New anime about the Uchiha clan is announced at the Jump Festa event this weekend. The featured animated production is based on the novel Itachi Shinden (The True Legend of Itachi), expected to arrive in the spring of next year (2016).
TV Tokyo revealed the title of the anime, called Shinden-hen ~Hikari to Yami~ ( Naruto Shippuden : The True Legend of Itachi Volume ~Light and Darkness~).
Shueisha released author Takashi Yano's Itachi Shinden light novel in two parts. The first The Itachi Shinden: Kōmyō-hen (The True Legend of Itachi: Glory Volume, pictured below left) published on September 4, and the second Itachi Shinden: Anya-hen (The True Legend of Itachi: Dark Night Volume, pictured below right) published on October 2nd.
The first promotional image for the anime with the text “ In Spring 2016, The Arc of Truth Begins.” ” is now available.
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