the manga started in 1997 and the anime started in 2002
Masashi Kishimoto said in a recent interview that he would love to start on something different but still with in the naruto universe. He then went on to say that he was most likely going to do Minato Namizake's history (4th hokage) from a 13 year old boy on a 3 man squad to being the hokage of the leaf.
Kishimoto Masashi started his carrer as mangaka during year 1995, when his first work Karikuri was published...It's manga 'bout young boy Kiru who has cyborg arm, and has a pet dog that looks like a rat...They two must fight evil androids, that were created because of some virus...Main villain is evil President of Corporation that created androids (looks similar like Gato from Naruto) who needs AB blood type, so he kidnaps Kiru's(main characters) love interest, the girl name Colon who has that blood type...Kishimoto gave name of manga Karikuri (instead of Cyborg-boy)because it's Japanese mechanical doll(similar of robot) and Kishimoto always liked more Japanese names instead of Western...
Yep, he is actually married.. Though the only "information" about it is in the English version of vol 20, one of the editors states "Congratulations on your marriage and 4 year anniversary [of Naruto] (and birthday)--!!!" But no one seems to know about the wife. I guess no one knows.
Yes. There is a 5 year time skip after naruto shippuden. you will have to look it up so I don't give anything away. ;) I think episodes are already starting to come out in Japan. actually, it hasn't been said yet whether or not theres going to be a part 3, i have read in an interview masashi kishimoto had with shueisha (i believe) the he was "planning" on it, but it hasn't been said if there is or what it'll be about. if there was another 5 year time skip after shippuden already in the anime in japan, it would be in the manga, and at the moment, masashi is still writing the part 2 manga, seeing as he hasn't finnished it yet. i do hope something does get said soon :P
There have been rumors and Internet chatter that Kishimoto-sensei mentioned Naruto ending in 2014, but we at Saiyan Island will put an end to that and say it's false! We've been researching the issue and from what we've found is Kishimoto-sensei mentioned that he may not be at Jump Festa next year.
The hop step award is an award given by the company/publisher shueisha for manga. As far as I know it's for ammateurs (basically people giving in one shots (a 50 page manga chapter that isn't exactly likely to become a series)) but there's a good chance you could be serialized if you won it. Masashi Kishimoto specifically, won it for a one shot called "Karakuri" which you can read if you search hard enough on the internet. Many manga artists in shonen jump, etc have won it and that is why they're serialized e.g. the manga-ka who created "Yu Yu Hakusho" and "Hunter x Hunter" (who's name has escaped my mind)
yes he is... He didnt die in the rocks or whatever only his right side so HE MUST BE ZETSU! -------------------------------------------------- OMG Zetsu? xD Obito is dead :( OBITO IS GONE FOREVER! HOW CAN IT BE ZETSU!! --------------------------------------------------- Wrong! Obito is Tobi.
Masashi Kishimoto first published it on 1997 but the manga was first published by Shueisha in 1999 in the 43rd issue of Japan's Weekly Shōnen Jump magazine. The manga was later adapted into an anime, which was produced by Studio Pierrot and Aniplex. It premiered across Japan on the terrestrial TV Tokyo network and the anime satellite television network Animax on October 3, 2002.
13 years old.
Nuuh...Sadly I don't think there is. It was just something fan made I guess. Think of it..... if Kishimoto takes the series any farther than like 500 episodes, it'll begin to get pointless. He said this is Kakashi's year though.....so Sasuke may die.
after naruto and jiriya leave on a 2 and a half year trip
Naruto was created in 1999. The Anime came out I think in 2007 or something.