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「トーナメント、開始!!」 (Tounamento, kaishi!!)
“The Tournament Begins!”
Tournament arcs are meant to be a time of great excitement, and although there was some impressive stuff on display, my feelings are quite mixed on this one.
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「負けられない理由」 (Make rarenai riyuu)
“The Reason I Can’t Lose”
The Chunin Exam’s second round reminded me of Capture the Flag in Overwatch. Only it’s 3v3, featuring Genji alts with varying abilities.
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「ライバル、集結!!」 (Raibaru, shuuketsu!!)
“Rivals, Gather!”
McDonalds is where all the cool kids gather, am I right?
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「科学忍具」 (Kagaku ningu)
“The Scientific Ninja Tool”
Watching each team prepare for the upcoming exams was interesting, especially because they had their own separate ways of going about it. However, troublesome times are upon us.
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「サスケとボルト」 (Sasuke to Boruto)
“Sasuke and Boruto”
Aside from being a shitty father, I much prefer how this series approaches Sasuke’s characterisation compared with Shippuden.
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「ヒマワリの誕生日」 (Himawari no tanjoubi)
“Himawari’s Birthday”
“I never go back on my word, that’s my ninja way!” – Uzumaki Naruto
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「サスケの影」 (Sasuke no kage)
“Sasuke’s Shadow”
The end goal of achieving continuity with upcoming events is fine. But the execution itself was sorely lacking.
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「ボルトの誕生日」 (Boruto no tanjoubi)
“Boruto’s Birthday”
That Naruto seems like a really stand up guy. I reckon he’s not the kind of person who would miss his son’s birthday… right???
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「中忍選抜試験（ちゅうにん せんばつしけん）推薦会議」 (Chuu Shinobu Senbatsu Shiken (Chūnin Senbatsu Shiken) suisen kaigi)
“The Chunin Exams: The Recommendation Meeting”
Dunno what I was expecting for a 50th episode special, but it’s time for a recap on everything that’s happened so far.
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「下忍ドキュメンタリー!! / ワサビでなみだ」 (Genin Dokyumentarii!! / Wasabi to Namida)
“The Genin Documentary!! / Wasabi and Namida”
With each team getting some screen time, in order to further develop members of the next generation, you’ll be sure that we’re slowly ramping up towards the Chuunin Exams.