Naruto (2002) — Story, Release Date, Rating

Synopsis:

Twelve years prior, a devastating demonic attack on the Hidden Leaf Village resulted in the Hokage’s sacrifice to seal the monster within a newborn child – Naruto Uzumaki. Isolated and ostracized for his perceived burden, Naruto channels frustration into disruptive pranks, masking a deep-seated yearning for acceptance. He is assigned to Team 7 alongside Sasuke Uchiha, burdened by personal ambition, and Sakura Haruno, skilled but often overlooked.

Under the guidance of Kakashi Hatake, the team navigates increasingly perilous missions, forcing them to confront both external threats and internal conflicts. The series explores themes of belonging, rivalry, and the weight of inherited responsibility. Naruto’s pursuit of recognition clashes with Sasuke's quest for power, while Sakura grapples with her own potential within a demanding world. As they face escalating danger, the team must contend with the lingering consequences of their shared history, testing the bonds that hold them together.

Streaming Platforms:

Episodes:

Episode 1: Enter: Naruto Uzumaki! (Aired: 10/03/2002)
Episode 2: My Name is Konohamaru! (Aired: 10/10/2002)
Episode 3: Sasuke and Sakura: Friends or Foes? (Aired: 10/17/2002)
Episode 4: Pass or Fail: Survival Test (Aired: 10/24/2002)
Episode 5: You Failed! Kakashi's Final Decision (Aired: 10/31/2002)
... and 95 more episodes

Characters:

