Naruto Psychology, Day 1 of I Don't Care, And Bad-Ass of the Week

Today, I', going to have to do a short psychoanalysis of a Naruto character, namely Uchiha Sasuke. He has many antisocial tendencies and is not usually pleasant to anyone who threatens his clan's honor. This shows he has something of a superiority complex, but mostly, he's an avenger searching for any way to restore his clan and especially kill the person responsible for taking them away from him. Antisocial tendencies include introversion and aggression.



And finally, our Bad-Ass of the Week? Today, it's my favorite Naruto character, Shikamaru Nara. This guy is so lazy, he won't even pick up a pencil to take a test. His philosophy is similar to most apathetic teens at 15-17 and he exemplifies it pretty well. But he's not completely selfish, as he knows when not to be a teenager and start being an adult, which he excels at in lieu of leading his team to victory in every battle. He also has the maturity of someone twice his age and probably could outwit many higher ranking people in his profession. All this and that phrase, "How troublesome!" make Shikamaru our Bad-Ass of the Week!

Naruto Philosophy, Day 1 of ?

Okay, on Tuesdays, I'll make a detailed description of 3 characters in an anime and their relation to philosophy. Today's characters are from Naruto and they are: Sasuke Uchiha, Shikamaru Nara, and Neji Hyuga. Next week: Naruto Uzumaki, Rock Lee and Zabuza Momochi


Sasuke is an angsty character, but that's because of a terrible event from his past, losing his entire family and clan to a mysterious assassin. Now his philosophy eschews anything but the mantra, "True power lies in the blood of your people's revenge." meaning that only through the pain of death and suffering in general can one become stronger. This makes him out to be a very vengeful character and whenever his clan's honor is on the line, his power becomes demonic and he seems without remorse.

Sasuke has an ethic of training to surpass everyone, but he also doesn't accept any help from anyone, as he believes he can accomplish his goals alone.



Shikamaru Nara really only has two parts to his philosophy. Firstly, he believes that everything is troublesome, from picking up a pencil to take a test to even trying to save his own life in the ninja exams! This is partly because of Shikamaru's genius IQ of over 200! That, and the fact that he knows he can do what is necessary when he tries...

This ties into the other half of his philosophy, which is leading a simple life with excitement along the way. This is a fundamentally eastern philosophy, emphasizing living life to its fullest, never concerned with the future or what may happen, only what is happening at the moment...



Neji Hyuga is the number one rookie of his ninja academy class. But this doesn't mean he doesn't have problems. He lost his father in a mysterious incident involving an enemy ninja country, and his father paid a debt with his life. This caused Neji to believe that no one can change fate, and this applies even to him with his incredible talent.

This philosophy is only perpetuated by the division of his clan in the Main and Branch Houses. Only the members of the Branch House can become the leaders of the clan and since Neji's father was born only a minute after his twin brother, Neji can never lead his clan. This makes him incredibly cynical towards people who can't accept defeat, which applies to him especially, as he is highly respected. So, Neji is a very complicated case, finally settled in a battle between Naruto and Neji

Today Is The Day of Mystery...

4/24/05

Yes...mystery... Not really... I just like to intrigue my readers...whoever they may be...or how few they may be in number...

Anyway...so...I hope you enjoy ellipses...they're my favorite form of punctuation...but I will try to kick this habit...slowly...and through much withdrawal... Hehe...

Okay...this blog is focused around anime and manga and how philosophy ties into them, which it is guaranteed to... I will bet you money...lots of it...but I'm broke, so I can't...

You want examples? Okay...take any popular anime/manga... Naruto, for example... Each character has a life philosophy, albeit strange for some (e.g. Sakura) but every character, be they young, old, good or bad has a system of beliefs that keeps them from taking their shuriken and jamming it through their eyeball...

Take Naruto Uzumaki...his philosophy is a never-give-up, go-getter, and especially, follow-your-dreams philosophy... It's a very good one to follow...without the...perversion and all that...

Another, you say? Rock Lee, the mullet-haired, huge-eyebrowed kid from the second-years in volume 4, has a similar philosophy, never quitting, protecting the ones you love, sacrificing everything to protect the one you love, and especially, a very diligent work ethic...

Okay, then...that's most of my ranting for today...Enjoy...I'll update on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Fridays and Saturdays if I'm lucky... Just email me if you have a suggestion or want to say hi, or something...