

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


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Why is the Boruto manga 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.


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Although I agree with everything in [Nevios'
answer](https://anime.stackexchange.com/a/41883), from another lens, I would
also say that the manga and anime are different because the manga only comes
out once per month and the anime would be ahead of the manga which is a no go
because the manga is typically looked at as "canon" or "the actual story line"
while animes have the luxury of having "fillers" or "story lines separate
from, and in some cases, alternative to the actual story itself.

I believe the creators of Boruto made a brilliant decision to go back and fill
in the gaps between Boruto starting his ninja journey and the Chunin Exam. By
doing so, they brought back some of the nostalgia of the Naruto series while
also allowing us to understand Boruto beyond what we saw in the movie which
was a character that was really bratty but redeemed himself at the end.

Through the anime, you get to see that Boruto has a strong moral compass and
that he isn't just looking for the easy way out. Conversely, unlike Naruto,
Boruto has had everything he would have ever needed from jump. He doesn't know
struggle like Naruto or Sasuke did. It's a poetic commentary on our
technological generation vs the generation before. Boruto has a mindset of
"why do things the hard way when I can get the same result with an easier
path" while his elders are trying to teach him that there is something very
important about going through a process.


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