The late 1990s ushered in a new era of generation-defining manga series at Weekly Shonen Jump with Kazuki Takahashi's Yu-Gi-Oh!, Eiichiro Oda's One Piece, and Yoshihiro Togashi's Hunter X Hunter, among others. One of those series was undoubtedly Masashi Kishimoto's Naruto. Capturing the imaginations of many readers with its two protagonists and ninja action, the series has spawned two anime series, multiple video games, and a series of sequels. The original manga is celebrating a quarter-century, and kicked off the milestone on Saturday with a video retelling the Naruto story.
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The video premiered on September 21, the same day Naruto began serialization in Weekly Shonen Jump in 1999.
『#NARUTO-ナルト-』原作25周年を記念したPVが公開!
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— NARUTO・BORUTO(原作公式) (@NARUTO_kousiki) September 21, 2024
A special video for the manga's 25th anniversary #Naruto has been released!
🔽Check it out on the memorial page below! 📺https://t.co/sgscpFhRgO#NARUTO25th pic.twitter.com/b2km6lo4v5
— NARUTO OFFICIAL (@NARUTO_info_en) September 21, 2024
The video retells the story of Naruto with iconic moments and quotes from the series.
This is a great video for Naruto fans, especially those who grew up with it. Some select moments are omitted, but if the video included every iconic moment from the series, the 3:50 runtime would definitely add up to over 10 minutes. Celebrate the 25th anniversary and even shed a tear.
Source: Naruto franchise's Japanese X/Twitter account and English X/Twitter account, Shueisha Manga's YouTube channel, target website