Boruto: Naruto Next Generations is a Japanese anime series based on the manga series of the same name and is a spin-off and sequel to Masashi Kishimoto's Naruto. It is produced by Pierrot and broadcast on TV Tokyo. The anime is directed by Noriyuki Abe (#1–104), Hiroyuki Yamashita (#1–66), and Toshirō Fujii (#67–104) and written by Makoto Uezu (#1–66) and Masaya Honda (#67–). Former manga writer Ukyō Kodachi supervised the story until episode 216.
Boruto follows the exploits of Naruto Uzumaki's son Boruto and his comrades from the Hidden Leaf Village's ninja academy as they seek their path in life. Despite being based on the manga, the anime also explores original storylines and the Naruto Shinden light novel series.
It premiered on TV Tokyo on April 5, 2017, and aired every Wednesday at 5:55 PM JST. Beginning May 3, 2018 (episode 56), it moved to Thursdays at 7:25 PM JST. From October 7, 2018 (episode 76) it aired on Sundays at 5:30 PM JST. The series is also released on DVD. Viz Media licensed the series on March 23, 2017, for simulcast streaming on Hulu, on Crunchyroll.
The opening theme songs are "It's All in the Game" by Qyoto (episodes 52–75), "Lonely Go!" by Brian the Sun (episodes 76–100), and "Golden Time" by Fujifabric (episodes 101–126). The ending theme songs are "Kachō Fūgetsu" by Coalamode (episodes 52–63), "Laika" by Bird Bear Hare and Fish (episodes 64–75), "Polaris" by Hitorie (episodes 76–87), "Tsuyogari Loser" by Real (episodes 88–100), "Ride or Die" by Skypeace (episodes 101–113). __TOC__
Episode list
Home media release Japanese + Aniplex (Japan, Region 2)DVDRelease dateDiscsEpisodesDVD-BOXRelease dateDiscsEpisodes 14September 5, 2018151–544January 9, 2019551–70 15October 3, 201855–58 16November 7, 201859–62 17December 5, 201863–66 18January 9, 201967–70 19February 6, 201971–755June 5, 201971–92 20March 6, 201976–80 21April 3, 201981–84 22May 15, 201985–88 23June 5, 201989–92 24July 3, 201993–976November 6, 201993–115 25August 7, 201998–101 26September 4, 2019102–105
English + Viz Media (North America, Region A / 1)SetRelease dateDiscsEpisodes 5 April 21, 20202 53–66 6 July 14, 2020 67–79 7 October 13, 2020 80–92 8 January 12, 2021 93–105
+ Madman Entertainment (Australia and New Zealand, Region B / 4)PartRelease dateDiscsEpisodes 5 July 8, 20202 53–66 6 October 7, 2020 67–79 7 January 13, 2021 80–92 8 May 5, 2021 93–105
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