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Boruto: Naruto Next Generations
File:Baruto manga vol 1.jpg
Cover of the first manga volume featuring Sarada Uchiha, Boruto Uzumaki, and Mitsuki
ボルト
GenreAction-adventure, fantasy[1]
Manga
Written byUkyō Kodachi
Illustrated byMikio Ikemoto
Published byShueisha
English publisher
ImprintJump Comics
MagazineWeekly Shōnen Jump
English magazine
DemographicShōnen
Original runMay 9, 2016 – present
Volumes3 (List of volumes)
Anime television series
Directed by
Written by
Music by
StudioPierrot
Licensed by
Original networkTV Tokyo
Original run April 5, 2017 – present
Episodes29 (List of episodes)
Anime film

Boruto: Naruto Next Generations (Japanese: BORUTO-ボルト- NARUTO NEXT GENERATIONS) is a Japanese manga series written by Ukyō Kodachi and illustrated by Mikio Ikemoto. Serialized in Shueisha's shōnen manga magazine Weekly Shōnen Jump, Boruto is a spin-off of and sequel to Masashi Kishimoto's Naruto, and follows the exploits of Naruto Uzumaki's son Boruto and his ninja team while following a path to follow once they grow up. An anime television series adaptation directed by Noriyuki Abe started airing on TV Tokyo on April 5, 2017. Unlike the manga that started as a retelling of the film Boruto: Naruto the Movie, the Boruto anime acts like a prequel, before Boruto and his friends became ninjas before the later arc.

Critical reception to the series has been largely positive with most critics liking the traits of the main characters, most notably Boruto who, while resembling his father Naruto, still has different reasons for making pranks and at the same time bonds with others. Pierrot's anime prequel also earned praise for its use of both new and returning characters. Shueisha shipped a million units of the manga series as of January 2017.

Plot

See also: List of Naruto characters

Years later after the Fourth Great Ninja War, Naruto Uzumaki achieves his dream of becoming the Seventh Hokage, after he and Hinata Hyuga married, and now oversees a new generation in the Ninja World. They have two children: Boruto and Himawari. Boruto has become part of a ninja team led by Naruto's protege Konohamaru Sarutobi, along with Sasuke Uchiha and Sakura Haruno's daughter Sarada, and Orochimaru's artificial son Mitsuki. Boruto meets Sasuke, when he returns to the village to warn Naruto of an impending threat. Boruto manages to convince Sasuke to teach him for the upcoming Chunin Exam. During the exam Momoshiki and Kinshiki Ōtsutsuki, the threat whom Sasuke spoke of, appear and abduct Naruto, so they can use Kurama, a creature sealed inside his body, to revitalize the dying Shinju from the dimension which they came from.

Boruto joins up with Sasuke and the Five Kages. When they travel to the other dimension in order to save Naruto, Momoshiki turns Kinshiki into a chakra fruit and he ingests it in order to become stronger than Naruto and others. Aided by Naruto and Sasuke, Boruto is able to defeat Momoshiki. Though dying, noting his killer's untapped potential, Momoshiki lives long enough to have a private discussion with Boruto and warns him that he soon will face much tribulation later on in his life. As Sasuke interrogates a criminal who knows of Boruto's mark, he reveals to Naruto and his underlings there is a group called "Kara" (殻, lit. The Husk) that are searching for people with marks.

Production

When the Naruto manga ended in 2014, Masashi Kishimoto was asked by the company Shueisha to start a sequel. However, Kishimoto rejected the idea and proposed artist Mikio Ikemoto, who has been working as an assistant for Kishimoto ever since Naruto's early chapters, to draw it based on the experience Ikemoto had.[2][3] A countdown website was used under the name of "Next Generation" in order to promote the new manga. After its ending in December 2015, it was announced Boruto: Naruto Next Generations's serialization.[4] Kishimoto said that he wanted Boruto to surpass his own work.[5] The writer Ukyō Kodachi has been a writer for Gaara's light novel, Gaara Hiden, and assisted Kishimoto in writing the script of the movie Boruto: Naruto the Movie.[6]

Despite having a lighter tone than Naruto, the series begins by hinting at a dark future. While Kishimoto is not writing the series, he created multiple characters for the staff to use, thinking Boruto will become more interesting thanks to them.[7] While not specifying whether Naruto or another important character will die, Kishimoto commented he finds this type of situation interesting due to the impact it could probably happen in the scenario and most notably Boruto, clarifying it would give the authors more freedom.[8]

Media

Manga

Written by Ukyō Kodachi and illustrated by Mikio Ikemoto, Boruto: Naruto Next Generations launched in the twenty-third issue of Shueisha's manga magazine Weekly Shōnen Jump on May 9, 2016. Original series creator Masashi Kishimoto is supervising the series illustrated by his former chief assistant and written by his co-writer of the Boruto: Naruto the Movie screenplay.[9] A spin-off manga titled Boruto: Saikyo Dash Generations (BORUTO-ボルト- SAIKYO DASH GENERATIONS) has been written by Kenji Taira and serialized in Saikyō Jump since the May 2017 issue.

