| NARUTO—ナルト— | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Action, Adventure, Fantasy |
| Manga | |
| Naruto (pilot chapter) | |
| Written by | Masashi Kishimoto |
| Published by | Shueisha |
| English publisher |   Viz Media |
| Demographic | Shōnen |
| Magazine | Akamaru Jump |
| English magazine | Shonen Jump |
| Published | 1997 |
| Manga | |
| Written by | Masashi Kishimoto |
| Published by | Shueisha |
| English publisher |   Madman Entertainment  Viz Media |
| Demographic | Shōnen |
| Magazine | Weekly Shōnen Jump |
| English magazine | Shonen Jump |
| Original run | November 1999 – ongoing |
| Volumes | 57 |
| TV anime | |
| Directed by | Hayato Date |
| Written by | Katsuyuki Sumisawa Junki Takegami |
| Music by | Musashi Project Toshio Masuda |
| Studio | Studio Pierrot |
| Licensed by | Madman Entertainment Viz Media Manga Entertainment |
| Network | Animax, TV Tokyo |
| English network | Network Ten, Cartoon Network YTV, Télétoon Cartoon Network Jetix Cartoon Network, Toonami 2x2 |
| Original run | October 3, 2002 – February 8, 2007 |
| Episodes | 220 |
| Novel | |
| Naruto: Innocent Heart, Demonic Blood | |
| Written by | Masatoshi Kusakabe |
| Published by | Shueisha |
| English publisher | Viz Media |
| Published | 2002 |
| Original video animation | |
| Naruto: Find the Four-Leaf Red Clover! | |
| Studio | Studio Pierrot |
| Licensed by | Madman Entertainment |
| Released | 2003 |
| Runtime | 17 minutes |
| Original video animation | |
| Naruto: Mission: Protect the Waterfall Village! | |
| Studio | Studio Pierrot |
| Licensed by | Viz Media |
| Released | 2004 |
| Runtime | 40 minutes |
| Original video animation | |
| Naruto: Hidden Leaf Village Grand Sports Festival | |
| Directed by | Hayato Date |
| Studio | Studio Pierrot |
| Licensed by | Viz Media |
| Released | August 21, 2004 |
| Runtime | 11 minutes |
| Original video animation | |
| Studio | Studio Pierrot |
| Released | December 22, 2005 |
| Runtime | 26 minutes |
| Original video animation | |
| Naruto: The Cross Roads | |
| Studio | Studio Pierrot |
| Released | 2009 |
| Runtime | 28 minutes |
| TV anime | |
| Naruto: Shippuden | |
| Directed by | Hayato Date |
| Written by | Junki Takegami |
| Music by | Yasuharu Takanashi |
| Studio | Studio Pierrot |
| Licensed by | Viz Media |
| Network | Animax, TV Tokyo |
| English network | Disney XD Cartoon Network |
| Original run | February 15, 2007 – ongoing |
| Episodes | 232 |
Naruto (NARUTO—ナルト—?, romanized as NARUTO) 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 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 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; fifty-two tankōbon volumes have been released so far. The manga was later adapted into an anime, which was 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. In addition to the anime series, Studio Pierrot has developed eight 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 as well as 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. The first DVD volume of Naruto: Shippuden was released by Viz in North America on September 29, 2009, and it started broadcast on Disney XD in October of the same year.
Naruto is one of the best selling manga of all time having sold more than 100 million copies in Japan. Serialized in Viz's Shonen Jump magazine, Naruto has become one of the company's best-selling manga series. 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, but have criticized it for using standard shōnen plot elements.
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