


As a result, the people of the village looked down on the boy, never wanting to be close to him for fear of the spirit that nearly destroyed the very village. The first volume introduces a boy named Naruto Uzumaki who is seen in the Hidden Leaf Village as a social outcast thanks, mostly, to the fact that a dangerous demon spirit known as the Nine-Tailed Fox was imprisoned within Naruto when he was an infant. On top of the benefits of a hardcover with a really colorful dust jacket, the Collector’s Edition of Naruto’s first volume pays tribute to a long-running series that truly does deserve such a loyal fan following. If you’re anything like me, your First Edition copy is already well worn out. Naruto is one of those series that not only deserves the Collector’s Edition treatment but practically demands one. If anything, VIZ Media’s current Collector’s Editions are killing my wallet but once you get your hands on one you’ll see why this is the edition that should be right there on your book shelf. Wallet Deflating Jutsu!: One Hardcover Edition You Must Not Pass Up Having concluded the series in late 2014, Masashi Kishimoto has kept himself busy this year with the side story Naruto: The Seventh Hokage and the Scarlet Spring and writing the story for the latest Naruto movie, Boruto: Naruto the Movie, both of which will focus on the title character's son, Boruto.Publisher: VIZ Media (SJ Collector‘s Edition) The series would also spawn multiple anime series, movies, novels, video games and more. His first version of Naruto, drawn in 1997, was a one-shot story about fox spirits his final version, which debuted in Weekly Shonen Jump in 1999, quickly became the most popular ninja manga in the world.

After considering various genres for his next project, Kishimoto decided on a story steeped in traditional Japanese culture. After spending time in art college, he won the Hop Step Award for new manga artists with his story Karakuri.

Like many kids, he was first inspired to become a manga artist in elementary school when he read Dragon Ball. 16 (Paperback):Īuthor/artist Masashi Kishimoto was born in 1974 in rural Okayama Prefecture, Japan. 15 (Paperback):īoruto: Naruto Next Generations, Vol. 14 (Paperback):īoruto: Naruto Next Generations, Vol. 13 (Paperback):īoruto: Naruto Next Generations, Vol. 28, 29 & 30 (Paperback):īoruto: Naruto Next Generations, Vol. Naruto: Sasuke's Story-Sunrise (Naruto Novels) (Paperback): This is book number 1 in the Naruto series.īoruto: Naruto Next Generations, Vol.
