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The other 80% is written and animated by the same people who made GT.
So why do people consider DBZ canon and not GT?My theory is that because people like Z and in general hate GT they convince themselves that Z is canon and GT isn't. By creating an account, you verify that you are at least 13 years of age, and have read and agree to the Comicbook.com Much like comic book universes and other anime series, the Of course, as we know, Gogeta officially wasn't introduced into canon until the recent When all is said and done however, you can break it down that anything written by, or approved by, Akira Toriyama is a part of the main continuity if he gives it the ok. So, by that definition only Dragon ball, Dragon Ball Z, and Dragon Ball Super would be canon, right?
If you want to consider GT the true sequel to
So you may be asking "Tragically, didn't you just spend 5 paragraphs explaining why Super and Z are NOT canon" well they aren't canon, to the manga. Well, DB Super contradicts DBZ, a lot. Hello people of amino it is I, Tragically Dead or whatever you want to call me with an actual, serious blog. Dragon Ball Z had shit loads of filler, Garlic Junior, The Other World Tournament, Most of the Freeza fight and Saiyaman arc are all filler and NOT anywhere in the manga. Z, Super, and GT are all in different parallel universes which follow different timelines.My theory is that there are 3 different timelines/canons. But where it gets interesting is, what if I told you there were 2 other canons that have Dbz, Dbs, and yes Dbgt in them!
And all this "filler" and added material to the anime is made by the same people and the same company that made GT! The Toriyama canon, the Old Toei canon, and the New Toei canon. And For the people saying "Well isn't it just following the manga, isn't it just the manga animated?" Another contradiction is that Super ends around 5 years after Kid Buu died yet Goten and Trunks still look like they are 8. The story follows a young boy named Goku as he quests to find the Dragon Balls, seven spheres that when brought together grant any wish. I also find it funny that people hate GT so much and call itnon canon yet get pissed whenever Super Saiyan 4 isn't in a new db video game, more on this laterYou may be asking, what about Dragon Ball Super? That might be true, if trunks backstory and bardocks backstory didn't completely contradict the manga! For example, the hell we see in Z and the Hell we see in super are vastly different. Your actions have consequences people.Is GT really as bad as you remember?
Also, the events in the Bardock special were canon because in the Dragon Ball Z manga, there was a scene where Bardock was shown confronting Frieza.The number one app for all Saiyans, Namekians, Majins, and more!
However, with the release of Dragon Ball Super in 2015, GT was officially non-canon. There are moments in the more current and canon Dragon Ball Super in which it seems they are trying to connect it to the canon, but for the most part, almost every fan will suggest to skip GT entirely. If we're judging Z by the same criteria as we are GT then it is not canon and should not be mentioned in canon debates! With a total of 23 reported filler episodes, Dragon Ball has a low filler percentage of 15%. So you supertards can't really complain about contractions now can you.But what about Toriyama, it's not like Z where the anime was based on the manga, Toriyama himself gives the plot to Toei for super so it must be canon! But that isn't really fair, people can't let their personal biases get in the way of the facts. Well, Toriyama only gives a very, very, very loose, non detailed manuscript to toei (and toyotaro) which contains about 20% of what actually happens in super episodes. Anyways this is Tragically Dead fucking off.Good points.
It really isn't. Well, DB Super contradicts DBZ, a lot.