Masashi Kishimoto’s epic story of one of the most popular anime series of all time, Naruto, concentrates on the life of its main character Naruto, and his challenges. The plot recounts his journey from being one of the most despised people in the village to becoming the Hokage. Kishimoto completed the plot in roughly 12000 pages and 700 episodes, making it one of the longest anime series of all time. The story has not only inspired the fans but also other mangakas for their works.
Making a storyline that is so big and filled with so many epic characters takes a lot of effort and mental pressure that can’t be handled by anyone easily. But Kishimoto has done an epic job in making each character special with a background and proper story. However, after 1200 pages he doesn’t remember most of the scenes he drew.
Masashi Kishimoto Can’t Remember Most of the Scenes
During an interview in 2015 by Apple – Meet The Creator, Kishimoto was asked how he kept the story straight for as many years as the story and how he remembers every aspect of the series. Kishimoto stated that he doesn’t keep all in his head and he feels like he has forgotten most of the characters and their stories. He said:
“So Actually I don’t know if I do keep it all in my head. I feel like I have forgotten more than I have stored. I remember a lot of dramatic scenes I have drawn or like the splash scenes and I remember in particular there was one blank page that I once had and that I remember as well.”
He said that he remembers most of the dramatic or climactic scenes and the one aspect of the manga that he does remember was drawing a blank page once.
Masashi Kishimoto’s Pattern of Making A Story Panel
Kishimoto also explained that he tries to keep the panel simple and easy not only for him but also for his fans abroad as the reading pattern and order are very different everywhere else. He said:
“In terms of the overall panel layout, I try to keep it simple, especially after hearing about all my fans abroad, mainly because the reading order is different in Japan versus abroad. Something really interesting and very important to me is to maintain a proper background perspective and character perspective so everything looks real when you look at it.”
Kishimoto started his work 24 years ago and even after it ended, fans still love the series so much that it has been one of the biggest anime series ever created and holds the mantle of the big three with two other anime series.
