Customer Reviews
naruto 
2008-08-28
Action Action Action with a little comedy romance and ninja what more could you ask for
Chunnin Exam pt 2: Forest of Death 2008-07-20
Box Set 3 might just be my favorite. The Uncut releases are still the best to found pretty much for this series or any other. These 13 episodes generally full of action, drama and are pretty dark. All the teams who have made it this far must now compete directly against each other to obtain a complementing scroll. This will allow them access to the tower at the center and let them move to the next round of eliminations. The best part of this arc is the introduction of Orochimaru and level or seriousness and intensity he brings to the entire series. His scenes against Sasuke are some of the most memorable throughout the anime and the manga. And the anime does a great job communicating the fear Orochimaru brings out in his opponents. Naruto also has some standout moments with and without the help of the Nine-tailed fox.
Another very positive aspect of this arc is the amount of character development and action we get from secondary characters. The other teams from the Leaf Village and the Sound Village get fleshed out a bit more, and you start to see into the ever expanding world of skills and techniques the ninja have. While the team from the Sand Village, mostly Gaara, shows how very terrifying they are. In conclusion, this is the best Naruto box set so far, and very good reason to continue with the story. Basically, if you can't get into this series of episodes, then Naruto probably isn't for you, because this IS what Naruto is about and is the real beginning of many things to come.
Chunin exam continues!! 2008-02-21
The squad is back again in box set 3, only to face one of the deadliest challenge of all as they keep going on their chunin exam. The suite of the exam take place in the forest of death where they have to battle their rivals by collecting the scrolls of heaven and earth. This box set ends with the second stage finished and the survivors forced to face off in a preliminary elimination match before entering the third stage of the Chunin exams. The first battle is between Sasuke and one of the Sound Village ninjas. Just what will happen when Ochimaru's interference comes to light?
Here s what it s written in the back of the box set 3:
"AS THE CHUNIN EXAM CONTINUES, NARUTO, SASUKE AND SAKURA FACE THEIR DEADLIEST CHALLENGE YET. DEEP IN THE FOREST OF DEATH. THEY MUST BATTLE THEIR RIVAL NINJA TO COLLECT THE SCROLLS OF HEAVEN AND EARTH. iTS NO EASY TASK, BUT THERE IS AN EVEN DARKER FORCE AT WORK? SOMETHING EVIL IS AFOOT AND ITS AFTER SASUKE!"
There is 3 discs with 4 episodes each and here they are:
DISC 1:
26.Special report: live from the forest of death
27.The chunin exam stage 2: the forest of death
28.Eat or be eaten: the panic in the forest
29.Naruto s counterattack: never give in
30.The sharingan revived: dragon-flame jutsu
DISC2
31.Bushy Brow's Pledge: Undying Love and Protection!
32.Sakura Blossoms!
33.Battle Formation: Ino-Shika-Cho!
34.Akamaru Trembles: Gaara's Cruel Strength!
DISC 3
35.The Scroll's Secret: No Peeking Allowed
36.Clone vs. Clone: Mine are Better Than Yours!
37.Surviving the Cut! The Rookie Nine Together Again!
38.Narrowing the Field: Sudden Death Elimination!
There's a lot of suspense and action in this box set and i really like it because it shows you so much more then the two first ones!!!!
Like I said in my other reviews of BOX SET 1-2,I suggest you to buy them two at the times because if you get excited just like me every time there is a fight or good action, you might notice that they always cut it at the end of the third disc for you to buy the next season!!!
Hope the review helped you!!! If You like Japanese animations, YOU WILL LOVE THIS ONE!!
Exams: Forest of Death 
2008-01-08
This box set contains the episodes which introduce more ninjas with new techniques and brings one of the most important antagonists of the early series into the story. Also someone gains extremely dangerous power so the episodes are interesting, but not my favorite in the series. Still a must watch!
Volume 3... Still pushing forward on this great series... 2008-01-03
Volume 3 of the series starts with a very humourous introduction that recaps the first 25 episodes due to a "mistake" made by Naruto. It then introduces the new opening song... which is a very addictively awesome song. In my oppinion one of the best openings I've heard from any series, animated or not.
Volume 3 takes the viewer into the forest of death where the main villian for the series is first glimpsed in Orochimaru. Volume 3 is also where Naruto begins to let some lesser shown characters take the spotlight. Rock Lee... the annoying little brat from Volume Two becomes an instant fan favourite as he shows his skills and his high morals. And Sakura, finally does something useful while her comrades are out.
