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This article is about the manga and anime franchise. For the title character, see Naruto Uzumaki. For other uses, see Naruto (disambiguation).
Naruto
NARUTO - ナルト -
(Naruto)
Genre
Action, Adventure, Fantasy
Manga
Author
Masashi Kishimoto
Publisher
Shueisha
English publisher
Viz Media
Other publishers:
Tong Li Comics
Rightman
Daiwon C.I.
JPF
Kana
Carlsen Comics
Mangafan
Panini Comics (Planet Manga)
Comics House, Komik Remaja
Chuang Yi (Chinese)
Glénat
Elex Media Komputindo
Schibsted Forlagene
Panini Comics
Sangatsu Manga
Mundo Vid
Compupress
Demographic
Shōnen
Serialized in
Weekly Shonen Jump
Shonen Jump
Shonen Jump
Weekly Comic
Comic Champ
Original run
November 1999 – ongoing
Volumes
42 volumes with 399 chapters
TV anime
Director
Hayato Date
Studio
Studio Pierrot
Licensor
Aniplex
Viz Media
Manga Entertainment
Network
Animax, TV Tokyo
Other networks:
Cartoon Network
YTV
Network Ten, Cartoon Network
Cartoon Network, SBT
Chilevision, Cartoon Network
Jetix (UK)
Jetix (Poland)
Jetix (Hungary)
Jetix (Romania)
GameOne
RTL II
TVB Music, TVB Jade
Italia 1
Global TV
Tooniverse
TV3, Astro Ria
Cartoon Network
ABS-CBN, Studio 23, Hero TV, Cartoon Network Philippines
Cartoon Network, America
E City
Jetix, Cuatro
CTS
Children Channel
Télétoon
ZTV
DR
Original run
October 3, 2002 – February 8, 2007
Episodes
220
TV anime: Naruto: Shippūden
Director
Hayato Date
Studio
Studio Pierrot
Licensor
Aniplex
Network
Animax, TV Tokyo
Other networks:
ABS-CBN, Hero TV
Original run
February 15, 2007 – ongoing
Episodes
58
Novel: Naruto: Innocent Heart, Demonic Blood
Author
Masatoshi Kusakabe
Publisher
Shueisha
Other publishers:
Viz Media
Published
2002
Related works
Jump Festa 2003: Find the Crimson Four-Leaf Clover (OVA)
Jump Festa 2004: Battle at Hidden Falls. I am the Hero! (OVA)
Finally a clash! Jonin VS Genin!! Indiscriminate grand melee tournament meeting!! (OVA)
Naruto the Movie OVA: Konoha Annual Sports Festival (OVA)
Naruto the Movie: Ninja Clash in the Land of Snow
Naruto the Movie 2: Legend of the Stone of Gelel
Naruto the Movie 3: Guardians of the Crescent Moon Kingdom
Naruto: Shippūden the Movie
Naruto Shippūden: Bonds
Naruto video games
Naruto (NARUTO - ナルト -, Naruto? romanized as NARUTO in Japan) is an ongoing Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Masashi Kishimoto with an anime adaptation. The main character, Naruto Uzumaki, is a loud, hyperactive, unpredictable, adolescent ninja who constantly searches for recognition and aspires to become a Hokage, the ninja in his village that is acknowledged as the leader and the strongest of all. Kishimoto first authored a one-shot of Naruto in the August 1997 issue of Akamaru Jump.[1] The plot differed substantially in that Naruto was the son of the Nine-Tailed Demon Fox instead of being the container, and the story was placed in a more modern setting.[2] This early version of Naruto already had the ability to transform into a sexy young woman – but when he did so, a fox tail sprouted. Kishimoto then rewrote the story to its current form, which was first published by Shueisha in 1999 in the 43rd issue of Japan's Weekly Shonen Jump magazine. As of volume 36, the manga has sold over 71 million copies in Japan.[3] The series is licensed for a translated English-language release by Viz Media. Serialized in Viz's Shonen Jump magazine, Naruto has become the company's best-selling manga series.[4] As of April 2, 2008, the first 28 volumes of the series are available in English-language.
The first of two anime series, produced by Studio Pierrot and Aniplex, premiered across Japan on the terrestrial TV Tokyo network and the anime satellite television network Animax on October 3, 2002, and is still being aired. Viz also licensed the anime for Norh American production. The first series lasted nine seasons, while Naruto: Shippūden began its first on February 15, 2007. The Naruto anime debuted in the United States on Cartoon Network's Toonami programming block on September 10, 2005, and in Canada on YTV's Bionix on September 16, 2005. Naruto began showing in the United Kingdom on Jetix on July 22, 2006. It began showing on Toasted TV on January 12, 2007, in Australia, which features the Manga Entertainment TV version and the German-language dub opening, although it could be watched on Cartoon Network in 2006.[clarify]
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