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It's very likely that a manga artist has seen a movie based on a popular comic, and may have been inspired by it and referenced it in their work.
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1. Argonath on the River Anduin and The Valley of the End are so similar-looking
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Valley of the end - 2004
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The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring- 2001 [it premiered in Japan on March 2, 2002]
2. Kishimoto said that he was referenced Spiderman.
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We know that Sasuke felt pain in his arm and fell to his knees, coughing up blood just above Naruto's head. Then we seeing him end up straight above Naruto's face. All the raindrops pass through his face land on Naruto's face. We know he was staring at Naruto for a while. But we don't know when Sasuke got up and left him. Kishimoto deliberately left this scene up to our interpretation.
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And it's a clear visual symbolism of the iconic Upside down Kiss between Mary Jane and Peter Parker in the Rain (2002)
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There is no denying the fact that this romantic visual symbolism was given to Sasuke innocently staring at Naruto...
3. At the end of the chapter 271 Kishimoto said that he referenced "CHIKAMATSU MONZAEMON"
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In the manga, Monzaemon is known as the first generation of puppet master. In fact, this is a real person who actually existed in the Edo period. It is taken from the famous Japanese puppet theater writer "Chikamatsu Monzaemon". He was the inventor of the art of puppetry. His real name is Sugimori Nobumori, and Chikamatsu Monzaemon is his pen name. He was a Jōruri, a playwright of puppet shows and kabuki during the Edo period. And also Known as the "Shakespeare of Japan". He is considered Japan's greatest playwright, writing for both bunraku puppet theater and the kabuki stage.
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As a fan of his writings, Kishi created Chikamatsu Monzaemon as a character in his manga to show his respect for him.
As Kishi said, Chikamatsu is known as the Japanese Shakespeare. His most famous work is 'Love Suicide at Amijima' (1720). It is about two lovers who cannot live together because of social and political situation, and so blinded by love they commit the gravest act, suicide. Since their inflexible society makes their love impossible, Jihei and Koharu will seek to be joined in the afterlife. I've talked about it in here [It is based on the bunraku play The Love Suicides at Amijima by Monzaemon Chikamatsu]
Kishi talked about love suicide in the final note of chapter 271, then he mentioned double suicide in chapter 450, and finally in 486 Naruto suggested double suicide to Sasuke under a bridge [link].
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Their shinobi world is no different from the real world when it comes to the basics. A world full of injustice, inflexible and prejudice...and it won't allow their love or let them be together. If they wanted to be together forever, the only option before them was to die together. Leaving this world to live with each other. Hopefully they will meet again in the next life….because in their next life they will not be burdened by society's expectations, hatred, injustice, prejudices and rigid rules.
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explosion-island · 2 months
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Fanart of Kakashi. One of my all time favourites.
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freshthoughts2020 · 20 days
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NARUTO series creator Masashi Kishimoto reacts to Toriyama's passing.
"I honestly don't know what to write about this sudden event.
But for now, I would like to share my thoughts and feelings that I had hoped for one day Mr. Toriyama would ask me about it.
I grew up with his manga, Dr. Slump in the lower grades of elementary school and Dragon Ball in the upper grades, and it was natural for me to have his manga as a part of my life.
Even when I was having a bad day, the weekly Dragon Ball made me forget about it. As a country boy with nothing, that was a relief to me.
I really enjoyed Dragon Ball too much!
I was a college student. Suddenly, Dragon Ball, which had been a part of my life for so many years, came to an end.
I felt a tremendous sense of loss and didn't know what to look forward to.
But at the same time, it was an opportunity for me to truly understand the greatness of the master who created Dragon Ball.
I wanted to create a work like his!
I wanted to be just like him!
And as I followed in his footsteps to become a manga artist, I began to feel less and less lost.
It was because I enjoyed making manga.
By following him, I was able to find new enjoyment.
Sensei was always my guide.
He was my admirer.
I may be annoying to him, but I am grateful to him.
For me, he was truly the God of salvation and the God of manga.
When I first met him, I was too nervous to say a single word.
But after meeting him many times at the Tezuka Award judging, I became able to talk.
I will never forget the slightly embarrassed smile on his face when he and Mr. Oda talked excitedly about how Dragon Ball was fun, as if they were children again and were engaged in a competition.
I just received the news of Sensei's passing.
I feel a tremendous sense of loss, more than when Dragon Ball ended...
I still don't know how to deal with this hole in my heart.
I can't even read Dragon Ball, which I love.
I don't even feel like I can write this message to Sensei properly.
Everyone in the world was still looking forward to your work.
If I could really have one Dragon Ball wish come true...I'm sorry...
That may be selfish of me, but I am sad, Sensei.
Akira Toriyama-sensei, thank you for 45 years of enjoyable works.
And thank you for your hard work.
I am sure that his family members are still deeply saddened by this loss.
Please take care of yourselves.
I pray that Akira Toriyama-sensei may rest in peace."
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gumisgirl · 4 months
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HELP-
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madarathediva · 9 months
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the similarities... !!
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metamorphesque · 1 year
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musings on loneliness
sylvia plath, nickie zimov, charles bukowski, masashi kishimoto, haruki murakami, holly warburton, charles bukowski, the beatles, nigel van wieck, marta zamarska, sylvia plath, van gogh
if you like this, you can buy me a ☕
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caterpie · 6 months
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Naruto (2002)
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strangemonochromes · 24 days
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Naruto // Masashi Kishimoto
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floridecuts · 9 months
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Another redhead Uzumaki Naruto ~
In this piece I thought of Naruto as a ninja of Uzushiogakure, that's why he's wearing the Uzumaki clan symbol on his Hitai-ate. I really enjoy exploring this idea and drawing more stuff for it. I just can't decide if I like him better with his hair long or short. xD
Thanks for taking a look! :)
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ikuzedobe · 9 months
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A rare old official teaser in the Naruto anime, where Minato Namikaze, as a kid, advertised the young Jiraiya Chronicle...
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...and now Minato will get his own story by Masashi Kishimoto.
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Title: 『NARUTO外伝 渦の中のつむじ風』 "NARUTO Gaiden: Uzu no Naka no Tsumujikaze
Release Date: July 18th
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manganami · 8 months
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nu-thenexthokage · 18 days
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Akira Toriyama recently passed away. He was Masashi Kishimoto's biggest influence for Naruto. Without him the series wouldn't exist. Kishimoto said as much in an interview with ANN during NYCC. We owe him so much. Thank you for everything, Akira Toriyama.
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maldito-junajo · 2 months
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Naruto x Studio Ghibli
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snow-ri · 9 months
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foxylamento · 1 year
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Soulmate ❤️
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jieunsies · 1 month
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