WTF!!!!! why???!! poor naruto will be edited beyond recognition,who would want to watch some edited shit version on tv,i would rather watch it online with all the un edited stuff i can get,i hate when this happens to such a great show.i hope my thoughts are not true and that they dont mess with the show too much,disney may rape every other show they have but i hope they keep naruto the same as i remember it,unraped,plz lol

@brigid:

i dont like disney cartoons -_- disney should just stick to movies.

@DemonKingAtticus:

I'm thinking the same thoughts, WHY THE HECK WOULD DISNEY NEED NARUTO, AND MARVEL COMICS?

But I thought Foxes ate mice?!

WHAT?!!! DISNEY!!!? O A O SOHNOE!!!!

I can't believe it!

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Thanks. :DDD

WHAT THE FREAKING HELL?!!!!!

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how did you make that devil face? ._.

Well I guess all we can do is hope for the best? Right everyone?...Oh who am I kidding this is going to be one helluva a bang...alright one month and we'll all see what happens.

LMAO XD this is funny disney got naruto..... (which i really dislike naruto) hahahaha i must see how this will go! they are going to cut stuff of course....... It's America =/

Hmm... Shippuuden on Disney.

I'm not worried.
Disney has a higher number of audience, has a better age-range, and it'll reach more people. Isn't it a good thing to get more kids hooked on anime? XD

I don't think they'll cut too much.
Shippuuden is supposed to have a lot of death and blood in it. Disney has a reputation for happy endings, I know (You guys should read the REAL Little Mermaid), but let's not forgot all the epic deaths in Disney's history: Bambi's mother. Simba's father. There are many.

I mean, sure, Disney's in a snag right now with the crap they have for shows. They have more live-action and less animation. I mean, has ANYONE noticed Mickey Mouse isn't even on Disney Channel's lineup anymore? OTHER than the mouse-eared logo in the corner of the screen? But, it seems like they might be adding more cartoons to the schedule and Naruto: Shippuuden will definitely be an asset.

So, to sum it all up, I'm not worried. And, I'll gladly tune in to watch. ^_^ Naruto's not my favorite anime, but I do enjoy it. And, I won't let the reputation of a company keep me from it.

~Yosei~

O_o...*cleans ears... Did I hear that right??? Anyway, I wouldn't care if Naruto was on the food network!!! I'm tired of watching the dubbs because my dinosaur of a computer is being stupid and I'll still watch it. Heck I'll record it and watch it then! I love Naruto and I can see why they would need to censor a few stuff out but if they butcher it I can't complain. You can but I can't. I'm watchin it!

@Zeit:

and in the sond Under the Sea I quote
"but fish in the bowl is lucky,
he's in for a worer fate
one day when the boss gets hungry
guess who's gonna be on the plate"

@Nehszriah:

actually im yaoi fan boy! and naruto isnt half bad. it's just not half good

@Ace:

Thank you. I appreciate it.

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haha. that made me smile.

@Nehszriah:

In times of crisis like these, you are one of my favorite people.

Just thought you should know.

@akari yasutora:

So I guess when the homoerotic subtext and wall-banger plot devices are going on, you want to scream too. Fortunately for you, I doubt you will be missing anything anyways. Naruto is like Dragonball Z with gay ninjas: you already know the plot so why bother tuning in? Oh yeah; if you're a yaoi fangirl. >>'

@Nehszriah:

by good stuff i mean violence and blood

@Ace:

Oh you slay me.

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True that!

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I doubt that will stop the fans though.

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I think you should put the tilder at the top in the future. =P

O.o Seriously? We're doomed....

@KiraYagami100:

Yeah, don't you hate it when something you like is given a chance to be exposed to other people, which will possibly garner it more fans and result in the distribution and selling of more uncut DVD sets?

100 Get, by the way.

AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! THATS IT I HATE YOU DISNEY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!*throws mickey mouse into pits of hell*

@beloved blood:

In the words of Inigo Montoya:

You keep using that word. I do not think it means what you think it means.

