Naruto fans have been running on pure patience for a while now, but this summer might finally bring something solid. Weekly Shonen Jump is preparing a major Boruto 10th anniversary celebration on June 4, and while not everything has been revealed yet, the event is already shaping up to be a big one for the wider Naruto franchise.
The confirmed part is pretty stacked. The anniversary plans include an all-colour edition of volume one of Boruto: Two Blue Vortex, the eighth volume of the manga, a 600-page guidebook covering the full Naruto franchise, and a video retrospective for Boruto: Naruto Next Generations. On top of that, Shueisha is teasing additional announcements, which is the part that will get most anime fans locked in.
Naturally, the biggest question is the one everybody has been asking for years now: when is the anime coming back?
The Boruto anime has been off the air since 2023, after the story reached the fight against Code. Boruto and Kawaki managed to deal with that immediate threat, but the larger situation around Kara was never fully done, and the manga has moved much further since then with Two Blue Vortex. That is why this anniversary matters. There is finally a proper franchise milestone on the calendar, and it feels like the right kind of stage for a comeback update.
That said, nothing has been officially confirmed yet. Right now, fans still do not know whether the anime will return as a continuation of Boruto: Naruto Next Generations or relaunch under the Two Blue Vortex name. Both options are still on the table, and June could be when we finally get clarity.
There is also older Naruto business still hanging in the air. Studio Pierrot had previously announced four brand-new Naruto episodes that would revisit the earlier Konoha era and follow Naruto with the original Team 7 on a new adventure. Those episodes were supposed to arrive in September 2023, but the studio later said they were delayed because of production issues. Since then, updates have been very limited.
That background is important, because it shows how cautious Pierrot has become with some of its biggest series. The studio has already said it is moving toward a more seasonal production approach, even pointing to the model used by titles like Demon Slayer. At the same time, Pierrot is still busy with major projects, including finishing Bleach: Thousand-Year Blood War this year and getting Black Clover moving again.
For fans in Malaysia and across SEA, this is why the June 4 event is worth watching. Naruto is not some old legacy name that only lives in nostalgia. It is still one of the biggest anime brands in the region, whether you are talking about long-time fans who grew up with the original series or younger viewers who came in through Boruto. Any real anime return would instantly matter here, especially with how strong the shonen audience still is across Malaysia, Singapore, Indonesia, Thailand, and the Philippines.
And honestly, Boruto needs that momentum boost. The manga has continued pushing forward, but anime fans have been left in limbo for too long. A proper return announcement, even if it is just a format update or release window tease, would be enough to put the franchise back into the weekly conversation fast.
So for now, it is still a waiting game. But at least this time, there is an actual date to circle. June 4 could end up being just a celebration package for the manga, or it could be the moment Naruto and Boruto finally step back into the anime spotlight.
Source: ComicBook Anime