BORUTO - A New Fan's Perspective (Story Review)

[@AnimeAjay]

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[@frostbyte5883]

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[@songoku4lac168]

FUCK YOU AJAY

[@mrnarason]

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[@Dzed2022]

@@songoku4lac168 wow imagine being such a dick lmao

[@TotallyNotMark]

Me likey Boruto Naruto anime essay boy!

[@WonderWhy66]

Yeah!!!

[@shahmeer4857]

Post one piece plans maybe?

[@KamID2580]

Shouldn’t you be watching OP lol

[@salad9166]

Collab maybe👀

[@james_hall7176]

What?

[@sonicinstinctart3368]

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[@sonicinstinctart3368]

Also this video is pretty great

[@Jlavi25]

I’ve been a big Boruto anime “defender” for a while now, being that I don’t shit on it at any given turn. I found this review VERY fair and love how you actually point out both the positives and negatives. I always hate when I hear “there’s no character development” from haters, because that’s so extremely false. I think something you missed in the Chunin exams arc was that most of Boruto’s cheating mostly revolves around him letting his friends down due to his own overconfidence and lack of preparation before hand. I appreciate the anime for the fact that it CAN give more time to the characters while the manga lays the groundwork for the anime to put “meat” on. I also think a lot of the anime only stuff will be more legitimized in the grand scheme, because there are subtle hints at most major anime only acts being influenced by the Kara organization, such as the New 7 Ninja Swordsman and Byakuya Clan having “backers” and the tech from the Jugo arc and Mitsuki arc “vanishing”. Great video!

[@andreware2039]

Yes, yes, YES!

[@miguelortiz5845]

There are plenty of interviews where the author/illustrator/editor/production team tell us how the Boruto manga and anime are connected, but most of the Boruto bashers choose to ignore them. For example, the interview with Ikemoto-sensei and his editors.

[@andreware2039]

@@miguelortiz5845 exactly. The blind hate is infuriating.

[@quincyquincy4764]

@@miguelortiz5845 you aspect people to randomly find interview? So besides the manga we need to watch the anime, read the novels and lookout for interviews so we could get a full story?

[@quincyquincy4764]

@goran stojanovic I used to follow 2 of the biggest Naruto/Boruto reviewer's (Animeballsdeep & Naruto explained) on KZbin. I don't follow Naruto explained anymore but that's a different issue. Lots of people din't know and still do not know that everything the anime does is canon. The only reason I know this is because of the 2 channels I mentioned. That being said the manga and the anime started out as 2 separate canon stories that would eventually end the same. The anime was supposed to be a slice of life with ninja's and the manga would be more like Naruto. The writer's said this them selfs. Somewhere down the line the writers changed course and decided to fuse the manga and anime. The anime is literally filling in everything the manga left out or skipped over do to it being a monthly release. Even though the slice of life is canon some of it can be considered filler because it doesn't do much for the overall story. Instead of being angry at the Naruto crow you should direct your anger at the writers because they made a mess out of Boruto.

[@kaidou8069]

And this ladies and gentlemen, is how you do an actual unbiased review.

[@memeduka]

wouldn't say that for his opinion about tlou part 2 lol...

[@Daviyah_yisrael]

Meme Duka cus there’s nothing to like about the last of us 2 MA’AM

[@memeduka]

@@Daviyah_yisrael he said that Naughty Dog did a fantastic job and the story is great.

[@yoaiin4189]

The show is just Garbage bro

[@davidmuller6011]

@@yoaiin4189 lol no it isn't, I'll admit that Boruto has hit or miss moments but it's definitely not garbage and has a lot of gems so far. I feel like a lot of you guys just wanted the show to be exactly like Naruto and what's even more stupid about that is when the show does try to be like Naruto you turn right back around and bash it for doing that too lmao

[@lezaklol8068]

This review was fantastic and fair criticism not like the other youtubers who hate it blindly

[@possessedboy4908]

True

[@chilairearts4238]

Cant really blame them though, for the same reason he points out at 43:00, especially when there's so many better anime than just Boruto or Naruto.

[@razkable]

the way i look at is is this..its not by kishimoto so i do not care...naruto's character has to be retconned into something he is not just for boruto to be the main character with a relatable issue and not a total spoiled lucky douche...it fails in changing naruto's perfect ending to something i do not like...the show was not called ninja world..it was called naruto..it should end with naruto not his son...period..the boruto movie as a nice future story was cool to watch after the ending just as a tatse but i do not need to see the boruto generation adventures...i legit do not care

[@jesalcasid1601]

@@razkable and that's what you call hating blindly, first reason is naruto also exploring other characters and ninja world itself this is what also boruto doing and second if you don't need to see the boruto generation adventure then you don't have enough info to judge it as a whole, third you can judge boruto without bashing it incompletely.

[@paneer3180]

One of the most unbiased and honest review I have seen until now . Overall the explanation was convincing.

