

Having concluded the series in late 2014, Masashi Kishimoto kept himself busy penning continuing adventures in the Naruto world, including the manga Naruto: The Seventh Hokage and the Scarlet Spring and the story for Boruto: Naruto the Movie, both of which focus on the title character’s son, Boruto. 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. Want to watch the anime Naruto: Shippuuden (Naruto Shippuden) Try out MyAnimeList's free streaming service of fully licensed anime With new titles added regularly and the world's largest online anime and manga database, MyAnimeList is the best place to watch anime, track your progress and learn more about anime and manga. Author/artist Masashi Kishimoto was born in 1974 in rural Okayama Prefecture, Japan.
