Three official artbooks based on theNaruto series have been released. The first two, titled Art Collection: Uzumaki, and Illustration Collection: Naruto, were released in Japan in 2004 and 2009, with North American editions following in 2007 and 2010 respectively.[152][153][154][155] The third artbook Illustration Collection: Naruto Uzumaki, was published in 2015 in Japan and later the same year in North America;[156][157] it contains artwork originally on Shonen Jump comic covers. It has no text except a brief commentary by Kishimoto about his favorite artworks.[158] An interactive coloring book called Paint Jump: Art of Naruto was released in 2008.[159] An unreleased artbook titled Naruto Exhibition Official Guest Book by Masashi Kishimoto was given to those who attended the Naruto art exhibition at the Mori Art Museum on April 25, 2015.[160]
Four guidebooks titled First Official Data Book through Fourth Official Data Bookhave been released; the first two cover Part I of the manga, and were released in 2002 and 2005; the third and fourth volumes appeared in 2008 and 2014[161][162][163] These books contain character profiles, Jutsu guides, and drafts by Kishimoto.[164] For the anime, a series of guidebooks called Naruto Anime Profiles was released. These books contain information about the production of the anime episodes and explanations of the characters' designs.[165] A manga fan book titledSecret: Writings from the Warriors Official Fanbook appeared in 2002,[166]and another fan book was released to commemorate the series' 10th anniversary, including illustrations of Naruto Uzumaki by other manga artists, a novel, Kishimoto's one-shot titledKarakuri, and an interview between Kishimoto and Yoshihiro Togashi.[167]
