Boruto: Naruto the Movie

The spirited Boruto Uzumaki, son of Seventh Hokage Naruto, is a skilled ninja who possesses the same brashness and passion his father once had. However, the constant absence of his father, who is busy with his Hokage duties, puts a damper on Boruto's fire. Upon learning that his father will watch the aspiring ninjas who will participate in the upcoming Chunin exams, Boruto is driven to prove to him that he is worthy of his attention. In order to do so, he enlists the help of Naruto's childhood friend and rival, Sasuke Uchiha.

The Chunin exams begin and progress smoothly, until suddenly, the Konohagakure is attacked by a new foe that threatens the long-standing peace of the village. Now facing real danger, Naruto and his comrades must work together to protect the future of their cherished home and defeat the evil that terrorizes their world. As this battle ensues, Boruto comes to realize the struggles his father once experienced—and what it truly means to be a ninja.

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Uzumaki, Naruto Main

Takeuchi, Junko Japanese

Uchiha, Sasuke Main

Sugiyama, Noriaki Japanese

Uzumaki, Boruto Main

Sanpei, Yuuko Japanese

Uchiha, Sarada Main

Kikuchi, Kokoro Japanese

Nara, Shikamaru Supporting

Morikubo, Shoutarou Japanese

Gaara Supporting

Ishida, Akira Japanese

Hyuuga, Hinata Supporting

Mizuki, Nana Japanese

Lee, Rock Supporting

Masukawa, Yoichi Japanese

Haruno, Sakura Supporting

Nakamura, Chie Japanese

Inuzuka, Kiba Supporting

Matsui, Shouji Producer

Yamashita, Hiroyuki Director, Episode Director, Storyboard, Key Animation

Matsumoto, Norio Episode Director, Storyboard, Key Animation, Animation Director

Tsuru, Toshiyuki Episode Director, Key Animation

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Jun 20, 2022

90shentaigirl

Recommended

So Boruto itself as a whole catches a lot of flack from original series fans. I find this film to be my favorite Naruto franchise film. It is a great introduction to the new generation of ninja and also is a nice revisit to past characters. You have to go into Boruto itself knowing that it is not Naruto or Naruto Shippuden, it is its own entity, and it is best to be open minded. The movie takes place around the new generation of ninjas' chunin exams. I will not spoil any plot, but the film features both these new children but also the adults ... from the past anime. If you are considering watching the Boruto anime, I think this can be a good gauge on if you will enjoy it.

Reviewer’s Rating: 8

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Jan 30, 2024

2dragonfire

Mixed Feelings

If u watch pick up at episode 70 of Boruto as Boruto 1-69 is covered by the movie.

The movie is good, however if you watch the movie instead of the episodic version (eps. 1-69 of Boruto), you miss so many details and character developments. There is a whole scene at the end fight scene that was removed even though it shows how Boruto got a mark on his hand (which is important later in the anime)

So if you want not miss important details, watch the episodes. If you just want to jump into the middle of Boruto and skip the academy stuff, but don't mind ... missing some important details, watch this movie then pick up at episode 65 (this will end up in you rewatching the last fight scene but with the important details added in...)

Reviewer’s Rating: 4

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Sep 13, 2023

ThatAnimeSnobRE

Not Recommended

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Boruto the first movie, is a sequel to Naruto the Last movie, where the milking of the franchise keeps going by simply repeating the same crap all over again. Although Kishimoto was given the chance to start fresh with new characters and new storylines, all he did was making the children have the exact same personalities as their parents, and the plot being a repeat of everything that happened thus far. Despite trying to make it seem things are different, Boruto is still going through the exact same events Naruto did.

The saddest part is that despite the rehash, the movie still has a much more ... likable get up. Boruto is not a typical shonen protagonist, in the sense he is not an orphan hated by everyone, has super amazing hidden powers inside him, while also being the chosen one. Despite going through the exact same events as his father, he is a much more normal character, living in a much less emo world that is not constantly victimizing children. Unless you had a really messed up childhood, this was making everything much easier to relate with.

Remember when Naruto stole the secret scroll in the first episode and never got punished for such a major crime? Well, Boruto does something similar; he cheats in the Chuunin exam by using technology instead of his own powers. He is exposed in front of everyone by his own father. He is not a victimized orphan driven over the edge, so he can’t use that excuse. This right here could have been the point where we get a good story about the protagonist dealing with the consequences of his mistakes. The last part of the movie could have been about him facing rejection and disappointment from everyone, which would have taught him a lot of important life lessons.

But instead of that, we get the obligatory villain of the movie attacking and everything goes back to the same old done to death fighting shonen bullshit we’ve been getting for the past 15 years. Boruto doesn’t need to face consequences because the villain is conveniently someone who also became strong by using other peoples’ power instead of his own. Meaning, the conflict is no longer psychological because it got externalized and can simply be solved by punching the crap out of it.

I know this is a movie for children so it makes sense that it would never try to handle its conflicts in a mature manner. But the get-up was so good and the villain attacked the moment the hero was about to be blamed, thus it’s essentially Kishimoto showing the viewer his middle finger. Kishi, you don’t present me with a juicy steak and then you take it away; you had us expecting a juicy steak and not the same old horseshit. You ruined the conflict by having a one dimensional villain who wants to kill everyone and take over the world.

The last third of the movie is just a retarded battle shonen with powers working in any way the plot demands for them to work. Boruto instantly switches from a pariah whose father is disappointed of him, to the hero who saves the day and even gets to rescue his father with the power of plot convenience. I mean, holy crap, why did the four kage, the most powerful people in the world, accept to take Boruto, of all people, on the rescue mission? Without cheating he can barely do basic attacks. Why don’t they take Sakura or Hinata with them, who are a hundred times more powerful? Oh, I know why, because if you are a female character in a shonen story, the moment you are married is the moment you become a worthless housewife.

Jesus Christ, it’s like everything that happens in these movies is a lazy excuse for children to feel privileged even when they don’t deserve it. And even then, it’s still bullshit in this one because for the most part it is Naruto and Sasuke doing all the work as they always did. The movie is called Boruto, and the only thing he contributed was to hit the villain in the face with an obligatory rasengan he got from Naruto. Are you freaking kidding me?

Kishimoto clearly can’t write anything new anymore and this awful movie is proof of that. It exists only as a cashgrab that rehashes the exact same events and makes them worse than they already were. Let it die already.

Reviewer’s Rating: 4

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