Anime Of A Kind, Naruto
Naruto (ナルト) is a Japanese Manga series
written and illustrated by Masahi Kishimoto. It tells the story of Naruto
Uzumaki, an adolescent Shinobi who constantly searches for recognition and
dreams to become the Hokage, the ninja in his village who is acknowledged as the
leader and the strongest of all. The series is based on a one-shot by
Kishimoto that was published in the August 1997 issue of Akamaru Jump.
Naruto was
serialized in Weekly Shōnen Jump magazine from the 43rd
issue of 1999 to the 50th issue of 2014, with the chapters collected into
seventy-two tankōbon volumes by Shueisha.
The manga was later adapted into a television anime, which was produced
by Studio Pierrot and Aniplex.
It premiered across Japan on the terrestrial TV Tokyo and
other TX Network stations
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. In addition to the anime series, Studio Pierrot has
developed ten movies and several original video animations. 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
serialized Naruto in their digital Weekly Shonen Jump magazine, as well
as publishing the individual volumes. The anime series began airing 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 in
cinemas. Naruto: Shippuden was first released by Viz in North America
in September 2009, started broadcast on Disney XD in October of the same year
and on Adult Swim's Toonami block
in January 2014. Viz Media began streaming both series on their streaming
service Neon Alley in December 2012.
As
of September 2014, the manga has over 200 million copies in print, with over
130 million copies in Japan and the remaining 75 million being overseas, making
it the third best-selling
manga series in history. The manga is also available in 35
countries outside Japan.[4] It has also
become one of North American publisher Viz Media's best-selling manga series.
Their English adaptation of the series has appeared in the USA Today Booklist several times and
volume 7 won the Quill Award in 2006.
Reviewers of the series have praised the balance between fighting and comedy
scenes, as well as the characters' personalities, but have criticized it for
using standard shōnen manga plot
elements.
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