Boruto is quite an intriguing series known to carry the legacy of Naruto. Whether it does this well or not is up for debate, but one thing is clear at the moment, fans are losing interest. Boruto sales haven’t been particularly good over the last few years, and August 24 will showcase just how bad it is at the moment.
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Boruto: Two Blue Vortex Sales Have Been Incredibly Bad
Volume 5 of Two Blue Vortex Might Be The Worst Selling Volume In the History of the Series
The Boruto series had a lot of potential. After all, it was the successor of Naruto, one of the most iconic manga and anime series ever. However, the Boruto series has consistently been falling short, and it only seems to be getting worse with every new volume. Indeed, Boruto: Two Blue Vortex Volume 5, the most recent volume, might very well be the worst-selling volume in the history of the Boruto series.
The Exact Numbers Will be Revealed On August 24
The sales of volumes are usually tracked for 8 weeks straight, and August 24 will mark the last week this volume will be tracked, and things are looking incredibly bad. At the rate it’s selling, this manga volume might not even crack 100k copies. In comparison, early Boruto volumes used to sell over 300k copies, an insanely high number.
Why Have Boruto Sales Plummeted?
- Lackluster Story With No Naruto and Sasuke in Sight
- Lack of A Boruto Anime
Fans might be wondering what exactly is causing the Boruto manga to sell worse, and there is no single reason for this. That said, it is in big part due to a lackluster story. Many fans only follow the Boruto story for one reason, and that is the OG characters from Naruto, whom they have a lot of love for. Right now, however, these characters have taken a backseat, and fan favorites like Sasuke and Naruto are absent.
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It can also be said that the Boruto anime has been on a break for quite a while now, since 2023, and this has definitely impacted manga sales as well. After all, the anime is an advertisement for the manga. It doesn't seem the manga will recover from its lack of sales, as it has been on a downward trend.
Where to Read and Watch Boruto?
Available on Manga Plus and Crunchyroll
The Boruto anime is currently on hiatus, but it still has quite a few episodes to stream. For fans interested, all the Boruto anime episodes are available on Crunchyroll, the biggest anime streaming platform.
Meanwhile, for the manga, Boruto: Two Blue Vortex chapter 25 is set for its official release on August 20, 2025. The release time of the chapter is 10 AM EST/ 3 PM UTC. As always, fans can read the chapter officially for free on the Manga Plus and the Shonen Jump apps.
- Release Date
- April 5, 2017
- Network
- TV Tokyo
- Creator
- Masashi Kishimoto
- Streaming Service(s)
- Crunchyroll
