ABOUT NARUTO

Kishimoto's first work as a manga artist was Karakuri, which he submitted to Shueisha in 1996. In 1999, Naruto was serialized in Weekly Shōnen Jump, winning its monthly "Hop Step Award". Naruto is still ongoing, with more than 45 volumes and just over 40 released in English, and has sold over 71 million copies in Japan[1] and over 93 million copies worldwide as of volume 36, also being adapted into two successful anime series. The Naruto manga series has become one of Viz Media's top properties,[2] accounting for nearly 10% of all manga sales in 2006.[3] The seventh volume of Viz's release became the first manga to ever win a Quill Award when it claimed the award for "Best Graphic Novel" in 2006.[3]
In his interviews and exclusively in the Naruto manga, he commonly mentions his deceased plant, Ukki-kun.[4] According to Kishimoto, the first time he had an office plant, due to missing the country atmosphere, he fed it undiluted plant food. He continued purchasing several other plants afterwards, but many of them perished.[4]


Naruto
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Naruto
Cover of the first Naruto manga volume
NARUTO - ナルト -
Genre
Action, Adventure, Fantasy
Manga: Naruto (pilot chapter)
Author
Masashi Kishimoto
Publisher
Shueisha
English publisher
Viz Media
Demographic
Shōnen
Magazine
Akamaru JumpShonen Jump
Published
1997
Manga
Author
Masashi Kishimoto
Publisher
Shueisha
English publisher
Madman EntertainmentViz Media
[show]Other publishers:
Panini Comics
GlénatCarlsen ComicsSangatsu MangaKanaCompupressRightmanMangafanElex Media KomputindoPanini Comics (Planet Manga)Comics House, Komik RemajaMundo VidSchibsted ForlageneJPFTong Li ComicsChuang Yi (Chinese)Daiwon C.I.
Demographic
Shōnen
Magazine
Weekly Shōnen Jump
Shonen JumpBanzai!Weekly ComicAniWayShonen JumpComic ChampShonen Jump
Original run
November 1999 – ongoing
Volumes
45 volumes
TV anime
Director
Hayato Date
Studio
Studio Pierrot
Licensor
Aniplex
Madman EntertainmentViz MediaManga Entertainment
Network
Animax, TV Tokyo
English network
Network Ten, Cartoon Network
YTVCartoon NetworkJetixCartoon Network
[show]Other networks:
Cartoon Network
Cartoon Network, SBTChilevision, Cartoon NetworkDRTelesistema Dominicano, Cartoon NetworkGameOneRTL IITVB Music, TVB JadeJetix, AnimaxCartoon Network (coming soon on Animax in 2009)Global TVChildren ChannelItalia 1TV3, Astro RiaCartoon Network, AmericaABS-CBN, Studio 23, Hero TV, Cartoon Network PhilippinesJetixSic RadicalTélétoonJetixTooniverseE CityJetix, CuatroZTVCTSCartoon Network
Original run
October 3, 2002 – February 8, 2007
Episodes
220
Novel: Naruto: Innocent Heart, Demonic Blood
Author
Masatoshi Kusakabe
Publisher
Shueisha
English publisher
Viz Media
Published
2002
OVA: Naruto: Find the Four-Leaf Red Clover!
Studio
Studio Pierrot
Licensor
Madman Entertainment
Episodes
1
Released
2003
Runtime
17 minutes
OVA: Naruto: Mission: Protect the Waterfall Village!
Studio
Studio Pierrot
Licensor
Viz Media
Episodes
1
Released
2004
Runtime
40 minutes
OVA: Naruto: Hidden Leaf Village Grand Sports Festival
Director
Hayato Date
Studio
Studio Pierrot
Licensor
Viz Media
Episodes
1
Released
August 21, 2004
Runtime
11 minutes
OVA: Naruto: Finally a clash! Jonin VS Genin!! Indiscriminate grand melee tournament meeting!!
Director
Hayato Date
Studio
Studio Pierrot
Episodes
1
Released
December 22, 2005
Runtime
26 minutes
TV anime: Naruto: Shippuden
Director
Hayato Date
Studio
Studio Pierrot
Licensor
AniplexViz Media
Network
Animax, TV Tokyo
[show]Other networks:
Game One
Italia 1ABS-CBN, Hero TV
Original run
February 15, 2007 – ongoing
Episodes
100
Related works
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 2: Bonds
Naruto: Shippūden the Movie 3
Naruto video games
Anime and Manga Portal
Naruto (NARUTO -ナルト- ?, romanized as NARUTO in Japan) is an ongoing Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Masashi Kishimoto. The plot tells the story of Naruto Uzumaki, an 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. The series is based on a one-shot comic by Kishimoto that was published in the August 1997 issue of Akamaru Jump.
The manga was first published by Shueisha in 1999 in the 43rd issue of Japan's Weekly Shōnen Jump magazine. Currently, the manga is still being serialized with forty-five tankōbon volumes having been released. The manga would be later adapted into an anime produced by Studio Pierrot and Aniplex. It premiered across Japan on the terrestrial TV Tokyo network and the anime satellite television network Animax on October 3, 2002. The first series lasted 220 episodes, while Naruto: Shippuden, a sequel to the original series, has been airing since February 15, 2007. Apart from anime series, Studio Pierrot has developed five movies for the series and several original video animations (OVAs). Other types of merchandise include light novels, video games and trading cards developed by several companies.
Viz Media has licensed the manga and anime for North American production. Viz has been publishing the series in their Shonen Jump magazine, and has also been releasing the volumes. The series aired in the United States and Canada in 2005, and later in the United Kingdom and Australia in 2006 and 2007 respectively. The films, as well as most OVAs from the series, have also been released by Viz, with the first film premiering on cinemas. Naruto: Shippuden has also been announced to premier in 2009 in the United States.
Serialized in Viz's Shonen Jump magazine, Naruto has become one of the company's best-selling manga series. As of volume 36, the manga has sold over 71 million copies in Japan. The English adaptation of the series has also appeared in the USA Today Booklist several times and volume 11 won the Quil Award in 2006. Reviewers from the series have praised the balance between fighting and comedy scenes, as well as the characters' personalities. However, some of them have noted the series to have concepts which appear in several shōnen series.
Contents[hide]
1 Setting
2 Plot
3 Production
4 Media
4.1 Manga
4.2 Anime series
4.2.1 Naruto
4.2.2 Naruto: Shippuden
4.3 CDs
4.4 OVAs
4.5 Films
4.6 Light novels
4.7 Video games
4.8 Trading card game
4.9 Art and guidebooks
5 Reception
6 References
7 External links
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Main article: World of Naruto

