Masashi Kishimoto
Born	Kishimoto Masashi 岸本 斉史 November 8, 1974 (1974-11-08) (age 33) Nagi, Okayama, Japan
Residence	Okayama Prefecture, Japan
Nationality	Japanese
Occupation	Manga artist
Known for	Naruto

In this Japanese name, the family name is Kishimoto.

Masashi Kishimoto (岸本 斉史, Kishimoto Masashi^?) (born 8 November, 1974) is a Japanese manga artist, most well known for creating the manga series Naruto. His younger twin brother, Seishi Kishimoto, is also a manga artist and creator of the manga series 666 Satan. If you hold the copyright to an image (e. ... is the 312th day of the year (313th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1974 (MCMLXXIV) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar) of the 1974 Gregorian calendar. ... Nagi (奈義町; -cho) is a town located in Katsuta District, Okayama, Japan. ... Okayama airport Okayama (岡山市; -shi) is the capital city of Okayama Prefecture in the ChÅ«goku region of Japan. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Japan. ... Mangaka ) is the Japanese word for a comic artist. ... Serialized in Weekly Shonen Jump Shonen Jump BANZAI! Shonen Jump Weekly Comic Original run November 1999 – Ongoing No. ... Yamada Tarō (), a typical Japanese name (male), equivalent to John Smith in English. ... Last name redirects here. ... is the 312th day of the year (313th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1974 (MCMLXXIV) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar) of the 1974 Gregorian calendar. ... Mangaka ) is the Japanese word for a comic artist. ... This article is about the comics created in Japan. ... Serialized in Weekly Shonen Jump Shonen Jump BANZAI! Shonen Jump Weekly Comic Original run November 1999 – Ongoing No. ... Seishi Masashi , born November 8, 1974) is a Japanese manga artist and the younger twin-brother of Masashi Kishimoto (creator of Naruto). ... Demographic Shōnen Serialized in Monthly Shonen Gangan Original run 2001 – 2007(complete) Volumes 19 with 76 chapters. ...

Works

Kishimoto's first work as a manga artist was Karakuri, which he submitted to Shueisha in 1996. In 1999, Naruto was serialized in Shonen Jump magazine, winning its monthly "Hop Step Award". Naruto is still ongoing, with more than 40 volumes, and has sold over 71 million copies in Japan as of volume 36, also being adapted into two successful anime series. He names Akira Toriyama, creator of the famous manga series Dr. Slump and Dragon Ball, as among his major influences.^[1] When asked in an interview with Shonen Jump what his favorite plot of the Dragon Ball story and character was, Kishimoto replied that he enjoyed it until the arrival of Freeza and that he admired Kuririn, a character whom he could equal himself.^[1] Kishimoto has also insinuated that the Akira motion picture impacted his artwork significantly, including its manga series by Katsuhiro Otomo.^[1] Mangaka ) is the Japanese word for a comic artist. ... Shueisha ) is a major publisher in Japan, headquartered in Tokyo. ... Serialized in Weekly Shonen Jump Shonen Jump BANZAI! Shonen Jump Weekly Comic Original run November 1999 – Ongoing No. ... Weekly Shonen Jump, issue 17 2007 (Japanese version), featuring Luffy of One Piece on the cover JUMP SHOP Osaka Shop. ... The cover of the first tankōbon of the Naruto manga released in Japan by Shueisha. ... Animé redirects here. ... In this Japanese name, the family name is Toriyama Akira Toriyama ) born on April 5, 1955, in Kiyosu, Aichi, Japan,[2] is a widely known and acclaimed Japanese manga artist known mostly for his creation of the Dragon Ball manga, as well as the media franchise of the same name... This article is about the comics created in Japan. ... Serialized in Weekly Shonen Jump Original run 1980 – 1984 Volumes 18 TV anime: 1st series Director Minoru Okazaki, Shigeyasu Yamauchi Studio Toei Animation Network Fuji TV Original run 8 April 1981 – 19 February 1986 Episodes 243 TV anime: 2nd series Director Shigeyasu Yamauchi Studio Toei Animation Network Fuji TV Original... Demographic Shōnen Serialized in Weekly Shonen Jump Original run 1984 – 1995[1] Volumes 42 (16 DB + 26 DBZ) Dragon Ball ) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Akira Toriyama with an anime adaptation, followed by Dragon Ball Z and Dragon Ball GT. The work is influenced by... Freeza , Frieza in the FUNimation Dub) is a graphic novel supervillain who first appears in the Dragon Ball manga created by Akira Toriyama, followed by Dragon Ball Z. Freeza also appears in the television special Bardock: The Father of Goku; a few Dragon Ball Z movies and in Dragon Ball... Kuririn , Krillin in most English adaptations) is a fictional character in the manga Dragon Ball/Dragon Ball Z, and the anime for Dragon Ball, Dragon Ball Z, and Dragon Ball GT. In the original Japanese version, he was voiced by Mayumi Tanaka. ... This article is about the 1988 animated film. ... For the eponymous film, see Akira (film) Demographic Seinen Magazine Young Magazine Original run – Volumes 6[1] Akira ) is a cyberpunk serial manga by Katsuhiro Otomo ). An identically titled anime film adaptation was released in 1988. ... Katsuhiro Otomo Katsuhiro Otomo (大友克洋 ÅŒtomo Katsuhiro) (born April 14, 1954 in Hasama, Miyagi, Japan) is a Japanese manga artist and anime director. ...

In his interviews and exclusively in the Naruto manga, he commonly mentions his deceased plant, Ukki-kun.^[2] According to Kishimoto, the first time he had an office plant, due to missing the country atmosphere, he fed it undiluted plant food. He continued purchasing several other plants afterwards, but many of them perished.^[2]

Manga

• Karakuri (Published in Akamaru Jump)
• Naruto Pilot^[3] (Published in Akamaru Jump)
• Naruto (Published in Weekly Shonen Jump)

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Art books

• UZUMAKI MASASHI KISHIMOTO

Others

• First Official Data Book (秘伝・臨の書キャラクターオフィシャルデータBOOK, Hiden: Rin no Sho Character Official Data Book)
• Official Fan Book (秘伝・兵の書オフォシャルファンBOOK, Hiden: Hyō no Sho Official Fan Book)
• Second Official Data Book (秘伝・闘の書キャラクターオフィシャルデータBOOK, Hiden: Tō no Sho Character Official Data Book)

References

External links

• Masashi Kishimoto at Anime News Network's Encyclopedia