Shueisha has released 72 tankōbon in Japan, with the first 27 containing Part I, and the remaining 45 belonging to Part II. Both series are produced by Studio Pierrot and TV Tokyo, and air on TV Tokyo. The second, named Naruto Shippuden ( ナルト 疾風伝, Naruto Shippūden, literally, Naruto: Hurricane Chronicles), is based on Part II. The first anime series, also titled Naruto, covers the entirety of Part I over 220 episodes. Several adaptations based on Naruto have been made, including two anime series and seven feature films. Viz Media licenses the Naruto manga for an English adaptation in North America, where it is serialized in the American Shonen Jump and released in volume format. All subsequent chapters belong to Part II, which continues the storyline from Part I after a two and a half year ellipsis. The first 244 chapters are known as Part I, and constitute the first part of the Naruto storyline. Shueisha later collected these chapters in tankōbon bound volumes. The series began its serialization in the issue 43 from 1999.
The series focuses on titular hero and protagonist named Naruto Uzumaki, a ninja from the Hidden Leaf Village with supernatural ninjutsu abilities, who is the host of Nine Tailed Fox and dreams to become Hokage in order to receive respect from the villagers and to protect them from any upcoming threats. The Naruto manga is written by Masashi Kishimoto and published by Shueisha in Weekly Shōnen Jump. Naruto has enjoyed immense popularity since its debut, becoming one of Shonen Jump’s iconic “Big Three” series of the mid-2000s alongside One Piece and Bleach.The cover of the first Naruto tankōbon released in Japan by Shueisha in March 2000. The series follows the titular ninja as he strives to become the leader of the Village Hidden in the Leaves. This ran until 2017, when the series ended and was followed-up by the sequel series Boruto: Naruto Next Generations. From then on, the series would cover Part 2 of the manga and would change its title to Naruto: Shippuden. The first part of the anime, simply titled Naruto, covered Part 1 of the manga and aired until early 2007, at which point the story featured a timeskip.
The Naruto anime debuted in Japan on October 3, 2002. Anime News Network is reporting that selected earlier episodes of the Naruto anime will be rerun on TV in Japan starting in July as part of the anniversary celebrations. No further details were given regarding the time period that the episodes would take place in or which characters would be involved. Set to start in September, the episodes are described as “a new anime project,” with four brand new episodes in total planned. The official Naruto website has revealed that the anime will be celebrating its 20th anniversary with some brand new episodes.
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