Variety’s article on “10 Screenwriters to Watch for 2023″ included a reveal on a new screenwriter attached to Hollywood’s live-action Naruto movie: Tasha Huo. “Adapting iconic characters or IP makes the writing of it easier, because the passion for writing it is already there,” she …Read more »
Despite the delay, there are still more episodes of the Naruto anime on the way to celebrate the adaptation’s 20th anniversary. Speaking of celebrations, Naruto Uzumaki had his birthday on October 10, and the official Shonen Jump YouTube channel marked the occasion with another special …Read more »
The four brand new Naruto anime episodes may have been delayed, but that hasn’t stopped the official accounts from celebrating the end of summer. They did so with a special illustration, and while it doesn’t feature Naruto or Sasuke, there are plenty of classic characters …Read more »
Back in March we learned that new episodes of the Naruto anime are on the way to continue the celebration of the adaptation’s 20th anniversary. The 4-episode special was originally planned to premiere this September, but that schedule has changed. The official social media accounts …Read more »
The… well… live spectacle of the Live Spectacle NARUTO stage play series is coming to a head with the next installment, Live Spectacle NARUTO ~The Shinobi Way of Life~, performances of which aim to close things out with a “final chapter” of the saga. Masaki …Read more »
The upcoming video game Naruto x Boruto Ultimate Ninja Storm Connections will become available in America on November 17, one day after it becomes available in Japan. Starting out, people will be able to play it on PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch, Xbox One, …Read more »
If you're looking to bring the Fourth Great Ninja War to your shelf, there's no better way to do so than with the latest addition to the S.H.Figuarts Naruto Line of highly detailed and posable figures! Naruto Uzumaki [Kurama Link Mode] is currently planned for …Read more »
The 20th anniversary fun doesn’t stop for the Naruto anime, and one of the upcoming events is NARUTO THE LIVE, a two-day concert event that will be held at the Makuhari Messe event hall in Japan from September 2-3. Now a new visual has been …Read more »
It was previously announced that Naruto creator Masashi Kishimoto was working on a new one-shot focusing on Naruto’s father, Minato Namikaze, and now we have a date. The new story will mark the first one-shot manga from Kishimoto in the pages of Weekly Shonen Jump …Read more »
Michael B. Jordan, the actor and director of Creed III, has been open about his love of anime and how it influenced the movie. Creed III is about to hit Japanese theaters, and while he’s in the country stumping for the release, he’s gotten to …Read more »
The results of global Naruto character poll NARUTOP99 were recently revealed, and it turned out that Minato took the number one spot, five whole places above lead character Naruto. One of the promises of the campaign was that series creator Masashi Kishimoto would draw a …Read more »
The NFL’s most famous otaku, Jamaal Williams, is doing a Naruto-themed charity auction on May 9 at 8pm EST on the livestream shopping platform Whatnot. Joining him to host is Naruto’s English voice actress Maile Flanagan. The Jamaal Williams Foundation, Williams’ new charity, will receive …Read more »
The Naruto x Boruto Ultimate Ninja Storm Connections game is coming out this year, and ahead of this an English subtitled trailer has dropped. The trailer is a little over two and a half minutes long, and the top-rated characters according to the “NARUTOP99” poll …Read more »
The ending plans have been confirmed for the Naruto: Konoha’s Story spinoff manga, which will officially come to a close with its second volume. Shueisha listed two collected volumes for Natsuo Sai’s series—based on the Naruto: Konoha’s Story—The Steam Ninja Scrolls novel by Sho Hinata—with …Read more »
Thanks to years of partnership between Weekly Shonen Jump and Sony Music Entertainment Japan, the latter’s roster of artists have contributed a number of memorable opening and ending themes for some of the biggest anime series out there. To celebrate the history between the two …Read more »
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