TV SERIES · 2007–2017 · JAPAN
Naruto Shippūden
- Network
- TV Tokyo
- Seasons
- 20
- Episodes
- 500
- Studio
- TV Tokyo, Pierrot, Rakuonsha
- Original title
- ナルト 疾風伝
24 archived facts 4 topics 1 source Last reviewed Sep 2026
After 2 and a half years Naruto finally returns to his village of Konoha, and sets about putting his ambitions to work. It will not be easy though as he has amassed a few more dangerous enemies, in the likes of the shinobi organization; Akatsuki.
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21 Facts From the Making of Naruto Shippūden
- #001
Viz licensed the Naruto anime series for broadcast and distribution in the Region 1 market, and the English dub aired from September 10, 2005 to January 31, 2009, with 209 episodes shown on Cartoon Network's Toonami in the United States.
- #002
Episodes of the Naruto anime were also carried on YTV's Bionix in Canada, Jetix in the United Kingdom and SABC 2 in South Africa, and were released on DVD on March 28, 2006.
- #003
The Naruto anime was licensed to Hulu, Joost and Crunchyroll, which streamed the episodes online with the original Japanese audio and English subtitles, and on June 1, 2017 it was announced that an HD remaster of the original series would debut on Japanese TV on June 24.
- #004
Four "brand-new" episodes were planned to mark the 20th anniversary of the original anime, with a premiere originally set for September 3, 2023.
- #005
In August 2023, it was announced that the premiere of these four anniversary episodes had been postponed.
- #006
Naruto: Shippuden is a direct sequel to the first Naruto anime series and corresponds to Part II of the manga.
- #007
Naruto: Shippuden was produced by Studio Pierrot and directed by Hayato Date.
- #008
Naruto: Shippuden aired on TV Tokyo from February 15, 2007 to March 23, 2017.
- #009
Starting on January 8, 2009, TV Tokyo streamed new Naruto: Shippuden episodes to monthly subscribers, with each episode posted online within an hour of its Japanese release and carrying English subtitles.
- #010
The English dub of Naruto Shippūden premiered weekly in the United States on Disney XD on October 28, 2009, and ran there through episode 98 on November 5, 2011.
- #011
Episodes 99 through 338 of Naruto Shippūden were released uncut on the anime web channel Neon Alley until it shut down on May 4, 2016.
- #012
Naruto Shippūden began airing on Adult Swim's Toonami programming block on January 5, 2014, with weekly broadcasts.
- #013
Naruto Shippūden was released on Region 2 DVD in Japan, with each disk holding four or five episodes.
- #014
The DVD releases of Naruto Shippūden are organized into four series, divided by story arc.
- #016
The first North American DVD release of Naruto Shippūden came out on September 29, 2009, and only the first 53 episodes appeared in that format before the run ended with the 12th volume on August 10, 2010.
- #017
Later episodes of Naruto Shippūden were issued in DVD boxed sets, starting with the first season on January 26, 2010.
- #018
In the United Kingdom, Naruto Shippūden was licensed by Manga Entertainment, which put out the first DVD collection on June 14, 2010.
- #019
Anime Limited released Naruto Shippūden in a "Collector's Blu-ray" edition in the United Kingdom and Ireland in 2024.
- #021
A final Naruto Shippūden soundtrack CD was set for release in late 2017, with Aniplex having begun a survey of all Naruto and Naruto: Shippuden themes to be included.
- #022
The English version of Naruto Shippūden aired by Cartoon Network used a theme performed by Jeremy Sweet, a former composer for Saban Entertainment.
- #024
Ian Nickus, another former musician from Saban Entertainment, co-composed the Cartoon Network English theme for Naruto Shippūden.
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