The anime Boruto: Naruto Next Generations is preparing for the anime’s next big arc, that’s why now it’s bringing us some new designs for Kawaki, Himawari and more, as the anime has been working on a number of original stories since the fight with Isshiki Otsutsuki ended, and it will be a bit more time before the manga can fully flesh out the arc that follows.
This means that now is the time for the team behind the anime to experiment with their own stories and arcs, and it looks like they are taking a big turn with their characters as they have revealed that the next big arc coming to the anime is will title: Kawaki/Himawari Ninja School Edition and, as the title suggests, it will focus on both Kawaki and Himawari as the two are beginning their shinobi journey together.
Within this new arc some important decisions will be made to Himawarias he never actually went to ninja school in the manga series (same for kawaki too), and with this new anime arc comes new designs for the duo that show how much they’re changing as they grow up and go to school.
Now this new arc focusing on Kawaki and Himawari will also introduce a new trio of characters in the anime who will likely also be part of Himawari’s new ninja school team, these new characters have also been cast and detailed with Takuto Yoshinaga joining the anime. What Eiki smokesInori Minase as Kae Yukiwari and Rina Hidaka as Osuka Kamakura.
Its episodes will begin sometime in August, but what kind of new story this original arc will cover for the main duo at the center of it all has yet to be fully revealed.
So now that the manga will continue its way through its follow-up arc to the Otsutsuki Saga, it will likely be a long time before the anime reaches this point, therefore these original arcs will stick and hopefully , will provide new perspectives on characters that don’t get as much attention within the manga.