Naruto unveils Project Rasengan, new anime and Kishimoto manga at NYCC
The gist
Naruto's Project Rasengan, a three-year 2027–2029 expansion, was unveiled at New York Comic Con.
It brings a new anime, a Kishimoto manga and a card game to a franchise idle since Boruto's hiatus.
How it unfolded
- date unknownThe official Naruto website announced plans to reveal world-premiere information about a completely new Naruto anime at NYCC 2026.
- date unknownThe anniversary episodes were originally set to premiere in 2023 but went on indefinite hiatus days before release, with the production committee citing animation quality improvement.
- Oct 2026Project Rasengan is officially unveiled at New York Comic Con, a three-year 2027–2029 initiative including a new anime, a new manga, a trading card game, the global release of Naruto Mobile and a rumored anime film.