Naruto: Shippuden season 2 explained

Caption:	Season 2 Cover
Episode List:	List of Naruto: Shippuden episodes
Next Season:	Season 3
Num Episodes:	21
Network:	TV Tokyo
Prev Season:	Season 1
Bgcolour:	DEDDE2

The second season of the anime series is directed by Hayato Date, and produced by Pierrot and TV Tokyo. They are based on Part II for Masashi Kishimoto's manga series.^[1] Titled,^[2] the season follows Naruto Uzumaki and his friends attempting to reason with Sasuke Uchiha. The second season aired from November 2007 to April 2008 on TV Tokyo.^{[3] [4]} It was also released on DVD in Japan over five discs between April 8 and August 8, 2008 by Aniplex.^[2]

Naruto Shippuden premiered in the United States in Disney XD in late 2009,^[5] with these episodes airing between April 2 and October 27, 2010.^[6] The season ran on Adult Swim's Toonami programming block from August 17, 2014 to February 8, 2015.

The season was collected in five DVD volumes by Viz Media from April 6 to August 10, 2010. It was also compiled in two DVD boxes alongside the first season's last episodes on August 3 and October 19, 2010. In the United Kingdom, Manga Entertainment released it in three volumes from October 10, 2010 to May 16, 2011,^{[7] [8]} while it was also part of a DVD box released on March 7, 2011.^[9]

The season uses three musical themes: one opening theme and two ending themes. The opening theme is "Distance" by Long Shot Party, while the ending themes are by Little by Little (used for episodes 33 to 41) and by Matchy with Question (used for episodes 42 to 53).__TOC__

Episodes

Home media release

Japanese

Volume	Date	Discs	Episodes	Reference
1	April 2, 2008	1	33–36	^[10]
2	May 9, 2008	1	37–40
3	June 4, 2008	1	41–44
4	July 2, 2008	1	45–48
5	August 6, 2008	1	49–53

English

Viz Media (North America, Region 1 DVD singles)

Volume	Date	Discs	Episodes	Reference
8	April 6, 2010	1	31–34	^[11]
9	May 18, 2010	1	35–39	^[12]
10	June 1, 2010	1	40–43	^[13]
11	July 13, 2010	1	44–48	^[14]
12	August 10, 2010	1	49–53	^[15]

Viz Media (North America, Region 1 DVD box sets)

Box set	Date	Discs	Episodes	Reference
3	August 3, 2010	3	27–39	^[16]
4	October 19, 2010	3	40–53	^[17]

Manga Entertainment (United Kingdom, Region 2 single volumes)

Volume	Date	Discs	Episodes	Reference
3	October 10, 2010	2	27–39	^[18]
4	December 27, 2010	2	40–52	^[19]
5	May 16, 2011		53–65	^[20]

Manga Entertainment (United Kingdom, Region 2 box sets)

Box Set	Date	Discs	Episodes	Reference
1	March 7, 2011	8	1–52	^[21]
2	June 4, 2012	8	53–100	^[22]

Madman Entertainment (Australia/New Zealand, Region 4)

Collection	Date	Discs	Episodes	Reference
3	September 1, 2010	2	27–39	^[23]
4	November 3, 2010	2	40–52	^[24]
5	February 16, 2011	2	53–65	^[25]

References

General

• Web site: Naruto: Shippuden episodes from 2007. ja. TV Tokyo. 2009-06-22. https://web.archive.org/web/20090623022747/http://www.tv-tokyo.co.jp/anime/naruto/episodes2007.html. 2009-06-23. dead.
• Web site: Naruto: Shippuden episodes from 2008. ja. TV Tokyo. 2009-06-22. https://web.archive.org/web/20091213142632/http://www.tv-tokyo.co.jp/anime/naruto/episodes2008.html. 2009-12-13. dead.
• Web site: List of Naruto: Shippuden episode titles. 2009-01-09. https://web.archive.org/web/20091219143555/http://naruto.viz.com/. 2009-12-19. dead.

