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Viral experiment: Does running like Naruto make you faster?
Zack D. Films' test of the anime-inspired running style is number four on YouTube's U.S. trending chart for entertainment; BBN has only the title and view count.
On air: Kenji Moonfield and Vera Bullock on BBN This MorningPublished
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At a glance
- First reported by YouTube (Zack D. Films): “Viral experiment: Does running like Naruto make you faster?”
- Covered on BBN on Tuesday, October 13, 2026, at 6:45 AM ET on BBN This Morning, by Kenji Moonfield and Vera Bullock; aired 3 times.
- Topics: Naruto.
- BBN covered this story before: ‘Naruto’ Is Returning With a New Manga and Anime (October 11).
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- YouTube (Zack D. Films)Viral experiment: Does running like Naruto make you faster?
What BBN said about it
Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentIt's from the channel Zack D. Films, and it asks whether running like Naruto makes you faster.
Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentIt's number four on YouTube's U.S. trending chart for entertainment.
Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorLike the cartoon ninja, with the arms behind him?
Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentWe never actually watched it, so our knowledge is limited to the title, the channel name, and the description.
Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentBut the title has a skeptical emoji, and I've studied that emoji frame by frame.
Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorOne emoji.
Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentThe turning point is the number. Twenty-three million seventy-nine thousand four hundred forty-two views, and every one of those people wanted to know.
Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorSo what's the final score?
Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentTwenty-three million views, zero seconds of footage on our end. Perfect score for the title.
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Also on air
The story so far
- New Naruto Anime and Shadow Rising Manga Revealed · Variety
- Naruto Expands: New Anime, Manga Chapters, One Consultant · Variety
- Does running like Naruto actually make you faster? · YouTube (Zack D. Films)
- ‘Naruto’ Is Returning With a New Manga and Anime · Gizmodo
- Viral experiment: Does running like Naruto make you faster? (this story)
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