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Noah Cyrus and Frankie Jonas did an exellent job in ponyo, i just thought some other voices could have been better. i saw the pirates of the carabien trilogy, but they are the only disney movies that are for kids older than 10. MY COMMENT WAS BASED ON OPINION! its perfectly okay if you dont argee with me. so just please dont be mad just because i decided to share my own humble OPINION

o_o okay... Disney is better of with cartoons and celebrity teen shows but not anime... They should know that Naruto is kinda violence kind of theme and that kids in really young age watches it, worst that i read that they dont cut scenes..? *closes my half sister's eyes who is obsess in disney shows* So that means another new dubbing (if it is) to be argue about after its release

*salute* well good luck Disney staffs

omg lol.

@beloved blood:

Doushite?

NOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I HATE DISNEY!!!!!!!!!! SHIITAKE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

@KCHuang:

Actually it's not a very good move. They are showing it on Disney XD which is a channel most people do not get. I can't remember if you have to pay for it seperately or get a more expensive package. It would have been a smart idea if it was on....*shudder* Disney Channel.....They smartest idea ever would be to show it on Saturday mornings on ABC. Cause everyone with TV gets that. Then we would actually watch NEW episodes on ABC rather than re-runs of the same shows over and over again.

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The funny thing is that that's the exact same argument I do use in that area.

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true, but i'd prefer to see it on tv, my pc screen is small lol

Disney's just snatching up everything lately, aren't they?

@Ace:

The frist three or four episodes are already dubbed and on iTunes, and for a while you could even get the first free. I watched it and they all have the same voice actors as before-Naruto, Sasuke, and Sakura all sounded like they hadn't aged at all.

...I really have nothing to say on this. I'll probably watch some to see if it's worth it...

But Viz is apparently still dubbing it so it'll probably only be things like blood and explosions that are taken out, and is a few spots of blood missing really that big of a deal? Seriously guys...

It's just Naruto.

theres no naruto at all in the uk,i wish i was american! when do you think it'll be out in the uk?

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Also I am firmly of the opinion that Jpop is only rated better than USpop because people can understand the words to know how stupid it is. If you listen to any Disney pop and ignore the words you'll find it catchy just the same.

Obviously I mean "you" in a general sense.

All hail Disney, our Benevolent Overlords! *snerks at all the whining*

LOL Disney sure has made people shit bricks crap kittens these couple weeks XD

I love it.

If Disney wants to kiddify things, they should take on a real challenge. Like, kiddify Monster. That would be impressive. I would be too awed to be angry at that.

@KCHuang:

...and that is why I am laughing throughout this entire thing. :D[/jerk]

Just found a new article on this guys.

If you're too lazy to read it, here are the best two lines out of the entire thing:

"Disney XD is a growing destination for our key demographic, boys 6-14..."

"The manga series (rated ‘T’ for Teens) and animated counterpart (NARUTO rated ‘T’ for teens, and NARUTO Shippuden rated ‘T+’ for older teens)"

Am I the only one missing something here?

@akari yasutora:

they're gonna censore all the good stuff.

There are good parts?

@Princess Yue:

Why should Disney XD get to air Naruto!?!? It's not even Disney-friendly!! Walt Disney's dream of family programming has just been screwed to a completely new extreme!!!

Please describe these "Disney-friendly" and "family programming" concepts, will you? There are many things that can be considered Disney-friendly, from nineteenth-century cutthroats who pillaged and destroyed everything in their paths to what can only be described as "Technicolor on every known hallucinogen in the 60's and 70's" to a set of stories from an unrealistically happy slave to his master's nine-year-old grandson... yet they were still made into movies by the Disney Corporation! Family entertainment for the ages? You betcha!

Besides, Walt Disney himself was a racist old coot, so you can bet your noggin that if he were alive today (by some crazy force of sheer will) he would most likely hack and rip at this to make everything look even more stupidly inane than it already is... so be thankful. I, on the other hand, wish the urban legends about him being alive were true so he could do that.

there are many things wrong with this. 1: disney sux when it comes to cartoons anymore. they've just havent put anything good when it comes to animation. 2: they're gonna censore all the good stuff. it's not naruto with out blood and violence. 3: disney's taking over all of the major comic book francises first marvel, next it's viz and tokyopop. im telling u disney is evil when it comes to tv.... but there movies are still good =)

@Hisaishi:

I agree!! I would go grab an army of monkeys and give those high and mighty bastards the biggest crap storming of their life if they did that! >.<

Meow!
Princess Yue

What the hell!? What the freakin hell did I just read?

