Masashi Kishimoto nos EUA em Outubro

Fonte: saiyanisland e animenewsnetwork

A Viz Media, via Weekly Shonen Jump (edição americana), anunciou que o criador do mangá Naruto, Masashi Kishimoto, virá a New York Comic Con este ano. Ele fará parte de dois painéis, de 8 a 10 de outubro, além de sessões de autógrafos, de 8 a 11 de outubro no Javits Center, e de 05 a 11 de outubro no Kinokuniya Bookstore e Barnes & Noble, no evento New York Super Week.

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ReedPOP, the world’s largest producer of pop culture events and producers of New York Comic Con, today announced that renowned manga artist Masashi Kishimoto, creator of Naruto, one of the most successful manga properties on the planet, will be appearing at New York Comic Con and New York Super Week. In what will be his first ever international appearance outside of Japan, Kishimoto will take part in two panels and multiple autograph sessions, giving fans unprecedented access. His panels will take place on Thursday, October 8 and Saturday, October 10 during New York Comic Con. He will also host autograph sessions at Kinokuniya Bookstore and Barnes & Noble as part of New York Super Week. Masashi Kishimoto is appearing at New York Comic Con with the support of VIZ Media.

Kishimoto was born in 1974 in rural Okayama Prefecture, Japan. His first version of Naruto, drawn in 1997, was a one-shot story about fox spirits; his final version, which debuted in Weekly Shonen Jump in 1999, quickly became the most popular ninja manga in the world. The series spawned multiple anime series, movies, novels, video games and more. Having concluded the series in late 2014, he has kept himself busy with the sidestory Naruto: The Seventh Hokage and the Scarlet Spring and with writing the story for the latest Naruto movie, both of which will focus on the title character’s son, Boruto. Naruto is published in North America by VIZ Media.

“Kishimoto is one of the biggest names in manga and a major influence on artists across the globe,” said Lance Fensterman, global senior vice president of ReedPOP. “We’re thrilled to have him added to our lineup this year and think fans are going to love the chance to get close to an icon.”

Kishimoto concluiu o mangá de Naruto em novembro de 2014, após 15 anos de serialização. O spin-off "Naruto Gaiden: O Sétimo Hokage e o Mês da Primavera Escarlate" foi lançado em 27 de abril de 2015. "Boruto -Naruto the Movie-", que dará sequência a nova geração, tem estreia para 07 de agosto de 2015.