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SUMMER EDITION 2015 JB Hi-Fi
Naruto Shippuden Collection 20
E veryone’s favourite ninja is ready to kick
it up another level. Naruto Shippuden
Collection 20 (episodes 245-257) sees
Naruto undergo his most rigorous training yet in
an attempt to gain control of the beast within, the
Nine-Tailed Fox. With the assistance of a rapping
Hulk Hogan lookalike, Naruto prepares his mind
and body for a war which is headed straight for
the Leaf Village.
Get ready for thrills and chills because the
Thriller Bark Arc (try saying that three times fast!)
begins in One Piece Uncut Collection 28. The
Straw Hat pirates find themselves besieged by
ghouls of all sorts when Zoro, Sanji and Luffy lose
their shadows and Nami gets kidnapped! Luckily
Brook is there to put his body – and skeleton –
on the line to teach the Straw Hats the trick to
defeating Moria and his horde of undead.
With more luxurious hair than a million ‘80s
rock bands, Dragon Ball Z Season 8 on Blu-ray
sees Goku and the Z Fighters take on Babidi.
Don’t be fooled, although he looks like that
potato that you found behind the fridge after four
months, he’s actually an incredibly powerful alien
wizard who is as cold as he is deadly. Can the Z
Fighters manage to thwart Babidi and his minions
before the awakening of Majin Buu?
Wizarding antics continue to sizzle in Fairy
Tail Collection 13 (episodes 143-153) with the
Fairy Tail guild called to arms to save Lucy, who
is being used to power a great weapon called
the Infinity Clock, from the dark guild Oración
Seis. Also attempting to stop the Clock is Legion
Platoon, but unlike Natsu and co, they want to
sacrifice Lucy in the process. Fairy
ail continues to be one of the best
ong-running series available, both
n terms of story and its gorgeous
nimation.
Finally, one of the most
opular series of recent
imes, Puella Magi
adoka Magica, has been
eworked into two stand-alone
eatures and they are every bit
s sweet, innocent, messed-
up and harrowing as the
series. In fact, Movies 1 & 2 are a
condensed retelling of the series,
so if you’ve wanted to watch the
series but simply haven’t had the
time, now you have no excuse.
Embrace the madness.
ANIME ROUND-UP Naruto
Characters
Marking 15 years of the existence of
the franchise, the final Naruto film,
suitably named The Last: Naruto
the Movie, will screen this month
in selected cinemas. It seems only
appropriate that we reflect upon
some of the greatest characters in
the Naruto universe.
5 Sasuke Uchiha – The main
antagonist throughout the series,
Sasuke actually has a tendency to be
a bit lacklustre as a baddie. That said,
his former brotherly relationship with
Naruto adds angst to their
ongoing conflict.
4 Gaara – Naruto’s resident
emo kid goes from grumbling,
eye-liner wearing ragamuffin to stoic
leader in one of the series’ best
transformations… aside from Naruto’s
‘sexy technique’ jutsu.
3 Sakura Haruno – I have to admit,
she was pretty lame early on but
Sakura really blossoms (pun intended)
into an extremely powerful shinobi with
a heart of gold.
2 Naruto Uzumaki – What? The
namesake of the series isn’t
number 1? Believe it! Sure, he is the
hero and obvious choice for the top
spot but he wouldn’t be the great
ninja that he is if it weren’t for the
advice and guidance of #1.
1 Kakashi Hatake – Every
time this guy graced the page
or screen, he had my attention.
His cool, calm demeanour and
dry sense of humour make him an
endearing big brother figure to all
of his wards. Plus, characters with
masks always look cool!