Now Viewing: narutoTag type: Copyright ナルト The tag covers images referencing the original Naruto anime/manga. Anything pertaining to the franchise is tagged as Naruto_(series) A very popular long running shonen action adventure anime/manga created by Kishimoto_Masashi. A prototype one-shot was released on 1997. The main manga series ran from September 21, 1999 to November 10, 2014. It has received multiple video game adaptations alongside the anime. It is popular in Japan, but it is notable for being the most successful anime/manga brought to North America during the 2000s. By September 2014, the series sold over 200 million copies, making it the third best selling manga to date. The anime TV series is split into two series, much like how the Dragon Ball anime consisted of Dragon Ball and Dragon Ball Z. The first Naruto anime series covers the earlier volumes of the manga while Naruto Shippuden covers the chapters set after a few years' time skip. Both series are directed by Date Hayato but they have different composers. Masuda Toshio composed the soundtracks for the first anime and accompanying films while Takanashi Yasaharu composed the soundtracks for Shippuden and accompanying films. The soundtracks for the anime often blend rock music with traditional Japanese instruments. Uzumaki Naruto is a friendless young boy who likes to play pranks on his fellow villagers who shun him because an infamous demon known as the Nine Tails Fox is sealed within him. He also seems incompetent as a ninja, consistently getting low grades in contrast to his peers. Despite his situation, Naruto attempts to make the best of his life and maintains an upbeat and optimistic attitude. Indeed, Naruto aspires to become the Hokage/ head ninja of his village, and make his fellow villagers acknowledge him. He gets his chance to become a real ninja after he successfully prevents renegade ninja Mizuki from stealing a forbidden scroll. Impressed by his performance, Umino Iruka recommends him, along with Uchiha Sasuke and Haruno Sakura, to form Team 7 under master ninja Kakashi's tutelage. The team undergo rigorous and intense training to become ninjas, but Naruto refuses to give up no matter how steep the odds of him succeeding are. He forms a complicated rivalry/friendship with Sasuke as they work together as a team. But Naruto's difficulties only accumulate as Naruto grows older and more experienced as a ninja. He learns how brutal the ninja world really is and becomes increasingly involved in larger-scale and bloodier conflicts that challenge his ideals. His friend Sasuke's troubled past, combined with his ambition and desire for vengeance, also begins to strain his relationship with Naruto and his fellow ninjas. The series setting is a fantasy setting that blends old and modern and is not based on a specific time period. While many characters live in villages, there are also contemporary elements like the presence of convenience stores. However, Kishimoto intentionally avoided incorporating guns or vehicles into the setting. Kishimoto also used the Chinese zodiac as inspiration, which is where the zodiac hand signals in the series came from. He also envisioned the conflicts in the series as a series of clashes over moral values and he often created the series antagonists by giving them opposing values to protagonists.' Kishimoto's emphasis on values is such that he states that he did not think that much about his villains' combat performance. Despite all the action in the story, one thing Kishimoto wanted to emphasize was reaching understanding: he wanted to tell readers "that enemies who resort to violence probably do so because of unavoidable reasons. And if (the protagonists) defeat them without understanding their motivation, it could end up leading to a repeat of the same thing." Kishimoto also revealed in an interview conducted after the manga's conclusion that Naruto's desire to become