8.4
Viewer Rating
Combines user and critic ratings from four sources
Naruto (2002)
Naruto (2002)
Overview
Naruto Uzumaki, a mischievous adolescent ninja, struggles as he searches for recognition and dreams of becoming the Hokage, the village's leader and strongest ninja.
Starring Cast
Where to watch
Rating & Dimensions
Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Center
Political: Center
Diversity: Moderate
Female Combat: Yes
Viewer Rating
8.4
Overview
Naruto Uzumaki, a mischievous adolescent ninja, struggles as he searches for recognition and dreams of becoming the Hokage, the village's leader and strongest ninja.
Starring Cast
Where to watch
Detailed Bias Analysis
Analyzing...
Center
Primary
Naruto explores universal themes of prejudice, war, and the cycle of hatred, advocating for solutions rooted in empathy, understanding, and strong community bonds. While critiquing societal flaws, it balances these with strong emphasis on individual responsibility, loyalty, and the pursuit of peace through moral leadership, resulting in a neutral political stance.
The movie features a diverse cast from a global perspective, consistent with its Japanese origin, without engaging in explicit race or gender swaps of traditionally white roles. Its narrative explores themes of inclusion and overcoming prejudice, while generally portraying traditional identities positively or neutrally, rather than offering a direct critique.
Secondary
The show features multiple female characters who engage in direct physical combat. Notably, Sakura Haruno and Tsunade both utilize their chakra-enhanced strength to achieve decisive victories in close-quarters fights against male opponents, demonstrating their martial prowess.
Naruto does not feature any explicitly identified LGBTQ+ characters or themes within its canon narrative. The show's focus lies elsewhere, resulting in an absence of direct LGBTQ+ representation or related plotlines, thus rendering the portrayal N/A.
Naruto does not feature any identifiable transsexual characters or themes. While some characters may exhibit gender-nonconforming appearances or engage in body-swapping, these elements do not align with the rubric's definition of transsexual portrayal.
The anime faithfully adapts its manga source material, maintaining the established genders of all characters. While the protagonist occasionally uses a jutsu for temporary gender disguise, this is an in-plot ability and does not alter the character's canonical gender, thus not meeting the definition of a gender swap.
The 2002-2007 Naruto anime is the initial screen adaptation of the manga. All characters maintain their original visual depictions from the source material, with no instances of a character established as one race being portrayed as a different race within this series.
Viewer Rating Breakdown
User Ratings
8.4
8.4
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