Naruto Shippuden Fans Can Sign Official Documents With Custom Hanko Stamps

Japanese hanko stamp company FANCO has released a new line of customizable Naruto Shippuden-themed stamps featuring the series' many characters.

The new hanko stamp line collaboration, available online via FANCO’s official website, features 49 unique designs, including 44 Naruto Shippuden characters and five additional iconic symbols from the series. Each hanko stamp is also available for personalization, allowing fans to pick the pattern of their preference and add their own choice of text (up to 10 characters).

Fans will be able to choose from classic characters including Naruto, Minato, Itachi, Sakura, Hinata, Rock Lee and numerous others. Each hanko stamp includes the character’s face and name, although the name can be removed and subbed for personalized text, such as the buyer’s own name. Non-character symbols include the Uzumaki Clan icon, the Uchiha Clan icon and each of Sasuke, Itachi and Kakashi’s Mangekyo Sharingan.

The hanko stamps are available for purchase in the classic wooden form, which requires manual inking by the user, or in the more modern plastic self-inking form. Each self-inking stamp is priced at US$30, which includes the user’s choice of character, any additional personalization and the choice of blue, red or black ink. The wooden hanko are each priced at US$50, which includes the wooden carved seal along with the user’s choice of character and any added personalization. However, ink must be purchased separately, although this allows the user full freedom of color choice. FANCO itself also carries ink in reusable wells for US$13.98 each in red, blue, black, white, purple, emerald green and orange.

Naruto Fans Can Theoretically Use Themed Stamps as Legal Signatures

A hanko (also called an inkan) is a traditional Japanese personal seal used as a signature on legal documents such as contracts and often to sign for mail delivery, among similar uses. It serves as a form of authentication and is typically unique to each individual. Although in Japan, these seals are most commonly created using kanji, a fan could, in theory, use their Naruto Shippuden-themed hanko seal by adding in their name. However, even for fans living in Japan, these seals will most likely be used for less professional purposes, likely more of a fun addition to notes, letters and other stamp-able items.