Review of Boruto: Naruto Next Generations

If you want to enjoy a good story that is on it's way to becoming GREAT, I would strongly advise you SKIP the filler and non-manga related episodes. Once you've watched the main story and want more Boruto content, go ahead and watch the rest, but be warned, the filler is strong with this one... As a long time Naruto fan, both manga and anime, I was very excited when the sequel was initially announced. Post release, I noticed a pattern which was foreshadowing the downfall... The creators and directors were definitely inspired by Pein's famous quote "This world shall know pain" when writing the fillercontent of the anime. I am sad to see the rating now averaging barely 5.5 when the ACTUAL story itself, especially with recent manga developments has proven to have a lot of potential and value which I hope will be thoroughly developed in Part 2.

In my honest opinion, at this point I believe the show's release schedule should be changed to seasonal released focused on the main story, as fillers have proven to be diluting the quality too much. The potential for the budget being invested in top level animation for the remaining canon material would give it the boost in rating and help my favourite series' sequel get the recognition that it deserves.

With regard to the music composition, main battle animations, and source plot I am extremely happy with how everything is put together and is developing. To people who think that the story has completely deviated from the original idea of Naruto, I would say to try and keep an open mind, every new generation has to face a different challenge, usually completely foreign to the previous one.

Happy watching

Overall my rating is as follows:
Main Story: 9/10
Fillers: 1/10