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Naruto

★ 8.4 177K votes 2002–2007 1 season · 220 episodes Ended TV Tokyo
AnimeJapanese animation traditions and grammar.This show: 10/10Coming of ageGrowing up as the central arc.This show: 9/10Sprawling sagaA many-threaded epic that unfolds across seasons.This show: 8/10Outsider leadA misfit or newcomer as our way into the world.This show: 8/10Found familyUnrelated people slowly becoming each other's family.This show: 8/10FriendshipA friend group's dynamics carry the show.This show: 8/10HopefulPersistent optimism in the face of adversity.This show: 7/10Deep worldbuildingDense lore that rewards immersion.This show: 7/10
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Starring
Junko TakeuchiMaile FlanaganKate HigginsChie NakamuraNoriaki SugiyamaYuri Lowenthal
Written by
Masashi Kishimoto
Starring
Junko TakeuchiMaile FlanaganKate HigginsChie NakamuraNoriaki SugiyamaYuri Lowenthal
Written by
Masashi Kishimoto
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"Underdog ninja growth story with genuine heart"

Naruto follows a young outcast ninja, shunned by his village for the destructive spirit sealed inside him, who trains, brawls, and befriends his way toward his dream of becoming the top leader of his hidden village. It mixes goofy comedy, coming-of-age friendship drama, and increasingly elaborate martial-arts battles powered by elemental jutsu. Pacing is a real issue: filler arcs and stretched-out fights pad the run considerably. But the emotional core, loyalty, rivalry, and underdog perseverance, keeps pulling viewers through, and the character writing is stronger than the padding suggests.

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the emotional payoff of Naruto and Sasuke's rivalry and the show's surprisingly deep supporting cast.

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you dislike padded filler arcs and drawn-out fight sequences stretched across many episodes.

