Episode 17 of "NarutoSD: Rock Lee no Seishun Full-Power Ninden" (24 July 2012, Tuesday) is simply awesome! Although Naruto has no screen time except for the last scene, it's still packed with action, melodrama, humour, love, horror... with performances by Rock and the rest of his pals, just to promote upcoming "Naruto Movie: Road To Ninja" which shows in theater from 28 July 2012 in Japan.
Lee and Tenten grab the latest issue of Jump to get the scoop on the new Naruto movie! But the moment they get it, a bright light blinds them, and when it fades, everyone's personality is totally different!
The new Naruto movie is almost here, and Tsunade is worried it's lacking something to make it must-see. Tenten overhears the Hokage and works with Lee and Neji to figure out what's missing. Experience Lee's action sequence, Hinata the stalker; Neji's Hina-crush, Oro and Kabu's man-love, Kiba's moe-moe...
Watch episode 17 here!
Naruto Movie Information:
Naruto the Movie: Road to Ninja (劇場版 NARUTO-ナルト- ロード・トゥ・ニンジャ Gekijōban Naruto: Rōdo tu Ninja) is the ninth overall Naruto film and sixth Naruto Shippūden film. It will be released in theaters in Japan on July 28, 2012. Series creator Masashi Kishimoto has supervised the movie. The film is set in an alternate timeline or "sequel" of the Naruto universe in which Naruto never lost his parents and many characters have different personalities. The band Asian Kung-Fu Generation performs the film's theme song "Sore de wa, Mata Ashita" (lit. "Well Then, See You Tomorrow").
Sixteen years ago, a mysterious masked ninja unleashed a powerful creature known as the Nine-Tailed Demon Fox on the Hidden Leaf Village Konoha, killing many people. In response, the Fourth Hokage Minato Namikaze and his wife Kushina Uzumaki, the Demon Fox's living prison or Jinchūriki, manage to seal the creature inside their newborn son Naruto Uzumaki. With the Tailed Beast sealed, things continued as normal. However, in the present day, peace ended when a group of ninja called the Akatsuki attack Konoha under the guidance of Tobi, the mysterious masked man behind Nine-Tailed Fox's rampage years ago who intends on executing his plan to rule the world by shrouding it in illusions.
Anime Information:
"NarutoSD: Rock Lee no Seishun Full-Power Ninden" (aka NARUTO Spin-Off: Rock Lee & His Ninja Pals) is a spin-off anime of "Naruto" adapted from a spin-off manga by Kenji Taira that follows Rock Lee's training and youthful life in comical misadventures.
The 1st segment is titled "The new Naruto Movie Premiere!".
Lee and Tenten grab the latest issue of Jump to get the scoop on the new Naruto movie! But the moment they get it, a bright light blinds them, and when it fades, everyone's personality is totally different!
2nd segment is "Please go see the new Naruto Movie!"
The new Naruto movie is almost here, and Tsunade is worried it's lacking something to make it must-see. Tenten overhears the Hokage and works with Lee and Neji to figure out what's missing. Experience Lee's action sequence, Hinata the stalker; Neji's Hina-crush, Oro and Kabu's man-love, Kiba's moe-moe...
Watch episode 17 here!
Naruto Movie Information:
Naruto the Movie: Road to Ninja (劇場版 NARUTO-ナルト- ロード・トゥ・ニンジャ Gekijōban Naruto: Rōdo tu Ninja) is the ninth overall Naruto film and sixth Naruto Shippūden film. It will be released in theaters in Japan on July 28, 2012. Series creator Masashi Kishimoto has supervised the movie. The film is set in an alternate timeline or "sequel" of the Naruto universe in which Naruto never lost his parents and many characters have different personalities. The band Asian Kung-Fu Generation performs the film's theme song "Sore de wa, Mata Ashita" (lit. "Well Then, See You Tomorrow").
Sixteen years ago, a mysterious masked ninja unleashed a powerful creature known as the Nine-Tailed Demon Fox on the Hidden Leaf Village Konoha, killing many people. In response, the Fourth Hokage Minato Namikaze and his wife Kushina Uzumaki, the Demon Fox's living prison or Jinchūriki, manage to seal the creature inside their newborn son Naruto Uzumaki. With the Tailed Beast sealed, things continued as normal. However, in the present day, peace ended when a group of ninja called the Akatsuki attack Konoha under the guidance of Tobi, the mysterious masked man behind Nine-Tailed Fox's rampage years ago who intends on executing his plan to rule the world by shrouding it in illusions.
Anime Information:
"NarutoSD: Rock Lee no Seishun Full-Power Ninden" (aka NARUTO Spin-Off: Rock Lee & His Ninja Pals) is a spin-off anime of "Naruto" adapted from a spin-off manga by Kenji Taira that follows Rock Lee's training and youthful life in comical misadventures.
