The Naruto 20th Anniversary Special Event: Revisiting the Glory Days of a Beloved Anime

The Legacy of Naruto

The original Naruto series will celebrate its 20th anniversary with a new special event to commemorate this momentous occasion. Naruto is one of the most well-known names in the world of anime. It has been quite some time since we’ve seen Naruto Uzumaki (Junko Takeuchi) in his prime, even though he is a prominent character in Japanese animation and has been active for quite some time. Boruto Uzumaki (Yûko Sanpei), Naruto’s son, has been the primary focus of most of the Naruto franchise since his early training days in the first series and his legendary exploits in the second series, Naruto: Shippuden. Even though a significant portion of these escapades was covered in Boruto: Naruto Next Generations, many fans are still interested in revisiting the glory days of their favorite ninja from anime.

The Naruto 20th Anniversary Special Event

Fans will get their wish granted with not one, not two, not three, but four brand-new episodes set during the events of the original series as Naruto prepares to celebrate its 20th anniversary. Since Naruto: Shippuden finished its adaptation of Naruto’s story in 2017, this will be the first time we’ve been allowed to watch Naruto Uzumaki in his prime. Here is everything we know about the Naruto 20th Anniversary Special Event, including information about the milestone celebration, including its episode count, specifics about the plot, and release date, as well as other information.

Release Date and Availability

The highly anticipated celebration of Naruto’s 20th anniversary, which will last four weeks and begin on September 3rd, will not keep Naruto fans in Japan, the country of origin of the intellectual property, waiting for very long. The event will begin on Sunday at 5:30 p.m. Japan Standard Time, the first episode of the special, will be shown in Japan on cable television networks linked with TV Tokyo. There is a good chance that the network will be airing the premiere of one of the episodes listed below at the same time on Sundays throughout the following three weeks, with the episodes scheduled to run on September 10th, September 17th, and September 24th, respectively. VIZ Media has not yet provided a date for when they will declare whether or not the episodes will be released in countries other than Japan. There has yet to be an announcement regarding an international distribution or an English dub release as of the time this article was written.

The Creator Behind Naruto

Masashi Kishimoto is a well-known manga artist working in Japan. As of May 2019, the Naruto manga series, which ran from 1999 to 2014 and was published in serial form, has sold over 250 million copies globally across 46 countries. The series has been converted into several films, video games, and other forms of media in addition to two anime adaptations. In addition to the Naruto manga, Kishimoto has penned many standalone stories and personally supervised the production of both canonical anime films based on the Naruto franchise, The Last: Naruto the Movie and Boruto: Naruto the Movie.

The Plot of Naruto 20th Anniversary Special Episodes

It has yet to be extensively divulged what the plot will entail for the forthcoming special event. Despite this, the teaser poster that VIZ Media distributed hints at when and where the special would take place in the Naruto timeline. The billboard depicts Naruto, Sakura, Sasuke, and Kakashi in their respective roles as they did in the first Naruto series. That indicates that the special takes place before or during the events of the original Naruto series since it takes place before the events of Naruto: Shippuden. However, the special may take place after the events of Naruto: Shippuden.

Where to Watch the Naruto 20th Anniversary Special

Beginning on September 3rd, the Naruto 20th Anniversary Special will have its world premiere on cable television via networks linked with TV Tokyo each and every Sunday leading up to the release in Japan. We also need to find out where the anniversary episodes will be airing. However, it seems likely that they will be available for streaming because VIZ Media has yet to announce any overseas releases for the series. Crunchyroll, which in recent years has established itself as the domestic center for the distribution of anime-related content, is the site most likely to host a streaming release. On the other hand, you can watch Naruto, Naruto: Shippuden, and Boruto: Naruto Next Generations on Hulu, the only streaming service offering all three of these shows.