Kishimoto's first successful manga pilot was Karakuri (カラクリ lit. "Mechanism"), which he submitted to Shueisha in 1995. This earned him an honorable mention in Shueisha's monthly "Hop Step Award" in 1996, granted to promising rookie manga artists.[17] At this point he was assigned an editor, Kosuke Yahagi, and worked on a number of rejected drafts including a slice-of-life manga, Michikusa (道くさ lit. "Wandering Detour"), and an action manga, Asian Punk (アジアンパンク Ajian Panku). In 1997, he wrote a one-shot version of Naruto (NARUTO－ナルト－) which was published in Akamaru Jump Summer.[10]
In December 1997, while redeveloping Karakuri for serialization, Kishimoto was offered a one-shot in Weekly Shōnen Jump. Hampered by the sudden deadline, a reworked Karakuri debuted two weeks later in Weekly Shōnen Jump 1998 No. 4-5, but performed poorly in reader surveys and was immediately cancelled. Following the failure of Karakuri, Kishimoto reduced his output and began moving in a seinen direction with drafts for a baseball manga, Yakyūō (野球王 lit. "Baseball King"), and a mafia manga, Mario (マリオ), hoping to find better luck with a seinen magazine. Yahagi persuaded him to give the shōnen genre one last shot and Kishimoto began working on storyboards for a fantasy one-shot, Magic Mushroom (マジックマッシュルーム Majikku Masshurūmu), but stopped when Yahagi called and asked him to instead develop storyboards for serialization. The two decided to submit a version of Naruto with a reworked story and world and produced storyboards for the first three chapters, winning a spot in the magazine. With a six-month lead time, Kishimoto repeatedly revised and redrew the first several chapters of the series.[citation needed]
In September 1999, the serialized version of Narutopremiered in Weekly Shōnen Jump 1999 No. 43 and quickly became a hit. Naruto ended on November 10, 2014 after more than 15 years of serialization, with a total of 700 chapters collected in 72 volumes. Sales have exceeded 113 million copies in Japan and over 95 million copies in the US,[18]followed by over 93 million copies worldwide (outside Japan and United States) as of volume 36.[19] It was adapted into two successful anime series, Naruto and Naruto Shippuden. Kishimoto requested that Tetsuya Nishio oversee the character designs of Naruto when the manga was adapted into an anime series.[20] For CyberConnect2's Naruto fighting game Naruto Shippuden: Ultimate Ninja Storm Revolution he was responsible for Mecha Naruto upon being suggested by the staff to include a new character. Kishimoto decided on adding a character that would bring a big impact to worldwide level which resulted in Mecha Naruto. CyberConnect2 CEO Hiroshi Matsuyama was surprised when seeing the new character.[21]
The Naruto manga series became one of Viz Media's top properties,[22] accounting for nearly 10% of all manga sales in the US in 2006.[23] The seventh volume of Viz's release became the first manga to ever win a Quill Award when it claimed the award for "Best Graphic Novel" in 2006.[23]Responding to Naruto's success, Kishimoto said in Naruto Collector Winter 2007/2008 that he was "very glad that the American audience has accepted and understood ninja. It shows that the American audience has good taste... because it means they can accept something previously unfamiliar to them."[24] While writing the manga, Kishimoto met Eiichiro Oda, author of One Piece who he considered his rival. When Naruto ended, Oda left a message in the series' final volume acknowledging him as a rival. According to Kishimoto "That felt so gratifying."[25] Additionally, before the anime adaptation's premiere of My Hero Academia, he praised Kōhei Horikoshi's work, believing it would be a success overseas.[26] Additionally, Kishimoto referred to Yoshihiro Togashi as one of the favorite artists.[27]
Two of his former assistants, Osamu Kajisa (Tattoo Hearts) and Yuuichi Itakura (Hand's), have gone on to moderate success following their work on Naruto.[28][29][30] In 2009, Kishimoto designed an extra costume for the video game character Lars Alexandersson for Tekken 6; in 2010 this character appeared in Naruto Shippuden: Ultimate Ninja Storm 2 as part of a special cross-promotion.[31] In 2010, Kishimoto produced a one-shot baseball manga, Bench (ベンチ Benchi), as part of Jump's "Top of the Super Legend" project, a series of six one-shot manga by famed Weekly Shōnen Jump artists.
