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Naruto is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Masashi Kishimoto. It was serialized in Shueisha’s Weekly Shōnen Jump magazine from 1999 to 2014, with the individual chapters collected into 72 tankōbon volumes. The story follows Naruto Uzumaki, a young ninja with aspirations of becoming the strongest ninja in his village and possesses the Nine-Tails, a powerful demon fox sealed inside him.
The series was adapted into an anime television series produced by Studio Pierrot and Aniplex, which broadcast 220 episodes in Japan from 2002 to 2007. The English adaptation of the series aired on Cartoon Network from 2005 to 2007. The series has also been adapted into several movies, video games, and a stage play.
It is not necessary to read the manga in order to understand the story of the anime, as the anime covers the events of the manga in a faithful manner. However, if you wish to read the manga, it is recommended to start from the beginning and read it in publication order.
The recommended watch order for the Naruto series is:
Naruto Watch Order
- Episodes 1-5
- Find the Four-Leaf Red Clover! OVA
- Episodes 6-19
- Naruto: The Cross Roads. OVA
- Episodes 20-101
- Mission: Protect the Waterfall Village! OVA
- Naruto the Movie: Ninja Clash in the Land of Snow
- Episodes 102-160
- Naruto the Movie: The Legend of the Stone of Gelel
- Episodes 161-196
- Naruto the Movie: Guardians of the Crescent Moon Kingdom
- Episodes 197-220
Naruto Shippuden Watch Order
- Episodes 1-32
- Naruto Shippuden the Movie
- Episodes 32-71
- Naruto Shippuden the Movie: Bonds
- Episodes 72-126
- Naruto Shippuden the Movie: The Will of Fire
- Episodes 127-143
- Naruto Shippuden the Movie: The Lost Tower
- Episodes 144 – 196
- Naruto the Movie: Blood Prison
- Episodes 197-219
- Chunin Exam on Fire! Naruto vs. Konohamaru! OVA
- Episodes 220 – 251
- Road to Ninja: Naruto the Movie
- Episodes 252-483
- Read Kakashi Hiden: Lightning in the Icy Sky Manga
- Episodes 489-493
- The Last: Naruto the Movie
- Read Sakura Hidden: Thoughts of Love, Riding Upon a Spring Breeze Manga
- Episodes 494-500
- Read Gaara Hiden: A Sandstorm Mirage Manga
- Read Akatsuki Hiden: Evil Flowers in Full Bloom Manga
- Episodes 484-488
- The Day Naruto Became Hokage OVA
Boruto: Naruto Next Generations watch order
- Episodes 1-51
- Boruto: Naruto the Movie
- Episodes 52-225+