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Naruto Spinoff Itachi Shinden-hen Hits Japanese TV In March 2016

Written By Samantha Ferreira

It’s time to pass the baton to a new Hokage.

The latest issue of Shueisha’s Weekly Shonen Jump magazine revealed that Naruto spinoff Itachi Shinden (The True Legend of Itachi) will hit Japanese airwaves in March 2016.

The series was first unveiled earlier this month under the title Naruto Shippūden: Itachi Shinden-hen ~Hikari to Yami~ (Naruto Shippuden: The True Legend of Itachi ~Light and Darkness Chapters~). The seires will adapt a pair of novels by Takashi Yano: Itachi Shinden: Kōmyō-hen (The True Legend of Itachi: Glory Chapter) and Itachi Shinden: Anya-hen (The True Legend of Itachi: Dark Night Chapter).

As of press time, cast and crew details on the series are still unknown. TV Tokyo released a visual for the project, which contains the tagline “In Spring 2016, the True Arc Begins.”

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Source: Anime News Network

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Samantha Ferreira

Samantha Ferreira is Anime Herald’s founder and editor-in-chief. A Rhode Island native, Samantha has been an anime fan since 1992, and an active member of the anime press since 2002, when she began working as a reviewer for Anime Dream. She launched Anime Herald in 2010, and continues to oversee its operations to this day. Outside of journalism, Samantha actively studies the history of the North American anime fandom and industry, with a particular focus on the 2000s anime boom and bust. She’s a huge fan of all things Sakura Wars, and maintains series fansite Combat Revue Review when she has free time available. When not in the Anime Herald Discord, Samantha can typically be found on Bluesky.

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