![]() ![]() ![]() It’s a loud, almost aggressive introduction, but one that sets the tone for what’s to come. Watching Sasuke, Sakura and Naruto train with Kakeshi and go on their first missions whisks you back to the show’s simpler moments while reminding you just why it hooked audiences all those years ago. Naruto the Gallery promised a celebration of a series the world has come to embrace as its own, and its tracing through the history of this seminal series serves as a trip down memory lane for the fans who choose to visit.īefore even entering the exhibit itself, a video bombards the senses with a flurry of fan-favorite scenes from the opening episodes of the show. In October 2022, the Naruto anime celebrated two decades with a major exhibition in the heart of Akihabara. Throughout the 2000s and even today, Naruto is recognizable to even those who hadn’t heard of Japanese animation, and its success fundamentally changed the industry as it charted its path to stardom. It was thanks to the anime the orange ninja went from a scrawny kid to a near-mascot for Japanese pop culture around the world. While Naruto as a franchise started life in 1999 within the pages of Shonen Jump, it was the 2002 anime adaptation that took the franchise from hit manga to a worldwide phenomenon. ![]()
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