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Naruto: The Lost Story - Mission: Protect the Waterfall Village

Score

6.4 / 10

Status

Finished Airing

Episodes

1

Studio

Studio Pierrot

Naruto: The Lost Story - Mission: Protect the Waterfall Village

Also known as 滝隠れの死闘 オレが英雄だってばよ! | NARUTO: Takigakure no Shitou - Ore ga Eiyuu Dattebayo!

SpecialWinter 2003Source MangaPG-13 - Teens 13 or older
ActionAdventureComedyFantasy

6.4/10

Community score

#6077

Rank

95.9K

Members

132

Favorites

Synopsis

A routine rank-C mission turned into a full-blown battle as the Hidden Fall village is attacked by enemy ninjas. Now Naruto, Sasuke and Sakura must help the leader of the Hidden Fall, Shibuki, protect his village and show him what being a hero is all about.

(Source: Anime News Network)

Production Notes

Naruto: Takigakure no Shitou - Ore ga Eiyuu Dattebayo! is the first series' second OVA set in between the "Prologue—Land Of Waves" and "Chunin Exams" arcs, or from episodes 19 to 20 respectively. The English version was made available on DVD on May 19, 2007 in Canada and on June 12, 2007 in the USA, three years after the OVA's release in Japan. In North America, the DVD was accessible both individually or as a combo pack with the manga's first volume. As part of the two specials that were only shown at the annual Shonen Jump Festival in Japan, the spin-off was included in Madman Entertainment's Naruto Jump Festa Collection released in 2008. Naruto: Takigakure no Shitou - Ore ga Eiyuu Dattebayo! has an animanga adaptation issued exclusively in Japan on May 2, 2005.

Theme Songs

Openings

"Rise" by Jeremy Sweet & Ian Nickus (English Version)

Endings

"Naruto Main Theme" by Toshiro Masuda

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Related Titles

Adaptation

Naruto: Takigakure no Shitou Ore ga Hero dattebayo!

manga

Parent Story

Naruto

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Quick Facts

FormatSpecial
Episodes1
Duration40 min
SourceManga
RatingPG-13 - Teens 13 or older
SeasonWinter 2003
AiredDec 20, 2003
StatusFinished Airing
Recommended
Monetizing Content

Ranking And Reach

Popularity#2466
Scored by52.7K
BroadcastUnknown
ApprovedYes

Title Variants

English title

Naruto: The Lost Story - Mission: Protect the Waterfall Village

Romaji title

NARUTO: Takigakure no Shitou - Ore ga Eiyuu Dattebayo!

Japanese title

滝隠れの死闘 オレが英雄だってばよ!

Synonyms

Battle at Hidden Falls. I am the Hero!, Naruto OVA 2, Naruto: Jump Festa 2004, Naruto: Takigakure no Shitou - Ore ga Eiyuu Dattebayo!

Production Team

Main studio

Studio Pierrot

Producers

Unknown

Licensors

VIZ Media

Japanese title

滝隠れの死闘 オレが英雄だってばよ!

Themes And Audience

Martial ArtsShounen