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

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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)

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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)

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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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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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Good Elements Mixed with Terrible Story Telling

by decisions
17 years ago

Rating: 4.0 / 10.0

Naruto is a story I have terribly mixed feelings about, especially since I devoted a lot of time in the past to writing fanfiction for it... back when I still liked the series.

The most addicting thing about Naruto is the "Naruverse." There is just so much potential in the Naruto world. You have ninja magic that covers a BROAD spectrum of abilities, you have a few deviants in Konoha (Naruto's home town), you have "missing-nin" who betrayed Konoha (most notably men by the names of Orochimaru and Uchiha Itachi), you have demon magic, you have enemy nations who are not on good terms with Konoha, and you have an evil organization bent on world domination.

Wow. Kishimoto spared no expense in setting up a world that would give him virtually unlimited storytelling options. There ARE some inconsistencies, specifically revolving around technology, but aside from that, you can easily get addicted to the Naruverse.

The problems arise in the storytelling. Naruto can be divided into two parts, each I will give thought into separately.

Part 1 of Naruto sets the stage in a very typical shounen way, with the difference that he is hated because of a demon sealed inside of him that everyone fears. He has a rival, an emotionally disturbed kid whose entire clan was massacred by his elder brother (the aforementioned Uchiha Itachi killed them all). They go through trialsand tribulations and appear to change and grow. Naruto starts growing up from the kid he once was and starts becoming a powerful ninja, while Sasuke is faced with choices regarding his revenge and his friendship.

Part 2 is where the story totally breaks down. Kishimoto throws all the character development out the window and changes characters into what he wants them to be at this point using a a 3 year time jump as the excuse. Character personalities in some characters have completely reverted back and in other characters seem different in ways that don't make sense. For reasons I cannot tell, the story stops focusing on developing characters and starts hyping them instead. We're TOLD that technique X or ability Y is super powerful and nobody can perform it except character Z and nobody can stop it no matter who they are. In this way, "S-class" ninjas are given an "S-class" shield by Kishimoto, which is only broken down by convenient plot devices that destroy characterization.

Rating: 4/10.

I'm fine with the cliche shounen elements so long as the storytelling is good enough. Part 1's storytelling was enough to keep me from bemoaning the problems with the series. Part 2 lost it.

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Just Plan Good!

by Neji-san
17 years ago

Rating: N/A

I like this one a lot, it actually me favorite. Some of the scores on here are unnecessary this is a really well done manga. I haven't been able to put it down sense I started reading it like 2 or 3 years ago.

The only thing I'm tired of is how the plot lately is obsessively concentrating on Sasuke.

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Seriously though...

by Splintered
17 years ago

Rating: N/A

Some of the scores are ridiculous and uncalled for. Naruto might be overrated by many, but even more so now it's being underrated. I've seen mangas that deserve 1's. Naruto isn't one of them.

Naruto became a trend, so much so that it's become so vogue to hate Naruto and claim it is horrible, and in that, Naruto hate has also become a trend.

Naruto is cliche shounen, but so is Bleach, Fairy Tail, HunterxHunter, and the list goes on. But I still think it still delivers entertainment, I still love the characters, I still enjoy the fights, I still like the strong panels, and it's a good download for a decent story. Remove yourself from the fandom politics and elitist snobbery, both inside and outside the fandom, and you'll generally enjoy yourself.

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Great manga but where is NARUTO????

by ruthp
17 years ago

Rating: N/A

I love this manga but where has naruto disappeared to for the past however many months? We only get a glimpse of Naruto and yes it's always only a glimpse. His development seems to have come to a halt. Looking at Sasuke's current level I wonder if Naruto can last for five minutes in a fight with him. And when is Naruto going to find out about Jiariya's death? Where is the hidden greatness that Kishimoto has hinted at?....Maybe it's Naruto's emotions cause that's all he has been fighting on so far.

Anyway with all these shortcomings I still love this manga. It should however be renamed either "Naruto and friends" or "Sasuke"

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A classic =)

by Pomegranate
17 years ago

Rating: 9.9 / 10.0

Now now, before you claim that it's a 4, or a 1, think about how well it's thought out and everything. Sure, it's dragged on and the real plot doesn't happen until ch 300+, but it is a classic.

Remember Dragon Ball? Yeah. That was friggin ass long, but it's still amazing and a classic.

