Naruto is a Japanese anime/manga series by
Masashi Kishimoto, about the struggle of a boy to become the best ninja. It is also a series that exemplifies why much of this genre is for kids:
a. Kids running
amok without parental supervision are responsible for
restoring world peace
b. An average kid can become the best by luck (which crosses with c and d)
c. An average kid can suddenly wake up to the value of hard work and surpass everyone who has worked harder for many years
d. Consistent grudge against/negative portryal of prodigies
e. Good guys survive all adversity because they are defined as good guys
f. Violence is noble in the name of righteousness (which crosses with g and h)
g. Physical strength is the
panacea for all evils of the world
h. A powerful secret organization/entity/community is responsible for all the evils of the world
Even though it tries hard to pass itself as sophisticated by adding
gratuitous violence, foul language, and other objectionable themes, the series, by the aforementioned limitations and many more, is still best classified as kids entertainment.