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 Masayuki Kōda (episodes 105–281) and is written by Masaya Honda ( from episode 67 onwards). 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 own paths in life. Despite being based on the manga, the anime also explores original storylines and adaptations of the spin-off manga, Naruto: The Seventh Hokage and the Scarlet Spring; Boruto: Naruto the Movie; 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. Starting May 3, 2018 (episode 56) it aired every Thursday at 7:25 PM JST. Starting October 7, 2018 (episode 76) it has aired every Sunday 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, and Crunchyroll.
The opening theme songs are "Gamushara" by Chico with HoneyWorks (episodes 206–230), "Gold" by Flow (episodes 231–255), and "Kirarirari" by Kana-Boon (episodes 256–281).
The ending theme songs are "Who are you?" by Pelican Fanclub (episodes 206–218), "Prologue" by JO1 (episodes 219–230), "Voltage" by Anly (episodes 231–242), "Twilight Fuzz" by This Is Japan (episodes 243–255), and "Bibōroku" by Lenny code fiction (episodes 256–268). __TOC__
Episode list
Home media release Japanese + Aniplex (Japan, Region 2)DVDRelease dateDiscsEpisodesDVD-BOXRelease dateDiscsEpisodes 53February 2, 20221209–21212April 6, 20224206–220 54March 2, 2022213–216 55April 6, 2022217–220 56May 11, 2022221–22313August 3, 2022221–232 57June 1, 2022224–226 58July 6, 2022227–229 59August 3, 2022230–232 60September 7, 2022233–23514December 7, 2022233–246 61October 5, 2022236–238 62November 2, 2022239–241 63December 7, 2022242–246 64January 11, 2023247–24915April 5, 2023247–260 65February 1, 2023250–252 66March 1, 2023253–256 67April 5, 2023257–260
English + Viz Media (North America, Region A / 1)SetRelease dateDiscsEpisodes 14 January 10, 2023 3 190–210 15 June 13, 2023 211–231 16 November 14, 2023 232–255 17 March 26, 2024 256–273
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