[@-TheRealAnimeFan-]

The Boruto anime hate is so undeserved. For me personally it got me back into this franchise after being burnt out after the long drawn out war arc of Shippuden. I can’t believe it’s the most popular thing to hate even with the supposed “die hard” Narutards. I didn’t even like the first 13-20 or so episodes but it clicked when we went to other ninja villages we’ve never seen at all in the main series not even in the real filler of Shippuden. I’ve been enjoying a lot of the episodes of the Boruto anime for awhile now (since the Mist Village School Trip Arc) and this new Hozuki Castle/Mujina Bandits arc in the anime is straight FIRE. Yes there are some bad episodes but that's every show. I don't think any anime is perfect. Y'all just want action but slice of life anime can be just as good. Boruto is very rewarding! I don't know why Narutards think Naruto was perfect especially with the poor direction Shippuden went. Anything Boruto does will EVER be worse than Kaguya. It’s sad most Naruto fans turned there back on it even though people BEGGED for years for a part 3 during the Shippuden years... It’s done more for this franchise than anything in the video game department that’s for sure lol So glad Boruto keeps impressing naysayers!! #RespectBoruto

[@justasentientmclarenp1879]

Man boruto is actually pretty good they just want a copy and paste of Naruto weebs don’t even know what their talking about

[@jantheking7028]

@@justasentientmclarenp1879 The series is VERY boring. Nearly every episode feel like filler and half the time it is unintersting such as watching ChoCho complain about her weight or watching mitsuki chase a cat.

[@NZealandese]

The hate is undeserved but it is necessary

[@jesalcasid1601]

@@jantheking7028 you are you viego but bro boruto some episode was really boring buuuut boruto is in peace era do you expect 'a lot of fighting scenes on a peaceful time' are you serious guys.

[@lilsmileyg2777]

@@jesalcasid1601 well a person might as well watch mha since both it and boruto actually are more slice of life then jujutsu Kaisen and black clover

[@mannyrios97]

This is the best Boruto anime review on KZbin, I love the show and the manga but I can definitely see the criticisms that the show has and I agree with most of it but there’s something about the show that makes me stick with it weekly and with the manga content coming shortly it’s definitely a good time to be a Boruto fan again!

[@frosty6395]

I have to say, one of the best, if not the best review on the Boruto anime on youtube. I agree with most of your point and disagree with only very few. I think your criticism's about the show are damn near perfect and make sense. Usually when I hear people hating on Boruto, their criticisms seem very shallow and/or just plain wrong. But the flaws that you mentioned are legitimate flaws of the show which exist. I am happy that someone made an effort to go in-depth and find the actual flaws of the show rather than just regurgitating the same shallow popular discourse about the show. Personally I love the show. I know it has flaws and the ones you mentioned are mostly what I also think the flaws of the show are. But still it pulls be back every week to watch it, I just love watching the characters. I don't know why but I love the show. And hence as a fan of the show, I am extremely happy to see an unbiased opinion showing the pro's and con's of the show exactly as they should be. Thank you..

[@shinobireign11]

One of the few reviewers who absolutely likes the mujina arc imo the best written arc along with the hozuki castle in the anime thus far apart from the chunin.

[@sasukestruck5377]

I feel like most reviewers already knew about the end which they read in the manga, and that's why they thought it was too long or etc. Honestly, the hozuki castle + mujina bandits arcs was really well written and executed!!

[@shinobireign11]

crackle chart that’s what I’m saying

[@bocodamondo]

i dont really care much about boruto story, but i do check on it now and then, so this video is greatly appreciated!

[@jeweerly2319]

lmao go check your community post lmfao

[@52Brickz-278]

Thx for doing that

[@couergarnet]

0:07 "Compelling characters" proceeds to focus on Ino... I see you are man of culture as well

[@onesmart229]

I choose the Boruto anime over the manga because of the focus on side characters. I just really love the team15, team 25, and team 40 episodes. Team 5 also needs more episodes.

[@ill_luck]

IMO it’s hard to deny the focus and development of the side characters, but what’s the point in developing them if they don’t do anything. If they’re not going to be relevant in the future then what’s the point. That’s just how I see it anyway

[@onesmart229]

The Organ Thief I been thinking about a different prospective ever sense I watched this. The Boruto anime is the life of Boruto, Naruto, and the next generation, while the manga is selective parts that form a pretty great story. And besides there’s no grantees that they don’t alter the manga arcs to give the characters they poured so much work into more significant roles.

[@lordrimuru2003]

@@ill_luck You don't know for a fact whether they will be relevant in the future or not though

[@gold___er7288]

Story progression = boruto manga Character development = boruto anime

[@saadsharif1552]

It’s sad that there’s so much negativity in parts of the overall Naruto + Boruto fan base I forgot just how much about the Boruto series I’ve loved about it 😔. I’m still super keen on the series and can’t wait for it to return 😊

[@Jlavi25]

It’s def not perfect but the amount of hate it gets is unjustified imo.

[@enervatus11]

I've been the same, this hiatus has made me appreciate how much I love the show and all it's various characters, and the video made some pertinent points as well. Needless to say, roll on the 5th July!