Specific

1. Web site: http://www.tv-tokyo.co.jp/anime/naruto/staff/index.html. ja:スタッフ・キャスト. Staff.Cast . TV Tokyo. ja. October 28, 2011.
2. Web site: NARUTO-ナルト- 疾風伝 遥かなる再会の章. 2009-05-09. TV Tokyo. ja.
3. Web site: Naruto: Shippuden episodes from 2007. ja. TV Tokyo. 2009-06-22. https://web.archive.org/web/20090623022747/http://www.tv-tokyo.co.jp/anime/naruto/episodes2007.html. 2009-06-23. dead.
4. Web site: Naruto: Shippuden episodes from 2008. ja. TV Tokyo. 2009-06-22. https://web.archive.org/web/20091213142632/http://www.tv-tokyo.co.jp/anime/naruto/episodes2008.html. 2009-12-13. dead.
5. Web site: Naruto Shippūden to Debut on Disney XD on October 28. October 20, 2009. . October 28, 2011.
6. Web site: Naruto Shippuden Disney XD schedule. toonzone . December 11, 2009.
7. Web site: Naruto Shippuden Box Set 3 DVD. Amazon UK . October 11, 2011.
8. Web site: Naruto Shippuden Box Set 5 DVD. Amazon UK . October 11, 2011.
9. Web site: Naruto Shippuden - Series 1 . Amazon UK . 7 March 2011 . October 11, 2011.
10. Web site: 遥かなる再会の章 - TV DVD - NARUTO-ナルト- 疾風伝 - アニプレックス. https://web.archive.org/web/20160812191623/http://www.aniplex.co.jp/naruto/tv/02.html. August 12, 2016. Aniplex. ja.
11. Web site: Naruto Shippuden, Vol. 8 (DVD). https://web.archive.org/web/20160825215351/https://www.amazon.com/Naruto-Shippuden-Vol-7-Various/dp/B002ZXZIX4. August 25, 2016. Amazon .
12. Web site: Naruto Shippuden, Vol. 9 (DVD). https://web.archive.org/web/20160825215351/https://www.amazon.com/Naruto-Shippuden-Vol-7-Various/dp/B002ZXZIX4. August 25, 2016. Amazon .
13. Web site: Naruto Shippuden, Vol. 10 (DVD) . . https://archive.today/20170227024505/https://www.amazon.com/Naruto-Shippuden-Vol-10-Various/dp/B003BV8I40 . February 27, 2017 . dead .
14. Web site: Naruto Shippuden, Vol. 11 (DVD). https://web.archive.org/web/20170227024100/http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/dvd-naruto-shippuden-vol-11/19563265. February 27, 2017. Barnes & Noble.
15. Web site: Naruto Shippuden, Vol. 12 (DVD) . https://web.archive.org/web/20120330051620/http://www.amazon.com/Naruto-Shippuden-Vol-12/dp/B003M8NGQ2 . March 30, 2012 . . dead .
16. Web site: Naruto Shippuden Uncut, Vol. 3 (DVD Box Set). https://web.archive.org/web/20160413190414/http://www.viz.com/watch/dvd-box-set/naruto-shippuden-uncut-video-box-sets-volume-3/8399. April 13, 2016. Viz Media.
17. Web site: Naruto Shippuden Uncut, Vol. 4 (DVD Box Set). https://web.archive.org/web/20160704093721/http://www.viz.com/watch/dvd-box-set/naruto-shippuden-uncut-video-box-sets-volume-4/9184. July 4, 2016. Viz Media.
18. Web site: Naruto - Shippuden: Collection - Volume 3 - DVD. https://web.archive.org/web/20170301023346/http://www.xtra-vision.co.uk/Naruto-Shippuden-Collection-Volume-3/xv-movies-games-entertainment/pd/84647?path=dvd. March 1, 2017. Xtra-vision.
19. Web site: Naruto - Shippuden: Collection - Volume 4 - DVD. https://web.archive.org/web/20170301023346/http://www.xtra-vision.co.uk/Naruto-Shippuden-Collection-Volume-4/xv-movies-games-entertainment/pd/84648?path=dvd. March 1, 2017. Xtra-vision.
20. Web site: Naruto - Shippuden: Collection - Volume 5 - DVD. https://web.archive.org/web/20170301023106/http://www.xtra-vision.co.uk/Naruto-Shippuden-Collection-Volume-5/xv-movies-games-entertainment/pd/84660?path=dvd. March 1, 2017. Xtra-vision.
21. Web site: Naruto Shippuden - Series 1 [DVD] [2007]]. Amazon UK . 7 March 2011 .
22. Web site: Naruto Shippuden - Series 2 [DVD] ]. Amazon UK . https://web.archive.org/web/20170301025518/https://www.amazon.co.uk/Naruto-Shippuden-DVD-Kate-Higgins/dp/B00791OWZM/ref%3Dpd_bxgy_74_img_2?_encoding=UTF8&psc=1&refRID=934JJP7Z9WV5ZRNGBZSX . March 1, 2017 . dead .
23. Web site: Naruto Shippuden Collection (Eps 27-39). https://web.archive.org/web/20160119055439/http://www.madman.com.au/catalogue/view/13098/naruto-shippuden-collection-03-eps-2739. January 19, 2016. Madman Entertainment.
24. Web site: Naruto Shippuden Collection 04 (Eps 40-52) - DVD. https://web.archive.org/web/20160322152713/http://www.madman.com.au/catalogue/view/13099/naruto-shippuden-collection-04-eps-4052. March 22, 2016. Madman Entertainment.
25. Web site: Naruto Shippuden Collection 05 (Eps 53-65) - DVD. https://web.archive.org/web/20160107145422/http://www.madman.com.au/catalogue/view/13102/naruto-shippuden-collection-05-eps-5365. January 7, 2016. Madman Entertainment.