Background
Being the last movie related to the first series, Naruto Movie 3: Dai Koufun! Mikazuki Jima no Animal Panikku Dattebayo! takes place after episode 196 of Naruto. This is the only Naruto movie to feature characters in different outfits rather than the ones they normally wear. The first 100,000 people to see the film in certain theaters received a yo-yo featuring Naruto and his ninja technique Rasengan. The movie was released on DVD on April 25, 2007, in Japan. In the United States, the film aired on Cartoon Network on November 8, 2008, and was released on DVD on November 11, 2008.