Volumes

No. Title Original release date English release date
1Boruto Uzumaki!!
Uzumaki Boruto!! (うずまきボルト!!)		August 4, 2016[10]
978-4-08-880756-0		April 4, 2017[11]
978-1-4215-9211-4
  1. "Uzumaki Boruto!!" (うずまきボルト!!, Uzumaki Boruto!!)
  2. "The Training Begins!!" (修行開始!!, Shūgyō Kaishi!!)
  3. "The Chunin Exam Begins!!" (中忍試験開始!!, Chūnin Shiken Kaishi!!)
Naruto: The Path Lit by the Full Moon (NARUTO−ナルト−外伝 ～満ちた月が照らす道～, Naruto Gaiden: Michita Tsuki ga Terasu Michi)
2Stupid Old Man!!
Kuso Oyaji…!! (クソオヤジ…!!)		December 2, 2016[12]
978-4-08-880827-7		September 5, 2017[13]
978-1-4215-9584-9
  1. "Stupid Old Man!!" (クソオヤジ…!!, Kuso Oyaji…!!)
  2. "Momoshiki and Kinshiki!!" (モモシキとキンシキ!!, Momoshiki to Kinshiki!!)
  3. "Buffoon" (ウスラトンカチ, Usuratonkachi)
  4. "Collision...!!" (激突…!!, Gekitotsu…!!)
3My Story!!
Ore no monogatari...!! (オレの物語...!!)		May 2, 2017[14]
978-4-08-881078-2		March 6, 2018[15]
978-1-4215-9822-2
  1. "You'll Need to Do It" (お前がやるんだ, Omae ga yarunda)
  2. "You Remind Me Of..." (まるでお前は, Marude omae wa)
  3. "My Story!!" (オレの物語...！！, Ore no monogatari...!!)
  4. "A New Mission!!" (新たな任務！！, Aratana ninmu)
4TBANovember 2, 2017[16]
978-4-08-881227-4		-
  1. "Friends...!!" (友達...!!, Tomodachi...!!)
  2. "The Value of a Trump Card!!" (切り札の価値!!, Kirifuda no Kachi!!)
  3. "Teamwork...!!" (チームワーク...!!, Chimuwaaku...!!)
  4. "The Supporting Shadow!!" (支う影…!!, Sasaukage…!!)

Chapters not yet in tankōbon format

These chapters have yet to be published in a tankōbon volume. They were originally serialized in Japanese in issues of Weekly Shōnen Jump.

  1. "The Vessel" (器, Utsuwa)
  2. "Blue" (青, Ao)

Anime

See also: List of Boruto: Naruto Next Generations episodes

At the Naruto and Boruto stage event at Jump Festa on December 17, 2016, it was announced that the manga series would be receiving an anime project,[17] which was later confirmed to be an anime television series adaptation that will feature an original story.[18][19] The anime series, supervised by series creator Ukyō Kodachi, will be co-directed by Noriyuki Abe and Hiroyuki Yamashita, with series composition by Makoto Uezu, animation produced by Pierrot, character designs by Tetsuya Nishio and Hirofumi Suzuki, and music co-composed by Yasuharu Takanashi and -yaiba-. It premiered on TV Tokyo on April 5, 2017.[20] Viz Media has licensed the series in North America.[21] From episodes 1-26 the first opening theme is "Baton Road" by KANA-BOON. From episodes 27-onwards the second opening theme is "OVER" by Little Glee Monster. From episodes 1–13, the first ending theme is "Dreamy Journey" by The Peggies. From episodes 14-26,the second ending theme is "Sayonara Moon Town" by Scenario Art. From episodes 27-onwards, the third ending theme is “I Continue Walking” by Melofloat.[22]

Light novels

A novel titled The New Konoha Ninja Flying In the Blue Sky! (青天を翔る新たな木の葉たち!Se, iten o Kakeru Aratana Konoha-tachi!) was released on May 2, 2017.[23] A second one was released on July 4, 2017 under the title of A Call From the Shadows! (影からの呼び声!, Kage Kara no Yobigoe!).[24] The third novel Those Who Illuminate the Night of Shinobi! (忍の夜を照らす者!, Shinobi no Yoru O Terasu Mono!), was released on September 4, 2017.[25]

