The series is being released to Region 2 DVD in Japan with four or five episodes per disc. Beginning in October 2009, the English dub of Naruto: Shippuden will air weekly on Disney XD.
The uploaded episodes include both previously released episodes and the new episodes from Japan. Viz began streaming English subtitled episodes on Januon their official website for the series. Each streamed episode is be made available online within an hour of its Japanese premiere and include English subtitles. Beginning January 8, 2009, TV Tokyo began broadcasting new episodes via internet streaming directly to monthly subscribers. ABS-CBN has initially aired the first 40 episodes of Naruto: Shippuden until March 19, 2008. ABS-CBN is the first TV network (TV network outside Japan) to broadcast Naruto: Shippuden. It is developed by Studio Pierrot and directed by Hayato Date. The TV adaptation of Naruto: Shippuden debuted in Japan on Februon TV Tokyo. “Naruto: Hurricane Chronicles”) is the ongoing sequel to the original Naruto anime and covers the Naruto manga from volume twenty-eight on. Naruto: Shippuden (ナルト 疾風伝, Naruto Shippūden?, lit.
