When asked if he was worrie that new characters in Boruto would come off as clones of their parents, Kishimoto admitted it was a concern. Kishimoto, though he has no direct role in the manga’s creation, nevertheless oversees each chapter as it’s being worke on. Ikemoto hopes to conclude the story of Boruto within 30 volumes. Ikemoto’s illustrations for the series are much more realistic than what was used in Naruto.Īnd in fact he is regularly reminde by Kishimoto to make characters’ mouths and eyes bigger in order to better align the two series. Kodachi compares the story of Boruto to the Cold War, where a world at peace is threatene by a resumption of its prior chaos. The serialisation of the manga was transfer to V Jump in July 2019. The manga launche on May 9, 2016, in the 23rd issue of Weekly Shōnen Jump.Īnd is simultaneously publishe in Weekly Shonen Jump digital magazine in English. The series adapts the story-line of Boruto: Naruto the Movie and then continues the story afterward. Mikio Ikemoto has been illustrating the manga throughout its run. acting as story supervisor.īeginning with chapter 52 – released in November 2020 – Kodachi left the series and Kishimoto took over writing duties. The first 51 chapters of the series were written by Ukyō Kodachi, with the author of Naruto, Masashi Kishimoto. Boruto: Naruto Next Generations (BORUTO -ボルト-NARUTO NEXT GENERATIONS-, Boruto: Naruto Nekusuto Jenerēshonzu) is a monthly manga series that serves as the official continuation of the Naruto franchise.

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