Reception

The manga has been generally well received in Japan, with the compilations appearing as topsellers multiple times.[26][27][28] It also has one million copies in print as of January 2017.[29] The manga's first volume has also sold well in North America.[30] Rebecca Silverman from Anime News Network admitted Boruto appealed to her despite having never gotten into the Naruto manga. She praised how the writers managed to deal with the protagonist's angst without coming across as "teen whining" as well as how Sasuke Uchiha decides to train him. Amy McNulty found it appealing to fans of the original Naruto series, stating that while Mitsuki does not have a large role in the story, the sidestory helps to expand his origins. Nik Freeman, another writer from the same site, criticized Boruto's lack of development when comparing him with his first introduction in the Naruto's finale and there were multiple differences as to why both the young Naruto and Boruto vandalized their city. Nevertheless, Freeman also liked Mitsuki's backstory as he did not feel it rehashed stories from the past.[31] Reviewing, the first chapter online, Chris Beveridge from the Fandom Post was more negative, complaining more about the large focus between Naruto and Boruto's poor relationship, the rehash elements of Boruto: Naruto the Movie and criticized the adaptation of Kishimoto's artwork. Nevertheless, she praised the relationship between Naruto and Sasuke as well as the foreshadowing of an older Boruto fight.[32] Melina Dargis from the same site reviewed the first volume, commenting she was looking forward to the development of the characters despite having already watched the Boruto movie and was also pleased by seeing Mitsuki's role in his own sidestory.[33] Leroy Douresseaux from Comic Book Bin recommended it to Naruto fans, explaining how the new authors managed to use the first volume to establish the protagonists' personalities.[34] Melina Dargis from the Fandom Post was impressed by the apparent message of the series as it she found it is trying to connect to modern audiences due to its themes such as the parental issues, the use of technology in contrast to Naruto.[35] Leroy Douresseaux liked how Boruto's character has already started development by the second volume of the series.[36]

The anime was popular with Japanese readers of Charapedia who voted it the ninth best anime show of Spring 2017.[37] IGN writer Sam Stewart enjoyed the focus of the new generation of ninjas and their differences from the previous generation, praising the return of other characters like Toneri as well as famous "Eye Techniques".[38] Crunchyroll's Naruto expert and Brand Manager, Victoria Holden, joined once to discuss whether Next Generations could live up to the success of the old series while still reviewing previous episodes of the series.[39] Stewart enjoyed the characterization of both Shikadai Nara and Metal Lee seeing their relationship and accidental fight as interesting to watch, and that Next Generations managed to improve itself with each episode.[40] Beveridge enjoyed the series' first episode, remarking he felt Boruto's characterization was superior to the one from the manga.[41] In a more comical article, Geek.com writer Tim Tomas compared Boruto with the series The Legend of Korra as, while sharing themes with its prequels, they were still different.[42] Sarah Nelkin considered Boruto as a more lighthearted version of Naruto series but Amy McNulty from ANN acclaimed its 13th episode for the focus on a subplot that has been developing ever since its first episode and how the revelation of it made the series darker.[43][44] Stewart agreed with McNulty, commenting on how the developers reached the climax of the anime's first story arc as well as the characterization of the revealed villain which impressed the reviewer.[45] Allega Frank from Polygon noted that during the start of both the manga and anime, multiple fans were worried in regards to a flashforward; in this sequence an older Boruto is facing an enemy named Kawaki who implies Naruto might be dead so his fate left them worried.[46]

References

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  7. ^ "Jump Festa 2017 Interview – Masashi Kishimoto And The Future Of Boruto: Naruto Next Generations!". Otakukart. January 31, 2017. Retrieved May 2, 2017.
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  19. ^ "Boruto: Naruto Next Generations Anime Features Original Story". Anime News Network. January 26, 2017. Retrieved February 23, 2017.
  20. ^ "Boruto: Naruto Next Generations Anime Reveals More Cast, Staff". Anime News Network. February 23, 2017. Retrieved February 23, 2017.
  21. ^ "Viz Media Licenses Boruto TV Anime, Plans Simulcast (Updated)". Anime News Network. March 23, 2017. Retrieved March 23, 2017.
  22. ^ "Scenario Art Performs New Ending Theme For Boruto: Naruto Next Generations Anime". Anime News Network. June 1, 2017. Retrieved June 6, 2017.
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  25. ^ "『BORUTO -ボルト- -NARUTO NEXT GENERATIONS- NOVEL3』9月4日発売！マンガ本編の前日譚！ＴＶアニメでは明かされなかった委員長・スミレの物語、収録！" (in Japanese). Shueisha. Retrieved July 30, 2017.
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  39. ^ "CAN BORUTO LIVE UP TO NARUTO'S LEGACY?". IGN. May 25, 2017. Retrieved June 1, 2017.
  40. ^ "BORUTO: NARUTO NEXT GENERATIONS EPISODE 3: "METAL LEE GOES WILD!"". IGN. April 20, 2017. Retrieved June 1, 2017.
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  44. ^ McNulty, Amy (June 28, 2017). "Boruto: Naruto Next Generations Episode 13". Anime News Network. Retrieved June 28, 2017.
  45. ^ "BORUTO: NARUTO NEXT GENERATIONS EPISODE 13: "THE DEMON BEAST APPEARS!" REVIEW". IGN. June 29, 2017. Retrieved June 4, 2017.
  46. ^ Frank, Allega (April 6, 2017). "Boruto premiere leaves fans nervous about Naruto's fate". Polygon. Archived from the original on April 8, 2017. Retrieved July 4, 2017. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
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