The Art of Naruto: Uzumaki

Features

• Cover Type: Hard Cover with 148 pages
• Published by: VIZ Media LLC
• Edition: 1st Edition October 25, 2007
• Written in: English
• ISBN 10 Number: 1421514079
• ISBN 13 Number: 978-1421514079
• Book Dimensions: 11.6 x 8.3 x 0.6 inches
• Weighs: 1.8 pounds

Product Description
Relish Masashi Kishimoto's artwork in all its colorful glory in this new hardbound collection of images from the Naruto manga! Naruto, Sasuke, Sakura, Kakashi and all your favorite characters appear in over a hundred pages of gorgeous full-color images. The book also includes an extensive interview with creator Masashi Kishimoto, step-by-step details on the process of creating a Naruto illustration, twenty pages of notes from the author about each image in the book and a gorgeous double-sided poster!

About The Author


Author/artist Masashi Kishimoto was born in 1974 in rural Okayama Prefecture, Japan. After spending time in art college, he won the Hop Step Award for new manga artists with his manga Karakuri ("Mechanism"). Kishimoto decided to base his next story on traditional Japanese culture. His first version of Naruto, drawn in 1997, was a one-shot story about fox spirits; his final version, which debuted in Weekly Shonen Jump in 1999, quickly became the most popular ninja manga in Japan.

Reader Reviews
I'd been waiting for this artbook to come over for some time and I'm very pleased. It took me awhile to truly appreciate Masashi Kishimoto's Naruto but now that I'm into it, it is my favorite manga. And the art of Naruto is deceptively simple. In this first artbook, a fan can begin to see how complex yet clear Kishimoto's art is. One thing I really like about what Viz Media is doing for the artbooks, both FMA and now Naruto, it is that they publish it with the hardcover. I really like that. Otherwise, the quality is pretty much equal to the original Japanese printing of the art and that part is gorgeous. A bonus is the section near to the back where it is demonstrated what Masashi Kishimoto uses to create Naruto. All in all, a very fine and very nice addition to my ever growing manga collection. Comment | | (Report this)