For the ninth Naruto film, Road to Ninja: Naruto the Movie, Kishimoto was responsible for both the story planning and characters' designs.[32] To promote the film, Kishimoto worked in Motion Comic Naruto a DVD that shows scenes from the manga in 3D that was given to the first 1.5 million people who went to the cinema.[33] Regarding Naruto's publication Kishimoto told Tetsuya Nishio in July 2012 that the series would take over a year and a half to end. However, Kishimoto admitted that it now appears that the manga will continue beyond that timeframe.[34] In April 2012, it was announced that Kishimoto would publish a one-shot version of his long-postponed mafia manga, Mario, in Jump Square,[35] based on the rough, 160-page manuscript he began working on before Narutobecame serialized.[36]
Throughout 2013, several of Kishimoto's one-shots saw their English-language debut in issues of the Weekly Shonen Jump digital magazine, including Mario, Bench, and the original Naruto pilot.
Kishimoto was also the winner of "Rookie of the Year" for the series in the Agency for Cultural Affairs.[37]
Following the conclusion of Naruto, Kishimoto became involved in the Start of a New Era Projectcommemorating the manga's conclusion and 15th anniversary. On the last page of the final chapter, Weekly Shonen Jump announced that a spin-off miniseries, also authored by Kishimoto, would be released in 2015. The series, Naruto: The Seventh Hokage and the Scarlet Spring, ran from April to July 2015. Beyond this, Kishimoto also was heavily involved with two canonical movies, The Last: Naruto the Movie and Boruto: Naruto the Movie, as he personally supervised both movies, and illustrated several light novels. When asked by Boruto Uzumaki's voice actress Yūko Sanpei to continue making Naruto movies, Kishimoto stated that was taking a break and could not physically do so.[38]
In August 2015, Kishimoto announced that he already has finalized what he wants to do for his next manga series. A sci-fi manga, the series will feature a unique protagonist, with Kishimoto having already completed the character designs. Kishimoto also plans for the work to surpass Naruto in quality, and plans to release the series monthly via the digital magazine Shonen Jump Plusdue to the taxing effort required for a weekly series. Kishimoto has not yet finalized when he plans to officially announce the series, as he wants to spend time with his family.[39][40] On December 19, 2015, it was announced that Kishimoto would supervise the monthly Boruto (BORUTO−ボルト−) series beginning in Spring 2016. The new spinoff will be illustrated by Kishimoto's chief assistant on Naruto, Mikio Ikemoto, and written by his writing partner for Boruto: Naruto the Movie, Ukyo Kodachi. It was preceded by a Naruto: The Path Lit by the Full Moonone-shot written and illustrated by Kishimoto.[41]Kishimoto expects his upcoming work on Boruto: Naruto Next Generations to surpass Naruto.[42]
MangaEdit
Karakuri one-shot (1996; Hop Step Award winner, published in Hop Step Award Selection 18 ('95~'96)(1996), Akamaru Jump Winter (1997), and Naruto: The Official Premium Fanbook (2009))
