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[Mcjon01]

Japanese fandoms as a whole don’t put nearly as much emphasis on canon as Westerners do, so it’s not always so cut and dry. As far as the FSN manga is concerned, it’s an adaptation of the primary work with relatively little input from the original author, so obviously anything that contradicts FSN proper you can safely ignore, and anything manga-exclusive that doesn’t explicitly contradict anything else exists in a state of “maybe it’ll show up again if one of TM’s main writers saw it and liked it.”

[madarra]

is there anything weird enough that happen in the FSN manga to be non-canon besides the character flashbacks like Kotomine telling Shinji how to become a proxy master rather than Zouken, or Shinji bullying people for picking on Sakura andr Kuzuki killing the order assasins that come after him for not killing himself?

[notGear]

Good day. I have seen information about Theseus there and there (TM Ace: Asterios short story, Circe interlude), but only on japanese. Can someone, please, give me link to translations or at least detailed summary? Also, question. Is TM Theseus demigod or human?

Guys, please. I'am hungry for information about him (besides information, that can be find on wiki). Would be happy for any detail.

[Lily Emilio]

Maybe he will show up in LB5.

[Duvie]

is there anything weird enough that happen in the FSN manga to be non-canon besides the character flashbacks like Kotomine telling Shinji how to become a proxy master rather than Zouken, or Shinji bullying people for picking on Sakura andr Kuzuki killing the order assasins that come after him for not killing himself?

A spell actually works on saber.

unless thats something possible idk, Iirc isnt she immune to mage-craft cuzza her a rank magic resistance and her dragon core.v

Japanese fandoms as a whole don’t put nearly as much emphasis on canon as Westerners do, so it’s not always so cut and dry. As far as the FSN manga is concerned, it’s an adaptation of the primary work with relatively little input from the original author, so obviously anything that contradicts FSN proper you can safely ignore, and anything manga-exclusive that doesn’t explicitly contradict anything else exists in a state of “maybe it’ll show up again if one of TM’s main writers saw it and liked it.”

mk thank you uwu

[Iceblade44]

The spell works on the space around Saber, not on Saber herself

[Zurvan]

Unless the manga states otherwise

In which case, dont assume it to be canon

[Duvie]

The spell works on the space around Saber, not on Saber herself

I dont mean the jelly thing. During the manga She Traps her in a binding curse.
Unless you're referring to that aswell, then nani?

[Historia]

??

[Tobias]

Japan not caring about canon explains a lot

[SirGauoftheSquareTable]

Japanese fandoms as a whole don’t put nearly as much emphasis on canon as Westerners do, so it’s not always so cut and dry. As far as the FSN manga is concerned, it’s an adaptation of the primary work with relatively little input from the original author, so obviously anything that contradicts FSN proper you can safely ignore, and anything manga-exclusive that doesn’t explicitly contradict anything else exists in a state of “maybe it’ll show up again if one of TM’s main writers saw it and liked it.”

I've always wondered why Japanese fandoms are less concerned with canon? What cultural thing could it be?

[fumei]

The obsession with canon is awful and absolute trash. And who wants to strive for that?

[Dullahan]

most of this website lol!

[SirGauoftheSquareTable]

The obsession with canon is awful and absolute trash. And who wants to strive for that?

I don't know. Those who want consistency perhaps?

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most of this website lol!

Yer damn right.

[madarra]

I've always wondered why Japanese fandoms are less concerned with canon? What cultural thing could it be?

Lack of Marvel and DC comics in their formative years?

[SirGauoftheSquareTable]

Lack of Marvel and DC comics in their formative years?

Wouldn't that have the opposite effect, considering how many retcons, reboots, and sidestories there are? This is coming from someone who hasn't really read those, so do correct me if I'm wrong.

[Zurvan]

Youre not going to get retcons if there isnt a canon tho

[SirGauoftheSquareTable]

Youre not going to get retcons if there isnt a canon tho

Certainly true, but I would have thought with all of them that have happened over the years, fans would have stopped caring.

[Iceblade44]

Marvel and DC fans never stopped caring. That's the thing

[SirGauoftheSquareTable]

I see. There must be something deeper then as to why Western fans care more about canon then their Japanese counter parts.