History YMMV / Boruto

** Initially an EnsembleDarkhorse, Himawari has become a divisive character over time. One on side, fans like her for being an adorable MemeticBadass after she accidentally ended up one-hit-ko'ing her dad, as well as being more understanding towards her dad's work-life than her older brother. On the other hand, she has detractors who felt like she is just a bland SatelliteCharacter who doesn't have much personality beyond being cute.

** Metal Lee's mother has yet to be revealed, but fans theorize that she could be Tenten due to Metal's eyes being slanted like hers. As for why we never see her and Rock as a couple, some fans theorize that they wre briefly married before getting divorced, and others theorize that they had a one-night stand to cope with losing Neji.
* EvilIsSexy: Delta garnered a lot of attention more for her looks than for being a villain.

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* GrowingTheBeard: Though it took around 150 episodes for the anime, most fans agree that ''Boruto'' truly got in the right track once it hit the ''Kara Actuation Arc'', despite being just pure anime creation. Is the first arc that presents itself as dark as good ol'boy ''Naruto'', the main characters are almost killed for the first time, the danger actually feels real, it introduces a well-developed and dangerous villain, characters like Victor are better explored, and team 7 goes through an important CharacterDevelopment.

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%% ** Most readers don't accept that [[spoiler:Naruto died, saying that it's bad business (not to mention [[TearJerker soul-crushing]]) to kill off the former hero of the series]]. Although [[WordOfGod Kishimoto admitted in an interview]] that the opening events were designed as a device to catch the reader's attention, which would further hint this trope. However, in another interview he expressed that he is still open to the idea of killing off one of the previous main characters.

** Prior to ''Boruto'', Konohamaru was very frequently shipped with Hanabi, despite them having next to no interaction, since it's assumed they're both single and they're roughly the same age. Episode 50 caused even more shipping as the two get drunk for the night and it's revealed that Hanabi calls Konohamaru "[[SenpaiKohai senpai]]".

** On the time travel arc, 12-year-old Hinata remarking that Boruto looks a lot like [[SingleTargetSexuality Naruto]], admitting that [[OOCIsSeriousBusiness she doesn't feel shy at all with him]] and getting [[ShipperOnDeck teased by Ino for it]], made many viewers to react like this to the ''WesternAnimation/{{Futurama}}'' [[Recap/FuturamaS3E19RoswellThatEndsWell jokes]] [[ParentalIncest made right on cue]]. Not helping matters are the ''Film/BackToTheFuture'' {{Shout Out}}s of the arc.

* FunnyAneurysmMoment:
** Sarada's lighthearted comment about Boruto's eyes from the movie gets a dark connotation in the manga, in which it gains a significance related to Momoshiki's dark prophecy.
** In one issue of the SuperDeformed series of ''Boruto'', Himawari uses her FingerPokeOfDoom on Sasuke's Rinnegan, knocking him out. In Manga Chapter 53 [[spoiler:Sasuke actually [[EyeScream gets his Rinnegan stabbed with a kunai]] by Boruto while he's being possessed by Momoshiki]].

** Prior to ''Boruto'', Konohamaru was very frequently shipped with Hanabi, despite them having next to no interaction, since it's assumed they're both single and they're roughly the same age. Episode 50 caused even more shipping as the two get drunk for the night and it's revealed that Hanabi calls Konohamaru "[[SempaiKohai senpai]]".

** The outcome of the final battle with Isshiki Ōtsutsuki has split the community heavily, more so than anything else in the series up to that point. Specifically, the fact that Naruto and Sasuke are hit with a DePower by having Kurama die through Baryon Mode, and Sasuke having his Rinnegan stabbed out by a Momoshiki possessed Boruto. Some, mainly fans of ''Boruto'', think this is a good thing because it helps make Naruto and Sasuke less overpowered and prevents them from hogging the spotlight from the next generation by allowing the threats that come to be dealt with through other means or characters. In particular, those who are okay with it also feel both characters are still stupidly powerful that both should still be capable of fighting well, if just weaker then before, and feel that the consequences of the fight work as a form of tension. Others, particularly long time ''Naruto'' fans, outright hate the choices, citing that removing the twos most powerful abilities hurts their usage in the story, and feel it was a cheap way of weakening them so that the next generation can take the spotlight. There's also the issue some have with how it was handled more so then it happening; Kurama dying (itself a move several fans consider an unnecessarily cruel move on the writers' part) and Sasuke's eye being stabbed out happen rather quickly and some feel they don't have enough impact due to the pacing.

** The outcome of the final battle with Isshiki Ōtsutsuki has split the community heavily, more so than anything else in the series up to that point. Specifically, the fact that Naruto and Sasuke are hit with a DePower by having Kurama die through Baryon Mode, and Sasuke having his Rinnegan stabbed out by a Momoshiki possessed Boruto. Some, mainly fans of ''Boruto'', think this is a good thing because it helps make Naruto and Sasuke less overpowered and prevents them from hogging the spotlight from the next generation by allowing the threats that come to be dealt with through other means or characters. In particular, those who are okay with it also feel both characters are still stupidly powerful that both should still be capable of fighting well, if just weaker then before, and feel that the consequences of the fight work as a form of tension. Others, particularly long time ''Naruto'' fans, outright hate the choices, citing that removing the twos most powerful abilities hurts their usage in the story, and feel it was a cheap way of weakening them so that the next generation can take the spotlight. There's also the issue some have with how it was handled more so then it happening; Kurama dying and Sasuke's eye being stabbed out happen rather quickly and some feel they don't have enough impact due to the pacing. And you'll ''also'' find your fans who feel Kurama's death was an unnecessarily cruel move on the writers' part.