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Great in the beginning, but now I've seen better

by SmileToCrisis
17 years ago

Rating: 5.0 / 10.0

This was my first anime that I have ever watched. I was a big naruto fan back at that time. Now things aren't as great as it would be. This manga is very detailed which is great however due to the slow pacing of the plot and the predictable plotline it's not really too interesting as it was before. But it's still good for those who never tried manga before.

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...sighs

by oOYourdadOo
17 years ago

Rating: 8.5 / 10.0

I was bored of searching for a new manga to read, so I decided to read a few comments on mangas I read. First I read some Bleach comments, then I read some comments about Naruto. Here is my two cents.

We all know Naruto and Bleach are good mangas, but they arent great. They will go down as a classic, fun-to-read, for everybody type of manga. They both started off great and seemed to plunge a bit, but not enough to trash the series completely. I see alot of people turning their backs on the manga because the plot is either not being rushed to how they want it, or they think the mangaka is confused and just stalling with boring chapters. Maybe it's true the mangaka is alittle stumped, but its not a reason to down the manga itself. Especially when you look at some of the recent chapters of Bleach and Naruto. Even if the outcome was predictable it isnt like the series suddenly became garbage. If so, then don't read it anymore. Alot of you state, "typical shounen manga." If you don't like shounen mangas and how their plots turn out don't read them. If it comes to the point where you don't like the manga anymore, put it down. It's annoying when you read negative comments with no real basis behind it. I seen someone say something in the lines of Kishimoto pandering to the fans... uh.. duh? Why would he not try and satisfy his fans? Are you a fan of Naruto? If not, then why read it. If you are a fan, then you should be satisfied and need to stop complaining.

Naruto and Bleach are good mangas, not excellent, but great for their genre. 8.5/10

... Last updated 17 years ago

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Urk.

by Lukannon
17 years ago

Rating: N/A

I've been reading this series for a while. I still do, out of habit, but it's lost most of what it once had. Originally, it was a very good series, with a lot of potential value out of the characters. It wasn't typical shounen fare at all, it wasn't a thought-provoking masterpiece but it was GOOD.

That changed. In fact, it changed so much, it's more like a different person was writing it rather than just the same writer's quality going down. NONE of what was good in the beginning is left. NONE. Yeah, I said it. NONE. That makes three times now. Naruto's not an underdog and there's not any of the minor contemplation on loneliness. Jokes are recycled over and over again. Characters aren't developing, they're stuck harping on one thing over and over and over again. Random plot twists that make no sense whatsoever are introduced. Everything seems like it's pandering to the fans. The only thing the series has left is the wave from the beginning to ride on, by dangling conclusions to things it was building up to when it was good. That, and the people with no standards.

I give it a 5 because it WAS good, it WAS golden, and because I respect that glorious time still. In spite of that, I wouldn't recommend it to anyone, because the plunge the series takes is so sharp, you'll have whiplash on top of deep disappointment.

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About naruto.

by ippi
17 years ago

Rating: N/A

A few manga titles actually do themselves more justice in color, in motion and with added soundtrack. Not that I'd ever claim the naruto anime to be top notch. 😛

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Basic beyond shounen

by Bakuhatsu
17 years ago

Rating: 3.0 / 10.0

It's a shounen manga with "twists" that are supposed to be amazingly "OMG!". I like kishimoto's art...I really do. It's fusion between slightly realistic and anime gives a nice aura to my eye. The art is detailed and screams "JAPANESE!" with it's fusion with old japanese legends. But that's all I liked about it. I gave it too many chances until I coughed up enough blood to finally put it down. The story is that usual "train, beat up meet stronger...train, beat up, meet stronger..." plus the occasional "evil person's scene" and quite lame "drama". You can label the characters with a snap of a finger. Their personalities seemed nice at first...then flushes down the toilet as they "developed". Character reactions are gettign unrealistic overtime...and I think slowly Kishimoto is responding to his fans more and more. I've read this series all the way through...and probably stopped at when ******* died. Yes, far from the beginning of shippuden by a trillion chapters...so far I'm still reading it...because I'm still giving it chances. (The art still inspires me). A VERY basic plot (by that, I mean straightforward) does not meet the requirements of a teen audience in my opinion. (maybe the "teeny boppers" as they call 'em in the 50's.) The only thing it's for teens is the blood and violence...but definitely not for the simple (and quite lame) storyline.
...Therefore, I find this series basic "beyond" shounen. It's just so basic that if this series' storyline was drawn as a line, it'll be as straight as a ruler...with a few nicks because you accidentally traced a small portion of your finger when you start.

... Last updated 17 years ago

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