The opening and ending theme for the English airing is 'Rise' by Jeremy Sweet and Ian Nickus, with an instrumental version played as the closing theme. The three closing themes are ' Wind' by Akeboshi (used until episode 25), ' Harmonia' by Rythem (used for episodes 26 to 50), and 'Viva Rock' by Orange Range (used for episodes 51 to 57). Sadness Into Kindness) by Little By Little (used for episodes 51 to 57). Far Away) by Asian Kung-Fu Generation (used for episodes 26 to 50), and 'Kanashimi Wo Yasashisa Ni' (悲しみをやさしさに, lit.

The three Japanese opening themes are 'Rocks' ( R★O★C★K★S) by Hound Dog, used for the first twenty-five episodes, ' Haruka Kanata' ( 遥か彼方, lit. Seven pieces of theme music are used for the episodes three opening themes and three closing themes in the Japanese episodes and a single theme for the openings and endings in the English-dubbed version. In 2009, Viz released another two DVD boxes containing episodes 1-25 and 26-52, respectively. The first of these compilations was nominated at the American Anime Awards for best package design. Episodes from this season were later released on nine DVD compilations by Viz Media between Maand February 20, 2007, with two compilations of thirteen and twelve episodes released for the first season. A total of twelve volumes were released by Sony Pictures Entertainment between January 1 and December 3, 2003. In Japan, the season released in both VHS and DVD format. After the 52nd episode, it was removed from the schedule rotation to make room for its successor series, Naruto: Shippuden. The season's first 52 episodes ran on Adult Swim's relaunched Toonami block in a completely uncut format from Decemto November 30, 2013. The English dub ran from Septemto Novemon Cartoon Network's Toonami programming block in the United States and YTV's Bionix programming block in Canada. The first season ran from Octoto Novemon TV Tokyo. Based on Masashi Kishimoto's manga series, the season follows Naruto Uzumaki living in the Hidden Leaf Village, determined to become the next Hokage and gain the respect of the villagers. The first season of the Naruto anime series is directed by Hayato Date, and produced by Pierrot and TV Tokyo.

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