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Introduction
In this thread I'd like to discuss portions of the Boruto anime being considered canon to the manga. In this thread it was agreed that both the manga and anime version should be separated and treaded as their own canon, however, I somewhat disagree with that. I believe that we should keep some arc canon due to them filling in the gaps from the manga and providing up much needed context to the story.Evidence
- Stated that the anime has the function of filling in the events of the manga.
- Stated again to help fill in events from the manga.
- Kishimoto saying he's giving the Boruto anime the same attention as he did samurai 8.
- Kodachi stating that Kishimoto is very active behind the scene of the anime.
- A timeline for the Boruto novels which have been adapted by the anime.
- Ikemoto stating that the anime is paralleling the manga stories which will be written into the manga, and the writer for the anime script also writes the manga.
- Link to the podcast which gives more information on the above statements.
Examples of how the Anime fills in details
- We see Sarada's training for her Chidori.
- We get extra information of the Mujina Bandits which goes into far more detail about the villain and his organization.
- We get more information on the organization Kara and see more members and what exactly they've been doing.
- More development on side characters.
- Getting extra detail on Boruto's field trip to the Mist village.
Possible Issues
- The Jōgan appearance can be seen as an issue due to the manga never showing or hinting to its existence however, it was stated in an interview by Ikemoto that the future scene was decided so fast he didn't have much time to design the adult characters. This could explain the reason why the Jōgan was shown in the anime, but not the manga.
- Sarada's Sharingan is shown to have three tomoe when they go to fight the Kara member Boro in the manga, however, in the anime she only has her two tomoe which is a direct contradiction. A work around would be to just not scale any of the feats she may have from that point onwards due to not having her three tomoe yet.
Arcs that should be canon
- Academy Entrance Arc - This arc is where the appearance of Boruto's Jougan shows up, and it's also the one where Kishimoto was the most involved.
- School Trip Arc- This arc is referenced within the manga, and given the information posted above, i think this should be fine as canon.
- Genin Mission Arc- New Team Sevens first mission
- Byakuya Gang Arc- gives character development
- Mitsuki's Disappearance Arc- Gives more character development
- Jūgo Arc-More details of what happens with Sasukes old team
- Steam Ninja Scrolls Arc- Covers the canon Light Novel "Konoha Shinden: Steam Ninja Scrolls"
- Konohamaru's Love Arc- Doesn't contradict anything from the manga (to my knowledge)
- One-Tail Escort Arc-Doesn't contradict anything from the manga (to my knowledge)
- Time Slip Arc-Doesn't contradict anything from the manga (to my knowledge)
- Mujina Bandits Arc-Adds far more details which the manga wasn't able to give.
- Kara Actuation Arc- Gives us much more information about Kara along with what happens with the airship Kawaki was on.
Conclusion
I believe that we should reaccept the Boruto anime as fully canon for things that are not shown in the manga. For fights, we just use the manga, but for backstories, anime characters and arcs that give us additional information should be allowed to use for the profiles. Another thing I'd like to point out is we should only accept the anime up the Kawaki arc since that's already covered by the manga. Anything beyond episode 216 should not be considered canon due to that being the last episode Kodachi was involved with.Agree: UchihaSlayer, LordTracer, KingTempest, Therefir, Jvando
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