Who is Masashi Kishimoto, creator of Naruto?

Who is Masashi Kishimoto

Running for 15 years in WSJ, Naruto sold over 250 million copies worldwide and spawned a media franchise still active today. Kishimoto also supervised the sequel series Boruto.

岸本斉史 Born 1974

Their series in the Jump

3 series, from the first to the last

Naruto

1999–2014Writer & Artist

Naruto

Naruto Uzumaki, an orphaned outcast ninja with a fox demon sealed inside him, dreams of becoming Hokage and earning his village's respect.

72volumes

700chapters

62times it opened the magazine

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Naruto debuted in Weekly Shōnen Jump No. 43 · 1999, on sale September 20, 1999, taking the cover of the issue. That same issue also carried Kochikame, One Piece and Hunter × Hunter. Its last chapter in the magazine, number 700, ran in No. 50 · 2014 (November 10, 2014), after 15 years of serialization.

Full series page Vol. 1

Boruto

2016–2019Writer

Boruto

Boruto, Naruto's son and tired of living in his shadow, forges his own ninja path in a modern Hidden Leaf while a new threat marks his fate.

20volumes

80chapters

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Full series page Vol. 1

Samurai 8: The Tale of Hachimaru

2019–2020Writer (art by Akira Ōkubo)

Samurai 8: The Tale of Hachimaru

Hachimaru, a sickly boy who can barely leave home, dreams of being a samurai until he discovers he can become a real one, half man and half machine.

43chapters

2times it opened the magazine

Samurai 8: The Tale of Hachimaru debuted in Weekly Shōnen Jump No. 24 · 2019, on sale May 13, 2019. That same issue also carried One Piece, My Hero Academia and Haikyu!! Its last chapter in the magazine, number 43, ran in No. 17 · 2020 (March 23, 2020), after 10 months of serialization.

Its debut issue Vol. 1

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