Board Thread:Boruto Discussions/@comment-43599250-20200216000346/@comment-45194864-20200329115441

Fillers are most of the time bad no matter what series you are watching, with a few exceptions though. But personnally I have quite enjoyed the Boruto fillers as it playfully tempers with the limits of " canon/non-canon ". For example, Sumire was anime exclusive until recently where she was introduced in the manga, and her current position in the manga was explained in a filler arc in the anime. The actual arc that started in the anime ( the Mujina Bandits arc ) was developped in a secret way in the filler arc right before in Hozuki Castle, where the last second twist helped understand what was going to happen, and to me it was an awesome surprise. The whole deal with Urashiki is anime exclusive but it ties a lot with the canon stuff, ( remember that the Otsutsuki are the central bad guys of Boruto ) plus you have to remember that he was supposed to be in the original canon movie.

So to sum up, don't listen to Amanim who apparently didin't watch anything ... because it's not a waste of time. You learn additional info on characters backgrounds and some characters get more developpement ( the Mitsuki arc was really good, AND there is a major character death that is not touched upon in any way in the manga ... no spoilers ), you get to see adaptations of the one shots, but if you stick to the manga, it's fine as well.

To REALLY SUM UP : the boruto anime is a " bonus ".

Plus episode 65 is the best animated fight of all time, period. ( my best friend who HATES naruto watched it 3 times in a row, meaning the episode was THAT awesome ).

have a nice day :)