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Media

Further information: List of Naruto media

Manga
Main article: List of Naruto volumes
Naruto was published in Shueisha's magazine, Weekly Shōnen Jump from September 21, 1999 to
November 10, 2014.[24][25] The manga was also published in tankōbon (book) form in Japan and other
countries, releasing 72 volumes—27 for Part I, and the rest for Part II. The first 238 chapters are
Part I and constitute the first section of the Naruto storyline. Chapters 239 to 244 include
a gaiden (side-story) focusing on Kakashi Hatake's background. The remaining chapters (245 to
700) belong to Part II, which continues the story after a 2+1⁄2-year gap in the internal timeline.[26] The
first tankōbon was released on March 3, 2000.[27] Shueisha have also released several ani-
manga tankōbon, each based on one of the Naruto movies,[28] and has released the series in
Japanese for cell-phone download on their website Shueisha Manga Capsule.[29] A miniseries
titled Naruto: The Seventh Hokage and the Scarlet Spring [a], centered on the main characters'
children, began serialization in the Japanese and English editions of Weekly Shōnen Jump on April
27, 2015, and ended after ten chapters on July 6, 2015.[30][31]
Naruto was scanlated (translated by fans) and available online before a licensed version was
released in North America;[32] the rights were acquired by Viz Media, who began serializing Naruto in
their anthology comic magazine Shonen Jump, starting with the January 2003 issue.[33] The schedule
was accelerated at the end of 2007 to catch up with the Japanese version,[34] and again in early
2009, with 11 volumes (from 34 to 44) appearing in three months, after which it returned to a
quarterly schedule.[35] All 27 volumes of Part I were released in a boxed set on November 13, 2007.
[36]
 On May 3, 2011, Viz started selling the manga in an omnibus format with each book containing
three volumes.[37]
The franchise has been licensed in 90 countries, and the manga serialized in 35 countries.[38]
[39]
 Madman Entertainment began publishing Naruto volumes in Australia and New Zealand in March
2008 after reaching a distribution deal with Viz Media.[40] Carlsen Comics has licensed the series,
through its regional divisions, and released the series in German and Danish.[41] The series is also
licensed for regional language releases in French and Dutch by Kana,[42] in Polish by Japonica
Polonica Fantastica,[43] in Russian by Comix-ART,[44] in Finnish by Sangatsu Manga,[45] in Swedish
by Bonnier Carlsen,[46] and Italian by Panini Comics.[47]
Spin-offs
A spin-off comedy manga by Kenji Taira, titled Naruto SD: Rock Lee no Seishun Full-Power
Ninden[b], focuses on the character Rock Lee, a character who aspires to be strong as a ninja but has
no magical jutsu abilities. It ran in Shueisha's Saikyō Jump magazine from December 3, 2010, to
July 4, 2014,[48][49] and was made into an anime series, produced by Studio Pierrot, and premiering
on TV Tokyo on April 3, 2012.[50] Crunchyroll simulcasted the series' premiere on their website and
streamed the following episodes.[51] Taira also wrote Uchiha Sasuke no Sharingan Den[c], which
released on October 3, 2014, which runs in the same magazine and features Sasuke.[52]
A monthly sequel series titled Boruto: Naruto Next Generations began in the Japanese and English
editions of Weekly Shōnen Jump in early 2016, illustrated by Mikio Ikemoto and written by Ukyō
Kodachi, with supervision by Kishimoto. Ikemoto was Kishimoto's chief assistant during the run of
the original Naruto series, and Kodachi was his writing partner for the Boruto: Naruto the Movie film
screenplay. The monthly series was preceded by a one-shot written and illustrated by Kishimoto.
[53]
 The staff from Shueisha asked Kishimoto if he would write a sequel to Naruto. However,
Kishimoto refused the offer and offered his former assistant Mikio Ikemoto and writer Ukyo Kodachi
write Boruto: Naruto Next Generations as the sequel to Naruto.[54]
Anime
Part I

Naruto

Anime television series

Directed by Hayato Date

Katsuyuki Sumisawa (#1–132)


Written by
Junki Takegami (#133–220)

Music by Musashi Project

Toshio Masuda

Studio Pierrot

Licensed by AUS

Madman Entertainment
NA

Viz Media
UK

Manga Entertainment
show
Networks

Original run October 3, 2002 – February 8, 2007

Episodes 220 (List of episodes)

The Naruto anime, 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 on
TV Tokyo.[55][56] 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.[57] 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.[58][59] 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[d].[60] Episodes from the series have been released on both VHS and DVD,
and collected as boxed sets.[61][62][63][64]

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