General Anime/Manga/Otaku Thread

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But isn't by that logic every incarnation of DragonBall officially canon? That would include the debated GT.

I'd say yes and no to that because Toriyama himself said GT wasn't cannon. It doesn't mean however that some elements of it weren't taken and placed into Online, which means they'd only be cannon if there were in Online.

But if a multiverse theory is in place and it is canon that the show has multiple continuities there should be no point in anyone arguing is GT canon or not. It might not be canon with the main franchise but with the multiverse clause, it could just be "Earth #2356". Kind of like how the Trunks storyline is all kinds of fucked up.

I guess it all depends on perspective and the decision on part of the series creators. They actually acknowledge GT in Xenoverse as being part of a wormhole dimension or something along the lines of that. It only really acknowledges the events on Tuffle and Earth, but those are the most popular parts of GT anyway.

If my understanding is correct, the events of GT, and most of the movies are not considered canon, but are not excluded from the possibility of later becoming canon. For the movies, its partly because with the time setting they're based on, Goku and pals would actually be winning against an enemy stronger than main villain of the month.