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NARUTO（ナルト）
Genre
Anime television series
Directed byHayato Date
Written by
Music by
StudioPierrot
Licensed by
Original networkTXN (TV Tokyo)
English network
Original run October 3, 2002 – February 8, 2007
Episodes220 (List of episodes)
Anime television series
Naruto: Shippuden
Directed by
  • Hayato Date (#1–479)
  • Masaaki Kumagai (#261–280)
  • Yasuaki Kurotsu[a] (#290–295)[b]
  • Osamu Kobayashi (#480–483)
  • Chiaki Kon (#484–488)
  • Toshinori Watanabe (#489–493)
  • Masahiko Murata (#494–500)
Written by
Music by
StudioPierrot
Licensed by
  • AUS: Crunchyroll
  • BI: Anime Limited
  • NA: Viz Media
Original networkTXN (TV Tokyo)
English network
Original run February 15, 2007 – March 23, 2017
Episodes500 (List of episodes)
Related works
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Naruto[e] is a Japanese anime television series based on Masashi Kishimoto's manga series of the same name. The story follows Naruto Uzumaki, a young ninja who seeks recognition from his peers and dreams of becoming the Hokage, the leader of his village. Just like the manga, the anime series is divided into two separate parts: the first series retains the original manga's title and is set in Naruto's pre-teen years. The second series, a direct sequel titled Naruto: Shippuden,[f] takes place during his teens. Both anime series were animated by Pierrot, produced by Aniplex and licensed in North America by Viz Media.

The first anime series aired on TV Tokyo and ran for 220 episodes from October 2002 to February 2007; an English dub produced by Viz Media aired on Cartoon Network and YTV from September 2005 to December 2009. The second series, Shippuden, also aired on TV Tokyo and ran for 500 episodes from February 2007 to March 2017. The English dub of Shippuden was broadcast on Disney XD in the United States from October 2009 to November 2011, airing the first 98 episodes before eventually switching over to Adult Swim's Toonami programming block in January 2014, starting over from the first episode. After Disney XD removed the series from broadcast, Viz Media began streaming new English dubbed episodes on their streaming service Neon Alley in December 2012 starting at episode 99. The service aborted its run in March 2016 after 338 episodes due to its shutdown a month later. Besides the anime television series, Pierrot also developed 11 animated films and 12 original video animations (OVAs).

The Naruto anime achieved significant commercial success, becoming one of Viz Media's top-earning franchises, while being a cultural impact with the Naruto run. Viz Media sold over 3 million anime home video units by 2019 and was third most-watched series in the United States by 2020, while Shippuden series was consistently ranked as one of the most-watched in Japan. Critically, the Naruto anime received mixed reception; its adaptation of Kishimoto’s art style and story pacing was not received well. However, reviewers appreciated its strong fight scenes, character dynamics, and emotional depth. Naruto: Shippuden was lauded for its improved animation, more mature tone, well-crafted character interactions and balanced storytelling. The first anime ranked 38th in IGN’s Top 100 Animated Series and Shippuden earned a nomination from the Crunchyroll Anime Awards for Best Continuing Series.

Series overview

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Part I

See also: List of Naruto chapters (Part I)

A powerful fox known as the Nine-Tails attacks Konoha, the hidden leaf village in the Land of Fire, one of the Five Great Shinobi Countries in the Ninja World. In response, the leader of Konoha and the Fourth Hokage, Minato Namikaze, at the cost of his life, seals the fox inside the body of his newborn son, Naruto Uzumaki, making him a host of the beast.[i] The Third Hokage returns from retirement to become the leader of Konoha again. Naruto is often scorned by Konoha's villagers for being the host of the Nine-Tails. Due to a decree by the Third Hokage forbidding any mention of these events, Naruto learns nothing about the Nine-Tails until 12 years later, when Mizuki, a renegade ninja, reveals the truth to him. Naruto defeats Mizuki in combat, earning the respect of his teacher, Iruka Umino.[ii]

Shortly afterward, Naruto becomes a ninja and joins with Sasuke Uchiha, against whom he often competes, and Sakura Haruno, on whom he has a crush, to form Team 7, under an experienced sensei, the elite ninja Kakashi Hatake. Like all the ninja teams from every village, Team 7 completes missions requested by the villagers, ranging from doing chores and being bodyguards to performing assassinations.

