Masashi Kishimoto manga in English: every series and where to start

Masashi Kishimoto has 3 series with English volumes. 2 are already complete in English. The other one is still coming out. Below is where each one stands as of October 2026. His full list lives on the Masashi Kishimoto creator page.

Naruto

This is the most popular of his series and the place most fans know him from. Naruto follows Naruto Uzumaki. He is a loud orphan at the ninja academy in the Hidden Leaf Village. Most of the adults there treat him with cold contempt. He has no idea why.

Kishimoto did the story and the art. It is his work from the first page to the last.

The genres are action, adventure and supernatural. The themes are ninja, coming of age, found family and super power.

Naruto is finished in Japan at 72 volumes. All 72 are out in English. The series is complete in English and no further volume is due. With 72 volumes it is the longest of his series in English.

Boruto: Naruto Next Generations

Years have passed since the original Naruto story when Boruto: Naruto Next Generations begins. Naruto Uzumaki is now the Seventh Hokage.

Kishimoto is credited with the story here. The series lists three authors: Masashi Kishimoto, Ukyou Kodachi and Mikio Ikemoto.

It keeps the action, adventure and supernatural genres. Ninja and super power are still among the themes. Aliens and cyborgs join them.

This one is finished in Japan with 20 volumes. English has caught up. All 20 volumes are out and the series is complete in English.

Boruto: Two Blue Vortex

The only series on this list still running is Boruto: Two Blue Vortex. Its genres are action, adventure, fantasy and supernatural. Its themes are memory manipulation, super power, ninja and aliens.

Mikio Ikemoto and Masashi Kishimoto are the authors. Kishimoto's credit is for the story.

The series is still releasing in Japan. Japan has 8 volumes so far. English has 6. That puts the English release two volumes behind. The next one is Volume 7 from VIZ Media on 2 March 2027.

Where a new reader should start

The numbers make this simple. Here is how the three series compare in English.

• Boruto: Naruto Next Generations: 20 volumes and complete in English.
• Naruto: 72 volumes and complete in English.
• Boruto: Two Blue Vortex: 6 of 8 volumes out in English and still releasing.

Boruto: Naruto Next Generations is the easiest start. It is the shortest series that is complete in English. You can read all 20 volumes without waiting for anything.

Naruto is the other complete pick. It is much longer at 72 volumes. It is also the only one where Kishimoto did both story and art. The Boruto: Naruto Next Generations story picks up years after Naruto. A reader who wants that background first can begin with Naruto instead.

Boruto: Two Blue Vortex is the one to save for later. It is still coming out in Japan and in English. Volume 7 on 2 March 2027 is the next stop in English.