Naruto: Shippuden season 3 explained

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Episode List:List of Naruto: Shippuden episodes

The third season of the anime series is directed by Hayato Date, and produced by Studio Pierrot and TV Tokyo. They are based on Part II for Masashi Kishimoto's manga series.[1] The third season aired from April to August 2008 on TV Tokyo.[2] Titled in Japan,[3] the anime only season follows Naruto Uzumaki attempting to protect Asuma Sarutobi's monk named Sora and defeat Team Furido. It is also the first season to be produced in 16:9 widescreen, instead of 4:3, which was the aspect ratio of all previous seasons.

The season was released on three DVDs in Japan between September 3 and November 5, 2008 by Aniplex.[4] The English dub began airing on Disney XD on October 28, 2009,[5] with the season aired between November 3, 2010 and March 9, 2011.[6] The season ran on Adult Swim's Toonami programming block from February 15 to June 21, 2015.

Viz Media also released it in two DVD boxes on January 25 and April 26, 2011.[7] [8] Manga Entertainment released it in two boxes in the United Kingdom on May 16 and July 11, 2011.[9] [10]

The opening theme for this season was by Ikimono-gakari, which has the highest YouTube view count of all the openings, and the ending themes were by Surface (used for episodes 54 to 63) and "Broken Youth" by NICO Touches the Walls (used for episodes 64 to 71). The second feature film for the series, , was released on August 2, 2008. The broadcast versions of episodes 70 and 71 include scenes from the film in the opening themes, while still retaining the original music.__TOC__

Episodes

Home media release

Japanese

VolumeDateDiscsEpisodesReference
1September 3, 2008154–57[11]
2October 1, 2008158–61
3November 5, 2008162–66
4December 3, 2008167–71

English

Viz Media (North America, Region 1)
Box setDateDiscsEpisodesReference
5January 25, 2011354–65[12]
6April 26, 2011366–77[13]
Manga Entertainment (United Kingdom, Region 2)
VolumeDateDiscsEpisodesReference
5May 16, 2011 2 53–65 [14]
6July 11, 2011 2 66–77 [15]
Madman Entertainment (Australia/New Zealand, Region 4)
CollectionDateDiscsEpisodesReference
5 February 16, 2011 2 53–65 [16]
6 July 20, 2011 2 66–77 [17]

References

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  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: 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.
  3. Web site: Naruto: Shippuden DVD Series Three title. Aniplex. 2009-06-06. ja.
  4. Web site: NARUTO-ナルト- 疾風伝 守護忍十二士の章. 2009-05-09. TV Tokyo. ja.
  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 Uncut, Vol. 5 (DVD Box Set). WbShop. 2010-11-01.
  8. Web site: Naruto Shippuden Uncut, Vol. 6 (DVD Box Set). WbShop. 2011-01-20.
  9. Web site: Naruto Shippuden Vol.5 DVD (UK release). Amazon.com. October 11, 2011.
  10. Web site: Naruto Shippuden Vol.6 DVD (UK release). Amazon.com. October 11, 2011.
  11. Web site: 守護忍十二士の章 - TV DVD - NARUTO-ナルト- 疾風伝 - アニプレックス. https://web.archive.org/web/20160802233942/http://www.aniplex.co.jp/naruto/tv/03.html. August 2, 2016. Aniplex. ja.
  12. Web site: Naruto Shippuden Uncut, Vol. 5 (DVD Box Set). https://web.archive.org/web/20170227022957/https://www.viz.com/watch/dvd-box-set/naruto-shippuden-uncut-video-box-sets-volume-5/9762. February 27, 2017. Viz Media.
  13. Web site: Naruto Shippuden Uncut, Vol. 6 (DVD Box Set). https://web.archive.org/web/20170227030801/https://www.viz.com/watch/tv-series/naruto-shippuden-uncut-video-box-sets-volume-6/9763. February 27, 2017. Viz Media.
  14. 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.
  15. Web site: Naruto - Shippuden: Collection - Volume 6 - DVD. https://web.archive.org/web/20170301023112/http://www.xtra-vision.co.uk/Naruto-Shippuden-Collection-Volume-6/xv-movies-games-entertainment/pd/84637?path=dvd. March 1, 2017. Xtra-vision.
  16. 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.
  17. Web site: Naruto Shippuden Collection 06 (Eps 66-77) - DVD. https://web.archive.org/web/20160322212932/http://www.madman.com.au/catalogue/view/13100/naruto-shippuden-collection-06-eps-6677. March 22, 2016. Madman Entertainment.