Naruto Shippuden: Ultimate Ninja Storm Revolution Trailer Featuring Mecha Naruto!

Here's the first trailer of Naruto Shippuden: Ultimate Ninja Storm Revolution, which features the first original character for the game, a creature named Mecha Naruto!

Mecha Naruto has three modes: the normal Mecha Naruto, Kyubi Mode and the Kyubi Mode (Mecha Kurama Version). Each time mecha evolves, it gets stronger.


The game will feature over 100 characters from both Naruto and Naruto Shippuden anime series. Two of the over 100 characters are created by by Naruto creator Masashi Kishimoto.

Naruto Shippuden: Ultimate Ninja Storm Revolution is coming for the XBox 360 and PS3 next year.

Mecha Naruto, A New Playable Character for the New Naruto Fighting Game

The first new playable character designed by Masashi Kishimoto for Naruto Shippuden: Ultimate Ninja Storm Revolution is finally revealed. This new character is no other than Mecha Naruto!

Mecha Naruto has three modes: the normal Mecha Naruto, Kyubi Mode and the Kyubi Mode (Mecha Kurama Version). Each time mecha evolves, it gets stronger.

Other new characters will be revealed at this year's Jump Festa event on December 21-22. It was previously reported that the game will feature more than 100 playable characters from both Naruto & Naruto Shippuden anime titles.

Naruto Shippuden: Ultimate Ninja Storm Revolution is coming for the XBox 360 and PS3 next year.

[Source: Anime News Network]

New Naruto Shippuden Special to Feature Kakashi

The second 2014 issue of Weekly Shonen Jump announced that a new Naruto Shippuden anime special called "Kakashi Anbu Chapter ~The Shinobi Who Lives in the Shadows~". This special will air on February 6.

The special will tell the story of Kakashi Hatake's past and as the title suggest, during the time he part of Anbu Special Ops unit.

The special's key visual features Kakashi Hatake, Hiruzen Sarutobi, Minato Namikaze, Yamato, and Itachi Uchiha. The special will be displayed at the Pierrot booth at the Jump Festa 2014 event later this month.

[Source: Anime News Network]

Naruto Shippuden: Ultimate Ninja Storm Revolution Coming to N. America & EU in 2014

Namco Bandai Games America and Europe announced that they will release the Naruto Shippuden: Ultimate Ninja Storm Revolution for the PS3 and Xbox 360 in North America and Europe next year.

The game will feature new gameplay mechanics, which includes the Combination Ultimate Jutsu. This move allows players to combine powers to create more powerful techniques.

It was previously reported that the game will feature more than 100 playable characters from both Naruto & Naruto Shippuden anime titles. In addition, series creator Masashi Kishimoto will design two new characters for the game.

More information will be revealed in December's Jump Festa event.

[Source: Anime News Network]

Masashi Kishimoto To A Create New Character for Naruto Fighting Game

More info about the new Naruto game for the PS3 and Xbox 360 called "Naruto Shippuden: Ultimate Ninja Storm Revolution" is finally revealed. The game will be released next year.

It was previously reported that the game has 100 playable characters. That number may include Young versions of the main characters and other forms of the character. In addition, Naruto creator Masahi Kishimoto will create a new character specifically for the game.

More information will be revealed in December's Jump Festa event.

[Source: Siliconera]

Chinese Naruto Online Game Trailer Featuring Original Characters

Here's the new trailer of the Chinese Naruto online game for the PC called "Naruto Online". This game is developed by Tencent Games, Namco Bandai Games and CyberConnect2.


This is Namco Bandai's first foray into PC online games in China. This online game can only be played in an internet web browser such as Mozilla Firefox or Google Chrome and is set for a 2014 release date.

[Source: Anime News Network, Saiyan Island]

Naruto Shippuden: Ultimate Ninja Storm Revolution Game Announced

A new Naruto Shippuden game is finally announced! The new game entitled "Naruto Shippuden: Ultimate Ninja Storm Revolution", it will released for the Xbox 360 and PS3.

