Why should fans should not be too worried about Canon

Summary

• Toriyama accepted the inconsistency in Dragon Ball and favored creativity over the canon fears.

• Complicated timelines can prevent new viewers from involved in interconnected stories.

• Fans should enjoy each Dragon Ball series as a separate, set in potentially different timelines.

The Dragon Ball The community is in the stir from the end Dragon Ball Daima. In fact, there was a new series under fire since their announcement, when fans learned that Goku and others would turn into children, nod Dragon Ball GT.

Then things have worsened Daima ended. There are many things in the series that don't fit with events Dragon Ball super. Although they are mostly minor inconsistencies, some fans are disappointed or upset, while others wonder which of these two should be considered “more canon”. But we would like to deal with the reason why No one should take the canon too seriously in terms of Dragon Ball (or any other fiction).

Toriyama seemed to mind the “canon”

Toriyama was approached as some advisor for production Dragon Ball Daima while Dragon Ball Super: Super Hero He was still in production. According to Akio Iyuko he liked the concept Daima So much that he eventually made most of the consultant.

Existence Daima in itself is a problem for the chronological coherence of the series because it seems that several things remain Great. Still, there is something special for Prequel something that takes place after him.

And of course Toriyama knew it. And he seemed to mind. Was glad to create Daima As a separate series without worries, if its parts are contrary to another series, which is considered a canon. You need to hear a message when the creator of the story does not care about irregularity.

Dragon Ball Super X Dragon Ball Daima

Indeed, as many feared, several events in Dragon Ball Daima are mostly minor contradictions Super. Most remarkably, Goko's strongest transformation should be at the beginning of SSJ3 Greatbut turns into SSJ4 Daima. Vegeta never used its form of SSJ3 Great – before DaimaIt was widely believed that he unlocked stronger transformations without releasing SSJ3.

While the fans expected Daima To provide some explanation of these contradictions, the series did the opposite. It is explicitly reported that both Goku and Vegeta have achieved new transformations before the series, while training immediately after the Buu saga.

But is it possible for these two series to fit into the same timeline regardless of all this? Yes, of course it is. Does it make sense that both Vegeta and Goku did not use SSJ3 and SSJ4 against Beerus? Well, it doesn't sound typically for them, but that could happens. But now to combine things, it will probably be Great This is trying to deal with contradictions created in Daima.

Cohesive timeline is not at all important

Yes Great need Solve discrepancies between the two series? It depends on your perspective. If the aim is to create a cohesive chronology for a series, then yes. But honestly? His No a commitment or anything that kind.

We, as beings who like to create and enjoy stories, usually prefer things that make sense. Partly because we are able to explain many real events around us through observation and reasoning. But well, Stories are not a reality. No need In order to make sense in the cohesive timeline, it may not function as a history textbook.

It is generally said that the story should be the same in itself. This means that there should be an inner logic behind the story that would work as they do – but it is not an iron -up rule. Rendering the device as Deus ex machina or other types of absurd reversals are commonly quoted as examples of “bad writing”, but there are people who enjoy stories that are absurd, employ Deus ex machinaor even have several internal contradictions.

In general, the story is really important in the story with the audience. If the audience is not taken out contradictions or something similar, so whether it is. Honestly, Treating stories as a DOS control list and Dons is a boring way to approach fiction.

So if the story may not be 100% identical in it, why would it have to be with other stories? Daima and Great both work as separate stories and does not exist need To be coherent. It could be “cooler” if they fit completely in a single timeline, but there is no need.

Canon, as a concept, is interesting, but not every author should have Try to create a “Canon Universe” in which everything is fully interconnected. Especially if you are worried about the timeline, it prevents the author's creativity.

In short, Canon is nice when it is well feature, but it is not a request for any franchise. The important thing is how every story resonates with its audience.

Complex chronology can avert people

While some fans are amazed when many stories are deeply interconnected in the same franchise, complex timelines can actually act as guardians and prevent new people from joining the story.

Many people complain that Miracle The movies are too interconnected and that the not following this or that movie/series means risking that they do not understand the events of another. This is a problem that may arise with complex universes: newcomers do not even bother to try a new show because they are afraid they will not understand it, and are not motivated enough to watch a lot of movies and shows so they can watch something in theaters now.

So in case of Dragon BallIf there are inconsistencies between Daima and Great They are annoying, then just take them as a separate line. Akio Iyuko producer vaguely indicated the idea that they could take place in slightly different time axes. If they approach the canon in this way, it seems likely to be new Dragon Ball The shows may not take into account the “canonicity”. Maybe It's time to forget the timeline and enjoy each series separatelyEspecially if the creator himself does not seem to matter.

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