A Lot or a Little?
What you will—and won't—find in this TV show.
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Positive Messages
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Themes include family, friendship, teamwork, courage, sacrifice, hard work, training, modernization, and change.
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Positive Role Models
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Boruto has a selfless but intense nature when it comes to protecting his family, friends, and community. He's an exceptionally gifted ninja because he's serious and hardworking about his ninja skills. He starts the series arrogant and cocky, but he grows and learns to not look down on his teammates and appreciate the value of teamwork. Despite his impressive combat ability Boruto prefers to avoid conflict and confrontation. Instead, he attempts to find peaceful solutions and tries his best to help redeem villains from their evil ways. There are also many older characters from the Naruto series who return as mentors in this series to teach their students the importance of responsibility, hard work, and perseverance.
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Diverse Representations
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This Japanese series is set in a fictional world. The cast is male and female characters; their race isn't mentioned but most of the characters appear light skinned and are presumably Japanese due to shared cultural characteristics. Both men and women serve in leadership and combat roles in the Boruto universe, and it is common to see women participate as combatant ninja throughout the series. One of the main characters is adopted into Boruto's family and they become like brothers. There's a teen character Cho-Cho who becomes self-conscious about her appearance and tries to lose some weight.
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Violence & Scariness
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Lots of fantasy violence and scary imagery that includes physical violence, use of weapons such as swords and knives, blood, dismemberment, and death. Characters use weapons and magic in combat that sometimes go to the death. Expect more blood and violence in later episodes. One character gets his arm and spine broken; another gets his eye gouged with a knife off-screen.
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Sex, Romance & Nudity
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A few references to romance and some partial nudity. Some of the young characters have romantic crushes, but they're not really the focus of the story and appear innocent (a quick hug, blushing). Some characters wear revealing clothing that show cleavage.
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Language
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Language includes "crap," "damn," "bastard," and "hell." Some threatening language ("I'll kill you").
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Drinking, Drugs & Smoking
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A few scenes of adult characters drinking alcohol at restaurants; some characters appear drunk.
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Parents Need to Know
Parents need to know that Boruto: Naruto Next Generations is a fantasy adventure anime series based on the manga series of the same name by Masashi Kishimoto. The series is a spin-off and sequel to Naruto which follows Naruto's son Boruto and his friends on their ninja adventures. Expect to see fantasy violence and scary imagery that includes, physical violence, use of weapons such as swords and knives, blood, dismemberment, and death. Characters use weapons and magic in combat that sometimes go to the death. Expect more blood and violence in later episodes. There are a few references to romance and some partial nudity. Some of the young characters have innocent romantic crushes, but they're not really the focus of the story. Some characters wear clothing that shows cleavage. Language includes "crap," "damn," "bastard," "hell," and some threatening words. A few adult characters are shown drinking alcohol. The series does contain some positive messages about family, friendship, teamwork, sacrifice, perseverance, and hard work.
What's the Story?
BORUTO: NARUTO NEXT GENERATIONS follows the story of Boruto Uzumaki (voiced in English dub by Amanda C. Miller) the son of Naruto Uzumaki (Maile Flanagan) the Seventh Hokage of the Village Hidden in the Leaves. The Hidden Leaf Village has been experiencing a period of peace and modernization following the end of the Fourth Shinobi World War. The world is changing at a fast pace, leaving the new generation wondering what role shinobi will play in this new era. Despite the uncertainty, the next generation is determined to find their own shinobi way and continue the tradition of the ninja. Boruto believes his path is to surpass his father at being a ninja and step out of his shadow. But an evil threat soon emerges within the village that threatens the peace and prosperity of everyone.
Talk to Your Kids About ...
Families can talk about teamwork and how to foster healthy and successful team environments with their children. What do you think makes a team function successfully?
Change is another major theme in the series. How does industrialization and modernization affect the world of Boruto? Are there any similarities to how change affects our own world?
