Narutoended over 10 years ago, but is still an incredibly popular series. Its legacy lives on with the official sequel,Boruto. WhileBorutomay not appeal to manyNarutofans, it has manage to establish a solid fan base, and it seems to be growing even more popular now.
One of the reasonsNarutohas remained popular even after both the manga and the anime have concluded is probably its easy availability on many popular streaming services. As a series gets older, availability tends to become more difficult. However, asNarutogot older, it became even easier to find. Today, it may even be available on services that don’t offer too many anime options.
Naruto’s Special Surprise on Google
The official website was recently updated with news:Narutohas partnered with Google to celebrate its 24th anniversary— celebrations officially started on July 04, 2025 (exactly 25 years after the first manga chapter are published) and will probably last around September 2025.
According to the website, there is an Easter egg on Google for those who search for “Naruto”. Fans quickly discovered it and posted on social media about it. Basically, you may watch a 2D “Naruto run” animation when clicking on Konoha’s icon:
There is no information about how long this Easter egg will be available on the search engine.
Naruto’s 4 Upcoming Special Episode Release Window
As part of the celebrations for the 20th anniversary of theNarutoanime (2002-2017, includingShippuden), four special episodes were first announced to be released in September 2023. The first promotional images suggested that they would take place duringNaruto, and notNaruto Shippuden. However, they were postponed, andno new release date has even been officially announced.Back then, little promotional stuff was being shared, so some speculated that they wanted more time to properly promote the show.
As we are currently on the 25th anniversary of the franchise, many expected them to be released later this year. There have been rumors suggestingan “early 2025” release— these rumors are actually basedon documents from TV Tokyo. These episodes will besupervised by creator Masashi Kishimoto. As Studio Pierrot will be at AnimeJapan 2025 in late March, some hope that at least new information will be shared at the event.
The collab with Google shows that right holders are still investing in marketing the franchise, so it could be part of the preparations for the new episodes. Fans are also expecting these episodes to be streamed internationally, and probably all the major players have been trying to negotiate the miniseries. Back in 2023, French distributor ADN was the only one to announce the acquisition of the series (only in France). After finishingBleach: A Thousand-Year Blood Warand airing this newNarutocontent, there is also a good chance that Pierrot willturn its focus back toBoruto.
NarutoandNaruto Shippudenare available on Crunchyroll, Hulu, Netflix and several other streaming services.
