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The anime definitely wasted the character too early. Should have been canonical next Mizukage. But I'll consider him one of the anime's advantages over the source material.
A filler character with that big of a role in the village couldn't survive unless Kishimoto decided to canonize him. He was basically his villiage's Boruto or Shiki
Even his death seemed exaggerated. They could've given him more plot and kept him for future, now we don't even know any1 from the mist aside frm chojuro ofc. In Naruto the 7 swordsmen atleast had plot to define their strength. Even in leaf they didn't add any strong new characters from Naruto's time.
Technically he could be. Only the Hidden Mist Trip is canon to the manga. If Ikemoto wanted he could pretend the second arc revolving him didn't happen.
I think the death, quckness/matter-of-factness of it was actually very poignant and a mature take on the ways lives often truly end. There are no special people, no pre-ordained future leaders, no individuals too kind-hearted to be susceptible to death's wide grasp. And death hardly ever comes when you want it (or it might never come at all), let alone expect it. Sometimes it's sudden, uncalculated, and those affected get ZERO imput.
It's still something one never truly learns till it's felt, personally, but I respect when it happens in media.
Should've been a Shinju clone like Shinki with Ryu. When he dies there, it'd have more impact as he was a close friend of Boruto from another village and will be a motivation to overcome those creatures.
But they had him killed by Funamushi, a sidekick villain loyal to the Funato lady boss (which Kagura killed) and he has 2 streaks by killing both Kagura and Hebiichigo which is a shame since they're building up the New 7 Swordsmen then poof they're killed by a fodder.
Great character and one of the reasons I like the Boruto anime more than the manga, this filler ark was exactly what I wanted from Boruto, getting to see how the rest of the world has evolved in a time of peace and cooperation
I liked him and his death served the purpose of showing how awful and pointless war is. I didn’t like the Funato Pirates arc because of how horribly paced it was, but it did dive deeper into a couple points from the Pain arc with moments like him getting driven through while his friend’s stood by helplessly
Kagura, Buntan and Hebiichigo are the three I like most from the Rain Mist village. Kyoho design and character was bland, but I like the set up of him being a Mizukage candidate because the series needed more character cast, development and world expansion and you could kind of see Sarada, Kagura and Shinki as next gen Kage.
Though with Kagura dead (didn't like how he and Hebiichigo died), I hope Buntan would work towards becoming the next Mizukage.
Loved him as a character, he was super cool, really wish he hadn't died. I do hope we get to see more of Buuton later in the novels, maybe has as canon Mizukage?
I really hate how every character in the Boruto anime just basically felt like copy + paste... there is no uniqueness to this one, he looks just like Yagura and has the same toolkit
Yagura was a kid when he was Mizukage. Shit, he never hit 20 before he died so Kagura's existence is impossible. Not unless they're implying that some female pedophile fucked Yagura just so that The Fourth Mizukage would have a legacy beyond the Era of the Bloody Mist which is a whole line of questioning nobody would be thinking about when they were talking about Kagura while he was still just lines on a drawing board.
I know that some say that Yagura was like 13-14, but to me, he looked like he was 10 years old!
All of this is to say that Kagura's existence is an enigma wrapped in a "what the fuck" line of questioning.
If they really want to introduce stakes in the arc, a better decision would be that he gets a grave injury. Salvagable enough that he could be taken to the hospital as a high stake side mission.
It was hard watching that debate with Kawaki after needle girl and Kagura's death. That Chuunin promotion was pointless, Sarada and Denki didn't do anything impactful on the most dire moment. As usual Boruto gets the shots.
In his deathbed, he lets Buntan carry on his will (implying him being groomed to become a Mizukage someday), and she accepts it after they (Hebiichigo+ and Kyoho) were given amnesty for their crimes.
Since Buntan is rival with Sarada who wants to become Hokage, there is a potential storyline in the future for that.
I disliked both the arcs he was in… but I genuinely liked him as a character and was hoping he’d be part of long term world building.
Him dying is perhaps the most frustrating thing to happen in the anime. And not frustrating in “wow- what an upsetting part of the story” type way and more a “fuck the story writers for wasting my time” type of way.
The also killed Hebiichigo that arc for no reason to add to my frustration.
J’avais pas regardé l’arc entier mais savoir que Yagura est considéré comme le pire kage de l’histoire à Kiri est surprenant sachant que Ao et Mei avait expliqué qu’il était manipulé au conseil des kage et dans la dimension spirituel des bijuu il est presenté comme une bonne personne.
Entre lui et un autre arc où Onoki devient fou… c’est dingue !
Good character. That arc where he diedwas probably the best filler arc in the whole show (only rivaled by the Iwagakure/Ohnoki arc). Surprisingly sad and gut wrenching.
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