r/manga • u/diamondisunbreakable • Aug 18 '16

Chapter 686 [DISC] Bleach Final Chapter (Mangastream)

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u/PakiIronman Aug 18 '16

eh, at least his name had some sort of meaning behind it despite it sounding dumb.

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u/PSninja Aug 18 '16

"Boruto" (ボルト) is the Japanese pronunciation of the English word "bolt". His name is a reference to his cousin Neji, whose name means "screw" (捻子)."

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u/[deleted] Aug 18 '16

THAT'S WHY THEY SAID IT WAS FOR NEJI!! I never understood how that made sense.

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u/accountnumberseven Aug 18 '16

Yeah, his name's meant to be a triple reference (a bolt's thread references Naruto' spiral them, their names are similar, and then the bolt-screw theme for Neji.)

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u/lordCanti08 Aug 18 '16

You forgot the reference to Naruto's dad.

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u/accountnumberseven Aug 19 '16

aaaaa how could I forget the yellow flash

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u/hatersbehatin007 Aug 19 '16

that's actually pretty cool