Naruto Shippuden on Disney XD Next Month

Naruto Shippuden

The Hollywood Reporter has filed a report stating that Viz has struck a broadcast deal with Disney-ABC Cable Networks to broadcast Naruto Shippuden on the young male-oriented Disney XD cable channel which was rebranded and relaunched this year.

This follows Viz’s prior confirmation that Shippuden would not air on Cartoon Network at Anime Expo due to Cartoon Network’s shift away from licensed programming to cheaper internal productions and live action programming.  The series has been streaming on Hulu, Joost, Crunchyroll and via the naruto.com portal since January with the companion DVD release available later this month.

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    • NameNINJA
      Why would they make naruto be put on Disney. Are they trying to make every anime fan angry? If anything the show should be put on adult swim so that it could actually put on english tv in the same way it is showed in Japan. With all the cursing and action still there. On Disney this will never happen and that really angers me. WHY would they do such a thing. Its insane! Disney doesn't deserve the honor of having naruto. They shold of given it to adult swim or at least spike tv or something like that. You can't say no one likes anime because if anime came on more than just on saturdays i would watch it ever night and i know a ton of other people that would do the same.
      I've been waiting for a long time for naruto shippuden to be put in english but now that you tell me its going to be on disney i have lost all hope that i'll like it in english. I might as well just stick to watching it in subbed form. Because if they made the show kiddy like they do with every other show its not worth watching in english.
    • me
      i agry wit u 150%... if dey make it kiddy like or any diff i will not watch it gain..even tho it would hurt...
    • justaanimefan
      What I really wanted is for naruto shippuden to be switched over to adult swim, with bleach and the other animes they show. I have nothing against disney but naruto shippuden is more of a older teen to adult program so yes thier will be editing for example chapter 347 were konohamaru does the sexy jutsu that whole part will be different. I think that what disney should have done is take kingdom hearts and turned it in to an animated show since disney characters are all ready there. I love anime because animes tell stories and are not overly censored like some american cartoons are because of parents.
    • sean91
      I am ok with it I am going to watch it just see how it looks
    • Save Anime, Kill Disney
      I've actually watched a very small portion of the first episode and I can honestly say, as a fan of the manga and CN anime, it blows. A lot. I mean A LOT. Totally shifts focus from the original target audience and puts it more towards little brats. It makes me sick whenever good, decent stuff from Japan or wherever is butchered whenever it's ported to the States.
    • Why not sit down to watch an entire episode before forming an opinion instead of pining for Cartoon Network? Are you one of those fans that immediately writes off anything related to Disney because of the image they have?

      Since you didn't even watch a complete episode of Shippuden on the channel, your opinion can't be taken seriously because everything else I've read from other fans (and saw for myself) states the complete opposite of your opinion.
    • dekrypted
      I WATCHED AN ENTIRE EPISODE AND I CAN SAY YOUR COMPLETELY WRONG...
    • Josh
      I think that this change is stupid! Naruto belongs on cartoon network, just like it started, it remained almost exactly the same way it was aired in Japan. I didn't see anything wrong with that, so why change to disney, all that they are going to do is edit the show to the point that no previous fans are going to want to watch it, me included. I really dont care if posting here makes a difference, but I just needed to vent my anger somewhere, I mean really, isnt Disney for little kids? Why didnt they just sick to their normal programming and let CN buy the rights to air Naruto Shippuden? Lile I said, I know for a fact that there will be many people who will not be watching Naruto Shippuden for the simple fact of Disney will slaughter it tothe point that there will be no point of wathing at all.
    • sam
      Yeah Naruto may belong on CN but have you noticed that Toonami is GONE? ALL the anime is almost gone from the channel and they haven't played antyhing new. Doesn't that say something about CN and not Disney? I actually watched a few episodes of Shippuden on XD (last night I stumbled upon it by accident) and I felt that nothing was cut out (from what I recall). If CN wanted Shippuden they would have it.
      I'm actually angrier at CN for cutting off its anime supply out of the blue. A poor choice in my opinion.
    • The problem is that Cartoon Network passed up airing Shippuden because the
      people that run the channel now don't like anime. Disney has cash and wants
      Disney XD to do well because they want more boys buying stuff.
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