NARUTO
72 volumes, one complete story — and every way to own it · Comic King, Edmonton
Naruto — The Complete Comic King Guide
Naruto is the series that taught a generation what manga was — Masashi Kishimoto's 72-volume story of the loudest orphan in the Hidden Leaf Village, told from academy dropout to the end of a war, and finished on purpose. For a huge number of readers it was the first manga they ever owned, and now it is the one they hand to their kids. This page is the whole shelf: the run arc by arc, what Shippuden and Boruto actually mean, and which of the three formats is right for you. Comic King carries Naruto — and if a volume is not on the shelf, we can special-order manga on request.
Quick Facts
Creator: Masashi Kishimoto
Publisher (English): VIZ Media (Shonen Jump).
The run: COMPLETE — 72 volumes, beginning to end. One story, finished.
Where to start: Volume 1 — or 3-in-1 Volume 1, which collects the first three at once.
What 'Shippuden' means: The anime's name for the time-skip half — the MANGA is all just 'Naruto' (see below).
Age guidance: Teen — ninja action, real stakes, sitting near Demon Slayer on our maturity ladder.
Naruto, Shippuden, Boruto — the Names, Explained
This is the counter's most-asked Naruto question, and it has a clean answer. Naruto the manga is a single 72-volume series — that is the whole story, and it is complete. Shippuden is not a separate manga: it is the ANIME's title for the second half, after the time-skip, which in print is simply volumes 28 onward of the same run. So if someone asks for 'Shippuden manga,' they want Naruto volume 28 and up. Boruto is the genuine sequel series — Naruto's son, a new generation, primarily drawn by other hands with Kishimoto's involvement — and it is its own separate run with its own volume 1, continuing today. Read Naruto first: Boruto assumes you know everything. Anything else you have heard about numbering is noise, and we are happy to untangle it in person.
The Run, Arc by Arc
Reading order is simply volume order, 1 through 72 — no side novels or films required. The story is entirely self-contained.
Three Formats — Which One Should You Buy?
The honest guidance: buying in for the first time, take the 3-in-1s. Completing a run you started years ago, stay in standard volumes so your shelf matches. Buying a gift, box set. All three are special-orderable when the shelf is between copies.
The Generational Handoff
Naruto occupies a spot no other title on our wall does: it is old enough that the people who read it as teenagers are now buying it for their own kids. That makes it the store's most common 'first manga for a young reader' purchase after Spy x Family, and it holds up — the early volumes are still a perfect on-ramp, and a parent who reads along gets their own nostalgia hit. If you are the parent in that scenario, start them on 3-in-1 volume 1 and prepare to lose an evening.
The Collector Layer — the Honest Version
Naruto printed in staggering quantities across two decades, so standard volumes are plentiful and this is not a speculation title. Two honest exceptions: early first printings of volume 1 from the original English run carry a genuine collector premium, and out-of-print box set configurations occasionally get scarce between reissues. Everything else here is a reading purchase — which, at 72 volumes of payoff, is the right way to buy it anyway.
Naruto on Screen — the Standing Pattern
Naruto's screen life never really stops — the original series, the time-skip continuation, films and the sequel generation all circulate constantly, and each wave sends the same two groups to the wall: brand-new readers wanting volume 1, and lifelong fans deciding it is finally time to own the run in print. Whenever a new Naruto-universe project surfaces, the manga is where the complete, uncut version has always been. Tell us where you left off on screen and we will place you on the right volume.
FAQ — Straight Answers
Is Naruto Shippuden a different manga?
No. Shippuden is the anime's name for the story after the time-skip — in print it is simply Naruto volumes 28 and onward, part of the same 72-volume series. There is no separate 'Shippuden manga' to buy; if that is what you are after, you want volume 28 up.
Do I need to read Boruto?
Only if you want more. Boruto is a genuine sequel series following Naruto's son, with its own volume 1 and its own ongoing run — but Naruto's 72 volumes tell a complete story with a real ending. Read Naruto first regardless; Boruto assumes you know all of it.
Should I buy Naruto in 3-in-1 editions or single volumes?
For a first-time read, the 3-in-1 omnibus editions are the better buy — three volumes per book means the whole series fits in roughly two dozen books, at less cost per page and far less shelf space. Stick with single volumes if you are completing a run you already own, and consider the box sets if it is a gift.