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# Naruto

MyAnimeList.net Hide Ads Login Sign Up All Anime Manga Characters People Companies Manga Store News Featured Articles Forum Clubs Users View all results for ${ keyword } Anime Anime Search Top Anime Seasonal Anime Videos Reviews Recommendations 2026 Challenge Fantasy Anime League Manga Manga Search Top Manga Adapted to Anime Manga Store Reviews Recommendations 2026 Challenge Community Interest Stacks Forums Clubs Blogs Users Industry News Featured Articles People Characters Companies MAL×Japan Watch Episode Videos Anime Trailers Read Manga Store Help About Support Advertising FAQ Report Staff MAL Supporter Anime & Manga Challenges: A spooky summer of witches and exorcists awaits Naruto Edit What would you like to edit? Synopsis Background Alternative Titles Picture Airing Dates Producers Relations Rating Duration Source External Links Broadcast   Add to My List Status: Watching Completed On-Hold Dropped Plan to Watch Eps Seen: / 220 Your Score: Select (10) Masterpiece (9) Great (8) Very Good (7) Good (6) Fine (5) Average (4) Bad (3) Very Bad (2) Horrible (1) Appalling   Add Detailed Info Add to Favorites Alternative Titles Synonyms: NARUTO Japanese: ナルト English: Naruto More titles Information Type: TV Episodes: 220 Status: Finished Airing Aired: Oct 3, 2002 to Feb 8, 2007 Premiered: Fall 2002 Broadcast: Thursdays at 19:30 (JST) Producers: TV Tokyo , Aniplex Licensors: VIZ Media Studios: Studio Pierrot Source: Manga Genres: Action Action , Adventure Adventure , Fantasy Fantasy Theme: Martial Arts Martial Arts Demographic: Shounen Shounen Duration: 23 min. per ep. Rating: PG-13 - Teens 13 or older Statistics Score: 8.02 1 (scored by 2153664 2,153,664 users) 1 indicates a weighted score . Ranked: #721 2 2 based on the top anime page. Please note that 'Not yet aired' and 'R18+' titles are excluded. Popularity: #9 Members: 3,136,002 Favorites: 87,005 Available At Official Site Resources AniDB ANN Wikipedia Bangumi More links Streaming Platforms Crunchyroll Netflix May be unavailable in your region. Details Characters & Staff Episodes Videos Stats Reviews Recommendations Interest Stacks News Forum Clubs Pictures Top   >   Anime   >   Naruto 8.02 Ranked #721 Popularity #9 Members 3,136,002 Fall 2002 TV Studio Pierrot Add to My List Watching Completed Plan to Watch Select (10) Masterpiece (9) Great (8) Very Good (7) Good (6) Fine (5) Average (4) Bad (3) Very Bad (2) Horrible (1) Appalling Episodes: / 220 Edit Synopsis Twelve years ago, a colossal demon fox terrorized the world. During the monster's attack on the Hidden Leaf Village, the Hokage—the village's leader and most powerful ninja—sacrifices himself to seal the beast inside a newborn, relieving civilization from destruction while dooming the baby to a lonely life. Now, after years of being shunned and bullied, Naruto Uzumaki pesters the village with elaborate pranks and vandalism. Despite these antics, he works hard to achieve his dream: to become the Hokage and earn the acknowledgement of those who have mistreated him for his entire life. Naruto joins Team 7, a ninja squad made up of two of his peers—prodigy Sasuke Uchiha and clever Sakura Haruno. Under the aloof Kakashi Hatake's leadership, Team 7 takes on a series of difficult missions, forcing its members to grow in strength and comradery despite their many differences. Naruto strives to stand out in his rivalry with Sasuke and earn the romantic affection of Sakura. But as the trio brush against danger and death, their tragic pasts threaten to tear them apart. [Written by MAL Rewrite] Edit Background Naruto received numerous awards during its airing, including the Best Full-Length Animation Program Award in the third UStv Awards and the 38th Best Animated Show in IGN's Top 100 Animated Series. The anime was released on DVD in 16 volumes by VIZ Media from July 4, 2006, to September 22, 2009. The company rereleased it in eight volumes from October 6, 2009, to December 14, 2010. VIZ Media also made available a Blu-ray version in eight volumes from November 3, 2020, to October 18, 2022. The series adapts the first 27 volumes of the original manga. Edit Related Entries Sequel (TV) Naruto: Shippuuden Adaptation (Manga) Naruto Read Manga Side Story: