Perhaps, then, those fans will be made less nervous by the recent announcement that Naruto’s creator will join the production.
Few details have yet been made available about the planned adaptation, which is being directed by visual effects specialist turned filmmaker Michael Gracey.
Launched as popular manga series in 1999 by Kishimoto, Naruto has been one of Japan’s most popular entertainment brands for over 17 years and one of the most successful manga-based properties ever created.
The series went on to garner a similarly massive worldwide fanbase thanks largely to the popularity of the anime TV series version, which runs in the U.S. as part of Cartoon Network’s Toonami lineup (having previously aired in regular afternoon rotations during its original run).