Viewers of Naruto are wondering how many episodes are in the series and when each new episode comes out. Naruto is an anime television series that focuses on a young ninja named Naruto Uzumaki, who aspires to be the leader of his village when he grows up.
Here’s how many episodes are in Naruto and on what day new episodes come out.
How many episodes are in Naruto?
The first part of Naruto has 220 episodes. The second part of the series, Naruto: Shippuuden, has a total of 500 episodes. Both parts of Naruto mainly follow the story of the Naruto manga/comics. But some episodes are filler or non-story-related episodes and are original stories that show Naruto interacting with or battling various characters who do not appear in the manga.
The show features Naruto and his team members Sasuke, Sakura, and Kakashi battling different enemy ninjas. The episodes also depict Naruto engaging in various pranks around the village and spending time with his ninja friends.
Naruto cast includes the voices of Junko Takeuchi, Noriaki Sugiyama, Chie Nakamura, Kazuhiko Inoue, Nana Mizuki, Showtaro Morikubo, Kentaro Ito, and Yoichi Masukawa, among others.
When do new Naruto episodes come out?
All 220 episodes of Naruto are currently available to watch on Crunchyroll and Hulu. On September 2023, four new episodes of Naruto will be released on all Japanese television channels to celebrate the 20th anniversary of the Naruto anime’s premiere on September 3, 2002.
The official synopsis for Naruto reads:
“On the day of Naruto Uzamaki’s birth, the village of Konoha was attacked by the 9-tailed fox demon. In order to protect the village Naruto’s father the 4th Hokage sacrificed his life and sealed the demon in his newborn son. 13 years later Naruto graduates from the ninja academy and becomes a shinobi with the goal to be the Hokage of the village.”
For more Naruto updates, check out Yuri Lowenthal reflecting on his 17 year-portrayal of Sasuke for Naruto’s English dub. Also, check out the Fall 2023 anime release schedule.