The main characters of Team 7 (counterclockwise, from left): Sasuke Uchiha, Sakura Haruno, Naruto Uzumaki, and team leader, Kakashi Hatake
Naruto has a large number of characters, most of whom are ninjas. They initially study at the Ninja Academy, where the story begins, are split up into squads of three after their graduation and become Genin, rookie ninja. Each squad is assigned an experienced sensei.[1] These core squads form a basis for the characters' interactions later in the series, where characters are chosen for missions for their team's strength and complementary skills; Naruto's squad 7 becomes the social frame where Naruto is acquainted with Sasuke Uchiha, Sakura Haruno, and their sensei Kakashi Hatake, forming the core of his world-in-the-making. The other three-man teams of his former classmates form another such layer, as Naruto connects with them to various degrees, learning of their motives, vulnerabilities, and aspirations. The groups of three are not limited to the comrades Naruto's age – groups in the story in general come in threes and multiples of three.[2]
In the Naruto world, countries operate as separate political entities ruled by landlords. Within these countries are hidden villages (隠れ里 ,kakurezato?), settlements housing ninja, warriors capable of using supernatural abilities in combat. A hidden village maintains the economy of the parent country by training ninja from a young age and using them to perform missions for other countries. The ninja of a hidden village also serve as the military force of their parent country. The leaders of the hidden villages hold equal status with the leaders of their respective countries. Five countries in the Naruto world—the Land of Earth, the Land of Fire, the Land of Lightning, the Land of Water, and the Land of Wind—are known as the "Five Great Shinobi Nations". These countries are the most powerful in the Naruto world. They are ruled by a feudal lord, and the leaders of the hidden villages in these countries hold the title of Kage. Other apparently smaller nations have been named in passing, in either the manga or anime, but are yet to be explored.[3]