"Boruto: Naruto The Movie" US release may hit in the fall showing a new character named Mitsuki.
According to Christian Today, the new era in the overly popular serialized manga Naruto will introduce a mysterious character called Mitsuki, which means full moon in Japanese. However, it is still unclear whether this new will be an ally or a villain.
Reports claimed that Mitsuki is shrouded with mystery and his personality can be good or bad. The character resembles the two-faced characteristic of Kabuto who is one of the main villains in the Fourth Ninja War's arc. How many times have we seen this type of character in Naruto?
Meanwhile, the movie's official website released the trailer and movie poster of the film that showed the images showed "oyako" (parent-child) tandems of Naruto and Boruto Uzumaki, as well as Sasuke and Sarada Uchida. The movie trailer also revealed some of the juicy details of the upcoming movie. Boruto takes after his father in terms of fighting spirit. He will train under Sasuke and will rival with Sasuke's daughter Sarada. Moreover, the trailer video showed that Orochimaru will be, once again, on the dark side and will serve as the villain in the new movie.
Meanwhile, the new chapter of the anime's manga version was already released in the weekly Shonen Jump. The manga, "Naruto: The Seventh Hokage and the Scarlet Spring," was penned and illustrated by Naruto creator Masashi Kishimoto. The new series will star the son of Naruto who will carry on his footsteps. However, the spinoff series will run at a limited time.
"Boruto: Naruto The Movie" is the first movie of the popular franchise that is handled solely by Kishimoto as he is credited as director, script writer and character designer in the movie. The film will hit Japan's theaters on Aug. 7. Watch the movie trailer below.