[@ill_luck]

I don’t think it’s completely unjustified. There’s so much content that means next to nothing. And yes as I watched quite a bit of it week to week I enjoyed most of it. However looking back on it now, I forgot some of these arcs even happened. As I was watching he video, 2 or 3 times I went “oh, I forgot that arc happened” and then I can barely remember what happens. So much of Boruto has so little impact that it’s hardly rememberable at times.

[@Jlavi25]

The Organ Thief nah the level of hatred it gets is definitely not deserved. Hate ≠ criticism. People act like the show is sheer dog shit and there is nothing redeemable about it. They say there are no cool moments, no development, no nothing. They say that it is a disgrace to Naruto.

[@lordrimuru2003]

@@Jlavi25 Exactly I'm completely fine with people giving fair criticism like this dude even if I may not agree on all his points , but the people who just bash it are just wrong.

[@DarksideXL]

I've been a Boruto fan ever since this show began and Christ I love your review for this show. There's a lot of stuff I agree with and a lot of stuff I disagree with but your criticisms of the show are so genuine that even I as a fan have to acknowledge you for this because the unfair criticism that this show gets from popular KZbinrs and influential people really hurt the show's reputation especially when they make the show out to be so horrible that it ruined Naruto's legacy when it really doesn't but made it so compelling in a lot of aspects and adds depth to the lore, the new modern day Ninja world society, and the characters that you can't ignore the great progression the series has taken. Boruto is a good series. It's not bad and it's not great like it's predecessor but at least when it's ready to tell a great story, its ready to do just that. I appreciate you wholeheartedly for properly analyzing the series and giving your positives and lows for this series unlike some people who hate on it for clicks without any positives. You got a sub from me and I'm interested in more of your work. Thank you so much and I hope you continue to enjoy Boruto 🙏🏿

[@blackimage2320]

It’s too much running in place filler. It’s only about 20-30 episodes that actually mean something

[@DarksideXL]

@@blackimage2320 every episode means something. Not just 20-30

[@blackimage2320]

Darkside XL they have no contributions to the main plot. The one they are developing now

[@nyankrunex9654]

@@blackimage2320 that's like saying anything other than Chunin Exams Arc, and Sound 4 taking Sasuke away, and Akatsuki introduction..everything else in OG Naruto are all not impossible, and nothing to do with 'main' plot

[@blackimage2320]

Nyan Krunex the Chuin exams have a huge effect on naruto likewise for everything else you said. Have you even watched the show. I believe you’ve only seen reviews of every episode

[@kermitwithamustache3885]

I must say it, you have the patience of an angel to sit through every single episode of this show. Like you said it tries too hard to be it’s own show instead of following its manga storyline, which really hurts the pacing of the anime. Then again the manga is really slow, I don’t understand why the hell they couldn’t make it a weekly series.

[@lordrimuru2003]

Very respectful review my man , glad to see someone who gives it a chance and isn't just a biased hater lol. But I heavily disagree with you about the Jugo arc and the Time Travel arc , it did make sense how they beat Urashiki , it wasn't just Boruto and Naruto it was also a Giant Rasengan from Jiraiya and a Kirin from Sasuke. But I'll agree that Urashiki was wasted potential ultimately , I liked him.

[@ebolalol5186]

Just for you guys to know evry arc of boruto will be connected when the Kara arc will be adapted. Because they did some stuff behind the scene. It will make those arcs even more special

[@daelanbro]

So glad to see you back bro. Thanks for acknowledging borutos strengths and weaknesses and approaching it in a respectful, mature way. I respect you a lot.

[@p1xl724]

Is it me or does it feel like AJ's voice is fast forwarded?

[@AnimeAjay]

The opening audio and sponsor are speedy to get you straight into the content. Dw about it haha

[@p1xl724]

@@AnimeAjay oh ok lol

[@AnimeAjay]

@@p1xl724 Just pretend I'm Eminem

[@quetzal3428]

Honestly would love it if you did more boruto reviews in the future. Your analytical and fair looks into the series are a breath of fresh air. Loved it!!!

[@kaidou8069]

For example, if someone showed this video to someone that only watched a video of some popular narutuber about boruto being trash or whatever, that person would probably think "wait... its actually not as bad as everyone says? oh... maybe I should give it a try instead of believing what that other youtuber said." As for me personally, I always take a youtubers opinion with a grain of salt, it always comes down to my preference instead of just believing what a certain youtuber says about a movie or a series. And thankfully I'm not that kind of person who hates a series that I don't even watch or/and read because criticizing something and then not knowing what you're talking about because you have no idea of what happened the last 10 episodes or chapters (which a lot of people do, and do not care) is plain dumb. But Unfortunately this is the reality with Boruto, he's a victim of unfair and biased criticism that created a huge snowball of dumb haters fueled by people who didn't give it a fair and unbiased chance.

[@lordrimuru2003]

Agreed again , it's sad man the level of hate it gets sometimes is just insane , from people who don't even watch it lol.

