Board Thread:Spoilers!/@comment-6175354-20141215234519/@comment-1894786-20150220162723

101Pugs2015 wrote:

CoolDudeAl wrote:

Edward Zachary Sunrose wrote: DarKingdomHearts wrote: Edward Zachary Sunrose wrote: DarKingdomHearts wrote: I imagined Jafar popping up in the last season again along with all the other villain in my weird edo tensei plot xD I still want Orochimaru and a PROPER Edo Tensei No Jutsu plot, but we can always get that with a Hercules arc, with Hades as the villain. God of the dead bringing back Storybrooke's greatest foes? Sounds pretty badass to me, honestly. Hades is cool and all, but we all know Orochimaru would be so much cooler. And it is not like we're pulling things from anime, as the story "Jiraiya" is a Japanese folklore story.

It would be great to see the heroes face Cora, Pan, Zelena and Ingrid. Probably some awkward conversations between Cora and Zelena though xD. I would love to see those villains interacts Actually, unlike Frozen, which was just a movie (loosely adapted on The Snow Queen), Naruto isn't just an anime, it's its own work of literature, which makes it a good candidate for adaptation on its own.

I wouldn't mind Naruto and Kurama (the nine-tailed fox) being brought in as a vehicle for the "The Tale Of Jiraiya The Gallant" characters of Orochimaru, Tsunade and Jiraiya, just like Frozen was a vehicle for The Snow Queen. But only Naruto and Kurama, Hinata if they feel they have to give him a happy ending, but no one else lol

And yes, Orochimaru >>>>>> Hades, especially Oro's anime portrayal versus James Wood's Hades. But since Once seems to be horrified of Eastern tales except for Mulan, Hercules is the closest thing we'd possibly get to a revival arc.

And yes, Cora and Zelena would be hilarious. As much as I love Naruto, I just don't see it being on Once. I feel the majority of Once's American audience would not understand any of the references. Furthermore, looking at the age of the writers on Once, I don't even know if they'd know what it is, the rise of Japanese manga and anime in America is kind of after their time. It is also the lack of audience awarness that Asian and African folklore will not be shown much on this show, because as much as everyone likes to say America is a melting pot of cultures, we are still very European-centric. I honestly don't want any anime in the show it would be out of place and irrelevent Naruto is a manga first and foremost, AKA a work of literature. The anime came second. This show has done all kinds of literature before, and even Frozen, which is a movie. And Naruto itself draws HEAVILY upon two of Japan's oldest and most well-known folk tales: The Tale Of The Bamboo Cutter and The Tale Of Jiraiya The Gallant.

I'm not saying bring in all 200+ characters of the Naruto manga, just bring in Naruto himself to introduce The Tale Of Jiraiya The Gallant, much like the Frozen crew was brought in for the sole purpose of paving the way for Ingrid.

And last time I checked, Eskaver, Mulan is CHINESE. They opened themselves to using Eastern tales when they brought her in, since China isn't the only Asian country. Also, who cares if the stories would be unknown by Western audiences? Most people I know have never heard of the Rumplestiltskin fairytale, and look! It's front and center on Once Upon A Time, being the most prominent tale second to Snow White.

Same goes for Snow White And Rose Red (Red-Handed, Child Of The Moon), or Three Billy Goats Gruff (Snow Falls, There's No Place Like Home), The Pied Piper (Nasty Habits), and even The Snow Queen story! So please stop tbh