Aside from the initial shock of DISNEY (wth?!) of all people picking up the show, apparently the "key demographic [is] boys 6-14." To that I say, there are going to a lot of little boys going to bed with nightmares these next couple of years. Even if CN is sucking crap, I say Shippuden best belongs on Adult Swim. Or at least put it on FUNi's channel.

Don't get me wrong, I'm not bashing Disney at all. From the comments I'm reading, I gather I'm one of the few people that don't hate Disney's guts. And I also confess that it was probably a smart move by Viz, trying to get the show out to as many people as possible. However, as a self-professed Narutard (bring on the hate, people), I really really don't like the high probability that the show is going to be butchered beyond repair. To make matters worse, I actually enjoy watching dubs (feeling the hate already). I am praying to whatever anime god out there Disney XD doesn't turn into the next 4Kids.

*sigh* Right now I'm just trying to decide what's worse:

Disney and Shippuden vs. 6-year-olds and Shippuden

@Mizu no Youkai:

I LOVE your avatar and I LOVE your comment even more!!!!
I might even join you! ^^

Meow!
Princess Yue

I am just appalled. This is a discrace to anime!!!
Why should Disney XD get to air Naruto!?!? It's not even Disney-friendly!! Walt Disney's dream of family programming has just been screwed to a completely new extreme!!!
Disney may have the rights to the Ghibli films, but the only one I EVER saw them air was Kiki's Delivery Service. Even Cartoon Network, in like 2004 or 2005, showed like 7 Ghibli films, and they didn't own 'em!
I don't know if I can handle this. It's just to sad.
I will say this now: Disney, you better not screw up a good anime or we'll screw you worse as a whole, making you wish you were never on top!

Meow! Wishing for the best! -.-;
Princess Yue

This is really funny, I love the series but
I'm really wondering on how they are going
to show it on Disney.

WHAT THA EFFFING HELL!!!!!

...has anyone at Disney ever even SEEN Naruto? I mean, sure, some parts are great for kids, but there are some parts that make ME even shudder!

but then again, when Naruto first came to C.N all those years ago, they DID block a lot of episodes because of the violence.

I'm guessing what we're gunna see is just a lot of cut and watered down episodes...><

A most interesting piece of news, arigatou hisaishi san! ^__^

@Zeit:

I've seen worse in fanfiction written by really young kids.

So let's just call Disney "Fanfiction Central".

am i the only person that thinks disney is extremely violent? i mean come on no matter what they're killing your daddy in a stampede and having your mom die in a fire.

This is so wrong. I mean Disney's great and all, but this is Naruto we're talking about, Shippuden has blood, violence, and language, come on isn't that a bit much for Disney? Please tell me I'm not the only one who thinks this...

i couldnt help but laugh when i first read that...

@MewChero:

The reason Disney doesn't cut scenes or edit dialogue in Ghibli films is because they respect the original work. The contract you're speaking of was only made because of a much earlier dub of Nausicaa of the Valley of the Wind by a different company. There were so many script changes and scene mix-ups that it was essentially a completely different movie by the time they were done. Disney's dubs of the films actually go out of their way to make sure the experience is as true to the spirit of the originals as possible.

Even with that contract, though, Ghibli allows Disney to take plenty of liberties. The best example is Kiki's Delivery Service, which featured two complete English songs that were different from the Japanese version and gave Jiji a ton of extra dialogue. The songs were unavoidable because Disney couldn't get the rights to the originals before they started dubbing, but Jiji's extra lines were essentially just added for humor. Personally, I think his new lines are funny and add to the experience of watching the movie, but I can't speak for everyone.

