Grrrr, DIIIISSSNEEEEYYYY!!!!!

[mamodoking27]

I officially hate Disney with a passion. First they buy Marvel, then Sega, and now....now they've grabbed Naruto.....

Starting in October, the english dub of Naruto Shippuden will be aired weekly on Disney XD. As if the first series wasn't completely butchered enough. At least 4kids hadn't gotten ahold of it back then. But now.....Disney has gotten their grimey claws into my favorite smart-ass ninja.....

Disney, you have officially been bumped to the top of my hit list. When I take over the world, you're going to be the first thing that I fire into the sun!!!

[Dessa]

Actually, Disney XD plays the old X-Men and Spiderman cartoons, too (I see them on On Demand). I think it's the perfect place to play Naruto.

[mamodoking27]

You're a nerd, Dessa. (But I watch them on XD too )

But still, Disney has a habit of making things overly kid-friendly. The old Spiderman and X-Men cartoons were never that graphic to begin with(I.E. no blood, excessive language, or themes that were sexual in nature).

Just watch. Jiraiya won't be the "pervy sage" anymore, Kakashi-sensei's favorite book series will probably become something like Happy Kitty Stuck in a Tree, and the violence will be severely downplayed. Hell, they'll probably alter Sai's costume in some way because he shows too much skin. And how will they mutilate poor Tsunade?

[Dessa]

You realize that it's still FUNimation doing it, right? The only difference is the channel that it's being played on. There won't be any difference in the show.

[Solex]

You realize that it's still FUNimation doing it, right? The only difference is the channel that it's being played on. There won't be any difference in the show.

hah, basically this.
at the very least, they're only spreading Naruto around even more. If anything, you should be happy since you like the anime that much

[Dersa Flutterbye]

I'm waiting for Disney to buy the moon. :O

[SeattleOtaku]

Isn't the moon already Planet Google? ^_^

[Dersa Flutterbye]

Disney will then buy google to get the moon.
Disney is going to take over the world... with fantasy stories and fairy godmothers to go around.

[Hitokiri Kenshin]

Well CN did screw over Naruto in favor for reality shows and Canadian imports. Shippuden starts on Wednesday Oct. 28th.

[omarfw]

disney ruins everything

[SoulReaperRukia]

They aren't4 kids, so I'm not complaining.

[Lady Shinsei]

No complaining here... I'm personally quite pleased with this. Especially when you remember that all the Miyazaki films are put out by Disney, and they've proven to have a good deal of respect for anime. Perhaps it will mean that more/better merchandise will show up in stores? At least I'm hopeful for that maybe happening...

[Isaiah]

Disney has put out some quality anime, give them a chance. Nausicaa Valley of the Wind and The Cat Returns are two that are fairly well done as well as the Miyazakis. I love Naruto, when it's in Japanese, hate it in English, so it doesn't really matter to me haha

[Ceci-chan]

I think that putting Shippuden on Disney channel has opened up the amount of people who will be exposed to anime through American pop culture. True, Naruto isn't my top choice for this exposure, but it's better than nothing. : )

[WWAanimefan]

All I can say is just be thankful it is even on TV at all. With only one network (CW) showing anime on its weekend kids lineup, to Cartoon Network reducing its anime lineup, and the decline and fall of Anime Network; the choices are pretty much try to watch what's left on TV or just wait until it comes out on DVD. The golden age of anime on US TV is past and we are now seeing the inevitable backlash to it. As for Disney's recent moves, I can see one main reason for it. They want to get into markets that it has never been able to reach with its existing products: namely teenage and college age boys. By acquiring Marvel, Sega, and shows like Shippuden; they hope to reach those particular demographics. (At least that is my guess!)