maker naruto, Masashi Kishimoto, has released a new original illustration featuring all of the series’ best characters to thank the 4.6 million votes in the near Naruto99 worldwide popularity poll. This. While the ending of the Naruto manga officially launched in 2014, the universe has continued to expand in the Boruto sequel series. The story, which focuses on Naruto’s son fighting aliens and robots, has received mixed reception from fans. However, the Naruto series is still extremely popular and the Naruto99 poll proves it.
A popularity poll conducted online for Naruto fans around the world ended this past January and the results are now posted on the official Naruto99 website. The winner and the world’s most famous Naruto character, the Fourth Hokage, and Naruto’s father, Minato Namikaze, will receive their own short stories written and drawn by the legendary Mangaka himself, Masashi Kishimoto. However, the new Minato manga isn’t the only thing Kishimoto has in store for fans. A brand new illustration of the series’ top 20 characters (plus two of his favorites) has been drawn and released in full color.
New art from the creator of Naruto featuring the most popular characters in the poll
Kishimoto serves as the supervisor and author of the Boruto manga, but this is the first artwork Naruto fans have seen from the author in quite a while. When the popularity poll was first announced, in addition to the winners receiving their own short manga from Kishimoto, it was also revealed that the 20 most popular characters will also appear in the series. a new original drawing. However, expectations were exceeded thanks to Kishimoto having a weak spot for the #21 and #22 ranked characters.
Despite not making the top 20 of Naruto’s most popular characters, Kishimoto has included both Guy-Sensei and the Nine-Tails of Kurama in an impressive viral list. Fan favorites like Itachi, Kakashi and Madara easily took the top spot in the worldwide poll. However, even Kishimoto was surprised to see Sakura beating Naruto and Sasuke in popularity. Many of the characters in the original artwork have just been seen carrying sporting-style weapons not commonly used in the series but look extremely impressive given Kishimoto’s signature style.
There were a few surprising additions to the top 20, and some popular characters from the series didn’t get the required votes. Itachi’s best friend, Uchiha Shisui, and Kakashi’s father, Sakumo Hatake, won many votes despite having little time in the Naruto storyline. This speaks to how anxious some readers are to see Naruto’s plot and characters being explored more thoroughly. Although the Boruto series has managed to tell a compelling story for years about the future of the world, the popularity poll has proven that fans of the series are still extremely interested. to the world of naruto more of the future that the Boruto series is embracing.
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