NARUTO: Shippuuden ep. 31
[ Episode 31: Thing to be Inherited ]
So, Chiyo died and Gaara was revived. I liked how they emphasized the scene with the appropriate music and reactions from the characters, especially Sakura, Naruto, and Gaara. I found it interesting how they managed to squeeze in Gaara’s fangirls, particularly the one from the last filler arc in the original Naruto series. Next week doesn’t seem to kick off the new arc but I’m guessing episodes 33 or 34 will. The new OP and ED songs were awesome. The OP sequence was excellently done which included Sai and Yamato. The ED sequence was a bit too…how shall I say…”metro” with Sai’s poses though the book stuff is funny and we even got to see the butterfly from the very first Naruto ED, Wind.
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Everything about the new OP rocks. I was afraid it might sound whacked but it fit so well with the animation that I love it, even more than After Dark.
One thing I think stands out is the part with Sai’s drawings. Definitely how I pictured it. And a lot of nice shots throughout the whole thing too. I say, if it wasn’t for the new OP I would’ve hate the rest of the episode even more for going nowhere.
Yeah, I really like how Sai’s drawings are similar in animation/motion as the stuff I’ve seen in Okami.
Yeah, Okami was the first thing that came to my mind when I saw the OP. Also, besides the butterfly, just the use of the golden hue in the moment Naruto woke Gaara up was reminiscent of Wind.
Naruto new OP sequence > Bleach new OP sequence
Bleach OP song > Naruto OP song