After several missions, including a major one in the Land of Waves, Kakashi allows Team 7 to take a ninja exam, enabling them to advance to a higher rank and take on more difficult missions, known as Chunin Exams. During the exams, Orochimaru, a wanted criminal, invades Konoha and kills the Third Hokage for revenge. Jiraiya, one of the three legendary ninjas, declines the title of Fifth Hokage and searches with Naruto for Tsunade whom he chooses to become Fifth Hokage instead.

During the search, it is revealed that Orochimaru wishes to train Sasuke because of his powerful genetic heritage, the Sharingan.[iii] After Sasuke attempts and fails to kill his older brother Itachi,[iv] who had showed up in Konoha to kidnap Naruto, he joins Orochimaru, hoping to gain from him the strength needed to kill Itachi. The story takes a turn when Sasuke leaves the village: Tsunade sends a group of ninja, including Naruto, to retrieve Sasuke, but Naruto is unable to persuade or force him to come back. Naruto and Sakura do not give up on Sasuke; Naruto leaves Konoha to receive training from Jiraiya to prepare himself for the next time he encounters Sasuke, while Sakura becomes Tsunade's apprentice.

Part II

See also: List of Naruto chapters (Part II, volumes 28–48) and List of Naruto chapters (Part II, volumes 49–72)

Two and a half years later, Naruto returns from his training with Jiraiya. The Akatsuki starts kidnapping the hosts of the powerful Tailed Beasts. Team 7 and other Leaf ninja fight against them and search for their teammate Sasuke. The Akatsuki succeeds in capturing and extracting seven of the nine Tailed Beasts, killing all the hosts except Gaara, who is now the Kazekage. Meanwhile, Sasuke betrays Orochimaru and faces Itachi to take revenge. After Itachi dies in battle, Sasuke learns from the Akatsuki founder Tobi that Itachi had been ordered by Konoha's superiors to destroy his clan to prevent a coup; he accepted, on the condition that Sasuke would be spared. Devastated by this revelation, Sasuke joins the Akatsuki to destroy Konoha in revenge. As Konoha ninjas defeat several Akatsuki members, the Akatsuki figurehead leader, Nagato, kills Jiraiya and devastates Konoha, but Naruto defeats and redeems him, earning the village's respect and admiration.

With Nagato's death, Tobi, disguised as Madara Uchiha (one of Konoha's founding fathers), announces that he wants to capture all nine Tailed Beasts to cast an illusion powerful enough to control all humanity and achieve world peace. The leaders of the five ninja villages refuse to help him and instead join forces to confront his faction and allies. That decision results in a Fourth Shinobi World War between the combined armies of the Five Great Countries (known as the Allied Shinobi Forces) and Akatsuki's forces of zombie-like ninjas. The Five Kage try to keep Naruto, unaware of the war, in a secret island turtle near Kumogakure (Hidden Cloud Village), but Naruto finds out and escapes from the island with Killer Bee, the host of the Eight-Tails. At that time, Naruto—along with the help of Killer Bee—gains control of his Tailed Beast and the two of them head for the battlefield.

During the conflict, it is revealed that Tobi is Obito Uchiha, a former teammate of Kakashi's who was thought to be dead. The real Madara saved Obito's life, and they have since collaborated. As Sasuke learns the history of Konoha, including the circumstances that led to his clan's downfall, he decides to protect the village and rejoins Naruto and Sakura to thwart Madara and Obito's plans. However, Madara's body ends up possessed by Kaguya Otsutsuki, an ancient princess who intends to subdue all humanity. A reformed Obito sacrifices himself to help Team 7 stop her. Once Kaguya is sealed, Madara dies as well. Sasuke takes advantage of the situation and takes control of all the Tailed Beasts, as he reveals his goal of ending the current village system. Naruto confronts Sasuke to dissuade him from his plan, and after they almost kill each other in a final battle, Sasuke admits defeat and reforms. After the war, Kakashi becomes the Sixth Hokage and pardons Sasuke for his crimes. Years later, Kakashi steps down while Naruto marries Hinata Hyuga and becomes the Seventh Hokage, raising the next generation.

