Hiroyuki Yamashita

Hiroyuki Yamashita

Boruto: Naruto Next Generations is a Japanese anime series based on the manga series of the same name and is a spin-off of and sequel to Masashi Kishimoto's Naruto. It is produced by Pierrot and broadcast on TV Tokyo. The anime is directed by Noriyuki Abe (Chief Director) (#1–104), Hiroyuki Yamashita (#1–66), Toshirō Fujii (#67–104), and Masayuki Kōda (#105–) and is written by Makoto Uezu (#1–66) and Masaya Honda (#67–). Manga writer Ukyō Kodachi is supervising the series. Boruto follows the exploits of Naruto Uzumaki's son Boruto and his comrades from Konohagakure's ninja academy while finding a path to follow once they grow up. Despite being based on the manga, the anime explores original storylines and adaptations of the spin-off manga, Naruto: The Seventh Hokage and the Scarlet Spring; Boruto: Naruto the Movie; as well as 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 now airs every Sunday at 5:30 PM JST. The series is also being released in DVDs. Viz Media licensed the series on March 23, 2017 to simulcast it on Hulu, and on Crunchyroll. In the U. S, the English dub made its premiere on Adult Swim's Toonami programming block on September 29, 2018. The series ended its run on the block after episode 52 on October 20, 2019.

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