‘Naruto’ announces final episode after nearly 15 years on-air

March 22, 2017

[Photo credit: Twitter]

Unfortunate news for Naruto fans: after nearly 15 years of the television series, the show’s Twitter account announced that it will be coming to an end tomorrow, March 23. (via Polygon)

Check out an image from the final episode, along with Naruto’s heartfelt message goodbye, below.

Naruto is an anime series based on the first twenty-seven volumes in Part I of Masashi Kishimoto's manga series of the same name. The series first aired in October 2002, with 220 episodes running until February 2007 on TV Tokyo in Japan.

The English adaptation of the episodes were aired on Cartoon Network’s Toonami from September 2005 through September 2008, with sporadic episodes playing through January 2009.

In 2007, a different version of the show, Naruto Shippuden, kicked off and has been running until now. The show will end on its 500th episode.

Check out Naruto’s Twitter message below:

2002年10月から放送開始のアニメ「NARUTO-ナルト-」。その後、2007年2月から「NARUTO-ナルト- 疾風伝」となり、ついに明日、最終回を迎えます。
14年半と長きに渡り続いてきた物語がここに完結！　木ノ葉秘伝　祝言日和「祝いの言葉」ぜひご覧ください！#naruto pic.twitter.com/eN74cBqVG8

— NARUTO-ナルト-疾風伝【公式】 (@NARUTOtoBORUTO) March 22, 2017