Naruto (ナルト, Naruto?) (romanized as NARUTO in Japan) is a manga by Masashi Kishimoto with an anime TV series adaptation. Its titular main character, Uzumaki Naruto, is a loud, hyperactive adolescent ninja who constantly searches for approval and recognition.
The manga was first published in Japan by Shueisha, in the 43rd issue of the Shonen Jump magazine in 1999. So far there have been 32 volumes of the manga series published in the country, with a total of 309 chapters written since its initial release in 1999. VIZ Media publishes a translated version in the American Shonen Jump, though there have been only 10 of the 32 volumes of manga released so far. It has become VIZ Media's best-selling manga series.
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