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Deep within the Hidden Leaf Village, young ninja Naruto Uzumaki carries sealed inside him the Nine-Tailed Fox Spirit, which once almost destroyed the village. Always an outcast because of his secret, now Naruto battles alongside his teammates Sasuke and Sakura to prove to himself and everyone else that he's the greatest ninja ever. But he's got a long list of challenges to face before he gets there!
EpTitleRatingYoursVotesRuntime
▶1He Appears! Naruto Uzumaki7.9
4K23 min
▶2My Name is Konohamaru!7.0
3K23 min
▶3Shukuteki!? Sasuke to Sakura7.2
3K23 min
▶4Shiren! Sabaibaru enshû7.8
3K23 min
▶5Shikkaku? Kakashi no ketsuron8.0
3K23 min
▶6Jûyô ninmu! Nami no kuni e chô shuppatsu!7.3
2K23 min
▶7Kiri no asashin!7.7
2K23 min
▶8Itami ni chikau ketsui8.0
2K23 min
▶9Sharingan no Kakashi7.9
2K23 min
▶10Chakura no mori7.1
2K23 min
▶11Eiyû no ita kuni7.1
2K23 min
▶12Kyôjô kessen! Zabuza futatabi!!7.3
2K23 min
▶13Haku no hijutsu: Makyô hyôshô7.7
2K23 min
▶14Igaisei No.1, Naruto sansen!7.1
2K24 min
▶15Shikai zero no tatakai Sharingan kuzushi7.6
2K24 min
▶16Kaihôsareta fûin8.4
2K24 min
▶17Shiroi kako: Himeta omoi8.2
2K24 min
▶18Shinobi to iu na no dôgu8.1
2K24 min
▶19The Demon in the Snow9.1
4K24 min
▶20Shinshô totsunyû! Chûnin shiken dattebayo6.9
2K24 min
▶21Nanore! Arawareta kyôteki tachi!!7.2
2K24 min
▶22Kiai 120% nau de Rokku na chôsen-jô!7.5
2K24 min
▶23Kechirase raibaru! Rûkî 9 zenin shûgô7.2
2K24 min
▶24Ikinari shikkaku? Chô nankan no dai ichi shiken7.8
2K24 min
▶25Deta toko shôbu! Funbari dokoro no 10 monme7.9
2K25 min
▶26Zettai hikken! Shi no mori chokuzen rupo! Konoha no gakkyû shinbun da kore!4.3
2K27 min
▶27Daini shiken sutâto! Mawari wa min'na teki darake!7.3
2K23 min
▶28Kû ka kuwareru ka! Esa ni natta Naruto8.0
2K24 min
▶29Naruto hangeki! Nigenên dattebayo!8.2
2K24 min
▶30Yomigaere Sharingan! Hissatsu: Katon - Ryûka no jutsu!8.5
2K24 min
▶31Geki mayu puratonikku! Boku wa shinu made anata o mamoru!!7.6
2K23 min
▶32Sakura saku! Ketsui no ushirosugata7.9
2K23 min
▶33Muteki no fômêshon! InoShikaChô!!8.3
2K23 min
▶34Akamaru bikkuri! Gaara, kyôi no jitsuryoku7.7
2K23 min
▶35Nozoki mi genkin! Maki mono no himitsu7.0
2K23 min
▶36Bunshin taiketsu! Ore ga shuyaku dattebayo!7.4
2K23 min
▶37Dai ni shiken toppa! Seizoroi rûkî nainu!6.8
2K23 min
▶38Gôkaku-sha nibun no ichi!? Ikinari shiai dattebayo!!7.2
2K23 min
▶39Geji mayu jerashî! "Shishi rendan" tanjô!7.8
2K23 min
▶40Isshoku sokuhatsu!! Kakashi VS Orochimaru7.5
2K24 min
▶41Raibaru gekitotsu! Otome kokoro wa honki môdo6.5
2K23 min
▶42Besuto batoru wa Shânnarô!!6.7
2K23 min
▶43Shikamaru tajitaji!? Kunoichi-tachi no atsuki tatakai7.4
2K23 min
▶44Akamaru sansen!! Makeinu wa dotchi da?7.7
2K23 min
▶45Hinata sekimen! Kankyaku anguri, Naruto no okunote7.9
2K23 min
▶46Byakugan kaigan!! Uchiki na Hinata no daitan ketsui!7.7
2K23 min
▶47Akogare no hito no me no maede!!8.2
2K23 min
▶48Gaara funsai!! Wakasa da! Pawâ da! Bakuhatsu da!9.3
5K23 min
▶49Nekketsu ochikobore! Tsuini sakuretsu, kindan no ôgi!9.0
3K23 min
