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Naruto Shippuden: Box Set 1 |  | Actor: Naruto Shippuden
Studio: Viz Media
Category: DVD
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Format: Animated, Box set, Color, Dubbed, DVD, Full Screen, Subtitled, NTSC
Languages: English (Subtitled), Japanese (Original Language), English (Dubbed)
Rating: Unrated
Autographed: No
Memorabilia: No
Region: 1
Discs: 3
Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Running Time: 325 Minutes
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.6
Dimensions (in): 7.6 x 5.4 x 1
MPN: VIZD114330D
UPC: 782009239956
EAN: 0782009239956
ASIN: B002S4DOA4
Release Date: January 26, 2010
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Product Description
Studio: Warner Home Video Release Date: 01/26/2010
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One of the most eagerly anticipated anime releases in years, Naruto Shippuden (2007) is the follow-up to the international hit Naruto. Two and a half years have passed since the first series ended: the title character has been redesigned to appear taller and less round faced, as a teenager should. Although he learned a lot of new skills from Jiraiya and might have matured a little, Naruto remains the irrepressible, ramen-slurping knucklehead audiences know and love. He and medical ninja Sakura join their former teacher Kakashi-sensei as a team to combat the Akatsuki, a confederation of outlaw ninja once associated with Orochimaru. The first target of the Akatsuki is the Village Hidden in the Sand. Gaara, who fights with clouds of magical sand, takes on Deidara, who fashions weapons from enchanted paper and clay; Sand Village lieutenant Kankuro duels the scorpionlike Sasori using complex, jointed puppets. Naruto Shippuden boasts more elaborate CG effects than Naruto, enabling director Hayato Date to pump up the action. But these battles also reveal how completely Naruto transformed an icy assassin into an admirable leader: Gaara allows himself to be captured to protect the people of his village. While Naruto fidgets and fusses, Granny Chiyo reveals what the Akatsuki are seeking. Nine extremely powerful tailed demons exist in the ninja world: the single-tailed demon is sealed within Gaara's body, the Nine-Tailed Fox in Naruto's. Chiyo warns that these demons wield far more power than anyone can be allowed to control. Meanwhile, the Akatsuki begin drawing the demon's chakra from Gaara's body. Help is on the way: Team Kakashi, aided by Chiyo and Temari from the Sand Village, square off against Sosuke's murderous brother, Itachi, while Team Guy (Guy-sensei, Tenten, Neji, and the perpetually upbeat Rock Lee) tackle Kisame, who fights with enchanted cascades of water. Can they reach Gaara in time? Although Naruto Shippuden draws a lot of its audience from fans of Naruto, it's exciting and entertaining enough to win viewers who don't know the original series. (Rated T+ Older Teen, but suitable for ages 12 and older: violence, minor toilet humor) --Charles Solomon (5. The Kazekage Stands Tall, 6. Mission Cleared, 7. Run, Kankuro, 8. Team Kakashi, Deployed, 9. The Jinchuiki's Tears, 10. Sealing Jutsu: Nine Phantom Dragons, 11. The Medical Ninja's Student, 12. The Retired Granny's Determination, 13. A Meeting with Destiny)
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 Naruto Shippuden: Box Set 1 (Special Edition) June 18, 2010
Angela Grisolle-brown (Bronx, NY)
I also brought this for our son for his birthday, which I know he will enjoy for a long time. Now he can watch it anytime he wants to. But the best part is that I got it for a good price and would recommend this sellers to my friends.
The start to new greats June 2, 2010
Patrick Zilz (Germany)
The first box set of the Shippuden series starts off with a bang. The newly introduced Akatsuki-members Deidara and Sasori show off their skills against the sand ninja while Naruto comes back to the Hidden leaf aka Konoha from his long training.
Contains episodes 1 to 13.
There is a good variety of episodes included here. Strong fights (Deidara VS Gaara) are mixed with a good amount of humor (the first meeting of Sakura and Naruto, Kakashi getting his welcome gift from Naruto...).
It's a strong entry for one of the (if not THE) strongest animes out there today.
I've always been a fan of the english dub (maybe it's because english isn't my mothertongue and I always liked the sound of the language itself). And in my opinion they did a great job in this episodes aswell (as always). It's just to bad, that viz takes it's sweet time releasing this boxes. But quality needs time I guess...
Viz is hanging to it's sweet traditon, established in the Bleach and Death Note box sets: in a "Voice Actor Featurette" the voices of team Kakashi and Tsunade show their faces and talk about the show and the dubbing behind it. For fans of the great dubbing of viz this is a nice feature.
The box comes with three single DVD-cases with very nice drawn covers of different characters.
The Naruto-Minininja included in the special edition is funny looking and a joy for every die-hard fan (but probably only for those).
Overall: A must-have for Narutofans. Upcoming fans should watch the original Naruto series first, otherwise you won't get what's happening here.
