The episodes from the eighth season of the anime

Anime

is the Japanese abbreviated pronunciation of "animation". The definition sometimes changes depending on the context. In English-speaking countries, the term most commonly refers to Japanese animated cartoons....

 series Naruto: Shippuden are based on Part II of the Naruto

Naruto

is an ongoing Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Masashi Kishimoto. The plot tells the story of Naruto Uzumaki, an adolescent ninja who constantly searches for recognition and aspires to become the Hokage, the ninja in his village who is acknowledged as the leader and the strongest of...

manga

Manga

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 series by Masashi Kishimoto

Masashi Kishimoto

is a Japanese manga artist, well known for creating the manga series Naruto. His younger twin brother, Seishi Kishimoto, is also a manga artist and creator of the manga series 666 Satan and Blazer Drive...

. The episodes are directed by Hayato Date and produced by Studio Pierrot

Studio Pierrot

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 and TV Tokyo

TV Tokyo

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. The eighth season began airing on March 25, 2010 on TV Tokyo

TV Tokyo

is a television station headquartered in Toranomon, Minato, Tokyo, Japan. Also known as , a blend of "terebi" and "Tokyo", it is the key station of TX Network. It is one of the major Tokyo television stations, particularly specializing in anime...

 in Japan and finished airing on August 26, 2010. They are centered around on Konohagakure invasion by Pain, leader of the criminal organization Akatsuki wishing to kidnap Naruto Uzumaki

Naruto Uzumaki

is a fictional character in the anime and manga franchise Naruto created by Masashi Kishimoto. The main protagonist and titular character of the series, he is a ninja affiliated with the fictional village of Konohagakure. The villagers ostracize Naruto because the Nine-Tailed Demon Fox, a...

, the host of the powerful Nine-Tailed Demon Fox. The season is referred to by its DVDs as the chapter of . Aniplex

Aniplex

, formerly known as Sony Pictures Entertainment Visual Works Inc. and Sony Music Entertainment Visual Works Inc., is a Japanese anime and music production and distribution enterprise owned by Sony Music Entertainment Japan and established in January 1997...

 released the six volumes between October 6, 2010 and March 2, 2011. While the volumes contains all the episodes, episodes 170-171 were skipped to the sixth volume.

On January 2, 2009 Viz Media

VIZ Media

VIZ Media, LLC, headquartered in San Francisco, is an anime, manga, and Japanese entertainment company. It was founded in 1986 as VIZ LLC. In 2005, VIZ LLC and ShoPro Entertainment merged to form the current VIZ Media LLC, which is jointly owned by Japanese publishers Shogakukan and Shueisha, and...

 and Crunchyroll

Crunchyroll

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 began providing subtitled

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 Naruto: Shippuden episodes. While the series premiered in the United States on Disney XD

Disney XD

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 during 2009, this season has yet to start airing.

This season contains five musical themes: "Sign" by Flow

Flow (band)

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 is used as the opening theme until episode 153, where it was replaced by by Motohiro Hata

Motohiro Hata

is a Japanese singer-songwriter. He debuted under the major label BMG Japan in 2006 with the single .- Biography :Hata is the youngest of three brothers. He moved to Yokohama when he was 2. He began playing guitar at 3, after his eldest brother got 3,000 yen from a friend...

. "For You" by Azu

Azu

Azu is a Japanese R&B singer. She is well known for her collaborations with rapper Seamo, such as her first major release, the leading track from Seamo's second album Live Goes On, "Kokoro no Koe."-Biography:...

 is used as the ending theme until episode 153, when it was replaced by by OreSkaBand until episode 166, where it was replaced by by Supercell

Supercell (band)

Supercell is a Japanese 11-member music group led by composer and lyricist Ryo which formed in 2007 as a dōjin music group. Supercell started out by making use of the Hatsune Miku singing synthesizer to produce vocals for songs submitted to the Nico Nico Douga video sharing website...

. The fourth feature movie, Naruto Shippūden The Movie: The Lost Tower, which is based on the Naruto: Shippuden series, was released on July 31, 2010. The broadcast versions of episodes 172 to 175 include scenes from the movie in the opening themes, while still retaining the music "Tōmei Datta Sekai".

Episode Listing

No.	Title	Original airdate	English airdate