▶50Aa Rokku Rî! Kore ga otoko no ikizama yo!!9.4
4K23 min
▶51Yami ni ugomeku kage Sasuke ni semaru kiki!7.2
2K23 min
▶52Ebisu futatabi! Harenchi wa watashi ga yurushimasen zo!6.8
2K24 min
▶53Aiya shibaraku! Ero-Sen'nin tôjô!7.4
2K23 min
▶54Ero-Sen'nin jikiden kuchiyose no jutsu dattebayo!!7.3
2K23 min
▶55Setsunai omoi negai o kometa ichirin7.0
2K23 min
▶56Sei ka shi ka!? Menkyo kaiden wa inochi gake!7.7
2K23 min
▶57Tonda! Haneta! Mogutta! Gama oyabun tôjô!!7.6
2K23 min
▶58Shinobi yoru ma no te! Nerawareta byôshitsu7.6
2K23 min
▶59Môretsu môtsui môdasshu honsen kaishi dattebayo6.8
2K23 min
▶60Byakugan vs Kage bunshin! Ore wa zettê katsu!!7.6
2K23 min
▶61Shikaku zero! Mouhitotsu no zettai bougyo7.9
2K23 min
▶62Ochikobore no sokojikara!8.8
2K23 min
▶63Shikkaku!? Kiken! Maedaoshi! Haran bukumi no daihonsen!7.3
2K23 min
▶64Kumo wa ii naa... yaruki zero no otoko8.2
2K23 min
▶65Gekitotsu! Konoha mai suna ugomeku toki7.1
2K23 min
▶66"1 jikan buchi nuki de Sasuke ga ô abare dattebayo supesharu": Arashi o yobu otoko!! Sasuke no gejimayu-ryû taijutsu!7.9
2K23 min
▶67"1 jikan buchi nuki de Sasuke ga ô abare dattebayo supesharu": Date ni okureta wake janai! Kyûkyoku ôgi - Chidori tanjô!!8.3
2K23 min
▶68"Konoha kuzushi" shidô!8.1
2K23 min
▶69Matte mashita! A ranku ninmu dattebayo!!7.9
2K23 min
▶70Nigegoshi No.1 Mendokuse~ ga yarukkya nê!!7.7
2K23 min
▶71Kokon musô! "Hokage" toiu reberu no tatakai8.5
2K23 min
▶72Hokage no ayamachi Kamen ni shita no sugao8.3
2K23 min
▶73Kinjutsu ôgi! "Shiki fûjin"8.0
2K23 min
▶74Kyôkaku! Gaara no shôtai8.0
2K23 min
▶75Genkai o koete... Sasuke no ketsudan!!8.0
2K23 min
▶76Tsukiyo no ansatsusha8.2
2K23 min
▶77Hikari to yami Gaara to iu na8.1
2K23 min
▶78Bakuhatsu! Korezo Naruto ninpouchô9.1
3K23 min
▶79Rimitto bucchigiri!: Hikari to yami9.2
3K23 min
▶80Sandaime yo, towa ni......!!8.7
2K23 min
▶81Asagiri no kikyou8.1
2K23 min
▶82Sharingan vs Sharingan!!8.4
2K23 min
▶83Oo, nô! Jiraiya no jonan, Naruto no sainan7.7
2K24 min
▶84Unare Chidori Hoero Sasuke8.7
2K23 min
▶85Orokanaru otouto yo urame, nikume!8.1
2K23 min
▶86Shugyou kaishi Ore wa zettê tsuyokunaru!7.1
1K23 min
▶87Konjou!!! Warero mizufuusen7.2
1K23 min
▶88Konoha mâku to hitai ate7.3
1K23 min
▶89Hamon7.2
1K23 min
▶90Ikari bakuhatsu! Yurusanêttebayo7.8
1K23 min
▶91Shodai Hokage no isan Shi o yobu kubikazari7.6
1K23 min
▶92YES ka! NO ka! Tsunade no kaitô7.6
1K23 min
▶93Kôshô ketsuretsu!!8.1
2K24 min
▶94Kurae! Ikari no Rasengan8.8
2K24 min
▶95The Fifth Hokage! A Life on the Line8.4
2K23 min
▶96Sansukumi no tatakai8.4
2K23 min
▶97Naruto no yukemuri chin dôchû6.2
1K23 min
▶98Tsunade's Warning: Ninja No More!7.1
1K24 min
▶99Hi no ishi o tsugumono6.7
1K23 min
▶100Nekketsu shitei no kizuna ~ otoko ga nindô o tsuranuku toki ~7.7
1K23 min
▶101Mitai, shiritai, tashikametai Kakashi sensei no sugao7.4
1K24 min
▶102Iza shinninmu Giri to jinjou to chakoku o sukue!6.4
1K23 min
▶103Naruto gekichin!? Inbou uzumaku daiunabara6.3
1K23 min
▶104Hashire Idate! Arashi o yobu haran no Nagishima!!6.5
1K23 min
▶105Gôru chokuzen! Raimei todoroku daigekitou6.7
99923 min
