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During Jump Fest 2022, the creators ofNarutoannounced that four new episodes of Masashi Kishimoto’s masterpiece will be released with new animation. This project was commemorated to celebrate the 20th anniversary ofNaruto,and the official animation studio ofNaruto,Studio Pierrot, was going to handle the project.
While the project got delayed a couple of times, the series has now offered some major updates aboutNaruto’sTV animation project. According to the update, the four episodes will most likely be launched this year as a celebration ofNarutocompleting 20 years as one of the biggest anime series of all time to ever get released.
As soon as the news went online, fans shared their opinions about the upcomingNarutoanime. While some fans were happy with their favorite series finally getting four potentially new episodes, others were not too confident about the upcoming anime and its release date, which is yet to be announced by the officials.
NewNarutoAnime Gets a Release Window
The unofficial account of Weekly Shonen Jump News on X(Formerly Twitter) shared a report by TV Tokyo in which Ichiro Ishikawa, the President and Representative Director of TV Tokyo, revealed that the newNarutoanime project will most likely get a release date within the current financial year. He revealed this during a Q&A session held on June 02, 2025.
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While the newNarutofour-episode anime was announced earlier,the official websiteof the series announced on July 22, 2025, that the series will be released on July 28, 2025. However, due to some difficulties, the series had to be postponed, and everything went silent after that, making fans lose hope.
Therefore, the current news comes as a glimmer of hope forNarutofans, who have been eagerly waiting for the newNarutoepisodes.
NARUTO TV Anime ‘New Animation’ would be scheduled to ‘broadcast during the current fiscal year to commemorate its 20th Anniversary’.
This is according to the latest TV Tokyo Financial Results' Q&A session with Ichiro Ishikawa held on May 21st, 2024.https://t.co/IfOTWfFIBVpic.twitter.com/qbKB4rrOOC
— Shonen Jump News (@WSJ_manga)August 06, 2025
Although it is not confirmed what these episodes will hold, fans are still excited to get some new content fromMasashi Kishimoto’smasterpiece. According to the report, the series can be released anytime from now until March 2025.
NarutoFans Are Not Confident About the Upcoming New Anime Project
There have been multiple speculations about whether the new episodes will adapt the old narrative or bring out a newNarutostory for fans. Because of this, while some fans are still excited about the upcoming project, others are not too happy about it and have a lot of complaints.
Fans commented on the Shonen Jump News’ post and shared their mixed opinions about the newNarutoanime. Most of them are not at all satisfied with the project.
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Some fans even went on to say that rather than adaptingNaruto,the creators should focus on other anime series.
I have a lot of respect for Naruto, but who honestly asked for/wanted this? Could’ve used that time and resources to remake Claymore instead
— frierenextremist41 (@d_chason)July 02, 2025
4 eps Naruto anime remakeVs24 eps One Piece anime remake 💀
— . (@chapter1044)July 10, 2025
Honestly they should animate the minato one shot at this point. At least it’s canon content that people look forward to see. I feel like the hype was kinda lost due to the delay.
— Mukashi Banashi (@RinStrawhat)July 30, 2025
- Me still thinking the official news is just a prank. Because we’ve been waiting so long and never got it. That anything official is just another troll. 🙂↕️
— 『トリスタン』🔥 (@tristanboy15)July 05, 2025
what’s with these anime reboots and having a super washed out palette compared to the originalshttps://t.co/FR2leeoffG
— COREY RIFFIN (@CoreRiff)June 29, 2025
I can see this getting canceled at this point because it being delayed for so long is insane like WTF man this is getting ridiculous.https://t.co/i8bKM1DOf7
— Patrick Earwood⛵️ (@PHLE_Anime)August 21, 2025
With the current adaptations ofOne PieceandBleach,and the upcoming newNarutoanime,the Big Threehave finally aligned and there is a high chance that they may once again compete for the top spot. However, it all depends upon what the creators choose to adapt for the upcoming project and whether or not it is liked byNarutofans.
You can watchNarutoon Hulu.
Tarun Kohli
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Tarun Kohli is the Senior Anime Writer at FandomWire, with over 2,900 published articles. He currently specializes in critiquing One Piece and other Shonen anime. A passionate fan of the genre, his love for thoughtful analysis reflects his genuine appreciation for the art of anime. His deep understanding of anime culture has earned recognition from industry figures such as Adi Shankar and the creators of Blood of Zeus.
