<Tr> <Th> Original release </Th> <Td> April 5, 2017 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th_colspan="2"> Season chronology </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> ← Previous Naruto: Shippuden Season 21 </Td> </Tr> <P> Boruto: Naruto Next Generations 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 directed by Hiroyuki Yamashita, Noriyuki Abe and written by Makoto Uezu . Manga writer Ukyō Kodachi is supervising the series . Boruto follows the exploits of Naruto Uzumaki's son Boruto and his comrades from Konohagakure's ninja academy while finding a path to follow once they grow up . It premiered on TV Tokyo on April 5, 2017 . 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 . </P>

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