I really enjoyed the Naruto vs PAIN fight, the animation style was wild, and while it was silly when stopped and examined closely, while it was in motion it really helped you feel the SPEED these people moved at and the intensity of the battle.
@@Chrisfragger1 Oh sorry but yeah that was amazing fight. Shingo yamashita has become ever better now. You should search his name on youtube for his works he is phenomenal.
I love the way he animated the ninetails mode in that scene. You could feel the animalistic rage just bursting out as it found pretty much any way in its arsenal to beat down pain. It's almost grotesque too, as we know naruto is still somewhere in there in that mess of rage and chakra.
Oh man, the coreography and animation of the Kakashi vs. Obito fight is absolutely stunning. I remember replaying it maybe four or five times just to catch all the details of their movements. And on top of that, their use of sombre music instead of typical fast-paced action noise takes it to the next level.
He truly expresses himself without thinking as to what people would call dull and unappealing... Plus he shows the reality... Look at a real street fight nobody looks cool or sexy sometimes faces seem funny but that's just natural to occur...thats what this guy does... Really great fight breakdowns...
Naruto: fight scenes make sense and seem physically possible Most animes of today: "let's make the teenager dualwield two m200 intervention sniper rifles"
@@doctorlaughtor9884 that's part of the theme though in that other anime I'm talking about the teenager just picks up two sniper rifles and starts one shotting everything like that wasn't part of the theme but they did it anyway
@@engineergaming5989 so basically, you should make the distinction that the scenes seem believable within the universe where other anime don't - sorry semantics oof
Naruto animation never gets enough credit. Fights like Rock Lee vs Gaara, Naruto vs Sasuke, Hinata vs Neji, Kakashi vs Obito... Many of the fights have that feeling of dynamic fight and choreography fight... Beautiful like art
I love this dude's animation and he, like many others in the animation world, have inspired me to become an animator one day. Thanks for breaking his animation down Mr. Wimshurst.
Honestly this is still my favorite fight of the series. Dark, gritty and powerful. Shippuden and Chunin exams had good fights but man....original Naruto vs sasuke was amazing
Honestly, some of the old naruto fights are my favorite in all of anime. I just never really liked it when the fighters are just blurs crossing each other (DBZ).
@@t-dawg5265 I was talking about sences like these from the show: th-cam.com/video/fvVdiZ6Mqlc/w-d-xo.html 7:18 10:52 12:44 27:06 39:15 39:51 40:31 41:10
@@20Divine20 I do like most of the DBZ fights, but it's more for context than the fighting itself. and like DBS the newer naruto/baruto episodes are starting to get too ridiculous.
Divine yea I’ve noticed that too but z wasn’t always full of it. Z had some good animation fights like for example goku vs ubb very good animation there, go back to dragon ball and watch goku vs krillin or goku vs piccolo jr very well done beautiful actually., it seemed like they cared more in the past than now which they only use for amped fights and sometimes not even that good like super but not every single thing was bad lol
Fantastic video man! The scene where naruto delivers those punches and that devastating kick has to be one of my favorite scenes in animation period, the weight of the hits are very realistic and grounded. Definitely subscribing!
Thank you! So many people call Naruto “too mainstream” and hate on it, especially if it’s your favourite anime people are like “Naruto’s your favourite anime? Clearly you haven’t watched much, you’re not a true anime fan. My favourite anime is (insert obscure anime)”. I love Naruto and it’s my favourite.The animation is incredible, it’s creative, the storyline is full of imagination... I’m about to study animation at university because I’m so interested in how it works, it’s so creative and inspiring! People are always like “your just studying it because you like anime” and no, that’s not the reason. As much as I love anime, I’m not basing my whole career on it. I am just genuinely fascinated by the idea of making my art “come alive” in a creative story. Nartuto’s animation is so inspiring, all the dramatic movements and momentum in the fight scenes... I love it ^-^
The fact that sakuga as a term is becoming more embraced and appreciated by the mainstream side of the anime community is nothing less than heartwarming to me. These animators deserve the recognition they receive as a result of these sakuga-awareness videos. Doing justice to them.
yes I hear ya. I can imagine a future where top animators are treated like celebrities. In some cases that is already a reality, like if you were to see Glen Keane at CTN, Annecy or Comic con. You would be lucky to be able to see him because he is swamped by adoring fans. Its probably the same for some of the sakuga animators but i wouldn't know as I haven't been to Japan yet..
It is an animation production method involving high quality animation, made by experienced / unique / highly skilled animators. Mostly known in TV Anime, where budget and resources would be distributed unevenly for climactic events in the story, and for repeated scenes such as intros, outros and anime girl transformation scenes. Budgets would be stretched tight for less climactic parts of the story. Overall, the series would maintain the appearance of a high budget production because of the Sakuga animation and would therefore retain it's audience. Nowadays, the definition of Sakuga has been broadened to include pretty much any animation considered to be high quality or unique. I might make a video about this...
Absolutely. Nothing matches the fast-paced animation style that in Naruto that actually feels like real combat, unlike one piece, which feels nothing like real combat. You can see fantasy in all other anime but Naruto is something else. One piece is one of my favs btw.
