Why is the Boruto manga different than the anime?


How come that the manga of _Boruto: Naruto Next Generation_ is different than
the anime?




Short answer: the manga is one arc ahead of the anime.

Long answer: Actually that's a little bit more complicated than "the manga and
the anime are different". They are actually mixed up and follow different
timelines. Also, there isn't one manga or one anime but actually two different
mangas, a film and an anime entering his second arc. Let's get right into it :

Note: all release dates are Japanese dates.

The story of Boruto starts **on August 4, 2015** with [Naruto Gaiden: The
Seventh Hokage and the Scarlet
Spring](http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Naruto_Gaiden:_The_Seventh_Hokage_and_the_Scarlet_Spring#Chapters),
an independent book published in the Weekly Shōnen Jump. Along with this book,
a movie called [Boruto: Naruto the
Movie](http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Boruto:_Naruto_the_Movie) is released on
**August 7, 2015.**

The character of Boruto is then added to the original manga on **October 6,
2015** in the 700th and final chapter of Naruto, when he becomes Hokage. An
OVA of two episodes called [The Day Naruto Became
Hokage](http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/The_Day_Naruto_Became_Hokage_\(OVA\)) is
also released on **July 6, 2016**.

Then, a whole new series called [Boruto: Naruto Next
Generations](http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Boruto:_Naruto_Next_Generations)
started on **May 9, 2016** for the manga and **April 5, 2017** for the anime.

To summarize, we have 1 short book, 1 chapter, 1 manga, 1 anime, 2 OAV
episodes and 1 film dedicated to Boruto. That's a lot, isn't it?

**So what about the history?**

To follow the timeline, it starts with, of course, the _700th chapter of
Naruto_ and the OAV " _The Day Naruto Became Hokage_ " which basically recount
the day when Naruto became Hokage and show us the Naruto's main characters'
children.

Then, we have the first arc (18 episodes) of " _Boruto: Naruto Next
Generations_ " the anime. Boruto and his friends are yet applicant ninjas at
the Ninja Academy. The anime emphasizes Boruto's journey **BEFORE** the Chūnin
Exam.

Then, we have a special arc dedicated to Uchiha Family with the short book "
_Naruto Gaiden: The Seventh Hokage and the Scarlet Spring_ " and the second
arc of " _Boruto: Naruto Next Generations_ " the anime.

Finally, comes " _Boruto: Naruto the Movie_ " that takes place **DURING** the
Chūnin Exam and " _Boruto: Naruto Next Generations_ " the manga which recounts
the film's events but also emphasizes Boruto's life **AFTER** the Chūnin Exam.

That is a little complicated so I hope it was clear.