In any case, American anime distributors don't typically go through their series or movies with a fine-toothed comb looking for things to edit or cut. Most of them realize what made the product popular in Japan and do what they can to either preserve or enhance those qualities. Bad dubbing comes when companies like 4Kids obtain a series and try to market it to a demographic that those qualities don't appeal to. The result is they typically remove or change everything that made the series great in the first place.

Also, Disney tends to go out of their way to keep to that contract. If they think something in a Ghibli movie isn't child-appropriate, they'll react accordingly. Princess Mononoke was distributed through Miramax because of the violence, and Next Thursday isn't being dubbed because of a conversation two characters have about the menstrual cycle.

That's not to say Disney has been flawless with Miyazaki's material. Personally, I hated the rock/techno remix of the song during the end credits of Ponyo. It's just that in most cases, the good outweighs the bad. I still left the theater with a smile and a feeling of two hours well spent even after that remix.

.....
Wh-wh-wh-what?!
Naruto?! On.... DISNEY?!?!?!?!
Gah! *freaking out* I'll give Disney a chance but they better not ruin it....

Naruto....*ffreaks out more* Will they make him have*gulps*...Mickey Mouse's voice...?
horrible-ness.....*faints*

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No, we're saying that Naruto—a very mainstream average anime—is going to be on the same channel as Hannah Montana (which makes me sigh), Witches of Waverly place(which makes me sigh worse than Hannah Montana) and all the (god awful) HSM movies.

@Hisaishi:

I was always under the impression it was the mission of corporations to crush dreams, not promote them.

@brigid:

Agreed. Phineas and Ferb is one of the more clever shows I've seen lately.

@Allamorph:

Dreams count for something!!

@Hisaishi:

By who? You?

@edisshort:

[/sarcasm]

XD

@RedJ:

I think CN's poor ratings were a more general situation, and the result of them deciding to air an extremely childish and mediocre lineup in the daytime and utter horse manure (aka "US toons") at night. Once you alienate the crowd that gives you ratings, there's really no going back.

@MewChero:

So Ghibli has the smarts to go along with the quality? Hm. Interesting. Almost a shame Naruto cannot claim either or.

@MewChero:

At worst it'll be the same as what happened when Sailor Moon and Knights of the Zodiac (better known as Saint Seiya) were first dubbed and distributed in North America.

Aside from the fact that what Disney does is often really typcasting and shoddy, they've got a good track record so far for distributing shows that aren't their own. So we'll see.

@Nehszriah:

The only reason why Disney DIDN'T butcher any Ghibli films is because they couldn't. In the contract they made with Miyazaki (like I dunno around 2000?) it said that Disney was not allowed to cut or edit anything. They could only dub it matching up to the translation as best as possible.
So....I don't think they have that deal with Naruto or VIZ even.... So....I forsee major cuts and edits. Hidan will be interesting to see....lol
~Chero~

@Schultzie:

No, it's actually better, because it's Naruto taking the fall instead of One Piece. It's amazing what passes as a ninja these days. :D

So how much will be edited out for that boys 6-14 demographic they are shooting for? This is a show that is not aimed at children in grade school. This is just about as bad as 4Kids complete bastardization of One Piece.

All I'm asking is that they don't TOUCH the songs. The powerful Hero's Come Back and awe-inspiring Nagareboshi are too amazing to be messed with. And if you do, Disney, look out for a legal ass-whoopin'

disney isn't producing naruto. the same people that did the first series will be doing this one too. it's just not going to be airing on cartoon network which anybody only ever watches for family guy and robot chicken anyway.

but sweet jesus disney you really want guy viewers for disney XD don't you. kind of kicking ass and taking names. and franchises.

I just texted my friends, and they are gonna flip out! In the OMGLOLWAT kind of way. I'm more open-minded about these sort of things, so I'll give it a shot. Pffft...Hopefully they'll start adding more anime to the Japan pavillion on World Showcase; or even let cosplayers come!!! 8D Kakashi with mouse ears? Pffft...

......*cringe* Maybe...*cringe* The world will never be the same....

first ponyo, then marvel, now naruto! WHEN WILL IT END!!?!?!?!?!

