Summary

Plans for the coming live - actionNarutoadaptation are move forward , and the latest updates on the undertaking substantiate how luckyOne Piecefans were regarding the Netflix series . Based on the original manga series by creator Masashi Kishimoto , Narutois one of the most successful and influential anime of all time . First harbinger by Lionsgate in 2015 , the live - action adaptation received no update for a long sentence , to the point it looked as though alive - actionNarutoadaptation was all but forgotten . Despite the lack of newsworthiness for nearly a decennium , the live - actionNarutoadaptation is officially happening .

It is secure to say that recent hot - action successes likeRurouni Kenshin : The BeginningandRurouni Kenshin : The Final , Alice in Borderland , and the aforementionedOne Piecehave played a role inthe renewed interest in aNarutoadaptation . Furthermore , with the determination of the manga series ' original runnel back in 2014 , the live - actionNarutoadaptation has heap to work with regarding what should and should n’t be adapted . That pronounce , there is one pertain aspect of the live - actionNarutoproject , particularly compare toNetflix’sOne Pieceseason 1 .

Naruto Is Getting A Live-Action Movie (Not A TV Show)

Netflix’s One Piece Season 1 Had 8 Episodes

UnlikeOne Pieceand the forthcoming live - actionYu - Yu Hakushoadaptation , the live - actionNarutowill be a picture . Narutois being penned by screenwriter Tasha Huo , known forWitcher : Blood Originand the upcomingTomb Raider : The Legend of Lara Croftanimated series . While unrecorded - action at law anime movies are n’t raw , withFullmetal Alchemist , Death Note , andGhost in the Shellalready exist , it is somewhat alarming conceive live - activity anime movies are often dissatisfactory . Additionally , One Piece ’s success as a springy - action serial suggests thata theatrical feature is not the best way to adapt an anime likeNarutoafter all .

One Piece Proved TV Shows Are The Best Way To Adapt Shonen Anime

TV shows offer more room to cover such massive stories

Netflix’sOne Pieceseason 1 covered the initial percentage of Monkey D. Luffy ’s story , namely the East Blue saga . One Piecehas been get going on since 1999 , and thus it would need to be adapted into a TV show so as to properly flesh out all of its characters ' backstories , carefully select which bow to adapt , and create new and fresh manner to adapt such a massive saga . The usual time constraints of most flick simply do n’t give up most flick adaptations to mold for gum anime , thus leading to many of them feeling hasten and poorly handled . instance ofbad Zanzibar copal motion-picture show adaptations includeDragonball EvolutionandDeath Note(2017 ) .

Netflix create a nearly perfect alive - natural process anime adaptation with One Piece , and its history of failure and success proves this was no easy task .

Narutois in an interesting position , however , as the original manga concluded nearly a tenner ago . This , in theory , should allow the filmmakers to choose all the relevant entropy needed to perfectly fit the key aspects of the story into the usual 120 - 131 instant length for a characteristic film . While it stay on to be seen just how incisively the film producer think to say Naruto ’s history of becoming the Hokage in the lively - action adaptation , One Piece ’s success has already proven thatNarutowould have been better off as a series . That say , theNarutomovie can be great and perhaps even break the live - action anime movie curse .

A blended image features characters from the Netflix live-action anime adaptations Death Note, One Piece, and Cowboy Bebop

Madara Uchiha from Naruto using his Mangekyo Sharingan

Naruto in a battle pose, throwing a kunai while he holds three more. Behind him, Kaguya and Madara can be seen.

Naruto in the anime and Luffy in the live-action One Piece show

Naruto, Sasuke, and Sakura posing in front of a yellow background for Naruto