[@dannysmi7162]

Or, maybe they did give it a chance and just didn’t like it. You ever consider that? Just saying, you’re making an assumption.

[@t-masterrules5085]

Well, you should also consider the fact that most of these you tubers have been die hard naruto fans since day one, gave boruto an agonizing chance to step up, but got discourage by it's lazy write up and poor animation over and over again. Trust me, it's quite easy to settle for less when you don't know the full extent of the glory of what you are settling for. Boruto lovers probably never watched Naruto from the beginning. I've never watched a naruto show and slept off...(well aside some of the war arc)..but I found myself dozing off over and over again while watching boruto till I could no longer take it anymore... And for me personally, It remains the first anime I abandoned watching

[@kaidou8069]

@@t-masterrules5085 I've been a Naruto fan for a really long time. It offends me that just because I enjoy boruto ppl think I'm not a big naruto fan, so don't generalize. Why can't someone love both? Why do you have to be like that?

[@t-masterrules5085]

@@kaidou8069 well, that's good for you. But don't think that's enough to make boruto qualify as a good show...by popular choice, its still a terrible show in comparison to naruto. And don't think this is based on bias or on sentiments, that's just the truth and there are facts to back that up. Now don't get me wrong, if you like boruto, who I'm I not to respect your choice. Alone, boruto may come out as a great show(heck! I'd probably think it was if I've had no in dept knowledge of naruto), but anytime it's referenced to Naruto, then I'm sorry to say that it's a very very bad show. The characters and storylines, the theme songs, intros and progression just pales in comparison to Naruto. And its funny that this comparison can't be ignored because its a sequel to it.

[@mannyw_]

Would *love* to see a review of the arcs that come after these ones. This is the fairest review of Boruto I've seen so far.

[@the_yokai]

my mind was blown when i seen the arcs listed on the bottom of the screen.

[@hallowcrystal]

Was just about to comment this haha

[@ill_luck]

I legit forgot a couple of them even happened

[@kaidou8069]

When almost every popular naruto youtuber makes a video hating on Boruto you know shit is gonna get real, their audience will agree too and creates the what its called the bandwagon effect. Also, the majority of those youtubers don't actively watch or even read the series but still choose to keep criticizing it without any context, this is really unfair to the series in general for sure. But if you make an actual unbiased review its totally different, it changes everything because It's totally not as bad as some people make you to believe.

[@lordrimuru2003]

Agreed

[@hlscultivator6167]

Absolutely right,🤘 🤟🤙....🤨.....👌

[@whatthe9256]

Except this isnt true and its an exaggeration to blame it all on the youtubers. Even before youtubers made hate videos of boruto it was already getting the hate that it has now. I mainly talk about the anime since the manga is actually ok but for a series who already has a large fanbase behind it, they actually fucked up how they handled the anime of boruto.

[@muffdingo]

I mean the reason I stopped watching was the all around tone of the show was a bit slow and boring and the rehashing of the original naruto story, each arc is basically a older arc reimagined. Other than that I absolutely love the character writing and how well they handle the older cast.overall for me like a 6.5-7/10

[@Scarlight_JB]

HE HAS RETURNED

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[@RedShadowAMV]

Never watched either series but hey 45 minutes of ajay rambling is worth it

[@Patso04]

Love to see a more positive approach to the series! It takes so much more to see the good in a lot of these moments while criticizing the series the way that it is. Would love to see you cover more of its anime/manga content once enough comes out!!

[@pokemonworld2791]

Great review, I enjoyed it! 14:04 Episode 39 is one of my favorite, just so you know because you didn't mention it but this standalone episode was adapted from chapter 0 of Boruto which was released right before the series was serialized in the WSJ and it was written/drawn by Kishimoto himself, this chapter was an introduction to the character because at that time, all we knew about Mitsuki was that post credit scene from the Movie when we learned that he was the son of Orochimaru.

[@felix8755]

Ajay is back! With a 45 minute video, YES!

[@dbz287]

Finally some gives the manga the focus and credit it deserves

[@leskinen5443]

Thanks for this review,it was really nice to see a video with fair criticism but also mentioning the good stuff.

[@Tareq_AM]

​​you have big crush on ino

[@lordrimuru2003]

Who doesn't :P?

[@rasputin1433]

:p

[@upnext7968]

You did an amazing job on this video! I appreciate how in depth you went with everything

[@terrydubuisson4209]

I like these story vids, love you animation video too. I can't wait if you do these to other series. Especially dragon ball super when it comes back

[@armandoleblohic1784]

The mitsuki back story is a novel from kishimoto. The mirai arc too and the parents day of naruto and hima is canon too

[@Narciix]

I’d love to see an updated version of this video with amazing year the anime had in 2021

[@theflashfan3234]

Holy fuck you're back again! Love your content man, always makes my day when you upload. Hope things get stable enough for more regular uploads soon! Have a good day and stay safe!

