Do you believe Naruto is a ripoff of Luffy and Goku?

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Do you believe Naruto is a ripoff of Luffy and Goku?

Let's start with Goku = Super Saiyan blonde hair, orange and blue uniform, have an old pervert sensei, loves training, start off in the series as a kid and gluttonous.

With Luffy = Idiot, immature, dumb, funny, dreaming to become the pirate king(in Naruto's case, Hokage), unpredictable fighting style and gluttonous.
 

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Are you serious?
 

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Yes, I agree.
 

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You would be surprised how many anime/manga actually make their main character that way...its not a ripoff.
 

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naruto came before one piece and he is based on goku
 

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He's based on a typical american or "western" man with blonde hair and blue eyes which are not common to japanese culture in order to promote its popularity in other cultures and countries.
 

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There are similarity's but no naruto is not a knock off of either character.
 

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naruto came before one piece and he is based on goku

One Piece was first released on December 24, 1997
Naruto was released on the year of 1999.

One Piece obviously came first.
 

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You would be surprised how many anime/manga actually make their main character that way...its not a ripoff.

^^ This. Alan from D Gray Man is also like this..minus the dumb part.
 

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The Creator Has Listed Them As Inspirations

According to NarutoPedia:
When creating Naruto, Masashi Kishimoto incorporated into the character a number of traits he felt made an ideal hero: a straightforward way of thinking, a mischievous side, and many of the attributes possessed by Son Gokū from the Dragon Ball franchise. He also made sure to keep Naruto "simple and stupid," since he does not like smart characters. Naruto himself is not modelled after anyone in particular, being conceived as childlike, with something of a dark side as a result of his harsh past. Despite this, he is always positive, making him unique in Kishimoto's eyes.
 
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