Naruto: Shippuden season 8 explained

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Num Episodes:24
Network:TV Tokyo
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Episode List:List of Naruto: Shippuden episodes

The eighth season of the anime series is directed by Hayato Date, and produced by Pierrot and TV Tokyo. The eighth season aired from March to August 2010.[1] The season follows the Akatsuki leader Pain invading the Leaf Village and attempting to kidnap Naruto Uzumaki. It is referred to by its DVDs as the chapter of . Aniplex released the six volumes between October 7, 2010 and March 2, 2011. While the volumes contains all the episodes, episodes 170 and 171 were skipped to the sixth volume.[2]

The English dub of this season premiered on February 16 on Neon Alley and concluded on March 30, 2013.[3] The season would make its English television debut on Adult Swim's Toonami programming block and premiere from April 2 to October 1, 2017.

The season contains five musical themes: two openings and three ending themes. The opening themes are "Sign" by Flow (used for the first two episodes of the season) and by Motohiro Hata (used for episodes 154 to 175). The ending themes are "For You" by Azu (used for the first two episodes of the season), by OreSkaBand (used for episodes 154 to 166) and by Supercell (used for episodes 167 to 175). The fourth feature film, was released on July 31, 2010. The broadcast versions of episodes 172 to 175 include scenes from the film in the opening themes, while still retaining the music "Tōmei Datta Sekai".__TOC__

Episodes

Home media release

Japanese

VolumeDateDiscsEpisodesReference
1October 6, 20101152–155[4]
2November 3, 20101156–159
3December 1, 20101160–163
4January 12, 20111164–167
5February 2, 20111168–171
6March 2, 20111172–175

English

Viz Media (North America, Region 1)
Box setDateDiscsEpisodesReference
12October 9, 20123141–153[5]
13January 29, 20133154–166[6]
14April 23, 20133167–179[7]
Manga Entertainment (United Kingdom, Region 2)
VolumeDateDiscsEpisodesReference
12March 18, 2013 2 141–153 [8]
13June 24, 2013 2 154–166 [9]
14September 23, 2013 2 167–179 [10]
Madman Entertainment (Australia/New Zealand, Region 4)
CollectionDateDiscsEpisodesReference
12 January 9, 2013 2 141–153 [11]
13 March 20, 2013 2 154–166 [12]
14 June 19, 2013 2 167–179 [13]

References

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  1. Web site: Naruto: Shippuden episodes from 2010. ja. TV Tokyo. April 29, 2010. https://web.archive.org/web/20091225013801/http://www.tv-tokyo.co.jp/anime/naruto/episodes.html. December 25, 2009. dead.
  2. Web site: http://www.aniplex.co.jp/naruto/dvd/08.html. Aniplex. ja:二人の救世主の章. October 19, 2011. ja. https://archive.today/20130218223124/http://www.aniplex.co.jp/naruto/dvd/08.html. February 18, 2013. dead.
  3. Web site: Archived copy . 2013-02-08 . https://web.archive.org/web/20130805101607/http://updates.neonalley.com/neonalley_schedule.pdf . 2013-08-05 . dead .
  4. Web site: 二人の救世主の章 - TV DVD - NARUTO-ナルト- 疾風伝 - アニプレックス. https://web.archive.org/web/20160713215045/http://www.aniplex.co.jp/naruto/tv/08.html. July 13, 2016. Aniplex. ja.
  5. Web site: Naruto Shippuden Uncut, Vol 12 (DVD Box Set). https://web.archive.org/web/20170202002314/https://www.viz.com/watch/dvd-box-set/naruto-shippuden-uncut-video-box-sets-volume-12/9769. February 2, 2017. Viz Media.
  6. Web site: Naruto Shippuden Uncut, Vol 13 (DVD Box Set). https://web.archive.org/web/20160612110919/http://www.viz.com/watch/dvd-box-set/naruto-shippuden-uncut-video-box-sets-volume-13/10060. June 12, 2016. Viz Media.
  7. Web site: Naruto Shippuden Uncut, Vol 14 (DVD Box Set). https://web.archive.org/web/20170227032011/https://www.viz.com/watch/dvd-box-set/naruto-shippuden-uncut-video-box-sets-volume-14/10059. February 27, 2017. Viz Media.
  8. Web site: Naruto - Shippuden: Collection - Volume 12 - DVD. https://web.archive.org/web/20170301023642/http://www.xtra-vision.co.uk/Naruto-Shippuden-Collection-Volume-12/xv-movies-games-entertainment/pd/1031346?path=dvd. March 1, 2017. Xtra-vision.
  9. Web site: Naruto - Shippuden: Collection - Volume 13 - DVD. https://web.archive.org/web/20170301023627/http://www.xtra-vision.co.uk/Naruto-Shippuden-Collection-Volume-13/xv-movies-games-entertainment/pd/1031347?path=dvd. March 1, 2017. Xtra-vision.
  10. Web site: Naruto - Shippuden: Collection - Volume 14 - DVD. https://web.archive.org/web/20170301023638/http://www.xtra-vision.co.uk/Naruto-Shippuden-Collection-Volume-14/xv-movies-games-entertainment/pd/84736?path=dvd. March 1, 2017. Xtra-vision.
  11. Web site: Naruto Shippuden Collection 12 (Eps 141-153) - DVD. https://web.archive.org/web/20160421082734/http://www.madman.com.au/catalogue/view/13238/naruto-shippuden-collection-12-eps-141153. April 21, 2016. Madman Entertainment.
  12. Web site: Naruto Shippuden Collection 13 (Eps 154-166) - DVD. https://web.archive.org/web/20140808112438/http://www.madman.com.au/catalogue/view/13239/naruto-shippuden-collection-13-eps-154166. August 8, 2014. Madman Entertainment.
  13. Web site: Naruto Shippuden Collection 14 (Eps 167-179) - DVD. https://web.archive.org/web/20140808000128/http://www.madman.com.au/catalogue/view/19771/naruto-shippuden-collection-14-eps-167179. August 8, 2014. Madman Entertainment.