One stuff that i thought about this video, is that Matsumoto puts the viewer in the perspective of who's getting punched, and drive us in these pains (like Sasuke rolling the water, or Kakashi trying to dodge Kakuzu kicks)
I hate how people be like “don’t pause in naruto” except the animation in those fights are absolutely insane as shown in this video, norio is such a genius
Rock Lee v. Gaara is the whole reason why I went into animation. Omggg I loved that fight! Then the fight with Madara v. Shinobi allience then Madara v. Gai then Obito v. Kakashi omggggg I never seen a better fight than that! Maybe Erim v Female Titan comes close but omggggg fight scenes are my life! Totally getting your course when it comes out
Same here. I used to skipped naruto on cartoon network everytime it came on. Until that particular fight. It was dark with great character developments
I loved how real, fluid and natural animation felt in scenes like these from Naruto. Orochimaru vs Third Hokage hand to hand combat and facial animation ,was just so high-quality and immersive! Truly genius
I'm glad I found the animator to go with these scenes. And seeing small fragments broken down and explained really made me appreciate the animation even more.
I'm so excited, I do a lot of games programming and have been really trying to work on my animation skills! This channel is a God-send find! Definitely subscribing
I took some C++, web programming, and business programming classes in Uni but they didn't have much to do with what I do now. I learned a lot on TH-cam, and from different websites- I mostly make HTML5/JS canvas based 2d sprite based 8/16 bit inspired platformers and am currently trying to get good enough at drawing to attempt an action RPG in the veins of Seiken Densetsu. I have a lot of books on animating and find that it is the most difficult barrier for me to overcome without any formal training. I'm not great, but I have done a lot of studying, religiously watch GDC videos, and am doing a lot of sprite work practice. I'm particularly interested in motion/action conveyance with limited frames. That's why (although not exactly a tutorial in what I'm doing) these videos are amazing. At least to me.
Same thought here as well. Especially that close up shot of pain punching the ground and his face gets distorted. I thought was amazing. My friend said his baby brother could animated better than that "rubbish". I remember feeling infuriated and argued back saying he doesn't even animate and wouldn't understand haha! But hey. This was back in high school and you know how stubborn high school kids were
Naruto vs Pain was great, except when Naruto turned into tailed beast mode which is all I remembered before re-watching it. I don't think it's the art style alone. The scene also had very rough sketches of the background, no noise, flat colors which looks rather rushed and unfinished. Combine that with goofy faces and rag-doll mode pain and I can understand why people mock it.
The pain fight was too goofy but it was not badly animated in my eyes. I loved every moment of it. I guess a crucial and sad moment like that was not supposed to be animated using that style but I'm happy that it exists.
You ever seen dragon ball Z? *throws one punch* “YoU aRe StRoNgEr, KaKaRoT” *throws a ki blast* *exchange of saracastic insults* NEXT TIME ON DRAGON BALL Z
Enjoyed the breakdown. I’m now a 30 year old cinematographer and I’ve always loved the specific fight scenes in naruto that clearly pushed the limits of the characters. Especially the POV shots from the movie with rock lee. Started watching naruto back when I was 14. Those were easier times
I've known of Naruto as long as I've watched Anime, but I've Neve actually seen more than a few seconds of it until this video. Looks like amazing energy in this show.
I haven't watched this show since I was a kid. It is so amazing to look back at it and appreciate the work that I couldn't even fathom being done at the age I watched the show originally.
@@sousou5116 Maybe i havent seen the anime in your opinion. So which is that anime according to u....? I know that animes like fate series are said to have most stunning graphics... Unfortunately i have only seen some visuals....
Manu Anil What about Attack on titan ? My Hero Academia ? There are plenty more with better animation than OPM even though it also have a very good animation.
Dude this is so cool. I have ranted and raved about these certain fights (this one and the one vs Pain) and I loved how he broke their structures to emphasize how fast one was going or how hard they were hit. You hit the nail on the head. Its so engaging
Honestly it was the sakuga moments that kept me watching Naruto as a kid. And the fact that people disliked when characters went off model for expressive scenes disappoints me. It's almost like people levelling that criticism had never heard of the basic fundamentals such as squash and stretch. Can't wait to see a video on the pain fight because that is the one I really enjoyed for the visual spectacle. Then again I'm the type that adores Masaaki Yuuasa animations, making animation look fluid is so evocative.
Nah I totally with you. I actually prefer when the series does that. Because that let's me know as the viewer that some epic shit was about to go down. The pain fight is a prime example. When he first fights naruto the animation is the same. Up until he starts to go into bijuu mode. The fight itself become more intense which only begs for the animation to be different and fit the emotion and tension within the fight................also they just look cooler!
Dude! This! Man it makes me so happy to hear someone else echo the same things ive been trying to talk about with my friends, the weight shifts of characters, their movements the use of physics to give a feel to it. It's amazing, and Naruto is one of the few anime ive seen do it to this level. imo of what ive seen thus far
One of the best animators in my year was very passionate in physics and mechanics. Sometimes he would spend hours upon hours playing with various materials (water, sand, dirt) and the camera we had in class taking pictures, looking at them, drawing, writing etc.
Thanks for this analysis! I hadn't really considered showing the characters thought process in the midst of a fight. I'm usually just thinking of the action, and at most the character expressing themselves through HOW they fight. Every day I appreciate Jackie Chan just a little bit more...
Kobayashi! I'm so excited to see you cover him. He's become a new favorite of mine. Can't wait to see it - really enjoyed your breakdown of Matsumoto. "Your character does not need to be consistent with the character design on all of your drawings in the animation stage. Imposing this rule leads to very *boring*, *clinical* animation which is not fun to watch." You absolutely nailed it. It pains me when people work under the assumption that a character has to look 100% on-model in order for the animation to be good when all the greatest animators break form all the time. That defeats the purpose of a lot of animation's core principles.