Once you watch Volume 3 there is no going back. Naruto will have you hooked!
Nice gift for any Naruto fan 2007-12-11
Spirited and mischievous Naruto is an orphan living in a hidden ninja village who thanks to the sacrifice of the last Hokage ninja years before carries the Nine-Tailed Fox Spirit within him. This box set collects a third volume of episodes which follow the powerful and endearing young prankster as he tries to do whatever it takes to become the next Hokage training with his friends and fighting evil at every opportunity.System Requirements:TRT: 325 Mins.Format: DVD MOVIE Genre: ANIMATION/ADULT SWIM UPC: 782009236528 Manufacturer No: DNRBS3
Isn't it obvious? 2007-10-05
It's the third Naruto box-set. Buy it. Trust me, unless you have a perfect memory, by the time the Naruto series is finished (200+ episodes and counting) you'll have watched it many times to review the 'early days' of the series.
very satisfied 2007-10-02
I am satisfied. My son is a HUGE Naruto fan and he enjoyed the extra footage not shown in the tv version. It added more insight into the characters and also added to the authentic Japanese animation which is always unique and impressive.I look forward to buying him the entire collection.
NARUTO, NARUTO, AND MORE NARUTO!!!!!! 2007-09-20
Picks up right where box 2 left off. Great graphics on the box, as usual. I'll give you the episode names and then talk to you some more about the set after.
There are 13 episodes as follows.
DISC 1
26. Special Report: Live from the Forest of Death!
27. The Chunin Exam Stage 2: The Forest of Death
28. Eat or be Eaten: Panic in the Forest
29. Naruto's Counterattack: Never Give In!
30. The Sharingan Revived: Dragon-Flame Jutsu!
DISC 2
31. Bush Brow's Pledge: Undying Love and Protection!
32. Sakura Blossoms!
33. Battle Formation: Ino-Shika-Cho!
34. Akamaru Trembles: Gaara's Cruel Strength
DISC 3
35. The Scroll's Secret: No Peeking Allowed
36. Clone vs. Clone: Mine are Better than Yours!
37. Surviving the Cut! The Rookie Nine Together Again!
38. Narrowing the Field: Sudden Death Elimination!
---disc 3 contains special features---
-Production Art
-Volume 4 Sneak Preview (Smiley face)
-English Credits
-Shonen Jump Home Video
-From Sketch to Screen: Storyboard Comparison Episode 33
-------option to watch in Japanese or English, and has english subtitles.-------
If you've never seen Naruto before--DO NOT START HERE....GO BACK TO THE BEGINNING AND START THERE....NOW....SERIOUSLY.
All right, now that that's out of the way, let's move on. This boxed set spends basically the whole time in the forrest of death. Let me tell you, Naruto's team gets the worst of it, because the bad guy is after them--of course--. Sasuke has the curse mark put on him, bad guy(Orochimaru) puts another seal on Naruto's nine-tailed fox so Naruto can no longer access it's chakra while fighting, and we finally see Sakura doing some real fighting. I love the fact that all nine rookies make it through the second part of the exam. I'm sitting there going, "YES! You just got your butts kicked by the rookies!" This set ends in the middle of the preliminary exams, which they are having because too many people passed the second part. Of course, it ends right in the middle of Sasuke's battle. (Grumble to yourself and go get the next boxed set. Better yet, just get 4 when you get this one.)
The first two boxes were very interesting, you know that- unless you should be heeding my warning above about not starting here-but this is where things really start heating up. And it just gets better from here-I know because I've seen about 100-103 episodes(unfortunately that is all that has aired here in the U.S. -sad face-, if you live in Japan, you might have seen more like 250 or so -jealous face-)
As I have said in, at least most, of my other reviews, buy these sets on sale. See that number of aired episodes in Japan up there. 250. Average of 13 episodes in each box. 250 divided 13??? Round it up to 20 boxed sets. And from what I have read about where that last episodes ends, there will be more. If you pay 50 bucks for each boxed set, you are CRAZY. or rich, but still...crazy. Amazon has pretty good sales around labor day weekend. I saved around 90.00 dollars by buying the first five boxes on labor day weekend (okay, I only pre-ordered the fifth cause it wasn't out yet). Save yourself some money. If they keep on releasing them as they have been, a new boxed set will be coming out about every three months.
It's more Naruto 2007-07-12
This is the beginning of the Chunin Exam Story arc. One of the best anime series I've seen.