Haruno, Sakura (Main) - Voice Actors: Nakamura, Chie, Higgins, Kate, Pacotto, Emanuela, Keplmair, Tatiane, Byrd, Christine, Csondor, Kata, Urbán, Andrea, von Keller, Katharina, Wégner, Judit, Yeo, Min Jeong, Jacobson, May, Baran, Maia, Martín, Pilar, Darmon, Sapir, Lourenço, Bárbara, Castelo, Clarisse
Hatake, Kakashi (Main) - Voice Actors: Inoue, Kazuhiko, Wittenberg, Dave, Moneta, Claudio, Bourguet, Lionel, Crespo, Rodrigo, Holl, Nándor, May, Martin, Sodre, Elcio, Son, Won Il, Obregón, Alfonso, Arroyo, Juan Antonio
Uchiha, Sasuke (Main) - Voice Actors: Sugiyama, Noriaki, Lowenthal, Yuri, Rigotti, Alessandro, Kumode, Robson, Kim, Yeong Seon, Endemann, Jannik, Ugarte, Víctor, Pálmai, Szabolcs, Magon, Daniel, Yun, Mi Na, Moreno, Adolfo, Hespel, Christophe
Uzumaki, Naruto (Main) - Voice Actors: Takeuchi, Junko, Flanagan, Maile, Kogure, Ema, Graziano, Leonardo, Baillien, Carole, Martiñón, Isabel, Pippig, Tobias, Előd, Botond, Bezerra, Úrsula, Atepi, Giuliana, Shafir, Tuval, Balas, Javier, Ferreira, Priscila, Magon, Daniel, Deseo, Desiree, Sheh, Stephanie, Elias, Jeannie, McGlynn, Mary Elizabeth
Abumi, Zaku (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Hoshi, Souichirou, Riegel, Sam, Okuda, Keijin, Capotondi, Peppino, Semeraro, Luca, Rosa, Ailton, Gálvez, Antonio
Aburame, Shibi (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Freeman, Crispin, Hamada, Kenji, Delhausse, Jean-Marc, Ângelo, João, Rojas, Octavio
Aburame, Shino (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Prince, Derek Stephen, Kawada, Shinji, Riegel, Sam, Zanandrea, Federico, Araújo, Márcio, Kim, Seung jun, Crépet, Alexandre, Flores, Óscar, Harloff, Fabian, Spinhayer, Martin
Akado, Yoroi (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Kirimoto, Takuya, Katsu, Anri, George, Grant, Costha, Faduli, Sette, Alberto, Monteiro, Dado, Moreno, Héctor
Akado, Manabu (Supporting)
Akahoshi (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Thornton, Kirk, Miyamoto, Mitsuru, O, In Seong, Moura, Fábio, Covarrubias, Víctor
Akamaru (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Takeuchi, Junko, Pippig, Tobias, Garza, Eduardo, Denuit, Jean-Pierre, Balas, Javier, Paulita, Agatha, Simone, Jamie
Akame, Iwana (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Tanaka, Kan, Lima, Mauro Eduardo, Nimoy, Jeff
Akane (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Satou, Yuuko, Minei, Alex, Buescher, Julianne
Akimichi, Chouji (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Itou, Kentarou, Novara, Renato, Rist, Robbie, Mun, Seon hui, Campuzano, Manuel, Janssen, Thierry, Schmidt, Tobias, Brianez, Kléber, Minárovics, Péter
Akimichi, Chouza (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Sorich, Michael, Fukuda, Nobuaki, Pagani, Marco, Lima, Mauro Eduardo, Tiraboschi, Armando, Munhoz, Anibal, Bideller, Michael
Akio (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Hino, Satoshi, Bevilacqua, Alessandro, Bosch, Johnny Yong, Shitara, Mami
Amachi (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Umezu, Hideyuki, Stone, Doug, Buch, Achim, Pacheco, Rafael, Ricardo, Hamilton
Ami (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Kogure, Ema, Almeida, Rita, Buescher, Julianne
Ayame (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Judovits, Danielle, Di Pisa, Loretta, Hosono, Masayo, Jeong, Hye Ok, Kelemen, Kata, Baré, Jennifer, Mendoza, Mireya, Ferreira, Priscila, Baroli, Luciana, Higgins, Kate
Baiu (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Fujimoto, Takayuki, Campos, Marco Aurélio, Rist, Robbie
Baki (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Nakata, Jouji, Riegel, Sam, Moreau, Mathieu, O, In Seong, Bonino, Giorgio, de Castro, Fábio, Arroyo, Juan Antonio, Araújo, Rodrigo, Vélez, Humberto, Belda, Francesc
Bekkou (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Fukuda, Nobuaki, Camilo, Leonardo, Ornelas, Jorge, Hayes, Phil
Bisuke (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Kawada, Shinji, Smith, Roger Craig
Chikara (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Yanada, Kiyoyuki, Rose, Roger, Aguilar, Víctor Hugo, Romero, Cássius
Chishima (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Riegel, Sam, Mito, Takashi, Gacsal, Ádám, Castañeda, Arturo, Bezerra, Wendel
Chouhan (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Funaki, Masato, Dittman, Henry, D'Aguillón Jr., Pedro, Beck, Tony
Deidara (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Kawamoto, Katsuhiko, Flynn, Quinton, Barrero, Jesús, Bendjilali, Valéry, Lima, Mauro Eduardo
Dengaku (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Takashina, Toshitsugu, Flynn, Quinton, Kramer, Steve
Ebisu (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Freeman, Crispin, Tobita, Nobuo, Rivero, Javier, Takátsy, Péter, Beck, Tony, Rudolf, Christian, Ridolfo, Claudio, Marchetti, César, Escobar, Ricardo
Enma (Supporting) - Voice Actors: McConnohie, Michael, Naka, Hiroshi, Fuochi, Tony, Lopes, Guilherme, Fonseca, Eduardo
Fuki (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Hosono, Masayo, Sherman, Dina
Fuku (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Yuzuki, Ryouka, Lee, Wendee, de Sá, Isabel
Fukuyokana (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Gianvito, Fritz, Ornelas, Jorge, Chafurin, Oliver, Tony
Funeno, Daikoku (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Funaki, Masato, Rist, Robbie
Fuujin (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Lopes, Guilherme, Ugaki, Hidenari, Joles, Bob, Daayán, Irwin
Fuuma, Jigumo (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Lang, Lex, Shioya, Kouzou, Porto, Paulo, Conde, Jesse
Fuuma, Arashi (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Midorikawa, Hikaru, Diskin, Benjamin, Semeraro, Luca, Prata, Fernando, Park, Seong Tae
Fuuma, Kamikiri (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Shimada, Bin, Riegel, Sam, Monteiro, Dado, Fernández, Dafnis, Seidenberg, Mark
Fuuma, Sasame (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Ruff, Michelle, Kobayashi, Sanae, Franco, Priscila, Park, Seon Yeong, Rangel, Leyla, Gallego, Inma
Fuuma, Kotohime (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Okamoto, Akiko, Robinson, Cindy
Gaara (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Ishida, Akira, O'Brien, Liam, Rosa, Luigi, Garza, Eduardo, Csongor, Szalay, Beck, Tony, Chesman, Yuri, Han, Chae Eon, Kotulla, Robert, Martín, Pilar
Gamabunta (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Sorich, Michael, Watabe, Takeshi, Rushiniak, Guy, Delhausse, Jean-Marc, Carvalho, Eudes, Ubaldi, Pietro, Hecker, Ben
Gamakichi (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Wittenberg, Dave, Ueda, Youji, Seder, Gábor, Pissardini, Marcelo, Ridolfo, Claudio, Mendoza, Luis Alfonso, Brosch, Robin, Márcio, Renato, Munhoz, Anibal, Capotondi, Peppino
Gamatatsu (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Wittenberg, Dave, Campos, Marcelo, Garza, Eduardo, Shigematsu, Tomo, Jeong, Hye Ok, De Santis, Paolo, Stas, Nathalie
Gantetsu (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Silverstein, Keith, Kusunoki, Taiten, Lopes, Guilherme, Osorio, Dan, Ornelas, Jorge, Belda, Francesc
Gatou (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Tatasciore, Fred, Bando, Naoki, Capotondi, Peppino, Camilo, Leonardo, Haar, Eberhard, Valdivia, Francisco Andrés, Solórzano, Humberto
Gatsu (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Tachiki, Fumihiko, Márcio, Renato, Price, Jamieson, Lavat, José, Belda, Francesc
Gekkou, Hayate (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Lang, Lex, Sasaki, Nozomu, Daayán, Irwin, Sánta, László, Rajkai, Zoltán, Barbieux, Romain, Sesana, Paolo, Lohmann, Martin, Marconatto, Márcio, Moratalla, Cholo
Genno (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Thornton, Kirk, Shiroyama, Ken, Tak, Won Je, Silveira, Carlos
Genyuumaru (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Mito, Takashi, Monteiro, Dado, Reyes, Salvador, Bosch, Johnny Yong
Genzou (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Yanagisawa, Eiji, Santoro, Gileno, Wingert, Wally
Giichi (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Mizuno, Ryuji, Porto, Paulo, Wingert, Wally
Gosunkugi (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Hirota, Kousei, Blanc, J.B.
Gouzu (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Kusao, Takeshi, Woren, Dan, Lopes, Guilherme
Guruko (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Takeuchi, Junko, O'Shaughnessey, Colleen
... and 206 more characters

