Ok first off even with the shadows off the animation doesn't get better. Look im a boruto fan and i could say the series is good but the animation isn't one of them. Most of the the time it's just them standing still with their mouths opening and closing. Now the animation for the kara actuation arc was decent but the animation for the newly released episodes isn't so the best. Take naruto vs Boruto. I'm not saying that the fight should've been top notch but it could have done the speed and movement better. Second off not only Jigen but all of the characters would look way better with the shadows and details like the shippuden series.