Naruto movies were written and illustrated by a Japanese man named Masashi Kishimoto. If You are a fan of anime and you are not following Naruto in order the Series is released, then you are missing a lot. Naruto is well-plotted in a way that it keeps you engaged with very interesting and fantastic scenes. And also, if you want to have a clue of the history of Japan and how rich their culture is, then you need to pay attention to Naruto Movies. Time will fail me to talk about how action-packed it is, and a whole bunch of lessons to learn from it. It is not just entertainment, it is also motivational. As it stands now, I will be right to say that Naruto is one of the pioneers of modern Shōnen anime.
With a total of 720 episodes, Naruto can be said to be the longest-running in the history of anime and also the highest grossing. That is why when you start watching the Naruto series, you are in for a long ride, and most times people get confused about the sequence. Series is always more interesting when you follow it according to order, and Naruto is no different. When you watch Naruto in order, you understand it better.
To start, you need to know that Naruto has two segments. The first is the main Naruto that has 220 episodes, and the second is Naruto Shippuden, the second has more episodes of about 500.
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Here is Naruto in order it was released
1. Naruto was released between 2002-2007
2. Naruto Shippuden was released between 2007-2017
3. Boruto Naruto Next Generations was released in 2017
A comprehensive breakdown of Naruto Movies chronology
- Naruto Movie 1: Ninja Clash in the Land of Snow was released in 2004
- Naruto Movie 2: Legend of the Stone of Gelel was released in 2005
- Naruto Movie 3: Guardians of the Crescent Moon Kingdom was released in 2006
- Naruto Shippuden Movie 1 was released in 2007
- Naruto Shippuden Movie 2: Bonds was released in 2008
- Naruto Shippuden Movie 3: The Will of Fire was released in 2009
- Naruto Shippuden Movie 4: The Lost Tower was released in 2010
- Naruto Shippuden Movie 5: Blood Prison was released in 2011
- Naruto Shippuden Movie 6: Road to Ninja was released in 2012
- The Last: Naruto the Movie was released in 2014
- Boruto: Naruto the Movie was released in 2015
Other special movies from Naruto
- The Lost Story – Mission: Protect the Waterfall Village was released in 2003
- Find the Crimson Four-leaf Clover! was released in 2003
- Hidden Leaf Village Grand Sports Festival was released in 2004
- The Cross Roads was released in 2009
- Naruto Shippuuden – Sunny Side Battle was released in 2013
- Boruto: Naruto the Movie – The Day Naruto Became the Hokage was released in 2016
- Boruto: Jump Festa 2016 Special was released in 2016
Naruto Original Video Animations (OVAs)
- Naruto Narutimate Hero 3: Tsuini Gekitotsu! Jounin vs. Genin!! Musabetsu Dairansen Taikai Kaisai!! was released in 2005
- Naruto x UT was released in 2011
Now that you have gotten a clue of the years they were released. It’s important you know how they are arranged according to episodes. you will get to know the one that came before the other. Like we said initially, the episode is a very long one, so in order not to miss a thing you need to the knowledge of the complete Chronological Order it was released by episodes.
- Naruto (Episodes 1-105)
- Naruto Movie 1: Clash in the Land of Snow
- Naruto (Episodes 106-160)
- Naruto Movie 2: Legend of the Stone of Gelel
- Naruto (Episodes 161-196)
- Naruto Movie 3: Guardians of the Crescent Moon Kingdom
- Naruto: Shippuden (Episodes 1-23)
- Naruto Shippuden Movie 1: Naruto Shippuden the Movie
- Naruto: Shippuden (Episodes 24-70)
- Naruto Shippuden Movie 2: Bonds
- Naruto: Shippuden (Episodes 71-121)
- Naruto Shippuden Movie 3: The Will of Fire
- Naruto: Shippuden (Episodes 122-169)
- Naruto Shippuden Movie 4: The Lost Tower
- Naruto: Shippuden (Episodes 170-221)
- Naruto Shippuden Movie 5: Blood Prison
- Naruto: Shippuden (Episodes 222-271)
- Naruto Shippuden Movie 6: Road to Ninja
- Naruto: Shippuden (Episodes 272-479)
- The Last: Naruto the Movie
- Boruto: Naruto the Movie
- Boruto: Naruto the Movie – The Day Naruto Became the Hokage
- Boruto: Naruto Next Generations
- NARUTO Spin-Off: Rock Lee & His Ninja Pals
What are Naruto OVAs and Special Media, and do you really need to watch them?
OVAs and Special Media are not really a part of the main story of the movie, they are kind of the side story, but usually play an important role in the entire series.
For Naruto, the only OVA and Special we recommend you watch is the Boruto: Naruto the Movie – The Day Naruto Became the Hokage that was released in 2016. There are many of them, but this particular one is the most important. However, if you wish to watch others, we will list them out here chronologically.
- Naruto: Find the Crimson Four-leaf Clover! (After Naruto episode 5)
- Naruto: The Cross Roads (After Naruto episode 20)
- Hidden Leaf Village Grand Sports Festival (After Naruto episode 98)
- Naruto: The Lost Story – Mission: Protect the Waterfall Village (After Naruto episode 100)
- Naruto x UT (After Naruto Shippuden episode 60)
- Naruto Narutimate Hero 3: Tsuini Gekitotsu! Jounin vs. Genin!! Musabetsu Dairansen Taikai Kaisai!! (After Naruto episode 164)
- Naruto: Shippuuden – Sunny Side Battle (After Naruto Shippuden episode 380)
- Boruto: Jump Festa 2016 Special (After Naruto Shippuden episode 500)
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Conclusion
Now that you have this information, you can comfortably enjoy Naruto Movies in order without missing a single thing.