"NARUTO" brand-new 4-episode anime is being postponed
To celebrate Naruto's 20th anniversary, four new anime episodes were initially set to air over four weeks starting September 3, 2023. However, due to a desire to enhance the quality, the release has been postponed. The production company apologized to fans and mentioned a forthcoming schedule update, including a special episode of "Boruto: Naruto Next Generations," citing a lengthy hiatus in Naruto-related content creation as a contributing factor to the delay. Naruto's significant influence as one of Shonen Jump's "Big Three" series is highlighted.
What is known so far about the upcoming Naruto episodes?
The four brand-new Naruto anime episodes, which will run for four weeks to commemorate Naruto's 20th anniversary, were initially scheduled to premiere on September 3, 2023. However, the production team behind the show announced in a blog post on the official Naruto website that they have decided to delay the release "due to the further improvement of the quality of this work. ".
In its statement, the company expressed its sincere apologies to all the fans who had been anticipating the broadcast. As soon as a decision is made, we will publish the new broadcast schedule on the official website and various SNS. In addition, as part of the new broadcast's schedule, we will air a masterpiece episode of the TV cartoon "Boruto: Naruto Next Generations.".
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The company mentions in the blog post that Studio Pierrot hasn't produced any Naruto-related content in roughly 6 years and 5 months, which probably adds to the delay and the need for extra time to perfect the program.
The Naruto anime made its debut on October 3, 2002, in Japan. The first episode of the anime, simply titled Naruto, covered Part 1 of the manga and ran until early 2007, at which point the plot included a time jump. The series' title would then change to Naruto: Shippuden and it would start covering Part 2 of the manga. In 2017, the show came to an end, and Boruto: Naruto Next Generations was launched in its place.
The show follows the main character's aspirations to take charge of the Village Hidden in the Leaves. Since its release, Naruto has gained enormous popularity and, along with One Piece and Bleach, has become one of Shonen Jump's renowned "Big Three" series of the mid-2000s.