PUBG Mobile teases Naruto Shippuden crossover with Studio Pierrot animation

PUBG Mobile has rolled out a Naruto Shippuden teaser animation for Version 4.5, and the first-ever collab animation is set to land on July 9 alongside the update. The clip is being pushed through PUBG Mobile’s own channels, and the studio tie-in matters: Studio Pierrot, the animation house behind Naruto, is attached to the teaser, which gives this crossover more weight than a standard branded event.

The early feature list makes it clear this is being built as a full themed event, not a one-off skin drop. Expected pieces include Hidden Leaf Village, Hokage Rock, The Final Valley, a Nine-Tails boss fight, and ninjutsu like Chidori, Rasengan, Shadow Clone, and Flying Raijin Jutsu, with Naruto Uzumaki, Sasuke Uchiha, Sakura Haruno, Kakashi Hatake, Hinata Hyuga, Tsunade, Jiraiya, Gaara, and Madara Uchiha all named in the character lineup. That is the kind of content stack that changes where players drop, what they chase, and how long they stay in the event loop.

The reward structure backs that up. GamingOnPhone’s preview points to a Naruto Shippuden Prize Path and Lucky Spin, plus outfit sets and voice packs, while its event rundown adds daily login rewards and the game centre tab. Taken together, that suggests PUBG Mobile is using Naruto as a full live-ops runway, with free check-in rewards on one side and higher-value cosmetics, weapon finishes, and vehicle skins on the other.

PUBG Mobile’s scale is why this crossover matters beyond the anime crowd. The game’s official site says it has been chosen by over 1 billion players worldwide, and Tencent Games publishing head Vincent Wang says the collaboration is meant to set new benchmarks for interactive entertainment. Naruto began in 1999 and still reaches tens of millions of viewers, so PUBG Mobile is betting that a phased July 9 rollout will pull in both battle royale regulars and anime fans as the teaser campaign keeps building.