Boruto: Naruto Next Generations
⭐ 2.45see how i review. intentionally written without synopsis, plot, or summary. and yes, these are just my thoughts — for more context, see the fine print.
a disappointing offspring. i don’t understand why Boruto needs to be a weekly anime. the story is a mess, the characters are bland, and the animation quality is consistently inconsistent. it suffers from everything wrong with long-form weekly releases.
a plot built backwards from a vague flash-forward, filler episodes outnumbering canon, rushed out animation quality, and filler arcs with no real sense of direction. the story goes nowhere, characters are shallow, and the visual quality can’t even match its own key art. the only passing grace is the music — decent ops/eds, but wasted on this mess.
the pacing is all over the place, and i can’t even enjoy the core of the story since it looks exactly like the filler episodes that feels rushed and poorly animated. i know i’ve heard good things about the story itself from the people who followed the manga. so if you’re still watching out of loyalty to Naruto, stop. read the manga, or just watch the highlight clips on youtube — you’ll get the same experience with 1% of the time investment.
open-source and open to improvement — file an issue or suggest changes via github