Naruto: Shippuden, Vol. 1

Product Description

Studio: Warner Home Video Release Date: 09/29/2009 Run time: 100 minutes

Naruto Shippuden, Vol. 1
Directed by Hayato Date
List Price:
Price: $17.49



Product Details
1 Amazon Sales Rank: #60462 in DVD
2 Brand: WARNER HOME VIDEO
3 Released on: 2009-09-29
4 Rating: Unrated
5 Aspect ratio: 1.33:1
6 Formats: Animated, Color, Dubbed, DVD, Full Screen, Subtitled, NTSC
7 Original language: Japanese
8 Subtitled in: English
9 Dubbed in: English
10 Number of discs: 1
11 Running time: 30 minutes

Features

* Naruto Uzumaki is back! After a long training journey with one of the Legendary Sannin, Jiraiya, Naruto has returned older, a little bit wiser, and a lot stronger! Sakura's been studying under another of the Sannin, Tsunade, and is now an accomplished medic ninja with a few new battle skills of her own. To show off their new skills, Naruto and Sakura team up to take on their old master, Kakashi. W

Editorial Reviews

Amazon.com

The most eagerly anticipated anime release of 2009, Naruto Shippuden is the follow-up to the international hit Naruto. Two and a half years have passed since first series ended, which Naruto has spent training under Jiraiya. The character has been redesigned to appear taller and less round-faced, as a teenager should. Although he's learned a lot of new skills and might have matured a little, Naruto remains the irrepressible knucklehead audiences know and love. While's he's been away, Tsunade has instructed Sakura in medical and fighting techniques. When Naruto returns to the Hidden Leaf Village, he and Sakura are given a familiar assignment: take a pair of bells from Kakashi-sensei. While Kakashi measures the skills his former students, have acquired, sinister forces go into action. The Akatsuki, a confederation of outlaw ninja once associated with Orochimaru, begin their campaign to capture the Nine-Tailed Fox Demon imprisoned within Naruto's body. Their first target is the Village Hidden in the Sand, now led by Gaara. An even more formidable warrior than he was as a boy, Gaara battles Deidara, an evil ninja who makes exploding animals out of folded paper--a sort of ballistic origami. Naruto Shippuden reunites director Hayato Date with many of the artists and voice actors from the first series. The results feel familiar yet new: it's just what legions of Naruto fans have been waiting for. (Rated T+ Older Teen, but suitable for ages 12 and older: violence, minor risqué humor) -- Charles Solomon

(1. Homecoming, 2. The Akatsuki Makes Its Move, 3. The Results of Training, 4. The Jinchuriki of the Sand)
Customer Reviews

Naruto Shippuden rocks!

Naruto Shippuden is a little different from the early Naruto years. But it is high octane adrenaline! Gaara totally steals the show. The action and story line arc takes up to 30 episodes before Sai comes into the picture. The only dissappointment I feel is in Viz Media, why are they bothering to release Shippuden 1 disc (4 episodes) at a time? They should go directly to box sets! And by box sets I mean, they should carry at least 20 episodes or more per set. Shipuden season 1 is like 50 or more episodes, each season is huge! Viz Media, why must you milk us of our hard earned money and give us so little in return?! Anyone who buys this disc or the next disc in this series, I suggest you hold off watching them until you have them all up to disc 10 in hand, these episodes catch you and never let you go, you will writhe in agony until the next release!

The Return Of Our Favorite Knucklehead From His Journeys

Finally the great Naruto Uzumaki has returned from his three year training with the toad sage and the new quests will commence, a little off topic while I have enjoyed the anime series including the filler episodes the recent Naruto manga chapters have really started to make me dislike the way the writers and creator are doing the series so much that if it continues I have a feeling that they may loose many fans, I know I'm at the line at this point of giving up on the manga series right now. That out of the way the first episodes are a true joy as you'll see Naruto reuniting with not only Tsunade, Iruka, and his sensei Kakashi but will also see how the rest of the Konoha 11 have turned out after three years away. The episodes will also show us what has been happening with the mysterious group Akatsuki and what they have been doing these last few years as well with their unknown agenda of capturing the containers of the tailed demon beasts. So if your not a fan of the filler episodes or just looking for a action anime here's a pretty good pick for your collection...

Shippuden Arrives on a High Note

Naruto Shippuden Vol 1 is the first English Voiced release of the 2nd part to the famed Naruto series. This DVD contains the first 4 episodes of the series.

1: Homecoming (scenes from Manga Vol 34 (Chapters 306 and 207), Manga Vol 28 (Chapters 245)
2: The Akatsuki Makes Its Move (scenes from Manga Vol 28 (Chapters 246, 247)
3: The Results of Training (Manga Vol 28 (Chapters 246, 247)
4: The Jinchuriki of the Sand (Manga Vol 28 (Chapters 248,249)

I find that this set is a great opening and completely worth paying for to get these episodes on DVD. Shippuden seems to accelerate things quickly with multiple storylines possible, such as the invasion and capture of Gaara, the search for Sasuke still continues in the background, and the Akatsuki storyline and characters. Seeing several scenes from the manga come to life in motion is excellent and the voice actors they chose for the akatsuki are great. All of the other actors from the first part of Naruto still continue to keep their voices as well. The only actual difference seems to lie in the background music. It seems to be a bit more mature and serious.

As a DVD, I find that it is a nice offering. The cover design is stylish (I use it for the background to my iPod Touch), the DVD design is great too, and the case is quite sturdy. I like owning the actual DVD's so I made sure to catch this set of episodes instead of waiting for a TV release.

The bonuses on the DVD include trailers for Naruto Shippuden, Naruto Shippuden: The Movie, Bleach: The Diamond Dust Rebellion, and Naruto Shippuden: Ninja Council 4. The DVD also has both English and Japanese vocals and finally subtitles. Lastly there is a section for "New from VIZ" which like all their other offerings includes a general preview of their other anime.

Also this DVD set is original and uncut so it has both a Japanese opening and an ending.

Ultimately, fans and newcomers to the Naruto revolution should pick this one up to get the first four Shippuden episodes (with four more coming at the end of October).