Naruto (2002–2007)

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

Creator:

Masashi Kishimoto

Stars:

Junko Takeuchi, Maile Flanagan, Kate Higgins

Cast

Series cast summary:
Junko Takeuchi	...	Naruto Uzumaki (217 episodes, 2002-2007)
Maile Flanagan	...	Naruto Uzumaki (217 episodes, 2002-2007)
Kate Higgins	...	Sakura Haruno (135 episodes, 2002-2007)
Chie Nakamura	...	Sakura Haruno (132 episodes, 2002-2007)
Noriaki Sugiyama	...	Sasuke Uchiha (90 episodes, 2002-2006)
Yuri Lowenthal	...	Sasuke Uchiha (90 episodes, 2002-2006)

Storyline

Many years ago, in the hidden village of Konoha, lived a great demon fox. When it swung one of it's nine tails, a tsunami occurred. The fourth hokage sealed this demon fox inside a boy in exchange for his own life. Naruto was that boy, and he grew up with no family, and the villagers hated him thinking that he himself was the demon fox. Naruto's dream is to become Hokage, and have the villagers acknowledge him.

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Plot Keywords:

ninja | hero | ninja magic | based on comic book | cartoon violence | 

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Genres:

Animation | Action | Adventure | Comedy | Fantasy | Thriller

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Certificate:

TV-PG

Details

Official Sites:

Cartoon Network

Country:

Japan

Language:

Japanese English

Release Date:

10 September 2005 (USA)

Also Known As:

Naruto Shounen-hen

Company Credits

Production Co:

Studio Pierrot Co. Ltd.

Technical Specs

Runtime:

30 min 30 min (220 episodes)

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

There once was a Japanese priest who supposedly enchanted a teapot to never be empty at a party and was believed to be a tanuki. His name was Shukaku. Gaara's tanuki demon is named Shukaku.

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Goofs

In some episodes of the series, some symbols on the clothes that the characters wear have some mistakes on them. Like sometimes, the Leaf symbol on the Leaf headbands would not have the pointy part of the symbol on it, and sometimes, the Sound symbol would have either a wavy flag or a non-wavy flag on it. And the Mist symbols would sometimes be lines instead of squiggly lines. On one of the early episodes, Sasuke Uchiha had a blue shirt with the Uchiha Clan symbol on the back, but on one shot where he talks to Sakura Haruno, the Clan symbol is not on his back. And some of the characters' faces were drawn badly in the original Japanese film, but were edited in the English version. As well as the symbol on Neji Hyuga's forehead (in the Japanese version, it looked like a Swastika, but was edited in the English version so that it wouldn't represent fascism).

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Quotes

Kakashi: [introducing himself to his students for the first time] I am Hatake Kakashi. I have no intentions of telling you my likes and dislikes. As for my dream... I have few hobbies.

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Connections

Referenced in Battle Stadium D.O.N. (2006)

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Soundtracks

"Haruka Kanata"
(Opening theme, episodes 26-53)
Performed by Asian Kung Fu Generation

User Reviews

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.