Naruto is one of the greatest and most popular anime's there have ever been and there's a lot of reasons to why that is.

The character roster

To start off, Naruto's character roster is massive. Every character in the series is meticulously created by Kishimoto and are all for the most part great except for some that do nothing and add nothing to the overall plot ( ~like sakura for example~ ). But overall, characters have interesting personalities that differentiate them from other characters. Everyone should be able to find themselves a character that they would call their favorite, whether it's Kakashi, Madara, an Akatsuki member or literally anyone else in the show.

The Akatsuki

Can I just go on and say that, honestly, the Akatsuki is one of, if not THE best anime villain group. Akatsuki such a good combination of goofy characters like Tobi,

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which is also a great and unexpected villain that turns out to be Kakashi's childhood friend

Deidara, Hidan, and more serious ones like Madara, Itachi, Pain, and other great villains. Each and every member has unique abilities that make them special in their own way. I could go on and talk about every each one of them but that would take way too long and I don't think you're here for that.

The Magic

Let me explain all about the magic of Naruto's Tale. Back when we were all stuck at home in early 2020, I, like a lot of people had no idea what I was going to fill my days with. I used to not even know anime existed but I remember searching for something that I could watch and that could help me get through those times. For the first time, I decided to watch Naruto,

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which I actually thought was just s a sometimes-weird-looking cartoon

and just by the first episode, I was fascinated by the universe these shinobi's lived in. Back when Orochimaru, was a threat, and Team 7 would go on different missions, everything was very simple, and I'm glad it started off like that and became more complex over time. Honestly, if the universe would've been so complex from the get-go, I think I would be confused more than anything. Anyway, I started watching and as the episodes would go on, I would get to see Rock Lee's fight with Gaara, Orochimaru's battle with Hiruzen,

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which took way longer than needed

and all the hand signs and the jutsus. All of that made for a great anime and by the time I got to shippuden, Naruto had already taken an important place in my heart.

The Anime Openings

Man, Naruto openings are great. Fighting dreamers, Blue Bird, Silhouette and lot more of them kept me entertained for a long time. They captured perfectly what the whole show was about. Adrenaline, emotional moments, friendship, having a seemingly impossible dream and everything else were always portrayed in those openings.

Madara Uchiha

How many villains can an average anime watcher enumerate that are actually overpowered ? Well in Naruto at least there are a lot of villains that are very strong like Pain, Orochimaru, Kimimmaro and others. But none of them could possibly get to the level of Madara Uchiha.

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When he got into that battle against the Shinobi Alliance, it looked like he was playing Dynasty Warrior against these, might I remind you, THOUSANDS OF JONIN LEVEL SHINOBI. Rare are the villains that are actually a huge threat. Seriously, the alliance was supposed to be ALL THE SHINOBIS IN THE WORLD FIGHTING FOR ONE CAUSE, and yet, they couldn't lay a finger on the prodigy that is Madara Uchiha. The way Kishimoto killed him was questionable to say the least, but, at that point who would've thought of a better idea to end him off. At the point, where EIGHT GATES MIGHT GUY WASNT ABLE TO KILL HIM.

In short Madara Uchiha is a hell of a villain and I believe that he took the universe of Naruto to a whole other level.