The Last Naruto the Movie set to be released in December; New designs for Naruto, Sakura, Sai and other characters already released!

By Kara Michelle Sep 26, 2014 07:03 AM EDT

The Last Naruto the Movie set to be released in December; New designs for Naruto, Sakura, Sai and other characters already released!

Anime fans all over the world will be lining up in theatres once again as the tenth full-feature Naruto film, The Last Naruto the Movie, is set to be released on December 6, 2014. Following up on the events that happened in the Road to Ninja Naruto the Movie which was released two years ago, this film will commemorate Naruto's 15th year as a franchise. The film will also make its entry to the Start of the New Era Project or the Naruto Shin Jidai Kaimaku Project.

Announced first during the Jump Fiesta way back in 2012, the Last Naruto the Movie will see Tsuneo Kobayashi wearing the director's cap once again as he collaborates with manga author and character designer Masashi Kishimoto.

Kishimoto hinted earlier that there will be slight variations in designs of the Last Naruto the movie characters and these designs have already been revealed in the 43rd issue of Shueisha's Weekly Shonen Jump magazine. Kishimoto is also going to be supervising the overall story of the film since he is credited with the original story.

The Naruto franchise has grown significantly in popularity ever since the debut of its first full-length feature in Japan in 2004. The franchise has been releasing one full Naruto the movie every year from 2004 to 2012. Its 2012 Road to Ninja Naruto the Movie became the highest grossing movie that the franchise had released due to the phenomenal acceptance by North America and worldwide manga fans.

The Last Naruto the Movie teaser has already been in circulation through the different social media sites and tickets are set to be released this October.