I looked in the forum search for a topic that was purely for discussing the famous Manga, but all i found was the BOG topic, and one about saying how "DBZ" was never meant to be. So here we are. We can discuss the original DB or DBZ here.

Edited October 24, 201411 yr by Reyn

written by different people=/=non canon

Toriyama still oversaw the other films, and did designs.

If Toriyama didn't want the movies to be canon he would have said so in BoG like how he did with GT.

 

It's kind of like saying Star Wars VII is non canon because George Lucas has little involvement in it.

 

Written by different people does mean its non canon, or else Dragon Ball SD or Episode Of Bardock would be canon, but they're clearly not.

 

It doesn't matter if he oversaw anything. Mangaka, at least the ones that I know, always oversee movie projects just so the writers don't mess up their material. Other than that, there is no indication of Toriyama approving this projects as part of his official works.

Written by different people does mean its non canon, or else Dragon Ball SD or Episode Of Bardock would be canon, but they're clearly not.

 

It doesn't matter if he oversaw anything. Mangaka, at least the ones that I know, always oversee movie projects just so the writers don't mess up their material. Other than that, there is no indication of Toriyama approving this projects as part of his official works.

SD animations are never meant to be canon or taken seriously, that's the point of them.

 

Either way, I imagine if he didn't want it to be canon he would have flat out said it like with GT and tried to remove it from the timeline like he did with GT in BoG. Also we're getting a new movie in a few months, anything is possible.

SD animations are never meant to be canon or taken seriously, that's the point of them.

 

Either way, I imagine if he didn't want it to be canon he would have flat out said it like with GT and tried to remove it from the timeline like he did with GT in BoG. Also we're getting a new movie in a few months, anything is possible.

 

There's no reason to remove them because they were never in the canon to begin with.

 

Now I'm going to end this conversation. We're done.

^ this post just made my night lol 

You're just calling it non-canon without giving a legitimate reason and just saying anyone who does consider it canon is stupid. Toriyama called GT non-canon, but never the movies.

Yeah, that too.

 

He didn't call GT non-canon.

He didn't call GT non-canon.

 

http://www.kanzenshuu.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=8&t=5411

 

This is a message Toriyama left on the Dragon Box set for GT in Japan. He called GT a "side story", ergo, not canon.

Edited November 16, 201410 yr by Firaga Sensei

Nothing to see here...

Edited November 17, 201410 yr by Firaga Sensei

http://www.kanzenshuu.com/2014/11/20/db30years-special-dragon-ball-30th-anniversary-magazine/

 

Kaszenshuu.com has put together a special magazine for the series' 30th anniversary! Check it out if you can.