Naruto: Akaki Yotsuba no Clover wo Sagase (Special) Naruto: Takigakure no Shitou - Ore ga Eiyuu Dattebayo! (Special) Naruto Movie 1: Dai Katsugeki!! Yuki Hime Ninpouchou Dattebayo! (Movie) Naruto Movie 2: Dai Gekitotsu! Maboroshi no Chiteiiseki Dattebayo! (Movie) Naruto Narutimate Hero 3: Tsuini Gekitotsu! Jounin vs. Genin!! Musabetsu Dairansen Taikai Kaisai!! (OVA) Naruto Movie 3: Dai Koufun! Mikazuki-jima no Animal Panic Dattebayo! (Movie) Naruto: The Cross Roads (Special) Other: Road of Naruto (PV) Naruto (Shinsaku Anime) (TV) More related entries Visit MALxJapan MALxJapan -More than just anime- KyoAni’s New Anime Sparks of Tomorrow: Latest Info & Exclusive Interview 💡 MyAnimeList x Honeyfeed Writing Contest 2026 - NOVELOUS Worlds Anime Art Academy: Learn how to draw anime & manga from Japanese pros🎨 More characters Characters & Voice Actors Uzumaki, Naruto Main Takeuchi, Junko Japanese Hatake, Kakashi Main Inoue, Kazuhiko Japanese Uchiha, Sasuke Main Sugiyama, Noriaki Japanese Haruno, Sakura Main Nakamura, Chie Japanese Uchiha, Itachi Supporting Ishikawa, Hideo Japanese Nara, Shikamaru Supporting Morikubo, Shoutarou Japanese Jiraiya Supporting Ootsuka, Houchuu Japanese Gaara Supporting Ishida, Akira Japanese Hyuuga, Hinata Supporting Mizuki, Nana Japanese Namikaze, Minato Supporting Morikawa, Toshiyuki Japanese More staff Staff Kobayashi, Noriko Producer Simone, Jamie Producer, ADR Director Hounokidani, Naoji Producer Hagino, Ken Producer Edit Opening Theme Preview Spotify Apple Music Amazon Music Youtube Music 1:  "R★O★C★K★S" by Hound Dog   (eps 1-25) 2:   "Haruka Kanata (遥か彼方)" by Asian Kung-fu Generation   (eps 26-53) 3:   "Kanashimi wo Yasashisa ni (悲しみをやさしさに)" by little by little   (eps 54-77) 4:   "GO!!!" by FLOW   (eps 78-103) 5:   "Seishun Kyosokyoku (青春狂騒曲)" by Sambomaster   (eps 104-128) 6:   "No Boy, No Cry (ノーボーイ・ノークライ)" by Stance Punks   (eps 129-153) 7:   "Namikaze Satellite (波風サテライト)" by Snowkel   (eps 154-178) 8:   "Re:member" by FLOW   (eps 179-202) 9:   "YURA YURA (ユラユラ)" by Hearts Grow   (eps 203-220) Edit Ending Theme 1:   "Wind" by Akeboshi   (eps 1-25) 2:   "Harmonia" by Rythem   (eps 26-51) 3:   "Viva Rock ~Japanese Side~" by Orange Range   (eps 52-64) 4:   "ALIVE" by Raiko   (eps 65-77) 5:   "Ima made Nando mo" by the Mass Missile   (eps 78-89) 6:   "Ryusei" by Tia   (eps 90-103) 7:  "Mountain A Go Go Too" by Captain Straydum   (eps 104-115) 8:   "Hajimete Kimi to Shabetta" by GagagaSP   (eps 116-128) 9:   "Nakushita Kotoba" by No Regret Life   (eps 129-141) 10:   "Speed" by Analogfish   (eps 142-153) 11:   "Soba ni Iru Kara" by Amadori   (eps 154-165) 12:   "Parade" by CHABA   (eps 166-178) 13:   "Yellow Moon" by Akeboshi   (eps 179-191) 14:   "Pinocchio" by Ore Ska Band   (eps 192-202) 15:   "Scenario" by SABOTEN   (eps 203-220) More theme songs More Videos Episode Videos Episode 220 Episode 219 Episode 218 Episode 217 Reviews Write review 395 Recommended 84 Mixed Feelings 53 Not Recommended All reviews ( 532 ) Apr 27, 2008 TheLlama Recommended To be honest, Naruto is the most overhyped show in existence. Everyone goes on and on and on about how great it is; and my expectations for this show was equally high. However, I was really, really let down. Really. This wasn't the best show ever, as I had thought it would be. Don't get me wrong, the show is enjoyable, but it's definitely not among the best shows out there. I hope Shippuden will better than this... much better. The concept of this show isn't that hard to follow. It's an alternate world in which ninjas live. The ninjas fight by using various skills, and ... they have this power flowing inside of them called chakra. Chakra is used to perform powerful attacks which (usually) belongs to either of the five traditional elements of earth, fire, water, air and lightning. Of course, since they are ninjas, they fight with weapons like shuriken and kunai as well as hand-to-hand combat. As expected of this kind of world, there's evil people, having different goals and reasons behind their evil. The story follows Naruto, one of these ninjas, as he grow as a ninja, from being a stupid little prank-playing brat to becoming a fine ninja. Along the way, he interacts with and makes friends with many fellow ninja, fighting his way towards his