Boruto: Naruto Next Generations is a Japanese anime series based on the manga series of the same name and is a spin-off of and sequel to Masashi Kishimoto's Naruto. It is produced by Pierrot and broadcast on TV Tokyo. The anime is directed by Noriyuki Abe (Chief Director) (#1–104), and Hiroyuki Yamashita (#1–66) and is written by Makoto Uezu (#1–66) and Masaya Honda (#67–). Manga writer Ukyō Kodachi is supervising the series.
Boruto follows the exploits of Naruto Uzumaki's son Boruto and his comrades from the Hidden Leaf Village's ninja academy while finding a path to follow once they grow up. Despite being based on the manga, the anime explores original storylines and adaptations of the spin-off manga, Naruto: The Seventh Hokage and the Scarlet Spring;[1] Boruto: Naruto the Movie;[2] as well as the Naruto Shinden light novel series.