Voice cast and characters

Further information: List of Naruto characters
Character Japanese[2] English
(Viz Media)[3]
Naruto Uzumaki Junko Takeuchi Maile Flanagan
Sasuke Uchiha Noriaki Sugiyama Yuri Lowenthal
Sakura Haruno Chie Nakamura Kate Higgins
Kakashi Hatake Kazuhiko Inoue Dave Wittenberg
Rock Lee Yōichi Masukawa Brian Donovan
Shikamaru Nara Showtaro Morikubo Tom Gibis
Hinata Hyuga Nana Mizuki Stephanie Sheh
Gaara Akira Ishida Liam O'Brien
Orochimaru Kujira Steve Blum
Jiraiya Hōchū Ōtsuka David Lodge
Itachi Uchiha Hideo Ishikawa Crispin Freeman
Obito Uchiha Wataru Takagi Michael Yurchak
Nagato Junpei Morita Vic Mignogna
Madara Uchiha Naoya Uchida Neil Kaplan

Production and release

Part I (2002–07)

The first Naruto anime series, directed by Hayato Date and produced by Studio Pierrot and TV Tokyo, premiered in Japan on October 3, 2002, and concluded on February 8, 2007, after 220 episodes.[4][5] The first 135 episodes were adapted from Part I of the manga; the remaining 85 episodes are original and use plot elements that are not in the manga.[6] Tetsuya Nishio was the character designer for Naruto when the manga was adapted into an anime series; Kishimoto had requested that Nishio be given this role.[7][8] Beginning on April 29, 2009, the original Naruto anime began a rerun on Wednesdays and Thursdays (until the fourth week of September 2009 when it changed to only Wednesdays). It was remastered in HD, with new 2D and 3D effects, under the name Naruto: Shōnen Hen[g].[9] Episodes from the series have been released on both VHS and DVD, and collected as boxed sets.[10][11][12][13]

Viz licensed the anime series for broadcast and distribution in the Region 1 market.[14] The English dub of the anime began airing on September 10, 2005, and concluded on January 31, 2009, with 209 episodes aired on Cartoon Network's Toonami in the United States.[15] The episodes were also broadcast on YTV's Bionix (Canada),[16] Jetix (United Kingdom)[17] and SABC 2's (South Africa)[18] programming blocks, and were released on DVD on March 28, 2006.[19] On August 25, 2017, Starz announced that they would be offering episodes of the series for their Video on Demand service starting September 1, 2017.[20] The first 26 volumes contain four episodes; later DVD volumes have five episodes.[21] Uncut editions were released in DVD box sets, each containing 12–15 episodes, with some variation based on story arcs.[22] In the American broadcast, references to alcohol, Japanese culture, sexual innuendo, and the appearance of blood and death were sometimes edited but remained in the DVD editions.[23] One of the censored scenes was the accidental kiss between Naruto and Sasuke, fitting in the long trend of removing content that alludes to homosexual relationships.[24] The series was also licensed to Hulu, Joost, and Crunchyroll, which aired the episodes online with the original Japanese audio tracks and English subtitles.[25][26][27] On June 1, 2017, it was announced that an HD remaster version of the original Naruto television anime series would debut on Japanese TV on June 24, starting with the show's first episode.[28] Anime Limited will release the series in a "Collector's Blu-ray" edition in the United Kingdom and Ireland in 2024.[29]

A series of four "brand-new" episodes, to commemorate the original anime's 20th anniversary, were originally scheduled to premiere on September 3, 2023;[30] however, in August of that same year, it was announced that the episodes would be postponed to a later date.[31]

Part II: Shippuden (2007–17)

The second anime series, titled Naruto: Shippuden[h], developed by Studio Pierrot and directed by Hayato Date, is a direct sequel to the first Naruto anime series; it corresponds to Part II of the manga.[32] It debuted on Japanese TV on February 15, 2007, on TV Tokyo, and concluded on March 23, 2017.[33][34] On January 8, 2009, TV Tokyo began broadcasting new episodes via internet streaming to monthly subscribers. Each streamed episode was available online within an hour of its Japanese release and includes English subtitles.[35]

