The Akatsuki is perhaps the most iconic villain group in all of anime. Kishimoto reveals why he created them in Naruto.

Naruto earned its place amongst Shonen Jump’s Big Three more times than we can count. The shonen franchise that gave anime ...

Far more than just a group of antagonists, the iconic Akatsuki organization from Masashi Kishimoto’s Naruto serves as a ... of leader under the alias of Pain and transformed the Akatsuki into ...

Naruto's villains, barring the series' final adversary, share one fascinating trait that plays into much of their respective ...

As one of the OG big three anime, Naruto isn't afraid of long fights or drawn-out arcs. It is a shonen show that is at its ...