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Shikamaru Nara
is a fictional character in the manga and anime franchise, ''Naruto'', created by Masashi Kishimoto. In the manga, Shikamaru is a shinobi affiliated with the village Hidden in the Leaves. He is a member of Team 10, a group of ninja consisting of himself, List of Naruto characters#Choji Akimichi, Choji Akimichi, List of Naruto characters#Ino Yamanaka, Ino Yamanaka, and team leader List of Naruto characters#Asuma Sarutobi, Asuma Sarutobi. Shikamaru is portrayed as a lazy character, unwilling to apply his prodigious intelligence; Kishimoto has noted that he likes Shikamaru due to his easygoing nature. Outside the ''Naruto'' anime and manga, Shikamaru has appeared in several other media in the franchise, including Naruto video games, video games, original video animations, and six Naruto#Films, feature films. Numerous anime and manga publications have commented on Shikamaru's character. Many reviewers commented on his laziness and intelligence, and noted his transformation into a lead ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Masashi Kishimoto
is a Japanese manga artist. His manga series, ''Naruto'', which was in serialization from 1999 to 2014, has sold over 250 million copies worldwide in 46 countries as of May 2019. The series has been adapted into two anime and multiple films, video games, and related media. Besides the ''Naruto'' manga, Kishimoto also personally supervised the two anime films, ''The Last: Naruto the Movie'' and ''Boruto: Naruto the Movie'', and has written several one-shot stories. In 2019, Kishimoto wrote ''Samurai 8: The Tale of Hachimaru'' which ended in March 2020. From May 2016 through October 2020 he supervised the ''Boruto: Naruto Next Generations'' manga written by Ukyō Kodachi and illustrated by Mikio Ikemoto. In November 2020 it was announced that he had taken over as writer on the series, replacing Kodachi. A reader of manga from a young age, Kishimoto showed a desire to write his own manga, citing authors Akira Toriyama and Katsuhiro Otomo as his main influences. As a result, Kishimo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |