Masashi Kishimoto was the one first mangaka to draw Boruto Uzumaki, the young blonde protagonist of Boruto: Naruto Next Generations, but who appeared for the first time in the final chapter of Naruto, the mangaka’s magnificent work. In recent years, however, Kishimoto has given up his pen to focus solely on the screenplay.
And so, Mikio Ikemoto, Kishimoto’s longtime assistant, took charge of the drawing department and thus has a similar drawing style to Sensei, albeit with a few different traits. So were those years Boruto: Naruto Next Generation continued with this art style. And if instead it was modified to bring it in line with that of famous and recognizable artists for their worldwide property like ONE PIECE and Dragon Ball?
This was the experiment of Kaminari Project, an illustrator and fan of anime and manga who decided to bring his version of Boruto made in 12 different styles, following in the footsteps of some creators. And from the first boxes, one immediately notices the trait of some famous mangaka, like Eiichiro Oda and Akira Toriyama, following the original Boruto. Then there’s that of Ken Wakui, author of Tokyo Revengers, to close the front row.
Then there’s Tite Kubo (Bleach) and Gege Akutami (Jujutsu Kaisen), followed by a Boruto Tanjiro version of Demon Slayer and a Boruto enrolled at My Hero Academia’s Yuei. Finally, the last line is devoted to the style of Nakaba Suzuki (The Seven Deadly Sins), Hajime Isayama (Attack of the Giants), Hirohiko Araki (Jojo’s Bizarre Adventure) and ONE (Mob Psycho 100, One’s Webcomic – Punch Man) . And you, out of these 12, which Boruto style do you like the most?
Here are Naruto and Sasuke in the style of Ikemoto.