Viz began streaming English subtitled episodes on January 2, 2009, on its series' website, including episodes that had already been released as well as new episodes from Japan.[36] In the United States, the English dub of Naruto: Shippuden premiered weekly on Disney XD from October 28, 2009, up until episode 98 on November 5, 2011.[37] Episodes 99 through 338 premiered uncut on the anime web channel Neon Alley until its shutdown on May 4, 2016.[38] The anime started airing from the beginning on Adult Swim's Toonami programming block on January 5, 2014, where it continues to air on a weekly basis.[39]

The series was released on Region 2 DVD in Japan with four or five episodes per disk; there are four series of DVD releases divided by story arc.[40] There was a special feature included with the seventh Naruto: Shippuden compilation DVD called Hurricane! "Konoha Academy" Chronicles.[41] Kakashi Chronicles: Boys' Life on the Battlefield[i] was released on December 16, 2009; featuring episodes 119–120, the story revolves around Kakashi Hatake's childhood.[42]

The first North American DVD of the series was released on September 29, 2009.[43] Only the first 53 episodes were made available in this format before it ended with the 12th volume on August 10, 2010.[44] Subsequent episodes were released as part of DVD boxed sets, beginning with the first season on January 26, 2010.[45] In the United Kingdom, the series was licensed by Manga Entertainment who released the first DVD collection on June 14, 2010.[46] Anime Limited will release the series in a "Collector's Blu-ray" edition in the United Kingdom and Ireland in 2024.[29]

Episodes

Main articles: List of Naruto episodes and List of Naruto: Shippuden episodes
Naruto
SeasonEpisodesOriginally aired
First airedLast aired
135October 3, 2002 (2002-10-03)May 28, 2003 (2003-05-28)
248June 4, 2003 (2003-06-04)May 12, 2004 (2004-05-12)
348May 19, 2004 (2004-05-19)April 20, 2005 (2005-04-20)
448April 27, 2005 (2005-04-27)April 5, 2006 (2006-04-05)
541April 12, 2006 (2006-04-12)February 8, 2007 (2007-02-08)
Naruto: Shippuden
SeasonEpisodesOriginally aired
First airedLast aired
132February 15, 2007 (2007-02-15)October 25, 2007 (2007-10-25)
221November 8, 2007 (2007-11-08)April 3, 2008 (2008-04-03)
318April 3, 2008 (2008-04-03)August 14, 2008 (2008-08-14)
417August 21, 2008 (2008-08-21)December 11, 2008 (2008-12-11)
524December 18, 2008 (2008-12-18)June 4, 2009 (2009-06-04)
631June 11, 2009 (2009-06-11)January 14, 2010 (2010-01-14)
78January 21, 2010 (2010-01-21)March 11, 2010 (2010-03-11)
824March 25, 2010 (2010-03-25)August 26, 2010 (2010-08-26)
921September 2, 2010 (2010-09-02)January 27, 2011 (2011-01-27)
1025February 10, 2011 (2011-02-10)July 28, 2011 (2011-07-28)
1121July 28, 2011 (2011-07-28)December 28, 2011 (2011-12-28)
1233January 5, 2012 (2012-01-05)August 16, 2012 (2012-08-16)
1320August 23, 2012 (2012-08-23)January 10, 2013 (2013-01-10)
1425January 17, 2013 (2013-01-17)July 4, 2013 (2013-07-04)
1528July 18, 2013 (2013-07-18)January 30, 2014 (2014-01-30)
1613February 6, 2014 (2014-02-06)May 8, 2014 (2014-05-08)
1711May 15, 2014 (2014-05-15)August 14, 2014 (2014-08-14)
1821August 21, 2014 (2014-08-21)December 25, 2014 (2014-12-25)
1920January 8, 2015 (2015-01-08)May 21, 2015 (2015-05-21)
2045May 28, 2015 (2015-05-28)April 28, 2016 (2016-04-28)
2121May 5, 2016 (2016-05-05)October 13, 2016 (2016-10-13)
2221October 20, 2016 (2016-10-20)March 23, 2017 (2017-03-23)

Films

Naruto was adapted into 11 theatrical films. The first three films correspond to the first anime series, and the remaining eight correspond to the second.

