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The anime is produced by Pierrot, using their own character designers who adapt Kishimoto's designs, often taking liberties with the colorschemes. The colorized manga is produced by Shueisha and Artra Entertainment. Neither seem to have much direct influence from Kishimoto, but the colorized manga is less far removed from Kishimoto's creative control than the anime.