There’s going to be a creative change for future volumes of Boruto. The Naruto spinoff was originally created and supervised by Naruto mangaka Masashi Kishimoto, but had Ukyo Kodachi writing. Now Kishimoto himself will step out of his supervisor job and become the series’ writer. …Read more »
Well, that didn’t last quite as long as Naruto. Samurai 8: The Tale of Hachimaru, the manga from Naruto creator Masashi Kishimoto and Akira Okubo, has come to an end in the pages of Shonen Jump this week. The manga launched in April 2019. When …Read more »
Have you been dying to find out what project Naruto author Masashi Kishimoto plans to tackle next? This weekend’s Jump Festa ’19 event brought some interesting news for the creator, who announced a new sci-fi manga called Samurai 8. Kishimoto won’t be handling this one …Read more »
Fans of the Naruto manga will be happy to know that series creator Masashi Kishimoto is now hard at work on his next project. During a Weekly Shonen Jump press conference, editor-in-chief Hiroyuki Nakano confirmed that Kishimoto’s new manga will be a serialization, and that …Read more »
Boruto has officially taken over for his pops both in Japan and in western territories. The manga by Mikio Ikemoto and Ukyo Kodachi made its English debut this past week, and the Boruto: Naruto Next Generations anime is now streaming. With Boruto's introduction complete, Naruto …Read more »
Jump Festa is going on this weekend in Japan, which means there's plenty of Shonen Jump -related news and excitement buzzing around online. Some of the biggest news came out of the Naruto X Boruto stage event, which revealed further details about Hollywood's live-action Naruto …Read more »
The latest issue of Shonen Jump Giga —a magazine that features spin-off titles, special works by Jump manga authors, and other stories by new creators—includes a meeting of the minds between Naruto creator Masashi Kishimoto and Hunter x Hunter creator Yoshihiro Togashi. This offered a …Read more »
Naruto fans can look forward to the return of regular adventures with the announcement of a monthly manga based on Naruto's son, Boruto. The "Next Generation" countdown ended, revealing Boruto as a regular series by Mikio Ikemoto, who served as one of series creator Masashi …Read more »
Something big is presumably brewing in the world of Masashi Kishimoto's concluded-but-far-from-dead Naruto . The official Weekly Shonen Jump website kicked off a teaser site that includes a "countdown to the next generation" along with silhouettes of Naruto characters. Whether it's more of Naruto, Boruto, …Read more »
Those of you who weren't able to see or meet Naruto creator Masashi Kishimoto when he was in the states for New York Comic Con have at least somewhat of a consolation prize available. Apple posted the Apple Store interview with Kishimoto as part of …Read more »
Featured Spotlight: If you've been meaning to sign up or renew your subscription to Weekly Shonen Jump —Viz Media's weekly digital anthology that runs new chapters of manga like One Piece , Toriko , One-Punch Man , and more, as well as "JUMP BACK" chapters …Read more »
The "Kishimoto Masashi Naruto Ten (Exhibition)" is making its move to the Osaka Culturarium at Tempozan in Osaka-city starting July 18, and is set to run there until September 27. The exhibition features loads of stuff that should interest Naruto fans, including creator Kishimoto's original …Read more »
The official website for the Boruto -Naruto the Movie- anime film unleashed a new full trailer for the feature, introducing the new generation of main characters. Naruto's son Boruto, played by Yuko Sanpei, leads the charge, and you'll also hear the film's opening theme song, …Read more »
The upcoming issue of Weekly Shonen Jump has a nice reveal for Boruto: Naruto the Movie , which opens in Japanese theaters on August 7. The issue shows off the main visual for the film, which was illustrated by series creator Masashi Kishimoto. As previously …Read more »
Naruto fans will get the opportunity to meet the series' creator in the not-too-distant future. Viz Media announced plans to bring Masashi Kishimoto to New York Comic Con , and he's got plenty on his plate at the event. Kishimoto will participate in two panels …Read more »
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