On Nov. 10, we said goodbye to the third best-selling manga series of all time, Naruto by Masashi Kishimoto. The series depicts Naruto Uzumaki, a ninja dressed in orange, working to achieve his dream of becoming Hokage, the strongest ninja of his village. As a child without any parents and with an unfortunate upbringing consisting of his village outcasting him, Naruto learns to cherish all the bonds and relationships that he forms with people. But the story itself has many lessons that can be taken away from it, including friendship, love, loss, determination and hope.

Naruto was first published in the Weekly Shounen Jump, a comic magazine in Japan, in October 1999. The last chapter of the entire serialization came out in November 2014. The manga itself has over 200 million copies in print and is available in more than 70 countries around the world. One hundred thirty million of those 200 million are just in print in Japan, which is more than the population of the country at 127.3 million people. The word “Naruto” was #4 of Yahoo!’s Top Ten Most Searched Terms in 2007 and #7 in 2008. Naruto accounted for 10% of all manga sales published by Viz Media in 2006. These facts alone are enough to prove that this series has had an extremely positive reaction, both in Japan and around the world. But this is just a glimpse into how this manga has affected people.

“A lot of people grew up with these characters,” junior Isabella Tran said. “And now we have to say goodbye. It feels like part of my childhood is leaving.”

Since the first chapter was published, the manga has been adapted into an anime with over 600 episodes—as well as 10 movies, 11 Original Video Animations (OVAs) and the spin-off series Rock Lee & His Ninja Pals.

“Naruto has always been a positive point in my life,” senior Audrey Dedrick said,“so I hate to see it go.”

The details of the ending itself is a topic of controversy among fans of the manga, but Kishimoto is continuing the Naruto universe in another spin-off series centered around new characters next spring, according to Anime News Network. The familiar characters will still be in it, but it will no longer be their story.

“Naruto really inspired me to never give up,” Tran said. “So I just want to say thank you to Naruto. Thanks for taking us on this journey with you. Thanks for everything.”