When will Naruto: Shippuden be fully dubbed on Hulu? Explained

Naruto: Shippuden, despite airing its final episode on March 23, 2017, continues to see passionate fans talking about the series. New fans are joining the old ones to immortalize the journey of Naruto Uzumaki. Following its success, it has been released in multiple languages, including English. However, on the American streaming service Hulu, fans still don't have access to all the episodes in English dubs.

Fans of the show have addressed the issue on social media. According to them, so far, only 401 episodes have been released in English dubs. While all the episodes are available for streaming with Japanese subtitles, many fans want to enjoy the adventure of Naruto in English dubbing. Therefore, it remains to be seen when the next 99 episodes will be available on the American streaming platform Hulu.

Only 401 episodes of Naruto: Shippuden are available in English dub on Hulu

It's worth noting that both Naruto and Naruto: Shippuden are available for streaming on the American subscription streaming service Hulu. However, the latter is not entirely accessible to fans who prefer dubs over subtitles since it has only released up to 401 episodes in English dubs. The episode titled The Ultimate is the last episode with English dubbing. The rest (99 episodes) are available in Japanese dubbing with English subtitles.

Earlier this year, on April 13, 2023, the official Hulu support account on Twitter informed the fans of Naruto: Shippuden about the status of the English-dubbed episodes. According to the tweet, the streaming service will release all 500 episodes in English dub by early 2025.

Over the course of the calendar year 2023, they will drop 48 dubbed episodes of the anime. The next year will perhaps also see 48 more episodes, and finally, by early 2025, fans will be able to watch all the episodes of Shippuden.

Various factors go into releasing a dubbed version of any anime. Viz Media is the licensor of the anime. It's possible that Hulu has only gotten the distribution rights from Viz Media for the English dub until Chapter 401 for now. However, as mentioned earlier, fans need to stay patient, as Hulu will release the rest of the episodes soon.

Apart from Hulu, Naruto: Shippuden is also available on Funimation and has an English dubbed version as well. On the other hand, streaming services such as Crunchyroll and Netflix have all 21 seasons, but only in Japanese Dub. However, English subtitles are available for those episodes.

The English-dubbed version of Naruto: Shippuden has plenty of renowned voice actors. For example, Maile Flanagan has lent her voice to the series's protagonist, Naruto Uzumaki. The list of the other English voice actors is given below.

Aside from the names stated above, there are several other voice actors who have provided voices for several key characters in the series.

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