a Hokage and be accepted by his fellow villagers also mirrored Kishimoto's own feelings of inferiority when Kishimoto was a youth. In Kishimoto's case, he wanted to be a mangaka but struggled academically and he did not have the courage like Naruto had to openly declare his desire to fulfill his dream at any cost. The series has spawned two comedic self-parody spinoffs: Rock Lee no Seishun Full-Power Ninden and Uchiha Sasuke no Sharingan Den. The former has been adapted into anime. Although Naruto's story has concluded, the series has received sequel works that will focus on a new generation of ninja heroes. In Spring 2015, Kishimoto created a short follow-up manga to the series and an anime film starring new character Boruto was released August 2015. The sequel manga, Boruto, began on Spring 2016. However, Kishimoto has less involvement with the sequel. Instead, Kodachi Ukyou writes the story and the artwork is handled by Ikemoto_Mikio. Cast Team 7 Uzumaki_Naruto Itachi_Sasuke Haruno_Sakura Hatake_Kakashi Sai Yamato_(Naruto) Konoha 12 Inuzuka_Kiba Hyuuga_Hinata Aburame_Shino Yuhi_Kurenai Nara_Shikamaru Akimichi_Chouji Yamanaka_Ino Sarutobi_Asuma Rock_Lee Hyuuga_Neji Tenten Might_Guy The Sannin Jiraiya Tsunade Orochimaru Hokages Senju_Hashirama Senju_Tobirama Sarutobi_Hiruzen Namikaze_Minato Leaf Village Umino_Iruka Sarutobi_Konohamaru Uzumaki_Kushina Utatane_Koharu Mitokado_Homura Shimura_Danzo Morino_Ibiki Mitarashi_Anko Gekko_Hayate Nara_Shikaku Yamanaka_Inoichi Akimichi_Choza Hyuuga_Hiashi Hyuuga_Hizashi Hyuuga_Hanabi Uchiha_Izuna Uchiha_Shisui Uchiha_Itachi Uchiha_Fugaku Uchiha_Mikoto Uchiha_Obito Uchiha_Madara Shizune Mizuki_(Naruto) Shiho Fu_(Naruto) Torune Nohara_Rin Uzumaki_Mito Shin_(Naruto) Hatake_Sakumo Hidden Sand Village Gaara Kankuro Temari Baki_(Naruto) Chiyo Yashamaru Karura Fourth_Kazekage Matsuri Third_Kazekage Pakura Hidden Mist Village Momochi_Zabuza Haku Terumi_Mei Ao_(Naruto) Chojuro Second_Mizukage Yagura Hidden Cloud Village Killer_Bee A_(Naruto) Darui C_(Naruto) Kinkaku Ginkaku Samui Nii_Yugito Karui Omoi Nii_Yugito Third_Raikage Hidden Stone Village Onoki Kurotsuchi Akatsuchi Kitsuchi Muu_(Naruto) Other Villages Hanzo Mifune_(Naruto) Sage_of_the_Six_Paths Han_(Naruto) Fuu_(Naruto) Hidden Sound Village Yakushi_Kabuto Jirobo Kidomaru Sakon Ukon Tayuya Kaguya_Kimimaro Abumi_Zaku Tsuchi_Kin Kinuta_Dosu Akatsuki Hoshigaki_Kisame Tobi Sasori Deidara Zetsu Kakuzu Konan Pain_(Naruto) Hidan Yahiko Hebi Hozuki_Suigetsu Karin Jugo Tailed Beasts Shukaku Matatabi Isobu Son_Gokuu_(Naruto) Kokuou Saiken Choumei Gyuuki Kyuubi_(Naruto) Ten_Tails Senju Clan Senju_Itama Senju_Kawarama Senju_Butsuma Land of Waves Gato Tazuna Tsunami_(Naruto) Inari_(Naruto) Kaiza Akane_(Naruto) Gi'ichi Land of Rain Hanzo_(Naruto) Land of Iron Mifune_(Naruto) Okisuke The First shinobi Outsutsuki_Hamura Outsutsuki_Kaguya Outsutsuki_Ashura Outsusuki_Indra New Era Uzumaki_Bolt Uzumaki_Himawari Uchiha_Sarada Nara_Shikadai Akimichi_Chocho Yamanaka_Inojin Lee's_Son Movies: Naruto:_Ninja_Clash_in_the_Land_of_Snow Naruto: Legend of the Stone of Gelel Naruto: Guardians of the Crescent Moon Kingdom Naruto Shippuden the Movie Naruto:_Bonds Naruto:_Inheritors_of_the_Will_of_Fire Naruto:_The_Lost_Tower Naruto:_Blood_Prison Naruto:_Road_to_Ninja Naruto:_The_Last Sequel: Boruto Spinoff: Naruto_Sd:_Rock_Lee_no_Seishun_Full-power_Ninden Uchiha_Sasuke_no_Sharingan_Den Video games: Naruto: Ultimate Ninja Storm Naruto Shippuden Ultimate Ninja Storm 2 Naruto Shippuden Ultimate Ninja Storm Generations Naruto Shippuden Ultimate Ninja Storm 3 Naruto:_Clash_of_Ninja Crossover: j-stars_victory_vs Related: Tekken Kishimoto has designed a costume for Lars and Lars is playable in Ultimate Ninja Storm 2 Mangekyou_Sharingan Other Wiki Information Last updated: 11/05/20 7:33 AM by jojosstand This entry is not locked and you can edit it as you see fit. |
     
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