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Naruto (???

) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Masashi


Kishimoto. It tells the story of Naruto Uzumaki, a young ninja who seeks to gain
recognition from his peers and also dreams of becoming the Hokage, the leader of
his village. The story is in two parts, the first set in Naruto's pre-teen years,
and the second in his teens. The series is based on two one-shot manga by
Kishimoto: Karakuri (1995), which earned Kishimoto an honorable mention in
Shueisha's monthly Hop Step Award the following year, and Naruto (1997).

Naruto was serialized in Shueisha's magazine, Weekly Shonen Jump from 1999 to 2014,
and released in tankobon (book) form in 72 volumes. The manga was adapted into an
anime television series produced by Pierrot and Aniplex, which broadcast 220
episodes in Japan from 2002 to 2007; the English adaptation of the series aired on
Cartoon Network and YTV from 2005 to 2009. Naruto: Shippuden, a sequel to the
original series, premiered in Japan in 2007, and ended in 2017, after 500 episodes.
The English adaptation was broadcast on Disney XD from 2009 to 2011, airing the
first 98 episodes, and then switched over to Adult Swim's Toonami programming block
in January 2014, starting over from the first episode. The English adaptation is
still airing weekly on Adult Swim to this day. Besides the anime series, Pierrot
has developed eleven movies and twelve original video animations (OVAs). Other
Naruto-related merchandise includes light novels, video games, and trading cards
developed by several companies.

Viz Media licensed the manga and anime for North American production and serialized
Naruto in their digital Weekly Shonen Jump magazine. The anime series began airing
in the United States and Canada in 2005, and in the United Kingdom and Australia in
2006 and 2007, respectively. The films and most OVAs from the series were also
released by Viz, with the first film premiering in movie theaters. Viz Media began
streaming the two anime series on their streaming service Neon Alley in December
2012. The story of Naruto continues with Naruto's son, Boruto Uzumaki, in Boruto:
Naruto Next Generations: Boruto wishes to create his own ninja way instead of
following his father's.

Naruto is the fourth best-selling manga series in history, selling 250 million
copies worldwide in 46 countries.[3] It has become one of Viz Media's best-selling
manga series; their English translations of the volumes have appeared on USA Today
and The New York Times bestseller list several times, and the seventh volume won a
Quill Award in 2006. Reviewers praised the manga's character development, strong
storylines, and well-executed fight scenes, though some felt the fight scenes
slowed the story down. Critics noted that the manga, which has a coming-of-age
theme, makes use of cultural references from Japanese mythology and Confucianism.

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