Returning to school in the fall to finish a proper visual design degree, your video is good inspiration to keep me thinking on ways to evolve my craft. Thank you for this! Subscribed!
Oh my god!! Thank you so much for these types of videos! I was watching one of your videos and i subscribed right away. Then i stumbled on these videos and they are amazing. My interest in animation has been growing more over the years and i really want to develop this interest of mine. Your videos have helped me in thinking and finding out more about animation in just a couple of hours
naruto has the best fight scenes of any anime. I started off watching naruto and have watched countless other animes hoping to get the same feel. But Naruto takes the cake
Hope you liked it! If you didnt binge everything religiously like me (due to nostalgia glasses since i saw only part 1 as a kid. I picked it up again last year to rewatch part 1 then shippuden for the first time.) id recommend finding a site that lists filler episodes so you can skip em, a lot of filler arcs are good but idk if you're the type of person who likes em. Nostalgia aside Naruto is a solid series, not the best, but good.
Thank God for anime keeping traditional animation alive and innovative. But also here’s hoping the animators will eventually be treated, paid and cared for like the valued people and employees they are.
Randal Wagner bro. When orochimaru attacked the village he summoned/resurrected hashirama and tobirama to fight hiruzen. He defeated them but sacrificed himself with the reaper death seal to seal both of the hokages and orochimarus hands so he would never be able to use a justu.
I love these videos. You are really helping the community with these. Thank you! I've been meaning to become a Patron member but it might take a few months.. Just moved across the country and I'm pretty short. I appreciate your videos! I will become a Patron when I can.
The scenes that had the most impression on my was the one where Sasuke climbs up from under the water to get on top of it after getting knocked down hard by Naruto (the scene is included in this video), the whole fight where the reanimated Madara fights literally whole nations, and the same Madara pulling the whole "what are you going to do about the second one?". The last one in particular was absolutely jaw dropping.
As I study this field I must say this was my favorite episode of all of Naruto..it's also very pleasing to actually see the episode's work frame by frame. This content I s AWESOME! My DUDE!!
@@bruh-uq2zx frs. Studio toei spammed that on the goku and jiren fight, I was like, damn why they keep repeating the frames and showing the same fighting sequences 10 episodes ago. Every fight feels the same.
Wow, that was a really interesting analysis! Thank you for sharing! I watched Bleach after Naruto, and was always disappointed, because the fight scenes in Bleach mostly consist from a flash and then they stop and you wait, which one will hit the ground.
I loved how you introduced yourself and what you did instead of begging for subscribers. You got me mate. And what you did in this video is absolutely amazing. Great video! Edit for Q: I couldn't find the Kakashi vs Obito scene animations in your channel, i'll be waiting for that video tho.
i'm experimenting on smear frames and snappy animation in fight sequences. this video help me to understand about it. its cool. keep give us breakdowns . thanks .
Not only is it the character poses but also the landscaping. The landscape seems to be in motion. And in a fighters perspective, it would seem to be in motion simply because of your movements. It's absolutely beautiful how he embraces that element.
The Boruto series has really stiff animation with very few times where animation kicks up. The colors and background art is great but flat and non dynamic, and just doesn't go well together with the lackluster animation. I miss the older series more and more.
Yes you are right there are many times the older series had lower quality animation. But higher quality animation was more often as well as better storytelling. Boruto series is 50-60 episodes in and maybe 1-2 well animated sequences which lasted MUCH less time. Fact is, Naruto has had more overall quality animation than Shippuden. And Shippuden has had more overall quality animation than Boruto if you discount the filler.
The problem is that the animators will have a tough time when it catches up with the manga with Ikemoto's drawing style compared to Kishimoto's (which fell in line with the style the characters are usually designed). And he's not so great at poses either. Doesn't help when he also draws Sarada in inappropriate clothing that the animators will have to switch out for the gaiden clothing. It's just not great reference material to adapt.
I discovered your channel because of this awesome video, now I'm learning from you on my self-taught animation journey. Thanks for all the content you put out here on TH-cam!!
Oh my God I love Naruto!!!!! I was in the discord call and I was waiting for this video but now that I know it's about Naruto I know it's gonna be great!
Specifically Naruto's animation. It's Soo good. After learning the art of animation I realized how good the animators making Naruto's fight scenes really were.
Mahn i lost 90%of eyesight on my left eye and 40% of on the other eye due to gluacoma but i am a anime fan watched Naruto i learned more than eye there is more.
![Making Naruto the Movie 1 [Inside the Animation Studio]](http://i.ytimg.com/vi/MdzjqOuO_Ig/mqdefault.jpg)
This actually taught me how to animate more effectively by accident
that was no accident :)
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So much Details that it's mind-boggling
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@@rafidahrasib2191 OMG DUDE THIS MADE ME LAUGH SO MUCH 😂
Children beating each other up
Howard Wimshurst: "I love this"
Lmao
They were soldiers
Man I forgot how epic the Orochimaru vs third Hokage fight was.👏👏👏
Remember when they was standing for like 7 episodes ?
honestly it was disappointing because they're supposed to be extremely powerful but they used such basic and expected justsus :/
@@dellie8753 no i really forgot the details but the way Orochimaru summoned them they weren't at full power.
That was the shit, episode 72 and 71 btw.
