Thank-you, the is what I was meaning. Yes, I wasn't sure if others considered the anime to be canon all of its own; sort of like seperate universes; was assuming the only "canon" was the manga--no exception. Now I know otherwise.
Sorry to the confusion all. Wasn't sure how to word it... You all helped me stumble thru it. Should of added a disarmed "amuse me" or some such. Next time. :'D
I understand what you mean, now.
In a way - you're right. Except that the anime is based largely around an incomplete manga. If the manga were complete, then the anime adaptation would be able to work in a lot of extra content that can feel like it is part of the original storyline (because it has effects later on down the road).
Since it is incomplete - we see a lot of things that are never referenced later in the story - or character development that was shown in the anime early on, but then the manga still operates off of the 'old' character to show development. Or, in some cases - you get absolute catastrophes, such as a few of Bleach's filler arcs that... while excellent story arcs in and of themselves - ended up contradicting several key plot developments in the manga (and later the anime adaptation of those manga plots).
That's why, in series as long as these, a lot of the non-canon events are just completely irrelevant because they won't impact later events unless the anime decides to break step with the manga (such as with Death Note).
