Naruto is now in the midst of celebrating the 20th Anniversary of its original anime adaptation’s release, and to help celebrate the big occasion the original creator behind it all has gone all the way back to the beginning to recreate one of its most famous covers! Naruto has come a long way since it first hit the pages of Shueisha’s Weekly Shonen Jump magazine, and it’s a much different franchise now than it ever has been. That’s why looking back at it all has been very eye-opening for fans who have been sticking with the series for all this time.

#最強ジャンプ 2月特大号 ⇆週刊少年ジャンプ1999年43号1/4(水)発売の最強ジャンプの表紙は岸本斉史先生描き下ろし!「NARUTO」1話掲載時のジャンプ表紙をリメイクしています。さらに付録のペーパースタンドも岸本先生による描き下ろしとなっています!! 発売をお楽しみに!#ジャンプフェスタ pic.twitter.com/zYEYw01WHt