  1. Ninja Clash in the Land of Snow (2004). Team 7 travels to the Land of Snow to protect the actors during the shooting of the new Princess Fuun movie. The fourth original video animation, Konoha Annual Sports Festival, was included with the Japanese release of the film.[47]
  2. Legend of the Stone of Gelel (2005).[48] Naruto, Shikamaru, and Sakura go on a ninja mission involving them in a war between the Sunaga village and a large force of armored warriors. Unlike its predecessor, Legend of the Stone of Gelel did not have a theatrical release in the United States but was released in direct-to-video format instead.[49]
  3. Guardians of the Crescent Moon Kingdom (2006). Naruto, Sakura, Lee, and Kakashi are assigned to protect the future prince of the Land of Moon, Hikaru Tsuki.[50]
  4. Naruto Shippuden the Movie (2007). Naruto goes on a mission to protect the priestess Shion, who starts to have visions of his death.[51]
  5. Naruto Shippuden the Movie: Bonds (2008). Naruto and Sasuke join forces when ninja from the Sky Country attack Konoha.[52]
  6. Naruto Shippuden the Movie: The Will of Fire (2009).[53] Team 7 works to prevent Kakashi from sacrificing himself to end a world war.[54]
  7. Naruto Shippuden the Movie: The Lost Tower (2010). Naruto is sent 20 years into the past as he explores a mystical tower to capture a rogue ninja and discovers the Fourth Hokage, his father, alive in the timeline.[54]
  8. Naruto the Movie: Blood Prison (2011). Naruto is framed for attempted murder of the Raikage; as he tries to break out of the prison, he discovers its secrets.[54]
  9. Road to Ninja: Naruto the Movie (2012). Naruto and Sakura are sent to an alternate universe by Tobi and discover the meaning of companionship and parenthood. The story planning and character designs were created by Masashi Kishimoto.[55][56]
  10. The Last: Naruto the Movie (2014).[57][v] Naruto and his companions try to stop the moon from colliding with Earth. The film explains some loose ends involving the series' mythology and focuses on Naruto and Hinata's romantic relationship. The story and character designs were created by Masashi Kishimoto, who also served as chief story supervisor.[58][59]
  11. Boruto: Naruto the Movie (2015).[vi] The film focuses on the children of the main characters, mainly Boruto Uzumaki, who trains with his father's rival Sasuke Uchiha to surpass him. The story, screenplay and character designs were created by Masashi Kishimoto, who also served as chief production supervisor.[58][60]

OVAs

There are 12 original video animations (OVAs) in Naruto.

  1. Find the Crimson Four-Leaf Clover! (2002). It centers on Naruto as he along with Team 7, helps Konohamaru with his mission to retrieve a four leaf clover that makes a wish come true.[61]
  2. Mission: Protect the Waterfall Village! (2003).[61] Naruto, Sasuke, Sakura, and Kakashi, are on a mission to escort a shinobi to his hometown. This and the previous OVA were later released on DVD in Australia under the title Naruto Jump Festa Collection.[61] The English localization of Mission: Protect the Waterfall Village! was released on DVD by Viz on May 22, 2007, in the US under the title Naruto – The Lost Story.[62]
  3. Konoha Annual Sports Festival. (2004) Multiple groups of shinobi, including Team 7, participate in a sports competition where the award is a week break from missions. A short video released with the first Naruto movie; in North America, this was included on the Deluxe Edition DVD of the first film.[63]
  4. Finally a clash! Jonin VS Genin!! Indiscriminate grand melee tournament meeting!! (2005) Fifth Hokage Tsunade creates a competition between Jonin (high level ninja) and Genin (low level ninja). Released on a bonus disk with the Japanese edition of the Naruto: Ultimate Ninja 3 video game for the PlayStation 2.[64]
  5. Hurricane! "Konoha Academy" Chronicles (2008). This OVA follows Naruto Uzumaki and his peers as they live their lives in high school.[65]
  6. Naruto: The Cross Roads (2009). Focuses on Team 7 after their encounter with Zabuza and Haku.[66]
  7. Naruto, The Genie, and The Three Wishes!! (2010). While Team 7 are at the beach, Naruto finds a bottle and opens it to find a genie who grants three wishes.[67]
  8. Naruto x UT (2011). Naruto is defeated by Sasuke and is pronounced dead; the events leading to the combat are shown in flashback.[68]
  9. Chūnin Exam on Fire! Naruto vs. Konohamaru! (2011). Naruto and Konohamaru are participants in the Chunin Exams, and are matched with each other; they fight with no limits.[69]
  10. Hashirama Senju vs. Madara Uchiha (2012). Tobi narrates the origin of Konoha. In the beginning, ninja fought for their own clans. The most powerful among them are two clans: the Senju led by Hashirama, and the Uchiha led by Madara. This was distributed as part of the Naruto Shippuden: Ultimate Ninja Storm Generations video game for the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360.[70]
  11. Naruto Shippūden: Sunny Side Battle!!! (2014). In his sleep, Sasuke dreams of his brother Itachi making him breakfast repeatedly until it is perfect.[71]
  12. The Day Naruto Became Hokage (2016). Naruto Uzumaki is officially the Seventh Hokage, but does not make it to the ceremony.[72]

