PAGE TITLE Play Naruto Ninja Council
DIFFICULTY Moderately Easy
INTRODUCTION The popular Naruto franchise has now licensed three separate versions of the Naruto Ninja Council video game. Ninja Council and Ninja Council 2 were created for the GameBoy Advance platform and were issued in 2006. Ninja Council 3 was issued in May 2007 especially (and only) for the Nintendo DS. Much more sophisticated than the earlier versions, Ninja Council 3 allow users to play any of over 20 different characters.
SECTION TITLE Play Ninja Council or Ninja Council 2 on the GameBoy Advance
STEPS
Step 1: Choose among the three members of the Naruto saga's Squad 7 (Naruto, Sasuke or Sakura) to complete missions in this game.
Step 2: Use teamwork during battle by calling on allies such as Kakashi to assist your character with special jutsu moves and skills.
Step 3: Move easily from the original Ninja Council to Ninja Council 2 because of the continuity between the two GameBoy Advance games.
SECTION TITLE Power Up Your Nintendo DS to Play Ninja Council 3
Step 1: Choose among over 20 characters to select the character you will play in Ninja Council 3. Altogether the game features over 40 characters.
Step 2: Assemble your team based on the availability of other characters' attack modes, because this game is based on a new Interchangeable Attack System that allows any character to lend his jutsu to another in order to complete a vital mission.
Step 3: Begin play immediately if you have previously played Ninja Council or Ninja Council 2 on a GameBoy Advance and have basic familiarity with the Nintendo DS. Otherwise, use your QuickStart guide to get familiar with basic commands and let the games begin.
Step 4: Develop your skills and complete your missions so that you can begin unlocking new content and characters such as Gaara, who is unlocked when you successfully complete "Secret Technique," and Tsunade, whom you can unlock only by conquering "The Famous Kunoichi."
RESOURCES
1. Check Amazon.com for Ninja Council, Ninja Council 2 and Ninja Council 3 prices
OVERALLTIPS
1. Ninja Council and Ninja Council 2 both tend to be available off-price at Amazon.com and are a good starting point for younger children who want to use the Naruto saga to learn video game play with a Game Boy Advance (see Resources below).
2. Read the mangas and watch anime episodes on DVD or on the Carton Network to steep yourself in thorough knowledge of all of the main characters of Ninja Council 3. The more you know about their skills and weaknesses, the better a Nintendo DS ninja you will be.
Tuesday, September 25, 2007
16 How To Play Naruto Shinobi Retsuden
PAGE TITLE Play Naruto Shinobi Retsuden
DIFFICULTY Challenging
INTRODUCTION "Naruto: Shinobi Retsuden" is a three-dimensional ninja fighting game, entirely in Japanese, made for the Nintendo DS using the saga of Naruto Uzamaki from the popular manga and anime series. This game was released in Japan in December 2006 and has not been released in an English-language version.
SECTION TITLE Choose Your Playing Mode and Begin Play
STEPS
Step 1: Begin playing Naruto Shinobi Retsuden in its most simple mode, called Story Mode. Here you will follow the basic story line of the manga.
Step 2: Choose Naruto as your only controllable character in this mode. Although you may find that the game is simple and uninteresting in this mode, it will allow you to gain familiarity with the game and its command structure even if you are not fluent in the game's language, which is Japanese.
Step 3: Select a more complex mode of play as you gain experience using your Nintendo DS to play this game. The other modes are Single Battle, Arcade and Multi-Player, a wireless option that you can either join or host if you have wireless connectivity.
Step 4: Use the standard Nintendo DS keys (arrows and LRABXY) to manipulate Naruto or other characters to block, sidestep, attack, jump or carry out other moves. You may pause the game at any time, or resume it, by using the "Start" key.
SECTION TITLE Build Upon Your Shinobi Retsuden Skills
Step 1: Visit the Gamespot website's Naruto Shinobi Retsuden FAQs to read and print out a full set of instructions in English (see Resources below).
Step 2: Play the game to defeat your opponents and you will be allowed to unlock new content and characters as you establish your prowess by accumulating points.
Step 3: Use the Gamespot Cheats & Secrets webpage for this game to discover how to add new characters such as Gaara to the game by unlocking them after you have completed the game successfully.
Step 4: Find a regular playing partner for Naruto Shinobi Retsuden and play wirelessly, in multi-player mode, if you have wireless connectivity.
THINGSYOUWILLNEED
1. Nintendo DS
RESOURCES
1. Visit the Gamespot website's Naruto Shinobi Retsuden FAQs
2. Use the Gamespot Naruto Shinobi Retsuden Cheats & Secrets webpage
OVERALLTIPS
1. Purchase "Naruto: Shinobi Retsuden" only if you are looking for a Japanese-language game for the Nintendo DS. If you prefer an English-language game based on the Naruto manga and anime saga there are several Nintendo DS games available and more in the production pipeline.
DIFFICULTY Challenging
INTRODUCTION "Naruto: Shinobi Retsuden" is a three-dimensional ninja fighting game, entirely in Japanese, made for the Nintendo DS using the saga of Naruto Uzamaki from the popular manga and anime series. This game was released in Japan in December 2006 and has not been released in an English-language version.
SECTION TITLE Choose Your Playing Mode and Begin Play
STEPS
Step 1: Begin playing Naruto Shinobi Retsuden in its most simple mode, called Story Mode. Here you will follow the basic story line of the manga.
Step 2: Choose Naruto as your only controllable character in this mode. Although you may find that the game is simple and uninteresting in this mode, it will allow you to gain familiarity with the game and its command structure even if you are not fluent in the game's language, which is Japanese.
Step 3: Select a more complex mode of play as you gain experience using your Nintendo DS to play this game. The other modes are Single Battle, Arcade and Multi-Player, a wireless option that you can either join or host if you have wireless connectivity.
Step 4: Use the standard Nintendo DS keys (arrows and LRABXY) to manipulate Naruto or other characters to block, sidestep, attack, jump or carry out other moves. You may pause the game at any time, or resume it, by using the "Start" key.
SECTION TITLE Build Upon Your Shinobi Retsuden Skills
Step 1: Visit the Gamespot website's Naruto Shinobi Retsuden FAQs to read and print out a full set of instructions in English (see Resources below).
Step 2: Play the game to defeat your opponents and you will be allowed to unlock new content and characters as you establish your prowess by accumulating points.
Step 3: Use the Gamespot Cheats & Secrets webpage for this game to discover how to add new characters such as Gaara to the game by unlocking them after you have completed the game successfully.
Step 4: Find a regular playing partner for Naruto Shinobi Retsuden and play wirelessly, in multi-player mode, if you have wireless connectivity.
THINGSYOUWILLNEED
1. Nintendo DS
RESOURCES
1. Visit the Gamespot website's Naruto Shinobi Retsuden FAQs
2. Use the Gamespot Naruto Shinobi Retsuden Cheats & Secrets webpage
OVERALLTIPS
1. Purchase "Naruto: Shinobi Retsuden" only if you are looking for a Japanese-language game for the Nintendo DS. If you prefer an English-language game based on the Naruto manga and anime saga there are several Nintendo DS games available and more in the production pipeline.
11 How To Play Naruto Konoha Senki
PAGE TITLE Play Naruto Konoha Senki
DIFFICULTY Challenging
INTRODUCTION "Naruto: Konoha Senki" is a tactical video game, in Japanese only, for the GameBoy Advance. If you have some experience with tactical games, but do not have fluency in Japanese, you may be able to overcome that challenge and go on to enjoy this game. The game is popular with Naruto video game fans because it stays close to the Naruto manga plot while adding tactical realism and good graphics.
SECTION TITLE Prepare to Play Naruto Konoha Senki
STEPS
Step 1: Refresh your memory about the early Naruto manga before you begin playing "Naruto: Konoha Senki." The video game follows the Naruto story line closely and you can help to orient yourself and overcome your possible lack of familiarity with Japanese by knowing where the characters are and what they are trying to accomplish at any given time.
Step 2: Familiarize yourself with basic Gameboy Advance controls and be prepared to repeat some early missions while you get familiar with the feel of a game whose sound, language and commands are in Japanese.
SECTION TITLE Get English Language Instructions for Naruto Konoha Senki
Step 1: Use the "Naruto: Konoha Senki" FAQs and the walk-through guide at the Gamespot website to learn everything you need to play the game.
Step 2: Begin by learning the commands and character skills that are special to "Naruto: Konoha Senki." A few moments of reading will save you a lot of trial and error time as you begin to play.
SECTION TITLE Finish the Game and Unlock New Characters
Step 1: Reward yourself when you finish a completed game by unlocking new characters such as Orochimaru and Kishimoto Masashi that were not previously in play.
Step 2: Read the Cheats & Secrets page at the Gamespot website to find out what characters you can unlock and the key to defeating certain opponents.
THINGSYOUWILLNEED
1. GameBoy Advance
RESOURCES
1. href='http://www.gamefaqs.com/portable/gbadvance/game/918717.html'>Use the "Naruto: Konoha Senki" FAQs and the walk-through guide at the Gamespot website
2. Read the Cheats & Secrets page at the Gamespot website
3.
OVERALLWARNINGS
1. Although reviewers of "Naruto: Konoha Senki" rate its graphics highly for a GameBoy Advance game, some have mentioned that its sound quality and its animations of jutsu skills are rather crude.
OVERALLTIPS
1. Before you purchase "Naruto: Konoha Senki" you should be clear about two things. First, you are buying a game that is entirely in Japanese. Second, the game works only on the GameBoy Advance.
DIFFICULTY Challenging
INTRODUCTION "Naruto: Konoha Senki" is a tactical video game, in Japanese only, for the GameBoy Advance. If you have some experience with tactical games, but do not have fluency in Japanese, you may be able to overcome that challenge and go on to enjoy this game. The game is popular with Naruto video game fans because it stays close to the Naruto manga plot while adding tactical realism and good graphics.
