 According to UK Anime Network, the plot twist was anticicipated and enjoyed by most viewers.An ANN reviewer was shocked at the revelation that Tobi was Obito; since the character was the "most compassionate person", his grudge against the shinobi world (when Rin was killed by Kakashi) was criticized as out of character.ANN criticized his multiple transformations as the vessel of the Ten Tails, comparing them to Katsuhiro Otomo's "Akira" manga (which also relied on multiple mutations).