The Naruto-Minato dynamic, while quite emotionally charged, did have plenty of potential if chosen to be explored in the main story. There are two movies in the franchise that present hypothetical ...

Naruto didn’t just become Hokage like his dad, Minato. He also married someone who shares many of his traits, albeit with an added demure factor cranked to 11 with Hinata Hyuga.

Studio Pierrot’s CEO, Michiyuki Honma, also admitted in an interview that it is extremely difficult to create a series that will be popular overseas or something that will become a long-term anime. So ...