SECTION TITLE Prepare to Play Naruto Konoha Senki
STEPS
Step 1: Refresh your memory about the early Naruto manga before you begin playing "Naruto: Konoha Senki." The video game follows the Naruto story line closely and you can help to orient yourself and overcome your possible lack of familiarity with Japanese by knowing where the characters are and what they are trying to accomplish at any given time.
Step 2: Familiarize yourself with basic Gameboy Advance controls and be prepared to repeat some early missions while you get familiar with the feel of a game whose sound, language and commands are in Japanese.
SECTION TITLE Get English Language Instructions for Naruto Konoha Senki
Step 1: Use the "Naruto: Konoha Senki" FAQs and the walk-through guide at the Gamespot website to learn everything you need to play the game.
Step 2: Begin by learning the commands and character skills that are special to "Naruto: Konoha Senki." A few moments of reading will save you a lot of trial and error time as you begin to play.
SECTION TITLE Finish the Game and Unlock New Characters
Step 1: Reward yourself when you finish a completed game by unlocking new characters such as Orochimaru and Kishimoto Masashi that were not previously in play.
Step 2: Read the Cheats & Secrets page at the Gamespot website to find out what characters you can unlock and the key to defeating certain opponents.
THINGSYOUWILLNEED
1. GameBoy Advance
RESOURCES
1. href='http://www.gamefaqs.com/portable/gbadvance/game/918717.html'>Use the "Naruto: Konoha Senki" FAQs and the walk-through guide at the Gamespot website
2. Read the Cheats & Secrets page at the Gamespot website
3.
OVERALLWARNINGS
1. Although reviewers of "Naruto: Konoha Senki" rate its graphics highly for a GameBoy Advance game, some have mentioned that its sound quality and its animations of jutsu skills are rather crude.
OVERALLTIPS
1. Before you purchase "Naruto: Konoha Senki" you should be clear about two things. First, you are buying a game that is entirely in Japanese. Second, the game works only on the GameBoy Advance.
18 How To Play The Naruto Card Battle
PAGE TITLE Play The Naruto Card Battle
DIFFICULTY Moderate
INTRODUCTION In the short time since the first release of Naruto collectible cards in April 2006, thousands of Naruto fans have been transformed from enthusiasts to active participants through Naruto Card Battle games and Naruto CCG (Collectible Card Game) tournaments. Naruto Card Battle play takes place all over the U.S. and Canada from informal games between friends to regional Chunin Tournaments and the U.S. Championships, held each August.
SECTION TITLE Learn the Naruto Card Battle Game Basics First
STEPS
Step 1: Find a few friends with whom you can play your first Naruto Card Battle games to learn the basics and develop your skills.
Step 2: Visit your local hobby or card store to find Naruto cards and game accessories and add your name to the store's contact list so you can stay informed about tournaments in your area.
Step 3: Visit Bandai's Naruto CCG website to read and absorb the game manual and see the flow of the game in a demonstration video (see Resources below). You can safely download the manual as a .pdf file and print it for later reading.
Step 4: Learn the anatomy of a Naruto card so that you can immediately spot key information such as symbol, card type, effect, combat attribute and degree of rarity.
SECTION TITLE Build a Powerful Deck to Advance in Skill
Step 1: Assemble a deck of 40 Naruto cards in front of you on the table or floor and trade cards in and out to make the best deck possible.
Step 2: Limit the deck to a maximum of 25 ninja cards with no more than 3 copies of any single card. You always need to have ninja cards in play, so it is wise to include a full complement of 25 ninja cards rather than to begin play with too few of them.
Step 3: Include several low Entrance Cost ninja so that your opponent is not able to defeat you in the first 5 turns. A card's Entrance Cost is printed on a green graphic on the card's right side below the picture.
Step 4: Fill out the deck with a mix of Jutsu, Mission and Client cards to create powerful combinations with your ninja, and an appropriate but limited balance of chakra symbols.
SECTION TITLE Enter Naruto CCG Tournament Play
Step 1: Check with your local hobby store to find a tournament near you and get a flier with all the necessary information and directions.
Step 2: Bring everything you need to play including your deck, game mat, turn markers and coins and money for registration.
Step 3: Check in with the "Meijin" who is handling tournament registration, claim your Naruto CCG promotional card if one is available, and get ready to rumble!
THINGSYOUWILLNEED
1. An organized deck of 40 Naruto cards, game mat, turn markers and coins
RESOURCES
1. Study the game manual and demo at Bandai's Naruto CCG Site
OVERALLTIPS
1. Attend your first Naruto CCG as an observer to advance your knowledge of Naruto Card Battle strategies and tactics and acquire helpful information from other enthusiasts.
DIFFICULTY Moderate
INTRODUCTION In the short time since the first release of Naruto collectible cards in April 2006, thousands of Naruto fans have been transformed from enthusiasts to active participants through Naruto Card Battle games and Naruto CCG (Collectible Card Game) tournaments. Naruto Card Battle play takes place all over the U.S. and Canada from informal games between friends to regional Chunin Tournaments and the U.S. Championships, held each August.
SECTION TITLE Learn the Naruto Card Battle Game Basics First
STEPS
Step 1: Find a few friends with whom you can play your first Naruto Card Battle games to learn the basics and develop your skills.
Step 2: Visit your local hobby or card store to find Naruto cards and game accessories and add your name to the store's contact list so you can stay informed about tournaments in your area.
Step 3: Visit Bandai's Naruto CCG website to read and absorb the game manual and see the flow of the game in a demonstration video (see Resources below). You can safely download the manual as a .pdf file and print it for later reading.
Step 4: Learn the anatomy of a Naruto card so that you can immediately spot key information such as symbol, card type, effect, combat attribute and degree of rarity.
SECTION TITLE Build a Powerful Deck to Advance in Skill
Step 1: Assemble a deck of 40 Naruto cards in front of you on the table or floor and trade cards in and out to make the best deck possible.
Step 2: Limit the deck to a maximum of 25 ninja cards with no more than 3 copies of any single card. You always need to have ninja cards in play, so it is wise to include a full complement of 25 ninja cards rather than to begin play with too few of them.
Step 3: Include several low Entrance Cost ninja so that your opponent is not able to defeat you in the first 5 turns. A card's Entrance Cost is printed on a green graphic on the card's right side below the picture.
Step 4: Fill out the deck with a mix of Jutsu, Mission and Client cards to create powerful combinations with your ninja, and an appropriate but limited balance of chakra symbols.
SECTION TITLE Enter Naruto CCG Tournament Play
Step 1: Check with your local hobby store to find a tournament near you and get a flier with all the necessary information and directions.
Step 2: Bring everything you need to play including your deck, game mat, turn markers and coins and money for registration.
Step 3: Check in with the "Meijin" who is handling tournament registration, claim your Naruto CCG promotional card if one is available, and get ready to rumble!
THINGSYOUWILLNEED
1. An organized deck of 40 Naruto cards, game mat, turn markers and coins
RESOURCES
1. Study the game manual and demo at Bandai's Naruto CCG Site
OVERALLTIPS
1. Attend your first Naruto CCG as an observer to advance your knowledge of Naruto Card Battle strategies and tactics and acquire helpful information from other enthusiasts.
07 How To Collect Naruto Cards
PAGE TITLE Collect Naruto Cards
DIFFICULTY Easy
INTRODUCTION Like other major manga or anime franchises, Naruto comes with its own endless supply of game cards that enthusiasts collect either to play the Naruto Card Battle or for other purposes. These may include the desire to learn more about the Naruto characters or a simple desire to collect paraphernalia associated with the Naruto saga. Fortunately, once you get into Naruto you may find yourself gathering cards everywhere!
SECTION TITLE Decide Upon and Target the Cards You Want
STEPS
Step 1: Read Shonen Jump's "Naruto Collector" magazine to keep up with the latest news about new issues of cards, decks and collections as well as older cards that are in demand.
Step 2: Choose the cards that you would like to add to your collection based on your favorite Naruto characters, events and villains.
Step 3: Check the Naruto card lists at the Bandai website to see a complete listing of every Naruto card issued and click on any card to see a full-color life-size image of the front of the card.
Step 4: Look for "cheat sheets" in "Naruto Collector" magazine to get ideas on how to choose cards to create the most powerful combinations for game play or trading.
Step 5: Let your parents and friends know about hard-to-find cards you are seeking so they can help to be on the lookout for you.
SECTION TITLE Buy Naruto Cards in Decks or With Other Naruto Products
Step 1: Purchase entire decks of Naruto cards at your local card store, Target, Toys r Us or Wal-Mart. Buying card decks in a physical store rather than online can be helpful in making sure you get the cards you want.
Step 2: Watch for promotions that offer Naruto cards with video games, anime episode DVDs or other collectibles. Bandai has only been issuing Naruto cards since April 2006 and often uses cross-branding with other Naruto products to help create interest in the cards.
SECTION TITLE Trade Naruto Cards With Friends
Step 1: Bring your Naruto cards to school or camp and compare your collection with friends so each of you can see other cards you may want to acquire.
Step 2: Trade Naruto cards with your friends to replace duplicates or unwanted cards and improve your collection.
RESOURCES
1. Check the Naruto card lists at the Bandai website
OVERALLWARNINGS
1. Don't lose your cards. Get a Naruto card tin or a card binder wherever you go to buy your cards, or use a covered container that you find around the house.
OVERALLTIPS
1. Decide on your annual budget for Naruto cards and spend it wisely to collect the cards you want. Buying an entire deck of a hundred or more cards is usually cheaper in the long run than buying small packets containing just a few cards.
