Naruto
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Introduction
| Naruto | |
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| Genre | Shounen, Action, Adventure |
| Manga: Naruto | |
| Written by | Kishimoto Masashi |
| Publisher | SHUEISHA under Jump Comics |
| Original run | November 1999 – Ongoing |
| Volumes | 40 tankobon |
Naruto is a Shonen anime and manga created and illustrated by Kishimoto Masashi. Naruto was first serialized in SHUEISHA's Shounen Jump Weekly magazine in 1999, and began airing as an animated series in 2003. Both are still on going, and very popular series in both Japan and America.
In 2007, the anime Naruto ended, and a second series began, entitled Naruto Shippuuden, taking place after a three year time skip in the storyline. The original series encompassed 220 episodes. The manga has continued under the title of Naruto, despite the new title for the animated series.
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Plot
Naruto follows the story of Uzumaki Naruto, a ninja in training in the village of Konohagakure. Having had a demon sealed within his belly at birth, Naruto is an outcast of his village struggling for the acknowledgment and approval of those in his village. The story begins as Naruto is approaching his graduation from the ninja academy, and he is put into a 3 Genin cell.
Setting
Characters
{See also: List of Minor Naruto characters}
Uzumaki Naruto
Haruno Sakura
Uchiha Sasuke
Hatake Kakashi
Manga Staff
The Naruto manga is drawn by Kishimoto Masashi and he has assistants who share various drawing duties. These individuals are:
- Kazuhiro Takuhashi - Focuses on solid blacks in hair and clothing, fills in the half-tone areas and completes the background art.
- Osamu Kazisa - Works similar to Takuhashi, also good at creating speedlines, special effects and plant-life.
- Mikio Ikemoto - Works on crowds and background figures, also adds white to speed lines, characters eyes and highlights. Also cleans up the page by whiting out any art which goes out of the panel. Also adds in half-tones.
- Takemi Kawahara - Has a hand in almost everything in the drawing process.