@@dellie8753 none of the jutsus they used were basic they were using like s class level jutsus and forbidden jutsus u obviously ain't watched it
Madara’s breakdancing tho
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*Naruto animation > One piece animation* 🔥
Madara dances on his foes lol
Beautiful - Colours well thats obvious cuz toei is animating one piece lol it aint one pieces fault
@@Blinkengene12 totally agree
I really enjoyed the Naruto vs PAIN fight, the animation style was wild, and while it was silly when stopped and examined closely, while it was in motion it really helped you feel the SPEED these people moved at and the intensity of the battle.
That fight was by Shingo yamashita not by Norio.
@@Whocares0009 I never mentioned who did the fight...
@@Chrisfragger1 Oh sorry but yeah that was amazing fight. Shingo yamashita has become ever better now. You should search his name on youtube for his works he is phenomenal.
I love the way he animated the ninetails mode in that scene.
You could feel the animalistic rage just bursting out as it found pretty much any way in its arsenal to beat down pain.
It's almost grotesque too, as we know naruto is still somewhere in there in that mess of rage and chakra.
@@slothful2039 you trolling them right?
How would running on water looks like?
Naruto and Sasuke: **slides on water**
But how
@@doku5317 it looks like they just push off and skate on it like ice
Ngl I had to read this one about five times or so.
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Great video my dude, I always loved the Naruto fight animation style, and I'm glad someone did such an amazing job breaking it down
keep it up mate!
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Oh man, the coreography and animation of the Kakashi vs. Obito fight is absolutely stunning. I remember replaying it maybe four or five times just to catch all the details of their movements. And on top of that, their use of sombre music instead of typical fast-paced action noise takes it to the next level.
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Seeing Sasuke getting beat up by Naruto in slow motion, continuously, is something I didn’t know I needed until now
Yeah I liked the part where he beat naruto in the fight though more than that
Same it's pretty interesting
What episode is that I’m trying to find it
@@davissmith4437 it's around the time sasuke leaves the village for the first time ( look around episode 200 or something)
Maks whats it's less than that it's like 150 or 140 maybe the 130s
I'm a simple man I see Madara's breakdance I subscribed.
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He truly expresses himself without thinking as to what people would call dull and unappealing... Plus he shows the reality... Look at a real street fight nobody looks cool or sexy sometimes faces seem funny but that's just natural to occur...thats what this guy does... Really great fight breakdowns...
But if you wanted to see realism wouldn't you just rather watch UFC or something. It's better to be exciting than realistic
Naruto: fight scenes make sense and seem physically possible
Most animes of today: "let's make the teenager dualwield two m200 intervention sniper rifles"
Yeah like naruto making fucking clones seems physically possible lol
@@doctorlaughtor9884 that's part of the theme though in that other anime I'm talking about the teenager just picks up two sniper rifles and starts one shotting everything like that wasn't part of the theme but they did it anyway
@@engineergaming5989 so basically, you should make the distinction that the scenes seem believable within the universe where other anime don't - sorry semantics oof
They hired top tiers animators for some of the most important scenes but the overall animation was pretty much garbage.
I'm sorry what? Seem physically possible?.. No, just 100% no..
Naruto animation never gets enough credit. Fights like Rock Lee vs Gaara, Naruto vs Sasuke, Hinata vs Neji, Kakashi vs Obito... Many of the fights have that feeling of dynamic fight and choreography fight... Beautiful like art
So true. There are lots of good fights to the point people forgot about it
Hinata vs Neji isn’t nearly as good as those other faiths in the list….
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I love this dude's animation and he, like many others in the animation world, have inspired me to become an animator one day. Thanks for breaking his animation down Mr. Wimshurst.
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ThunderCat123 Studios good luck bro 😆
Go for an wow the world with your art ThunderCat123
ThunderCat123 Studios nice to see you here m8 #animationforthewin
Captinamerica599 yes
The animation in this anime was revolutionary...
Insert pain's pain scene
@@crispatata8109 And?
@@oliveragag8576 your mom
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So immature. Pain’s scene is amazing but pausing is never a good idea because of exaggeration.
@@geniuz9636 *face flabbering*
Honestly this is still my favorite fight of the series. Dark, gritty and powerful.
Shippuden and Chunin exams had good fights but man....original Naruto vs sasuke was amazing
but Kakashi vs Kakuzu though !
This one, rock lee vs gaara, and kakashi vs obito will always be my top 3
Kakashi vs obito definitely top 5, the storytelling in such a short fight is absolutely breathtaking and gives me chills everytime I watch it!
Right
kakashi x obito, naruto x sasuke, madara x shinobi alliance, kakashi x kakuzu, rock lee x gaara and naruto x pain.
it takes a lot of work to dissect the video and explain the animation bit by bit. Enjoyed it
Honestly, some of the old naruto fights are my favorite in all of anime. I just never really liked it when the fighters are just blurs crossing each other (DBZ).
Matt P lmao you’ve clearly only seen one Dragon Ball fight.
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I was talking about sences like these from the show: th-cam.com/video/fvVdiZ6Mqlc/w-d-xo.html
7:18 10:52 12:44 27:06 39:15 39:51 40:31 41:10
@@20Divine20 I do like most of the DBZ fights, but it's more for context than the fighting itself. and like DBS the newer naruto/baruto episodes are starting to get too ridiculous.
