Naruto 20th Anniversary Animate Fair Will Offer New Merchandise

To celebrate the 20th anniversary of the Naruto anime airing on TV, a Naruto Shippuden fair with various characters dressed in Japanese clothing will be held at select Animate stores throughout Japan. The event will be held throughout September 9-24, 2023. Exclusive Naruto merchandise with newly drawn illustrations will be available for purchase as part of the event.

Pre-orders for some of the items are available until July 16, 2023 from the Animate online store. For every pre-order over 1,100 JPY (~$8), a character postcard will be included as a bonus. For purchases over 1,100 JPY at stores, the bonus will be an instant camera-style character illustration.

Here is a list of the Naruto merchandise available for the Animate event:

• Pin badges 550 JPY each (~$3.80)/5,500 JPY for a box (~$38 USD)
• Acrylic nameplate 660 JPY each (~$4.57)/X,X00 JPY for a box (~$45 USD)
• Acrylic card 715 JPY each (~$5)/7,150 JPY for a box (~$49 USD)
• Acrylic stand 880 JPY each (~$6)/8,800 JPY for a box (~$61 USD)
• Set of 2 bromide portraits 385 JPY each (~$2.67)/3,850 JPY for a box (~$26 USD)
• Mini colored paper 550 JPY each (~$3.80)/5,500 JPY for a box (~$38 USD)
• Big acrylic keychain 1,100 JPY each (~$7)
• Big acrylic stand 1.980 JPY each (~$13)
• Extra-large acylic stand 3,300 JPY each (~$23)
• A5 acrylic panel 3,278 JPY each (~$23)
• A3 mat poster 880 JPY each (~$6)
• Character fine graph 14,300 JPY each (~$99)
• Acrylic card (alternate illustration) 715 JPY each (~$5)/6,435 JPY for a box (~$44)
• Set of 2 bromide portraits (alternate illustration) 385 JPY each (~$2.67)/3,465 JPY for a box (~$24)

You can check out the merchandise in more detail here:

And here is the full list of Animate stores included as part of the Naruto Shippuden 20th Anniversary Animate Fair 2023:

• Ikebukuro Main Store
• Sendai Store
• Sapporo Store
• Nagoya Store
• Akihabara Store
• Fukuoka Parco Store
• Osaka Nipponbashi Store
• Yokohama Vivre Store
• Umeda Store

As a reminder, a new Naruto spin-off manga based on Minato will appear on July 2023.

The Naruto Shippuden 20th Anniversary Animate Fair will be held at Animate stores throughout Japan throughout September 9-24, 2023.