Board Thread:Boruto Discussions/@comment-27821571-20160805185530/@comment-945885-20160807043356

The first volume is getting slightly above-average reviews in Japan. Most of the negative reviews are just because it's a retelling of the movie.

I don't mind that it's retelling the movie for two reasons:

1. It gives the author and artist a chance to work out their technique and style before delving into completely original material. This is Kodachi's first time writing for manga, and Ikemoto hasn't storyboarded a manga in many years. This will allow them to ease into the new material.

2. The movie is very pivotal to Boruto's development as a character and serves as exposition for most of the new characters. If they weren't retelling the movie, they'd still have to open up with a shorter arc to introduce the characters before it delved into the actual overarching story.