#surprise surprise another ranf

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Imma admit something. I tried to watch Boruto multiple times and I JUST CANNOT....

Everytime I tried watching it I got reminded of how easy it was for me to love the show Naruto from the get go and how it inspired me on so many levels

BUT THIS...

This I cannot. The disrespect 😞

I can't really formulate an opinion on Boruto since I havent really watched it. I've only seen some snippets of it and episodes with Hina and the crew hehe, but i am updated with the manga, but I still can't say Im as invested as the others in the fandom. But to be fair, the anime has finally caught up with the manga, so you could say its been gaining more attention and interest by old fans lately

See the problem with Boruto (anime) is that the fandom is divided into "We want more slice of life episodes with the old gen characters and their family!" AND THE "We want more action packed episodes like what Naruto originally was!" Add the fact that most of the Naruto fans are still really salty that their old gen favorite characters (such as mwah) were either ruined by writers or their characters were butchered for plot.

See the truth is; no one really needed a Naruto Sequel. I mean, some fans maybe couldnt let it go at first but still, you cannot deny that they milked the shit out of the Naruto franchise and Kishimoto's work. They were so focused on the $$, they just gave us a half-assed series at the start. Especially since the manga is released monthly, making it harder for the studio to catch up and make original content for the anime. Hence the slow pacing at the beginning. You know Kawaki? Yeah, Kawaki was introduced in the manga TWO YEARS AGO. Thats how long it took for the anime to catch up.

The way I see it, what they COULDVE done with Boruto was to at least wait for a few more years until the manga had enough content in order for them to catch up instead of milking the the franchise and rushing the ending of Naruto just to pull out Boruto out of thin air. They were so stoked for their new project, that it felt like Kishi rushed the ending.

What alot of fans (or me lmao) were looking forward the most in the sequel was Naruto's era as a father, like fans witnessing his kid's first walk, his reaction with Hinata's pregnancy, wholesome moments with his family. Like what the pictures in the official art displayed. All domestic stuff since it is sooo gratifying to see Naruto finally get a family of his own. But guess what? 10 year time skip!!! All of that wonderful content tossed out of the window and left to "fan's imagination" yet again :D

I wish I could say the manga was better but ehh not really. Without the anime, the manga just keeps on introducing newer, stronger cyborgs out of thin air and always, always revolves around Boruto, Sasuke, Naruto, Kawaki and some of team 7. Sakura had like two manga panels? And Hinata got like, i dont even know. She was a fucking background character.

The anime helps flesh things out in the manga ALOT. So i guess anime >> manga

Boruto wouldve been a fine series if it were a stand alone anime but it has so much pressure on its back, being the sequel to one of the biggest Anime Series in all of Anime history. No wonder most fans were kinda underwhelmed at the start.

Imo its not as bad as people make it out to be, just skip the boring episodes and skim through your favorite ones. Boruto is never gonna be the "Next Naruto" because Naruto as a series was just soo different. Its just, the vibes man. Its so heartwarming.

So yeah, my suggestion is to not compare Naruto and Boruto together because youre just gonna end up disappointed and maybe give the new gen cast a chance. Maybe you might not be as attached as the old cast, maybe you will. Just keep in mind that these two series are very, very different so there really is no point of comparing the two.

The newer episodes are cool though, you can check them out