▶106Todokuka Idate! Shinnen no rasuto supâto6.7
1K23 min
▶107Omae to tatakaitai! Tsui ni gekitotsu, Sasuke vs Naruto8.2
2K23 min
▶108Mienai kiretsu7.9
1K23 min
▶109Oto no sasoi8.2
1K23 min
▶110Kessei! Teppeki no fômêshon8.0
1K23 min
▶111Sesshoku Otoyoninshuu no jitsuryoku7.7
1K23 min
▶112Ikinari nakamaware? Shikamaru shoutai pinchi7.7
1K23 min
▶113Pawâ zenkai! Moero chouji7.7
1K23 min
▶114Saraba tomo yo...! Sore demo ore wa shinjiteru8.8
2K23 min
▶115Omae no aite wa kono ore da!7.8
1K23 min
▶116Shikai 360 do Byakugan no shikaku8.0
1K24 min
▶117Makerarenai riyuu8.8
2K23 min
▶118Dakkan: Ma ni awanakatta utsuwa7.6
1K23 min
▶119Shissaku! Aratanaru teki7.6
1K23 min
▶120Unare! Hoero! Kyuukyoku no taggu7.5
1K23 min
▶121Sorezore no tatakai7.5
1K23 min
▶122Feiku! Otoko Shikamaru Kishi kaisei no kake8.0
1K23 min
▶123Konoha no aoki yajuu kenzan!8.1
1K23 min
▶124Yajuu sakuretsu! Hajikero futtobe tsukinukero!8.9
2K23 min
▶125Konoha doumeikoku Suna no shinobi8.5
2K23 min
▶126Saikyou taiketsu! Gaara vs Kimimaro!!8.3
1K23 min
▶127Shuunen no ichigeki! Sawarabi no mai8.3
1K23 min
▶128Todokanai sakebi8.0
1K23 min
▶129Itachi to Sasuke Toosugiru sonzai8.1
1K23 min
▶130Chichi to ko Hibiwareta kamon7.8
1K23 min
▶131Kaigen Mangekyou sharingan no himitsu8.1
1K23 min
▶132Tomoyo!9.0
2K23 min
▶133Namida no houkou! Omae wa ore no tomodachi da9.5
4K23 min
▶134Namidaame no ketsumatsu9.2
3K23 min
▶135Mamorenakatta yakusoku8.2
1K22 min
▶136Deep Cover?! A Super S-Ranked Mission6.4
87723 min
▶137Bugaisha no machi Fuuma ichizoku no kage6.5
84523 min
▶138Kiyoki uragiri Hakanaki negai6.5
82523 min
▶139Kyoufu! Orochimaru no yakata6.9
83623 min
▶140Futatsu no kodou Kabuto no wana6.8
83623 min
▶141Sakura no ketsui6.9
91423 min
▶142The Three Villains from the Maximum Security Prison6.3
86623 min
▶143Hashire Tonton! Omae no hana ga tayori dattebayo6.2
77924 min
▶144Shinsei sanningumi Futari to ippiki!6.0
78623 min
▶145Sakuretsu! Nyû fômêshon inoshikachou6.2
77823 min
▶146Nokosareta yabou Orochimaru no kage6.2
77023 min
▶147Innen no taiketsu! Omae ni ore wa taosanee6.4
77623 min
▶148The Search for the Rare Bikochu Beetle!6.8
80523 min
▶149What's the Difference? Don't All Insects Look Alike?6.9
82423 min
▶150A Battle of the Bugs! The Deceivers and the Deceived!6.7
78123 min
▶151Blaze Away, Byakugan! This Is My Ninja Way!7.1
81123 min
▶152Sei aru mono e no sousoukyoku6.2
76723 min
▶153Kokoro ni todoke! Ai no tekken6.1
75323 min
▶154Byakugan no tenteki6.4
75823 min
▶155Shinobi yoru an'un6.1
74423 min
▶156Gyakushuu no raiga6.0
75323 min
▶157Hashire!!! Seimei no karê6.4
76223 min
▶158Follow My Lead! The Great Survival Challenge6.3
74523 min
▶159The Bounty Hunter from the Wilderness6.1
73423 min
▶160Eru ka erareru ka!? Okkêdera no kettou5.9
73823 min
▶161Sankyaku kenzan Ao no Yajuu? Moujuu? ...Chinjuu?5.5
77823 min
▶162Shiroki noroi no musha5.7
73023 min
▶163Sakushi Koumei no omowaku5.9
71723 min
▶164Ososugita suketto5.9
71923 min
▶165Naruto shisu6.2
71623 min
▶166Todomatta mama no jikan6.1
71023 min
▶167Shirasagi no habataku jikan5.9
71223 min
