So, what's the recommended watching order for Naruto: Shippuden? How do I get the maximum viewing experience minus all the filler episodes and the romance and all the not-very-exciting action episodes.
I want drama and action, but mostly action, how do I view only those episodes without getting too lost on the story? Story isn't very important to me, but I do kinda like to know what's going on to put the fight scenes into context.
So, which seasons do I watch first, what episode order do I structure it in, and do I need to skip around via minutes in any of the episodes?
Thanks.
>>140686913
Oh, also, I heard Bleach is basically the same as Naruto. Is this accurate? I kinda want to watch all the really actiony animes there are, so after Naruto I'd like to move on to Bleach.
Also, I've really never seen Dragonball Z, is it a must-watch for anime or can I just sort of skip it?
>>140686913
Avoid the fillers at all cost. Especially towards the end. It's bad enough it's shit, it's shit that only happen because they dream it.
>>140686913
The recommended watching order is not watching this trash at all.
>>140687683
Thanks for the advice!
>>140687827
Wow, rude. I don't judge your horrible tastes in anime, don't judge my far superior tastes. Jerk.
>>140686913
Just watch the well-animated episodes then.
>>140688171
Which ones are that Season 2, 3, which season/episodes?
>>140688366
Hahah whatever, I just thought the whole point of this board is to recommend anime and their watching orders to new viewers, which it is.
Naruto is divided by arcs. I'll tell you which arcs you should and shouldn't watch and which ones are filler and which aren't.
Land of the Waves - Canon - WATCH
Chuunin Exams - Canon - WATCH
Konoha Crush - Canon - WATCH
Search for Tsunade and Return of Itachi - Canon - WATCH
Land of Tea Escort Mission - Filler - SKIP
Sasuke Recovery Mission - Canon - WATCH
Rest of the Filler - SKIP
Kazekage Rescue Mission - Canon - Watch only Sakura VS Sasori and Naruto VS Deidara
Long-Awaited Reunion - Canon - Watch only the reunion with Sasuke, the rest sucks.
Twelve Guardian Ninja - Filler - SKIP
Hidan and Kakazu arc - Canon - WATCH
Guren arc - Filler - SKIP
Master's Prophecy and Vengeance - Canon - WATCH ALL OF IT (Including the Kakashi Gaiden in-between)
Six-Tails arc - Filler - WATCH (animation is great)
Pain's Assault - Canon - WATCH ALL OF IT
Past Arc: The Locus of Konoha - Filler - Watch the first 3 episodes about Naruto and Iruka, they're heartwarming.
Five Kage Summit - Canon - Watch only the Sasuke VS Danzo fight and the 2nd reunion with Sasuke.
Paradise Life on a Boat - Filler - SKIP
Nine-Tails Taming and Karmic Encounters - Canon - Watch Naruto VS Kyuubi and Kushina's appearance.
Fourth Shinobi World War: Confrontation - Canon - SKIP
Chikara - Filler - WATCH (animation is great)
Fourth Shinobi World War: Climax - Canon - WATCH
Kakashi ANBU Black Ops - Filler - WATCH (if you love Kakashi as much as I do)
Birth of the Ten-Tails' Jinchuuriki - Canon - WATCH
In Naruto's Footsteps: The Friends' Paths - Filler - SKIP
Jiraiya Shinobi Handbook: The Tale of Naruto the Hero - Filler - SKIP (It's not ever about Jiraiya)
Itachi Shinden: Light and Darkness - Sort of Canon - SKIP (it's a light novel written by an Itachi fangirl)
Bleach sucks after the Soul Society arc and DBZ sucks after the Cell Saga. Avoid that.
>>140686913
I guess I'll start us off.
Check my five.
>>140688353
I don't know about seasons, but just take a look around at these if you want some well-made action.
>26
>82 & 85 (episodes are related story-wise, 82 sets up for big action in 85)
>123
>133
>135
>143
>166,167 (ep 167 is one of the best-animated episodes in Shippuden, though a bit controversial due tot he approach towards animation and art)
>204, 209 (same arc)
>248,249
>322, 345, 375 (Hiroyuki Yamashita directed)
>363
A handful of fillers have good animation too:
>180
>194
>219
>234
>290 - 295 (an entire arc of great animation)
>353 (kakashi gaiden filler)
>>140686913
If you want "actiony animes" like Naruto and Bleach just watch Fooly Cooly aka FLCL, it is comparable to those two series
>>140688925
>>140688451
The point of this board is to nitpick airing or very popular anime and shit on them until we get bored, or circlejerk inexplicably bad shows and call anyone that doesn't like it a "shitposter".
Recommendations are not supposed to go on /a/, but /wsr/
>>140686913
The best way to watch Naruto is just watching it from the start and skipping the bad fillers (not all of them are that bad).
If you can't understand this and just want to "skip to the good part" then "the good part" won't be good because you will lack the character attachment and knowledge necessary for "the part" to be "good".
You shouldn't watch it in the first place with that attitude.
>>140688582
I'd rather watch Buu saga over most of episodes of Naruto.
Thanks for the advice, guys!
But I think I'll just watch House of Cards instead. Anime seems too hard to get into.
>>140686913
Sure thing OP. Here's your order.
1. Get a gun.
2. Stick it to your head.
3. Put your finger on the trigger.
4. Pull.
5. ????????
6. PROFIT!