Music

Musashi Project and Toshio Masuda composed and arranged the Naruto soundtracks. Naruto Original Soundtrack was released on April 3, 2003, and contains 22 tracks used during the first season of the anime.[73] This was followed by Naruto Original Soundtrack II, released on March 18, 2004, which includes 19 tracks.[74] The third, Naruto Original Soundtrack III, was released on April 27, 2005, with 23 tracks.[75] Two soundtracks containing all the opening and ending themes of the series, titled Naruto: Best Hit Collection and Naruto: Best Hit Collection II were released on November 17, 2004, and August 2, 2006.[76][77] Eight tracks from the series were selected and released on a CD called Naruto in Rock -The Very Best Hit Collection Instrumental Version- released on December 19, 2007.[78] Soundtracks for the three movies based on the first anime series were available for sale near their release dates.[79][80][81] On October 12, 2011, a CD collecting the themes from Naruto Shōnen Hen was released.[82] Various CD series were released with voice actors performing original episodes.[83]

The soundtracks of Naruto: Shippuden were produced by Yasuharu Takanashi and his musical unit, Yaiba; they were titled Naruto Shippūden Original Soundtrack I, II, and III, and were released in 2007, 2009, and 2016.[84][85][86] Naruto All Stars, released in 2008, consists of 10 original Naruto songs remixed and sung by characters from the series.[87] Ten themes from the two anime series were collected in the DVD box Naruto Super Hits 2006–2008, which appeared in 2008.[88] Soundtracks from the Shippuden films have also been released, with the first one available in 2007.[89][90] A final one composed of the series is set to be released in late 2017 with Aniplex having started a survey of all Naruto and Naruto Shippuden themes to be included in the CD.[91]

The theme for the Cartoon Network English version was performed by former Saban Entertainment composer Jeremy Sweet,[92] who had previously worked on themes for the Power Rangers franchise, the English adaptation of Dragon Ball Z and various other Saban programs.[93][94] It was co-composed by Ian Nickus,[92] another former musician from the company.[95]

Reception

Sales and ratings

In 2011, Naruto helped Viz Media generate $200 million in annual licensed merchandise sales.[96] By 2019, Viz Media has sold more than 3 million Naruto anime home video units, while the anime is also a top digital streaming performer on Hulu.[97] Naruto: Shippuden has been ranked several times as one of the most watched series in Japan.[98][99] Naruto has also been the top-earning (gross profit) anime franchise for TV Tokyo (surpassed by Pokémon in 2011 and Yo-kai Watch in 2015) due to strong overseas and domestic sales.[vii] In 2020, it was the third most watched series in the United States.[111]