The game will feature over 100 playable characters and is set to be released in 2014. More information will be revealed in December's Jump Festa event.

[Source: Saiyan Island]

Masashi Kishimoto: Naruto Manga is Now On Its Final Phase

Naruto author Masashi Kishimoto revealed in the Japanese TV show, Sakiyomoi Jan BANG that the Naruto manga series is now in its final phase.

He revealed:

The battle of Naruto and his comrades is in its final phase, in the truest sense of the term. About the Ten Tails, about Madara, and then, about Sasuke... I will continue to raise the tension without restraint, in every way I can! Please follow this story of a boy named Naruto a little while longer, I will greatly appreciate it.

Last year, the author also mentioned that the series is now reaching its climax. For those who are not aware about the manga's recent events, the Ten-Tailed Beast is now unleashed and Naruto must make Obito realize that he is still the same man he used to be.

[Source: Saiyan Island]

U.S. Adult Swim's Toonami Will Air Naruto Shippuden Next Year

The official Adult Swim's Toonami Tumblr account announced that they will air Naruto Shippuden in January. The channel previously aired the original Naruto anime series.

Speaking of which, the said programming block will stop running the first Naruto anime on November 30, but the staff notes that it is still streaming in several venues.

Naruto Shippuden will air uncut on Toonami and will premiere on the same day Space Dandy will also make its premiere on the said programming block.

[Source: Anime News Network]

Latest Naruto Shippuden Jump Super Anime Tour 2013 Anime Special Info

More info about the special Naruto Shippuden anime special for the Jump Super Anime Tour 2013 is finally revealed. The upcoming special will feature the Uchiha siblings.

The special is a comedy-filled filler episode, which revolves around the Uchiha brothers, Mangekyo Sharingan, chicken and fried eggs. Plans for a home video release is still unknown as of this writing.

[Source: Saiyan Island]

See Goku Wear Naruto's Sage Mode Costume in Dragon Ball Z: Battle of Z Game

The first print copies of Dragon Ball Z: Battle of Z game for the PS3, PS Vita and Xbox 360 will receive a special DLC costume for Son Goku!

This costume is Naruto's Sage Mode costume from the popular anime/manga series. This is part of the return tie-up when Naruto Shippuden: Ultimate Ninja Storm 3 also had a Goku costume for Naruto.

In Dragon Ball Z: Battle of Z, players can relieve Son Goku's story through 60 missions, which begins at the Saiyan Saga. This four player fighting game will support co-op and online multiplayer will be released next year in North America, Latin America and in Brazil next year.

[Source: Siliconera (link 2)]

Naruto Spin-Off: Rock Lee & His Ninja Pals Select Episode Reruns Announced

TV Tokyo announced that the Naruto anime spin-off focused on Rock Lee, "Naruto Spin-Off: Rock Lee & His Ninja Pals" returns with a new series, which will premiere this October 1!

Entitled "Naruto SD: Rock Lee no Seishun Full-Power Ninden Mō Iccho", this comedy anime will continue the fun adventures of Rock Lee and his ninja pals in SD form! The new anime will air every Tuesday at 6pm, replacing Chō Soku Henkei Gyrozetter in the timeslot.

UPDATE (9/12/13): The official Twitter account of the show clarified that the "new show" are just reruns of select episodes of the Rock Lee anime.

Source: Anime News Network

Nogizaka46 to Perform New Naruto Shippuden Opening Theme

AKB48's official rival group, Nogizaka46 will perform the new opening theme of Naruto Shippuden. The new opening will be first used in the show's October 3rd episode.

In addition, the group's six members, namely Rina Ikoma, Reika Sakurai, Nanami Hashimoto, Nanase Nishino, Sayuri Matsumura and Yumi Wakatsuki as the new unit called "Naruzaka46" an official supporter team for the anime. They will start appearing in the 15-second section of the anime starting this September 5th and will also take charge of Naruto's information page in Weekly Shonen Jump.

