Naruto: The Official Fanbook

by Masashi Kishimoto

BY FANS FOR FANS OF THE ULTIMATE NINJA!

Think you know all you can possibly know about Naruto? Think again! The Official Fanbook takes you deeper than ever before into the world of the most determined ninja as he pushes ever closer to his ultimate destiny! Maps, character profiles, previously hidden revelations and more give you all the inside secrets about Masashi Kishimoto's incredible saga. Includes the original 44-page Naruto manga!!

By Fans For Fans! The Ultimate Source For Naruto That You Helped Create!

We asked you, the loyal legions of Naruto fans across the nation, to help us create this definitive volume of secret knowledge about the world of Naruto , and boy did you respond! Now see your contributions proudly displayed alongside official maps, character profiles, and previously hidden revelations about Masashi Kishimoto's incredible saga.

The Official Fanbook takes you deeper than ever before into the world of the most determined ninja, as he pushes ever closer to his ultimate destiny! Think you know all you can possibly know about Naruto ?

Think again! Includes the original 44-page Naruto manga!

Note: includes poster

Genres: Manga, Fantasy, Comics, Japanese Literature, Fiction

288 pages, Paperback

First published October 4, 2002

About the author

Masashi Kishimoto (岸本斉史 Kishimoto Masashi) is a Japanese manga artist, well known for creating the manga series Naruto. His younger twin brother, Seishi Kishimoto, is also a manga artist and creator of the manga series O-Parts Hunter (666 Satan) and Blazer Drive. Two of his former assistants, Osamu Kajisa (Tattoo Hearts) and Yuuichi Itakura (Hand's), have also gone on to moderate success following their work on Naruto.

Kishimoto's first work as a manga artist was Karakuri (カラクリ?), which he submitted to Shueisha in 1995. This earned him the Weekly Shōnen Jump's monthly "Hop Step Award" in 1996, granted to promising new manga artists. This was followed in 1997 by a pilot version of Naruto (NARUTO－ナルト－), published in Akamaru Jump Summer. In 1998, Kishimoto premiered as a Weekly Shōnen Jump artist with a serialized version of Karakuri in Weekly Shōnen Jump, but it proved unpopular and was canceled soon after. In 1999, a serialized version of Naruto began publication in Weekly Shōnen Jump and quickly became a hit.

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[Narutolover4459 · Rating 5 out of 5]

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[Kimberley · Rating 5 out of 5]

Its aweosme..this basically..help you get to know the characters more and helps you understand the show more....its really aweosme... I also watch the show on Cartoonnetwork!

[L. Petunia · Rating 5 out of 5]

My cat Luna's a ninja pet in this book! :)

[Tim de Leon · Rating 5 out of 5]

"Development as shinobi with respect to individuality." -Konoha Academy Motto

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I am consumed by the Naruto fandom once more! This book almost has everything I need to know about the classic Naruto universe: from the countries and hidden ninja villages, the ninja academy, analysis of a Konoha ninja, Shinobi society, Shinobi mission ranking, memorable quotes in the series, the profiles of each members of Team 7, Jutsus, the profile of the creator of Naruto Masashi Kishimoto, fan comments, AND lastly, I got the privilege to read the very first Naruto story. This fanbook is lavishly illustrated that it will keep you interested in reading.

[Chris · Rating 3 out of 5]

This book was ok.. but, not great.

[Soklaut · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book is really good it is cheap and has a lot of information

[Butterfly2507 · Rating 3 out of 5]

i really enjoyed this. although i feel like if you've read the main story / volumes you know a lot of this already :)

[Samantha · Rating 4 out of 5]

This book gives a peak into the Naruto world and its characters, and offers some challenges and fanart along the way. Masashi Kishimoto shares some insights into his creative process, and tells the tale of how he first came up with Naruto; this is followed by the actual short story Naruto first starred in. While this book is now a little dated, it still gives insights fans of the series would enjoy.


I’ve never read the Naruto manga, and this book focuses on that, as there is a note at the very end about the anime starting the day before the book was published. However, the anime seems to be pretty faithful to the manga, so much of this book applies to both.