Staff:

Hagino, Ken (Producer)
Kobayashi, Noriko (Producer)
Simone, Jamie (Producer, ADR Director)
Date, Hayato (Director, Episode Director, Storyboard)
Ebina, Yasunori (Sound Director)
Enomoto, Mamoru (Episode Director)
Honda, Yasuyuki (Episode Director)
Iimura, Masayuki (Episode Director)
Itou, Masoho (Episode Director, Storyboard)
Kageyama, Shigenori (Episode Director, Storyboard)
Kawaguchi, Keiichirou (Episode Director, Key Animation)
Kimura, Hiroshi (Episode Director, Storyboard)
Kosaka, Harume (Episode Director, Storyboard)
Kujou, Rion (Episode Director, Storyboard, Key Animation)
Kumagai, Masaaki (Episode Director, Storyboard)
Matsutake, Tokuyuki (Episode Director, Storyboard, Key Animation)
Mikuriya, Kyousuke (Episode Director)
Miyahara, Shuuji (Episode Director)
Murata, Masahiko (Episode Director, Storyboard, Key Animation)
Nigorikawa, Atsushi (Episode Director, Storyboard)
Niidome, Toshiya (Episode Director, Storyboard)
Nishimura, Taiki (Episode Director)
Noshitani, Mitsutaka (Episode Director, Storyboard)
Odaka, Yoshinori (Episode Director)
Okazaki, Yukio (Episode Director)
Sadohara, Takeyuki (Episode Director, Storyboard)
Satou, Shinji (Episode Director, Storyboard)
Shimizu, Akira (Episode Director)
Sugai, Yoshihiro (Episode Director)
Takeyama, Atsushi (Episode Director, Storyboard)
Tanaka, Chiyuki (Episode Director, Storyboard, Animation Director, Key Animation)
Tsuru, Toshiyuki (Episode Director, Storyboard, Key Animation)
Urata, Yasunori (Episode Director, Storyboard)
Wakabayashi, Atsushi (Episode Director, Storyboard, Key Animation, Animation Director)
Yokota, Kazuyoshi (Episode Director)
Blum, Steven (Script)
Fouquet, Emmanuel (Script)
Guissant, Stéphane (Script)
Handler, Marc (Script)
Macek, Carl (Script)
Miyata, Yuka (Script)
Nishizono, Satoru (Script, Screenplay)
Sumisawa, Katsuyuki (Script, Series Composition, Screenplay)
Suzuki, Yasuyuki (Script, Screenplay)
Takegami, Junki (Script, Series Composition, Screenplay)
Urasawa, Kouhei (Script)
Yamatoya, Akatsuki (Script)
Yokote, Michiko (Script)
Yoshida, Shin (Script, Screenplay)
Amino, Tetsurou (Storyboard)
... and 184 more staff

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Genres: Action, Adventure, Fantasy, Martial Arts, Shounen
Themes: Martial Arts
Demographics: Shounen
Studios: Pierrot
Producers: Aniplex, Shueisha, TV Tokyo
Licensors: VIZ Media
Rating: 8.01 / 10
Rank: #678
Popularity: #9
Users Listed: 3,019,237
Users Scored: 2,077,884
NSFW: No
Last Updated: 07/31/2025
Aired: October 3, 2002 – February 8, 2007 (Fall)
Type: tv
Source: manga
Age Rating: PG 13
Episodes: 220
Broadcast: Thursday at 19:30 (JST)

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