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Masashi Kishimoto

Masashi Kishimoto

Masashi Kishimoto

Author/artist Masashi Kishimoto was born in 1974 in rural Okayama Prefecture, Japan. After spending time in art college, he won the Hop Step Award for new manga artists with his manga Karakuri ("Mechanism"). Kishimoto decided to base his next story on traditional Japanese culture. His first version of Naruto, drawn in 1997, was a one-shot story about fox spirits; his final version, which debuted in Weekly Shonen Jump in 1999, quickly became the most popular ninja manga in Japan.

Naruto, Vol. 57 will be released on July 03, 2012 in Trade Paperback
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Naruto, Vol. 58 will be released on September 04, 2012 in Trade Paperback
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Naruto, Vol. 56 is now available in Trade Paperback
May 08, 2012
Naruto, Vol. 56 will be released on May 08, 2012 in Trade Paperback
May 08, 2012
Naruto, Vol. 60 will be released on January 01, 2013 in Trade Paperback
May 07, 2012
Naruto, Vol. 59 will be released on November 06, 2012 in Trade Paperback
May 07, 2012
Naruto, Vol. 55 is now available in Trade Paperback
Mar 06, 2012
Naruto, Vol. 55 will be released on March 06, 2012 in Trade Paperback
Mar 06, 2012
Naruto: The Official Character Data Book will be released on January 10, 2012 in Trade Paperback
Jan 10, 2012
Naruto: The Official Character Data Book is now available in Trade Paperback
Jan 10, 2012
Naruto, Vol. 54 will be released on January 03, 2012 in Trade Paperback
Jan 03, 2012
Naruto, Vol. 54 is now available in Trade Paperback
Jan 03, 2012
Naruto (3-in-1 Edition), Vol. 3 will be released on September 06, 2011 in Trade Paperback
Sep 06, 2011
Naruto (3-in-1 Edition), Vol. 3 is now available in Trade Paperback
Sep 06, 2011
Naruto, Vol. 52 will be released on September 06, 2011 in Trade Paperback
Sep 06, 2011
Naruto, Vol. 52 is now available in Trade Paperback
Sep 06, 2011

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Nicholls Worth, April 19, 2012
...has been banned in several places because of its profanity and sexual connotations. “Naruto” and “Naruto Shippuden” by Masashi Kishimoto What is it about?: This Japanese manga series is about Naruto Uzumaki, a thirteen-year-old ninja who dreams...
Blogcritics.org, April 13, 2012
...review, I described the way in which I used the book Naruto the Official Character Data Book by Masashi Kishimoto to prepare for my adventure at Anime Boston 2012. In this portion of the review, we'll see how I did in terms of using the book to learn...
Blogcritics.org, April 13, 2012
...I agreed to review this book some time ago. Then I was interrupted by a series of life events. I felt really badly because I want to be timely when I agree to review a book. Sometimes though, what initially seems like bad luck can turn into good timing...
Blogcritics.org, April 12, 2012
...I agreed to review this book some time ago. Then I was interrupted by a series of life events. I felt really badly because I want to be timely when I agree to review a book. Sometimes though, what initially seems like bad luck can turn into good timing...
Examiner.com, April 8, 2012
...Atory and Art: Masashi Kishimoto Rating: Teen $14.99 USA, $16.99 CAN Data books are tough to review. What exactly can fans of the series expect beyond what is already accessible on Wikipedia?...
Active Anime, January 31, 2012
...of WEEKLY SHONEN JUMP ALPHA also includes part 1 of an exclusive of an interview with NARUTO creator Masashi Kishimoto, where he discusses the inner workings behind his creative process and how he creates a story that captivates audiences from all over...
Anime News Network, January 17, 2012
...well as most-hated, shinobi. And fans won't want to miss a new manga tale from NARUTO creator Masashi Kishimoto that you can't find in English anywhere else!” Created by Masashi Kishimoto, NARUTO was first introduced in Weekly Shonen Jump magazine in...
SeeNation.com, May 11, 2012
...popular shonen manga published in the U.S., and many FanimeCon fans came dressed to pay tribute to Masashi Kishimoto's ninja clans. Sasuke was a regular adorable ninja student with big dreams of being an excellent ninja like his elder brother. But after...
Zimbio, May 6, 2012
...killed the evil villain. The end. Same old shit. Thank Lord Jashin this movie will be different since Masashi Kishimoto is personally conceiving the all-new story and designing the characters. 2 ? There is a reason why all the characters shown in the...
EL33TOnline, May 4, 2012
...story telling. The ‘Generations’ subtitle suggests that the latest Naruto fighting game spans across the multiple generations in Masashi Kishimoto’s epic shounen story, something he does really well in Naruto and you don’t have to go any further...
Yomiuri Shimbun, May 3, 2012
...held in mid-March, I saw children wearing masks of characters from the popular ninja manga Naruto written by Masashi Kishimoto and published by Shueisha Inc. The manga's local distributor had set up a booth and was handing out the masks to visitors for...
UPublish.info, May 3, 2012
...Article Summary: The anime, Naruto, is dependant on Masashi Kishimoto's manga in the same title. The anime is generated by Studio Pierrot and aniplex and it is aired in Japan's terrestrial Tv Tokyo Network and a number...
Taipei Times Online, April 28, 2012
...series by Daisuke Terasawa and group management from the One Piece series and the Naruto (火影忍者) series by Masashi Kishimoto. “We learn from reading through these comics that if we can handle our own jobs properly, there is a great probability...
Motorbar, April 20, 2012
...by Hajime Kamegaki (Naruto Shippuden: The Movie; Lupin III; Sonic X). Adapted from the best-selling manga created by Masashi Kishimoto, the animated Naruto has rapidly developed into an international phenomenon. Firmly establishing itself as one of the...