Boruto is a Frankenstein
Ikemoto doesn't know what to do to make this character and manga popular
He's giving him all sorts of of famous character traits in an attempt to make him popular.
- Another Naruto clone with Rasengan in Part 1.
- Sasuke style, cloths and personality at Part 2
- Sasuke's Sword
- Doujutsu
- Eye Scar to look more edgy and cool
- An attempt to make him more sympathetic with a tragic life but a fake genjutsu.
- Minato jutsu out of nowhere. Minato isn't even cited in Boruto manga.
The introduction of the Hirashin Technique without any prior foreshadowing or connection to Minato further exemplifies the forced and ridiculous writing of the Boruto character. Come on, if they want him to learn the Flying Technique, they should at least make him talk about Minato and show some curiosity about his grandfather and his jutsu at some point in Part 1. Instead of just handing the jutsu to him out of nowhere.
This isn't working. Instead, it makes Boruto seem like a copycat and a lackluster character.
Meanwhile, the OG characters, Sarada and the so called next generation who have much more potential than him are begging for respect and some kind of attention but the Black Hole Stu Boruto is ruining everything and everyone around him.
At least Sarada demonstrated some curiosity about the Byakugou in a plot point that didn't go anywhere six years ago. The poor uchiha girl probably won't will receive anything.
Boruto is the strongest and the edgylord in an unpopular manga full of NPCs and nerfed characters and received a asspull out of nowhere. Are BorutoBros really happy with that?