Naruto: Shippuuden is the continuation of the original animated TV series Naruto. The story revolves around an older and slightly more matured Uzumaki Naruto and his quest to save his friend Uchiha Sasuke from the grips of the snake-like Shinobi, Orochimaru. After 2 and a half years Naruto finally returns to his village of Konoha, and sets about putting his ambitions to work, though it will not be easy, as he has amassed a few (more dangerous) enemies, in the likes of the shinobi organization; Akatsuki.

(Source: Anime News Network)

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Studios

• TV Tokyo
• TV Tokyo Music
• Viz Media
• Studio Pierrot
• Aniplex
• KSS
• Rakuonsha

Staff

• Tetsuya Nishio — Character Design
• Seiji Morita — Editing (eps 480-500)
• Yasuharu Takanashi — Music (eps 2-256, 261-500)
• Tetsuya Takeuchi — Key Animation (OP5, ED7)
• Masashi Kishimoto — Original Creator
• FLOW — Theme Song Performance (OP6, ED34)
• Hayato Date — Director (eps 1-479)
• Hirofumi Suzuki — Character Design
• Junki Takegami — Series Composition (eps 1-289, 296-479)
• Yuuki Kinoshita — Episode Director (eps 5, 29, 63, 77, 90, 97, 105, 111, 125, 147, 156, 163, 171)
• Atsuko Nakajima — Key Animation (ED4; eps 166, 293)
• Tokuyuki Matsutake — Key Animation (ep 85)
• Yuuichi Tanaka — Key Animation
• Akitarou Daichi — Episode Director (eps 10, 18, 27, 34, 50, 58, 66, 74), Storyboard (ep 10)
• Yasunori Ebina — Sound Director
• Hirokazu Kojima — Key Animation (OP3)
• Masahiko Murata — Animation Director (eps 35, 42, 55, 138)
• Home Made Kazoku — Theme Song Performance (ED1, ED17)
• Yukari Kobayashi — Animation Director (eps 78, 87, 96, 104, 112, 119, 128, 136, 145, 154, 161)
• Joe Inoue — Theme Song Performance (OP4)
• Ikimono-gakari — Theme Song Performance (OP3, OP5)
• Aqua Timez — Theme Song Performance (ED16)