As far as sitcom set-up’s go, the premise of a drowsy, twenty-something
ninja master reluctantly having teach a bunch of over-eager kids is pretty
rich. I can immediately see why Kakashi is such a popular cosplay choice. Yeah,
his outfit’s easy to duplicate (as previously noted), but you know what’s
more important? How entertaining it is, just watching him run
through these deadly arts of ninjitsu while half-asleep.
Comedy’s all about rubbing foils on each-other, right? Well, what
better personality to play off the go-go-go enthusiasm of Naruto than a dude
who’s pretty much just your stoned, semi-employed martial arts instructor? You
know - - dude’s all muscle memory. He sure looks like he’s out of it, but try
to sneak up on him (like our pal does), and he’s going to twist you
around faster than even he realizes it.
Now, getting back to our ongoing examination of the shonen serial…
== TEASER ==It seems like these HST shows' M.O. is to stomp to 60MPH for the pilot,
then ease back to maybe about 10MPH for the next batch of episodes. Seriously, these
little woodland summer camp exercises are so far from the dire drama Naruto went through at the beginning, they feel like they’re happening in a totally different show. Like, there's not even much of a concrete plot connection.
I mean, the
stakes are so low here, there really isn’t much to even comment on. All we’re
doing is getting to know the characters better and - - knowing how JUMP editors
have refined this all to a science - - I know by now that that’s exactly the
intention.
Watch "Pass
or Fail Survival Test" and decide for yourself, then read my comments
about the previous episode.
About the Author
 | Tom Pinchuk’s a writer and personality with a large number of comics, videos and features like this to his credit. Visit his website - - tompinchuk.com - - and follow his Twitter: @tompinchuk |
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