Naruto: Shippuden season 19
Season adapting the Chūnin Exams arc from Part II of the manga.
The nineteenth season of *Naruto: Shippuden* adapts material from Part II of Masashi Kishimoto's manga, specifically the Chūnin Exams arc (chapters 700+ and the novel adaptation). Hayato Date directed the episodes, with production handled by Pierrot and TV Tokyo. It originally aired between January and May 2015. The English-language broadcast premiered on Adult Swim's Toonami block from June 12 to October 9, 2022. The DVD collection, titled *In Naruto's Footsteps: Friends' Paths*, was released on September 2, 2015. Four musical themes were used: two opening and two ending songs. The first opening, "Silhouette" by Kana-Boon, accompanied episodes 394 through 405, while "Kaze" by Yamazaru played for episodes 406 to 413. The first ending, "Spinning World" by Diana Garnet, ran alongside episodes 394 to 405, and "Kotoba no Iranai Yakusoku" by Sana closed episodes 406 through 413.
Quick Facts
- Num Episodes
- 20
- Network
- TV Tokyo
- First Aired
- 2015-01-08
- Last Aired
- 2015-05-21
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Lore & Background
The nineteenth season of Naruto: Shippuden adapts manga material from Part II, specifically the Chūnin Exams arc (chapters 700+ and the novel adaptation). Directed by Hayato Date and produced by Pierrot and TV Tokyo, the season aired from January to May 2015. It contains twenty episodes, numbered 394 through 413. The season's DVD collection was released on September 2, 2015 under the Japanese title 'ナルト疾風伝 ナルトの背中～仲間の軌跡～' (Naruto Shippuden: In Naruto's Footsteps: Friends' Paths).
Reader's Guide
The season features four musical themes: two openings and two endings. The first opening theme is 'Silhouette' by Kana-Boon (episodes 394–405), and the second is 'Kaze' (Wind) by Yamazaru (episodes 406–413). The first ending theme is 'Spinning World' by Diana Garnet (episodes 394–405), and the second is 'Kotoba no Iranai Yakusoku' (A Promise That Needs No Words) by Sana (episodes 406–413). The season made its English television debut on Adult Swim's Toonami programming block from June 12 to October 9, 2022.
Did You Know?
- The opening theme 'Silhouette' is performed by Kana-Boon for episodes 394 to 405.
- The English television debut aired on Adult Swim's Toonami from June 12 to October 9, 2022.
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