[@PokeHokage]

Personally I see the value of the manga and anime balancing each other. The manga is monthly and doesn't have time to flesh out side characters or give us cute episodes of mitsuki with a cat( if it did we'd be pissed we waited a month for a chapter in which nothing happens). In the manga they refer to anime moments allowing us to feel they are connected stories. The manga gives us story the anime gives us character

[@bg-cc6hn]

Always love to see an Ajay vid. Watched it all even tho I don't watch Naruto or Boruto. Just love to hear you critically analyze things!

[@jukaa1012]

As someone who doesn't care about naruto and by extention boruto this video is a blessing to kill some time while doing chores and working out. Good vid nice work

[@ShiningNoctowls]

As someone who wasn't expecting much from the Boruto anime, I was pleasantly surprised with how much I have enjoyed it thus far as well as how the slice of life/philosophical messages are personally relatable and can be brought down to earth, ya know?

[@DBK_Productions]

Hearing this mans voice again is so nice

[@TheDAWinz]

Nice to hear from you again Ajay. Watched through it in its entirety, and you've summed up my thoughts completely!

[@Fax1880]

Funny because the Juugo arc is the most connected arc with the manga storyline, Sumire finding a reason to join the ninja tech team, Nue evolving and losing control, the new curse mark connected to Kara, etc. But great video.

[@SuzakuX]

Sumire is barely involved in the manga, though. If you're only reading the manga you don't need to know her reasons for joining or anything like that; she's just Katasuke's lab assistant and a former classmate of Boruto's.

[@Fax1880]

@@SuzakuX Well that is the thing... You are watching the anime not reading the manga. Besides the anime add other characters to the manga arcs, it's not a copy paste adaptation. Nue is in her moveset in the manga, so Nue is a thing which means every problem with Sumire happened. If you go by manga only then Metal Lee has no name and has a faceless team.

[@KINGANIMEREVIEW]

Just watched the full thing.I strongly disagree on your overall point of the anime having too much non-connected stories.It has some of that.But for the most part the anime only arcs developed the side characters like you said & connects to the main story which you said wasn’t the case.The Jugo arc for example Sumire not only developed more but her reason for joining the scientific ninja team was shown which ties into her role in the manga which is an important one.The academy stuff gives detail to Boruto’s conflict with his dad which is resolved in the Chunin Exams arc.And those are just a few examples.The anime is the full complete story of Boruto so far.It add more detail to each part of the story from the manga arcs/main story that it adapts to the side characters & world building which the manga lacks etc. I disagreed with some points here & there in every arc although for the most part I agreed with your points on most arcs.The arcs I think you got completely wrong were the Cho Cho arc,where she got much needed character development which you mentioned but still despite that you still wrote it off just cause you didn’t like the body guard mission set up.Also her relationship development with Mitsuki was great.Then there’s the Jugo arc which had great character development for Sumire which ties into the manga like I said,Jugo developed as well & a great message was given.The villain was the only thing really lacking in that arc.And lastly the time travel arc.The power scaling & villain were the only problems I think the arc had.Oh & the Sasuke chakra thing.Other than that the writing was great & had some of the best moments of the series so far.The emotional scenes,comedy,character development & character interactions were great.Overall I think the Good outweighs the bad from that arc & the anime as a whole.I agree on your points about the manga though.Boruto is the best anime & manga currently running.

[@PixelBraint]

Omg there's always a space after a period. I had a hard time reading this, it looks like a run off sentence

[@lordrimuru2003]

I agree man but oh well , Urashiki's chakra stealing ability is OP he drains enemies of 99% of their chakra to the point where most of them had to rest or go to hospital but Sasuke remained standing which is pretty impressive even though he couldn't fight properly because of it.

[@Hello-xc6jq]

They do have a lit of stories in the anime that mean nothing They have so many genin they made episodes about yet with common sense you would know that those genin will never be important ever to the plot Ex. Kid with kakashi mask and his team Team 15 episodes without sumerie but they still get episodes even sumerie was the only thing keeping them relevant Random episode about girl with monster arm Fishing episode I think you get the point The power scaling is a big problem I can deal with inconsistent power scaling here and there but bad Ex. Boruto gets soloed by shikidai then fights otusuki Boruto and KID naruto beats a villain who shall not be named with a rasengann even he stomped adult sasuke Naruto sees delta throw himiari in the air kawaki who is much weaker at this point can react because I guess the writers forgot naruto can fly at lightspeed Forgetting nearly all of naruto and sasuke abilities And just so much more How are we supposed think these anime villain are threats when we know what will happen if things get to serious naruto and sasuke The anime has done this before Ex. Byuka bad guy getting away what will we do then naruto swoops in at lightspeed Konohamaru struggles against one zetzu what will team 7 do against the others but sasuke already killed them all off screen And the "development" you talk about is not very great there are only like 3 side characters that are actually interesting and because of the slice of life they learn a lesson regress back then learn it again after the sumerie arc she just went back to the way she was the only reason she was put in the scientific tech department was because they needed a reason to put her in the manga to satisfy borusumi fans The time travel arc was terrible you just brush off the terrible villain who shall bot be named like good villains especially one who should have been a better overarching threat but was just terrible and again I can deal with bad power scaling but this was just terrible really bad And boruto being the best ongoing manga and anime right now really dude Mha manga is fire right now the villains are more complex and the sensei isn't a joke fodder like konohamaru

[@yashrawat1288]

Can we get another review after the recent arcs of boruto?

