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Boruto: Two Blue Vortex Chapter 35 Review

Boruto: Two Blue Vortex (TBV) opens with an amazing cover featuring the Shinju, Hidari, his monstrous appearance seemingly at odds with its title—Cute. I want to dive right into discussing this cover because there is so much there. Let's begin with a comparison between this depiction of

Boruto: Naruto Next Generations Volume 5 Reread

Chapter 16 begins the Ao arc (also referred to as the Vessel arc in some sources), which spans volumes 5 and 6. Throughout Boruto: Naruto Next Generations (NNG), each arc marks personal growth for our titular character, taking him from his bratty persona at the beginning of the series to

Boruto: Two Blue Vortex Chapter 34 Review

Boruto: Two Blue Vortex (TBV) chapter 34 at long last graces us with a Code cover. Our perpetual flop-era villain stands on a grid of his claw marks, allowing him to transport to an unknown number of locations, just as his character can still potentially develop in an unknown

Boruto: Naruto Next Generations Volume 4 Reread

Volume 4 of Boruto: Naruto Next Generations (NNG) will comprise entirely of the Mujina Bandits arc with a new one beginning in volume 5. I find this arc fascinating for a lot of reasons, not the least of which is that Boruto more or less achieves his dream of being

Reflection

Thoughts on a Decade of Boruto

A chance for me to be sappy and stupid over Boruto.

Boruto: Naruto Next Generations Volume 3 Reread

We're back with my Boruto 10th anniversary reread. Volume 3 of Boruto: Naruto Next Generations (NNG) is comprised of the last three chapters of the Versus Momoshiki arc before we begin the Mujina Bandits arc. Chapter 8: You'll Need to Do It Chapter 8 begins with

Boruto 10th Anniversary

Boruto: Naruto Next Generations Volume 2 Reread

"Welcome back to our Boruto 10th anniversary reread! I must admit, the volume 1 review was much more dense than I intended it to be. I hope (and expect) that combat-heavy volumes such as this one will be a little less weighty, both for your sanity as well

Boruto Reread

Boruto: Naruto Next Generations - The Path Lit by the Full Moon Reread

Both The Seventh Hokage and the Scarlet Spring and The Path Lit by the Full Moon are stand-alone manga written and illustrated by Masashi Kishimoto that provide the other young members of new Team 7 with backstories to develop their pasts and motivations in the series. In a broad

Boruto Reread

Boruto: Naruto Next Generations Volume 1 Reread

Those of you who follow me on Bluesky will know that I recently obtained the full run of Boruto: Naruto Next Generations (NNG) manga as well as the first four volumes of Boruto: Two Blue Vortex (TBV). Those of you who have been following me for even longer than that

Boruto TBV

Boruto: Two Blue Vortex Chapter 33 Review

Shattering Futures

Boruto: Two Blue Vortex, Chapter 32 Revisited

I'm still not over chapter 32 of Boruto: Two Blue Vortex (TBV). I endeavor to post my chapter reviews on the same day as the release for obvious reasons, but this doesn't always lend itself to deeper reads. When I do have additional thoughts, the smaller

Boruto TBV

Boruto: Two Blue Vortex Chapter 32 Review

Dancing with the Devil

Boruto

Power Creep as Plot: The Anime Arms Race and Boruto

The term power creep was first coined to explain a phenomenon in game design when expansions added to a game's original structure make its earlier content obsolete. It was later co-opted by battle anime fandoms to describe how characters in long-running series encounter increasingly more powerful

Chapter Review

Boruto: Two Blue Vortex Chapter 31 Review

Shut Up

Analysis

Conforming to the Enemy's Methods: Koji, Boruto, and Inojin

Exactly which methods of the enemy are you guys planning to use?

Chapter Review

Boruto: Two Blue Vortex Chapter 30 Review

All Them Nuisances

Chapter Review

Boruto: Two Blue Vortex Chapter 29 Review

Pest Control

A Casual Ethnography of the Boruto Fandom: Kawaki Edition

One of the main reasons that Kawaki is such a divisive character comes from how he was introduced to the series. Part of this was due to how the anime handled its production, part of it was fan reception, and part of it was good writing. The Boruto anime spent

Chapter Review

Boruto: Two Blue Vortex Chapter 28 Review

New Powers

Chapter Review

Boruto: Two Blue Vortex Chapter 27 Review

Bet Your Life On It

Save us, Boruto Anime, You're Our Only Hope

The "death" of Yodo has made the value of the Boruto anime clearer than ever.

Analysis

Whether I Want to Love You or Want to Kill You: Code, Mamushi, and Depictions of Contemporary Misogyny in Boruto

Incels, the male loneliness epidemic, and Boruto villains.

Off Topic

The Bare Minimum

What we should ask of our social media platforms and what we need to do for ourselves.

Chapter Review

Boruto: Two Blue Vortex Chapter 26 Review

Those Like-Minded

The Promise of Hidari

What can we learn from Hidari's quest to devour Sarada?