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Bringing the Boruto Anime as Canon back

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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​

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

Neutral:

Disagree:
 
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I've viewed this sandbox before, and tbh I agree with considering parts of the Boruto anime canon. So long as they provide context for manga events, are stated to be canon, and don't present story breaking contradictions, I'm not really seeing much of an issue with it.

Admittedly, I haven't fully watched the Boruto anime, so if there are massive contradictions I'm not aware of for the arcs WoI is proposing be made canon, I'd be open to hear them.
 
Isn't the very existence of Urashiki, who never once appeared or was referenced in the manga itself, a pretty big contradiction?

If the characters had encountered a third Otsutsuki before Isshiki, then it would definitely have come up.
 
Well, bad powerscaling has no real bearing on canonicity. If it did, we'd have threads making parts of the War Arc or Boruto be deemed non-canon.

Powerscaling being valid, or not, is judged and evaluated in scaling threads. It doesn't affect canonicity one way or another.
 
Damage3245 said:
Isn't the very existence of Urashiki, who never once appeared or was referenced in the manga itself, a pretty big contradiction?

If the characters had encountered a third Otsutsuki before Isshiki, then it would definitely have come up.
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Would their failure to acknowledge him really be a contradiction though?
 
Damn, Filler central is canon? Unlucky for Naruto fans, couldn’t imagine having to pour through that to find feats 💀

Agree tho
 
Wrath_Of_Itachi said:
Would their failure to acknowledge him really be a contradiction though?
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They just wanted to forget it ever happened lmao

But fr though

The Thunder Train exists in the Manga

Something that only happened cause Boruto went back in time and got the guy who made it to get the idea in the first place

So the Time Travel Arc would have to be canon

And thus Urashiki as well
 
AnimesFreak2 said:
They just wanted to forget it ever happened lmao

But fr though

The Thunder Train exists in the Manga

Something that only happened cause Boruto went back in time and got the guy who made it to get the idea in the first place

So the Time Travel Arc would have to be canon

And thus Urashiki as well
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That's actually really good information to have.
 
Ratherlarge said:
Urushiki can fight adult Sasuke, but struggles against kids like Shinki, Boruto and even kid Naruto.
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Urashiki was nerfed from Time Travel in that arc He literally says as much Ripped out so much of his chakra he thought Yang Kurama would be a substantial boost in power to himself lmao

So makes sense how Jiraiya could harm him

as for the Shiki thing, pretty sure he was off guard and even then he wasn't really hurt all that much, he got back up and was ready for Round 3
 
Guys, can we just stop derailing the thread with pointless scaling discussions? It has ZERO bearing on canonicity. We didn't use scaling from that arc even back when it was still considered canon.
Let's not get off track, please.
 
I agree with the failure to acknowledge someone is not indication of a contradiction, a contradiction would be like saying Isshiki, Momo, Kin, and Kaguya are the only Otsutsuki they've encountered. But tmk that's not stated, so Urashiki existing isn't contradictory. Also, isn't it stated Urashiki was planned for the arc, but they ran out of time or sumn like that?

I agree with the OP btw, Kishimoto's heavy involvement should be enough to warrant canonicity for scaling.
 
Yup yup. I (regrettably) follow the Boruto anime so I can help with whatever's necessary for feats or scaling in the anime.

Agree FRA
 
I thought it was agreed that both would be canon, but separate timelines? Like dragon ball super iirc no? I think that Sarada's eyes were also a part of it since she gains a tome a different times iirc.
 
KingogKings777 said:
I thought it was agreed that both would be canon, but separate timelines? Like dragon ball super iirc no? I think that Sarada's eyes were also a part of it since she gains a tome a different times iirc.
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That wouldn't really make sense to assume they are separate timelines when it's stated that the anime adds extra content to the manga. Also Saradas extra tomoe has no affect on scaling since it happens during the boro arc which we'd take the manga depiction over the animes.
 
KingogKings777 said:
I thought it was agreed that both would be canon, but separate timelines? Like dragon ball super iirc no? I think that Sarada's eyes were also a part of it since she gains a tome a different times iirc.
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Yeah, I don't see what advantage there is to merging them.
 
The separation of the profiles sounds better, both are still canon, but with different profiles. It's not just the matter of some differences in the script but also the scale between the medias doesn't match in most cases and causes confusion. While it's a fact that the anime is canon, it's also a fact that both adapt the events differently most of the time. The separation is the best option.
 
Separation of the manga and anime doesn't make since when the anime is stated to be canon to the manga. If you want to make separate profiles for any big differences, you can, but the manga will still use content from the anime.
 
That's the whole point.

The anime has a lot of content that the manga never touched on. The OP provided statements of said events being canon to the manga, and the anime events being complementary to them. Hence, the proposal is to re-merge them as a single continuity for the arcs that had direct involvement from Kishimoto and/or Kodachi.
 
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