"NARUTO and ONE PIECE" Part1. Is NARUTO a NINJA or SUPER MAN ?
Sep 07th 2010 18:11
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Both Naruto and One piece are really popular Manga and Anime in Japan. Though comparing with one onother, ONE PIECE is getting more popularity than NARUTO in Japan.
According to the newsapaper, latest ONE PIECE comic, the 59nd volume, has been printed over 3.2 millions. This is the largest record in Japanese comic market.
On the other hand, the Naruto's one of latest comic, the 50nd volume, had been printed over 1.57millions. It’s also a huge number, but less than ONE PIECE’s record.
I though about this matters and found some reasons.
1, NARUTO is detached from real NINJA.
In the comic, NARUTO is pictured as NINJA. Though for Japanese, he is rather a “SUPER MAN” than a “NINJA”, and we feel that “OMG, he is detached from reality!”.
Truly, a real “NINJA” was a kind of spy in Japanese Warring States Period (Sengoku era), 400 years before.
In fact, there might have been a special NINJA like Jamese Bond, but NARUTO is too invincible and supernatural NINJA-man, so we feel that he is far from real NINJA.
I’d like to continue this story in the next time.
この前話した通り、今日はワンピースとNARUTOについて話そうと思います。
ワンピースもNARUTOも、共に日本ではとても人気のある漫画です。ただ、比較すると、日本ではワンピースの方がNARUTOより人気があります。
新聞などによると、ワンピースの最新巻、59巻は、320万部を超える初刷がありました。これは、日本のコミックの最高記録です。一方、NARUTOの最新刊のひとつ、50巻は、157万部だったそうです。こちらもすごい記録ですが、ワンピースには及びません。
理由について考察した所、幾つかの理由を思いつきました。
1、NARUTOは幾分現実離れした忍者である事
NARUTOは忍者ということになっているが、我々日本人にとっては、ややスーパーマン過ぎて、「こんな忍者は実際にはいないよ」と思ってしまいます。
実際の忍者は、約400年ほど前、日本の戦国時代に活躍した諜報部員です。忍者=スパイ、というのがより現実に近いです。
確かに、ジェームスボンドの様なスペシャルなスパイはいたかもしれませんが、NARUTOの様に無敵の戦闘力を持った忍者は、日本人にとっては少し現実離れしているのです。
続きはまた次回に書きたいと思います。
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As I wrote in my last journal, I will talk about Naruto and One Piece.
Both Naruto and One Piece are really popular manga and anime in Japan.
Though comparing one with one another the other, One Piece is getting more popularity than Naruto in Japan.
According to the newsapaper, the latest One Piece comic, the 59nd volume, has been printed over 3.2 million times.
This is the largest record in Japanese comic book market. (In English, we also use the word manga.)
On the other hand, the Naruto's one of latest comic, the 50nd volume, had been printed over 1.57 millions times.
It’s also a huge number, but less than One Piece’s record.
I thought about this matters and found some reasons.
1. NARUTO is detached from real ninjas.
In the comic, Naruto is pictured as a ninja.
Though for Japanese, he is rather more of a “Superman” than a “ninja”, and we feel that “OMG, he is detached from reality!”.
Truly, a real “ninja” was a kind of spy in the Japanese Warring States Period (Sengoku Era), 400 years before.
In fact, there might have been a special ninja like Jamese Bond, but Naruto is too invincible and supernatural ninja-man, so we feel that he is far from a real ninja.
I’d like to continue this story in the next time.
Thank you for your corrections!
Oh, you have watched "Naruto" Anime?
I'm sure the Anime of Naruto was really good.
That is a really speedy and smooth moving animation, I think.
Like I wrote in my last journal, I will talk about NARUTO and ONE PIECE.
Both Naruto and One piece are really popular mangas and animes in Japan.
Though comparing one with the other, ONE PIECE is becoming more popular than NARUTO in Japan.
According to the newspaper, the latest ONE PIECE comic, the 59nd volume, has been printed over 3.2 million times.
This is the largest record that the Japanese comic market has ever seen.
On the other hand, the latest Naruto comic, the 50nd volume, had been printed over 1.57million times.
I though about this matter and found some reasons as to why this is so. (This flows better)
1, NARUTO is detached from real NINJAS.
In the comic, NARUTO is pictured as a NINJA.
Though to Japanese people, he is more like a “SUPER MAN” than a “NINJA”, and we feel that “OMG, he is detached from reality!”.
Truly(You could also say, "To tell you the truth"), a real “NINJA” was a kind of spy in the Japanese Warring States Period (Sengoku era), 400 years before.
In fact, there might have been a special NINJA like Jamese Bond, but NARUTO is too invincible and is too much like a supernatural NINJA-man, so we feel that he is far from a real NINJA.
I’d like to continue this story next time.
Both Naruto and One piece are really popular Manga and Anime in Japan. (Both Anime and Manga are spelled the same way, in the singular form and in the plural form.) “Furthermore, always remember to capitalize proper nouns”.