Naruto Unleashed - Complete Series 2 [DVD] [2007]

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This review may be very positive and may sound bias, but it was written by a person who has never watched anime and only heard little about Naruto, so if you are wanting to try Naruto please do, you definately won't regret it. Police Captain Todoroki isn't too pleased at their presence, he would much rather guard the prisoner by himself, so that he can stick a blade in his back when no one else is looking. As it is, I am well and truly primed for the arrival of Naruto Shippuden now, and June can't come fast enough.

The first story in this collection appears to begin in that same vein though, with Naruto protecting a prisoner being transferred, and meeting a police captain in Todoroki who appears to need his help, obnoxious and arrogant though he is. Kakashi's mission to the Village of Artisans, investigating rumours of an Ultimate Weapon is just the prelude for a whole lot of trouble.So led by Shikamaru, the Leaf Genin rush off to help, among them Naruto, Sakura, Shino, Hinata, Neji, Kiba, Choji, Ino, and Rock Lee.

Each desires to become a ninja for different reasons and will face his or her own personal battles along the way. There are the rogue ninja, the scary ones who everyone fears like Orochimaru and Zabuza, and then there are the ninja dropouts, the ones who can't cut is as ninja, but have enough ability to cause problems. But before they can begin their training, trouble for Gaara comes in the form of the Four Celestials, four powerful ninja who want the Sand Village prodigy for their own purposes.Accompanied by his friends Sakura, Sasuke and mentor, Kakashi, Naruto will have to overcome many challenges to reach is goal of becoming The Greatest Ninja Ever! English and Japanese stereo is more than adequate in recreating the original experience, and given a little Prologic magic does offer a pleasant ambience and some discrete action. It also has a super storyline which you can follow by watching this or reading the manga although the TV series has some episodes the manga doesn't. Zabuza, all of these characters with a brilliant mix of action packed battle sequences that are genuinely incredible to watch, to the emotional sequences that teach you about the characters and their origins.

They may not add to the larger story, but they don't detract from it either, and they are stories that are worthy of the characters and the journeys that they are on. It certainly isn't the worst I have heard, but some of the actors don't seem particularly suited to the characters. Even when he did manage to get his certification, he was assigned to undergo training by the demanding Kakashi, partnered with his rival Sasuke and Sakura, the girl on whom he has a crush. Well, being new to Naruto and anime in general, I was very on-edge about trying it out, the response you get from saying you like Naruto can sometimes put off newcomers to what is possibly one of the greatest shows ever made, the story is extremely engrossing, with most episodes ending on cliffhangers you feel like you are on the edge of your seat just waiting for the next episode to start! Treated as an outcast by the rest of his village ever since he became the human vessel for the spirit of the Demon Fox, all Naruto really yearns for is attention and respect.

The Naruto series gets better with every episode, I now have up to Naruto Shippuden box set 14 and all the movies. Naruto, Sakura and Lee are hired to escort a 'Ninja Dropout' - a criminal ninja - named Gantetsu to prison, and guard him against his comrades, who may be trying to free him.