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Director: Distributor: Length: Available in the UK? Highest Certificate: 12 (vol 1) |
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Naruto Hurricane Chronicles is set three years after the events of the original anime series, and features older characters and a more mature storyline. It is still being shown on TV in Japan and has yet to be licensed for UK release. It is often referred to by its Japanese title: Naruto Shippuuden. Three Naruto Movies have been released in Japan, with the first two set during the original Naruto series and the third in between the original series and Hurricane Chronicles. The films have all done well in Japan but only the first one has had a western release as yet. A fourth movie, set during the Hurricane Chronicles series has been announced in Japan. The first Naruto film, Ninja Clash in the Land of Snow, has been released on DVD in the UK by Manga Entertainment. The third Naruto special is included as an extra on the DVD. The first Naruto special was shown as part of the 2003 'Jump Festa', an annual expo run by the Japanese publisher Shueisha to showcase their 'Jump' manga anthologies. Anime shorts based on manga titles from Shonen Jump magazine are common at these events, and are sometimes the first anime incarnation of a manga series. The second Naruto special was part of the 2004 Jump Festa, and its increased length shows how popular Naruto had become. The third Naruto special was actually a short shown before the first movie in Japanese cinemas, although it has subsequently been shown on Japanese TV. Its focus on toilet humour was widely disliked by fans, but it has been included as an extra on the UK DVD release of the first Naruto film. The second Naruto special was released here in March 2008 by Manga Entertainment, under the title Naruto: The Lost Story. The DVD also contained the first Naruto special as an extra. The Naruto OVA was an anime special included as
an extra on the third Naruto Ultimate Ninja console game on the
Sony PlayStation 2. The story ties in with the game and
gives hints and tips on how to play it. It is not available
separately and the game has not received a UK release yet. DVD Extras (Naruto Unleashed): DVD Extras (Naruto the Movie, Ninja Clash in the
Land of Snow): DVD Extras (Naruto: The Lost Story): Availability & Price: The UK DVD release dates are very close to the US release dates, which makes importing the US release a bit pointless. However, the edited series is only available on DVD in America at the moment, so if you want that you can pick up each four episode volume for around £12 from import sites like PlayUSA and DVD Pacific. Boxsets of the Uncut DVDs are also available in America, but are pretty much the same price as the UK release. If you want the films and specials you'll have to make
do with just the first film and the first and second special at the moment.
The first film has an RRP of £17.99, but can be picked up cheaper on
online retailers like
Play.com. The DVD includes the third of the Naruto
Specials as an extra. The other two specials are available
together on the
Naruto The Lost Story DVD. The DVD has an RRP of £12.99 due
to the short running time of the specials, and is available from
most high street DVD retailers and online shops. The other films
and specials are only available in Japan at the moment but will be
released here at some point. If you can't wait then be
warned - Japanese import DVDs can cost as much as
£35 and rarely have English dubs or subtitle tracks, so you may be
better off waiting for a UK or US release. However, if you are
desperate to see them they can be picked up from
Otaku UK,
CD Japan and
YesAsia. |
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