The former head of Cartoon Network reveals why the Toonami anime block, home to Naruto, DBZ and more, was canceled almost 20 years ago.

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The best filler anime arcs are beloved parts of their franchise that fans didn't know they needed and that many yearn to see become canon.

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Naruto is one of the most iconic and well-recognized names in the anime industry ever. The series, despite having ended over a decade ago, still has a dedicated fanbase all over the world, just ...

Naruto Shippuden has a lot of filler. In fact, there are more than 200 episodes that can be considered filler. That’s almost half of the show’s run, so if you’re someone looking to take in this iconic ...

Based on Masashi Kishimoto’s long-running manga series, Naruto follows a misunderstood adolescent ninja working to clear his name and polish his powers. First hitting screens in 2002, the series has ...

With voiceover pro Joe Cipriano as the announcer and Benztown founder and President Dave “Chachi” Denes as host, the Chachi Loves Everybody podcast has offered behind the scenes looks “on the myths ...

One such example of Kishimoto’s utter mastery of contradiction is on display in this episode, where Naruto first meets his mother, Kushina. It goes without saying that, on the surface, these are ...

I have binged the entire Naruto saga more times than I can count, so trimming thousands of minutes into ten essentials felt like defusing explosive tags with my teeth. My litmus test is simple: I ...

Draft tandem Jeremy Nygaard and JD Cameron team up for a podcast to discuss prospects on their way to the big leagues and the MLB draft, produced by Theo Tollefson. In episode 71 of Destination: The ...

Naruto Uzumaki’s journey isn’t just about chasing after Sasuke or dreaming of becoming Hokage; it’s also about making it through the many, many filler episodes that come along the way. With roughly 40 ...