Novels are canon!

[Michael]

There is alot of confusion regarding wether or not the Naruto novels are canon. Kishimoto himself oversaw the novels and even illustrated them. Kishimoto also promoted the novels with his movie The Last which he himself stated was canon.

How can anyone believe the novels aren't canon? ​

 

[Angelic.]

Did naruto do something in one?

 

[wanderingcactus]

wait there are people who actually believe that they arent?

 

[Michael]

Did naruto do something in one?

Nothing inparticular. However it relays the events in great detail between 699 and the last.

 

[Claymantan]

The novels are canon, but people who try to say anime filler is canon, I don't even XD

 

[Umari Senju]

It's simple. It isn't canon unless it portrays (insert fav here) :sdo:

 

[Pumpkin Ninja]

Oversaw is just a word so fans buy it. Kishi barely has a role in this kind of stuff and I doubt he cares.

 

[Vulpini]

Sure, sure... novels are canon, and so is The Last...

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[Michael]

Oversaw is just a word so fans buy it. Kishi barely has a role in this kind of stuff and I doubt he cares.

How could he possibly not be involved in the original continuation of his manga? Kishi will surly oversee his manga and will always voice his opinions.

 

[Claymantan]

Sure, sure... novels are canon, and so is The Last...

According to The Last, undiluted Hamura chakra is weaker than a bunch of Byakugan

 

[gerizzyYMcrew]

Sure, sure... novels are canon, and so is The Last...

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bet that frog kinda looks like you

 

[Seventh Sama]

It really isn't, Kishi only illustrated the art for them but that's about it.

 

[Claymantan]

It really isn't, Kishi only illustrated the art for them but that's about it.

I don't understand what's wrong with considering the novels canon. As far as I know they don't contradict the manga. If something happens in Boruto scans that obviously contradicts the novels (Kakashi falling in love?), then definitely it would invalidate novels, but I mean, something had to happen between Chapter 699 and 700, and Itachi had to have killed his lover somehow, etc.

It's not the same thing as the anime where if certain events happened in between manga events, then the manga chronology makes zero sense (Kakashi vs. Sage Kabuto; Chunin Exams 2, etc).

In debates and stuff it's better to keep it manga-specific because it's easier to work with manga scans than text, but

 

[Seventh Sama]

I don't understand what's wrong with considering the novels canon. As far as I know they don't contradict the manga. If something happens in Boruto scans that obviously contradicts the novels (Kakashi falling in love?), then definitely it would invalidate novels, but I mean, something had to happen between Chapter 699 and 700, and Itachi had to have killed his lover somehow, etc.

It's not the same thing as the anime where if certain events happened in between manga events, then the manga chronology makes zero sense (Kakashi vs. Sage Kabuto; Chunin Exams 2, etc).

In debates and stuff it's better to keep it manga-specific because it's easier to work with manga scans than text, but

There's nothing really wrong about, it's just not canon unless kishi had direct involvement with story or confirmed it canon. Another way it can be canon is if the new boruto manga mentions novel events.

 

[Simbv]

Sure, sure... novels are canon, and so is The Last...

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It's funny because the last is canon, Kishi included in his own timeline.

 

[Michael]

There's nothing really wrong about, it's just not canon unless kishi had direct involvement with story or confirmed it canon. Another way it can be canon is if the new boruto manga mentions novel events.

Kishimoto himself promoted the novels with his movie which he confirmed canon, he specifically stated the novels along with the last explain the events between 699 - 700.

 

[Dantee]

Did he write it though.

 

[The Necromancer]

The Novels reference non-canon material (blood prison). /thread

 

[Vulpini]

It's funny because the last is canon, Kishi included in his own timeline.

Yeah, right... of course The Last is canon...

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[Vulpini]

bet that frog kinda looks like you

it looks like Pokayo's momma, actually