Divine yea I’ve noticed that too but z wasn’t always full of it. Z had some good animation fights like for example goku vs ubb very good animation there, go back to dragon ball and watch goku vs krillin or goku vs piccolo jr very well done beautiful actually., it seemed like they cared more in the past than now which they only use for amped fights and sometimes not even that good like super but not every single thing was bad lol
@@mattp2788 there was that one attack when Goku dodges Kefla's attack and then quickly launches a kamehameha. That was an epic attack.
Fantastic video man! The scene where naruto delivers those punches and that devastating kick has to be one of my favorite scenes in animation period, the weight of the hits are very realistic and grounded. Definitely subscribing!
are you sure you weren't just enjoying seeing sasuke getting beat
The best part is when Sasuke was still come back and fight back on Naruto like a boss lol
Finally someone else recognizes this..
That Scene in Shippuden with Madara going all Dynasty Warriors on everyone was amazing animation.
There's a scene where Sasuke cracks Naruto's head and throws him from a ravine and incrusted him with his head !! The animation was excellent
DUDE! That reminds me of Zhao Yun in DW6 opening
Yeah that was great. But is that draw with jazza(ur pfp) lol
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Thank you! So many people call Naruto “too mainstream” and hate on it, especially if it’s your favourite anime people are like “Naruto’s your favourite anime? Clearly you haven’t watched much, you’re not a true anime fan. My favourite anime is (insert obscure anime)”. I love Naruto and it’s my favourite.The animation is incredible, it’s creative, the storyline is full of imagination... I’m about to study animation at university because I’m so interested in how it works, it’s so creative and inspiring! People are always like “your just studying it because you like anime” and no, that’s not the reason. As much as I love anime, I’m not basing my whole career on it. I am just genuinely fascinated by the idea of making my art “come alive” in a creative story. Nartuto’s animation is so inspiring, all the dramatic movements and momentum in the fight scenes... I love it ^-^
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The fact that sakuga as a term is becoming more embraced and appreciated by the mainstream side of the anime community is nothing less than heartwarming to me. These animators deserve the recognition they receive as a result of these sakuga-awareness videos. Doing justice to them.
yes I hear ya. I can imagine a future where top animators are treated like celebrities. In some cases that is already a reality, like if you were to see Glen Keane at CTN, Annecy or Comic con. You would be lucky to be able to see him because he is swamped by adoring fans. Its probably the same for some of the sakuga animators but i wouldn't know as I haven't been to Japan yet..
Forgive me for asking but what does Sakuga actually mean?
It is an animation production method involving high quality animation, made by experienced / unique / highly skilled animators. Mostly known in TV Anime, where budget and resources would be distributed unevenly for climactic events in the story, and for repeated scenes such as intros, outros and anime girl transformation scenes. Budgets would be stretched tight for less climactic parts of the story. Overall, the series would maintain the appearance of a high budget production because of the Sakuga animation and would therefore retain it's audience. Nowadays, the definition of Sakuga has been broadened to include pretty much any animation considered to be high quality or unique.
I might make a video about this...
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Wait, is there a "weeb" side on the weebs community, holy.
I love hearing about the animators behind the shows,I feel like they don't get much credit for they're ingeniosity, hard work and uniqueness.
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This is the part that I cannot get from other anime, even from One Piece, Bleach, Fairy Tail.. Fighting scenes in Naruto are epic!
Absolutely. Nothing matches the fast-paced animation style that in Naruto that actually feels like real combat, unlike one piece, which feels nothing like real combat. You can see fantasy in all other anime but Naruto is something else.
One piece is one of my favs btw.
Demon slayer?
Actually i havent watched naruto so im just asking to compare it to aot and demons slayer to understand its scale . Can anybody tell me?
@@moonandtanu7591 i have only watched Demon Slayer first 3 episodes so I can't tell yet
Matsumoto also did yuyu Hakusho. I'm also impressed when watch yuyu Hakusho especially in dark angel arc.
One stuff that i thought about this video, is that Matsumoto puts the viewer in the perspective of who's getting punched, and drive us in these pains (like Sasuke rolling the water, or Kakashi trying to dodge Kakuzu kicks)
I hate how people be like “don’t pause in naruto” except the animation in those fights are absolutely insane as shown in this video, norio is such a genius
if you pause an actor's performance you will also see them pulling awkward faces. Video is not made to be paused.
Madara moving his sharingan gives me chills every time
Rock Lee v. Gaara is the whole reason why I went into animation. Omggg I loved that fight! Then the fight with Madara v. Shinobi allience then Madara v. Gai then Obito v. Kakashi omggggg I never seen a better fight than that! Maybe Erim v Female Titan comes close but omggggg fight scenes are my life! Totally getting your course when it comes out
Have you seen Naruto and Sasuke vs Momoshiki, the episode
check out Yutaka Nakamura
-Spike Speigel vs Vincent
-Sword of the Stranger final fight
-Boros vs Saitama (segment where Boros kicks him to the moon)
Same here. I used to skipped naruto on cartoon network everytime it came on. Until that particular fight. It was dark with great character developments
'Erim'......
@@GolDEn-wq4dv to me that was off the charts. Never expected an episode like that in Boruto!
I feel like the title should of been...
“Analysis of Sasuke getting his ass beat”
Am I the only one that saluted when he read off the animator’s names
I loved how real, fluid and natural animation felt in scenes like these from Naruto. Orochimaru vs Third Hokage hand to hand combat and facial animation ,was just so high-quality and immersive! Truly genius
I'm glad I found the animator to go with these scenes. And seeing small fragments broken down and explained really made me appreciate the animation even more.