DIFFICULTY Easy
INTRODUCTION Like other major manga or anime franchises, Naruto comes with its own endless supply of game cards that enthusiasts collect either to play the Naruto Card Battle or for other purposes. These may include the desire to learn more about the Naruto characters or a simple desire to collect paraphernalia associated with the Naruto saga. Fortunately, once you get into Naruto you may find yourself gathering cards everywhere!
SECTION TITLE Decide Upon and Target the Cards You Want
STEPS
Step 1: Read Shonen Jump's "Naruto Collector" magazine to keep up with the latest news about new issues of cards, decks and collections as well as older cards that are in demand.
Step 2: Choose the cards that you would like to add to your collection based on your favorite Naruto characters, events and villains.
Step 3: Check the Naruto card lists at the Bandai website to see a complete listing of every Naruto card issued and click on any card to see a full-color life-size image of the front of the card.
Step 4: Look for "cheat sheets" in "Naruto Collector" magazine to get ideas on how to choose cards to create the most powerful combinations for game play or trading.
Step 5: Let your parents and friends know about hard-to-find cards you are seeking so they can help to be on the lookout for you.
SECTION TITLE Buy Naruto Cards in Decks or With Other Naruto Products
Step 1: Purchase entire decks of Naruto cards at your local card store, Target, Toys r Us or Wal-Mart. Buying card decks in a physical store rather than online can be helpful in making sure you get the cards you want.
Step 2: Watch for promotions that offer Naruto cards with video games, anime episode DVDs or other collectibles. Bandai has only been issuing Naruto cards since April 2006 and often uses cross-branding with other Naruto products to help create interest in the cards.
SECTION TITLE Trade Naruto Cards With Friends
Step 1: Bring your Naruto cards to school or camp and compare your collection with friends so each of you can see other cards you may want to acquire.
Step 2: Trade Naruto cards with your friends to replace duplicates or unwanted cards and improve your collection.
RESOURCES
1. Check the Naruto card lists at the Bandai website
OVERALLWARNINGS
1. Don't lose your cards. Get a Naruto card tin or a card binder wherever you go to buy your cards, or use a covered container that you find around the house.
OVERALLTIPS
1. Decide on your annual budget for Naruto cards and spend it wisely to collect the cards you want. Buying an entire deck of a hundred or more cards is usually cheaper in the long run than buying small packets containing just a few cards.
06 How To Play Naruto Online
PAGE TITLE Play Naruto Online
DIFFICULTY Moderate
INTRODUCTION You can spend a lot of money as a Naruto fan, or you can save your money and find lots of free ways to enjoy the Naruto experience. One of the most popular free online games is at Naruto-Arena.com on the same website that sponsors the Naruto forums at Naruto-Boards.com. The game allows you to pit your online ninja skills against another individual over the Internet.
SECTION TITLE Prepare to Play Naruto Online
STEPS
Step 1: Prepare yourself to play Naruto Online by studying the main characters in the series and learning as much as you can about their skills and modes of attack, their charka and any weaknesses that they may have revealed. You can gather this information by reading the manga, watching anime episodes on DVD or on the Cartoon Network and checking Naruto collectible cards or articles in "Naruto Collector" magazine.
Step 2: Check with your parents to make sure they are cool with you playing Naruto Online on your computer, and explain that there is no downloading involved.
Step 3: Read the game manual at Naruto-Arena.com to get all the information you need to start playing the game right away (see Resources below).
Step 4: Register an account with Naruto-Arena.com, if you haven't done so already, by clicking on the "Register" button and providing the information requested. If you have already joined Naruto-Boards.com you can log in with that user ID and be automatically recognized on Naruto-Arena.com.
SECTION TITLE Begin Playing Your First Game
Step 1: Click on "Start Playing" button to select 3 characters from about 50 choices of characters that are available in the game, and let your opponent do the same to prepare for a 3-on-3 battle. You can select an opponent whom you know by choosing "Private Game" and typing in her Naruto-Arena.com user name, or play a "ladder game" where the website hooks you up with another player as an opponent.
Step 2: Use the tactics and strategies that are most appropriate for your characters to damage and weaken your opponents. Each of the six characters begins the game with 100 healthpoints. Your goal is to get all three of your opponent's characters down to zero health before it happens to your characters.
SECTION TITLE Inprove Your Game Skills
Step 1: Improve your game skills by playing different opponents, and learn from each loss.
Step 2: Select different characters each time you play at first, until you have a good understanding of each characters strengths and weaknesses.
Step 3: Read the Naruto-Boards.com forums on the online game to see how other experienced Naruto enthusiasts approach playing the game.
RESOURCES
1. Go to Naruto Arena to play Naruto Online
OVERALLTIPS
1. Although it is free to play Naruto Online and participate in Naruto forums at Naruto-Arena.com, you (or your parents) can help the website meet its costs by making a contribution with PayPal right on the home page of the site. Tell your folks it's just like their contribution to public tv!
DIFFICULTY Moderate
INTRODUCTION You can spend a lot of money as a Naruto fan, or you can save your money and find lots of free ways to enjoy the Naruto experience. One of the most popular free online games is at Naruto-Arena.com on the same website that sponsors the Naruto forums at Naruto-Boards.com. The game allows you to pit your online ninja skills against another individual over the Internet.
SECTION TITLE Prepare to Play Naruto Online
STEPS
Step 1: Prepare yourself to play Naruto Online by studying the main characters in the series and learning as much as you can about their skills and modes of attack, their charka and any weaknesses that they may have revealed. You can gather this information by reading the manga, watching anime episodes on DVD or on the Cartoon Network and checking Naruto collectible cards or articles in "Naruto Collector" magazine.
Step 2: Check with your parents to make sure they are cool with you playing Naruto Online on your computer, and explain that there is no downloading involved.
Step 3: Read the game manual at Naruto-Arena.com to get all the information you need to start playing the game right away (see Resources below).
Step 4: Register an account with Naruto-Arena.com, if you haven't done so already, by clicking on the "Register" button and providing the information requested. If you have already joined Naruto-Boards.com you can log in with that user ID and be automatically recognized on Naruto-Arena.com.
SECTION TITLE Begin Playing Your First Game
Step 1: Click on "Start Playing" button to select 3 characters from about 50 choices of characters that are available in the game, and let your opponent do the same to prepare for a 3-on-3 battle. You can select an opponent whom you know by choosing "Private Game" and typing in her Naruto-Arena.com user name, or play a "ladder game" where the website hooks you up with another player as an opponent.
Step 2: Use the tactics and strategies that are most appropriate for your characters to damage and weaken your opponents. Each of the six characters begins the game with 100 healthpoints. Your goal is to get all three of your opponent's characters down to zero health before it happens to your characters.
SECTION TITLE Inprove Your Game Skills
Step 1: Improve your game skills by playing different opponents, and learn from each loss.
Step 2: Select different characters each time you play at first, until you have a good understanding of each characters strengths and weaknesses.
Step 3: Read the Naruto-Boards.com forums on the online game to see how other experienced Naruto enthusiasts approach playing the game.
RESOURCES
1. Go to Naruto Arena to play Naruto Online
OVERALLTIPS
1. Although it is free to play Naruto Online and participate in Naruto forums at Naruto-Arena.com, you (or your parents) can help the website meet its costs by making a contribution with PayPal right on the home page of the site. Tell your folks it's just like their contribution to public tv!
15 How To Join Naruto Forums
PAGE TITLE Join Naruto Forums
DIFFICULTY Moderately Easy
INTRODUCTION There are millions of young people all over the world who consider themselves Naruto fans, enthusiasts or experts. It is only natural that many of them should seek each other out, and Naruto Forums provide an easy way to establish contact, communicate and share information about "all things Naruto."
SECTION TITLE Prepare to Join Naruto Forums
STEPS
Step 1: Tell your parents you are interested in checking out Naruto forums online and make sure you have permission. Naturally, your parents want to know what you are doing online and they need to make sure that you are safe.
Step 2: Explain to your parents that a "forum" is an online message board where people with similar interests "meet" to communicate about those interests.
Step 3: Visit the Naruto-Boards forums for the first time with one of your parents, click on the forum rules and read them together (see Resources below). This forum is well-moderated with clear rules and a policy of removing members who violate the forum rules.
Step 4: Check out some of the topics and messages that interest you on the forum to see if you would like to join.
SECTION TITLE Register, Read and Participate in Naruto Forums
Step 1: Click on register and provide the necessary information to set up your forum account. You can choose a cool name or "handle" by which you will be known in the Naruto forums.
Step 2: Spend a few hours reading messages on topics that interest you before you post. Just like your classroom at school, your family or a sports team, a Naruto forum is a community and you should get to know the social situation a bit before you become an active participant.
Step 3: Use the forums to learn about manga that you haven't read yet, movies or anime episodes that are coming out and games or collectibles.
Step 4: Share your opinions with others and stay safe.
RESOURCES
1. Visit naruto-boards.com to join Naruto forums
OVERALLWARNINGS
1. Don't go to an unfamiliar website and start downloading material just because someone in the Naruto forums recommends it. A good rule of thumb is that it is always wise to get permission from a parent before downloading anything to your computer or visiting any new website that may be unfamiliar.
OVERALLTIPS
1. One way to make sure you are participating safely in an online forum is to refrain from providing optional information that may be requested. You do not have to give your date of birth or PayPal account name and you can hide your email address so that it is not revealed publicly. Pick a password that you will remember and do not share it with anyone other than your parents.
DIFFICULTY Moderately Easy
INTRODUCTION There are millions of young people all over the world who consider themselves Naruto fans, enthusiasts or experts. It is only natural that many of them should seek each other out, and Naruto Forums provide an easy way to establish contact, communicate and share information about "all things Naruto."
SECTION TITLE Prepare to Join Naruto Forums
STEPS
Step 1: Tell your parents you are interested in checking out Naruto forums online and make sure you have permission. Naturally, your parents want to know what you are doing online and they need to make sure that you are safe.
