Masashi Kishimoto
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Birth Date 8 Nov 1974
Place of Birth Nagi, Japan
Personal Name Masashi Kishimoto
Also known as
- 岸本斉史
Kishimoto Masashi (岸本 斉史) is a Japanese manga artist and author. He is known for being the creator, writer, and artist behind the NARUTO (1999) manga series; he is also the creator/supervisor of its sequel series BORUTO (2016). NARUTO has seen massive success both in Japan and overseas being one of the most sold manga properties in history with an estimated 250 million copies in circulation as of May 2019.