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Naruto grabbed Sasuke's shirt. Amazing level of detail
I'm so excited, I do a lot of games programming and have been really trying to work on my animation skills! This channel is a God-send find! Definitely subscribing
did you go to school or are you self taught for game programming
I took some C++, web programming, and business programming classes in Uni but they didn't have much to do with what I do now. I learned a lot on TH-cam, and from different websites- I mostly make HTML5/JS canvas based 2d sprite based 8/16 bit inspired platformers and am currently trying to get good enough at drawing to attempt an action RPG in the veins of Seiken Densetsu. I have a lot of books on animating and find that it is the most difficult barrier for me to overcome without any formal training. I'm not great, but I have done a lot of studying, religiously watch GDC videos, and am doing a lot of sprite work practice. I'm particularly interested in motion/action conveyance with limited frames. That's why (although not exactly a tutorial in what I'm doing) these videos are amazing. At least to me.
have you checked out this book "animators survival kit"? i learnt a lot from it on animation
Its funny how a anime that lets the charactors walk on water has more beliefable fight scenes then movies like The Last Jedi.
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People always mocked the facial expressions and the poor animations like the pain v naruto. I always love it and it's hilarious
Pain-VS-Naruto9tailFox have have great animation!
It have great power and energy!
Same thought here as well. Especially that close up shot of pain punching the ground and his face gets distorted. I thought was amazing. My friend said his baby brother could animated better than that "rubbish".
I remember feeling infuriated and argued back saying he doesn't even animate and wouldn't understand haha!
But hey. This was back in high school and you know how stubborn high school kids were
Naruto vs Pain was great, except when Naruto turned into tailed beast mode which is all I remembered before re-watching it. I don't think it's the art style alone. The scene also had very rough sketches of the background, no noise, flat colors which looks rather rushed and unfinished. Combine that with goofy faces and rag-doll mode pain and I can understand why people mock it.
The pain fight was too goofy but it was not badly animated in my eyes. I loved every moment of it. I guess a crucial and sad moment like that was not supposed to be animated using that style but I'm happy that it exists.
UzumakiAbdi Fludity > Detail
Fantastic. I'm far from art and animation, and I never thought about those details. Ty for this video. Very interesting!)
This animator is on of the reasons why Naruto is so special for me thanks for the work
Can’t wait to find the genius who makes them talk so damn much
No fucking kidding, it ruins the pacing.
😂😂😂
You ever seen dragon ball Z?
*throws one punch*
“YoU aRe StRoNgEr, KaKaRoT”
*throws a ki blast*
*exchange of saracastic insults*
NEXT TIME ON DRAGON BALL Z
@@esg_zom3319 That's hilarious and I watch DBZ
In case this is a genuine question, it's the author of the original source of material who is Kishimoto lol
Enjoyed the breakdown. I’m now a 30 year old cinematographer and I’ve always loved the specific fight scenes in naruto that clearly pushed the limits of the characters. Especially the POV shots from the movie with rock lee. Started watching naruto back when I was 14. Those were easier times
I've known of Naruto as long as I've watched Anime, but I've Neve actually seen more than a few seconds of it until this video. Looks like amazing energy in this show.
Finally, something about matsumoto
I haven't watched this show since I was a kid. It is so amazing to look back at it and appreciate the work that I couldn't even fathom being done at the age I watched the show originally.
Zolar Cartoons whyyy do you plan to pick it back and watch shippuden too
*Sasuke gets winded*
Pupils: "Aww jeez, rick"
Studio Pierrot did a great job animating Naruto but why they gotta down play Tokyo Ghoul?
Different director, different talent, different project, different possible audiences.
@@ChristianYoga Audiences are the same
Funding.
@@footballpsycho7155 pretty sure tokyo ghouls audience is only a fraction of naruto's and most shounen for that matter
@@footballpsycho7155 not at all
I like One Punch Man fight animation. Especially when Saitama punches.
Opm has the most stunning animation out of animes i have seen.....
Duh
Manu Anil Ofc if you watched 1 anime
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Maybe i havent seen the anime in your opinion.
So which is that anime according to u....?
I know that animes like fate series are said to have most stunning graphics...
Unfortunately i have only seen some visuals....
Manu Anil What about Attack on titan ? My Hero Academia ? There are plenty more with better animation than OPM even though it also have a very good animation.
Dude this is so cool. I have ranted and raved about these certain fights (this one and the one vs Pain) and I loved how he broke their structures to emphasize how fast one was going or how hard they were hit. You hit the nail on the head. Its so engaging
Honestly it was the sakuga moments that kept me watching Naruto as a kid. And the fact that people disliked when characters went off model for expressive scenes disappoints me. It's almost like people levelling that criticism had never heard of the basic fundamentals such as squash and stretch. Can't wait to see a video on the pain fight because that is the one I really enjoyed for the visual spectacle. Then again I'm the type that adores Masaaki Yuuasa animations, making animation look fluid is so evocative.
Nah I totally with you. I actually prefer when the series does that. Because that let's me know as the viewer that some epic shit was about to go down. The pain fight is a prime example. When he first fights naruto the animation is the same. Up until he starts to go into bijuu mode. The fight itself become more intense which only begs for the animation to be different and fit the emotion and tension within the fight................also they just look cooler!
