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Burger King launched a new line of kids meal toys featuring iconic characters from the "Naruto" anime franchise on July 21, 2025, to an abundance of Internet praise. However, "Naruto" fans online have ...

Eiichiro Oda is a master at penning heart-wrenching backstories for his characters, and they never fail to tug the heartstrings of his fans. Shortly after shredding everyone’s hearts with Kuma’s ...

Gachiakuta is one of the most anticipated anime to release this season and, so far, it's living up to those expectations. However, nobody could have predicted how perfect the English dub would be at ...

Naruto characters might wield kunai and perform hand seals, but their personalities reveal a surprising compatibility with today's digital landscape. Hidden beneath their ancient techniques lie minds ...

Some of the strongest relationships in anime don’t start on battlefields or through epic alliances, they begin in quiet moments, long before the main story even unfolds. These are the friendships ...

When people think of the Naruto franchise, they think of the rivalry between Naruto Uzumaki (Junko Takeuchi) and Sasuke Uchiha (Noriaki Sugiyama) during their days as a genin all the way up to their ...

Naturally, though, it’s impossible for a writer―even one as skilled and thoughtful as Kishimoto―to outrun the implications of the world they create. Naruto is a shining example of a fatally ...

Although their showdown ended with Naruto victorious, much of what Pain espoused resonated with Naruto. Pain likened his experiences to Naruto’s and even referred to Naruto’s resolution to kill him in ...

Fridous used to be a film critic at whatkeptmeup. She had never imagined she would become an anime fan, and the first series that got her into anime was Demon Slayer. What started as a casual ...