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Naruto Shippuden Box Set 4

Frederick Linsmeyer • August 28, 2010 • Anime/Manga

Naruto Shippuden Box Set 4

The rendezvous with the spy goes awry leading to an all out battle between the updated Team 7 and Orochimaru. However, the brawl gets out of hand quickly and turns into a fight for survival between Yamato’s team and Orochimaru’s minions.

Meanwhile, Sai’s true intentions are revealed after he leaves the battle and ends up at Orochimaru’s lair. The rest of Team 7 arrive and finally encounter Sasuke, but Sasuke has other ideas in store.

The Naruto Shippuden Box Set 4 is expected to reach stores on October 19^th, 2010.

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Anime Evolution 2010

Frederick Linsmeyer • August 16, 2010 • Conventions

Another year, another Anime Evolution. Costumed fans of anime and manga gathered around the core of the University of British Columbia during a sweltering summer weekend. There was lots to see and do, along with plenty of awesome costume, but the convention wasn’t as great as anticipated.

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Naruto Shippuden Ultimate Ninja Storm 2

Frederick Linsmeyer • August 11, 2010 • Gaming, Videos

Another Naruto Shippuden game is coming for the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360. Naruto Shippuden: Ultimate Ninja Storm 2, a sequel to Naruto Shippuden: Ultimate Ninja Storm, expands on the characters, designs, moves and more.

Fans of another popular fighting series, may recognize one of the newer characters. Lars Alexandersson from Tekken 6 makes an appearance in Naruto Shippuden: Ultimate Ninja Storm 2. Masashi Kishimoto, the artist behind the Naruto manga series, designed an alternate outfit for Lars in Tekken 6.

Naruto Shippuden: Ultimate Ninja Storm 2 will be available for purchase sometime this fall.

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The Naruto’s Forest certificate

Frederick Linsmeyer • August 3, 2010 • Anime/Manga

I arrived home from work today and found an envelope marked all the way from Kazo, Saitama prefecture in Japan sitting on the table. After noticing the Present Tree logo at the bottom and the Konoha emblem on the back, I figured the contents had to be for the Naruto’s Forest campaign that ran this past June.

I opened the envelope and found five sheets of paper enclosed within; one of which was my certificate of the tree I’m sponsoring. Also included was a beautiful print of Naruto and Jiraiya resting under a tree, a card with an amazing forested landscape where the saplings are planted, another card detailing some of the various local plants and a brief paper covering how the tree will be cared for.

So, if you’re ever in Japan, stop by the forests in the Yamanashi prefecture and look for tree 11-04772. I hope to visit one of these days…

: Naruto’s Forest envelope

: Naruto’s Forest envelope contents

: Naruto’s Forest certificate

: Naruto’s Forest post card

: Naruto’s Forest flora guide

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Naruto character birthdays

Frederick Linsmeyer • August 3, 2010 • Anime/Manga

Ever wondered which of your favourite ninjas celebrate their birthdays? Grab a slice of cake, a shuriken and party it up with our fairly comprehensive listing of character’s birth dates within the Naruto series.

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Limited edition Naruto Shippuden figure

Frederick Linsmeyer • July 21, 2010 • Anime/Manga, Videos

Viz Media released a short video of a limited edition Naruto Shippuden figure at this year’s San Diego Comic-Con. Only 1,000 of the Naruto Sage Mode figures are available, and can only be found in the convention. Check out the larger version of Naruto in the background too! Viz Media is located at booth #2813 in the San Diego Convention Center, so if you’re going, be sure to stop by to pay them a visit.

San Diego Comic-Con runs from Thursday, July 22^nd, until Sunday, July 25^th.

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Naruto volume 49

Frederick Linsmeyer • July 20, 2010 • Anime/Manga

Naruto volume 49

The five leaders of the hidden ninja villages all convene to decide how to handle the rising menace that is the Akatsuki. However, decisions are made which Naruto doesn’t know how to handle. Even worse, a new hokage takes over Konohagakure and issues a new order – one that doesn’t bode well for Naruto or Sasuke.

Volume 48 of the Naruto manga goes on sale October 5^th, 2010 for 9.99 USD/$12.99 CAD.

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Helping to grow Naruto’s Forest

Frederick Linsmeyer • June 18, 2010 • Anime/Manga

Naruto with sapling Weekly Shonen Jump is celebrating a major milestone: 100 million published comics. Fans of Naruto, which is published in Weekly Shonen Jump, can help sponsor a tree in Naruto’s Forest with a campaign put together by the Japanese publishing company Shueisha and PresentTree to commemorate this achievement.

The goal is to plant and nurture 7,510 trees on the mountainsides in the Yamanashi prefecture, west of Tokyo. The saplings will be cared for over the next ten years to help them mature into a forest. Masashi Kishimoto, the creator of Naruto, has sketched out an image as to what the forest will look like when the planted saplings grow up.

Both Japanese and international fans of the series are encouraged to enter the contest to sponsor one of the trees. Contest winners will receive a certificate that contains information about their tree along with a number. Each tree will have a posted sign with that number so winners will be able to locate their sapling.

Source: Anime News Network

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Naruto Shippuden Box Set 3

Frederick Linsmeyer • May 12, 2010 • Anime/Manga

Naruto Shippuden Box Set 03
After Kakashi is hospitalized for using his upgraded sharingan skills, Naruto and Sakura come face-to-face with a new team-mate and leader. The new team-mate, Sai, is a little odd and emotionless, bringing a suspicious eye from both Naruto and Sakura. Their new leader, Yamato, a member of ANBU, takes the new team 7 on a mission to recover information from a spy within Orochimaru’s organization.

The third Naruto Shippuden box set features Gaara on the cover will be released with two versions: a regular and special edition. The special edition will contain a mini figure of the kazekage himself.

As per the first two box sets, 13 episodes, 27 through 40, will span three discs.

The Naruto Shippuden Box Set 3 is scheduled to reach store shelves on August 3^rd, 2010

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Naruto volume 48

Frederick Linsmeyer • February 27, 2010 • Anime/Manga

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 1^st, 2010 at $9.99 USD/$12.99 CAD.

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