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Dude! This! Man it makes me so happy to hear someone else echo the same things ive been trying to talk about with my friends, the weight shifts of characters, their movements the use of physics to give a feel to it. It's amazing, and Naruto is one of the few anime ive seen do it to this level. imo of what ive seen thus far
Really good analysis! I watched de animations a lot as a kid and knowing his methods has been really insightful. Can’t wait for the next video😁👍🏿
One of the best animators in my year was very passionate in physics and mechanics. Sometimes he would spend hours upon hours playing with various materials (water, sand, dirt) and the camera we had in class taking pictures, looking at them, drawing, writing etc.
This video taught me to appreciate the animation process and all the work that goes into it
Bro when you see the animation get smooth you know shits gonna go down
Thanks for this analysis! I hadn't really considered showing the characters thought process in the midst of a fight. I'm usually just thinking of the action, and at most the character expressing themselves through HOW they fight. Every day I appreciate Jackie Chan just a little bit more...
It is a very courageous act to pause a Naruto animation. Great video.
Kobayashi! I'm so excited to see you cover him. He's become a new favorite of mine. Can't wait to see it - really enjoyed your breakdown of Matsumoto. "Your character does not need to be consistent with the character design on all of your drawings in the animation stage. Imposing this rule leads to very *boring*, *clinical* animation which is not fun to watch." You absolutely nailed it. It pains me when people work under the assumption that a character has to look 100% on-model in order for the animation to be good when all the greatest animators break form all the time. That defeats the purpose of a lot of animation's core principles.
norio matsumoto got me into sakuga and animation in general, he's a GENIUS
Returning to school in the fall to finish a proper visual design degree, your video is good inspiration to keep me thinking on ways to evolve my craft. Thank you for this! Subscribed!
Oh my god!! Thank you so much for these types of videos! I was watching one of your videos and i subscribed right away. Then i stumbled on these videos and they are amazing. My interest in animation has been growing more over the years and i really want to develop this interest of mine. Your videos have helped me in thinking and finding out more about animation in just a couple of hours
These legends are so inspiring 💪
naruto has the best fight scenes of any anime. I started off watching naruto and have watched countless other animes hoping to get the same feel. But Naruto takes the cake
There's a scene where Sasuke cracks Naruto's head and throws him from a ravine and incrusted him with his head !! The animation was excellent
Not a series, but sword of the stranger takes the cake for me.
@@Irishhound ill check it out
Jujutsu kaisen also has beautiful fight scenes
The only anime that comes close in my opinion is Jujutsu kaisen, the choreography feels similar to Naruto and it's pretty good ngl
Kakashi has to be one of my favorite character expetially in his fights against akutski members
Xx NoobAtLifexX, I was mesmerized by these fights and would watch them on replay.
I love the dramatic fight between him and obito ....
He is very genius n smart.... Even strongest enemy can not defeat him easily.... Cuase he uses mind n power..... My fvrte character
Especially*
His fights against hidan and kakuzu, zabuza, obito. Some of the best in show.
Okay, geez fine. I'll give Naruto a chance.
Hope you liked it! If you didnt binge everything religiously like me (due to nostalgia glasses since i saw only part 1 as a kid. I picked it up again last year to rewatch part 1 then shippuden for the first time.) id recommend finding a site that lists filler episodes so you can skip em, a lot of filler arcs are good but idk if you're the type of person who likes em. Nostalgia aside Naruto is a solid series, not the best, but good.
Holzkohlen you won’t regret it. I thought the show was overrated, but honestly it deserves the popularity it has.
Don't that, go see one piece. Is 10000x more intelligent and the story is insane. Naruto is good only when you are 12.
@@caiovondannecker5771 U gotta be kidding. One piece story is trash compared to naruto
Batu Batu i believe he is being sarcastic
I waited... SO LONG to finally watch this video! I just finished Naruto and have to say this video was beyond worth the wait! :D
Bro using internet explorer
why did i read this as "the genjutsu Behind Naruto's Fight Scene Animations
you’re in a genjutsu
you're still in a genjutsu
You have always been in a genjutsu
You will always be in a genjutsu.
You will never break free of a genjutsu
Dude, you do a really good job, continue your work, i like your videos, they are very informative. I subscribed, good luck.
Thank God for anime keeping traditional animation alive and innovative. But also here’s hoping the animators will eventually be treated, paid and cared for like the valued people and employees they are.
"Make them more elastic"
Internet: Never pause naruto
:D
there is a comparison of sasuke doing the same movements as bruce lee btw
Enkii Muto really, i saw a comparison of sasuke doing exactly the same move as the guy in cowboy bebop
The Naruto vs Neji fight straight up rips off the train fight out of the Cowboy bebop movie
Kaibutsu Garou The cowboy bebop train fight is homage to a movie, as is the naruto neji fight.
Kaibutsu Garou cowboy Bebop was a boring average series that never got popular
DEAL WITH IT
Enkii Muto saucegay still got fucked
Finally, not only one who notices but is articulate enough to express. You are a god of observation! Thank you for a brilliant and fascinating video.
I subbed because of this. Great video.
Look at how Norio made Hashiramas hands shake when he was using wood style on the third. 1:03
Elijae good eye
*Naruto animation > One piece animation* 🔥
When did hashirama fight the third? I don’t remember these scenes
Randal Wagner bro. When orochimaru attacked the village he summoned/resurrected hashirama and tobirama to fight hiruzen. He defeated them but sacrificed himself with the reaper death seal to seal both of the hokages and orochimarus hands so he would never be able to use a justu.
@@Blinkengene12 facts
This is such a good technical breakdown. You really know what you’re talking about.
