"Naruto" (2002) TV series 2002-2007

Creator:

Masashi Kishimoto

Seasons:

1

Release Date:

10 September 2005 (USA)

Genre:

Animation | Action | Adventure | Comedy | Fantasy | Thriller

Plot:

The stories of the struggles of three young ninjas - Naruto Uzumaki, Sasuke Uchiha and Sakura Haruno - as they go through their training.

Plot Keywords:

Ninja | Shounen | Based On Comic | Manga | Anime

Cast

Maile Flanagan	...	Naruto Uzumaki / ... (71 episodes, 2002-2007)
Steve Blum	...	Orochimaru - Zabuza Momochi / ... (50 episodes, 2002-2007)
Stephanie Sheh	...	Hinata / ... (41 episodes, 2002-2006)

Also Known As:

Naruto Shounen-hen (Japan) (rerun title)

Runtime:

Japan:30 min (220 episodes)

Country:

Japan

Language:

Japanese | English

Colour:

Colour

Certification:

USA:TV-PG | Japan:U | Australia:PG (some episodes) | Australia:M (some episodes) | South Korea:12 | Canada:PG (TV rating) | Germany:12 | Brazil:Livre | UK:12 (most episodes) (uncut) | New Zealand:M | Singapore:PG

Company:

Studio Pierrot Co. Ltd.

Trivia:

When Kishimoto Masashi originally was going to write a manga that was longer than a oneshot, he decided to focus on an original oneshot he had written, where naruto was a demon. Ninjas were brought into the story in his remake.

Quotes:

Itachi Uchiha: [to Sasuke] Foolish little brother... If you wish to kill me, curse me! Hate me! And survive your miserable life... Run away, run away... Cling to life.

Movie Connections:

Spin off Naruto: Rise of a Ninja (2007) (VG)

Soundtrack:

Seishun Kyosokyoku

A brief description and opinion about the Japanese Anime TV Series "Naruto."

Here is the description of the series as it appears on the website or a DVD/VHS.

"In a concealed village, a young man hides within a bunch of leaves. His name is Uzumaki Naruto, a mischievous boy attending Ninja Academy. Everyday, he does nothing but cause mischief and making Iruka-sensei mad. And above all, it's doubtful that he'll be able to graduate from the Academy. But Naruto has a dream... A dream that he'll become the head of the Ninja village, following Hokage and will become the best ninja around. However, all the adults in the village give Naruto cold looks. The truth is, Naruto has a secret about his birth. 12 years ago, "Kyuubi no Youko" (Nine Tailed Fox - A kind of evil spirit who tormented the village, was sealed within Naruto's body who was, at the time, a baby. The head of the academy, Mizuki, uses Naruto to steal the "Fuujin Scrolls" and makes Naruto understand his past. Naruto is outraged. Even with Iruka's help, Naruto just barely defeats Mizuki. Knowing Naruto's secret, Iruka knows Naruto will meet someone who'll help him and so, makes a decision. Naruto is allowed to graduate safely from Ninja Academy. Along with his classmates, Uchiwa Sasuke and Haruno Sakura together, they make their first step as Ninjas!" -TV Tokyo

The series is still ongoing in Japan and is aired weekly at 7:30PM on Tuesday nights. Well anyways I have been watching the show now for about seven months and it is incredible. All the main characters are very dynamic and most of which you will grow to like more and more. The animation is good and the style isn't very unique but the story is incredible and so are all the fine details about all Ninja Techniques. The 'world' Naruto takes place in is wonderful and incredibly detailed with history and different cultures. The setting is almost that of feudal Japan in respect to weapons and the types of soldiers and different classes and military ranks. But its modern in respect to technology and clothing. The plot is very good and sometimes very suspenseful and always interesting. If you enjoy action, adventure, a lot of details, and emotion, look no further Naruto has all of these qualities and much more. This is an excellent TV series with no end in sight.