Naruto: The Official Fanbook (Shonen Jump Profiles) [Paperback]

Masashi Kishimoto (Author)

Book Description

Series: Shonen Jump Profiles | Publication Date: February 5, 2008

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!

 

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About the Author

Author/artist Masashi Kishimoto was born in 1974 in rural Okayama Prefecture, Japan.  After spending time in art college, he won the Hop Step Award for new manga artists with his manga Karakuri (Mechanism). Kishimoto decided to base his next story on traditional Japanese culture.  His first version of Naruto, drawn in 1997, was a one-shot story about fox spirits; his final version, which debuted in Weekly Shonen Jump in 1999, quickly became the most popular ninja manga in Japan.

Product Details

• Paperback: 288 pages
• Publisher: VIZ Media LLC; 1 edition (February 5, 2008)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1421518449
• ISBN-13: 978-1421518442
• Product Dimensions: 8.1 x 5.3 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 12 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #178,932 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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Author/artist Masashi Kishimoto was born in 1974 in rural Okayama Prefecture, Japan. After spending time in art college, he won the Hop Step Award for new manga artists with his manga Karakuri ("Mechanism"). Kishimoto decided to base his next story on traditional Japanese culture. His first version of Naruto, drawn in 1997, was a one-shot story about fox spirits; his final version, which debuted in Weekly Shonen Jump in 1999, quickly became the most popular ninja manga in Japan.

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9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great!, March 25, 2008

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BarbieMom "BarbieMom" (NC) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Naruto: The Official Fanbook (Shonen Jump Profiles) (Paperback)

I got this book for my daughter and she loved it! She read it over and over again. I read this after her, (I normally read what she reads) , and I, who knew almost nothing about Naruto, found this very inturiging. There are some characters my age, so I think anyone would like this book and the whole Naruto series!!

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Maybe my expectations were too high, November 3, 2008

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This review is from: Naruto: The Official Fanbook (Shonen Jump Profiles) (Paperback)

Naruto is one of the best animes out there. Some people think it's not a "true" anime; well, whatever you want to call it, it's one of the greatest and most creative shows out there. Now for the book. I thought this would have a lot of background info on the characters that they didn't say in the show; it doesn't. But it's still a great gift for anyone who likes the series. It has a lot of the stuff from the show that was either skimmed over or was so long ago most people can't remember. It also has puzzles, games, and other goofy Japanese goodness (***this book is NOT WRITTEN IN JAPANESE). Overall it's definitely a fun read.