Naruto Shippuden
Naruto is an anime and manga series by Masashi Kishimoto. Its main character, Naruto Uzumaki, is a loud, hyperactive, adolescent ninja who constantly searches for approval and recognition. His dream is to become Hokage, the acknowledged leader and strongest ninja in the village.
The manga was first published by Shueisha in 1999 in the 43rd issue of Japan’s Shonen Jump magazine. As of volume 36, the manga has sold over 71 million copies in Japan. Viz Media publishes a translated version in the American Shonen Jump magazine. Naruto has become Viz’s best-sellling manga series. As of July 1, 2008, the first 30 volumes are available.
The first of two anime series, produced by Studio Pierrot and Aniplex, Naruto 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 today. Viz also licensed the anime for North American production. Naruto 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 UK on Jetix on July 22, 2006. It began showing on Toasted TV on January 12, 2007 in Australia, although it could be watched on Cartoon Network in 2006. The first series lasted nine seasons, while Naruto: Hurricane Chronicles began its first on February 15, 2007.
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