Source: Crunchyroll News

Naruto Shippuden: Ultimate Ninja Storm 3 Full Burst U.S. Release Date Announced

Namco Bandai Games America Inc. announced that the Naruto Shippuden: Ultimate Ninja Storm 3 Full Burst will be available for retail and digital release in the U.S. on October 22 and for PC via Steam this fall.

In addition, this will be the first Naruto game for the PC and features the most extensive character lineup of any other Naruto game. Retail copies of the game will include 38 different costume options for each character from the Ultimate Ninja Storm 3 DLC and pre-order packs.


But for fans who already owned a copy of Naruto Shippuden Ultimate Ninja Storm 3, they can upgrade their game with the Full Burst content. The upgrade price will be available at a later date.

Lastly, for fans who pre-ordered a copy of the game for the Xbox 360 and the PlayStation 3 via participating U.S. and Canadian GameStop locations will receive an exclusive artbook from Studio Pierrot.

Source: Anime News Network

Ryan Higa's Live-Action Naruto the Movie Parody Trailer

In honor of YouTube's Geek Week, popular YouTube celebrity Ryan Higa decided to create a parody of a live-action Naruto movie! The trailer features some Japanese YouTubers and was shot in Japan.

Naruto: Tobi's Identity Revealed the Fan Animation

After months of hard work, the fan animation that depicts the revelation of Tobi's identity in the popular Naruto manga is finally posted online. If you are interested of this work made by 8 artists, here it is.

New Naruto Shippuden Original Anime to Air in Special Event

This year's 34th issue of Weekly Shonen Jump magazine revealed that the upcoming Jump Super Anime Tour 2013 event will feature an all new original Naruto Shippuden anime.

This new Naruto Shippuden anime is an original story made exclusively for the event. The tour teases that it will feature the "unbelievable appearance of a certain popular character."

The Jump Super Anime Tour will travel to five cities throughout Japan from October 6 to November 24.

Source: Anime News Network

Road to Ninja: Naruto the Movie Now Available on DVD & VCD in the Philippines

C-Interactive announced via Facebook last July 5th that Road to Ninja: Naruto the Movie is now available on DVD and VCD formats here in the Philippines.

The DVD includes the movie subbed in English. Sadly, the DVD doesn't have any special features. The movie premiered in the Philippines last April 10th and earned a total of Php 5,068,627 (US$123,613) in the two weeks it was screened on SM Cinemas nationwide.

For those people who missed the chance to watch it on the big screen, or want to watch it on your TV again, the DVD costs Php 399 and it's available on leading video stores nationwide. It is also available for rent on Video City outlets nationwide.

Naruto Shippuden: Ultimate Ninja Storm 3 BURST Announced

Namco Bandai Games announced that an updated version of the Naruto Shippuden: Ultimate Ninja Storm 3 game called "Naruto Shippuden: Ultimate Ninja Storm 3 BURST" will be released this Winter 2013 for the PS3, Xbox 360 and PC via Steam.


The updated version will feature updated game cinematics, a new chapter featuring Kabuto vs. Itachi and Sasuke, 100 new missions, 38 new costumes and of course, Kabuto Yakushi in his Sage Mode will be playable in the game.

Source: Siliconera

Naruto Online Game Trailers

Here's are the trailers of the upcoming Naruto Online game created by Tencent Games, a major Chinese company in cooperation with Japan's Namco Bandai Games and CyberConnect2.



Naruto online features characters from the popular anime and manga series created by Masashi Kishimoto. Based on the character designs, it seems that the game is heavily based on the first half of the manga series. Below is a gameplay trailer featuring Naruto, Sasuke, Sakura, Lee, Shikamaru, and Neji.


Naruto Online is set to be released exclusively in China this year, and this will be Namco Bandai Games' first foray into PC online games in China. More details about the game such as its features and the exact release date will be revealed in a later date.

Source: Saiyan Island