Thursday, April 16, 2009

Naruto (Anime, Manga)

Alright, this is my first time doing this so please bear with me if I get anything wrong. : )
Anyway, many of you probably know of Naruto from Cartoon Network. From what I've seen, Naruto is one of the most popular anime/manga in America right now or at least in my area. It is written by Masashi Kishimoto and published by VIZ Media LLC. The story revolves around a lone young ninja trying to make himself known by becoming the leader of his village. I personally have watched and read this, and I can easily say there is a reason it is so popular. It may start off slow for some, but it quickly picks up. Naruto is a VERY long story, and is still going on. The 28th manga actually starts a time skip in the story, but they have yet to reach that point in the anime in America.

Naruto - 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27
Time skip - 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45 (tbr July 7, 2009)

Vol. 2 - Ep. 14-25
Vol. 3 - Ep. 26-38
Vol. 4 - Ep. 39-52
Vol. 5 - Ep. 53-65
Vol. 6 - Ep. 66-79
Vol. 7 - Ep. 80-92
Vol. 8 - Ep. 93-106
Vol. 9 - Ep. 107-120
Vol. 10 - Ep. 121-135
Vol. 11 - Ep. 136-149
Vol. 12 - Ep. 150-163
Vol. 13 - Ep. 163-?
Vol. 14 - (tbr May 26, 2009)

The anime in Japan has actually gotten past the time skip, renaming it Naruto: Shippuden. Hopefully, that will be coming to the U.S. soon, so we can skip all the filler that they put in after what would be after number 27 of the manga and before number 28.


I hope this was helpful to anyone who reads it, and that it was a good start for me!

Enjoy!

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