Do you consider the two Movies and the Novels Canon material?

[Natsu Shazneel]

The movies and gaiden are canon. The novels are not. Its not because I consider them canon. Its because Kishi considers them canon.

 

[Endles Waltz]

It's a subjective topic, but from most canon to least:

Gaiden > Boruto movie > The Last > Novels

Gaiden is basically 10 additional chapters to the original manga. Boruto movie was written by Kishi and some other guy, art by SP. The Last is written and animated by SP and just approved by Kishi. Novels are written by different authors but Kishi drew the illustations.

 

[lndra]

It's a subjective topic, but from most canon to least:

Gaiden > Boruto movie > The Last > Novels

Gaiden is basically 10 additional chapters to the original manga. Boruto movie was written by Kishi and some other guy, art by SP. The Last is written and animated by SP and just approved by Kishi. Novels are written by different authors but Kishi drew the illustations.

One thing

Kishimoto stated himself that he was the 'chief story supervisor' for the Last. What-ever that entitles since I'm not big on movie production, just means what it means I guess?

Q: Before now, you have had experience with supervision and story in movie production.

Kishimoto: With Road To Ninja –Naruto the Movie– I dealt with the composition, and in The Last –Naruto the Movie– I did the character designs and was chief story supervisor. However, this is the first time that I’ve completely written everything from the start, including the lines.

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Kishimoto was actually quite focused on this film, even incorporating things into his own marriage such as the scarf dilemma and other crap I don't remember.

I believe Kishimoto himself told them to rewrite the script to his liking (about 3-4 times) to his embarrassment. So that goes to show you that Kishimoto either helped or ruined their original image. I honestly can't tell.

 

[Vulpini]

It's a subjective topic, but from most canon to least:

Gaiden > Boruto movie > The Last > Novels

Gaiden is basically 10 additional chapters to the original manga. Boruto movie was written by Kishi and some other guy, art by SP. The Last is written and animated by SP and just approved by Kishi. Novels are written by different authors but Kishi drew the illustations.

The Hokage One Shot and even the Boruto SD one shot is more canon than The Last, because Kishi himself drew the first pages of it.

 

[BLAZE]

Don't care

Yeah. The Last is a complete shit except for the 15 seconds Sasuke scene. Only Gaiden and Boruto are canon.

Its Horse$%!t made to satisfy the shittiest pairing f@pbase aka catfishes in the manga who are nonexistant in manga

 

[leezagboola]

The movies are definitely canon and while kishi did not directly write the novels he did the illustration and im pretty sure would have helped aswell and made sure the novels fit with the story line. Whether or not you enjoyed them is another question.

If we are going by what we liked or want, then Neji and Jiraiya are still alive...

 

[MAN OF SIN]

One thing

Kishimoto stated himself that he was the 'chief story supervisor' for the Last. What-ever that entitles since I'm not big on movie production, just means what it means I guess?



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Kishimoto was actually quite focused on this film, even incorporating things into his own marriage such as the scarf dilemma and other crap I don't remember.

I believe Kishimoto himself told them to rewrite the script to his liking (about 3-4 times) to his embarrassment. So that goes to show you that Kishimoto either helped or ruined their original image. I honestly can't tell.

He ruined it. He came up that the retarded idea that Naruto doesn't understand the concept of love despite listening to his mom's love story.

 

[Conspirator.]

Gaiden and the movies are canon. The novels are not.

 

[super yang]

since they cannot be canon, no I don't.

its not subjective.

 

[Bad Touch Yakushi]

I consider Inheritors of the Will of Fire, Road to Ninja, & The Last to be canon. There's literally no reason they shouldn't be and don't conflict with any existing info or detract meaning/impact from the manga.

Obviously Boruto & Gaiden are canon and if you're trying to argue against that then you're 99% likely to be in denial about something or the other.

That said, i've always thought that 'The Last' feels distinctly different in tone and barely feels like the same world.