The Boruto Anime's Second Part Won't Begin With the Big Time Skip, So Where Will it Begin?

 The Boruto Anime's Second Part Won't Begin With the Big Time Skip, So Where Will it Begin?

The lengthy first episode of the Boruto series ended in 2023. The fans believe that when the new installment is released the show will kick off by introducing the time jump which brought the Boruto story couple of years into the manga's third chapter, Two Blue Votex. While the manga's time-skip is long past its beginning and the show is scheduled to come to an end, it'll have lots of ground be covered before reaching the point at which it will be.

The universe of Boruto has been changing rapidly since the manga has entered entering a new phase. After a long period of development it is nearing the time it had been has been preparing for since the beginning of the chapter with a flash-forward where the two protagonists Boruto and Kawaki become grown-ups who fight to the end in the not too distant future.

In this context, it will be logical that the series go on a hiatus and be back in the two Blue Vortex era of Boruto. But, those who've read manga or watching the show may have a problem with this idea.

Boruto's Anime Still Has One Last Arc to Adapt Before the Time Skip

A lot of fans think they are seeing the Part 2 of the Boruto anime will feature a version from Naruto Shippuden which will begin just a couple of years into the future, with the primary characters getting older, but that's unlikely to happen. The last episode of Boruto: Naruto Next Generations witnessed the end of the battle that raged among Code, Kawaki, and Momoshiki Otsutsuki the latter of whom was in complete control of the body of Boruto. In order to stop him, Kawaki didn't hesitate to murder Boruto However, Momoshiki applied his power to revive him, thereby temporary losing control of his body.

In addition, with Code being a second target and peace was apparently restored to Konoha although it's short. Last, the threatening phrases spoken by Kawaki speaks to Boruto during the show remind us that for as long as Momoshiki remains in his body the man sees his adoptive brother as an imminent danger to Naruto as well as the entire village. But Kawaki's choice to take the life of Boruto and trigger an event that took place during the time-swap, may take time to occur.

In order to get there it will be necessary for the show to adapt a lengthy portion of the manga which details the plot of Code to capture Amado for him to restore his Karma abilities, before Eida's plan to betray Code and make the move to Konoha in order to be nearer to her dear friend Kawaki. This is a bizarre portion of the manga some fans have described as attempts to transform Boruto to an romantic comedy that concludes abruptly with Kawaki is finally able to decide to fight Boruto. It will require longer than just a couple of episodes for the show before we get there.

How Much More of Boruto's Pre-Time Skip Manga is Left to Adapt?

This episode of Borutoanime's final episode, Farewell, was adapted to fit the manga's 70th chapter so the manga contains 10 manga chapters to be adapted before it is able to completely begin the two-part Blue Vortex era. The number of chapters an anime can adapt to obviously, however the Borutoanime usually adapts between two and three chapters per episode as it has followed the manga.

This means it is likely that Boruto'sanime could have anywhere between three and five episodes to adjust prior to kick off the time jump. All of this puts the show in an awkward position with regards to the initial part's end, because it's not entirely clear what the reason is for why it stopped after being very close to reaching a better and natural ending.

Could Boruto Reach its Time Skip With a Movie?

While adapting the next 10 chapters of the manga into just a few episodes might be detrimental to Borutoanime's pacing. Borutoanime's pace, a solution could be found in the way other anime show manage smaller lengths of arcs. It is becoming increasingly normal for popular anime to make entire seasons into films. Demon Slayer: Mugen Train was one of the most notable trend-setter. Several series, like Jujutsu Kaisen and especially Chainsaw Man are deciding to film instead of, or as a part of, the new season.

Although this might seem to be an unusual option, Studio Pierrot has already said they're considering Demon Slayer. Studio Pierrot CEO Muchiki Honma recently said Boruto would have been going to have a schedule that is seasonal in the spirit of Demon Slayer's success. It's impossible to envision Pierrot taking a look at Mugen Train'srunaway growth and hoping to duplicate it by launching one of their largest franchises, Boruto.

Boruto Could Replicate the Success of Major Hits Like Demon Slayer: Mugen Train

Although this is reasonable, there are negatives that make the Borutomovie very unlikely. The first is the fact that Pierrot has done only the one Borutomovie that was released, which was actually an in-between film to the remaining series. It was also technically an element in the Narutomovie franchise. One of the biggest issues with Pierrot however is the fact that Boruto'slast storyline may not be able to function in a film like Mugen Train, Jujutsu Kaisen 0 and the forthcoming Chainsaw Man - The Film: Reze Arc.

When anime shows adapt an arc from a Canon movie, rather than creating an alternative and the arcs which are being modified are shorter and more inseparable. Jujutsu Kaisen 0 is a prequel requiring only a basic understanding of the series, whereas Mugen Train will require just a fundamental understanding of the show. Contrarily, Boruto'slast arc is a culmination of a variety of distinct plotlines, which means it is challenging for the average person to comprehend.

But none of these barriers cannot be beaten. If a straightforward version of the manga's previous storyline could be hard to comprehend, Pierrot could make changes to ensure that the story's conflict and the characters are more easy to understand.

If Pierrot isn't keen to proceed to a film, the best option is splitting the initial series of Boruto'sreturn in different segments. Part one could be a continuation of the final chapter of Naruto's Next Generations The second can adapt the first couple of chapters of the Two Blue Vortex. Jujutsu Kaisendid something similar to the second season of its run, in which it was the first episode consisted of a mini-arc with five episodes before carrying on the narrative with the subsequent long part.

The choice to close the initial season Boruto in the manner it did was quite surprising. From an a narrative perspective, however Studio Pierrot was clearly overworked that was affecting the series in a very negative manner. The break was required in order that Pierrot could get the rest it needed to ensure that Boruto actually meet the fans' expectation. Unfortunately, this means that the second part of Boruto will differ than Naruto Shippuden, since it won't begin at the two-blue Vortex timing skip.