dream of becoming Hokage (the leader of his village). The story isn't nearly as good as the concept would indicate. Sure, a lot of the characters has some nice background stories, won't complain about that, but they manage to drag out everything so much. It really annoys me. Some fights take several episodes when they could've been done them just as good in one or two. There's also way too much fighting. The story goes like fight, fight, background story, fight, fight, even more fight, half an episode's worth of resting or journeying, fight, fight, and so on. I mean, it's cool to watch fights, but there are just way too many fights, and they drag most of them out to unnecessary lengths. The only really enjoyable fight was the one between Sasuke and Naruto right before the fillers began. Which brings up another thing... Fillers! Agh, I normally don't mind fillers, but Naruto had some really, really stupid ones. Sure, there was the occasional diamond among the charcoal, but that doesn't excuse the high amount of bad fillers. I mean, just because they are fillers doesn't mean that they have to make them bad. Several shows have actually made decent and at the same time long fillers (especially Bleach, with its 40-episode long Bount arc), but Naruto failed horribly here. Also, I feel that Naruto is very silly at times. Silly is usually good, but not when it's immature silly. And guess what+ Naruto is silly in an immature way. It's so dreadfully stupid at times that I had to close my eyes, take a deep breath and wait until it got serious again. Now, it did have some good comical moments, but those were far and wide between. Another thing I feel like releasing my rage on is the animation. It barely manages to get the description “average” to me. At its best, it's slightly above average. However, a lot of time it's slipshod galore with the animation. I still have many very bad memories from having to watch lots of errors in the animation, and I'm not sure if I'll ever get rid of those memories. While the amount of errors decreased as the episodes passed by, at least every second episode before the 100s had one or more moments of slipshod animation. Wonder if they ever considered firing the animators. As a side mention, they should do something about Rock Lee - even though I've slightly gotten used to his horrible looks, I still feel a burn in the back of my eye every time I see him. The music is pretty good, though. A lot of great tunes (especially the sad ones are great), and the first few OPs and EDs were pretty awesome. It has some really bad music parts too, like the tribal voice-ish song, and sometimes they could've used better themes during the fights. As the series progressed, the quality of the OPs and EDs decrease too. The characters are fairly okay, I guess. Some of them are really annoying, like Naruto, because he's so stupid. Agh, he annoys me to no end! Some other characters are annoying too, because of things like their looks (Gai and Lee), or because they are failed attempts at comical relief (at least in my eyes, you might find them funny), like the all too perverted Jiraiya. That's the negative about them. However, they have some really nice background stories, some which are elaborated more upon than others. Many of the characters also get fair amounts of screen time, which for some people can seem too much, whilst others will be content with it, because their favorite character from the show gets an episode for him/herself. I also like the fact that most of them have dreams or aspirations, and motives for what they are doing and how they are acting (usually it's tied together with their background stories). The growing relationships between them is also nice, their maturing, and how Naruto is slowly getting accepted by more and more people through hard work. Basically, they've portrayed the characters very well, and not too over the top, but some of them act stupid and silly from time to time, which drags the character rating down. I have some mixed feelings for the show, which kind of drags down on the enjoyability factor of it. Great concept, not as good story, both good and bad music, horrid animation at times, many characters with background stories, some of them great and some not-so-great; it's