Naruto (TV series)

Naruto
Logo for the first Naruto series
NARUTO（ナルト）
Genre
Anime television series
Directed byHayato Date
Written by
Music by
StudioPierrot
Licensed by
Original networkTXN (TV Tokyo)
English network
Original run October 3, 2002 – February 8, 2007
Episodes220 (List of episodes)
Anime television series
Naruto: Shippuden
Directed by
  • Hayato Date (#1–479)
  • Masaaki Kumagai (#261–280)
  • Yasuaki Kurotsu[a] (#290–295)[b]
  • Osamu Kobayashi (#480–483)
  • Chiaki Kon (#484–488)
  • Toshinori Watanabe (#489–493)
  • Masahiko Murata (#494–500)
Written by
Music by
StudioPierrot
Licensed by
  • AUS: Crunchyroll
  • BI: Anime Limited
  • NA: Viz Media
Original networkTXN (TV Tokyo)
English network
Original run February 15, 2007 – March 23, 2017
Episodes500 (List of episodes)
Related works
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Naruto[e] is a Japanese anime television series based on Masashi Kishimoto's manga series of the same name. The story follows Naruto Uzumaki, a young ninja who seeks recognition from his peers and dreams of becoming the Hokage, the leader of his village. Just like the manga, the anime series is divided into two separate parts: the first series retains the original manga's title and is set in Naruto's pre-teen years. The second series, a direct sequel titled Naruto: Shippuden,[f] takes place during his teens. Both anime series were animated by Pierrot, produced by Aniplex and licensed in North America by Viz Media.

The first anime series aired on TV Tokyo and ran for 220 episodes from October 2002 to February 2007; an English dub produced by Viz Media aired on Cartoon Network and YTV from September 2005 to December 2009. The second series, Shippuden, also aired on TV Tokyo and ran for 500 episodes from February 2007 to March 2017. The English dub of Shippuden was broadcast on Disney XD in the United States from October 2009 to November 2011, airing the first 98 episodes before eventually switching over to Adult Swim's Toonami programming block in January 2014, starting over from the first episode. After Disney XD removed the series from broadcast, Viz Media began streaming new English dubbed episodes on their streaming service Neon Alley in December 2012 starting at episode 99. The service aborted its run in March 2016 after 338 episodes due to its shutdown a month later. Besides the anime television series, Pierrot also developed 11 animated films and 12 original video animations (OVAs).

  1. ^ a b c "The Official Website for Naruto". Viz Media. Archived from the original on September 20, 2023.


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