[@scramplee]

missed your vids so much ajay, so glad you’re back

[@machodgdon]

Man I truly wonder what his thoughts are on the current arc being aired right now

[@saadsharif1552]

Oddly enough I quite liked the Jugo arc (outside of the villain and Narrative), I just liked that Team Taka got their closure, plus those geese were super cute. And yeah, the only part of the time slip arc I liked was the episode with Naruto and Boruto’s heart to heart

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[@rojeriofumasa]

Woah, first person i have ever seen that didnt absolutely hate the day naruto became hokage...

[@totamilegend]

Ahhh your videos are always a fun ride! Best 45 minutes I’ve spent on KZbin in months. Thank GOD I dropped this show at the start of the Mitsuki’s Disappearance Arc. I cannot wait for you to cover the next anime arcs (Please someone has to 😂)

[@KiritoBlackSwordsman647]

THE KING IS BACK

[@flashtheshapeshafter]

I actually like boruto a lot, both the character and the show , the thing I pretty much wanted the most was to see more of the new characters and I've been getting a lot of it, but Yeah things have been going pretty slow and my biggest hope is that the future scene isn't the actual end of the entire story I wasn't the biggest fan of the manga originally mostly thanks to the art so I ended up dropping it but I hear it's really good right now so I'll probably give it a shot to see what the anime is going to cover, I'm a little worried since the arc isn't actually done from what I heard and the manga is still monthly but we'll see what happens

[@jumbojohn890]

YES!! I HAVE NEVER CLICK A NOTIFICATION SO FAST

[@shlok2ekudrimoti100]

The biggest problem in Boruto that I liked you bringing up is that some of the earlier arcs could be explored better with more episodes and better depth and a more fleshed out story

[@TheRadistai]

finally someone saying some positive about boruto !

[@mrcuccob6386]

While am not that big of a fan of the Boruto series as a whole ( at least from when I dropped it ) Boruto has quite a good ammount of moments that I absolutely love. It really is a mixbag for the most part for me but I think I might give the series a chance again now that is adapting the manga. I would love if you get the chance to talk about the animation of the series one day, keep up the great work Ajay!!

[@mikes3kgt]

Omfg you’re back!!! Never thought I’d see it. Still waiting on Broly breakdown!!

[@WonderWhy66]

Yeah the anime hasn't been that great barring a few parts, but the manga is really good. Hopefully the anime does justice to the Kara arc and the other manga materials coming soon.

[@SuzakuX]

Great review and generally echoes my sentiments. The anime arcs offer nice development for secondary and tertiary characters and have generally high highs, with nice bits of sakuga dropped here and there even in otherwise unimportant episodes, but overall is very uneven and suffers from being disconnected and forced to halt character development and danger to avoid contradicting the manga. The manga on the other hand is a very well written, tightly focused story with an excellent rhythm of plot develoment, tension, battles, and twists. It started a bit rough, with Ikemoto's artistic inexperience and the need to retell the story of the film hampering it somewhat, but as it progresses into new content and especially after introducing Kara and Kawaki, it really comes into its own, both narratively and artistically. It's been firing on all cylinders for, well, quite a while now, and seems to continue topping itself. In terms of general fandom reception, I think that for the most part people feel burned by the anime (especially after the Jugo and Urashiki arcs), while the manga has rewarded those who stuck with it, gaining more and more popularity as time goes on. In the West, at least. There is now quite a strong divide between anime and manga watchers, though, generally, everyone is looking forward to the post-quarantine return of the anime, as it is going to start moving into manga territory late next month.

[@demonking-zm3rs]

Honestly the dislike for the manga makes sense if you enjoy a coherent story. The manga feels like cliff notes dedicating months to fights that dont add anything. Like the delta fight made Hima who's barely a character in the manga a plot device. Sealing Naruto didn't lead to anything and the stories treatment of Kara makes all the arcs before meaningless Honestly the manga is overhyped in the west

[@franklynpimentel6897]

To be honest I would MUCH rather have Boruto be more of a slice of life series, and have it focus mainly on Naruto and the relationship he has with his family, bc I feel that"s the more interesting stuff. Like I dont hate Boruto, but I feel like he's more interesting when he's with his family and if they made the series more like that while still having some missions and story arcs here and there and not have it just be about Boruto, then I would watch the living hell out of that series.

[@mekbudaanimations8887]

Happy to see hes back with content!

[@nazarenomilohanich4883]

I really didn't expect for your return to be this grand and epic lol. I would love for you to (some day, no pressure) do the same with other shows such as FMAB, OPM, or even the Dragon Ball series, especially considering how Super ended up being quite a bit controversial, to put it lightly, hehe...

