ShearBolt

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 as

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 sense,

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 foes, necessitating

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?

Chapter 25

Boruto: Two Blue Vortex Chapter 25 Review

Those Girls

Analysis

Honorable Grandson: A Breakdown of Sarutobi Konohamaru

Konohamaru: A Serious Shinobi?

Boruto

Some Divine Intervention

The connection between love and divine intervention.

Chapter Review

Boruto: Two Blue Vortex Chapter 24 Review

Kawaki Uzumaki

Sarada

You Psycho!: Exploring the Psychological Origins of Chapter 21

What really caused Sarada to avert her gaze?