I don’t think any amount of preparation will prepare me for the day Naruto airs on YTV. I absolutely dread it. See, Naruto is about ninjas and we all know what ninjas do best: stealthy assassinations and cool stuff. Now then, knowing the marketing geniuses that abound in the 21st century, Naruto will very likely be targetted towards the 12 year old group. You know what that means.

All of your kunai, forehead protectors, jutsu names, hand seals, and random Japanese vocabulary will cease to be cool. Why? Because you know every last kid out there in Grade 6 will have a forehead protector and be yelling out “ART OF THE SHADOW DOPPELGANGER!!!” (which is Viz’s amazing translation of Kage Bunshin no Jutsu, which means Shadow Clone Technique) while running around at recess Naruto-style bent down at about ninety degrees with their arms angled slightly above.

I am so looking forward to September 16 :(

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