"Naruto" (2002) TV series 2002-2007

User Rating:

8.2/10   

Creator:

Masashi Kishimoto

Seasons:

1

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:

Ninja | Boy | Manga | Supernatural | Shounen

US TV Schedule:

Sat. Oct. 18

10:30 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)

Runtime:

Japan:30 min (220 episodes)

Country:

Japan

Language:

English | French | German | Spanish | Tagalog | Japanese

Color:

Color

Certification:

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

Company:

Studio Pierrot Co. Ltd.

Trivia:

The scene where Konohamaru and Naruto go into an adult magazine store for 'inspiration' was never in the manga.

Quotes:

Itachi Uchiha: [to Sasuke, who he has pinned to the wall] You are still too weak. You don't have enough hate. And you know something?
[leans in and whispers]
Itachi Uchiha: You never will.

Movie Connections:

Spin off Naruto: Rise of a Ninja (2007) (VG)

Soundtrack:

Seishun Kyosokyoku

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.