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Casual speech styles and specialty vocab
i'm a huge fan of this series so i am deeply biased, but it's my first time reading it in Japanese and i've just been having such a great time
the first chapter is a bit long (50-ish pages) and very dialogue-heavy, but don't let it dissuade you! it's trying to give you a ton of worldbuilding about what naruto's place in this ninja village is. all of the following chapters are short and readable and absolutely hilarious
there is quite a bit of casual speech, so i recommend having a shortened speech guide available if you don't already know how to decipher it
the art is incredible - if you've only ever watched the series, your mind is about to be blown by how much absolutely fascinating detail was left out of the animation. i find myself taking screenshots of panels just because i love the details in them.