Step 2: Explain to your parents that a "forum" is an online message board where people with similar interests "meet" to communicate about those interests.
Step 3: Visit the Naruto-Boards forums for the first time with one of your parents, click on the forum rules and read them together (see Resources below). This forum is well-moderated with clear rules and a policy of removing members who violate the forum rules.
Step 4: Check out some of the topics and messages that interest you on the forum to see if you would like to join.
SECTION TITLE Register, Read and Participate in Naruto Forums
Step 1: Click on register and provide the necessary information to set up your forum account. You can choose a cool name or "handle" by which you will be known in the Naruto forums.
Step 2: Spend a few hours reading messages on topics that interest you before you post. Just like your classroom at school, your family or a sports team, a Naruto forum is a community and you should get to know the social situation a bit before you become an active participant.
Step 3: Use the forums to learn about manga that you haven't read yet, movies or anime episodes that are coming out and games or collectibles.
Step 4: Share your opinions with others and stay safe.
RESOURCES
1. Visit naruto-boards.com to join Naruto forums
OVERALLWARNINGS
1. Don't go to an unfamiliar website and start downloading material just because someone in the Naruto forums recommends it. A good rule of thumb is that it is always wise to get permission from a parent before downloading anything to your computer or visiting any new website that may be unfamiliar.
OVERALLTIPS
1. One way to make sure you are participating safely in an online forum is to refrain from providing optional information that may be requested. You do not have to give your date of birth or PayPal account name and you can hide your email address so that it is not revealed publicly. Pick a password that you will remember and do not share it with anyone other than your parents.
10 How To Play Naruto Rise Of The Ninja
PAGE TITLE Play Naruto Rise of a Ninja
DIFFICULTY Moderately Challenging
INTRODUCTION The first Naruto video game developed for the Xbox 360, "Naruto: Rise of a Ninja," promises to give many Naruto enthusiasts their best opportunities yet to experience the beginnings of the young ninja's saga. The game is based on the plot and the surroundings of the first 80 anime episodes of the Naruto story.
SECTION TITLE Prepare for Rise Of a Ninja
STEPS
Step 1: Read the manga or watch the early episodes of Naruto before you play so that you will be familiar with the surroundings and be able to spot signs of danger from the beginning. The game is based on the first 80 anime episodes from the television series, which are also available on DVD.
Step 2: Make sure that you have a working, fully functional Xbox 360 system to take full advantage of the authentic feel of Konoha Village and its surrounding environment as well as all the other places and characters whom Naruto, Sasuke, Sakura and Kakashi see during their various missions and adventures.
Step 3: Read "Naruto Rise of a Ninja: Prima Official Game Guide" which is available at Amazon.com (see Resources below). This guide will prepare you enjoy the game more fully and will help you make sure that you are ready for the video game before you or your parents spend the money for it. The game is one of the more expensive video games on the market.
SECTION TITLE Purchase and Play Rise of the Ninja
Step 1: Buy your copy of "Naruto: Rise of a Ninja" from Amazon.com (see Resources below).
Step 2: Play several games in single-player mode to familiarize yourself with the conventions of the game and the surroundings.
Step 3: Select Naruto as your character in your initial single-player games to experience his early ninja training and missions and try out his special skills and attacks.
Step 4: Compare notes with your Naruto-playing friends and prepare to meet them in multi-player mode.
THINGSYOUWILLNEED
1. Xbox 360
2. "Naruto: Rise of a Ninja" video game
3. "Naruto Rise of a Ninja: Prima Official Game Guide"
RESOURCES
1. Purchase "Naruto Rise of a Ninja: Prima Official Game Guide" at Amazon.com
2. Purchase the "Naruto: Rise of a Ninja" video game at Amazon.com
OVERALLWARNINGS
1. Do not purchase "Naruto: Rise of a Ninja" unless you have or will be getting an Xbox 360, because this video game cannot be used with any other video game or computer platforms or devices. Once you open a sealed software package you won't be able to return it.
OVERALLTIPS
1. Save on shipping and maximize discounts by purchasing the guide and the software from Amazon at the same time, in a single order. However, leave the video game in its sealed package until you look at the guide, so that you will be able to return the video game if you decide that you don't want it.
DIFFICULTY Moderately Challenging
INTRODUCTION The first Naruto video game developed for the Xbox 360, "Naruto: Rise of a Ninja," promises to give many Naruto enthusiasts their best opportunities yet to experience the beginnings of the young ninja's saga. The game is based on the plot and the surroundings of the first 80 anime episodes of the Naruto story.
SECTION TITLE Prepare for Rise Of a Ninja
STEPS
Step 1: Read the manga or watch the early episodes of Naruto before you play so that you will be familiar with the surroundings and be able to spot signs of danger from the beginning. The game is based on the first 80 anime episodes from the television series, which are also available on DVD.
Step 2: Make sure that you have a working, fully functional Xbox 360 system to take full advantage of the authentic feel of Konoha Village and its surrounding environment as well as all the other places and characters whom Naruto, Sasuke, Sakura and Kakashi see during their various missions and adventures.
Step 3: Read "Naruto Rise of a Ninja: Prima Official Game Guide" which is available at Amazon.com (see Resources below). This guide will prepare you enjoy the game more fully and will help you make sure that you are ready for the video game before you or your parents spend the money for it. The game is one of the more expensive video games on the market.
SECTION TITLE Purchase and Play Rise of the Ninja
Step 1: Buy your copy of "Naruto: Rise of a Ninja" from Amazon.com (see Resources below).
Step 2: Play several games in single-player mode to familiarize yourself with the conventions of the game and the surroundings.
Step 3: Select Naruto as your character in your initial single-player games to experience his early ninja training and missions and try out his special skills and attacks.
Step 4: Compare notes with your Naruto-playing friends and prepare to meet them in multi-player mode.
THINGSYOUWILLNEED
1. Xbox 360
2. "Naruto: Rise of a Ninja" video game
3. "Naruto Rise of a Ninja: Prima Official Game Guide"
RESOURCES
1. Purchase "Naruto Rise of a Ninja: Prima Official Game Guide" at Amazon.com
2. Purchase the "Naruto: Rise of a Ninja" video game at Amazon.com
OVERALLWARNINGS
1. Do not purchase "Naruto: Rise of a Ninja" unless you have or will be getting an Xbox 360, because this video game cannot be used with any other video game or computer platforms or devices. Once you open a sealed software package you won't be able to return it.
OVERALLTIPS
1. Save on shipping and maximize discounts by purchasing the guide and the software from Amazon at the same time, in a single order. However, leave the video game in its sealed package until you look at the guide, so that you will be able to return the video game if you decide that you don't want it.
Monday, September 24, 2007
19 How To Pick A Naruto Character To Play
PAGE TITLE Pick A Naruto Character To Play
DIFFICULTY Moderately Easy
INTRODUCTION One of the reasons that the Naruto saga is so popular with its fans is that they find it easy to identify with Naruto or other cast members in the manga books, television anime episodes and movies. When the Naruto medium switches to video games, Naruto Online or collectible card games that identification becomes even more intense as fans actually get to play their favorite characters' roles.
SECTION TITLE Pick the Character That Allows You the Richest Experience of the Naruto Story
STEPS
Step 1: Choose Naruto video or other games based both on their reviews and on the selection of characters they offer.
Step 2: Pick the main character of the series, Naruto Uzumaki, if you want to experience the central action of a game through his character.
Step 3: Choose Kakashi Hatake, who is sensei or teacher for Naruto, Sakura Haruno and Sasuke Uchiha, to play the game through the experience of the character who must guide and mentor Naruto and his fellow Squad 7 members as he seeks to become the next Hokage. At times Kakashi has outpolled Naruto in surveys as the most popular member of the Naruto cast with fans.
Step 4: Select from other characters such as Sasuke or Sakura if you want to put yourself in their shoes to try to understand how they really feel about Naruto and why they feel that way.
SECTION TITLE Choose a Character to Relive Dramatic Moments From the Series
Step 1: Study the original manga on which all other Naruto media are based and select dramatic struggles to relive through video games.
Step 2: Choose the characters that will allow you to re-enact such struggles as the Kunoichi Rumble between Sakura and Ino or the fight that pitted Naruto and Sasuke against Haku soon after they left the ninja academy.
Step 3: Steer the video game action toward the moments you seek to create and the confrontations in which you are determined to prevail.
OVERALLWARNINGS
1. Never pick a character to play in any game unless you can relate to and believe in that character's primary goal or mission in the game, or you will only end up bored.
OVERALLTIPS
1. Much more than anime programs you may have watched as a younger child such as Pokemon or Digimon, the Naruto saga is driven by strong characters who are trying to overcome meaningful obstacles as they drive toward their goals. The more you follow their stories, the more enjoyment you will experience when you get to play these characters in your own game-based versions of the Naruto saga.
DIFFICULTY Moderately Easy
INTRODUCTION One of the reasons that the Naruto saga is so popular with its fans is that they find it easy to identify with Naruto or other cast members in the manga books, television anime episodes and movies. When the Naruto medium switches to video games, Naruto Online or collectible card games that identification becomes even more intense as fans actually get to play their favorite characters' roles.
SECTION TITLE Pick the Character That Allows You the Richest Experience of the Naruto Story
STEPS
Step 1: Choose Naruto video or other games based both on their reviews and on the selection of characters they offer.
Step 2: Pick the main character of the series, Naruto Uzumaki, if you want to experience the central action of a game through his character.
Step 3: Choose Kakashi Hatake, who is sensei or teacher for Naruto, Sakura Haruno and Sasuke Uchiha, to play the game through the experience of the character who must guide and mentor Naruto and his fellow Squad 7 members as he seeks to become the next Hokage. At times Kakashi has outpolled Naruto in surveys as the most popular member of the Naruto cast with fans.
