Naruto Shippūden
Seen it?2007 | 20 seasons | 25 min | Animation, Action & Adventure, Sci-Fi & Fantasy
Sunday Safe BetWhy it’s a Sunday Safe Bet
Audiences adore it (8.5 out of 10) and it drew a huge audience over 20 seasons. A safe bet when you want something reliable.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for sci-fi fans, action fans and animation lovers. If you loved X-Men '97 or Young Justice, start here.
- The mood
- Feel-good.
- The pace
- 20 seasons, but most episodes stand on their own, so you can dip in anywhere (about 25 minutes each).
- What might put you off
- Rated TV-PG: scary moments and peril. Worth a look first if you have very young kids.
- It's in Japanese, so expect subtitles (or a dub).
After 2 and a half years Naruto finally returns to his village of Konoha, and sets about putting his ambitions to work. It will not be easy though as he has amassed a few more dangerous enemies, in the likes of the shinobi organization; Akatsuki.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsNot counted
Not enough reviews on record yet
- AudiencesVery strong
8.5 out of 10
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Reach & staying powerVery strong
Ran for 20 seasons and reached a huge audience
- Buzz & cultural impactStrong
Not enough engagement data yet
Season by season
The show overall is a Sunday Safe Bet. Here's how each season stacks up; S16 • Kakashi: Shadow of the ANBU Black Ops is the high point.
S1 • Kazekage Rescue2007 · 32 episodes · 8.2 out of 10Saturday
S2 • Long-Awaited Reunion2007 · 21 episodes · 6.7 out of 10Weeknight- S3 • Guardian Shinobi Twelve2008 · 18 episodes · 6.3 out of 10Weeknight
- S4 • Immortal Devastators: Hidan and Kakuzu2008 · 17 episodes · 7.4 out of 10Sunday
- S5 • Three Tails' Appearance2008 · 24 episodes · 8.2 out of 10Saturday
- S6 • Master's Prophecy and Vengeance2009 · 31 episodes · 8.1 out of 10Saturday
- S7 • Six Tails Unleashed2010 · 8 episodes · 7.8 out of 10Saturday
S8 • Two Saviors2010 · 24 episodes · 8.3 out of 10Friday- S9 • Past Arc: The Locus of the Leaf2010 · 21 episodes · 7.7 out of 10Saturday
- S10 • The Five Kage Assemble2011 · 25 episodes · 7.7 out of 10Saturday
- S11 • Paradise Life on a Boat2011 · 21 episodes · 7.8 out of 10Saturday
- S12 • Nine-Tails Taming and Karmic Encounters2012 · 33 episodes · 7.9 out of 10Saturday
- S13 • The Seven Ninja Swordsman2012 · 20 episodes · 7.6 out of 10Sunday
- S14 • The Fourth Great Ninja War: Assailants From Afar2013 · 25 episodes · 7.7 out of 10Saturday
- S15 • The Fourth Great Ninja War: Sasuke and Itachi2013 · 28 episodes · 7.9 out of 10Saturday
- S16 • Kakashi: Shadow of the ANBU Black Ops2014 · 13 episodes · 8.6 out of 10Friday
- S17 • The Fourth Great Ninja War: Team 7 Returns2014 · 11 episodes · 8.2 out of 10Saturday
- S18 • The Fourth Great Ninja War: Obito Uchiha2014 · 21 episodes · 8.2 out of 10Saturday
- S19 • In Naruto's Footsteps: The Friends' Path20 episodes · 8.0 out of 10Saturday
- S20 • Infinite Tsukuyomi: The Invocation2015 · 87 episodes · 8.1 out of 10Saturday
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Cast & crew
- Junko TakeuchiNaruto Uzumaki (voice)
- Noriaki SugiyamaSasuke Uchiha (voice)
- Chie NakamuraSakura Haruno (voice)
- Kazuhiko InoueKakashi Hatake (voice)
- Showtaro MorikuboShikamaru Nara (voice)
- Satoshi HinoSai (voice)
- Akira IshidaGaara (voice)
- Hideo IshikawaItachi Uchiha (voice)
- Koichi TochikaNeji Hyuga (voice)
- Keiko NemotoShizune (voice)