The recent filler arc was just terrible (well actually, the very first of the 4 fillers was ok, but the other 3 were terrible). Myself (and many others) have been waiting for the canon to return though, and this episode was a nice way to bring things back.
In the last canon episode, we basically got to see Kabuto and Tobi preparing and heading out for war, so it's a nice return for the series as this one focuses on the Shinobi alliance's preparations. Not an awful lot happened content wise, but what did happen was very good.
Gaara did a fantastic job of rallying the troops, and to me showed why he will make an excellent leader of the alliance. Gaara had no problems admitting his flaws, but for the sake of his friend Naruto, and for the sake of stopping the Akatsuki from taking over the world, he asks for the help of all the Shinobi from every village.
Despite some villagers still bearing grudges against each other for various actions their respective villages did to one another, Gaara's heartfelt speech soon lifted the spirits of everyone in attendance, and got the anger to cease so that they could be united to stop Tobi and Kabuto. Gaara even promised that they could have his head at the end of the war if they are not satisfied, and it was amazing for Gaara to be showing so much maturity at such a young age.
A lot of people were questioning whether Gaara was the right person for the job, as in most cases it seems the fans would have preferred Kakashi to be the one in charge. Despite being a huge Kakashi fan though, after this episode I think it will silence a lot of Gaara's critics, or at the very least let them possibly rethink their stance on him.
Although short, it was also nice to see Tobi and Kabuto again, especially as Kabuto has started sending out his various Edo Tensei to the battlefield. There are definitely some awesome moments and fights coming up, and as a Manga reader I am also hoping certain things are expanded upon and added to the Anime. In any case, this episode was really good, and I certainly can't wait for next week when the war shall really begin!
Good to see you back. Yeah that episode was great. Just curious, who's that guy between Ichigo and Monkey. D. Luffy?
ReplyDeleteAlso, you're an Aussie as well?? Or just an Aussie website?
ReplyDeleteThanks a lot man, it's good to be back!
ReplyDeleteTo answer your question, the guy in between Ichigo and Luffy is Natsu Dragneel from Fairy Tail.
And nah I am not Australian, I am British. It's just a foreign hosting site by the looks of things