It sure has been an impressive run, no? And next month, the Naruto manga is coming to a close.
According to the Asahi Shimbun, the last entry in the long-running Naruto series will appear in the Weekly Shonen Jump that goes on sale November 10 in Japan. Naruto debuted in Weekly Shonen Jump in 1999 and has become one of Japan's most iconic manga.
As Livedoor reports, anime film The Last: Naruto the Movie will hit Japanese theaters this December.
大ヒットマンガ「ＮＡＲＵＴＯ」、１１月に連載終了 [Asahi]
『NARUTO』11・10発売の『ジャンプ』で完結 [Livedoor]
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