▶168Moero Zundou! Mazete nobashite yude agero!5.7
73023 min
▶169Kioku Ushinawareta pêji6.5
71123 min
▶170Shougeki Tozasareta doa6.4
71023 min
▶171Sennyuu Shikumareta torappu6.4
70423 min
▶172Zetsubou Hikisakareta hâto6.3
70423 min
▶173Kaisen Tokihanatareta pawâ6.7
71323 min
▶174Arienêttebayo! Serebu ninpou Kinton no jutsu5.0
73623 min
▶175The Treasure Hunt Is On!6.2
69223 min
▶176Run, Dodge, Zigzag! Chase or Be Chased!6.2
69823 min
▶177Oh!? Purîzu Misutâ Posutoman5.9
70523 min
▶178Deai 'Hoshi' no na o motsu shounen5.9
68823 min
▶179The Remembered Lullaby!5.9
68923 min
▶180Hidden Jutsu! The Price of Ninja Art: Kujaku6.1
69023 min
▶181Hoshikage: The Buried Truth6.0
68324 min
▶182Reunion: The Remaining Time6.2
68223 min
▶183The Star's Radiance6.0
68823 min
▶184Kiba's Long Day5.8
68423 min
▶185A Legend from the Hidden Leaf: The Onbaa!5.9
69023 min
▶186Warau Shino6.1
71224 min
▶187Open for Business! The Leaf Moving Service5.8
66123 min
▶188Mystery of the Targeted Merchants5.7
66423 min
▶189Limitless Supply of Ninja Tools5.9
65523 min
▶190The Byakugan Sees the Blind Spot!6.4
66023 min
▶191Shi no senkoku 'Kumori tokidoki hare'5.8
66023 min
▶192Ino Screams! Chubby Passion!5.5
70524 min
▶193Viva Dojo Challenge! Youth Is All About Passion!6.1
67923 min
▶194The Mysterious Curse of the Haunted Castle5.6
66423 min
▶195Daisan no choujuu, saidai no raibaru6.4
66023 min
▶196Hot-Blooded Confrontation: Student vs. Sensei6.5
66523 min
▶197Crisis: The Hidden Leaf 11 Gather!6.6
67723 min
▶198The Anbu Gives Up? Naruto's Recollection6.8
67824 min
▶199The Missed Target7.0
68923 min
▶200The Powerful Helper7.0
69523 min
▶201Tajuu torappu Hokai no kauntodaun7.3
71423 min
▶202Honjitsu happyou! Ase to namida no besuto 5! Otanoshimi no bangai-hen mo aru-ttebayo supesharu4.6
70423 min
▶203Kurenai no ketsudan Torinokosareta dai 8-han6.2
65323 min
▶204Nerawareta Yakumo Fuuin sareta nouryoku6.3
65523 min
▶205Kurenai no gokuhi ninmu: San-daime tono yakusoku6.4
65123 min
▶206Genjutsu-ka genjitsu-ka Gokan wo seisuru mono6.5
65523 min
▶207Fujirareta hazu no nouryoku6.6
66323 min
▶208Meiki Kachou fuugetsu no omosa5.3
67723 min
▶209Teki wa 'Shinobazu'5.8
65423 min
▶210Mayoi no mori6.1
65023 min
▶211Honoo no kioku6.0
64823 min
▶212Sorezore no michi6.1
65123 min
▶213Ushinawareta kioku6.3
66723 min
▶214Torimodoshita genjitsu6.3
67323 min
▶215Keshisaritai kako6.7
71023 min
▶216Kieta takumi Nerawareta Shukaku7.1
74323 min
▶217Suna no doumeikoku Konoha no shinobi7.2
74023 min
▶218Fuujiwareta suna Suiko no hangeki7.3
74223 min
▶219Yomigaetta kyuukyoku heiki7.2
76123 min
▶220Tabidachi8.0
1K23 min

Full Cast & Crew

Cast

Junko Takeuchi Naruto Uzumaki, Akamaru
Maile Flanagan Naruto Uzumaki
Kate Higgins Sakura Haruno, Udon
Chie Nakamura Sakura Haruno
Noriaki Sugiyama Sasuke Uchiha
Yuri Lowenthal Sasuke Uchiha, Gatô's Henchman
Dave Wittenberg Kakashi Hatake, Gamakichi, Gamatatsu
Tony Beck Gaara
Colleen O'Shaughnessey Ino Yamanaka, Konohamaru Sarutobi, Tsubaki
Steve Staley Neji Hyuga, Kito, Migaki

Crew

Masashi Kishimoto

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