Step 4: Select from other characters such as Sasuke or Sakura if you want to put yourself in their shoes to try to understand how they really feel about Naruto and why they feel that way.
SECTION TITLE Choose a Character to Relive Dramatic Moments From the Series
Step 1: Study the original manga on which all other Naruto media are based and select dramatic struggles to relive through video games.
Step 2: Choose the characters that will allow you to re-enact such struggles as the Kunoichi Rumble between Sakura and Ino or the fight that pitted Naruto and Sasuke against Haku soon after they left the ninja academy.
Step 3: Steer the video game action toward the moments you seek to create and the confrontations in which you are determined to prevail.
OVERALLWARNINGS
1. Never pick a character to play in any game unless you can relate to and believe in that character's primary goal or mission in the game, or you will only end up bored.
OVERALLTIPS
1. Much more than anime programs you may have watched as a younger child such as Pokemon or Digimon, the Naruto saga is driven by strong characters who are trying to overcome meaningful obstacles as they drive toward their goals. The more you follow their stories, the more enjoyment you will experience when you get to play these characters in your own game-based versions of the Naruto saga.
14 How To Collect Naruto Action Figures
PAGE TITLE Collect Naruto Action Figures
DIFFICULTY Easy
INTRODUCTION Lifelike action figures seem to have amazing capacity to make stories come alive for enthusiasts of every saga from Pokemon to the major league baseball pennant race, and Naruto is no different in that respect. Naruto fans have a wide selection of action figures from which to choose their favorites based on the characters and episodes that they find most compelling. You can start your Naruto action figure collection today.
SECTION TITLE Follow the Naruto Saga to Select Your Favorite Action Figures
STEPS
Step 1: Build your interest in Naruto by reading the original manga books and watching the movie or the anime episodes to learn about the characters before you begin to accumulate actions figures or other toys based on the series.
Step 2: Choose your favorite Naruto characters and learn about their skills, efforts and special distinctions in the ongoing saga of Squad 7 and its mentor Kakashi so that you can collect Naruto action figures that relate to your favorite moments in the story.
Step 3: Visit the toy action figure department of the nearest toy store, Target or other department store to check out action figures that interest you before you order them online or request them as gifts. Sometimes action figures look larger and more impressive on your computer screen than they do in real life.
SECTION TITLE Collect Action Figures That Have Meaning or Value to You
Step 1: Read Shonen Jump's "Naruto Collector" magazine for news of special action figure releases such as the Naruto Gaara Sand Coffin Statue, which was produced in a limited edition of 2,000 units of colorfully painted cold cast porcelain.
Step 2: Browse Amazon's catalog of Naruto action figures to find other limited edition Naruto collectibles such as the Squad 7 Resin Bookends, the Naruto Shadow Clone Jutsu Statue Figure and the Naruto Nine Tailed Fox Statue Figure (see Resources below). Because these larger and more expensive action figures were issued in limited edition they may have much greater lasting value as collectibles than the usual mix of plastic action figures.
Step 3: Check out the official Naruto website to browse and collect a broad selection of inexpensive Naruto plastic action figures ranging from 3 to 12 inches in height (see Resources below).
RESOURCES
1. Browse Amazon's catalog of Naruto action figures
2. Check out action figures on the official Naruto website
OVERALLTIPS
1. Keep a wish list of some of the action figures or other Naruto collectible items that you most desire. Sometimes toys that you can't afford in May can become real possibilities during the holiday season.
DIFFICULTY Easy
INTRODUCTION Lifelike action figures seem to have amazing capacity to make stories come alive for enthusiasts of every saga from Pokemon to the major league baseball pennant race, and Naruto is no different in that respect. Naruto fans have a wide selection of action figures from which to choose their favorites based on the characters and episodes that they find most compelling. You can start your Naruto action figure collection today.
SECTION TITLE Follow the Naruto Saga to Select Your Favorite Action Figures
STEPS
Step 1: Build your interest in Naruto by reading the original manga books and watching the movie or the anime episodes to learn about the characters before you begin to accumulate actions figures or other toys based on the series.
Step 2: Choose your favorite Naruto characters and learn about their skills, efforts and special distinctions in the ongoing saga of Squad 7 and its mentor Kakashi so that you can collect Naruto action figures that relate to your favorite moments in the story.
Step 3: Visit the toy action figure department of the nearest toy store, Target or other department store to check out action figures that interest you before you order them online or request them as gifts. Sometimes action figures look larger and more impressive on your computer screen than they do in real life.
SECTION TITLE Collect Action Figures That Have Meaning or Value to You
Step 1: Read Shonen Jump's "Naruto Collector" magazine for news of special action figure releases such as the Naruto Gaara Sand Coffin Statue, which was produced in a limited edition of 2,000 units of colorfully painted cold cast porcelain.
Step 2: Browse Amazon's catalog of Naruto action figures to find other limited edition Naruto collectibles such as the Squad 7 Resin Bookends, the Naruto Shadow Clone Jutsu Statue Figure and the Naruto Nine Tailed Fox Statue Figure (see Resources below). Because these larger and more expensive action figures were issued in limited edition they may have much greater lasting value as collectibles than the usual mix of plastic action figures.
Step 3: Check out the official Naruto website to browse and collect a broad selection of inexpensive Naruto plastic action figures ranging from 3 to 12 inches in height (see Resources below).
RESOURCES
1. Browse Amazon's catalog of Naruto action figures
2. Check out action figures on the official Naruto website
OVERALLTIPS
1. Keep a wish list of some of the action figures or other Naruto collectible items that you most desire. Sometimes toys that you can't afford in May can become real possibilities during the holiday season.
13 How To Listen To Naruto Soundtracks
PAGE TITLE Listen To Naruto Soundtracks
DIFFICULTY Moderately Easy
INTRODUCTION An essential part of the Naruto experience for many enthusiasts of the young ninja's saga is the music. With the proliferation of movies and other media now available in Japan, the U.S. and elsewhere, there is a great deal of music that is also available. Using the Naruto Central website, you can download and listen to all of this music on your computer, an MP3 player or other device.
As with any electronic files, downloading music files from unknown sources can be dangerous. The Naruto Central website is a popular and trustworthy downloading source with a wide selection of Naruto music files.
SECTION TITLE Prepare to Download Naruto Soundtracks to Your Computer
STEPS
Step 1: Make sure that your computer is equipped to play audio files with a program such iTunes, Windows Media Player or Real Player.
Step 2: Find the "My Music" folder or directory on your computer. It is usually located as a subdirectory within the "My Documents" folder or directory.
Step 3: Create a new folder or subdirectory called "My Naruto Soundtracks" within the "My Music" folder or directory.
SECTION TITLE Download Naruto Audio Files to Your Music Folder and Other Media
Step 1: Browse the Naruto Central Soundtracks webpage to see the selection of soundtracks from Naruto movies, themes, video games and anime openings and closings (see Resources below).
Step 2: Select a track to download and click on it.
Step 3: Choose "Save to Disk" rather than "Open with" when the dialogue box appears on your screen to begin download the compressed .zip file.
Step 4: Click on "Open" when the download is completed.
Step 5: Click on the music file when it appears in a new dialogue box and select "Move the file" from the "File and Folder Tasks" sub-menu at the left.
Step 6: Choose the "My Naruto Soundtracks" folder as the destination to which you will move your newly downloaded file.
Step 7: Repeat these steps for any other track on the Naruto Central Soundtracks webpage.
Step 8: Select any track that you like to listen to and copy it to your MP3 player or burn it to a CD so you can listen even when you are away from your computer. Your computer's audio player should allow you to make such copies easily.
RESOURCES
1. Browse Naruto Soundtracks at Naruto Central
OVERALLTIPS
1. As with any electronic files, downloading music files from unknown sources can be dangerous. The Naruto Central website is a popular and trustworthy downloading source with a wide selection of Naruto music files.
DIFFICULTY Moderately Easy
INTRODUCTION An essential part of the Naruto experience for many enthusiasts of the young ninja's saga is the music. With the proliferation of movies and other media now available in Japan, the U.S. and elsewhere, there is a great deal of music that is also available. Using the Naruto Central website, you can download and listen to all of this music on your computer, an MP3 player or other device.
As with any electronic files, downloading music files from unknown sources can be dangerous. The Naruto Central website is a popular and trustworthy downloading source with a wide selection of Naruto music files.
SECTION TITLE Prepare to Download Naruto Soundtracks to Your Computer
STEPS
Step 1: Make sure that your computer is equipped to play audio files with a program such iTunes, Windows Media Player or Real Player.
Step 2: Find the "My Music" folder or directory on your computer. It is usually located as a subdirectory within the "My Documents" folder or directory.
Step 3: Create a new folder or subdirectory called "My Naruto Soundtracks" within the "My Music" folder or directory.
SECTION TITLE Download Naruto Audio Files to Your Music Folder and Other Media
Step 1: Browse the Naruto Central Soundtracks webpage to see the selection of soundtracks from Naruto movies, themes, video games and anime openings and closings (see Resources below).
Step 2: Select a track to download and click on it.
Step 3: Choose "Save to Disk" rather than "Open with" when the dialogue box appears on your screen to begin download the compressed .zip file.
Step 4: Click on "Open" when the download is completed.
Step 5: Click on the music file when it appears in a new dialogue box and select "Move the file" from the "File and Folder Tasks" sub-menu at the left.
Step 6: Choose the "My Naruto Soundtracks" folder as the destination to which you will move your newly downloaded file.
Step 7: Repeat these steps for any other track on the Naruto Central Soundtracks webpage.
Step 8: Select any track that you like to listen to and copy it to your MP3 player or burn it to a CD so you can listen even when you are away from your computer. Your computer's audio player should allow you to make such copies easily.
