“I wasn’t happy with some of them”: The Pre-Shippuden Naruto Arc Masashi Kishimoto Knew He Had Screwed up When Boruto’s Mikio Ikemoto Came to the Rescue
With over 47 arcs, 700 manga chapters, and 720 episodes, Naruto is one of the longest anime and manga series to grace the world. The series has long been popular, and everyone can credit Masashi Kishimoto for that. The mangaka has contributed most of his life to making Naruto one of the pillars of the anime and manga industry.
Naruto anime | Studio Pierrot
However, even Kishimoto couldn’t work on every single arc and get the best results he wanted. Thus, he appointed Mikio Ikemoto as his chief assistant for Naruto. While many people don’t know this, Ikemoto has contributed a lot to Naruto. So much so that he was given the opportunity to create the sequel to the Naruto series, Boruto.
Ikemoto has not only helped with the story of Naruto, but he has also created some major characters in the series. Kishimoto once revealed that when he was busy working on the Chunin exams,...
Naruto anime | Studio Pierrot
However, even Kishimoto couldn’t work on every single arc and get the best results he wanted. Thus, he appointed Mikio Ikemoto as his chief assistant for Naruto. While many people don’t know this, Ikemoto has contributed a lot to Naruto. So much so that he was given the opportunity to create the sequel to the Naruto series, Boruto.
Ikemoto has not only helped with the story of Naruto, but he has also created some major characters in the series. Kishimoto once revealed that when he was busy working on the Chunin exams,...
- 7/7/2024
- by Tarun Kohli
- FandomWire
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