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Naruto OVA - The Lost Story

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This seems to fall between the 2nd and 3rd seasons, before the Chunin Exam story arc but doesn't really have a specific timeframe stated. A good Naruto storyline. Nothing spectacular, but not disappointing either, just more Naruto. That's not a bad thing...

This dvd should be considered a mini-movie. It exsists outside of the series story arcs. I think this a fun and dramatic story within the Naruto universe. This dvd contains both the english televised version and the uncut original with japanese audio, which is always a pluse for me. Any true Naruto fan would find this dvd to be a must have.

I am a Naruto fan somewhat, and I had high hopes for this. However, it fell short of my expectations. The story is about Naruto and the rest of his team escorting a cowardly leader named Shibuki to his village, but things get mixed up when an old enemy named Suien appears in the village and tries to steal it's treasure, the Hero's Water. While this may seem exciting, it's actually quite boring once you actually watch it. Naruto and Shibuki talk for an extended period of time, which takes out a lot. So far, this is bad. Very bad.

I won't spoil anything, but if you're a Sakura fan, don't buy this. She's tied up half the time. While the fight scenes are at least decent to good, they don't last long enough to hold your attention for very long, Thus comes to the conclusion of my review. It may seem good to some people, but to most, it's just some practical joke created for a good series. A very bad pratical joke.

Though it fell a little short of my expectations, it might have been better if it was released to the American market at an earlier date, I did like the DVD much better than when it aired on Cartoon Network and would recommend that Fans of the show add this disc to their collection.

For those looking for answers to certain questions raised during the show this doesn't have any. It also doesn't build on any other story lines the show has produced.

What this OVA does offer is another adventure showing Naruto, Sasuke, and Sakura using their skills in ways that have become common. Apparently this takes place sometime after the third Hokage dies, but there is no mention of his death.

Only two types of people should watch this OVA... Hardcore Naruto fans, and possibly people that have never seen Naruto and want a preview of what the series has to offer. If you hate Naruto, you'll hate this. If you don't mind Naruto, you won't mind this, but you'll wish you didn't buy it. This OVA is purely worth the money for hardcore Narutards. And with saying that... I'm glad I brought it. It's a good fix for fans of Naruto wanting just some good dumb Naruto fun.

Taking place between the Zabuza arc and the Chunin Exams arc, it offers nothing new... but if you like what Naruto already offered at that time, you'll like this.

Coming from a hardcore Naruto fan... I'd give it a B.

The lost episode unfortunately should have stayed lost, not a very interesting story or fight scene. i wouldnt recomend it but if you're a die hard naruto fan like me, dont take my word for it, see it yourself

This is such a good little side story that any true fan or newcomer would enjoy. It is hilarious and adventurous. From stepping into action to stepping in poo-just buy it. It's good.

Squad 7(Kakashi, Sasuke, Sakura, and Naruto) are assigned a C-Rank mission to escort Shibuki to his home: the Land Hidden Behind/In the Waterfall. He is the so-called "hero" of their kage-less village, yet he is a comeplete coward. In his village, a village with no Kage, supreme ninja, they have hero water, water extracted from a sacred tree every 100 years to build up one's chakra,which fends off intruders. But a rogue ninja from the same village is after it. You will have to watch to see what happens. WIll Shibuki overcome himself and try to defeat someone who taught him everything he knows and who knows his every move, or will Naruto and the gang have to butt in.

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People don't seem to know what this is, I don't think there really is such a thing as a 'lost episode'. This 40 minute episode is really just a video which was only shown at a special Japanese event called Jump Fiesta. This was never, and probably will never, be shown on TV, as it is not part of the Naruto saga really. You should be happy that something only shown at Japans exclusive Jump Fiesta screenings is dubbed and released so people who don't know Japanese or live in Japan can watch it!

The episode/movie/OVA isn't really that exciting though. It's not terrible, but the jokes weren't particularly funny and it was all predictable. I'm happy it was released in Australia with a bonus Jump Fiesta short "Naruto: Find the Crimson Four-Leaf Clover!" :) It was slightly better than this waterfall one.

The Lost Story is a 40 minute special episode that sees Naruto and the other Genin Ninja escorting Shibuki, the young leader of the Waterfall Village back to his home. Seems like a pretty straight forward mission, yet predictably the mission soon becomes complicated. Shibuki's Village is attacked by the outcast Suien who is after the hidden waterfall treasure "Hero's Water" which increases the users chakra tenfold.
What follows is a stand alone Naruto feature that runs for the length of about 2 episodes. Despite the short length, this OVA (original video animation) manages to fit in plenty of action, comedy and some morals about courage and responsibility as Naruto has to show Shibuki what it means to be a true Hero.

The action is pretty decent with some nice fight scenes and jutsus, which are nicely animated by the studio pierrot. Fans of the series will recognise all of the music as it is all recycled from the TV series.
Love it or Hate it, I only watch the english dub of Naruto, and I was impressed as usual with the quality. Fans of the series may recognise that the voice of Shibuki has been done by Steve Staley, the voice of Neji Hyuga in the series. I was pleasantly surprised with this as he is actually one of my favourite voice actors having provided voices for Heat Guy J, Tenjho Tenge and Buso Renkin.

Newcomers to the series may feel lost while watching this one so it is better to check out the television series beforehand. The Lost Story is definetly NOT the best Naruto DVD out, and it doesn't set out to be either... It doesn't really provide anything new in terms of character development or story, it is just a nice addition to any Naruto fans collection. So if you're looking for that extra bit of Naruto fixation after watching the series then you should check this DVD out.