Can't wait for the next box, keep it up viz!
Naruto Shippuden takes Sakura to new levels!! I recommend the Special Edition with the figure for the price point. April 20, 2010
Haunted Flower (Indianapolis)
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
Watch Video Here: http://www.amazon.com/review/RUD9B3GWGDL7H Gina from Haunted Flower reviews "Naruto Shippuden" Box Set 1 consisting of 3 Discs, 13 episodes introducing the new series picking up about two and a half years after the original ended.
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What an awesome sequel! "Naruto Shippuden" features plenty of action and humor! March 23, 2010
Dennis A. Amith (kndy) (California)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
Since 1999, "Naruto" created by Masashi Kishimoto ("Karakuri") has been one of the most popular anime and manga series in Japan and has easily become a favorite best selling anime/manga series among fans all over the world.
For the anime series, since 2002, "Naruto" lasted until 2007 with a total of 220 episodes. The series would follow the adventures of a boy named Naruto Uzamaki, who may not be the brightest ninja from the Konoha Village but he makes it up with heart and also tremendous power as the killer beast known as the nine-tailed fox has been sealed within him.
Earlier in the series, the anime series focused on Naruto and his team members Sasuke Uchida and Sakura Haruno as they would go on adventures and learn to become a team and also honing their ninja abilities. The series would then begin to introduce other young ninjas from the village who Naruto would be paired up with and the young ninjas would take on rival clans to helping people in need. But somehow as the series continued, Sasuke Uchida would then go off on his own personal mission to stop his brother Itaki Uchida, who murdered the whole Uchida clan and his family, only leaving Sasuke alive.
Within those six years, we have seen Naruto and his friends grow as friends and also in their abilities. For Naruto, all he has wanted is to become the next Hokage (the leader of the village) when he grows older and to help his friends accomplish missions. He knows that to be a good leader, he will need to get stronger so he can protect the village once he grows older. Of course, there is so much involved in the "Naruto" anime series and what makes its special is its humor, its action but also how well the series integrates so many characters but yet features a good number of character driven episodes that makes the viewer appreciate many of the characters in the series.
"Naruto", the first series ended with the young ninja leaving to train with Jiraiya for two-and-a-half years.
Here we are now with "Naruto Shippuden" (Naruto: Hurrican Chronicles), a sequel to the "Naruto" series which began a month after the first series ended in Feb. 2007 and as of Feb. 25, 2010, "Naruto Shippuden" aired its 149th episode in Japan. The series has been streaming through [...] a week after its airing in Japan with English subtitles but for fans who have wanted the English dub, the series began airing on Disney's XD channel. The series has been released in individual volumes (with a total of four episodes) courtesy of Shonen Jump Home Video ala Viz Media and also the first 13 episodes in a box set featuring the original episodes, uncut.
In the sequel, Naruto arrives after his training and now he's a little older, taller but still is the same naive and energetic kid that he was when he left. Many things have changed since Naruto has left. Sasuke is still gone. Sakura has been training under current Hokage Lady Tsunade, while in the sand village, Gaara has succeeded his father as Sunagakure's Kazekage (the leader of the village).
This time the threat to the ninja clans are the Akatsuki, a criminal organization which includes powerful ninjas who defected from their villages and a group which include Sasuke's brother Itachi. At this current time, not much is known of what the Akatsuki are planning but the ninja clans are all under alert trying to figure out what their next move will be.
Here is a brief spoilerless summary of the episodes included on three DVD's:
DISC 1:
* EPISODE 1 - Homecoming - Naruto arrives after his two and half year training with Jiraiya and learns of how things have changed a bit in the village.
* EPISODE 2 - The Akatsuki Makes Its Move - The criminal organization Akatsuki makes its move against the Sand Ninja. Meanwhile, Naruto and Sakura must go against their sensei Kakashi in redoing one of their earlier test trials.
* EPISODE 3 - The Results of Training - Kakashi learns how far Sakura and Naruto have become. Meanwhile, a traitor is revealed from the Sand Village.
* EPISODE 4 - The Jinchuriki of the Sand - The conclusion to Naruto and Sakura's test. Meanwhile, Gaara takes on Akatsuki's Deidara.
DISC 2:
* EPISODE 5 - The Kazekage Stands Tall - Gaara vs. Deidara above the Sand Village.
* EPISODE 6 - Mission Cleared - Deidara unleashes a bomb on the village, can Gaara protect the village.
* EPISODE 7 - Run, Kankuro - Deidara and Sasori capture Gaara and Kankuro goes after them.
* EPISODE 8 - Team Kakashi, Deployed - Sanade sends Team Kakashi to aid the Sand Village.
DISC 3:
* EPISODE 9 - The Jinchuriki's Tear - Baki of the Sand Village goes to the village elder's for their help.
