Naruto and Ninkuu Crossover Anime Announced
The Naruto: What’s Next? panel at New York Comic Con 2026 announced on Saturday that a new four-episode crossover anime based on Kishimoto Masashi’s Naruto manga and Kiriyama Kouji’s Ninkuu manga is in the works. The Naruto franchise’s official website also opened a new page with the main cast, staff, theme songs, a teaser visual, and a teaser promotional video.
Cast
| Character | Voice Actor | Notable Role |
|---|---|---|
| Uzumaki Naruto | Takeuchi Junko | Hunter x Hunter |
| Fuusuke | Matsumoto Rica | Pokemon |
| Uchiha Sasuke | Sugiyama Noriaki | Fate/stay night |
| Aicho | Madono Mitsuaki | Bleach |
| Haruno Sakura | Nakamura Chie | Dororo |
| Touji | Kosugi Juurouta | JoJo no Kimyou na Bouken |
| Hatake Kakashi | Inoue Kazuhiko | Natsume Yuujinchou |
| Rihoko | Hayashibara Megumi | Shinseiki Evangelion |
| Hiroyuki | Suzuki Katsumi | InuYasha |
Staff
| Role | Staff | Notable Work |
|---|---|---|
| Director | Abe Noriyuki | Bleach |
| Character Design | Nishio Tetsuya | Naruto |
| Original Concept Cooperation | Hinata Shou | One Piece Novel: A light novel |
| Series Composition | Honda Masaya | Shin Ikkitousen |
| Assistant Director | Fukui Nozomi | Boruto: Naruto Next Generations |
| Art Director | Isshiki Mio | Cool Doji Danshi |
| Director of Photography | Yamada Kazuhiro | Steel Ball Run: JoJo no Kimyou na Bouken |
| Art Design | Ikeda Yuuji | Killing Bites |
| CG Director | Nakajima Yutaka | Gintama’ |
| Color Design | Imamura Tomoe | Boruto: Naruto Next Generations |
| CG Asset Director | Gotou Kazufumi | Bleach: Sennen Kessen-hen CG director |
| Music | Takanashi Yasuharu, -yaiba-, Honma Yuusuke | Fairy Tail, Naruto: Shippuuden, Great Teacher Onizuka |
| Editing | Okazaki Yumika, Morita Seiji | Tougen Anki, Boruto: Naruto Next Generations |
| Sound Director | Nagura Yasushi | Arifureta Shokugyou de Sekai Saikyou |
| Studio | Studio Pierrot |
Theme Songs
Rock band FLOW (Code Geass: Hangyaku no Lelouch) is performing the opening theme GO!!! (20th Anniversary ver.) and the ending theme Viva★Rock.
Long-Delayed Project
The anime project is the long-delayed work originally planned to commemorate the 20th anniversary of the Naruto television anime. It had been scheduled to air for four consecutive weeks beginning in September 2023, but was postponed in August 2023 to improve production quality.
About Ninkuu
Kiriyama Kouji serialized Ninkuu in Weekly Shounen Jump from June 1993 to August 1995. The sequel, Ninkuu: Second Stage – Etonin-hen, ran in Ultra Jump from September 2025 to September 2011.
Studio Pierrot adapted the original manga into a television anime that aired in 55 episodes from January 1995 to February 1996.
About Naruto
Kishimoto Masashi serialized Naruto in Weekly Shounen Jump from September 1999 to November 2014. Shueisha published the 72nd and final volume in February 2015. VIZ Media licensed the manga in English in November 2002 and released the 72nd volume in October 2015.
Boruto: Naruto Next Generations, the sequel manga written by Kodachi Ukyou with illustrations by Ikemoto Mikio, began in Weekly Shounen Jump in May 2016, with Kishimoto serving as supervisor. The manga transferred to V-Jump in 2019. Kishimoto took over the story in November 2020, concluding it in April 2023 after 20 volumes.
Kishimoto resumed the manga under the title Boruto: Two Blue Vortex in August that year, with Ikemoto remaining as the illustrator. Shueisha published the ninth volume on October 2.
The original Naruto television anime aired in 220 episodes from October 2002 to February 2007. The Naruto Shippuden sequel ran for 500 episodes from February 2007 to March 2017.
The Naruto franchise has received 11 anime movies, with the latest, Boruto: Naruto the Movie, premiering in August 2015.
Official Site and Source
Official site: https://naruto-official.com/special/naruto-ninku
Source: Oricon News
The project is listed on MyAnimeList as Naruto x Ninkuu.
