When comparing One Punch Man vs Naruto Shippuden, the Slant community recommends Naruto Shippuden for most people. In the question“What are the best animes to watch?” Naruto Shippuden is ranked 11th while One Punch Man is ranked 15th. The most important reason people chose Naruto Shippuden is:
Every episode is not only quite visually appealing but they also try to have a deeper meaning. The episodes usually try to tell a story about love, friendship, forgiveness, and the willpower to keep going on.
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Pros
Pro Parody of the superhero genre
This show tries to hit as many amine hero cliches as possible, giving it it's own unique feel.
Pro A legend in his own right
Pro Tells a meaningful story
Every episode is not only quite visually appealing but they also try to have a deeper meaning. The episodes usually try to tell a story about love, friendship, forgiveness, and the willpower to keep going on.
Pro Awesome Character Development
You can watch each and every character growing from the beginning from a little kid to powerful ninja. Especially Naruto & Sasuke.
Pro Really creative
This anime is very creative when it comes to overall story or to character designs and weapons.
Pro Inspiring story
Naruto is an inspiring tale of an outcast earning the recognition and respect of everyone around him through sheer willpower, hardwork and a kind heart. Naruto is an inspiration and a role model to many people in this world and always motivates people to never ever give up.
Cons
Con Boring story
Whenever a villain appears, all the heroes gets beaten badly but just after the heroes are beaten, Saitama appears out of nowhere & beats the villain. Nothing special about this.
Con Light on plot
Unlike many popular anime, this one doesn't play into insane backstory and plot twists. This may be a turn off to those looking for a more story-driven experience.
Con Bad graphics
It has oversimplified animation.
Con Superhero genre
Parody or not, superhero genre is boring from it's begining.
Con Very predictable
The story is always simple and predictable taking away the thrill of any fights in the show.
Con Lots of filler
While at times this one is not as bad as the original Naruto, it does have the odd episode, as well as a few arcs of filler which leave much to be desired.
Con Long
As one of the more lengthy shows, boasting 500 episodes, it can be difficult to want to watch the entire thing, even without the filler.