RESOURCES
1. Browse Naruto Soundtracks at Naruto Central
OVERALLTIPS
1. As with any electronic files, downloading music files from unknown sources can be dangerous. The Naruto Central website is a popular and trustworthy downloading source with a wide selection of Naruto music files.
12 How To Select Naruto Avatars
PAGE TITLE Select Naruto Avatars
DIFFICULTY Easy
INTRODUCTION Based originally on the Hindu notion of an earthly manifestation of a higher being, the concept of an avatar has come to mean something significantly more common and accessible to Naruto enthusiasts and fans of other media sagas. Naruto fans often select, as avatars, favorite graphical images that embody, for them, the essences of their favorite characters from the Naruto franchise. A suitable avatar image is usually thumbnail-sized.
SECTION TITLE Prepare to Collect Naruto Avatars
STEPS
Step 1: Create a folder or subdirectory within your computer's "My Pictures" directory and label it "My Naruto Avatars."
Step 2: Select your favorite Naruto characters and beings as potential subjects for Naruto avatars.
Step 3: Focus on specific events, body parts or beings that are essential to the ninja powers of your favorite characters, such as the eye that Kakashi "inherited" from Obito or the nine-tailed demon fox whose spirit is forever sealed within Naruto's body. Just as Kakashi's eye gives him the special powers of Sharingan from the Uchiha clan, the spirit of the fox provides Naruto with seemingly limitless chakra.
Step 4: Look for avatar images that will represent these moments or forces in your favorite characters' ninja careers while also representing what makes the characters special to you.
SECTION TITLE Save Naruto Avatar Images on Your Computer
Step 1: Browse the Naruto HQ website's Avatar Gallery to find Naruto avatars that appeal to you and meet these requirements. This gallery contains over 250 high-impact, full-color avatar images that can be safely saved without requiring you to download any files.
Step 2: Identify a specific avatar image and right-click on it to save it to your "My Naruto Avatars" folder or subdirectory by using the "Save Image As" feature.
Step 3: Select your favorite Naruto avatar from the avatar images that you save and use it as a graphic symbol for your presence on Naruto forums, email profiles and other Internet venues.
RESOURCES
1. Browse the Naruto HQ website's Avatar Gallery
OVERALLWARNINGS
1. Be very careful about downloading images to your computer and only download from trusted websites. If you select your avatar images from the Naruto HQ website, you can use the "Save Image" feature so that you won't have to resort downloading, which can sometimes bring unwanted files onto your computer's hard drive.
OVERALLTIPS
04 How To Collect Naruto Comics
PAGE TITLE Collect Naruto Comics
DIFFICULTY Easy
INTRODUCTION The colossally popular Naruto franchise originated in humble fashion with the publication of a series of Japanese comics, or "manga," beginning in 1999. The series starred a young ninja-in-training named Naruto, his two fellow students Sasuke and Sakura and their mentor Kakashi. These manga have appeared in three formats: as chapters in "Shonen Jump" magazine, as separately issued books and in boxed sets of paperbacks or hardcovers.
SECTION TITLE Build Your Collection of Naruto Comics for Your Own Reading Pleasure
STEPS
Step 1: Build a collection of Naruto comics simply for your own reading pleasure by choosing either the paperback individual volumes of the hardcover boxed set format. Add each new title as it comes out.
Step 2: Preview Naruto comics online before you collect them for good with the Manga Viewer at Naruto Central (see Resources below).
Step 3: Read and collect Naruto manga volumes in the order they are published and released to follow the story line as Naruto, Sasuke and Sakura proceed from mission to mission.
Step 4: Maintain a checklist of the books that have been issued, those that you have and those that are yet to be released in the U.S.
Step 5: Browse Naruto comics listings on Amazon to watch for new titles as they appear (see Resources below).
SECTION TITLE Acquire Naruto Comics and Japanese Naruto Manga as Collectibles
Step 1: Check eBay regularly for Japanese versions of the original Naruto manga to add to your collection (see Resources below).
Step 2: Purchase first-printing copies of Naruto comics whenever possible.
Step 3: Build a collection of boxed set hardcover versions of Naruto titles in English as the sets are released. These sets are more elegant than their paperback counterparts and will be more durable if they are well cared for.
Step 4: Take special care of books that you acquire as collectibles. Many collectors use what they call "the white-glove approach" if they want to read a book they intend to keep as a collectible.
RESOURCES
1. Browse Naruto comics listings on Amazon
2. Check eBay for Japanese Naruto manga
OVERALLWARNINGS
1. Although Naruto comics, Japanese manga and their animated versions are wildly popular, beware of investing too much in Naruto products as collectibles. Items that are subject to huge million-unit print runs seldom sustain long-term value as collectibles or in secondary markets.
2. Watch out for excessive shipping charges when you use eBay to collect Naruto comics from international or domestic sellers. Always know the shipping charge before you bid on any item.
OVERALLTIPS
1. One drawback if you decide to collect Naruto comics in boxed set format is that you have to wait longer for the sets to be issued, whereas new paperback volumes are released each month.
DIFFICULTY Easy
INTRODUCTION The colossally popular Naruto franchise originated in humble fashion with the publication of a series of Japanese comics, or "manga," beginning in 1999. The series starred a young ninja-in-training named Naruto, his two fellow students Sasuke and Sakura and their mentor Kakashi. These manga have appeared in three formats: as chapters in "Shonen Jump" magazine, as separately issued books and in boxed sets of paperbacks or hardcovers.
SECTION TITLE Build Your Collection of Naruto Comics for Your Own Reading Pleasure
STEPS
Step 1: Build a collection of Naruto comics simply for your own reading pleasure by choosing either the paperback individual volumes of the hardcover boxed set format. Add each new title as it comes out.
Step 2: Preview Naruto comics online before you collect them for good with the Manga Viewer at Naruto Central (see Resources below).
Step 3: Read and collect Naruto manga volumes in the order they are published and released to follow the story line as Naruto, Sasuke and Sakura proceed from mission to mission.
Step 4: Maintain a checklist of the books that have been issued, those that you have and those that are yet to be released in the U.S.
Step 5: Browse Naruto comics listings on Amazon to watch for new titles as they appear (see Resources below).
SECTION TITLE Acquire Naruto Comics and Japanese Naruto Manga as Collectibles
Step 1: Check eBay regularly for Japanese versions of the original Naruto manga to add to your collection (see Resources below).
Step 2: Purchase first-printing copies of Naruto comics whenever possible.
Step 3: Build a collection of boxed set hardcover versions of Naruto titles in English as the sets are released. These sets are more elegant than their paperback counterparts and will be more durable if they are well cared for.
Step 4: Take special care of books that you acquire as collectibles. Many collectors use what they call "the white-glove approach" if they want to read a book they intend to keep as a collectible.
RESOURCES
1. Browse Naruto comics listings on Amazon
2. Check eBay for Japanese Naruto manga
OVERALLWARNINGS
1. Although Naruto comics, Japanese manga and their animated versions are wildly popular, beware of investing too much in Naruto products as collectibles. Items that are subject to huge million-unit print runs seldom sustain long-term value as collectibles or in secondary markets.
2. Watch out for excessive shipping charges when you use eBay to collect Naruto comics from international or domestic sellers. Always know the shipping charge before you bid on any item.
OVERALLTIPS
1. One drawback if you decide to collect Naruto comics in boxed set format is that you have to wait longer for the sets to be issued, whereas new paperback volumes are released each month.
05 How To Pick Naruto Movies
PAGE TITLE Pick Naruto Movies
DIFFICULTY Easy
INTRODUCTION American Naruto enthusiasts can expect several years of new releases of Naruto movies if the Naruto franchise continues to follow its pattern of translating and adapting original Japanese movies for the large and small screens in English-speaking countries. These will include full-length movies, anime episodes of TV content and original video anime (OVA) DVDs that fill in "lost episodes" in the Naruto saga.
SECTION TITLE Pick Naruto Movies and Anime Episodes to Watch in Sequence
STEPS
Step 1: Watch "Ninja Clash in the Land of Snow," the first full-length movie of the Naruto franchise to be released in U.S. movie theaters.
Step 2: Plan to see the next full-length Naruto movie when it is released in 2008. The working translation of its Japanese title is "Great Clash! The Illusionary Ruins at the Depths of the Earth."
Step 3: Mark your calendar to watch the third full-length Naruto movie, "The Animal Riot of Crescent Moon Island," when it is released in 2009.
Step 4: Pick Naruto anime episodes in sequence on the Cartoon Network or in DVD release. Cartoon Network began showing Naruto in 2005 in the United States, and has so far shown translated versions of nearly half of the over 200 episodes that appeared originally in Japan.
Step 5: Keep a checklist of Naruto episodes and movies that you have seen, or have yet to see, so you don't duplicate your efforts or purchases.
SECTION TITLE Check for Original Video Animations
Step 1: Keep your eyes peeled for any new original video animation (OVA) to help fill in missing details of the Naruto saga.
Step 2: Pick an OVA like "Mission: Protect the Waterfall Village" to learn pieces of the lost story that are not in the original manga or anime TV series. This 40-minute DVD was released in May 2007.
Step 3: Browse for new OVA releases in the Shonen Jump "Naruto Collector" magazine series or by searching for OVA DVDs on Amazon (see Resources below). Japanese OVA DVDs not yet released in the United States include Find the Crimson Four-Leaf Clover and Battle at Hidden Falls: I am the Hero.
RESOURCES
1. Check for OVA DVDs on Amazon
OVERALLTIPS
1. Learn about the "double role" of actress Yukie Fujikaze in "Ninja Clash in the Land of Snow" before you see the movie so that you won't be confused by the fact that you are watching a movie of another movie at the beginning of the film. Yukie is initially seen playing the heroine Princess Gale before the real action shifts to her original homeland, the Land of Snow.
