Naruto

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From Viz:
Twelve years ago the Village Hidden in the Leaves was attacked by a fearsome threat. A nine-tailed fox spirit claimed the life of the village leader, the Hokage, and many others. Today, the village is at peace and a troublemaking kid named Naruto is struggling to graduate from Ninja Academy. His goal may be to become the next Hokage, but his true destiny will be much more complicated. The adventure begins now.

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Note: Nominated for the 19th Tezuka Osamu Cultural Prize and won the "Rookie of the Year" award in the media fine arts category by the Agency for Cultural Affairs in 2015.

Type

Manga

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Boruto - Naruto the Movie (Sequel)

Boruto: Naruto the Movie (Novel) (Sequel)

Naruto Shinden 2015 (Novel) (Side Story)

Naruto Jinraiden - The Day the Wolf Howled (Novel) (Side Story)

Naruto Hiden Series (Novel) (Sequel)

Naruto (Novel) (Side Story)

Uchiha Sasuke no Sharingan Den (Spin-Off)

Naruto Shinden 2018 (Novel) (Side Story)

Naruto: Konoha Shinden - Yukemuri Ninpouchou (Sequel)

Boruto: Naruto Next Generations (Sequel)

Naruto Gaiden: Uzu no Naka no Tsumujikaze (Prequel)

Naruto Movie Manga (Spin-Off)

The Last: Naruto the Movie (Novel) (Sequel)

Associated Names

Hóⁿ-éng Jím-chiá

Naluto

NARUTO―ナルト―

Naṛutu

Нароуто

Наруто

Նարուտո

נאַרוטאָ

נארוטו

ناروتو

ناروتۆ

ناروطو

ناروٹو

ނަރުޓޯ

नारुतो

নারুতো

ନାରୁତୋ

நருடோ

ನರುಟೊ

นินจาคาถาโอ้โฮเฮะ

နာရူတို

ნარუტო

ナルト

火影忍者

狐忍

나루토

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Latest Release(s)

c.700 by MANGA Plus 4 years ago

c.699 by MANGA Plus 4 years ago

c.698 by MANGA Plus 4 years ago

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Status in Country of Origin

72 Volumes (Complete)
24 Combini-ban Volumes (Complete)

Completely Scanlated?

Yes

Anime Start/End Chapter

Starts at Vol 1, Chap 1 (Naruto) / Vol 28, Chap 245 (Shippuden) Chap 239-244 adapted in EP 119-120

Ends at Vol 27, Chap 238 (Naruto) / Vol 72, Chap 699 (Shippuden) Chap 700 adapted in Boruto EP 24

User Reviews

Naruto by residentgrigo

Naruto by shounen_lover

Naruto by Anonymous

Forum

535 topics, 13986 posts

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User Rating

Average: 7.7 / 10.0 (5539 votes)

Bayesian Average: 7.69 / 10.0

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Last Updated

October 13th, 2024 1:32pm PDT - 7 months ago

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Genre

Action Adventure Comedy Drama Fantasy Shounen
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Author(s)

Artist(s)

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Original Publisher

Shueisha

Serialized In (magazine)

Shuukan Shounen Jump (Shueisha)

Akamaru Jump (Oneshot Pilot)

Licensed (in English)

Yes

English Publisher

MANGA Plus

Viz (72 Vols - Complete | 24 Omnibus, 3-in-1, - Complete; Print)

Activity Stats (vs. other series)

Weekly Pos #410

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Monthly Pos #453

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3 Month Pos #542

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6 Month Pos #516

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Year Pos #450

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List Stats

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Forum Posts Click to view the forum

What details did the studio add that made you uncomfortable (in anime)?

2 years ago

Masashi Kishimoto is Involved in Production on Lionsgate, Michael Gracey's Naruto Hollywood Film

8 years ago

Pairings at the end ruined it for me.

