The latest episodes have been trippy. Also Hinata isn't useless she has a role now according to sp: she protects Naruto from Sakura's "abuse" when Sakura hits Naruto for being dumb she kindly asks Sakura to stop hitting him if this isn't obvious fanservice please give me what sp is smoking how do the voice actors not quit? Have they gotten used to the madness and lack of story consistency?
As much as I hate to say it; got any clips?
Of course they are retconning stuff. We knew that was going to happen. Also this was the most predictable thing they were going to do. Either they were going to go with the soft bs she was always friends with Naruto and Sakura or she was close with Naruto. The protecting him from absuse is probably something they gain from listening to fans...let call them theories about Sakura and Naruto relationship, as well as what they wish Hinata would do. Then again, what Sakura did is normal in anime. Though, even "her protecting Naruto" is weak from how you describe it. She asks her to stop hitting him? If that bad or she loves him so much; stop it yourself. Also, her protection clearly didn't work since Sakura continued doing it for years afterwards...hell from what I recall she did it in the anime even when Naruto and Hinata were dating. It is likely the only reason she isn't still doing it in Boruto is because they largely excised her from the plot.
It is important to remember that the target audience for Boruto is not the old fans. its nH that will swallow anything, and children that were too young to grow up on Naruto. So, their audience are people who either don't know or don't care that it is a retcon.
Voice actors quitting a role in Japan is apparently very rare, as it puts a black mark on them no matter the circumstances. The flip side is, once they have a role, they have if for life unless something happens. Also once they die unless their character must continue to be in the anime; the character ends as well. Which does mean all the old Naruto cast are stuck in their roles. However, from what I recall they were just doing the voices now a days.
Edited by Bail o' Lies, 28 October 2019 - 03:18 PM.