I too get nostalgia from bad series that I thought were awesome when I was younger. (Vampire Knight, Fruits Basket, Dragonball, Inuyasha, etc).
Nostalgia = Terrible memories that have been erased and replaced with non existent good ones
I can't read half of this as I am in Ultraviolet modeThank you to all who voted Naruto!! I can't say this enough, but your support has really been heart warming in this event
Now, @Gryffindor, what's the best way to deal with you?
Oh, I know what I'll doLet's get to the good stuff then now shall we?
Story Arcs
Aside from the characters who I touched in the first round, one other thing that jumps out to you the moment you read a new manga are the sagas in it. What we'd defined as a contained piece of the plot, divided into several segments all throughout the series's run. And the story pieces you reread/rewatch in the event you don't feel like reading the entire thing from scratch. One of the most commonly asked questions you ask a fan you meet of the same series as you is:
Which is your favorite story arc?
The Chuunin Exams Arc
Noteable Participants
Konoha: Uzumaki Naruto, Nara Shikamaru, Sasuke Uchiha, Hyuuga Neji, Rock Lee, Mitarashi Anko
Sunagakure: Gaara, Temari, Kankuro
Otogakure: Orochimaru, Kabuto Yakushi
My favorite arcs in manga, or fiction in general tend to be tournament based arcs (In Harry Potter my favorite book is Goblet of Fire solely due to the Triwizard Tournament). Seriously, throw in a tournament, new characters, and I'd pretty much fall in love with you anytimeLikewise with Naruto, the Chuunin Exams Arc is my favorite arc in Part 1 (Tied with another arc actually, but I'll get to that later
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What's not to love about this arc? It has some of the best moments in Naruto, hands fucking down. Even with everything that came later on in Shippiudden, this arc still managed to remain one of the best.
Synopsis
Having just shown up from the Land of Waves after their first mission, Naruto and his team find themselves suddenly caught up in an annual event in the village. An exam tournament, where all the Genin of the village get the chance to become Chuunin, the next step in becoming a full fledged shinobi. Of course, you'd think this will be like any run of the mill exam, but, think again. From the Land of Sound, Orochimaru plans on making his move in order to aim for Sasuke's body, after earlier failing to capture Itachi's body for his own nefarious purposes. From the Land of Wind, Gaara, the One Tailed Jinchuuriki, who is also a participant in the exams, is a ruthless cold blooded killer who will stop at nothing to validate his own existence. And from Konoha itself, one of the participants, Hyuuga Neji, has bad blood between the main branch and his own house. With INCREDIBLE new abilities, brilliant fights, and also amazing emotional moments, this arc provides some of the best shonen moments in history, period.
The Sasuke Retrieval Arc
Participants
Konohagakure: Uzumaki Naruto, Hyuuga Neji, Nara Shikamaru, Rock Lee, Inuzuka Kiba, Akimichi Chouji
Otogakure: The Sound Four
Sunagakure: Gaara, Temari, Kankuro
This....fucking...arc
I can't decide which arc I like between this one and the Chuunin Exams Arc more. Seriously, they're both THAT good,
Synopsis
But this arc.....I've rewatched it 3 times already. My second favorite arcs in general in fiction tend to be arcs revolving around a rescue mission of sorts, or simple infiltration(My favorite arc in One Piece to date is the Impel Down arc for this exact reason). The Sasuke Retrieval Arc is this arc in a nutshell. One of the appeals in this arc is in the fact that characters who were previously at each other's throats, have to work together in order to retrieve a rogue Uchiha Sasuke,who had finally given in to the desire for power he had received from Orochimaru in the Chuunin Exams Arc.The result?
We get some of the best, absolutely spine chilling battles in this story, rivalling even those of the Chuunin Exams, now, keep in mind that these opponents (The Sound Four) are all Jounin level, while Naruto and his team are all Genin and Chuunin level. High stakes battle or what?
And to make things even juicier? These guys join in the fun:
How fucking awesome is that? Yesterday's enemies are really today's friends:
Bonus (For You @Jammin):
These 2 are my favorite arcs in Part 1 Naruto, so I figured why not fanboy over them a little
I'll make more posts later on, stay tuned
If they didn't care for nostalgia then Naruto wouldn't have passed Tokyo Ghoul in the first place.
Maybe Tokyo Ghoul isn't that good
I hate TG for one simple reason: It makes searching for male turned into female art harder on DA.Trying to trigger me
No you can't.
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Hey show some itachi, sasuke and pain images too if you want to promote more.Some Naruto pics to start your day
Only Nagato, which is the only blemish in an otherwise stellar arc.
His Talk no Jitsu is quite strong.Only Nagato, which is the only blemish in an otherwise stellar arc.
What's with the pokeball? My husband (who is a fan) says it's a fan I say it's copyright infringement.
. Anyway i love gintama for its humor, for the parodies, for its society issues reflection, for its characters writing, for its non conformist aspects, for the references for a ton of stuff, and for elizabeth !!! 
but it doesnt prevent me from not not being sometimes bored (for instance im not a huge fan of the overuse toilet jokes , its just no funny at all for me, can't help it). Im sorry this time i can't vote against gintama, its one of my fave. Its a hard choice my apologies spriggran-kun, you have all my respects
We got introduced to the other Four Kage, plus shinobi from other villages, so in a way this is like a tournament arc as far as the world building goes 
This was the best version of Sasuke to me, hands down. No fucks given about anyone else ,Kishimoto ventured out to write a villain and the results were wondrous. Plus this panel is just 
This is the portion of the arc that has the best parts to me, since we also had this gem :
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Hahaha its fine Erin
@Emperor Spriggan it hurts me a lot, you re doing such a great job with your campaign that really it hurts to vote against you, you really deserve all the support and to make it considering all your commitment and this genuine campaign you re making despite Naruto being constantly bashed.
I like a lot Naruto, theres a part of nostalgia sure, but it has impacted me a lot too, I do dislike some stuff especially after pain arc, but still enjoyed it a lot. But I love gintama too, that doesnt mean i don't see its flaws, gintama has some flaws, some stuff that irriates me, plus i tend to think sometimes it's way too hyped (especially since last anime seasons ) its not an anime/manga within the grasp of everyone, its hard even for japanese audience, also many references are totally hard to understand for non-japanese readers/audience. I do think many people enjoy it bc its trendy more than for what it is. Sadly its not even a joke, I ve seen people starting watching gintama at episode 266 without watching/reading whats prior, not knowing the plot, the story, characters, and still writing reviews, doing videos about it, and commenting how great gintama was just because... well hypetrain, i guess