9 years ago

Naruto Epilogue Novels Get TV Anime This Winter

9 years ago

Naruto Franchise Gets New Boruto Manga Supervised by Masashi Kishimoto

9 years ago

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Still good after 400 issues.

by serobins
16 years ago

Rating: 10.0 / 10.0

I give Naruto a 10 because it has stayed really, really good for a very long time now. How many other mangas are still entertaining you after 400 episodes? (Not Bleach, that's for sure.)

Lots of new mangas start out strong. You have fun exploring the new world the artist created; you get tantalizing hints about deeper conspiracies and hidden pasts of the different characters; maybe an unexpected plot twist throws you for a loop. In the end, though, I usually wind up disappointed. Once the first set of ideas have been used up, all of the sudden I'm being introduced to a whole new set of generic villains, being asked to care about the backstories of a batch of replacement sidekicks, or watching the same old conflict from volume one drag on and on because the writer doesn't know what to do once it's resolved.

With Naruto, it never feels like Kishimoto is dragging things out just to collect another paycheck. He's never out of ideas. New characters always feel like they have roots in the world of the story and believable connections to what came before. Naruto develops, but he stays the same person at heart. Because I have confidence in the storyteller's talent, I can suspend my disbelief and really get into the story.

(I also think that Kishimoto would kill off any and all of his favorite characters if that's what the story demands. Compare that to Bleach, where the good guys never die and always get healed completely. When the characters are supposed to be in "danger", how am I supposed to care? I know they'll be fine.)

Yeah, you can argue that other manga have more "depth," but great storytelling is a talent that's handed out to very few people in a generation. Today, we read Dumas and Dickens: the 19th century's great storytellers, not its great philosopher-authors. In another hundred years, people will probably be reading Steven King and J.K. Rowling, not David Foster Wallace.

Naruto is great storytelling. That's a good thing!

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Seriously...

by emmrie
16 years ago

Rating: N/A

Geesh, another looooong manga. i read it now because I am trying to find out what happened to my favorite character Kakashi. But until now, there hasn't been any news about him... So for now I'm laylowing my reading with naruto..

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Action?

by legendlyte
16 years ago

Rating: 8.0 / 10.0

For lack of anything better to do, I've been reading Naruto at a rapid pace. In other words, I've pretty much inhaled it up to now... But that doesn't necessarily mean I think it's great. It isn't bad; there are plenty of interesting and exciting battles to read about. The whole ninja theme is built up very well, and Kishimoto did a good job of coming up with different characters' fighting techniques and ninja skills.

On the other hand, the main character is very generic. Also, where's the big picture? I'm fine with reading about Naruto's ninja career, but there's just too much action. It's pretty much all fighting, with some very intense training mixed in. The chuunin selection exam is veeerrry dragged out... what was the purpose of all that? The manga is very high tension, and it needs to be balanced with some real big picture substance or the action starts to feel really fillerish.

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Not perfect, but better than critics will tell you

by SamiKami
16 years ago

Rating: 8.0 / 10.0

While Naruto's personality is rather clichéd and the storyline moves too slowly for my liking, this is overall a good manga.

Personally, I think Kishimoto-san did a better job of developing the setting in which the story takes place than his actual story. The story, while quite interesting, is vehemently dragged out and the plot twists occur too far an in between. The “world of Naruto,” however, is very cool and extremely unique. I’m not sure how to explain it to someone who has never read or watched the series without taking up half a page, so please just take my word that it’s fascinating and original.

The characters also do a lot for this series. The two most prominent characters, Naruto and Sakura, have clichéd, predictable personalities, but there are literally dozens of great semi-main and other supporting characters that make up for what Naruto and Sakura lack. There is such diversity in characters with interesting personalities that you’ve got to give Kishimoto-san props for coming up with them all, and you are bound to relate to at least 2 or 3.

I would love to give Naruto a 10, but as I said, its slowness and predictable main character bring it down. If the action happened faster I would be able to enjoy it more, and I think many of the critics would have fewer negative things to say.

