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Naruto was first launched back in 1999 as part of SHUEISHA’s Shonen Jump anime magazine, and features the young Ninja in training Uzumaki Naruto. The Naruto anime series debuted on TV TOKYO in 2002 and several successful video games have already been released in Japan. The series may well have been unknown to western audiences up until it debuted on Cartoon Network’s Toonami in September 2005 when.
The video game will feature all the popular characters from the anime series, including Naruto’s ninjutsu classmates Sakura and Sasuke. Under the guidance of their teacher, Kakashi, the trio must embark on dangerous adventures, learning the importance of friendship, teamwork, loyalty, hard work, creativity, ingenuity, and right versus wrong. That’s a pretty long list.
“Naruto will broaden our portfolio and contribute to achieving our strategic goal of earning 25% of our turnover through licences,” said Christian Salomon, Director of Worldwide Licensing at Ubisoft. “Naruto is part of a wave of Japanese manga and anime that appeals to kids and adolescents alike, and we plan to deliver them every bit of the excitement they have experienced in Naruto’s books, movies and TV shows.“
“I’m confident Ubisoft will manage to create an exciting Naruto game, while respecting the anime’s spirit of passing on positive values and a lot of fun,” said Hayato Date, Naruto anime series director.
The first of the titles to emerge from the agreement will be released in North and South America, and across Europe in 2007.