* EPISODE 10 - Sealing Jutsu: Nine Phantom Dragons - The Akatsuki begin to extract the One-Tailed Shukaku from Gara.
* EPISODE 11 - The Medical Ninja's Student - Team Kakashi arrives at the Sand Village and immediately, Sakura must do all she can to save Kankuro.
* EPISODE 12 - The Retired Granny's Determination - Team Kakashi and Granny Chiyo goes to find the Akatsuki hideout.
* EPISODE 13 - A Meeting With Destiny - Team Guy vs. Kisame and Team Kakashi vs. Itachi.
VIDEO & AUDIO:
One thing I noticed when it came to "Naruto" is that the series has had its share of well-animated and well-painted artistic backgrounds but then for some of the filler episodes, has had a decrease in quality. Fortunately, "Naruto Shippuden" looks awesome. I really like how the characters look much older and the emotions on the character's faces to the action that takes place in the Leaf and Sand Village is pretty cool. For the most part, with the four episodes that I've watched, Studio Pierrot has done a pretty solid job with "Naruto Shippuden".
AUDIO & VIDEO:
As for the audio, audio is pretty much Stereo Bilingual (Japanese and English). Similar to a series like "Dragon Ball Z", with "Naruto", I have always enjoyed the voice acting of the English dub series. It's well done and the voices fit the characters very well. But I have watched the series in Japanese and English and for the most part, voice acting for both soundtracks are well-done. Since the series is front channel driven, for those with a modern home theater receiver probably will enjoy a more immersive soundscape by selecting stereo on all channels.
Subtitles are in English.
SPECIAL FEATURES:
"Naruto Shippuden Box Set 1 - Season One: Original & Uncut" comes with the following special features:
* Voice Actor Featurette: Return of a Ninja - (14:35) A featurette with the ADR Director and voice talent of "Naruto Shippuden" as they talk about the series and what they enjoy about working on the series.
* Relationship Chart: Team Kakashi - A text based feature showing the relationship of Team Kakashi: Kakashi, Naruto and Sakura.
* Production Art - Using your remote, you can view 15 production art images.
* Viz Media Trailers - Trailers for upcoming or current Viz Media releases.
EXTRAS:
"Naruto Shippuden Box Set 1 - Season One: Original & Uncut" comes with a slip case. It's important to note that the limited edition box set contains a mini ninja Naruto and an exclusive art card.
JUDGMENT CALL:
What a wonderful start for "Naruto Shippuden". So, many fans who have been watching the anime series since its release back in 2002 have grown with this series and watched every episode continuously for so many years and now, here we are with the sequel that is full of action and for the most part, seeing how these characters progressed as a ninja and also have grown older in terms of the way they look. As usual, there is a lot of action but there is a lot of humor in the series and to see him and Sakura together especially taking on Kakashi-sensei was so hilarious.
These uncut episodes do include the commercial bumpers in the beginning and end and also includes the short animated sequence which features the characters in super-deformed format or features a character teaching the viewer something about their village or special ability.
"Naruto Shippuden" is a great anime series and this first volume is definitely a great start for the sequel. But if you are planning to watch the series from beginning to end, you definitely will want to purchase the "Naruto Shippuden Box Set 1 - Season One: Original & Uncut" DVD box set vs. per volume for the better value and you get the first 13 episodes.
But overall, I'm really enjoying the series and seeing how much action is involved in the first 13 episodes and also seeing the other members of the Leaf Village again and them battling the Akatsuki. So, far the series have been enjoyable, action-packed and thrilling. "Naruto" fans, this DVD box set is definitely recommended!
Finally!! February 28, 2010
singswell (NC United States)
This is the box set all the true Naruto fans have been waiting for! Amazon.com has the run time incorrectly listed as "100 minutes." Unfortunately that was a major deterrent for me. It wasn't until I learned that the set's true running time is 325 minutes that I was able to warrant a purchase. This is just like the uncut box sets that were released for the first arc of Naruto (volumes 1-16). Naruto Shippuden Box Set 1 contains 3 discs for a total of 13 episodes.
Shippuden brings us back to the main story line of Naruto. Picking up with Naruto returning to Konohagakure (The village hidden within the leaves) approximately 2 years after he left to receive training from the Great Toad Sage Jiraiya; Shippuden does not disappoint. It quickly sets a darker tone, and displays much character depth. There is a new found sense of urgency as the Akatsuki is actively on the move. I don't wish to reveal any spoilers so I'll just say this box set is definitely worth the purchase. If you are a Naruto fan, this is the logical next step in the progression of the series, and therefore worth every cent. They even managed to include an interesting bonus feature that contains brief interviews with some of the English voice actors as well as the director.
Naruto is definitely my favorite cartoon, it will be a sad day when the series finally reaches a conclusion.
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