hard to completely make up my mind, but I believe the ratings I have given shows my feelings towards the different aspects of the show. Of course, even though there was things I didn't like, I can easily see why this show is so popular as it is; it has humor that the kids may find funny, as well as lots of fights which appeal to the teenagers and adults. I personally didn't like it that much, though. I'm looking forward to Shippuden, because I’ve heard it was much better… I really hope so! To 'Not Helpful' voters (and you 'Helpful' voters too): Feedback greatly appreciated =) Reviewer’s Rating: 7 What did you think of this review? Nice 0 Love it 0 Funny 0 Confusing 0 Informative 0 Well-written 0 Creative 0 More reviews by TheLlama ( 65 ) Show all Read more Show less Open Gift Report Apr 8, 2008 Talamare Mixed Feelings Story: Naruto is a fairly decent anime that made quite a bit of mistakes, such as turning over half of the show into fillers, and taking the show into "god" level Dragon Ball Z style of fighting. Naruto starts out as a extremly good Ninja anime during its first season where everything you see is unexpected and the story is rather fresh and interesting, the first season including Zabuza had a perfect pace and the fight scenes felt truly of what ninjas should be. After the first season however we are left with a quickly declining anime, soon the fights becomes my "special ... move is better then yours" and it doesnt really feel like its a ninja show anymore with everyone pretty much using random attacks, which essentially turns this show into another beat em up. After a couple of seasons they start to follow in the footsteps of Dragon Ball Z. Art: The characters are well drawn, and the moves are flashy and nicely animated fight sequences. Sound: While many of the music and songs of the anime are amazing, this show became plagued with... DATTEBAYO! ('Believe it' in english) Character: A large array of characters with each a rather decent background, however because they wanted each character to have such a rich and fulfilling history, we became flooded with flashbacks. Also only a few characters truly stand out in terms of growth and development such as Gaara, Neji, Shikamaru and a few others. Enjoyment: I decided to rate the seasons individually and then average them, with Season 1 and 5 recieving highest marks. Reviewer’s Rating: 5 What did you think of this review? Nice 0 Love it 0 Funny 0 Confusing 0 Informative 0 Well-written 0 Creative 0 More reviews by Talamare ( 4 ) Show all Read more Show less Open Gift Report Dec 19, 2008 donsanman Not Recommended ok so I've seen like 200+ series and i have to say that this is one pathetic series. i watched up to shippuden 50. im telling you nothing interesting happens, and like 90% of the series is filler anyway. the plot is seriously lacking and its a pathetic excuse for a slice of life/action-drama type of show. im writing this for people who legitimately haven't seen the show but the series is just NOT worth the acclaim or watching at all. the characters are even worse. you have your over-zealous,untalented guy who thinks he can do anything if he tries hard enough. . .and he ... just so happens to get increasingly stronger enemies to fight along the way. than you have your emo broody guy who all the fan girls swoon over while he talks about how much he resents his brother and must AVENGE HIS CLAN! get over it already and last you have your naturally talented good girl who has a crush on the bad boy, even though its obvious he hates her and that the other guy would kill to have her. look people this has been done MILLIONS! of times before so please if you haven't seen the series don't watch it. it will waste days of your life away for nothing. . .literally the series will take up 88 hours of your life! thats over 3 and a half DAYS! you could have been doing something WAY more productive. hell, it doesn't even have to be productive. you could probably have a better time watching paint dry! listen to me people, for gods sake i only watched as far as i did out of obligation to finish a series i started but it wasn't worth it! so PLEASE heed my words and never ever watch this series of overrated garbage! 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