The idea behind the site:
"I'm not sure why, but it's become damn near impossible to get old Naruto RAWs anymore (trust me, I've spent hours looking). I've got a majority of the series w/o subtitles, but I'm missing a lot too. I'm an AMV creator, so high-quality RAWs are my best friend, and that's why I want them."
Those were the first few sentences that kicked this whole thing off, humbly beginning over on the NarutoForums. The project practically exploded at the mere mention of the idea, and it quickly became obvious that this needed to happen. Hardsubs are a nightmare for people wanting to use the videos for things other than just watching, such as making AMVs (Anime Music Videos), and as time has passed less and less sites have held on to their downloads for RAW episodes.
And so shoot forward months and months and months later, and here we are. A complete collection of Naruto episodes, not to mention numerous other Naruto RAW videos, such as openings, endings, OVAs, and more. We are actually still missing a few things, and are always interested in improving the quality of our RAWs, so if you can help out in any way, please become a part of the project and contribute whatever you can. And of course, monetary donations to help pay server bills and invest in some better forms of download in the future are always welcome. :)
Please note: This is a community-driven project still in it's infancy. Please excuse us if you have any problems downloading, or some files are not always convieniently available. There's a lot of issues with this project since it's making the videos free, so please don't hassle us too much, but feel free to point out issues that need to be fixed. ^_^
Future Goals
There's a lot of ways this project could go in the future. It could die off, it could stay as is, or it could grow into a lot more. Maybe some different animes could come into it (I'm looking at you Bleach and Death Note). Maybe a solution could be found so people could watch their RAWs with subs so that they could still use the RAWs but enjoy understanding what's being said (in other words, it could become a softsub project). Where it goes from here depends on a bazillion factors, #1 of which is cost...
~ Nmaster64, NarutoRAW Project and NarutoRAWs.com Creator/Manager/Designer/Uploader/etc.
