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Boruto anime returning after hiatus, new season in production by Studio Pierrot.
Kyohei Ebata excited fans by commenting on Boruto: Two Blue Vortex's potential anime adaptation.
Pierrot likely avoiding filler content in Boruto Part 2, following a seasonal model.

The Boruto anime has been on hiatus for over a year, but Studio Pierrot recently confirmed that a new season is in production. Therefore, there should be more Boruto news coming in the next few months. Before that, though, Pierrot is likely to release updates on Naruto's special anniversary series, which was originally supposed to air in September 2024.

Boruto: Two Blue Vortex is currently at an exciting point, and fans can't wait to see this story adapted into an anime. Kyohei Ebata has just made them even more excited after dropping a comment on the series on his social media.

Boruto Anime Reportedly Stopped Production Due To Filler Episodes

The Boruto anime has been on a hiatus. It could have to do with its filler episodes.

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Kyohei Ebata Comments on Boruto TBV

Kyohei Ebata, an experienced animator who has directed episodes 287 and 293 of Boruto: Naruto Next Generations, has recently dropped a few comments about Boruto: Two Blue Vortex on his social media, which made fans excited about a potential Two Blue Vortex anime adaptation.

Boruto Two Blue Vortex.

It's so serious that there seems to be no room for original anime content.

Essentially, Kyohei is suggesting that there shouldn't be filler content if/when Boruto: Two Blue Vortex is adapted into an anime. Fans have reacted positively, but many have also added that extending passages of the story with extra scenes would be welcoming original anime content for the series.

What's Going on in Boruto TBV?

This section contains spoilers for Boruto: Two Blue Vortex.

Boruto: Two Blue Vortex takes place two years after Boruto: Naruto Next Generations, continuing the story. At the end of Boruto: Naruto Next Generations, Boruto becomes an outcast after Eida's Omnipotence alters almost everyone's memories. The sequel starts from this point, but following a time skip: Boruto has been gone for two years, branded as Konoha's Number 1 enemy for allegedly killing Naruto Uzumaki—something he never did.

In reality, Kawaki Uzumaki, Boruto's adopted brother, sealed Naruto and Hinata in another dimension, but Eida's abilities caused Boruto and Kawaki to swap places, so almost no one knows what Kawaki has done. Only a few people, all of whom seem to have Otsutsuki ancestry, haven’t been affected by Omnipotence. To make matters worse, there are now Human God Trees threatening Konoha.

Studio Pierrot Likely to Refrain from Filler Content in Boruto Part 2

In addition to Kyohei's thoughts on the difficulty of adding filler content to Boruto: Two Blue Vortex, it seems that Studio Pierrot has been changing its approach to anime production. Pierrot is known for producing long-running series without breaks, which was the standard model of anime production for decades. Major studios like Toei still produce a few series within this model, like One Piece. However, with this approach, once the anime gets too close to the manga, the production needs to come up with filler arcs to buy some time as the manga advances.

However, the anime industry has shifted in recent years, and most anime today are produced within a seasonal model. In the past, even anime running for two or three cours would air straight through, but now series often take a break between cours. With this approach, there's no need to worry about catching up with the manga: if the anime is too close, they can simply pause the production until there's enough content for a new season. Additionally, it gives the team more time to focus on delivering higher-quality animation for the next set of episodes.

Pierrot has been experimenting with this approach in Bleach: Thousand-Year Blood War, and it seems to be paying off. Producers have commented that the studio plans to focus on delivering seasonal content moving forward. Therefore, Boruto Part 2, which is already confirmed to be in production, will likely follow this model.

When Will the Boruto Anime Return?

According to the official website of Studio Pierrot, Boruto Part 2 is in the works. However, the website doesn't provide a release window for the series. Boruto: Naruto Next Generations aired its last episode in March 2023, a few weeks before the manga concluded. Thus, there is still Boruto: Naruto Next Generations content left to be adapted.

There are two main possibilities: either the first season of Boruto Part 2 will cover the remaining content from the Boruto: Naruto Next Generations manga, or it will begin with Boruto: Two Blue Vortex. If they choose the second option, they will either drop the remaining parts of Next Generations as flashbacks, or they might produce a movie covering the final chapters.

Boruto: Two Blue Vortex is available to read on MANGA Plus in English, Spanish, and many other languages.

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Release Date: 2017 - 2023-00-00
Network: TV Tokyo
Directors: Yusuke Onoda, Tazumi Mukaiyama, Michita Shiraishi, Youichirou Aoki, Shigetaka Ikeda, Taiki Nishimura, Rokou Ogiwara, Mitsuo Hashimoto, Hikaru Sato, Akira Shimizu, Norihiko Nagahama, Takashi Asami, Hodaka Kuramoto, Kiyomu Fukuda, Yoji Sato, Masatoyo Takada, Hazuki Mizumoto, Natsumi Yasue, Hideaki Ōba, Masaaki Kumagai, Mihiro Yamaguchi, Shigenori Kageyama, Nanako Shimazaki
Writers: Masaya Honda, Atsushi Nishiyama, Hideto Tanaka, Touko Machida, Kyōko Katsuya, Kiyomune Miwa, Ukyo Kodachi, Masahiro Okubo
Franchise(s): Naruto