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I appreciate your commentary. I would like to point out that I wrote this nearly six years ago, and, while you can definitely see the issues with those characters, you’re also disregarding the story arcs that *are* in the story. Regardless, a lot has changed in my own life from when I wrote this six years ago, so my opinion might be different from the person who wrote that initially. Still, thank you for your input.

Intriguing article. As a gamer/news writer for Zelda Informer, this makes me think more about why Naughty Dog did what they did with some of my other favorite games. It also makes me more grateful that franchises like Zelda are working to reinvent themselves without fading away. I feel like there is a bit of a line that can be followed and that some things about that line form more curves than straight paths.

This was an interesting read! Thank you for this article.

Interesting read, and well written!

This is a great article, and it makes me want to learn more about Harry Potter fans and their social-cultural structure. This was a well researched article, and it makes me sad that I missed out on something that sounds like it was wonderful at one point and time. I think I may have caught it at the tail end of it’s life, because I was sorted into Slytherin (and my SO is a Ravenclaw), and decided to try the aspects of Pottermore at a later date…except that date never came, because the changes took place.

You have a good article here. Thank you for giving me a new perspective on the ending. I somewhat disagree with a few of your points, however, because my interpretation of the ending was one that goes somewhat like this:

Neji wasn’t relying on fate when he put his life on the line for Narutp. He chose that path of his own free will. I believe also in that chapter, shortly after Neji dies, a bird flying free through the sky is depicted, which to me, despite the irony of his actions, symbolized that Neji had achieved his freedom. Hinata ending up with Naruto did change the Hyuga in a sense, because she was deemed a failure right along with Naruto, and, I may be mistaken here, but if memory serves, once she gave up her rite of passage to become the head of her clan to Hanabi, she should have received a curse mark to prevent the Byakugan from being “tainted”. Instead, she is allowed to remain unmarked and is even allowed to marry outside of her clan–something relatively unheard of for the Hyuga.

As for the political problems brought up in Naruto, a lot of the separation between the five nations is settled when everyone decides to don the unified headband with the mark of “shinobi”. Is this a perfect system? Of course not, but everyone was able to look past their differences and unite, which is a huge accomplishment for the Naruto universe, because it does stop the fighting among the nations. Also, remember that Naruto came from a violent time that was still present when he grew up. He surely must have heard stories about the Uchiha clan from Sauske or Sakura or someone, and Jiraiya told him about the Third Great Ninja War, so the fact that Naruto decides to try to empathize and reason with the shinobi world’s threats shows another step in the right direction, because in theory, it should help prevent needless bloodshed and create a start toward peace.

Finally, Naruto, as Hokage, was able to unify the five nations into one shinobi nation, which led to advances in technology and allowed some form of peace to start. It is a shaky peace, and we do see that evidence, if subtly, in Boruto: The Naruto Movie. I believe that Naruto recognizes that the peace he works so hard for is unstable when he realizes how angry Boruto gets because he’s away. I believe these issues might well be touched on in the Boruto manga that is coming, because the new generation will have to face challenges that their parents either couldn’t, or did not realize they needed to fix. I’m particularly interested to see how Sarada does in her quest to become Hokage, in part because she is an Uchiha, and I think some of the issues you brought up with that clan may be addressed with her story.

Again, thank you for the new perspective on the ending, and I want to stress that the above is simply how I perceived the ending and what I hope/expect to be covered in the future.

I feel that you gave a good objective overview of Ocarina of Time and analyzed the game aspects well. I personally think that Ocarina of Time is worth being played.

An interesting read that makes me reconsider the way I view fairy tales and what they teach us.