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Attention: The cast of Naruto is now cats【Photos】
- Casey Baseel
Jun 13, 2020 - Tweet
Anime ninja Naruto turns into Nyaruto for adorable figure line.
Fans rate the top 10 backstabbing anime characters in survey
- Shannon
Apr 24, 2020
10 anime icons to remember, but not to trust.
- Japan
- (anime • Assassination Classroom • Attack on Titan • Bleach • COK • Crayon shin-chan • Gundam • Lupin the Third • Naruto • survey)
Does running like Naruto really make you faster? A YouTube science channel investigates【Video】
- Dale Roll
Nov 2, 2019
Experiments have been done before…but never with a gold medalist sprinter!
- Japan
- (funny • High Speed! • Naruto • Naruto run • physics • running • science • science experiment)
Naruto’s author Kishimoto reveals what characters’ names would’ve been if editor didn’t intervene
- Scott Wilson
Sep 29, 2019
As well as several other incredible saves made by the editor.
Half-dozen of manga’s greatest creators have at-home drinking party, make one-of-a-kind artwork
- Casey Baseel
May 10, 2019
Creators of One Piece, Naruto, and My Hero Academia got together at friend’s place to get tipsy, created piece of manga history while they were at it.
- Japan
- (anime • art • awesome • cool • Eiichiro Oda • illustration • manga • Masashi Kishimoto • My Hero Academia • Naruto • Nobuhiro Watsuki • One Piece • Riichiro Inagaki • Rurouni Kenshin • Shonen Jump • Weekly Shonen Jump)
Shonen Jump’s anime heroes punch huge craters in Shinjuku Station, create photo spots
- Katy Kelly
Feb 21, 2019
The stars of Jump Force all have serious beef with Tokyo Metro, leaving some seriously cool craters behind.
- Japan
- (Dragonball • Jump Force • Naruto • One Piece • Shinjuku Station • Shonen Jump • Tokyo Metro)
Japanese Internet confused and intrigued by sudden influx of “choking Sasuke memes”
- Scott Wilson
Jan 19, 2019
Sometimes humor doesn’t translate between languages… even if there’s no language involved.
Abysmal viewer ratings for Pokémon anime series does not worry its broadcaster the slightest bit
- Koh Ruide
Dec 20, 2018
After all, it’s been through worse before.
- Japan
- (Anpanman • broadcaster • history • Naruto • Neon Genesis Evangelion • Pokemon • TV Tokyo • Yu-Gi-Oh!)
Spinning fiber optic light lets users cradle a swirling ball of energy in their hands
- Koh Ruide
Dec 10, 2018
Home gadget meant for decoration doubles as Naruto’s Rasengan!
Student gets a huge surprise when his teachers finds out he doodled anime’s Naruto on his report
- Casey Baseel
Sep 1, 2018
When a student’s love of anime pops up during school time, some teachers would be mad, but this one decided to be awesome instead.
Fighting game Jump Force pits heroes from Shonen Jump in a crossover brawl of epic proportions
- Koh Ruide
Jun 18, 2018
The fighting game of dreams is here with an all-star roster featuring iconic characters from Naruto, One Piece and Dragon Ball.
- Japan
- (Bandai Namco • crossover • Dragon Ball • Jump Force • Naruto • One Piece • Shonen Jump)
Naruto creator Masashi Kishimoto is indeed working on his new story for Weekly Shonen Jump
- Krista Rogers
Mar 9, 2018
What’s next for the author whose modern take on ninja became a hit series the world over?
- Japan
- (Boruto • manga • Masashi Kishimoto • Naruto • Weekly Shonen Jump)
Get your favourite page from Shonen Jump manga on a T-shirt!
- Richard Simmonds
Dec 20, 2017
Publisher of One Piece, Naruto and other hit manga launches new phone app which lets you choose any page to have made into an awesome T-shirt.
Naruto Manga Gets Kabuki Play in August 2018
- Anime News Network
Nov 19, 2017
Minosuke Bandō, Hayato Nakamura star in play that will run in Tokyo.
