Naruto volume 48
Naruto finally confronts Pain and learns the horrible back story about his rival. Meanwhile, in Konohagakure, a political war wages with a new ninja coming to power who carries some very convoluted ideals. This new ninja passes some very drastic measures which affect Naruto and his team mates in the worst way possible.
The fight continues on store shelves June 1st, 2010 at $9.99 USD/$12.99 CAD.
A new Naruto anime short has been posted on the Weekly Shonen Jump web site. The original story features Uchiha Sasuke when he was still part of Squad 7 under Kakashi’s leadership. Along with Naruto, there’s a short from another series called Toriko. Both videos were previewed in Japan at Jump Super Anime Tour locations.
The videos are only viewable using special software on the Weekly Shonen Jump web site and is currently available for Windows-based computers.
The short was released in part with Naruto’s tenth anniversary.
Source: Anime News Network
Naruto volume 47
As Pain continues to wage war in Konohagakure, Naruto’s return gives the village hope in the battle against the leader of the Akatsuki. However, Naruto has some new techniques up his sleeves — but will it be enough? One of Naruto’s friends also reveals a deep secret, only to bring out the demon inside.
The next installation of the Naruto manga won’t be available until February 2nd 2010.
The Walt Disney Company and Viz Media have worked out a deal to broadcast Naruto Shippuden on the Disney XD channel this October.
Disney XD is a channel aimed at boys aged 6 to 10, and Disney believes that this will be a draw as Naruto Shippuden proved popular once Viz started streaming subtitled episodes earlier this year. Naruto Shippuden follows the original Naruto series, with the titular character as a teenager. The first four episodes of Naruto Shippuden are currently available on iTunes.
Disney recently purchased Marvel Entertainment back on August 31st, 2009.
Source: The Hollywood Reporter
Naruto Shippuden DVD
A while back, I mentioned that Viz would be bringing the Naruto Shippuden series to DVD in North America. Now that Viz has partnered up with Amazon to run their online store, we can finally see what the DVDs look like and that they’ll be on the shelf on September 29th.
Like previous releases, there will be four episodes per disc, with the original Japanese cast along with the English cast and subtitles for the die-hard fans.
Naruto vol. 46
The battle for Konohagakure rages on as the black-cloaked organization Akatsuki storms in after the nine-tailed fox inside Naruto. Can Sakura and the others hold off long enough to allow Naruto to come back and help?
Volume 46 of the shinobi-in-training’s adventures continues on bookshelves this October 6th.
The first Naruto: Shippuden DVD is set to be released on September 29th, 2009. The disc will have the first four episodes, similar to how previous DVDs were setup. There’s no word on any box sets yet, but those will probably appear in time for Christmas, if not soon after.
Naruto vol. 45
The ongoing quest to find out more about the mysterious organization known as Akatsuki continues, and Jiraiya manages to uncover something about their leader. As the orange-clad ninja works to break the coded message Jiraiya left behind, will Naruto be able to stand up to Akatsuki?
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