List of Boruto: Naruto Next Generations episodes
"" is a Japanese anime series based on the manga series of the same name and is a spin-off of and sequel to Masashi Kishimoto's "Naruto". It is produced by Pierrot and broadcast on TV Tokyo. The anime is directed by Noriyuki Abe (Chief Director) (#1–104), Hiroyuki Yamashita (#1–66), Toshirō Fujii (#67–104), and Masayuki Kōda (#105–) and is written by Makoto Uezu (#1–66) and Masaya Honda (#67–). Former manga writer Ukyō Kodachi supervised the story until episode 216. "Boruto" follows the exploits of Naruto Uzumaki's son Boruto and his comrades from  the Hidden Leaf Village's ninja academy while finding a path to follow once they grow up. Despite being based on the manga, the anime explores original storylines and adaptations of the spin-off manga, ""; ""; as well as the "Naruto Shinden" light novel series. It premiered on TV Tokyo on April 5, 2017 and aired every Wednesday at 5:55 PM JST. Starting May 3, 2018 (episode 56) it aired every Thursday at 7:25 PM JST. Starting October 7, 2018 (episode 76) it now airs every Sunday at 5:30 PM JST. The series is also being released in DVDs. Viz Media  licensed the series on March 23, 2017 to simulcast it on Hulu, and on Crunchyroll. On April 21, 2020, it was announced that episode 155 and onward would be delayed due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. After a two-month hiatus, the episode resumed on July 5, 2020. In the United States, the English dub made its premiere on Adult Swim's Toonami programming block on September 29, 2018. Adult Swim removed the series from the block's rotation after episode 52 on October 20, 2019. Adult Swim executive Jason DeMarco addressed on Twitter that they currently have no plans  to bring the anime back. The same batch of dubbed episodes were additionally broadcast in Australia on ABC Me. Episode list. NOTE: "Boruto: Naruto Next Generations" does not feature an official "arc" or "season" sub-listing title on Japanese DVD releases, which was originally the case with both "Naruto" anime series. For practicality purposes this article has been split into multiple lists, which each representing groups of 52 episodes each. It does not constitute as official means for dividing the "Boruto" anime series.