Having concluded the series in late 2014, Masashi Kishimoto kept himself busy penning continuing adventures in the Naruto world, including the manga Naruto: The Seventh Hokage and the Scarlet Spring and the story for Boruto: Naruto the Movie, both of which focus on the title character’s son, Boruto. The series would also spawn multiple anime series, movies, novels, video games and more.

His first version of Naruto, drawn in 1997, was a one-shot story about fox spirits his final version, which debuted in Weekly Shonen Jump in 1999, quickly became the most popular ninja manga in the world. Here you will find greats of the genre like Death Note, Naruto and One Piece as well as modern day favourites such.

After considering various genres for his next project, Kishimoto decided on a story steeped in traditional Japanese culture. Whilst its roots date back to twelfth-century Japan, modern Manga is a postwar phenomenon, originating with the pioneering Astro Boy and increasing in popularity and cultural importance in the following decades. After spending time in art college, he won the Hop Step Award for new manga artists with his story Karakuri. Like many kids, he was first inspired to become a manga artist in elementary school when he read Dragon Ball. Author/artist Masashi Kishimoto was born in 1974 in rural Okayama Prefecture, Japan.

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