- Japan
- (adaptation • anime • Anime News Network • kabuki • manga • Naruto)
“Hijab Cosplayer” wows the world with her take on Japanese anime characters【Photos】
- Oona McGee
Sep 29, 2017
Just because you wear a hijab doesn’t mean you can’t cosplay.
- SE Asia
- (anime • Attack on Titan • cosplay • cosplay costumes • cosplayers • hijab • Instagram • Naruto • Sailor Moon)
World celebrates ninja manga Naruto’s 18th anniversary with “Naruto Runs”
- Shannon McNaught
Sep 1, 2017
It may sound like a joke, but it sure brings fans together.
Tokyo indoor anime theme park launches new cosplay rental service
- Casey Baseel
Apr 15, 2017
There’s no easier or more appropriate place to cosplay as some of the greatest heroes of the anime and manga world.
- Japan
- (Amusement Parks • anime • cosplay • Dragon Ball • gintama • Ikebukuro • J-World Tokyo • manga • Naruto • One Piece • Shonen Jump • theme parks • Tokyo)
Comedy team tackles Naruto tropes to great effect【Video】
- KK Miller
Nov 19, 2016
Chances are you’ve never seen Naruto like this: live-action and totally in your face!
- Australia, Japan
- (funny • Naruto • Naruto Online • RackaRacka • sasuke • videos)
Naruto’s favorite noodle shop Ichiraku Ramen is real, and we just visited it!
- Michelle Hughes
Aug 22, 2016
We went to Fukuoka to find out just how tasty the noodles really are at the shop made famous in the manga.
Believe it! Naruto Shippuden bags are the perfect accessory for every occasion
- KK Miller
Jul 5, 2016
The iconic show and manga lives on through these beautiful collaborations.
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- Liquid croissant coffee is coming to Japanese stores this month
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Liquid croissant coffee is coming to Japanese stores this month
Beautiful Ghibli diorama kits lets you build anime characters’ homes inside yours [Photos]
Continuing cyberattacks hit Japanese arcade hard [Photos]
Pachinko parlor operator arrested for not obscuring the act of gambling well enough
Japan ends tax-free shopping system for foreign tourists, new refund request system now in effect
Princess Mononoke was going to look totally different, new Studio Ghibli artbook shows
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First-ever cafe on Tokyo Imperial Palace Garden grounds is now open
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Japan ends tax-free shopping system for foreign tourists, new refund request system now in effect
Japan’s TeamLab digital art group is opening a permanent museum in America
Beautiful Ghibli diorama kits lets you build anime characters’ homes inside yours [Photos]
Life-size Monster Hunter dragon statues to be built at Japanese shopping mall
Modern exosuits are opening up ancient Japanese castle climbs to everyone
Evangelion announces collaboration with Hard Rock Cafe
Studio Ghibli homeware brand’s faux oil lamp brings light, smiles, and Kiki’s Jiji to your home
Cold Stone is closing its final branch in all of east Japan, but it’s going down singing
Starbucks Japan unveils new Christmas goods for 2026, with exclusive holiday surprises
Family Mart releases 47 convenience store socks and stickers, one for every prefecture in Japan
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Pokémon Company announces first-ever permanent Pokémon store to open outside Asia
Japan ends tax-free shopping system for foreign tourists, new refund request system now in effect
Family Mart releases 47 convenience store socks and stickers, one for every prefecture in Japan
Japan’s TeamLab digital art group is opening a permanent museum in America
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Chainsaw robots helping keep trains running safely in east Japan [Video]
New Studio Ghibli anime gets extended run at the only cinema in Japan where it’s being shown
Tokyo train station will play Godzilla theme song as new departure melody
Osaka’s famous Glico Running Man will be removed and replaced with a new-look sign
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Japan announces sudden 400-percent increase in visa fees for foreigners entering the country
Japan’s human washing machines will go on sale to general public, demos to be held in Tokyo
Studio Ghibli has a new anime out, and there’s only one place in the world where you can see it
Starbucks Japan releases new drinkware and goods for Valentine’s Day
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Japan’s newest Shinkansen has no seats…or passengers [Video]
Tokyo subway installing new ticket gates that don’t accept payment through Suica or other IC cards
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Salomon releases Japan-exclusive Mt. Fuji hiking gear that doubles as an amazing souvenir
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