Critical reception

Mike Hale of The New York Times described the Naruto anime as much better than American animation aimed at children,[112] but the animation received some criticism from both the THEM Anime Reviews critics: Christina Carpenter felt Kishimoto's artistic style translated poorly into animation,[113] and Derrick Tucker was also negative, though he felt that at their best, the depictions "[left] little to be desired".[114] As with the manga, some reviewers, such as Theron Martin of Anime News Network, along with Tucker, felt there were too many fight scenes,[114][115] though Justin Rich argued that the fight scenes were the most important and enjoyable element of the show.[116] Carpenter also commented positively on the characters, though she felt that most were fairly typicals.[113] Hiroshi Matsuyama further reflected the anime's 133rd episode to be one of his favorites not only for the action sequences between Naruto and Sasuke but also the emotional value displayed.[117]

Naruto: Shippuden was well-reviewed by Activeanime's David C. Jones who commented that the animation had improved.[118] Carl Kimlinger of Anime News Network opined that the series has a more serious tone and a better balance between comedy and drama than the first anime series; with more interesting digressions from the main plot.[119][120] Although the pacing for the first episodes was criticised as slow, the delivery and development of the interactions between the characters received positive comments.[121][122] Writing for the Los Angeles Times, Charles Solomon ranked Shippuden the third best anime on his "Top 10".[123] In 2011, readers of Guinness World Records Gamer's Edition voted Naruto as the 29th-top video game character of all time.[124]

Accolades

The Naruto anime was listed as the 38th best animated show in IGN's Top 100 Animated Series.[125] In September 2005, Japanese television network TV Asahi broadcast a popularity poll based on a nationwide survey in which Naruto placed seventeenth.[126] The first DVD compilation released by Viz received a nomination from the American Anime Awards for Best Package Design.[127] At the Crunchyroll's inaugural Anime Awards in 2017, the fight between Naruto and Sasuke received a Most Popular "Other" mention in the Best Fight Scene category.[128] At the 2nd edition in 2018, Naruto: Shippuden was nominated for Best Continuing Series.[129]

Naruto run

The Naruto run
The Naruto run

The Naruto run, or ninja run, is a running style based on the way the characters run in the anime, leaning forward with their arms outstretched behind their backs. It became popular in 2017 when groups worldwide organized events to run like Naruto characters, especially on anniversaries of the series.[130][131][132] On June 27, 2019, Matty Roberts posted a satirical event called "Storm Area 51, They Can't Stop All of Us" on Facebook where he wrote "We will all meet up at the Area 51 Alien Center tourist attraction and coordinate our entry. If we naruto run, we can move faster than their bullets. Let's see them aliens."[133] This quickly became an Internet meme, resulting in nationwide alerts and warnings issued by Nevada law enforcement and the U.S. Air Force to not go to Area 51.[134]

Notes

Clarification

  1. ^ The host is known as a jinchuriki in the story. The secret that the fourth Hokage who sealed the beast in Naruto is his father is revealed in Part II. It is a human being in the Ninja World who has a Tailed Beast inside of them. A Tailed Beast is a giant creature that contains a large amount of chakra (energy) inside of their bodies.
  2. ^ In Naruto, a jutsu is a skill or a technique involving supernatural abilities.
  3. ^ The Sharingan (写輪眼, lit. "Copy Wheel Eye", English manga: "Mirror Wheel Eye") is a special ability of the eye that the Uchiha clan holds. The Sharingan can copy any type of jutsu, can see rapid movements, and can cast an illusion on its victim, and Sasuke being the last member of his clan as he holds the Sharingan.
  4. ^ He destroyed their clan and joined a criminal organization called Akatsuki.
  5. ^ The film is set two years after the conclusion of the manga.
  6. ^ The film is set fifteen years after the conclusion of the manga.
  7. ^ Ranking for each year:

Translations

  1. ^ Pseudonym for Toshiyuki Tsuru
  2. ^ Credited as series director (シリ– ズディレクタ –)
  3. ^ Credited as conception work (コンセプトワ – ク)
  4. ^ a b c Credited as composition (構成)
  5. ^ Japanese: NARUTO（ナルト）
  6. ^ Japanese: NARUTO（ナルト） 疾風伝
  7. ^ NARUTO（ナルト） 少年篇, "Naruto: Youth Version"
  8. ^ NARUTO（ナルト） 疾風伝, Naruto Shippūden, lit. "Naruto: Hurricane Chronicles"
  9. ^ カカシ外伝～戦場のボーイズライフ～, Kakashi Gaiden ~Senjō no Bōizu Raifu~

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