Boruto. What's wrong.
The Boruto manga began publication in 2016, and despite the lack of involvement from the original creator, the anime and manga proved quite popular. The plot unfolds during Naruto Uzumaki's reign as the Seventh Hokage in the village of Konoha. It tells the story of his son Boruto and other members of the new generation, such as Sarada (Sasuke and Sakura's daughter) and Mitsuki (some sort of outcast of Orochimaru). Instead of Akatsuki from the original Naruto series, Boruto introduces Kara, a villainous organization led by a new member of the Kaguya Otsutsuki clan. Like his father in the old days, Boruto is the leader and center of the fight against these powerful enemies.
There is much to tell about Boruto, and there are interesting stories to be told about him, but he cannot quite match his predecessor. In Kishimoto's story, Naruto is the archetypal outsider, shunned by the entire village, disliked by his classmates and learning poorly. But as the story progresses, Naruto evolves from a troubled outcast to the most powerful and respected man in Konoha. It's Naruto's evolution that gets him into our hearts.
It's different with Boruto, everything goes to him by itself from the beginning. He's the best in the academy, popular, loved by the whole village (aka son) . In the beginning, Boruto is really going through a rebellion phase, angry at his overworked father. Such a character is hard to empathize with. He has it all, and the problems seem far-fetched and absurd. The new generation is not overcome by hardship, there are no personal dramas. Even when Boruto has trained in rasengan, the viewer can't rejoice with him. Because the character doesn't put himself out there, his motivation isn't grounded, so it seems pointless.
Boruto. What's wrong.
The Boruto manga began publication in 2016, and despite the lack of involvement from the original creator, the anime and manga proved quite popular. The plot unfolds during Naruto Uzumaki's reign as the Seventh Hokage in the village of Konoha. It tells the story of his son Boruto and other members of the new generation, such as Sarada (Sasuke and Sakura's daughter) and Mitsuki (some sort of outcast of Orochimaru). Instead of Akatsuki from the original Naruto series, Boruto introduces Kara, a villainous organization led by a new member of the Kaguya Otsutsuki clan. Like his father in the old days, Boruto is the leader and center of the fight against these powerful enemies.
There is much to tell about Boruto, and there are interesting stories to be told about him, but he cannot quite match his predecessor. In Kishimoto's story, Naruto is the archetypal outsider, shunned by the entire village, disliked by his classmates and learning poorly. But as the story progresses, Naruto evolves from a troubled outcast to the most powerful and respected man in Konoha. It's Naruto's evolution that gets him into our hearts.
It's different with Boruto, everything goes to him by itself from the beginning. He's the best in the academy, popular, loved by the whole village (aka son) . In the beginning, Boruto is really going through a rebellion phase, angry at his overworked father. Such a character is hard to empathize with. He has it all, and the problems seem far-fetched and absurd. The new generation is not overcome by hardship, there are no personal dramas. Even when Boruto has trained in rasengan, the viewer can't rejoice with him. Because the character doesn't put himself out there, his motivation isn't grounded, so it seems pointless.
Remember how Chouji risked his life to eat a pill to help his friends? Remember how Sai struggled to be able to use the sealing technique and was also on edge? Have you ever felt proud when a character overcame his or her fears?
Naruto and Sasuke, merging the gods of the shinobi world
Talk about Naruto and Sasuke wanting to merge has been going on for a long time. There's a good reason for that. Remember these characters in the Naruto anime, they are strong, young, and know what they want. For the sake of getting stronger, they are willing to do anything. And it seems they will always be like that. However, the writers of the Boruto anime decide that people who are in their 30s or slightly older are no longer the same shinobi, they cannot stand up to the new villains of the Boruto universe. Then there are some questions:
1. Why were the strongest shinobi in the Naruto anime fully capable of resisting the Akatsuki? Or even fight a war on an equal footing with the new generation?
2. Why obviously underestimate the abilities of the old generation? They're not that old either.
3. Naruto has unlimited chakra, then why are his clones in Boruto so weak? I can't even hold a cake, what the f...
Naruto and Sasuke didn't have the easiest fate, one was imprisoned by a fox, the other was left without a family. What about Boruto and Sarada? One whines about his father not coming to his daughter's birthday party, the other is just no character.
All in all, there are more questions than answers. However, it is not right to praise the new generation at the expense of the old one. The new generation has to look up to someone and try to be stronger than the previous generation. In the Boruto anime, it's the opposite. No one needs to strain to master forbidden techniques, to become better, to face obstacles and death on the way.
There is no difficulty in the Boruto anime, if Naruto (even season 1) was aimed at an older audience, (although it seemed to be watched by everyone from 5 years old and on) with all the blood, death, deadly battles. Then even the postponement of the episodes to Sunday is due to "Family Viewing".
Conclusion
Boruto is a family and once again a FAMILY cartoon. Yes, it's a cartoon now. At least season 1 was just that for me. Silly fillers, drained main characters and lack of drama. We'll see what happens next, but honestly, I don't think it's any good.
If you want to delve into the world of shinobi and remember your childhood and those wonderful years, then watch Naruto. There's season 1 and 2 (700 episodes or so), the full-length films, and at least you can read the manga.
Well my opinion is that this anime called Boruto should not have been born at all!
Naruto is the top anime and there's no need to create this crap.
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