The character has also been the subject of researches in literature, making him stand out in fiction based on his traits and growth. Although some initially saw him as a typical manga and anime protagonist comparable to those in other shōnen manga, others have praised his personality and character development as he avoids stereotypes typically seen in similar media. Naruto's character development has been praised by anime and manga publications and has drawn scholarly attention. Merchandise based on Naruto includes figurines and keychains.
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Naruto is voiced by Junko Takeuchi in the original animated series and Maile Flanagan in the English adaptations. Kishimoto changed his design for Part II of the storyline, which starts two-and-a-half years after Part I. He has revised Naruto's image many times, providing the character with different clothes intended to appeal to Western audiences and to make him easier to illustrate. Kishimoto gave Naruto a dark side by adding tragedy to the character's past. When creating Naruto for the initial part of the series, Kishimoto kept the character "simple and stupid", while giving him many attributes of an ideal hero. Naruto appears in the series' films and in other media related to the franchise, including video games and original video animations (OVA), as well as the sequel Boruto: Naruto Next Generations by Ukyō Kodachi, where he is the Hokage, and his son, Boruto Uzumaki, is the protagonist. His carefree, optimistic, and boisterous personality enables him to befriend other Konohagakure ninja, as well as a ninja from other villages. Despite this, he aspires to become his village's leader, the Hokage, in order to receive their approval. The villagers ridicule and ostracize Naruto on account of the Nine-Tailed Demon Fox-a malevolent creature that attacked Konohagakure-that was sealed away in Naruto's body. As the series progresses, he is a young ninja from the fictional village of Konohagakure (Hidden Leaf Village). Naruto Uzumaki ( Japanese: うずまき ナルト, Hepburn: Uzumaki Naruto) ( / ˈ n ɑː r ə t oʊ/) is the titular protagonist of the manga Naruto, created by Masashi Kishimoto. Hokage in Epilogue and Boruto: Naruto Next Generations KEEP READING: Dragon Ball: How Dr.Part I (bottom), Part II (middle) and Boruto film and franchise (top) designs by Masashi Kishimoto The show became one of the first anime series to receive an online simulcast (a simultaneous international release to coincide with the airing of episodes in Japan,) when Crunchyroll licensed the series in 2008. The series aired on networks such as Cartoon Network and Jetix in North America, where it was originally heavily censored. The anime adaptation of Naruto debuted in 2002 and was produced by Studio Pierrot, which is also known for animating other popular shonen franchises, such as Bleach, Black Clover and Yu Yu Hakusho. The new manga was initially written by Ukyo Kodachi, who has also worked on the Macross and Fate Grand/Order franchises, but Kishimoto returned to write the series from volume 14 onwards. The original manga ended its run in 2014, but was followed up with a sequel series, Boruto: Naruto Next Generations in 2017. The manga was generally regarded as one of Shonen Jump's "Big Three" franchises during the boom period of the early '00s, alongside Eiichiro Oda's still on-going One Piece and Tite Kubo's Bleach. The series quickly became one of the most popular manga in the world, and is now the fourth best-selling manga series of all time, with a worldwide circulation of over 250 million copies. Naruto was created by Masashi Kishimoto and was first published in the pages of Weekly Shonen Jump in 1999. RELATED: Boruto: Naruto Still Has One Issue With His Son - And It Could Be Fatal The collection also includes soundtracks from the various Naruto animated movies, including the original Naruto The Movie: Ninja Clash in the Land of Snow and The Last: Naruto The Movie, which served as an epilogue to the Shippuden series. The Naruto soundtracks from both composers are well-known for their unique blend of traditional Japanese instruments, such as the shakuhachi and shamisen, with modern popular genres and production techniques. The 19 soundtracks span the anime adaptation's almost two decade history, and include composer Toshio Masuda's works for the original Naruto animated series, as well as Yasuharu Takanashi's scores for the sequel series Naruto Shippuden and the on-going Boruto: Naruto Next Generations. The soundtracks were released by Milan Records and are now available to stream on a variety of music services, including Spotify, Apple Music, Pandora, YouTube Music and more. Naruto fans can now officially stream or digitally download music from the anime series' almost 20 year history.