The Naruto Project (–NARUTO PROJECT–), also known short as Naru Pro (ナルプロ, Naru Puro), is a special project to celebrate 15 years of the Naruto series. It's also titled Naruto's New Era Opening Project (NARUTO‐ナルト‐新時代開幕プロジェクト, Naruto: Shinjidai Kaimaku Purojekuto).
List of Projects
The following releases and events are part of the Naruto Project:
2014
- The databook Jin no Sho, which was released on November 4th.
- The tenth movie The Last: Naruto the Movie, which began airing on December 6th.
- The moviebook Retsu no Sho, which was given out to viewers of the movie.
- The Super Big Yosegaki Project (超巨大よせがきプロジェクト, Chōkyodai Yosegaki Purojekuto), a Naruto exhibition in the Shibuya park on December 6th and 7th.
2015
- Live Spectacle Naruto, a stage play that started on March 21st.[1]
- Naruto Hiden, six short novels that are released during the year.[2]
- Kakashi Hiden: Lightning in the Icy Sky, which was released on February 4th.
- Shikamaru Hiden: A Cloud Drifting in Silent Darkness, which was released on March 4th.
- Sakura Hiden: Thoughts of Love, Riding Upon a Spring Breeze, which was released on April 3rd.
- Konoha Hiden: The Perfect Day for a Wedding, which was released on May 1st.
- Gaara Hiden: A Sandstorm Mirage, which was released on June 4th.
- Akatsuki Hiden: Evil Flowers in Full Bloom, which will be released on July 3rd.
- The Naruto Exhibition (NARUTO展, Naruto-ten), which opened on April 25th.[3]
- Naruto Shinden: Fū no Sho and Naruto Shinden: Rai no Sho, two booklets given out to the visitors of the exhibition.
- The sequel mini-series Naruto Gaiden: The Seventh Hokage and the Scarlet Spring, which began serialisation on April 27th.
- A "secret" will be revealed on July 29th.
- The eleventh movie Boruto: Naruto the Movie, which will begin airing on August 7, 2015.[4]
- The next moviebook Zai no Sho, which was given out to viewers of the movie.
Trivia
- The characters depicted in the Naruto Project logo are Minato Namikaze, Naruto Uzumaki, and Boruto Uzumaki.