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Naruto was serialized in Shueisha's shōnen manga magazine Weekly Shōnen Jump from September 1999 to November 2014, with its chapters collected in 72 tankōbon volumes. Viz Media licensed the manga for North American production and serialized Naruto in their digital Weekly Shonen Jump magazine.
- 10 Less Blood
- 9 The Manga Doesn't Have Filler
- 8 Gaara Is Less Violent
- 7 Hinata's Confession
- 6 Tenten and Temari's Fight Is Cut Short
- 5 Expanded Funeral
- 4 Long Fights
- 3 Tons of Flashbacks
- 2 Sasuke and Naruto's Final Fight
- 1 Sakura Gets More Action in The Anime
The anime has considerably less blood than its manga counterpart. Given that the series is all about fighting, you would think we would see the violent aftermath of fights more frequently. In the manga, when there are mass murders or execution-style deaths, it was common to see quite a bit of bloodshed. But the anime was adapted as a more kid-frien...
One of the most obvious differences between the manga and anime is that the manga doesn't have any filler story arcs, while the anime has plenty. In fact, Narutois well-known as an anime with copious amounts of filler content. The reason for this is typically because the series is moving ahead of the manga. In order to ensure they can still air epi...
Gaara is one of the most popular characters in Naruto. At the beginning of the series, he was considered one of the main antagonists in the Hidden Leaf Village, due to his constant darkness and desire to destroy everyone around him. Related: 10 Anime Stage Shows You May Not Have Heard Of Eventually, Gaara becomes a friend and ally to Naruto and man...
Many people have differing opinions on Hinata as a character. Some love her, while others are less fond of her. The main driving force of Hinata's characterization is her love for Naruto. In the anime, she is given a little more development because Hinata gets attention in several filler arcs. Whereas in the manga, you miss out on some of that deve...
If you're a fan of this anime, then you know about the Chunin exams. This was one of the first major story arcs in the series and many people who weren't sure about the show decided to become fans after reaching this part in the story. Related: 10 Best Shonen Anime Ever The problem is, one of the most interesting fights was cut short in the anime. ...
After the war arc towards the end of Naruto: Shippuden, a funeral was held for everyone who died during the war. Whereas in the manga, the funeral was specifically held for Neji. Most fans appreciated that the funeral was expanded to better pay respects to all characters who perished on or off-screen during the epic final war arc. It helped bring a...
Another stall tactic executed by Studio Pierrot was the implementation of fight-lengthening. Whenever the anime would start catching up with the manga, they would use filler, as we mentioned. However, they would also lengthen the canon arcs. It wasn't uncommon to see one fight between two characters span for several episodes, sometimes ten or more....
Speaking of flashbacks, one other major difference between the anime and manga was the copious use of flashbacks. That's not to say the manga never implemented this, because it often did, but never to the extent of the anime. In some episodes of the show, you would only get around ten minutes of new content. Related: Naruto: 5 Strongest (& Weakest)...
The final fight between Sasuke and Naruto in Shippudenis often one of the most well-remembered of the entire series. That said, the anime did make some changes from the manga. For instance, in the anime, Naruto had several visions of Sasuke from the past that weren't shown in the manga. Also, Sasuke's initial fireball jutsu is much stronger in the ...
Unfortunately, Sakura is an underutilized character in both the anime and the manga. The series as a whole had many issues with how it depicted its female characters. Sakura doesn't get many chances to shine but she did get more in the anime than she did in the manga. This was particularly true during the rampage of the Ten Tails where Sakura actua...
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Looking for Naruto? Dive into the captivating universe of Naruto, a world-renowned manga and anime series created by Masashi Kishimoto. Naruto follows the journey of Naruto Uzumaki, a young ninja with the dream of becoming the Hokage, the leader of his village.
Naruto (NARUTO -ナルト-) is a manga by Masashi Kishimoto with an anime TV series adaptation. Its main character, Naruto Uzumaki, is a loud, hyperactive, adolescent ninja who constantly searches for approval and recognition, as well as to become Hokage, who is acknowledged as the leader and...
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Despite being based on the manga, the anime explores exclusive storylines as well as adaptations of the spin-off manga Naruto: The Seventh Hokage and the Scarlet Spring, the film Boruto: Naruto the Movie, as well as the light novels Naruto Shinden.
The Naruto manga is serialized in North America by Viz Media in their manga anthology magazine Shonen Jump, with the first chapter of the English adaptation published in the January 2003 issue.
The Naruto manga was created by the legendary creator, Masashi Kishimoto, who would essentially build an unbelievably successful empire off of this single manga series. That said, the story up until the memorable launch of the series in 1999 was a rough time for the young manga creator.
