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Naruto OVA 3: Hidden Leaf Village Grand Sports Festival!

2004 · 11 min

A breezy, silly burst of slapstick competition that plays like a cartoon field day, easy to dip into and gone before it overstays.

Directed by
Hayato Date
Genres
Action, Animation, Comedy
Starring
Junko Takeuchi, Noriaki Sugiyama, Chie Nakamura
Overview
The genin of Konoha are having a sports day filled with races, obstacle courses and of course the relay and the prize is a paid vacation for the winner. Unfortunately Naruto and his stomach are getting him into trouble again.

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Directed by
Hayato Date
Genres
Action, Animation, Comedy
Starring
Junko Takeuchi, Noriaki Sugiyama, Chie Nakamura
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Tone
  • lightstrength 3 of 3
  • absurdstrength 2 of 3
  • whimsicalstrength 2 of 3
  • warmstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • friendship
  • ambition
  • work
Places
  • small town
Era
timeless
Audience
family
Form
  • animated
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language none
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action5
Horror0
Humour8
Realism3
Romance0
Tension3
Darkness1
Complexity2
Emotional weight2

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Genres
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Directed by
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Written by
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Starring
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