A new anime about the Uchiha clan was announced at this weekend's Jump Festa event. The featured animated series is based on the novel Itachi Shinden (The True Legend of Itachi) and is scheduled for release in spring 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), 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 2.
The first promotional image for the anime with the text “ In Spring 2016, The Truth Arc Begins. ” is now available.
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