"Naruto" (2002)TV series 2002-2007

Director:

Jeff Nimoy

Writers:

Masashi Kishimoto (comic)
Yuka Miyata (script)
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Seasons:

1 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 8

Release Date:

10 September 2005 (USA)

Genre:

Animation | Action | Adventure | Comedy | Fantasy | Thriller

Tagline:

The power of the Nine-Tailed Fox... unleashed!

Plot:

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

Plot Keywords:

Shounen | Manga | Martial Arts | Boy | Supernatural

US TV Schedule:

Sat. Sept. 6	9:00 PM	TOON
Sat. Sept. 6	9:30 PM	TOON

Cast

Steve Blum	...	Orochimaru - Zabuza Momochi (46 episodes, 2002-2007)
Maile Flanagan	...	Naruto Uzumaki (38 episodes, 2002-2007)
Steve Staley	...	Neji Hyuga (18 episodes, 2002-2005)
Nana Mizuki	...	Hinata Hyuga (17 episodes, 2002-2003)
Kentarô Itô	...	Choji Akimichi (17 episodes, 2002-2003)
Yasuyuki Kase	...	Kankuro (17 episodes, 2002-2003)
Kôichi Tôchika	...	Neji Hyuga (17 episodes, 2002-2003)
Akiko Koike	...	Kin Tsuchi (17 episodes, 2002-2003)
Rumi Ochiai	...	Kurenai Yuhi (17 episodes, 2002-2003)
Naoki Sakata	...	Gato (17 episodes, 2002-2003)
Nozomu Sasaki	...	Hayate Gekko (17 episodes, 2002-2003)
Richard Cansino	...	Izumo Kamizuki / ... (17 episodes, 2002-2003)
Mary Elizabeth McGlynn	...	Kurenai Yuhi (17 episodes, 2002-2003)
Liam O'Brien	...	Gaara / ... (17 episodes, 2002-2003)
Robbie Rist	...	Choji Akimichi (17 episodes, 2002-2003)
Stephanie Sheh	...	Hanabi Hyuga / ... (17 episodes, 2002-2003)

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Series Directed by
Mary Elizabeth McGlynn		(1 episode, 2002)
Hayato Date		(1 episode, 2003)
Jeff Nimoy		(unknown episodes)

Series Writing credits
Steve Blum		(46 episodes, 2002-2007)
Marc Handler		(18 episodes, 2002-2003)
Masashi Kishimoto		(unknown episodes)
Yuka Miyata		(unknown episodes)
Kou Hei Mushi		(unknown episodes)
Satoru Nishizono		(unknown episodes)
Katsuyuki Sumizawa		(unknown episodes)
Yasuyuki Suzuki		(unknown episodes)
Junki Takegami		(unknown episodes)
Akatsuki Yamatoya		(unknown episodes)
Michiko Yokote		(unknown episodes)

Series Original Music by
Toshiro Masuda		(unknown episodes)

Series Cinematography by
Atsuho Matsumoto		(unknown episodes)

Series Film Editing by
Seiji Morita		(unknown episodes)

Series Art Direction by
Shigenori Takada		(unknown episodes)

Series Art Department
Takuya Kawami	....	color coordinator (unknown episodes)

Series Sound Department
Eric Lewis	....	adr engineer: Studiopolis, Inc. (63 episodes, 2002-2007)
David W. Barr	....	adr recordist / dialogue recording engineer (38 episodes, 2003-2007)
Yasunori Ebina	....	sound producer (unknown episodes)

Series Animation Department
Atsuho Matsumoto	....	animation director (unknown episodes)
Tetsuya Nishio	....	character designer (unknown episodes)
Hirofumi Suzuki	....	character designer (unknown episodes)

Series Music Department
Jeremy Sweet	....	composer: theme and cues (unknown episodes)

Series Other crew
Marc Handler	....	story editor (17 episodes, 2002-2003)
Sean Kelley	....	production assistant (unknown episodes)
Mary Elizabeth McGlynn	....	voice director (unknown episodes)
Lindsey Myers	....	production coordinator (unknown episodes)
Jeff Nimoy	....	voice director (unknown episodes)
Jamie Simone	....	voice director (unknown episodes)
Katsuyuki Sumizawa	....	series story editor (unknown episodes)

Production Companies

• Studio Pierrot Co. Ltd.

Distributors

• Cartoon Network (2005) (USA) (TV)
• YTV (2005) (Canada) (TV)
• AT-X (????) (Japan) (TV)
• Hollydan Works (2008) (Yugoslavia) (DVD)
• Jetix (2006) (UK) (TV)
• Kids Station (????) (Japan) (TV)
• TV Tokyo (2002-2007) (Japan) (TV)
• Toonami Jetstream (2006) (USA) (all media)
• Viz Media (2005-) (USA) (TV)

Other Companies

• Changzhou New Star Art & Animation  digital coloring
• Studio Cats  digital coloring

Runtime:

Japan:30 min (220 episodes)

Country:

Japan

Language:

English | French | German | Spanish | Tagalog | Japanese

Color:

Color

Certification:

Canada:PG (TV rating) | UK:12 (most episodes) (uncut) | Australia:M (some episodes) | Germany:12 | Japan:U | USA:TV-PG | South Korea:12 | Australia:PG | Brazil:Livre | Singapore:PG

Company:

Studio Pierrot Co. Ltd.

Trivia:

Kabuto, Yoroi and Tsuguru are all on a team in Naruto during the Chuunin Exam. Their names mean, from left to right, Helmet, Armour and Sword, appropriate gear for a ninja.

Quotes:

Rock Lee: A dropout will beat a genius through hard work.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "Lost: Ji Yeon (#4.7)" (2008)

Soundtrack:

Mountain A Go Go Two

First Anime I've watched and it got me hooked

Last year my roommate got me hooked on watching Naruto. I had never really been a big Anime fan. Shows like DBZ and Inuyasha never really appealed to me. I had seen a few episodes of Tri-Gun and found it rather interesting but the story of Naruto is what really drew me in. The quality with which it is written is very well done. And is not centered entirely around fighting, there actually is a plot here. The story is about 3 ninjas as they progress from genin level (beginning ninjas) onward to some rather high lvl battles and their hardships along the way. Each of these characters is well described with a rich background. And each character possesses unique abilities, none of which I have found boring or pointless so far. Currently I have read all the manga and have all the Anime downloaded. It is a truly excellent series. I fear that if they do bring it to the US. that sites that provide us with the anime may not be allowed to continue providing us with the show and if it comes to US television it will be edited because they will probably intend for kids to watch it and in it's original state it is entirely inappropriate and in no way should be compared to a Saturday morning cartoon show. The different jutsus are exciting to watch and well thought out. Battles can tend to last multiple episodes but to me that does not matter, the flashbacks just add to the storyline. The quality of the actual animation which can really be seen during the fight scenes is unbelievable. They truly have some very talented artists working for them. Lastly, the music is top notch. The intro's are extremely cool and the music in the actual show is also very well done.