Also, this book was mostly written before Tsunade was introduced, as there are some questions concerning her that aren’t answered. However, there then proceeds to be fanart of her, so those must of come in not long before the book was finished.

I did enjoy this book, I just felt like it was produced a little too early, since it didn’t even have any info on the Fifth Hokage. I understand that you can’t wait forever, for sometimes the hype behind the series vanishes before things are over, but I felt like this book should have talked about Tsunade, especially since she was obviously introduced in the manga before this book was finished.

It is nice to have a book that summarizes what was known about the characters and the world up until that point, and it probably would have been cooler for me if I had read the book back before watching all of the Naruto anime, as reading it now makes the book feel dated. There were some things about the characters I didn’t know before, when it came to small details such as their birthdays, but the rest you know if you’ve seen the show.

What really makes this book interesting is the interview/comments from the actual creator of Naruto, as he talks about the history behind the Naruto manga, and he talks about some of the themes you find in the manga/anime. I knew those themes were there, and they’re part of what I love about the show, but the creator talking about those themes brought a new level of appreciation for them, to me.

Also, this book includes the first story with Naruto. The story is very different from the manga/anime we know and love, but it’s so interesting to see the first incarnation of Naruto. He’s still the same character we know and love, but the fox is handled very differently, and the world is a very different place. I have to say, I prefer the anime, but we wouldn’t have it without that story.

To switch topics, I want to talk about the fanart found in this book. It’s nice they include fanart that really isn’t that good, but I wish they would have included some of the amazing fanart I know is out there. I can’t see that not a single good piece of art was submitted.

Overall, it was an interesting book, and it’s nice to have brief bios of all of the various characters, plus a brief history of the land. But the best parts of the book were the bits with the creator, and the short story that started it all. The book is a little dated now, but it’s worth reading for those who want to know a little more about where Naruto came from.

[Jared · Rating 3 out of 5]

This is a good book. Not that great but good. Plenty of bonus content and in depth interviews but somthings missing. I think I know... AN UPDATED VERSION!!!! I don't know its good but it came out way to late. Hardcore Naruto fans really could be really dissapointed or really satisfied either one. Still you could say I recommend it...

Content: Like the Death Note 13 this goes for the entire series and this book.

Violence:Mild to Moderate to Moderatly High depending on which one
Language: Very Mild when there is some "there hardly ever is"
Drama: Mild If there ever is any once again "there hardly ever is"
Crude Humor: Ranging from mild to Moderate

Overall Age Recommendation: 11 and up "although there are some novels in the series that could be 13"

[Freefallen ~ YA Reviewer · Rating 3 out of 5]

I bought this straight from the featured shelf in the manga section. However, I didn't realise it was 5 years out of date. I felt a little misled, it being on the featured shelf.
It has some good points to it, but most questions asked are either cryptically misdirected or just not answered.
I'm not sure which series this stops at, but here's a typical line from the book: "Will we see Neji, Gaara or Shino again?"
ME HOPE SO!
Narutard that I am, I felt a little foolish for buying this full-price and not realising how out of date it was. Cute poster in it though!

[Sierra Rush · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is an amazing book. I love it!!!!!! I like looking at all the different things the Japanese and Americans fans created and shared, like the haiku's and the pictures. It was really interesting to have a closer look at the village and at Masashi Kishimoto's life creating Naruto. But my absolute favorite thing is the first ever Naruto story. He looks so cute with a tail!!! :)

[Sarah Maddaford · Rating 3 out of 5]

This is basically a compilation of information from the manga series. It does include several tidbits that you might not otherwise know. It also features the original manga that Naruto was featured in, which has nothing to do with the series.
There is some violence and a little bit of innuendo, but nothing too objectionable. There isn't any language that I recall as being offensive either.

[Quent Pembrey · Rating 3 out of 5]

Very useful for the undergraduate of the Ninja Academy Class. And an important shinobi law on page 200.

[The Third Place A Teen Library]

F KIS naruto

[Piggyblock9 Way Biersack Quinn Sykes Dunn Joseph Urie]

this really adds to the vibe of naruto :) :o BD XD

[Babs]

FALSE

[Shravan sreenivasan]

pretty good
could have talked about more characters