Naruto shippuden episodes episodes season 4

=List of Naruto: Shippuden episodes (season 4)= From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Jump to: navigation, search    The cover of the first volume for season 4 released by Studio Pierrot .The episodes of the fourth season of the anime series  Naruto: Shippuden  are directed by Hayato Date and produced by Studio Pierrot and TV Tokyo. They are based on Part II of the  Naruto  manga series by Masashi Kishimoto. The season follows the return of the criminal organization Akatsuki who are searching for the hosts of the tailed-beasts and their encounter with ninjas from the village Konohagakure. The fourth season was broadcast on TV Tokyo in Japan, between August 21 and December 11, 2008. [1] The season was later released on four DVDs in Japan by Aniplex between January 14 and May 13, 2009. [2]  The season was referred to by these DVDs as the chapter of Immortal Devastators — Hidan and Kakuzu (不死の破壊者、飛段・角都, Fushi no Hakaisha Hidan Kakuzu ?) . [3]

On January 2, 2009 Viz Media and Crunchyroll began providing subtitled Naruto: Shippuden episodes. [4] The English dub aired the series on Disney XD between March 16 and July 23, 2011. [5]  Viz Media released the season in two DVD boxes on April 26, 2011 and July 12, 2011. [6]   [7]   Manga Entertainment also collected it in two DVD boxes with the first one released on July 11, 2011 and the second set to November 7, 2011. [8]   [9]

The opening themes for this season were "Blue Bird" (ブルーバード ?, Burūbādo) by Ikimono-gakari and "Closer" by Joe Inoue, and the ending themes were " Broken Youth " by Nico Touches the Walls and "Long Kiss Good Bye" by Halcali. The second feature movie,  Naruto Shippūden 2: Bonds , which is based on the Naruto: Shippuden series, was released on August 2, 2008. The broadcast versions of episodes 70-73 include scenes from the movie in the opening themes, while still retaining the original music.