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Season of television series

Naruto: Shippuden

Season 2 Cover
Country of origin Japan
No. of episodes 21
Original network TV Tokyo
Original release November 8, 2007 (2007-11-08) –
April 3, 2008 (2008-04-03)
List of episodes

The second season of the Naruto: Shippuden anime series is directed by Hayato Date, and produced by Pierrot and TV Tokyo. They are based on Part II for Masashi Kishimoto’s manga series.[1] Titled Long-Awaited Reunion (遥かなる再会, Harukanaru Saikai),[2] the season follows Naruto Uzumaki and his friends attempting to reason with Sasuke Uchiha. The second season aired from November 2007 to April 2008 on TV Tokyo.[3][4] It was also released on DVD in Japan over five discs between April 8 and August 8, 2008 by Aniplex.[2]

Naruto Shippuden premiered in the United States in Disney XD in late 2009,[5] with these episodes airing between April 2 and October 27, 2010.[6] The season ran on Adult Swim’s Toonami programming block from August 17, 2014 to February 8, 2015.

The season was collected in five DVD volumes by Viz Media from April 6 to August 10, 2010.[7][8] It was also compiled in two DVD boxes alongside the first season’s last episodes on August 3 and October 19, 2010.[9][10] In the United Kingdom, Manga Entertainment released it in three volumes from October 10, 2010 to May 16, 2011,[11][12] while it was also part of a DVD box released on March 7, 2011.[13]

The season uses three musical themes for one opening theme and two ending themes. The opening theme for this season is “Distance” by Long Shot Party. The ending themes are “Kimi Monogatari” (キミモノガタリ, “Your Story”) by Little by Little, which is used for episodes 31 to 41, and “Mezamero! Yasei” (目覚めろ!野性, “Awaken! Wild”) by Matchy with Question?, which is used from episodes 42 to 53.

Episode list[edit]

Home releases[edit]

Japanese[edit]

Volume Date Discs Episodes Reference
1 April 2, 2008 1 33–36 [15]
2 May 9, 2008 1 37–40 [15]
3 June 4, 2008 1 41–44 [15]
4 July 2, 2008 1 45–48 [15]
5 August 6, 2008 1 49–53 [15]

English[edit]

Viz Media (North America, Region 1 DVD singles)
Volume Date Discs Episodes Reference
8 April 6, 2010 1 31–34 [7]
9 May 18, 2010 1 35–39 [16]
10 June 1, 2010 1 40–43 [17]
11 July 13, 2010 1 44–48 [18]
12 August 10, 2010 1 49–53 [8]
Viz Media (North America, Region 1 DVD box sets)
Box set Date Discs Episodes Reference
3 August 3, 2010 3 27–39 [9]
4 October 19, 2010 3 40–53 [10]
Manga Entertainment (United Kingdom, Region 2 single volumes)
Volume Date Discs Episodes Reference
3 October 10, 2010 2 27–39 [19]
4 December 27, 2010 2 40–52 [20]
5 May 16, 2011 53–65 [21]
Manga Entertainment (United Kingdom, Region 2 box sets)
Box Set Date Discs Episodes Reference
1 March 7, 2011 8 1–52 [22]
2 June 4, 2012 8 53–100 [23]
Madman Entertainment (Australia/New Zealand, Region 4)
Collection Date Discs Episodes Reference
3 September 1, 2010 2 27–39 [24]
4 November 3, 2010 2 40–52 [25]
5 February 16, 2011 2 53–65 [26]

References[edit]

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  1. ^ スタッフ・キャスト [Staff.Cast] (in Japanese). TV Tokyo. Retrieved October 28, 2011.
  2. ^ a b “NARUTO-ナルト- 疾風伝 遥かなる再会の章” (in Japanese). TV Tokyo. Retrieved 2009-05-09.
  3. ^ “Naruto: Shippuden episodes from 2007” (in Japanese). TV Tokyo. Archived from the original on 2009-06-23. Retrieved 2009-06-22.
  4. ^ “Naruto: Shippuden episodes from 2008” (in Japanese). TV Tokyo. Archived from the original on 2009-12-13. Retrieved 2009-06-22.
  5. ^ “Naruto Shippūden to Debut on Disney XD on October 28”. Anime News Network. October 20, 2009. Retrieved October 28, 2011.
  6. ^ “Naruto Shippuden Disney XD schedule”. toonzone. Retrieved December 11, 2009.
  7. ^ a b “Naruto Shippuden, Vol. 8 (DVD)”. Amazon.com. Archived from the original on August 25, 2016.
  8. ^ a b “Naruto Shippuden, Vol. 12 (DVD)”. Viz Media. Archived from the original on March 30, 2012.
  9. ^ a b “Naruto Shippuden Uncut, Vol. 3 (DVD Box Set)”. Viz Media. Archived from the original on April 13, 2016.
  10. ^ a b “Naruto Shippuden Uncut, Vol. 4 (DVD Box Set)”. Viz Media. Archived from the original on July 4, 2016.
  11. ^ “Naruto Shippuden Box Set 3 DVD”. Amazon.com. Retrieved October 11, 2011.
  12. ^ “Naruto Shippuden Box Set 5 DVD”. Amazon.com. Retrieved October 11, 2011.
  13. ^ “Naruto Shippuden – Series 1”. Amazon.com. Retrieved October 11, 2011.
  14. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u “Naruto Shippuden Disney XD schedule”. toonzone.com. December 11, 2009. Archived from the original on March 19, 2012. Retrieved July 11, 2013.
  15. ^ a b c d e “遥かなる再会の章 – TV DVD – NARUTO-ナルト- 疾風伝 – アニプレックス” (in Japanese). Aniplex. Archived from the original on August 12, 2016.
  16. ^ “Naruto Shippuden, Vol. 9 (DVD)”. Amazon.com. Archived from the original on August 25, 2016.
  17. ^ “Naruto Shippuden, Vol. 10 (DVD)”. Viz Media. Archived from the original on February 27, 2017.
  18. ^ “Naruto Shippuden, Vol. 11 (DVD)”. Barnes & Noble. Archived from the original on February 27, 2017.
  19. ^ “Naruto – Shippuden: Collection – Volume 3 – DVD”. Xtra-vision. Archived from the original on March 1, 2017.
  20. ^ “Naruto – Shippuden: Collection – Volume 4 – DVD”. Xtra-vision. Archived from the original on March 1, 2017.
  21. ^ “Naruto – Shippuden: Collection – Volume 5 – DVD”. Xtra-vision. Archived from the original on March 1, 2017.
  22. ^ “Naruto Shippuden – Series 1 [DVD] [2007]”. Amazon.com.
  23. ^ “Naruto Shippuden – Series 2 [DVD]”. Amazon.com. Archived from the original on March 1, 2017.
  24. ^ “Naruto Shippuden Collection (Eps 27-39)”. Madman Entertainment. Archived from the original on January 19, 2016.
  25. ^ “Naruto Shippuden Collection 04 (Eps 40-52) – DVD”. Madman Entertainment. Archived from the original on March 22, 2016.
  26. ^ “Naruto Shippuden Collection 05 (Eps 53-65) – DVD”. Madman Entertainment. Archived from the original on January 7, 2016.