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 (#105–281) and written by 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 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. Beginning on October 7, 2018 (episode 76) the series moved to Sundays at 5:30 PM JST. The series is also released on DVD. Viz Media licensed the series on March 23, 2017, to simulcast it on Hulu, and on Crunchyroll. On April 21, 2020, it was announced that episode 155 and onward would be delayed due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. After a two-month hiatus, the episode resumed on July 5, 2020.
The opening theme songs are "Golden Time" by Fujifabric (episodes 101–126), "Teenage Dream" by Miwa (episodes 127–150), and "Hajimatteiku Takamatteiku" by Sambomaster (episodes 151–180).
The ending theme songs are "Ride or Die" by Skypeace (episodes 101–113), "Mikansei na Hikari-tachi" by Haruka Fukuhara (episodes 114–126), "Wish On" by Longman (episodes 127–138), "Fireworks" by FlowBack (episodes 139–150), and "Maybe I" by Seven Billion Dots (episodes 151–167). __TOC__
Episode list
Home media release Japanese + Aniplex (Japan, Region 2)DVDRelease dateDiscsEpisodesDVD-BOXRelease dateDiscsEpisodes 26September 4, 20191102–1056November 6, 2019593–115 27October 2, 2019106–110 28November 6, 2019111–115 29December 4, 2019116–1197April 1, 2020116–136 30January 15, 2020120–123 31February 5, 2020124–128 32March 4, 2020129–132 33April 1, 2020133–136 34June 3, 2020137–1408October 7, 2020137–156 35July 1, 2020141–143 36August 5, 2020144–147 37September 2, 2020148–151 38October 7, 2020152–156
English + Viz Media (North America, Region A / 1)SetRelease dateDiscsEpisodes 8 January 12, 20212 93–105 9 May 25, 2021 106–119 10 September 21, 2021 3 120–140 11 November 23, 2021 2 141–155 12 May 17, 2022 3 156–176
+ Madman Entertainment (Australia and New Zealand, Region B / 4)PartRelease dateDiscsEpisodes 8 May 5, 20212 93–105 9 July 7, 2021 106–119 10 December 1, 2021 3 120–140 11 March 9, 2022 2 141–155 12 August 3, 2022 3 156–176
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