- Joined
- Aug 16, 2009
- Messages
- 867
- Reaction score
- 406
- Gender
- Male
- Country
When it comes to cannon, it's a bit of a touchy subject, now on a site called MangaHelpers I would expect most of you to strictly use the manga and refute anything else as filler.
I always imagined that the anime was a dedicated expansion of the source material, and though it has had a few mistakes, it is the very next level of reliability. That's why when it comes to arguments, I accept anime only sequences along with the manga (and SBS) as proper etiquette unless the manga completely contradicts a statement or event.
When it comes to the movies, it is a bit trickier, there are movies that can be placed neatly in the cannon with a simple filler arc to prelude it. I personally consider Strong World & Film Z to be compressed sagas Oda couldn't fit into the manga. And many of the other movies (except the alabasta and drum movies) can be placed in series fairly neatly in much the same way.
So how far does your cannon stretch..
Manga only.
Manga & Anime only.
Or are you like me, and accept anything that doesn't contradict the main story. (I get way more to analyze this way as well lol)
I always imagined that the anime was a dedicated expansion of the source material, and though it has had a few mistakes, it is the very next level of reliability. That's why when it comes to arguments, I accept anime only sequences along with the manga (and SBS) as proper etiquette unless the manga completely contradicts a statement or event.
When it comes to the movies, it is a bit trickier, there are movies that can be placed neatly in the cannon with a simple filler arc to prelude it. I personally consider Strong World & Film Z to be compressed sagas Oda couldn't fit into the manga. And many of the other movies (except the alabasta and drum movies) can be placed in series fairly neatly in much the same way.
So how far does your cannon stretch..
Manga only.
Manga & Anime only.
Or are you like me, and accept anything that doesn't contradict the main story. (I get way more to analyze this way as well lol)