Entertainment · K-Culture & Anime · 21 hrs ago
Four-part Naruto anime planned after nine-year break
The team behind Naruto announced a new four-part anime at New York Comic Con.
It will follow Naruto as a boy who finds himself in the world of Ninku, another manga series published in Weekly Shonen Jump.
Naruto’s creator, Masashi Kishimoto, and Ninku creator Koji Kiriyama will supervise the new anime.
The original Naruto anime ended in 2017 and has reached audiences in more than 145 countries and regions.
The companies involved are also expanding Naruto games, including plans to release the mobile action game Naruto Mobile worldwide.
A Naruto trading card game is scheduled for simultaneous release around the world in June 2027.
These plans aim to attract new fans and create more opportunities through streaming, games and merchandise.
The Naruto production committee announced a four-episode anime, the franchise’s first new anime in nine years.
The announcement was made at New York Comic Con 2026 on October 10, U.S. time.
The story will follow young Naruto Uzumaki as he enters the world of NINKU and takes action there.
Naruto creator Masashi Kishimoto and NINKU creator Kōji Kiriyama will supervise the anime.
The project also includes wider global distribution of a Naruto mobile game and plans for a trading card game.
- Who
- The Naruto production committee, which includes TV Tokyo and Shueisha, announced the project.
- What
- A four-episode Naruto anime is planned, alongside expanded global distribution of related games.
- When
- Announced on October 10, U.S. time; the anime’s release date is not stated.
- Where
- The announcement was made at New York Comic Con 2026 in New York.
- Why
- The project aims to reach new fans and expand revenue from the Naruto intellectual property.
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The Naruto anime ended its broadcast run.
The production committee announced a new anime project at New York Comic Con 2026.
A Naruto trading card game is scheduled for simultaneous release worldwide.
- Episodes
- 4 planned for the new anime
- Time since previous new anime
- 9 years
- Supervisors
- Masashi Kishimoto and Kōji Kiriyama
- Announcement venue
- New York Comic Con 2026, New York
- Trading card game
- Planned worldwide launch in June 2027
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