Bandai and Tamashii Nations announced that an SH Figuarts line of Naruto figures based on Narutop 99 character poll winners will appear. At the moment, only a Naruto Uzumaki figure is confirmed. It also appeared at Anime Expo 2023. There’s no release window for it yet.
Here’s the official announcement:
『NARUTO-ナルト-』シリーズの全世界キャラクター人気投票『#NARUTOP99』を記念したS.H.Figuartsラインナップが企画進行中！#AX2023 では「うずまきナルト」の監修中試作品を初お披露目しました。続報にご期待ください！
▽『NARUTOP99』公式ページhttps://t.co/oPWgexqIYP#t_shf #NARUTO #ナルト pic.twitter.com/ekTYpsRu92
— 魂ネイションズ公式 (@t_features) July 6, 2023
As we do know the identities of the top characters in the poll, that could act as a hint as to which characters could appear in this line. The top 10 most popular characters worldwide were Minato Namikaze, Itachi Uchiha, Sakura Haruno, Shisui Uchiha, Kakashi Hatake, Naruto, Sakumo Hatake, Sasuke Uchiha, Madara Uchiha, and Hinata Hyuga. Some of these already appeared as SH Figuarts characters before, such as Naruto, Sasuke, and Kakashi.
This wasn’t the only kind of recent Naruto announcement tied to more classic entries, rather than Boruto. Viz Media announced a release date for the Naruto Shippuden Blu-ray box set. It also confirmed the character poll winner Minato’s one-shot manga will appear worldwide following its Japanese release in July 2023.
There’s no release date for the Narutop 99 character poll Naruto SH Figuarts figures yet. The anime (and Boruto) are streaming on Crunchyroll, while Viz Media handles North American releases of manga and books tied to the series.