Oh God! What will happen to this beloved, classic anime?!?! That's just too sad!

WTH??.....

..........

Well Disney is just taking over the world now, isn't it? Let's all bow down to Big Brother Disney! They now have control of many a soul...lol.

But seriously, this is interesting...I wonder if Disney is trying to change their image or something? But they made Digimon crap if I remember right [that was a long time ago lol] so I don't have high hopes for it being on there.

All I can do is laugh. XD I can't watch it. If you don't like it watch the sub. That's what I'm gonna do.

While concerning Disney's storytelling reputation, I hope Disney XD doen't end up like 4Kids TV in terms of the way it broadcasts Anime.

By the way, Cartoon Network should've been the one to pick up this "Naruto" since it now airs a number of Anime uncut and uncensored. I mean, if Disney XD doesn't air this show uncut, then it looks like we'll have to wait until North American DVD release to see it uncut, like we did with the first "Naruto" T.V. series' episodes.

Like what we were talking about this week in Social Studies: DISNEY IS TAKING OVER THE WORLD!!!!!!!!!

I laugh at this from the bottom of my heart. In fact, it almost makes up for the Marvel thing since I am laughing so hard. XDDDDDD

It is my personal opinion that there needs to be some reworking over at Cartoon Network before the station becomes closer to what it once was and this right here can kind of be like the first step. I noticed how things on Cartoon Network and the broadcast block Toonami really began taking the downward spiral once Naruto began airing. Now Toonami is dead and there are few things worth watching on the station. I think keeping Shippuden off Cartoon Network's waves will be a good thing in the end.

Besides, Disney XD, when it was Toon Disney, aired all sorts of cartoon shows like The Amazing Spider Man and X-Men way before there was even word of the channel's name change (let alone Disney outright buying Marvel's distribution rights). Granted one often was required to sit up until ungodly hours at night, but they still aired. Disney also has North American rights to Studio Ghibli films and you don't see those being butchered. Then again, if they keep the people who dub Ghibli's stuff away and let some other company hack away at Shippuden, they might actually change the series so much that it will become--gasp!--decent. XDDD

Oh um...???? O.O That's sooo weird...Disney did wondeful with the Miyazaki films.... Isn't VIZ still dubbing it? Or am I mistaken?
Of course they put it on the ONE channel I don't get. *sigh* I guess I'll just have to buy the DVD's...
O.O That must be their evil plan. lol buy the DVD's or buy more channels.
~Chero~

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Voices should remain unchanged, since Viz would still be producing the dub as far as I can tell. There may be some censorship issues, though, such as blood being edited out and possibly some cut explosions.

Not that I really want to watch the series, but it is a pretty interesting move. The more networks interested in anime, the better, right?

Truthfully, I'm not surprised by this move. Seriously, with the direction Cartoon Network has been taking with its animated venues lately (or total crap thereof -_- ), it's only natural that the folks at Viz would seek a place to best show off their product. Even more unsurprising is that Disney XD is specifically the branch of the corporation that's interested in broadcasting it.

Then again, I wonder why Universal Studios didn't pick it up?

I hate the Disney Channel. HSM, Hanna Montana *throws up* and now they're putting Naruto on there? Don't get me wrong, I like Naruto, but mixing it in with that crap is just downright wrong ;_; What a degrading feeling it is for an anime...tsk tsk. Now if I want to see it I now have to wander onto that channel *shutters*

Wow like wut teh flip, come on. That's so weird.

O_O I'm not so sure about this........

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Actually, if they're running it on Disney XD, there's likely going to be a greater amount of executive meddling than there was on CN, where it was more or less airing uncut. If you want a good example, just take a look at Digimon Savers. Some episodes of that are downright embarrassing to watch, though the voice track is decent.

Then again, people were BAAAAAWing every time CN cut a curse word that was never in the original to begin with, so some people just can't be pleased.

If anything, this move will make the show bearable to watch, since all the unintentionally hilarious censorship I'm foreseeing can only improve all the Uchiha wangst.