Anime Information : Naruto Media #009 List of Reference Material (Full Info)

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Several supplementary books of the Naruto series have been released. An artbook named The Art of Naruto: Uzumaki contains illustration from the Part I manga and was released in both Japan and the United States.^[1][2] For the Part II manga, an interactive book called PAINT JUMP: Art of Naruto was released by Shueisha on April 4, 2008.^[3] The latest artbook was published on July 3, 2009 under the name of Naruto.^[4] A series of guidebooks for the Part I called 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)^[5] and 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)^[6] were released only in Japan. The third databook, Character Official Data Book Hiden Sha no Sho (秘伝・者の書 ― キャラクターオフィシャルデータBOOK, Hiden: Sha no Sho - Kyarakutā ofisharu dēta book ) was released on September 4, 2008, and adapted Part II from the manga.^[7] These books contain character profiles, techniques guides and drafts made by Kishimoto.

For the anime, a series of guidebook called Naruto anime profiles were also released. These books contain information about the production of the anime episodes and explanation of the characters designs.^[8] On October 4, 2002, it was released a manga fanbook named Secret: Writtings from the Warriors Official Fanbook (秘伝・兵の書 ― オフィシャルファンBOOK, Hiden: Hyō no Sho - Ofisharu fan book).^[9]Viz published it in North America on February 19, 2008 under the name of Naruto: The Official Fanbook.^[10] Another fanbook was released to conmemmorate the series' 10th anniversary. It includes illustrations of Naruto Uzumaki by other manga artists, a novel, Kishimoto's one-shot named Karakuriand an interview between Kishimoto and Yoshihiro Togashi.^[11]

Databooks

1. Rin no Sho
2. Tō no Sho
3. Sha no Sho

Fanbooks

1. Hyō no Sho
2. Kai no Sho

References

1. ↑ The Art of Naruto: Uzumaki. Viz Media. Retrieved on April 26, 2008.
2. ↑ NARUTO―ナルト― 岸本斉史画集 UZUMAKI. Shueisha. Retrieved on July 2, 2009.
3. ↑ PAINT JUMP Art of NARUTO (Japanese). Shueisha. Retrieved on April 24, 2008.
4. ↑ NARUTO－ナルト－イラスト集　NARUTO. Shueisha. Retrieved on July 2, 2009.
5. ↑ NARUTO―ナルト―［秘伝・臨の書］(Japanese). Shueisha. Retrieved on May 3, 2008.
6. ↑ NARUTO―ナルト―［秘伝・闘の書］(Japanese). Shueisha. Retrieved on May 3, 2008.
7. ↑ NARUTO―ナルト―［秘伝・者の書］(Japanese). Shueisha. Retrieved on November 21, 2008.
8. ↑ Viz Media - products. Naruto: Anime Profiles. Viz Media. Retrieved on April 26, 2008.
9. ↑ NARUTO―ナルト―［秘伝・兵の書］(Japanese). Shueisha. Retrieved on September 8, 2009.
10. ↑ Naruto: The Official Fanbook. Viz Media. Retrieved on September 8, 2009.
11. ↑ NARUTO-ナルト-秘伝・皆の書オフィシャルプレミアムファ (Japanese). Amazon.com. Retrieved on December 4, 2008.