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This article is about the media franchise. For the title character, see Naruto Uzumaki. For other uses, see Naruto (disambiguation).

Naruto
Cover of the first Japanese Naruto manga volume
NARUTO—ナルト— (Naruto)
Genre	Action, Adventure, Fantasy
Manga
Naruto (pilot chapter)
Written by	Masashi Kishimoto
Published by	Shueisha
English publisher	NA Viz Media
Demographic	Shōnen
Magazine	Akamaru Jump
English magazine	NA Shonen Jump
Published	1997
Manga
Written by	Masashi Kishimoto
Published by	Shueisha
English publisher	AUS Madman Entertainment NA Viz Media UK Viz Media
Demographic	Shōnen
Magazine	Weekly Shōnen Jump
English magazine	NA Shonen Jump (formerly) Weekly Shonen Jump(currently)
Original run	November 1999 – ongoing
Volumes	64 (List of volumes)
Anime television series
Directed by	Hayato Date
Written by	Katsuyuki Sumisawa Junki Takegami
Music by	Musashi Project Toshio Masuda
Studio	Studio Pierrot
Licensed by	AUS Madman Entertainment NA Viz Media UK Manga Entertainment
Network	Animax, TV Tokyo
English network	AUS Cartoon Network (Toonami) AU Network Ten BI Jetix CA YTV, Télétoon, Neon Alley US Cartoon Network, Adult Swim (Toonami), Neon Alley
Original run	October 3, 2002 –February 8, 2007
Episodes	220 (List of episodes)
Novel
Naruto: Innocent Heart, Demonic Blood
Written by	Masatoshi Kusakabe
Published by	Shueisha
English publisher	NA Viz Media
Published	2002
Original video animation
Naruto: Find the Four-Leaf Red Clover!
Studio	Studio Pierrot
Licensed by	AUS Madman Entertainment
Released	2003
Runtime	17 minutes
Original video animation
Naruto: Mission: Protect the Waterfall Village!
Studio	Studio Pierrot
Licensed by	NA 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	NA 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
Anime television series
Naruto Shippuden
Directed by	Hayato Date
Written by	Junki Takegami
Music by	Yasuharu Takanashi
Studio	Studio Pierrot
Licensed by	NA Viz Media
Network	Animax, TV Tokyo
English network	AUS Cartoon Network CA Neon Alley US Disney XD, Neon Alley
Original run	February 15, 2007 – ongoing
Episodes	325 (List of episodes)
Related works
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Naruto (Japanese:ナルト—^?) 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 dreams to become theHokage, 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; sixty-threetankōbon 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 theterrestrial 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. Viz Media will begin streaming both series on their upcoming streaming service Neon Alley this fall.
Naruto is one of the best-selling manga series of all time having sold more than 126.5 million copies in Japan alone. 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 7 won theQuill 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.