A new anime about the Uchiha clan was announced at the Jump Festa event this weekend. The featured animated production is based on the novel Itachi Shinden (The True Legend of Itachi), and is expected to premiere 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 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), was published on September 4th, and the second, Itachi Shinden: Anya-hen (The True Legend of Itachi: Dark Night Volume, pictured below right), was published on October 2nd.
The first promotional image for the anime, featuring the text " In Spring 2016, the Truth Arc begins, " is now available.
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