Viz Media has done a couple of these before but I do find them curious pieces worth talking about. With the upcoming release of the 19th installment of Naruto: Shippuden on DVD, they have a new preorder reminder for folks to get out there and do it. It runs just twelve seconds, doesn’t show anything from the show, but serves as a reminder – preorders are important. While retailers order based on their estimates using previous releases and general interest, they don’t capture it all and preorders help to define how many get made. So get in a preorder if you can for a show you really want to see.
We’re still behind by about a hundred episodes or so but it’s definitely closer than it used to be with this set in terms of catching up. Set for release on July 8th, 2014 for $44.82, Viz Media has unveiled the packaging design for the release that will bring out episodes 232 through 244 and will include storyboards and the clean opening and closing as extras. We still don’t count English language credits as extras.
Plot concept: As the Leaf Village prepares for war, each shinobi and clan must contemplate the role they will play in the battles to come. While Naruto’s peers seek training from surprising sources, Naruto himself must confront both his biggest weakness and greatest strength: the Nine-Tailed Fox.
To reach optimum power, Naruto must learn to control the beast within him, so he seeks help from the one person who has mastered just that, Killer Bee! But the Jinchuriki of Eight Tails wants nothing to do with training Naruto!
Contains episodes 232-244.