Naruto season 4
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| No. of episodes | 54 |
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The fourth season of the Naruto anime series, titled "4th Stage" in Japan, is directed by Hayato Date and produced by Studio Pierrot and TV Tokyo.[1] Based on the Naruto manga by Masashi Kishimoto, the season finishes the Konohagakure's ninjas' mission to retrieve their defected comrade Sasuke Uchiha. While episode 135 concludes the mission in failure, episodes 136 onwards follow a series of short missions focused on the Konohagakure's ninjas.
The episodes aired in Japan from April 27, 2005, to May 17, 2006, on TV Tokyo.[2] In North America, the English adaptation from this season was shown between January to August 2008. It was shown on Cartoon Network's Toonami and YTV's Bionix programming blocks.[3][4] Sony Pictures Entertainment collected the episodes in a total of twelve DVD volumes, each containing four episodes, between January 1, 2006 and December 6, 2006.[5] Only the first three episodes were released by Viz Media in DVD volumes, leaving to DVD boxes that collected the entire series.[6][7]
Eight pieces of theme music are used in the episodes; three opening themes and five ending themes. The three opening themes Stance Punks' "No Boy No Cry" (ノーボーイ·ノークライ, Nō bōi - Nō kurai), used until episode 153, "Namikaze Satellite" (波風サテライト, lit. "Discord Sateraito") by Japanese rock band Snowkel, used for the first twenty-two episodes, Flow's "Re:member" for the remaining episodes. The ending themes are No Regret Life's "Nakushita Kotoba" (失くした言葉, lit. "Lost Words"), utilized until episode 141, "Speed" by Analog Fish for the next twelve episodes, "Soba ni Iru Kara" (そばにいるから, lit. I'm Always by Your Side") by Amadori for the next nine episodes, J-pop band Chaba's "Parade" (パレード, Parēdo) for the next thirteen episodes, and Japanese singer Akeboshi's "Yellow Moon," used for the subsequent episodes. The English episodes use the same openings, and an instrumental version of "Rise" by Jeremy Sweet and Ian Nickus as the closing theme.
Episode list
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References
- ^ "Naruto staff" (in Japanese). TV Tokyo. Retrieved June 8, 2009.
- ^ "Naruto story" (in Japanese). TV Tokyo. Retrieved June 5, 2009.
- ^ "Viz to Stream Naruto on Naruto.com Within 1 Week of Japanese Airing (Updated)". Anime News Network. November 17, 2008. Retrieved June 8, 2009.
- ^ "Canada's YTV to Premiere Death Note Anime in September". Anime News Network. July 19, 2007. Retrieved June 8, 2009.
- ^ "3rd Stage" (in Japanese). TV Tokyo. Retrieved November 6, 2011.
- ^ "Naruto, Vol. 32 (DVD)". Viz Media. Retrieved November 7, 2011.
- ^ "Naruto Uncut Season 3, Vol. 1 (DVD Box Set)". Viz Media. Retrieved November 7, 2011.
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