The Boruto Manga To Go On A Three Month Hiatus
By - Che Browndon
Written-on - April 19 2023
2023 has been a blast to Boruto fans from the adaptation of the Code arc in the Boruto:Naruto Next Generation Anime to the Manga releasing back-to-back peak chapters but unfortunately, this will be short lived because the Boruto manga will be going on a three month hiatus. More details will be revealed in the article below and I will give some reasons why I believe it’s going on hiatus
Boruto Manga To Go on Hiatus
Boruto fans right now are super excited because spoilers for Chapter 80 just dropped and it was insane. I won’t be talking about that though. Before the spoilers got released, this info was released by Abdul who is a very credible source for Boruto related information.
According to Abdul (@Abdul_S17):
“BREAKING: Boruto Manga will be going on a 3 month hiatus
The series is set to resume in August 2023 with the release of VJump’s October Issue. Boruto Chapter 81 is therefore scheduled for release on August 20th 2023”.
Here's The Link To The Tweet.
Boruto Chapter 80 was released on April 20 and it was confirmed the Manga will be returning in September. Boruto chapter 81 is expected to release on August 20 2023. This means VJump considers this the September Issue hence the confusion. So its schedled to release August 20 on Mangaplus
The Boruto manga will be going on a three month hiatus starting from May to July. Boruto chapter 80 will be released on April 20 2023. This means chapter 81 is expected to be released on August 20 Mangaplus and September VJump.
Why i think its going on Hiatus(Not confirmed)
This hiatus came as a surprise to fans and it was unexpected. As of now, the Boruto:Naruto Next Generation anime is also on hiatus. This came after the completion of the first portion of the anime or Boruto part 1. The anime is weekly meanwhile the manga is monthly so fans expected the manga to get more content before Part 2 begins. They saw the anime hiatus as a means of this happening but unfortunately that wasn’t the case because the manga is also going on hiatus
The reason for the hiatus is currently unknown. V jump hasn’t revealed any reason along with Kishimoto and Ikemoto. The Naruto official website also hasn’t revealed anything but I think it will after Boruto: Naruto Next Generation Chapter 80 drops tomorrow. I think it has something to do with the Minato manga.
If you haven’t heard yet, Minato won the Naruto top 99 popularity poll meaning he will be getting his own One-shot manga and Kishimoto will be in charge of it. Kishimoto at the moment is now the writer of Boruto. In the past, Kodachi was in charge of writing with Kishimoto being the supervisor but Kodachi was involved in some company issues thus making Kishimoto take his position.
I think Kishimoto probably wants Boruto to be on hiatus while he focuses on the new Minato One-shot manga. It’s very possible for him to handle both but it will be strenuous on his path handling both manga’s at the same time. The artist in charge of the Minato One-shot manga currently hasn’t been revealed so its possible Kishimoto might come out of retirement and actually draw this manga. Remember, this isn’t confirmed so it’s just something I thought of.
Also, Hiatus in this industry is also quite common with some shows lasting for years such as Hunter X Hunter. So another possibility is that they just decided to take a break.
Time-skip
Possibility(Not Confirmed)
The fandom is wondering if this information also has something to do with the time-skip
According to a Tweet by UzuRepo (@UzuRepo) on twitter:
"Slated for Release on June 2, 2023;
-Boruto, Vol. 20(550円)
-Sasuke Retsuden, second half (550円)
-Konoha Shinden, first half (550円)
-Konoha Shinden, Second half(528円 )
Boruto costs a little more than usual, so it might include chapter 80 to round off the story"
Here's The Link To The Tweet
He revealed the Boruto vol. 20 is going to be released alongside Sasuke Retsuden’s last volume of June 2. He also says Boruto volume 20 costs a little more so it might include chapter 80. If this is the case, it’s possible the Time skip might actually take place as of next chapter making Volume 20 the last volume of Boruto before the Time skip. Though it’s not been confirmed, it’s a possibility but please don’t take what I say here as facts. The possibility of a Time skip next chapter is just a rumor now and should not be believed without 100% clearance. The fandom just believes this is possible because of the information they got from Chapter 80 spoilers (which you will come to understand after you read the chapter tomorrow), the news about the Boruto Vol. 20 containing chapter 80 and the three month hiatus that was recently announced.
Closure
Some fans don’t know how to feel at the moment because a three month hiatus is going to feel devastatingly long to the fandom but there’s one way to fill that found. Fans should greatly anticipate the Minato One-shot manga by Masashi Kishimoto and other upcoming updates.
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