Masashi Kishimoto is Back! Kishimoto to Take Over Boruto’s Storyboarding

It’s finally happening! Ok guys, we have to keep our cool, but Kishimoto is back!! Our favourite mangaka is back to embellish the successor of Naruto. Boruto: Naruto Next Generations is about to get a significant boost now.

How is he back? What will happen to Kodachi? Relax, because we are going to answer all your queries one by one. So let’s sip on our tea and get right into the news, which is giving the entire manga fandom goosebumps.

The official Twitter account of the Naruto franchise revealed earlier today that Ukyo Kodachi will be retiring from the Boruto manga, and Masashi Kishimoto will be taking over.

About the manga “BORUTO” With 52 episodes of “BORUTO” published in the December issue of V Jump (released on November 21), the production system will be changed according to the schedule from the beginning.

Thank you very much to Mr. Kodachi, who has been the scriptwriter so far. In the future, we will serialize it based on the original draft of Professor Masashi Kishimoto.

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Masashi Kishimoto is the original creator of the Naruto franchise. He is both the writer and illustrator of Naruto. However, when Shueisha proposed a sequel to the Naruto manga series, Masashi retired from the work.

Although Boruto was first offered to Masashi to create, he declined the offer. He proposed his long time assistant, Mikio Ikemoto, to draw the sequel. Ukyo Kodachi is the plot writer.

Masashi Kishimoto will be taking over Boruto from chapter 52. The new chapter will be published in the V Jump magazine on 21st December. Apparently, the change of author was preplanned.

Kodachi has shown his gratitude to fans for following his work. According to him, the manga and the characters have been a true companion to him.

He will not forget the support that he has gained from fans and the unique characters in the story.

If you recall, it’s just fun memories. After helping with the script for the movie “BORUTO,” I will be working on up to 13 volumes of comics.

I am grateful that the animation has been well received worldwide. Thank you very much to Dr. Kishimoto, Dr. Ikemoto, and everyone involved.

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Kodachi sensei has no doubt given us an awesome Boruto experience, and we are thankful for it.

However, Masashi Kishimoto coming back to the series feels like the homecoming of a hero. We cannot wait to see what twists he has in store for Boruto.

About Boruto: Naruto Next Generations

Boruto: Naruto Next Generations is written and illustrated by Mikio Ikemoto and supervised by Masashi Kishimoto himself. It came into serialization in Shueisha’s Weekly Shonen Jump in June 2016.

Boruto: Naruto Next Generations is the series that follows the exploits of Naruto’s son, Boruto, during his academy days and further on.

The series follows the character development of Boruto and the looming evil that challenges the fate of him and his loved ones.

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