The Naruto series is one of the most popular and influential manga and anime series worldwide. Known for its incredible characters, story writing, and fight scenes. However, the sequel to Naruto, Boruto, is yet to live up to all the hype generated by the original show.
Studio Pierrot has also come under fire for their lazy work in animating a fight scene in Boruto. This clip made its rounds on social media and the fans on X were definitely not cutting the anime and the animation studio any slack.
Anime fans take aim at Boruto‘s horrendous fight scene on X
Boruto has gotten quite a lot of criticism for its lazy writing and animation sequences over the past few years. Though not always, but the series has put out some episodes that have just been disappointing to watch. A clip of one of those episodes started making its rounds on X. Unfortunately, for Naruto and Boruto fans, it was next to impossible to defend their show.
The horrendous fight scene between Boruto and Kawaki that was posted on X started triggering some comments on the social media platform. And anime fans certainly hold back with their critiques on the fight scene. Here are a few comments on what the fans had to say about the disappointing work from Studio Pierrot with Boruto.
I’ll just leave it here https://t.co/xSFmEgPEqh pic.twitter.com/QMt4CuT7bY
— Luffy D. King 👑 (@VastoLorde56) June 23, 2024
The ost ass
The animation ass
The back grounds ass
The charecter designs (anime version) ass
HOLY SHIT— . (@rstsrsr) June 23, 2024
Boruto fans watch this and think this is anime.
LMAOOOOOOOOOOOOO
— Hooks (@ElGrandePadre3) June 24, 2024
Did they cut the budget by 99%?
— JayRPG (@JayRPG9) June 23, 2024
Made with cap cut 🤣🤣
— Yassine Nelson (@danjirou2) June 23, 2024
Despite the Boruto fans tanking the comments for the horrendous fight scene, the Dragon Ball fandom was having a field trip dishing out the criticism.
ISTG the worst animated dragon ball super fights have more fluidity than this😂😂
— RoldyPlayz (@RoldyPlayz) June 23, 2024
Toei would never
— Maniac The Crimson God (@TheMrManiacal) June 23, 2024
However, it wouldn’t be fair to judge the show from just this clip, as Boruto has also given fans quite a lot of amazing fight scenes. But given that this was the scenario of Boruto for quite a while, it’s not surprising to see the manga being wildly more popular than the anime adaptation. But there are other factors that come into play for the series not being able to reach its audience.
Reasons why Boruto can’t connect to the fans as its predecessor
Naruto’s story had quite a lot of themes such as perseverance, friendship, and hard work, and somehow managed to pair them in epic battles and emotional moments. Boruto, on the other hand, is set in a peaceful era and can feel less urgent in comparison to its predecessor. Some fans miss the high-stakes tension and character growth that defined Naruto for what it was.
The long stretches of filler episodes and stories that are not directly related to the main plot can be frustrating for fans who are keen on seeing the core story progress. Boruto has had more than its fair share of filler, which some fans feel disrupts the interest in the series.
The power structure in Naruto revolved around chakra and ninjutsu. However, Boruto introduces scientific ninja tools and aliens, which some fans believe to be a dilution of the core concepts that made Naruto’s battles so engaging.
You can stream Boruto on Crunchyroll.
Frequently asked questions
Which studio animates the Boruto anime that fans criticized in this clip?
Boruto: Naruto Next Generations is animated by Studio Pierrot, the same studio behind the original Naruto and Naruto Shippuden anime. In this article, fans blamed Pierrot for the low animation quality of a Boruto vs. Kawaki fight scene that went viral on X, arguing the clip looked rougher than even weaker Dragon Ball Super fights.
Why does the article say Boruto struggles to connect with fans the way Naruto did?
The article points to several fan complaints rather than one cause: Boruto is set in a more peaceful era and can feel lower-stakes than Naruto’s high-tension arcs; long stretches of filler frustrate viewers waiting for the main plot to advance; and the shift away from chakra and ninjutsu toward scientific ninja tools and alien threats strikes some fans as a dilution of Naruto’s core concepts. These are presented as fan sentiments, not official statements.
What was the ‘Toei would never’ comment about?
It was a fan jab during the online pile-on over the Boruto fight clip. Because Toei Animation produces Dragon Ball Super, some Dragon Ball fans argued that even that show’s weaker-animated fights had more fluidity, and one commenter quipped ‘Toei would never’ to suggest Toei wouldn’t release animation that rough. This is fan opinion shared on X, not a verified quality ranking between the studios.