03 How To Pick Naruto Video Games
PAGE TITLE Pick Naruto Video Games
DIFFICULTY Moderately Easy
INTRODUCTION Since the first Naruto video game was released in Japan in March 2003 there has been an explosive growth in the selection of Naruto video games for use with each of the major video game devices. However, as each game becomes available it is licensed for only a single device. The video games are major part of the Naruto franchise and receive major publicity in Naruto websites and magazines.
SECTION TITLE Prepare to Pick Out Naruto Video Games for Your System
STEPS
Step 1: Check out the Naruto video game choices for the specific game platform you own or plan to own, from among PlayStation 2, Xbox 360, Wii, GameCube, Game Boy Advance, Nintendo DS and PlayStation Portable. Each of these platform support one or more games.
Step 2: Exclude the Japanese versions of these games unless you have fluency in the Japanese language or are otherwise prepared for the challenge of playing a game in an unfamiliar language.
Step 3: Read reviews, tips and advertising messages about the Naruto video games in Shonen Jump's "Naruto Collector" magazines.
SECTION TITLE Pick and Purchase the Right Naruto Video Game
Step 1: Pick Naruto video games based on the characters available in each game, so that you can be assured of being able to play the characters that interest you most. For instance, the ad on p. 7 of "Naruto Collector 3" discloses that in the PlayStation 2 game "Ultimate Ninja 2" you can play as Naruto, Sasuke, Kakashi, Tsunade, or more than two dozen other characters.
Step 2: Browse the Naruto Nintendo Games website if you own or plan to pick a Nintendo DS device to play Naruto video games (see Resources below).
Step 3: Purchase your Naruto video game at a neighborhood store or from the Naruto store on Amazon.com (see Resources below).
THINGSYOUWILLNEED
1. Video game device that supports the game you pick
RESOURCES
1. Browse the Naruto Nintendo Games website
2. Check out the Naruto store on Amazon.com
OVERALLWARNINGS
1. Be careful to order your video game carefully based on the device that you will lose. Many stores and online sellers charge a re-stocking fee and/or return shipping charge before they will allow you to return merchandise that you have ordered incorrectly. If the packaging is no longer sealed, they may not accept your return at all.
OVERALLTIPS
1. If you own a Nintendo DS or Play Station 2 video game console you will have the widest choice of Naruto games available. The other devices are playing catch-up to license and develop Naruto games.
DIFFICULTY Moderately Easy
INTRODUCTION Since the first Naruto video game was released in Japan in March 2003 there has been an explosive growth in the selection of Naruto video games for use with each of the major video game devices. However, as each game becomes available it is licensed for only a single device. The video games are major part of the Naruto franchise and receive major publicity in Naruto websites and magazines.
SECTION TITLE Prepare to Pick Out Naruto Video Games for Your System
STEPS
Step 1: Check out the Naruto video game choices for the specific game platform you own or plan to own, from among PlayStation 2, Xbox 360, Wii, GameCube, Game Boy Advance, Nintendo DS and PlayStation Portable. Each of these platform support one or more games.
Step 2: Exclude the Japanese versions of these games unless you have fluency in the Japanese language or are otherwise prepared for the challenge of playing a game in an unfamiliar language.
Step 3: Read reviews, tips and advertising messages about the Naruto video games in Shonen Jump's "Naruto Collector" magazines.
SECTION TITLE Pick and Purchase the Right Naruto Video Game
Step 1: Pick Naruto video games based on the characters available in each game, so that you can be assured of being able to play the characters that interest you most. For instance, the ad on p. 7 of "Naruto Collector 3" discloses that in the PlayStation 2 game "Ultimate Ninja 2" you can play as Naruto, Sasuke, Kakashi, Tsunade, or more than two dozen other characters.
Step 2: Browse the Naruto Nintendo Games website if you own or plan to pick a Nintendo DS device to play Naruto video games (see Resources below).
Step 3: Purchase your Naruto video game at a neighborhood store or from the Naruto store on Amazon.com (see Resources below).
THINGSYOUWILLNEED
1. Video game device that supports the game you pick
RESOURCES
1. Browse the Naruto Nintendo Games website
2. Check out the Naruto store on Amazon.com
OVERALLWARNINGS
1. Be careful to order your video game carefully based on the device that you will lose. Many stores and online sellers charge a re-stocking fee and/or return shipping charge before they will allow you to return merchandise that you have ordered incorrectly. If the packaging is no longer sealed, they may not accept your return at all.
OVERALLTIPS
1. If you own a Nintendo DS or Play Station 2 video game console you will have the widest choice of Naruto games available. The other devices are playing catch-up to license and develop Naruto games.
08 How To Create A Naruto Costume
PAGE TITLE Create A Naruto Costume
DIFFICULTY Moderately Easy
INTRODUCTION Naruto costumes are likely to be in vogue for Halloween and costume parties for all ages for years to come. You can have a lot of fun by living out the Naruto saga for a few hours in full costume and regalia. To make sure you aren't one of 3 Narutos or 5 Sakuras at your next costume party, you may want to pick a lesser known character.
SECTION TITLE Study Naruto Movies and Manga to Get Character and Costume Ideas
STEPS
Step 1: Watch the full-length movie "Ninja Clash in the Land of Snow" to see the main Naruto characters as well as others central to the movie. The popularity of this film will help ensure that your friends and neighbors�at least the kids among them--will recognize a well-designed costume.
Step 2: Look carefully at the cartoon panels in your favorite Naruto manga books to get up-close ideas about how to create a costume for your favorite character.
SECTION TITLE Begin With a Distinctive Accessory for Your Naruto Character
Step 1: Select or design an item of jewelry to represent the hexagonal-shaped crystal pendant that Yukie Fujikaze wears around her neck "Ninja Clash in the Land of Snow" if you want to design a costume for the actress and play her dual-role part.
Step 2: Use accessories such as a prop dagger and a long dark cape-like coat to highlight your transformation into Yukie's manager, Sandayu Asama. Tie an eye-dropper to the dagger so you can help Yukie shed fake tears as Sandayu did in "Ninja Clash in the Land of Snow."
SECTION TITLE Find the Clothes to Create the Rest of the Character's Costume
Step 1: Check around the house for the right pieces to complete the costume you are designing. A camouflage flak jacket may do the trick for Kakashi, or a long red or purple coat with white fringe for Yukie.
Step 2: Browse the costume choices at your nearest costume store, Target, or the CostumZee website's Naruto department to get additional ideas for clothing, accessories and characters (see Resources below).
Step 3: Begin months beforehand to create the Naruto character, costume and effect you want to bring to life, so that you can be on the lookout for the perfect articles from yard sales to your parents' closets.
RESOURCES
1. Browse the CostumZee website's Naruto department
OVERALLTIPS
1. You can get plenty of great costume and accessory ideas by looking at the original manga books, but remember that they won't give you many clues as to the colors worn by many characters. Check appropriate colors by watching anime episodes, movies or browsing the Shonen Jump "Naruto Collector" magazine series.
DIFFICULTY Moderately Easy
INTRODUCTION Naruto costumes are likely to be in vogue for Halloween and costume parties for all ages for years to come. You can have a lot of fun by living out the Naruto saga for a few hours in full costume and regalia. To make sure you aren't one of 3 Narutos or 5 Sakuras at your next costume party, you may want to pick a lesser known character.
SECTION TITLE Study Naruto Movies and Manga to Get Character and Costume Ideas
STEPS
Step 1: Watch the full-length movie "Ninja Clash in the Land of Snow" to see the main Naruto characters as well as others central to the movie. The popularity of this film will help ensure that your friends and neighbors�at least the kids among them--will recognize a well-designed costume.
Step 2: Look carefully at the cartoon panels in your favorite Naruto manga books to get up-close ideas about how to create a costume for your favorite character.
SECTION TITLE Begin With a Distinctive Accessory for Your Naruto Character
Step 1: Select or design an item of jewelry to represent the hexagonal-shaped crystal pendant that Yukie Fujikaze wears around her neck "Ninja Clash in the Land of Snow" if you want to design a costume for the actress and play her dual-role part.
Step 2: Use accessories such as a prop dagger and a long dark cape-like coat to highlight your transformation into Yukie's manager, Sandayu Asama. Tie an eye-dropper to the dagger so you can help Yukie shed fake tears as Sandayu did in "Ninja Clash in the Land of Snow."
SECTION TITLE Find the Clothes to Create the Rest of the Character's Costume
Step 1: Check around the house for the right pieces to complete the costume you are designing. A camouflage flak jacket may do the trick for Kakashi, or a long red or purple coat with white fringe for Yukie.
Step 2: Browse the costume choices at your nearest costume store, Target, or the CostumZee website's Naruto department to get additional ideas for clothing, accessories and characters (see Resources below).
Step 3: Begin months beforehand to create the Naruto character, costume and effect you want to bring to life, so that you can be on the lookout for the perfect articles from yard sales to your parents' closets.
RESOURCES
1. Browse the CostumZee website's Naruto department
OVERALLTIPS
1. You can get plenty of great costume and accessory ideas by looking at the original manga books, but remember that they won't give you many clues as to the colors worn by many characters. Check appropriate colors by watching anime episodes, movies or browsing the Shonen Jump "Naruto Collector" magazine series.
02 Choose Naruto Wallpaper
PAGE TITLE Choose Naruto Wallpaper
DIFFICULTY Moderately Easy
INTRODUCTION As Naruto's popularity grows worldwide, so do the number of Naruto fansites and other websites offering free wallpaper downloads in addition to other Naruto materials and paraphernalia. Many Naruto fans enjoy decking out their computers with wallpaper, screen savers, sound tracks and trailers based on the popular manga and anime series.
