Board Thread:Episode Discussions/@comment-25549954-20150702121231/@comment-12509038-20150702235858

SuperSajuuk wrote: I know the anime is close to the end of the manga, but come on... flashback after flashback every single time a character is about to peg it doesn't help. Especially as it drags on and on. I think we're going to have to get used to about 2 episodes' worth of filler for each character who is about to die until Chapter 699. Do you know why we are getting this constant filler and sub-par animation? There is a very clear reason for this, it's not just the animation studio being lazy and drawing it out to extend the series.

During the time these current episodes were being made, the core animators were off working on the Boruto film. Therefore, that means that many of the excellent animators were dedicating their work to the film as opposed to the anime. As a result, these episodes were outsourced to other studios who are obviously not as good as Studio Pierrot. That also explains why we had that horrible Chunin Exams filler.

The core animation for the Boruto film has finally be completed, and now they are all returning to the anime. The last few "canon" episodes and next episode were made while the Boruto film was still in production, which explains why they added all of this filler.

You see, Studio Pierrot wants to adapt the ending of the series with the best quality they can possibly provide with their time, resources, and money. By having filler and flashbacks now, that means they can then allocate their resources to everything the fans want to see in the future (such as Guy vs. Madara; Naruto and Sasuke vs. Madara; the Kaguya showdown; and Naruto vs. Sasuke).

We should start seeing improvements in the anime around episode #420. If we are correct, next episode will mainly be Might Guy's flashback with his father. The following episode will finally see Eight Gates Guy vs. Madara. Right now, the animation studio is currently working on episodes as far up to #428, which is ten episodes ahead of what we are currently getting. If everything goes according to plan, the anime will start getting very good on July 23 (episode #420; no episode on July 16).

Trust me, I can relate that it sucks. But just sacrifice this time where the story isn't as good for better animation in the future when the climax actually starts getting entertaining.