In just a few days, the entirety of Boruto: Naruto Next Generations will arrive on Hulu. The Disney-owned streaming service shared its release calendar for June 2024, confirming that the Naruto sequel series will begin streaming on June 1, 2024.
All 293 episodes of Boruto: Naruto Next Generations will be available to stream with English dubs. Currently, only the first 35 episodes of the anime series can be streamed on Hulu.
Boruto: Naruto Next Generations is an anime adaptation of the manga series, Boruto, written by Ukyō Kodachi and Masashi Kishimoto and illustrated by Mikio Ikemoto. The spin-off manga acts as a sequel to Kishimoto's Naruto, and follows the exploits of Naruto Uzumaki's son, Boruto Uzumaki, and his ninja team. Interestingly, the manga came after Boruto: Naruto the Movie (2015), which was the second film to be a part of the canonical Naruto storyline. The film was adapted as the first story arc of the Boruto manga.
The manga began monthly serialization in Shueisha's shōnen manga magazine Weekly Shōnen Jump in May 2016, and was transferred to Shueisha's monthly magazine V Jump in July 2019. "Part I: Naruto Next Generations" was concluded in April 2023. Following a brief hiatus, the second part, "Boruto: Two Blue Vortex" continued in August that same year.
Animated by Studio Pierrot, the Bortuo: Naruto Next Generations anime series began airing in Japan in 2017. Unlike the manga, which begins by retelling the Boruto film, the anime actually begins as a prequel set before Boruto and his friends become ninjas. The series finished its first part in March 2023 and has been on hiatus since.
Hulu, which is currently home to the first 35 episodes of the anime, describes it:
The life of the shinobi is beginning to change. Boruto Uzumaki, son of Seventh Hokage Naruto Uzumaki, has enrolled in the Ninja Academy to learn the ways of the ninja. Now, as a series of mysterious events unfolds, Boruto’s story is about to begin!
Boruto: Naruto Next Generations is also available to stream with English dubs on Apple TV+, while Crunchyroll offers the series with English subs for North America.
As a whole, the Boruto: Naruto Next Generations series has been met with mixed reviews from critics and audiences alike. While it has received praise for its interesting cast of characters -- both new and returning -- some have criticized the story for trying to do too many things ar once and becoming too muddled.