SECTION TITLE Prepare to Set New Wallpaper on Your Computer
STEPS
Step 1: Check with the owner of your computer, if it is someone other than yourself, to make sure that you have permission to download and choose new or different wallpaper on your computer's desktop.
Step 2: Use a personal log-in on your computer so that your wallpaper and other theme selections do not encroach on other users.
Step 3: Create a directory or folder called "Wallpapers" within your "My Pictures" directory or folder as a place where you can save and easily browse for various Naruto wallpaper choices.
SECTION TITLE Visit Naruto websites to Choose Wallpaper Favorites
Step 1: Visit the official Naruto English-language website operated by Naruto publisher VizMedia.com to view and download official Naruto wallpaper offerings (see resources below).
Step 2: Hover your mouse over "Extras" and click on "Wallpapers," then use the "Back" and "Next" buttons to view the wallpaper offerings.
Step 3: Click on a screen resolution choice such as "1024 x 768" to see the wallpaper's full-screen image.
Step 4: Right-click on the image and select "Save Image As" to download the wallpaper image into your "Wallpapers" directory or folder or, if you are using a Mac, just drag the image into your desktop folder.
Step 5: Set any image as your desktop wallpaper by right-clicking on your desktop, selecting "Properties" and "Desktop" and browsing your "Wallpapers" directory to find the right image.
Step 6: Visit other fansites such as Naruto Central's Wallpapers Gallery and repeat these steps to broaden your choice of Naruto wallpapers (see Resources below).
Step 7: Exchange wallpaper images with friends by sending the images as email attachments. Always know the email's sender before opening any email attachment, to protect your computer against viruses and other infections.
RESOURCES
1. Visit the official Naruto English-language website
2. Check out Naruto Central's Wallpapers Gallery
OVERALLWARNINGS
1. Never download wallpaper or any free file unless you are certain that you are downloading from a trustworthy site. Unfortunately, free downloads often contain spyware, malware, viruses and infections that can create serious problems on your computer.
2. Don't pay money for wallpaper unless it is going on your wall. You can choose from dozens of free wallpaper offerings.
OVERALLTIPS
1. Any image that you can save on your computer can be turned into wallpaper.
DIFFICULTY Moderately Easy
INTRODUCTION As Naruto's popularity grows worldwide, so do the number of Naruto fansites and other websites offering free wallpaper downloads in addition to other Naruto materials and paraphernalia. Many Naruto fans enjoy decking out their computers with wallpaper, screen savers, sound tracks and trailers based on the popular manga and anime series.
SECTION TITLE Prepare to Set New Wallpaper on Your Computer
STEPS
Step 1: Check with the owner of your computer, if it is someone other than yourself, to make sure that you have permission to download and choose new or different wallpaper on your computer's desktop.
Step 2: Use a personal log-in on your computer so that your wallpaper and other theme selections do not encroach on other users.
Step 3: Create a directory or folder called "Wallpapers" within your "My Pictures" directory or folder as a place where you can save and easily browse for various Naruto wallpaper choices.
SECTION TITLE Visit Naruto websites to Choose Wallpaper Favorites
Step 1: Visit the official Naruto English-language website operated by Naruto publisher VizMedia.com to view and download official Naruto wallpaper offerings (see resources below).
Step 2: Hover your mouse over "Extras" and click on "Wallpapers," then use the "Back" and "Next" buttons to view the wallpaper offerings.
Step 3: Click on a screen resolution choice such as "1024 x 768" to see the wallpaper's full-screen image.
Step 4: Right-click on the image and select "Save Image As" to download the wallpaper image into your "Wallpapers" directory or folder or, if you are using a Mac, just drag the image into your desktop folder.
Step 5: Set any image as your desktop wallpaper by right-clicking on your desktop, selecting "Properties" and "Desktop" and browsing your "Wallpapers" directory to find the right image.
Step 6: Visit other fansites such as Naruto Central's Wallpapers Gallery and repeat these steps to broaden your choice of Naruto wallpapers (see Resources below).
Step 7: Exchange wallpaper images with friends by sending the images as email attachments. Always know the email's sender before opening any email attachment, to protect your computer against viruses and other infections.
RESOURCES
1. Visit the official Naruto English-language website
2. Check out Naruto Central's Wallpapers Gallery
OVERALLWARNINGS
1. Never download wallpaper or any free file unless you are certain that you are downloading from a trustworthy site. Unfortunately, free downloads often contain spyware, malware, viruses and infections that can create serious problems on your computer.
2. Don't pay money for wallpaper unless it is going on your wall. You can choose from dozens of free wallpaper offerings.
OVERALLTIPS
1. Any image that you can save on your computer can be turned into wallpaper.
Sunday, September 23, 2007
01 How to Read Naruto Manga
PAGE TITLE Read Naruto Manga
DIFFICULTY Moderately Easy
INTRODUCTION Manga, which is Japanese for comics, have grown steadily as a Japanese publishing phenomenon over the past half-century. Naruto, a very popular current manga series, has spread around the world. Author Masashi Kishimoto created the series in 1999 with a loud but likeable adolescent ninja in the title role. These manga, in the original Japanese and later English translations, are the key to events that occur in other Naruto media.
SECTION TITLE Unlock the Secrets of Naruto With Naruto Manga
STEPS
Step 1: Learn the whole story of Naruto and his fellow ninja Sasuke and Sakura by reading the translated English versions of the original manga as they appear in your country.
Step 2: Check your local public library or school library for the early volumes of Naruto manga, beginning with "Naruto, Volume 1: The Tests of the Ninja." If your librarian has not heard of the word manga you may want to refer to the title as a graphic novel.
Step 3: Purchase volumes of Naruto as you are ready to read them or order the boxed set of the first 27 volumes on Amazon (see Resources below). The boxed set is printed in hardcover and is sold at a savings of nearly half what you might pay for all 27 paperbacks if you bought them one at a time.
Step 4: Keep a checklist showing which Naruto manga you have read, which ones you have and which ones are available but not yet in your collection. This will keep you from duplicating purchases or reading the manga out of order, and may also help provide you with a ready answer if someone asks you what you'd like for a gift.
Step 5: Find friends at school or in your neighborhood who are also Naruto enthusiasts. One of the pleasures of reading a manga series like Naruto is the opportunity to talk with friends and compare notes about past mysteries and future possibilities in the ongoing saga.
SECTION TITLE Follow Naruto Manga From Back to Front
Step 1: Begin reading Naruto or any true manga at the back cover. Even English translations follow the back-to-front and right-to-left flow of the Japanese originals. If you open the manga at the front as you would for most books in English, you'll probably find a headline on the inside page that says, "You're Reading in the Wrong Direction!"
Step 2: Read the comic panels on each manga page from right to left, and top to bottom. Fortunately, within each panel you'll find the English letters and words arranged from left to right.
RESOURCES
1. Order the Naruto boxed set of 27 volumes on Amazon
OVERALLWARNINGS
1. When buying Naruto manga volumes online be sure to specify "book" in your search so that you find and purchase manga rather than anime episodes, profiles, collectible cards or video games.
OVERALLTIPS
1. Unless you read Japanese, you will have to wait for English translations of each manga volume to become available for purchase. These books are the best source of Naruto information and story that is also reflected in other media such as collectible cards, video games and the television and full-length film anime.
DIFFICULTY Moderately Easy
INTRODUCTION Manga, which is Japanese for comics, have grown steadily as a Japanese publishing phenomenon over the past half-century. Naruto, a very popular current manga series, has spread around the world. Author Masashi Kishimoto created the series in 1999 with a loud but likeable adolescent ninja in the title role. These manga, in the original Japanese and later English translations, are the key to events that occur in other Naruto media.
SECTION TITLE Unlock the Secrets of Naruto With Naruto Manga
STEPS
Step 1: Learn the whole story of Naruto and his fellow ninja Sasuke and Sakura by reading the translated English versions of the original manga as they appear in your country.
Step 2: Check your local public library or school library for the early volumes of Naruto manga, beginning with "Naruto, Volume 1: The Tests of the Ninja." If your librarian has not heard of the word manga you may want to refer to the title as a graphic novel.
Step 3: Purchase volumes of Naruto as you are ready to read them or order the boxed set of the first 27 volumes on Amazon (see Resources below). The boxed set is printed in hardcover and is sold at a savings of nearly half what you might pay for all 27 paperbacks if you bought them one at a time.
Step 4: Keep a checklist showing which Naruto manga you have read, which ones you have and which ones are available but not yet in your collection. This will keep you from duplicating purchases or reading the manga out of order, and may also help provide you with a ready answer if someone asks you what you'd like for a gift.
Step 5: Find friends at school or in your neighborhood who are also Naruto enthusiasts. One of the pleasures of reading a manga series like Naruto is the opportunity to talk with friends and compare notes about past mysteries and future possibilities in the ongoing saga.
SECTION TITLE Follow Naruto Manga From Back to Front
Step 1: Begin reading Naruto or any true manga at the back cover. Even English translations follow the back-to-front and right-to-left flow of the Japanese originals. If you open the manga at the front as you would for most books in English, you'll probably find a headline on the inside page that says, "You're Reading in the Wrong Direction!"
Step 2: Read the comic panels on each manga page from right to left, and top to bottom. Fortunately, within each panel you'll find the English letters and words arranged from left to right.
RESOURCES
1. Order the Naruto boxed set of 27 volumes on Amazon
OVERALLWARNINGS
1. When buying Naruto manga volumes online be sure to specify "book" in your search so that you find and purchase manga rather than anime episodes, profiles, collectible cards or video games.
OVERALLTIPS
1. Unless you read Japanese, you will have to wait for English translations of each manga volume to become available for purchase. These books are the best source of Naruto information and story that is also reflected in other media such as collectible cards, video games and the television and full-length film anime.
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