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If the character was taken out, the story would still make sense to somebody who's never watched it. That's filer.So you're denying the manga now. I wasn't aware you called the shots.
That's the point with this debate, it's fiction and nobody owns it or gets to decide that for you. If you believe he's not a part of your reading of the series- that's great, but that's not the default. I like that addition that Kishi made and the original anime story is real fun addition to the NV too, won't let NB pointlessly invalidate that for me without thinking about why. Fan culture is bizarre, man.
Can't remember last time I had a chat about something that wasn't in the manga, stuff gets down instantly and there's zero need.
But I understand your standpoint. If they thought about the character enough to put him in the story he does have some relevance, but there's also the point I made above, which hopefully you'll get.

