Shueisha news: On November 10, Hokage ended.
Guoman cartoonist ZCloud posted on Weibo: "Naruto is coming to an end... I'm a little bit embarrassed. Although I haven't been chasing it all the time, the presence of a long-length comic is like a man who you don't pay much attention to, but always lives in you. The person next to you is the same. When you hear that he is going away, you still think about what you have had with him before."
Friend, what have you and Naruto have had an intersection with?
The blurry light and shadow went back to the elementary school days. I remember that the word "Hokage" at that time was full of sense of grandeur. If a classmate said "How about the latest Naruto episode", "How about Naruto Sasuke" , the classmates next to him will definitely cast envious glances and praise, "Wow, you saw it", "Wow, you are watching Naruto!". I belong to the latter, and my memory of Hokage starts from various praises, plot discussions, character introductions, etc. from my classmates. When I was in elementary school, I didn't have a computer at home, let alone the Internet, and I couldn't afford VCDs and comic books, so although I was very envious of my friends who could watch Naruto, I was only envious. When I was in elementary school (a few years ago), it was the hottest time for Hokage, and the peripheral products were already dazzling. I couldn't watch the Hokage directly, so I had to start with the peripheral products. Among the peripheral products, it is absolutely necessary to mention Naruto games. At that time, there were a lot of Naruto-themed games. The ones I came into contact with the most were GBA and P2. As for GBA, I begged my father to buy one after a long time. It cost more than 200 yuan. GBA game discs are very expensive. I can only buy one or two game discs. Naruto Smash Bros., the disc is still at home. As for P2, I play like crazy. The teacher clearly forbids us to play P2, but we are at the age of "playing". How can I hold back? There was a time when I had a good relationship with a classmate every day As soon as school was over, I ran to the P2 store, chose a relatively secret corner of the store (I was afraid that other students would see it and then "reveal" it to the teacher), and "Hokage" sparred. Now I will play games with my friends when I have time. The game is still the same as Hokage, but P2 has become P3 and xbox. When I was a child, I was very concerned about who wins and who loses. Now I just cherish the moment when I play games together.
After I entered junior high school, that was when I really came into direct contact with Hokage. During the winter vacation of the second year of junior high school, my good friend Yiming gave me three compressed DVDs, which are a collection of animations from the first episode of Hokage to the spread of the blast (probably until the end of capture). Three discs, more than 200 episodes, finished in two days, and watched all night, 24 hours a day, except for meals. Looking back, I was "real" at that time. After brushing it all at once, the entire world view of Hokage is complete, and I "swear" I will chase Hokage until it ends. Now this time has come, and the promise is fulfilled, but there is a shallow sadness, like a meteor streaking across the sky, and it will eventually disappear.
In the junior high school era, the discussion of Naruto's plot was a common thing. With the development of Naruto's plot, there were many loopholes in the design of the plot. Our discussions on Naruto's doubtful sections and ability comparisons gradually changed to Plot unpleasant. Plot unhappiness stayed with me all the way to high school. In high school, the only people in our class who were still chasing Hokage were me and Feng. During this period, the plot development of Hokage went downhill, and the loopholes were one after another, so the unpleasantness of the plot rose to the plot complaining. On QQ, A Feng and I would spit out Hokage when we were free or not, and sometimes we would vomit for an hour. The update of each new episode will first return to the complaints from the previous episode, then complain about the details of this new episode, and then prepare to complain about the next episode. I sometimes wonder if the magnitude 9 earthquake in Japan disrupted Kishimoto's creative thinking.
Light and shadow go back to my college days now. If it wasn't for my roommate who was still chasing Hokage, I would have thought that I was the only one in the entire Zhaoqing College chasing Hokage. Although I occasionally complain with my roommates, but not many, I remember to watch the update every Thursday, and if I don’t remember, I will re-watch it when I have time. The “chasing” has faded a lot. After I went to college, my enthusiasm for Hokage and the influence of Hokage's anime were far less than before, and chasing Hokage became a habit, a long-term habit.
One day, Yiming sent me a WeChat message: "The classic has finally come to an end", I was first wondering what it meant, and then I was surprised, "The last episode of Naruto?!". I knew it was about to end, but after knowing the exact time, I was surprised, reluctant, sad, relieved, joyful, and had mixed feelings.
Hokage ran through my upbringing, and like other excellent Japanese anime, it deeply influenced the growth of our generation.
After more than ten years of long-length serialization, "Hokage" has surpassed the meaning of his own animation. He is also a spirit, a cultural symbol, and an era that has influenced countless young people.
As it comes to an end, I salute Naruto!
October 17, 2014
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