[@BenPhou]

Glad to see you back mate. Looking forward to seeing your animation breakdown on future DBS seasons! (also, your mic audio quality seems to have taken a hit lol)

[@JussChino]

Loved the video and very good points also love the little notes here and there 😂

[@EinFelsbrocken]

I literally started screaming upon that transition to the Raid Ad....wow.

[@JetblackJay]

I'm waiting for the Bleach essay it needs more love

[@JakeDeeJake]

It seems the meta for the anime is the same as Naruto’s. Watch specific clips and arcs to help enhance the manga. Ignore the rest.

[@izuo3610]

To me the Boruto series has been pretty aimless for the most part. It might be because they want more material from the manga to adapt but 150~ episodes of content that could have been covered in 2 seasons is quite excessive. They should have adopted the seasonal route (same with Black Clover because if the studio went the route of MHA then it would be way more popular in the west and not written off) or made the manga bi monthly so there would be more content or just held off doing an anime almost immediately after the end of Shippuden especially since the stories that the anime have been telling so up until the new arc begins have been far from compelling. The state of Boruto just feels like a series of decisions that were not fully thought through. Just my opinion tho.

[@gd5466]

They don’t care about the Manga. The series seems to be aim at a different target audience(younger audience) And they’ve always wanted it it to be an episodic series for the most part.

[@Jheat75]

A huge chunk of the series boil down to Boruto’s perspective as well as the World building in the new era and set up the movie recap within the span of 50 episodes. In my opinion they should’ve tried to cram the entire first year into this plot point you should’ve just got there when you got there and allow the arcs that come before to resolve and stand on their own

[@richinfacts6003]

I like this video! Very good and honest review not fueled by bandwagon hype! I follow the manga and love it. I've seen parts of the anime but now I plan to watch it from scratch. I really enjoyed your DBS TOP reviews so it's good to see you making more videos again about my favorite series

[@Aldrnari956]

I’m just glad to see Ajay making content

[@roronoa270]

Yes. I’ve been waiting for this video. After this I can decide if I should start boruto

[@joy4themightydonutchainsaw620]

Boruto being kid trunks makes to much sense

[@razkable]

both shows jumped the ship with time travel

[@joy4themightydonutchainsaw620]

@@razkable true the turtle leaving was for the sake of the plot

[@seanakima50515e]

19:50 that is actually explained in the manga, it's a Kara member that controlled Katasuke

[@AnimeAjay]

I say that in the video lol

[@hagasakitg2099]

@@AnimeAjay can you do one on kara actuation arc

[@sueKay]

One of the best Boruto reviews I've come across! I do disagree with you though on the ending of the Byakuya Arc. To me, Naruto's appearance and show of power served to highlight to the audience the sheer difference in power scale between him and Boruto, especially as Boruto's overconfidence was becoming more and more apparent. It felt more like a moment of foreshadowing towards Boruto finding out Naruto's true power, while also framing the difference in power to any viewers who hadn't seen Naruto before watching Boruto. What did irk me though was seeing poor Ryogi being locked up when it was clear he was a victim. Going forward I'm going to keep watching the anime and reading the manga, as I doubt the peripheral cast will get much more development in the manga so it might be all we see of them. It's worth suffering through the odd bad mini arc to see these characters continue to grow, and Boruto Manga is generally head and shoulders above OG Naruto filler.

[@andreware2039]

Oh, I remember your history with Naruto very well 🤣 That switch up leading up to the end of Shippuden was hilarious. Sad, but hilarious.

[@slifer875]

Oh hey your back!, i have a question for you, would you do an one shot animation review/analisis of classis shows as an anthology series? Like your personal favorite episode of a show or the most groundbreaking one? for example: one episode for fist of the north star, another for evangelion, other for cowboy bebop, etc.

[@AnimeAjay]

That's a cool idea

[@kurisu2847]

I agree with some of your points on the Urashiki time skip arc. That entire arc was just painful to watch from start to finish, making it one of the worst arcs in the entire Naruto franchise for me personally. I don't know how people can say that arc was good other than being blinded by nostalgia

[@lordrimuru2003]

It had a lot of great moments too apart from the nostalgia , seems like you were blinded by the negatives to the point where you couldn't see the positives about it anymore.

[@saadsharif1552]

You are both correct

[@kurisu2847]

@Yung Uzumaki The moment where Boruto sleeps with Naruto was pretty nice, other than that, everything else did feel pretty wasted. It's hilarious how they got the timeline wrong in that same episode though

[@kaidou8069]

The anime does have a lot of problems, its really unfortunate that the manga is monthly too. As a big Naruto fan that has watched every single episode (filler) and all the movies and also still play a couple naruto games, I still enjoy watching the anime despite all the problems it has, I do complain about a lot of aspects it has but I still like to watch it and know everything about it just like I did and still do with Naruto. It was really refreshing to see a complete fair and unbiased review, thanks a lot for this video. Wish there was more reviews like this one.

