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Naruto: Shippuden (NARUTO -???- ??? Naruto Shippuden?, lit. "Naruto: Hurricane Chronicles") is the ongoing sequel to the original Naruto anime and covers the Naruto manga from volume twenty-eight on. The TV adaptation of Naruto: Shippuden debuted in Japan on February 15, 2007 on TV Tokyo.[51] It is developed by Studio Pierrot and directed by Hayato Date.[52] ABS-CBN is the first TV network outside Japan to broadcast Naruto: Shippuden; it aired the first 40 episodes of Naruto: Shippuden, running the show through March 19, 2008. On January 8, 2009, TV Tokyo began broadcasting new episodes via internet streaming directly to monthly subscribers. Each streamed episode is made available online within an hour of its Japanese premiere and includes English subtitles.[53] Viz began streaming English subtitled episodes on January 2, 2009, on its official website for the series. The uploaded episodes include both previously released episodes and the new episodes from Japan.[54] Since October 2009, the English dub of Naruto: Shippuden started airing weekly on Disney XD.[55] On November 6 it was announced that Naruto: Shippuden will air on Adult Swim's Toonami block starting in January 2014.[56]