five.
Thank God, someone else is here on this Base, who can see past this rubbish character and his Hero stereotype.
It has millions of fans, so it obviously must be a great Manga and Kishimoto must be a terrific writer - what kind of childish reasoning is this? People these days have no taste. Millions like content that is utterly garbage, let it be music, Movies, or even games. Mangas are no different. People these days like what entertains them, not what defines quality. Know the difference.
Sure, a lot of things in this manga carry great potential but Kishimoto is not a good writer in any sense of the word. His Deus Ex Machina device has been used and abused far too much for my liking. The blond lead character that carries the plot is one of the most poorly written characters I have ever come across - his convictions, his ideals ... everything screams mediocrity and redundancy with him.
Every time he opens his mouth, I find myself listening to the same blubber over and over and over again - it feels like a bad case of Rigor Mortis and his parents are just as poor - Kishimoto probably hit a perfect bad-writing lottery with these three. The political corruption behind the banal Will of Fire nonsense could have been handily exploited, but it seems that the author has virtually forgotten it all, lost it behind the plot that has possibly used all good versus evil cliches ever employed in the history of Literature. I cannot stress this enough.
His lack of skill is explicitly highlighted by the fact that he has created too many characters. It's a fact that no author can work around this many plots and do them justice. There is a limit to how many one can juggle. I cannot even name all of them he tried to put under the shade of depth and laughably failed.
If it wasn't for the metaphors behind Uchiha Clan and Sasuke, I would have given up on this manga a long time ago. Which is why I have chosen the last option, as Sasuke's descent to madness in MS form was the epitome of good writing. One needs to understand literature to fathom the depth of complexity behind his slip. Complexity and aesthetic sense, which all of NB probably lacks.
Sure, a lot of things in this manga carry great potential but Kishimoto is not a good writer in any sense of the word. His Deus Ex Machina device has been used and abused far too much for my liking. The blond lead character that carries the plot is one of the most poorly written characters I have ever come across - his convictions, his ideals ... everything screams mediocrity and redundancy with him.
Every time he opens his mouth, I find myself listening to the same blubber over and over and over again - it feels like a bad case of Rigor Mortis and his parents are just as poor - Kishimoto probably hit a perfect bad-writing lottery with these three. The political corruption behind the banal Will of Fire nonsense could have been handily exploited, but it seems that the author has virtually forgotten it all, lost it behind the plot that has possibly used all good versus evil cliches ever employed in the history of Literature. I cannot stress this enough.
His lack of skill is explicitly highlighted by the fact that he has created too many characters. It's a fact that no author can work around this many plots and do them justice. There is a limit to how many one can juggle. I cannot even name all of them he tried to put under the shade of depth and laughably failed.
If it wasn't for the metaphors behind Uchiha Clan and Sasuke, I would have given up on this manga a long time ago. Which is why I have chosen the last option, as Sasuke's descent to madness in MS form was the epitome of good writing. One needs to understand literature to fathom the depth of complexity behind his slip. Complexity and aesthetic sense, which all of NB probably lacks.
Let's see the list, and I don't think I would be able to extend it past the 5th mark. There really aren't that many decent characters in Naruto anyway:
1 - Uchiha Sasuke - No one even comes close to Sasuke in terms of character depth. His characterization is the stuff of Classical Tragedies. One can easily write an in-depth Thesis on this guy without a Hitch.
2 - Nagato / Yahiko / Gaara (before his Naruto adoration phase that seems to have stuck now).
3 - Tobi (definitely not Obito, as he now only bawls how similar he is to Naruto) / Orochimaru / Sasori.
4 - Kabuto / Danzo.
5 - Lee / Neji
Honourable Mentions:
- Tsunade has a well-developed past. At this point in the manga, I believe I have been harsh on her.
- Madara was a good character. I don't know what to feel about him now.
- Juugo is a pretty decent character. His struggle to maintain his sanity and searching for some kind of Anchor to look for hope presents a rueful side for Humanity - a fitting metaphor for those people who have little to hold on to and does remain tethered to their lives.
- Fugaku, despite being in the manga for such a short time presented a great sense of conviction for his people. His struggle to handle his leadership and his son ... I think it was nicely handled by Kishimoto. If only he had had more panel time. It's because of this reason alone that he's not in my top five.
Thank God, someone else is here on this Base, who can see past this rubbish character and his Hero stereotype.
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That hype tho.
Please save it for a top ten strongest thread. This thread is about how well-written characters are.
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LOL @ Sasuke being comparable to Classical tragedy stories. That's ludicrous.
Nagato, Yahiko, Jiraiya, Kabuto, Orochimaru, Naruto, Gaara, Killer Bee, Sasori, and Shikamaru are all well written. Whom one views as best is completely subjective.
Nagato, Yahiko, Jiraiya, Kabuto, Orochimaru, Naruto, Gaara, Killer Bee, Sasori, and Shikamaru are all well written. Whom one views as best is completely subjective.
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Okay then...