[@HazLight4426]

The anime is the manga but fleshed out. How can you love the manga and not the anime. In terms of story, world building and characters developments, the anime is better. The anime will get to where the manga is, that's something people don't understand. It's like people not enjoying the ride and just wanting to be there already. The way people criticize things is just dumb tbh.

[@TobenaiSakana]

The anime is dragged out to death and the characters have no flavor. it feels like they're wasting time and not developing anything. There are so many plot points that they could make good use of, but just forget about them and move on to plain waste of time episodes. The manga has a story and characters that matter.

[@AnimeAjay]

@@TobenaiSakana Exactly this. How anyone could watch my video and post a comment like Nero VII's is beyond me.

[@SuzakuX]

The anime might flesh out minor characters but rarely does it contribute to the overarching narrative of the series. The manga tells a continually ongoing story, and the anime injects its own disconnected, often superfluous stories in between

[@powercore2000]

As someone who hasn't followed Boruto at all since the movie release, I really appreciate this review. Its a fair setting of expectations for what to get into and the difference in the mediums, and an honest assessment of the show and manga's qualities. Based on this, I think I'll go for the manga's content rather than the Anime's. I'm a stickler for well plotted stories, and it seems like the manga will deliver the narrative more palatable for me personally. Thanks for work you put into this! It's a great expectations setting guide for what a newcomer would get themselves into.

[@joshuafrance7999]

It's getting good just stick with it an you will see as naruto said 'believe it !'

[@LORDCAMEL0T]

I don’t hate on the show but I can’t help but to view it as main genre ‘Slice of Life’ with some action involved. Rather than a full blown shounen

[@demonking-zm3rs]

That's kinda how it goes which is why the show's at its best with its slice of life.

[@LittleGreen1991]

Would LOVE to see a Review of the Kara Actuation & Ao Arc in Video Form from you, like this one here. :) Just saw it a second time, can´t agree more. I love the Boruto Series but it is really flawed some times. Although almost everything from 157 onward is really great imo so far.

[@teee123]

Thx for making this video i enjoy it a lot

[@dLucho]

First time i dont skip the raid shadow legends ad just because its a video from u. That should tell you something.

[@majidaljaburi7870]

You should’ve brought swagkage and clyde the weeaboo to this video and it would’ve been the best thing knowing their comedy together

[@MEESi991]

Came after your dinasour comment in Twitter

[@Lone_Rocket]

This is a great review so far. Depending on how this goes, i'll go watch Boruto.

[@ma.jbrony1754]

Have you checked it out? :)

[@Lone_Rocket]

@@ma.jbrony1754 No. At least not yet. Mostly due to the fact that it hasnt caught up to the more interesting bits of the manga.

[@ma.jbrony1754]

@@Lone_Rocket In that case, tune in on December 17th, 2020; the Ao arc starts, in the anime, on that day. :)

[@Lone_Rocket]

@@ma.jbrony1754 thanks.

[@ma.jbrony1754]

@@Lone_Rocket Mmhm!! :)

[@PlusUltraMan]

Good takes, this is based 👌🏿

[@SimplyStapha]

I just watched all the dubbed episodes. This was a nice surprise.

[@DB-cq5ii]

Only god and myself can know how much i want you to do a video like this for black clover

[@demonking-zm3rs]

Actually the arc's do interconnect. If you ever get the chance you should be on the look out for certain dialogue

[@demonking-zm3rs]

I'm kinda disappointed at the reading of the manga it feels like maybe you fell into general hype. Spoilers: Characters getting shafted is the usual default criticism. But for example the ongoing the fights don't add anything and as a monthly series having a 3 to 4 chapter fight that leads to Naruto getting sealed to then reverse that decision and start out exactly where things started is bad. The reliance on the anime to add context to the story isn't something that should be praised so while the anime gets to be the definitive version they also hold the blame if something doesn't add up(also the fact that the manga f**cling around means they can't move the characters or plot ) Kara also gets thrown away with the outer/Inner thread mopped up to make way for Aliens and even Urashiki falls victim to the manga pacing being bad(Again a character shown in shippuden created by Kishimoto but Kodachi doesn't have time so f**k him I guess) . Delta vs Naruto added nothing but Hima being a plot device. Boro vs team 7 added nothing Boroshiki looks cool but he was already finished and it was just to build hype Even the current fight adds nothing. Naruto and Sasuke are no stronger and adding Boruto screams Boroshiki. Ao and Shojoji add nothing the KK plot and that stupid line from Naruto where there trying to force a connection. Also Shikamaru being treated as the Muppet for exposition its instead of the kids just feels.... Its all hype moments with no real care for story structure the assumption that the anime will just fix it is a problem. Hell Kodachi kills Victor an inner for no reason one of our main protagonist killed and it added nothing

[@NinjaGamer820]

is it me or are there "chapters" in the progress bar :o

[@anandsembi1536]

Good to see you back bro 👊