Naruto one-shot (1997; published in Akamaru Jump Summer (1997) and Naruto: The Official Fanbook (2002))
Karakuri (December 21, 1997; debuted and canceled in Weekly Shōnen Jump 1998 No. 4-5)
Naruto (September 21, 1999 – November 10, 2014; serialized in Weekly Shōnen Jump, debuted in Weekly Shōnen Jump 1999 No. 43)
Bench one-shot (October 11, 2010, published in Weekly Shōnen Jump 2010 No. 45)
Mario one-shot (May 2, 2013, published in Jump Square 2013 No. 6)
Naruto: The Seventh Hokage and the Scarlet Spring(April 27, 2015 – July 6, 2015; serialized in Weekly Shōnen Jump, debuted in Weekly Shōnen Jump 2015 No. 22-23)
Naruto: The Path Lit by the Full Moon (April 25, 2016, published in Weekly Shōnen Jump 2016 No. 21-22 and Boruto: Naruto Next Generations Volume 1)
Boruto: Naruto Next Generations – editorial supervisor (May 9, 2016 – ongoing; serialized in Weekly Shōnen Jump, debuted in Weekly Shōnen Jump 2016 No. 23)
FilmEdit
Road to Ninja: Naruto the Movie — 2012, story planning and character designer
The Last: Naruto the Movie — 2014, original story, character designer and chief story supervisor[43]
Boruto: Naruto the Movie — 2015, original story, screenwriter, character designer and chief production supervisor[44]
ArtbooksEdit
The Art of Naruto: Uzumaki (岸本斉史画集 UZUMAKI Kishimoto Masashi Gashū: Uzumaki, lit. "Masashi Kishimoto Art Collection: Uzumaki") — 2004[45]
Paint Jump: Art of Naruto (PAINT JUMP Art of NARUTO－ナルト－) — 2008[46]
Naruto Illustration Book (NARUTO―ナルト―イラスト集 NARUTO Naruto Irasuto-shū: Naruto, lit. "Naruto Illustration Collection: Naruto") — 2010[47]
Uzumaki Naruto: Illustrations (NARUTO―ナルト―イラスト集 UZUMAKI NARUTO Naruto Irasuto-shū: Uzumaki Naruto, lit. "Naruto Illustration Collection: Naruto Uzumaki") — 2015
NovelsEdit
Naruto: Tales of a Gutsy Ninja (NARUTO―ナルト― ド根性忍伝 Naruto: Dokonjō Ninden) — 2010, illustrator
Naruto Jinraiden: The Day the Wolf Howled(NARUTO－ナルト－ 迅雷伝 狼の哭く日 Naruto Jinraiden: Ōkami no Naku Hi) — 2012, illustrator
Naruto: Kakashi's Story (NARUTO－ナルト－ カカシ秘伝 氷天の雷
Naruto: Kakashi Hiden — Hyōten no Ikazuchi) — 2015, illustrator
Naruto: Shikamaru's Story (NARUTO－ナルト－ シカマル秘伝 闇の黙に浮ぶ雲 Naruto: Shikamaru Hiden — Yami no Shijima ni Ukabu Kumo) — 2015, illustrator
Naruto: Sakura's Story (NARUTO－ナルト－ サクラ秘伝 思恋、春風にのせて
Naruto: Sakura Hiden — Shiren, Harukaze ni Nosete) — 2015, illustrator
Naruto: Konoha's Story (NARUTO－ナルト－ 木ノ葉秘伝 祝言日和
Naruto: Konoha Hiden — Shūgenbiyori) — 2015, illustrator
Naruto: Gaara's Story (NARUTO－ナルト－ 我愛羅秘伝 砂塵幻想
Naruto: Gaara Hiden — Sajingensō)— 2015, illustrator
Naruto: The Akatsuki's Story (暁秘伝 咲き乱れる悪の華 Naruto: Akatsuki Hiden — Sakimidareru Aku no Hana) — 2015, illustrator
Naruto: Tales of a Chaste Ninja (NARUTO―ナルト―ド純情忍伝 Naruto: Dojunjō Ninden) — 2015, illustrator
Naruto: Itachi's True Story (NARUTO－ナルト－ イタチ真伝 Naruto: Itachi Shinden) — 2015, illustrator
Naruto: Sasuke's True Story (NARUTO－ナルト－ サスケ真伝 Naruto: Sasuke Shinden) — 2015, illustrator
Tekken 6 — 2009, guest character designer
Motion Comic: Naruto — 2012, designer
Naruto Shippuden: Ultimate Ninja Storm Revolution— 2014, character designer and editorial supervisor[21]
Educational Manga: The History of Japan, Volume 1 — 2016, cover artist[48]
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