Thursday, April 7, 2011

Anime of the Week: Naruto

Naruto is quickly becoming one of the most recognizable faces of
anime in the United States. Not only is the manga in the American version of Jump magazine, found in most bookstores, but the anime is on Cartoon Network's [adult swim]. Also the games, cards and merchandise have followed it on its journey across the pacific.

The story follows the life of class clown Naruto, a teen boy who is ignored by his village because of a power that has been kept secret from him. It focuses on his discovery of friendship, power, right-and-wrong and why his life is the way it is. However, he doesn't do this alone. He is joined by his teachers and classmates on this long journey of growing up.

The anime has multiple season including a season of filler episodes. This means that they wanted the manga to progress in the story before they made any more episodes. It's composed of episodes where the plot concludes in one or two episodes. This is fairly common in animes that are based off of mangas. They can't show what hasn't been written, so they wait.

Naruto is available in many places and online for free or a small cost. Here are some places you can get the anime and the manga...

Anime:
  • Hulu (DUB)
  • Netflix (SUB & DUB depending on disk or instant)
  • Cartoon Network
Manga:

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