I love these videos. You are really helping the community with these. Thank you! I've been meaning to become a Patron member but it might take a few months.. Just moved across the country and I'm pretty short. I appreciate your videos! I will become a Patron when I can.
The scenes that had the most impression on my was the one where Sasuke climbs up from under the water to get on top of it after getting knocked down hard by Naruto (the scene is included in this video), the whole fight where the reanimated Madara fights literally whole nations, and the same Madara pulling the whole "what are you going to do about the second one?". The last one in particular was absolutely jaw dropping.
As I study this field I must say this was my favorite episode of all of Naruto..it's also very pleasing to actually see the episode's work frame by frame. This content I s AWESOME! My DUDE!!
Naruto has amazing animations.. glad there's at least a few people who appreciate that! (Haven't seen many so far)
Dragon Ball fans: wait, why are they moving?
wait, why are they not exchanging punches mid air while teleporting?
@@totallynoteverything1. on god dB fights are just... add some flashy lights to it and repeat the frames for 7 seconds. Almost every fight
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Ikr I’m not a fan of it
@@bruh-uq2zx frs. Studio toei spammed that on the goku and jiren fight, I was like, damn why they keep repeating the frames and showing the same fighting sequences 10 episodes ago. Every fight feels the same.
@@bruh-uq2zx ngl, I think narusasu was better because the studio didn’t repeat the frames and the chreography was amazing
Never really thought that animation process is THAT deep in an anime series so long-lasting like Naruto. Thanks for opening my eyes!
My boy Naruto taught Conor Mcgregor how to fight.
Wow, that was a really interesting analysis! Thank you for sharing! I watched Bleach after Naruto, and was always disappointed, because the fight scenes in Bleach mostly consist from a flash and then they stop and you wait, which one will hit the ground.
I loved how you introduced yourself and what you did instead of begging for subscribers. You got me mate. And what you did in this video is absolutely amazing. Great video!
Edit for Q: I couldn't find the Kakashi vs Obito scene animations in your channel, i'll be waiting for that video tho.
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i'm experimenting on smear frames and snappy animation in fight sequences. this video help me to understand about it. its cool. keep give us breakdowns . thanks .
Norio Matsumoto is easily one of the best animators in Japan!
Thanks for reminding me why I love Sakuga animation so much. Norio Matsumoto is definitely one of my favs.!
I love your videos~ I just subscribed :)
I'm loving this, sub for sure. Thanks for your video analysis. Every small bit helps in our craft.
NARUTO, IM ON MY WAY.
NARUTO, ILL BE OKAY.
Ryeven Raven SASOOKE IS REALLY COOL!
PsychoMagnet SAKOORA DEH BOOTIFUL
lol
Fail usually this should be said first ,,Get rekt by my side
Whose quote is this ?
Not only is it the character poses but also the landscaping. The landscape seems to be in motion. And in a fighters perspective, it would seem to be in motion simply because of your movements. It's absolutely beautiful how he embraces that element.
Sakura vs 100 Puppets was SEXY.
Jo the Animator it was
Fulcrum 4.0 it was?*
Howard The Penguin that wasn’t a question
Speaking of fight animation. I still remember a brief accent on how Sakura turn her foot as a pivot for an epic final punch in that fight.
Dmitry Chirkov o yea, i do remember it , kind of
When anime respects physics, it can make the animation 100% better than if it didn't
I'm learned a lot about making definitive animations just by watching this video. Well done sir.
The Boruto series has really stiff animation with very few times where animation kicks up. The colors and background art is great but flat and non dynamic, and just doesn't go well together with the lackluster animation. I miss the older series more and more.
Yes you are right there are many times the older series had lower quality animation. But higher quality animation was more often as well as better storytelling. Boruto series is 50-60 episodes in and maybe 1-2 well animated sequences which lasted MUCH less time.
Fact is, Naruto has had more overall quality animation than Shippuden. And Shippuden has had more overall quality animation than Boruto if you discount the filler.
I agree but, , Boruto pretty much just started, the first 50 episodes aren't from the manga. But The Sakura and Nue fight were well animated.
The problem is that the animators will have a tough time when it catches up with the manga with Ikemoto's drawing style compared to Kishimoto's (which fell in line with the style the characters are usually designed). And he's not so great at poses either. Doesn't help when he also draws Sarada in inappropriate clothing that the animators will have to switch out for the gaiden clothing.
It's just not great reference material to adapt.
Boruto is still boring as shit.
True, I was wondering how Studio Periot would design the villains, like Jigen. they have very distinct looks that can't be easily reproduced.
Also, I love how he makes one vs many looks easy to abimate
I discovered your channel because of this awesome video, now I'm learning from you on my self-taught animation journey. Thanks for all the content you put out here on TH-cam!!
Oh my God I love Naruto!!!!! I was in the discord call and I was waiting for this video but now that I know it's about Naruto I know it's gonna be great!
Specifically Naruto's animation. It's Soo good. After learning the art of animation I realized how good the animators making Naruto's fight scenes really were.
bruh, sakuga focused tutorials? yes please!
also looking forward to the nakamura break down :3
loved the video!
you know its coming! Got some videos coming out before then but it will happen, I have been biding my time with it
Thanks for watching
I'm from Brazil and this video helped me! Thanks, bro!
Mahn i lost 90%of eyesight on my left eye and 40% of on the other eye due to gluacoma but i am a anime fan watched Naruto i learned more than eye there is more.
Wow🙏