Following up the positive response they received the first time out, VIZ Media will once again simultaneously stream the release fo Naruto Shippuden Episode 103—with English subtitles—on its official web site—Naruto.com. The simulcast will take place on 9 April.
“We have received enthusiastic viewer response when we first began streaming Naruto, and we are very pleased to present a brand new Naruto Shippuden episode,” said VIZ Media’s Vice President of Strategy and Business Development Ken Sasaki. “We’re very committed to cultivating the web as an innovative medium for fans to enjoy the latest Naruto adventures and fan culture in a variety of fun ways.”
Earlier episodes are also available for free at Naruto.com and through a variety of other web-based, video streaming outlets, including Hulu and Joost.
Created by Masashi Kishimoto, Naruto debuted in 1999. It follows “the story of Naruto Uzumaki, a young ninja in training, who wants to be the best ninja in the land. He’s done well so far, but Naruto knows he must train harder than ever and leaves his village for intense exercises that will push him to his limits. Naruto Shippuden begins two and a half years later, when Naruto returns to find that everyone has been promoted up the ninja ranks—except him. Sakura’s a medic ninja, Gaara’s advanced to Kazekage, and Kakashi… well, he remains the same. But pride isn’t necessarily about becoming a ninja, especially when Naruto realizes that Sasuke never returned from his search for Orochimaru. Plus, the mysterious Akatsuki organization is still an ever-present danger. As Naruto finds out more about the Akatsuki’s goals, he realizes that nothing in his universe is as it seems. Naruto is finding that he’s older, but will he also prove wiser and stronger?”