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Details Characters Stats Reviews Recommendations Interest Stacks News Forum Clubs Pictures More Info Ranked #623Popularity #12Members 422,693SynopsisWhenever Naruto Uzumaki proclaims that he will someday become the Hokage—a title bestowed upon the best ninja in the Village Hidden in the Leaves—no one takes him seriously. Since birth, Naruto has been shunned and ridiculed by his fellow villagers. But their contempt isn't because Naruto is loud-mouthed, mischievous, or because of his ineptitude in the ninja arts, but because there is a demon inside him. Prior to Naruto's birth, the powerful and deadly Nine-Tailed Fox attacked the village. In order to stop the rampage, the Fourth Hokage sacrificed his life to seal the demon inside the body of the newborn Naruto.And so when he is assigned to Team 7—along with his new teammates Sasuke Uchiha and Sakura Haruno, under the mentorship of veteran ninja Kakashi Hatake—Naruto is forced to work together with other people for the first time in his life. Through undergoing vigorous training and taking on challenging missions, Naruto must learn what it means to work in a team and carve his own route toward becoming a full-fledged ninja recognized by his village.[Written by MAL Rewrite]Background_Naruto_ has sold over 250 million copies worldwide as of 2020, making it the 4th highest-grossing manga series of all time. It was nominated for the 19th Tezuka Osamu Cultural Prize in 2014, and in the same year, Masashi Kishimoto was awarded Rookie of the Year in the media fine arts category by Japan's Agency for Cultural Affairs.The series was published in English by VIZ Media under the Shonen Jump imprint from August 16, 2003, to October 6, 2015. In the last four months of 2007, the campaign titled Naruto Nation was launched, in which three volumes were published each month so that US releases would be closer to Japan's. The same practice was done in February through April of 2009, this time titled Generation Ninja. A 3-in-1 omnibus edition was later released. A box set containing volumes 1 through 27 was released on August 6, 2008, a set containing volumes 28 through 48 on July 7, 2015, and the final box set with volumes 49 through 72 on January 5, 2016. It was also published in Brazilian Portuguese by Panini Comics from May 2007 to June 2015; in German by Carlsen Verlag; and in French and Dutch by Kana.Numerous databooks, artbooks, novels, and fanbooks on the series have been released. Eight summary volumes featuring unaltered color pages, larger dimensions, and exclusive interviews, covering the first part of the series were released between November 7, 2008, and April 10, 2009.Related Entries Side Story: Naruto: Takigakure no Shitou Ore ga Hero dattebayo! (Light Novel) Naruto: Dai Katsugeki! Yuki Hime Shinobu Houjou Datteba yo!! (Light Novel) Gekijouban Naruto: Dai Gekitotsu! Maboroshi no Chitei Iseki Datteba yo (Light Novel) Gekijouban Naruto: Dai Koufun! 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(One-shot) Naruto Gaiden: Nanadaime Hokage to Akairo no Hanatsuzuki (Manga) Boruto: Naruto the Movie Tokubetsu Bangai-hen - Naruto ga Hokage ni Natta Hi (One-shot) Naruto Shinden Series (Light Novel) Naruto Shinden Series (Light Novel) Naruto Retsuden Series (Light Novel) Naruto Gaiden: Uzu no Naka no Tsumujikaze (One-shot) Spin-Off: Rock Lee no Seishun Full-Power Ninden (Manga) Uchiha Sasuke no Sharingan Den (Manga) Alternative Version: Naruto (One-shot) Naruto: Shiro no Douji, Keppu no Kijin (Light Novel) Character: Jump Super Stars (One-shot) MALxJapan -More than just anime- Characters Reviews  Aug 22, 2024 Naruto is my favorite manga and I believe it is massively underrated and treated unfairly in the anime/manga community. Here is my attempt at a review:Story: Naruto is an epic story that covers a wide variety of themes including war, camaraderie, friendship, death, political tension, the ethics of genocide (I haven’t read or watched anything that actually gives such a neutral and unbiased exploration of this controversial topic), love, conspiracy, existentialism, the nature of identity and reality, etc. The battles in Naruto are someof the most iconic in the genre, with a wide variety of techniques, tactics and weapons being used in well drawn and... choreographed fights that get increasingly more intense as the series goes on. Naruto never feels slow, every arc and battle undertaken feels important to the plot and necessary. Everything culminates in an epic climax reminiscent of Revelations, and even when the manga reaches the final chapter you can rest assured your questions will be answered in the sequel to this manga titled Boruto which is also extremely underrated.Art: Kishimoto’s artstyle is one of the best in the game. Even the most complicated battles are easy to follow and comprehend. He balances backgrounds and characters flawlessly without pages looking too cluttered (One Piece) or too simple (Bleach). It might not be on par with something like Berserk but it gets the job done with cool character designs and easy to follow action scenes.Characters: The characters in Naruto are some of the most iconic and memorable characters in all of fiction. You have the titular Naruto, who is instantly relatable from chapter one struggling to find his place in the world but overcoming his situation as an outcast with sheer confidence and optimism. But where Naruto really shines in the character department is in the supporting cast. The world history in this manga is fascinating and dark, and we learn more about it through the countless tormented characters we meet as the plot thickens. Sasuke for example had his entire clan slaughtered by his own brother, and there is more to that story I won’t spoil but the darkness of that event haunts many of the characters in the story and realistically shapes events and the actions of the characters. Itachi, Sasuke’s brother, Jiraiya, another teacher of Naruto, Orochimaru, a weird Michael Jackson look alike that is a demonic snake man and is scary, the Akatsuki and their leader Pain, a man called Madara, Gaara, Rock Lee, Shikimaru, the list goes on, there are COUNTLESS characters in this manga that are unforgettable and iconic to this day.Enjoyment: Obviously I enjoyed this manga and I am obsessed with it. I love Naruto and also Boruto, together they weave an epic, complex fantasy saga with amazing characters and deep themes. Compared to other Shonen I believe Naruto goes the deepest and weaves the most intricate, thought provoking story.All in all Naruto is the greatest achievement in Japanese manga imo. It is a franchise that has a bright future still and it is not too late to get on the hype train. This manga and its sequel Boruto are underrated masterpieces that will give you something to think about and to get excited about. Out of all the popular manga this one is by far the most underrated and perhaps misunderstood. If you haven’t finished reading or watching Naruto please pick it back up and get to the end, it is a masterpiece of a fantasy epic even if it’s hardly about ninjas toward the end. Reviewer’s Rating: 10 What did you think of this review? Nice 0 Love it 0 Funny 0 Confusing 0 Informative 0 Well-written 0 Creative 0Show all  Mar 18, 2024 naruto was interesting to say the least. the start is ok then it gets boring and literally feels like filler for a majority of the manga until the Pain's Assult arc, which is where it finally picks up. to be honest i expected a lot more from one of the original great 3. story was okay but what really carried this manga was the characters and the cool concepts that Masashi Kishimoto came up with. but yeah thats naruto. i need keywords to post this review so ignore the big wall of text coming up...(Is the story unique? If it was predictable, did you enjoy... it anyway because you like this genre/set-up? Do you think the art style is fitting for the story? Were the characters well-rounded? Did they have flaws and strengths, or were they unusually strong/smart/stupid? Did the characters react to situations and events in a realistic way? Do you think others will enjoy/dislike this series, even if you didn't? Why?) Reviewer’s Rating: 8 What did you think of this review? Nice0 Love it0 Funny0 Confusing0 Informative0 Well-written0 Creative0Show all  Sep 29, 2022 Despite this series being popular as f*ck I Still don't get the hype around it. Let's review it TL: DR at the bottomPlot: Naruto's plot started off great and simple, and just got too complicated with Kishimoto trying too hard to be unpredictable with so much stuff going on at the same time, result: Lazy and rushed with predictable twists. Characters: Again, The first half of the series before the time-skip used its characters great but got turned to shit in Shippuden, with most of them doing nothing to the plot and just purely there for comedic relief, doesn't work for a series like naruto.... The villains are a copy and paste all the time "I lost my best friend/family member so I hate the whole world now".Art: extremely generic and uninspired for the most part, with all of the characters looking the same.Fights: Despite being a battle shonen, the fights are not that great either after part 1. with lazy powerups and no purpose for the most part. Overall: Not worth your time unless you only want to read the first half of the series. Reviewer’s Rating: 5 What did you think of this review? Nice0 Love it0 Funny0 Confusing0 Informative0 Well-written0 Creative0Show all Interest Stacks     50 Entries · 157 Restacks   47 Entries · 321 Restacks Recommendations Recent News Recent Forum DiscussionRecent Featured Articles  Top 10 Best Classic Shonen Manga Ever! Shonen manga is awesome - the action, hot characters, and some cliches that tell us life lessons. We picked the timeless masterpieces from the first-class magazines!  |