The official website of Naruto Shippuuden Movie 7 The Last has released some new visuals and character designs for the recently announced film, which will release on December 6 in Japan this year.
The newest key visual has been released for Naruto Shippuuden Movie 7 The Last, the 10th overall movie in the Naruto franchise, following the three Naruto films and the sixth Naruto Shippuden films. The film will be releasing on December 6 this year.
The website has also released two new character designs for Naruto, who appears to have a more mature design. The characters themselves are designed by Masashi Kishimoto, the manga’s creator who will have a larger role in the film’s production, being credited with the original story, character designs and chief story supervisor.
The upcoming 2014 movie will be part of a new greater project in celebration of the 15th anniversary of Naruto. The project itself is the Naruto Shin Jidai Kaimaku Project (Naruto’s New Era Opening Project) and includes a Naruto Exhibition that will open in Japan early next year. The first teaser for the film will release in the upcoming episode of Naruto Shippuden, where it will be followed by the first full trailer that will screen in Japanese theatres from August 1st.
Naruto is an original manga series created by Masashi Kishimoto. The manga began in 1999 in Shueisha’s Weekly Shonen Jump magazine, where to date a total of 69 volumes have released. Since its debut the manga has sold over 130 million copies in Japan alone. The series has also received two TV anime series adaptation, covering the manga’s two parts: Naruto and Naruto Shippuden in 2002 and 2007 respectively. Both series were produced by Studio Pierrot. Additionally, a total of 9 anime films have released to date and numerous OVAs and specials. A light novel spin-off was produced by Masatoshi Kusakabe and released in 2002. Today, the franchise is one of Japan’s most renowned and one of the most popular anime/manga series outside of Japan.
Here is a synopsis of the original series:
Naruto Uzumaki, a hyperactive and knuckle-headed ninja, lives in Konohagakure, the Hidden Leaf village. Moments prior to his birth, a huge demon known as the Kyuubi, the Nine-tailed Fox, attacked Konohagakure and wreaked havoc. In order to put an end to the Kyuubi’s rampage, the leader of the village, the 4th Hokage, sacrificed his life and sealed the monstrous beast inside the newborn Naruto. Shunned because of the presence of the Kyuubi inside him, Naruto struggles to find his place in the village. He strives to become the Hokage of Konohagakure, and he meets many friends and foes along the way.
Naruto Shippuuden Movie 7 The Last will air in Japanese theatres on December 6, during the Winter 2014/2015 anime season. Additional information about the film will release on the website and in future issues of Weekly Shonen Jump.
You can visit the film’s website here: http://www.naruto-movie.com/
Source – Mantan Web, Newsmangajapon, Naruto Movie Website