... Last updated 16 years ago

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Like every other shounen manga

by Tyranasaurus
16 years ago

Rating: 8.8 / 10.0

A lot of people might say that this is a bad manga only because of it's popularity, but it's, truthfully "okay". Not godly great and not terribly bad. The coolest thing about this manga that attracts people, is probably the interesting world that Kishimoto creates and the diverse characters. Like every other shounen manga, after a while it gets a little insane and confusing, but it's still something interesting to read in spare time. It's actually got a little bit of every genre too, I'd say. I read it and keep up with it because I'm curious of how it's going to end (it's one of those manga you want to hurry up be over with so you can see how it ends). Overall, like I said, it's "okay."

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Classic shounen

by Yeran
16 years ago

Rating: 7.0 / 10.0

One of my first manga, and while I don't keep up with it anymore, I do have to say that the art is very nice and the storyline, while slow-moving, does have super-cool power-up moments. I seriously shrieked in fangirl pleasure during some of Neji's fights. I'm about 200+ chapters behind right now, but I can see myself spam-reading this series on a rainy day.

There is no way that I could or would ever catch up with this manga and follow it every week. But it's good, solid Dragonball Z-esque shounen, and sometimes that's just what the doctor ordered.

... Last updated 16 years ago

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Can't trust 80% of these reviews

by SCKing88
16 years ago

Rating: 7.0 / 10.0

Here's the deal, i've read a lot of manga in my time; even the older ones with the crappy drawings, and Naruto grades a bit higher than average but in no way is this a marvelous manga... or rather, it simply begins to get lost and drop in quality after its 3rd or 4th arc (rescue sasuke arc); making you wonder "How'd they come up with something so cheesy." or "Way to scrape the bottom of the barrel.".... recent chapters especially pale in comparison to the marvelous storyline this manga once had; one thing i do like about it is the constant involvement it keeps with side characters (although even that is dropping)... so yeah, an average manga more for hardcore shounen fans, i wouldn't recommend it to people who actually want a manga that requires them to think; or anyone that expects good plot development

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getting wiped out

by armsofhades
16 years ago

Rating: N/A

i know the title is "naruto"... so it typically means it's about "naruto", the main character.. but what i just don't get is... does that really mean it's all about naruto? all the attention is about him? if readers would look closely... other than the akatsuki guys and uchiha sasuke, you'll notice that naruto is the only one getting stronger... other konoha ninjas of the current arc compared to the previous arcs are far too weak... no new skills or power ups or something, only naruto has it... and then in just one arc(pain invades konoha)... multiple side-characters are getting killed off, even popular ones ... i mean, what the hell?! is the end of the series that really near? or does kashimoto-sensei getting tired or bored of his "very popular" series? omg ~not rating until the series ends

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A typical, yet likable enough manga

by CriggleChi
16 years ago

Rating: N/A

Naruto is a manga that I personally love, or rather have just started to love again what with the newest chapter, though I must say there have been a few things in it that I have disliked (bad enough to stop reading for arcs at a time) but I always came back. For me it's addictive like that.

I wouldn't say it holds anything new in terms of plot, and due to it's length and how famous it is amongst anime and manga fans some might say these comments are pretty pointless, but I like to make a contribution so...

It's a good read if your okay with your typical shounen manga, and plus there are some hints of romance (absolutely tiny ones, except for the big give-a-way in the newest chapter) but I personally support a different pairing altogether.

It's a bad read if your looking for something with a little more substance, sure it has some, but the fight scenes can get a little chatty or just plain depending on who's fighting and some of the plotlines just weren't fun for me.

Over all I'd still say give it ago because it is one of those 'got to know' even if it's only the plot of it, mangas.... heh I'll probably end up coming back and adjusting this, Naruto always has things that make me change my mind.

ps: Uzumaki Naruto rules. He's a good protagonist, a little clichéd, but oh well I like him.

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worst end

by Trejon
16 years ago

Rating: 8.0 / 10.0

well i have decided to stop reading naruto if what happens in chapter 437 its true, if KISHIMOTO Masashi really did that to that character then heads will roll

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