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How to Watch Boruto in Order

As a sequel to Naruto you may well assume that the watch order for Boruto would be relatively simple. But with each motion pictures and a Television series the watch order can get a tiny difficult.
Let’s take a appear at Boruto and how it fits into the Naruto shonen anime universe.
Boruto Plot
Ahead of Boruto
 The Final: Naruto the Film at Netflix Japan – Masashi Kishimoto Scott / Shueisha Television Tokyo Pierrot
Just after Naruto Shippuden ended Naruto Uzumaki married Hinata Hyuga and began a household.
Nevertheless Boruto Uzumaki’s story actually starts with either  Boruto: Naruto the Film or with the Boruto: Naruto Subsequent Generations anime series.
The film and the Television series overlap somewhat (especially episodes 51-66). Some fans say that the series is greater than the film. At the pretty least the anime expands upon points produced in the film. Consequently we will concentrate on the Television series when describing the plot.
Setting
Boruto at Crunchyroll Masashi Kishimoto Scott / Shueisha Television Tokyo Pierrot
Boruto requires location far more than a decade immediately after Naruto Shippuden. It capabilities the teenage sons and daughters of the original cast from Naruto. The original characters are all nevertheless there — Naruto Hinata Sakura Sasuke and so on.
But the primary concentrate is on the subsequent generation. In addition to the household heritage characters the series also introduces a number of entirely new characters such as the tech genius Denki the struggling but challenging-operating Iwabee and the rebellious Kawaki.
As it so occurs the globe of Naruto changed immediately after the finish of the Fourth Shinobi Globe War.
In Boruto the good nations are at peace and the old ninja strategies no longer look as relevant. There are technological modifications as nicely as Konoha village has grown into a main city.
One particular massive modify is the improvement of “Scientific Ninja Tools.”
Boruto: Naruto Subsequent Generations
Boruto at Crunchyroll Masashi Kishimoto Scott / Shueisha Television Tokyo Pierrot
Boruto is the son of the Seventh Hokage (Naruto). Like his father was at his age he begins out as a mischievous troublemaker. In contrast to the young orphan Naruto Boruto feels neglected by his well-known busy father.
Boruto joins a new ninja Group 7 which is vaguely comparable to his father’s. Sarada Uchiha the daughter of Sakura and Sasuke appears like a blend of her parents. Mitsuki a partial clone of Orochimaru is the third genin member of the group. Konohamaru requires on the group leader/ mentor part.
Throughout the Chunin Exams Boruto utilizes Scientific Ninja Tools to increase his skills which leads to him getting disqualified. Shortly afterward the Otsutsuki Clan attacks. One particular of the Otsutsuki provides Boruto a mysterious seal recognized as Kama.
The significance of the seal becomes far more clear with the arrival of Kawaki who also has a seal. Boruto’s seal was made to permit Momoshiki Otsutsuki to manage Boruto and sooner or later regenerate making use of Boruto’s physique.
Group 7 requires the Chunin Exam once more. Sarada passes and becomes the new group captain. Kawaki joins the group.
Ultimately Boruto will obtain a way to avert Momoshiki from regenerating by way of him.
The Full Watch Order
 Boruto: Naruto the Film at Netflix Japan – Masashi Kishimoto Scott / Shueisha Television Tokyo Pierrot
When watching a sequel series you normally have to take the original into consideration. There are characters and inside jokes which make far more sense if you are familiar with the history of the anime. (And yes Naruto is far more than just “Boruto’s Dad.”)
Nevertheless the Boruto series can stand on its personal with no needing a Naruto encyclopedia. With Boruto query is no matter whether you watch the motion pictures or just the anime series.
Release Date Order: Seasons and Films
 The Final: Naruto the Film (2014)
 Boruto: Naruto the Film (2015)
Boruto: Naruto Subsequent Generations Season 1 (2017-2018)
Boruto Season 2 (2018-2019)
Boruto Season 3 (2019-2020)
Boruto Season 4 (2020-2021)
Boruto Season 5 (2021-2022)
Boruto Season 6 (2022-2023)
 The Final requires location prior to either the  Boruto film or the Boruto series. In contrast to most Naruto motion pictures  The Final is canon. It is not filler. Regardless it is not strictly essential to any of the Boruto story arcs.
The Boruto film is also canon. Nevertheless you do not require to watch it if you watch the Boruto Television episodes.
Though the film came out very first the very first season of the Television series requires location prior to the film. The  Boruto film overlaps with the series.
Boruto Chronological Watch Order
 The Final: Naruto the Film
The Final: Naruto the Film at Netflix Japan – Masashi Kishimoto Scott / Shueisha Television Tokyo Pierrot
If you are a completionist you may well want to watch  The Final which bridges the gap amongst Naruto Shippuden and Boruto: Naruto Subsequent Generations. Though technically not a  Boruto film it does show the starting of Naruto’s household life. At the finish of the film we get a short appear at Boruto as a young boy.
Boruto: Naruto Subsequent Generations episodes 1-50.
The very first aspect of Boruto covers a number of story arcs not integrated in the film largely centering on Boruto’s academy days.
Either  Boruto: Naruto the Film or episodes 51-66 of Boruto
Boruto at Crunchyroll Masashi Kishimoto Scott / Shueisha Television Tokyo Pierrot
The film capabilities the Chunin Exams Arc of the series. This story arc is very essential as it introduces Boruto’s Kama seal.
The rest of Boruto: Naruto Subsequent Generations
As of summer time 2023 there have been 293 Boruto episodes. Though Episode 293 is titled “Farewell” the story is not completed but.
According to reports this is only the ending to Component 1 of Boruto. Certainly the manga is continuing with the Omnipotence Arc.
Filler
Boruto at Crunchyroll Masashi Kishimoto Scott / Shueisha Television Tokyo Pierrot
Boruto has some filler. But it is not a lot contemplating Naruto’s all round reputation for as well substantially filler. They include things like:
Episodes 16-17
Episodes 40-41
Episodes 48-50
Episodes 67-69
Episodes 96-97
Episodes 112-119
Episodes 138-140
Episodes 152-156
Episodes 231-232
Episodes 256-258