** The outcome of the final battle with Isshiki Ōtsutsuki has split the community heavily, more so then anything else in the series up to that point. Specifically, the fact that Naruto and Sasuke are hit with a DePower by having Kurama die through Baryon Mode, and Sasuke having his Rinnegan stabbed out by a Momoshiki possessed Boruto. Some, mainly fans of ''Boruto'', think this is a good thing because it helps make Naruto and Sasuke less overpowered and prevents them from hogging the spotlight from the next generation by allowing the threats that come to be dealt with through other means or characters. In particular, those who are okay with it also feel both characters are still stupidly powerful that both should still be capable of fighting well, if just weaker then before, and feel that the consequences of the fight work as a form of tension. Others, particularly long time ''Naruto'' fans, outright hate the choices, citing that removing the twos most powerful abilities hurts their usage in the story, and feel it was a cheap way of weakening them so that the next generation can take the spotlight. There's also the issue some have with how it was handled more so then it happening; Kurama dying and Sasuke's eye being stabbed out happen rather quickly and some feel they don't have enough impact due to the pacing.

** Kagura is kind of popular for bringing back the prequel's darker elements, however, there is an equal share of viewers who find the character's execution less than compelling. Supporters will point to his childhood trauma and his coercion into joining the New Seven Swordsman of the Mist as tragic. Detractors will point out that his "trauma" wasn't all that traumatic, especially given the standards of the franchise, and that he is simply weak-willed and overly emotional, hence the ease with which the villains manipulate him.

* PeripheryDemographic: Despite being a Shonen targeted to children, even more than the prequel, a good chunk of the fandom is made up of adults who grew up with Naruto.

* AuthorsSavingThrow:
** A small complaint leveled towards the movie was that, after the final battle, the issues Boruto had with his dad just don't really get addressed, as once they return to Konoha, the movie ends. In the ''Boruto'' anime, after the battle with Momoshiki, Naruto takes some time off to spend with his family; and to make up for respectively missing and ruining Boruto and Himawari's birthdays, Naruto (the real one and not a shadow clone) brings a birthday cake for both of his children and Naruto, Hinata, Boruto and Himawari [[SugarWiki/HeartwarmingMoments have a nice birthday party together]]. For many, it makes Naruto look better as a parent, while also providing a satisfying resolution to the arc.
** The anime fixes an issue fans had with Boruto's victory over Momoshiki in the movie, as his victory in said movie felt less like he worked towards it, and more that he was just handed the victory because he easily beat him despite Naruto and Sasuke being perfectly capable of winning. The anime makes Boruto have to actually fight Momoshiki, for a very brief exchange, showing that, while significantly weaker than everyone there, is a capable Ninja. The other Kage are all also shown to be too physically exhausted and injured to actually be able to beat him, and Naruto and Sasuke are essentially injured in ways that cripple them enough to make it feel like Boruto is a last ditch effort to win. Plus, Momoshiki is given an increase in power and techniques, making it more understandable he would exhaust the Five Kage and Sasuke.
** Several fans complained how Sasuke expressed little regret for his actions during ''Naruto'' (like his infamous and memetic phrase "Yeah, sorry."). The Time-travel arc had several scenes in which Sasuke gets confronted about his past by Boruto, and he [[MyGreatestFailure admits to having lost his way back then and truly expresses regret for his actions]] and how much he hurt both Naruto and Sakura.
** If ''Manga/{{Naruto}}'' was always accused of mishandling female characters, ''Manga/{{Boruto}}'' for all of its problems is often praised for its handling of female characters as it is one aspect that everyone universally agrees is done better than in ''Naruto'': Most the young kunoichis are certified {{Action Girl}}s even before finishing the Ninja Academy, while in ''Naruto'' part 1, the ActionGirl part was more of an InformedAttribute for which the viewers waited even hundreds of episodes to develop into something palpable. Sarada Uchiha and Sumire Kakei were so well-received for their stories that both became {{Breakout Character}}s.

** With the newest developments in the manga, the upcoming time skip and Boruto being paralleled to Sasuke in both manga and anime, fans speculate that the DownerBeginning is just a RedHerring of Kawaki being the villain, when in fact is Boruto the one who will probably go from hero to a tragic VillainProtagonist a la Pain, or at least to an AntiHero with a lot of moral ambiguity, and will probably go rogue like Sasuke or be banished from the village during the time skip.

* AngstAversion: Some people have been feeling this way about [[AmbiguousSituation the possibility]] that [[spoiler:Naruto died, considering the guy went through enough crap in his life that he deserves a long, happy life]].

** In ''Boruto SD'', Sasuke's OverprotectiveDad antics quickly made him popular within the fandom.

* TastesLikeDiabetes:
** As the series starts with a lighter tone, the first ending theme, "Dreamy Journey" by The Peggies, takes the cake. The song sounds really nice, shows the new characters smiling and even running while a shot of their parents and teachers are seen in the distance.
** Himawari Uzumaki is also this mainly because of how young the child is and her interactions with the older cast.