Naruto is a cartoon.
An is a Japanese hand-drawn or computer animation . Outside Japan , anime is used to refer specifically to animation from Japan or as a Japanese-disseminated animation style often characterized by colorful graphics , vibrant characters and fantastical themes . are comics created in Japan or by creators in the Japanese language , conforming to a style developed in Japan in the late 19th century . is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Masashi Kishimoto . In the comic book publishing industry , a one-shot is a comic book published as a single , standalone issue , with a self-contained story , and not as part of an ongoing series or miniseries .