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Marvelous start, horrendous past Chapter 20, questionable ending. Do not waste your time!

The beginning was interesting and refreshing. Author created great characters — some psychologically twisted by their pasts, contrasted against others with strong morals and relatable humanity or comedy relief. However, that contrast vanishes mid-story for no apparent reason. Two major character build-ups were simply discarded; in their place, the story doubles down on "deranged copycats." (It literally feels like Woohyun 2.0 and Ha Yan 2.0 were drawn all over, just for the sake of senseless chaos).
Art is cool, but at some points it's hard to tell characters apart.

The plot becomes unhinged and meaningless ... to the point where it feels like the author, rather than their fictional cast, is the one in need of therapy. This story could have gone in so many directions. I wish it would be revisited and redone someday, as there was so much missed potential for something greater. Instead, all we are left with is frustration.

Should you watch Boruto? If you want to see the continuation of the franchise, but you are reading mixed reviews, looking at the low score and thinking is it worth your time, look no further. First I want to start with the fact that I like the show, the main plot of it is at least on point and I hope, combined with what's coming, it might be a worthy successor of Naruto. However, the fillers are.... simply empty, as if you have just wasted 23 minutes of your life. My personal advice is to use Boruto Filler list and watch only manga canon, while ... anime cannon eps are 20 min filler with a chance for 3 min major plot detail.

Story: In terms of the episodes I've seen (skipped 221-286) I believe the main story is very good and it is going to get better "hopefully" in part 2. However the filler eps and some anime cannon are really *skippable* and just there to have something every weekend. Here you must understand that Studio Pierrot started animating Boruto so early on, even reached the manga, while having majority of their staff working on other productions such as Black Clover. The first 50 episodes are mediocre. Afterwards, until around 180 episode, the majority of the eps are simply bad in all directions, with a few 2-3 min major plot things happening. While the last 3 have been amazing. Overall, I believe any Naruto fan will enjoy the story without the fillers. Now if you are fan of the Shinobi World, the fillers expand it by a lot.

Art: This one is hard. The animation changed a few times in some arcs. There were some quality animated fights as if I was watching the Kakashi vs Obito fight (nothing can be compared to that, I'm sorry), but some of the filler and anime cannon eps were atrocious in this part. As if someone opened Paint in a hurry, just so we don't watch the black screen with subtitles. The final two episodes had consistent and good animation, but I guess we can only hope part 2 to keep it up.

Sound: The only consistency of quality in the show. Voice acting on point. Intro & Outro are masterpieces, the fighting and general OSTs are amazing. The only problem is they aren't diverse enough and are overused, but generally on point.

Character: Mediocre at best. I mean you already have the characters from Naruto well-known to most of the watchers. New main characters, which evolve with the show and then you have everyone else - generic master race. Antagonists are potraied mainly as evil, with few exceptions.

Note from me: Ao was an amazing semi-side character, that you are gonna see around 180s eps, if you decide to watch the show.

Enjoyment: The show is "ok-ish" from my perspective. I really enjoyed all the major plot-driven episodes. Everything else is a waste of time, it is not even funny bad.

Overall: Should you watch Boruto? - I think I've managed to answer that above. Always skip fillers! It's an alright show as continuation of the franchise, it just really unfortunate that Studio Perriot couldn't have waited a few years on this one. To produce it with more quality in terms of Art,Character and Story in the side chapters. I rate it around 7,5 without fillers (and 6 with them). Binge watchers will find it more appealing, while those who waited for an episode every week could have been easily disappointed and more harsh in their views.

Disclaimer: Take this as more of suggestion than a quality review, as my main rating is around the main plot and important episodes.