When Dragon Ball is aboutthose of us who are faithful followers are capable of to contradict even Akira Toriyama himself. So if you are in a debate and no one agrees with you, don’t worry, since even the author himself has been the object of disrespect.
A topic that usually ignites debate is that of films, which usually have conflicting opinions about which are and are not canon. Therefore, we took the time to speak with Bard, chatbot with artificial intelligence from Googleto talk about this delicate topic.
First of all, to generate as little controversy as possible, we ask that you explain to us what a story needs to be canon. And he told us that for a story to be considered canon, it usually meets the following criteria:
- It is created by the original author or authors of the franchise.
- It is part of the official continuity of the franchise.
- It does not contradict events or characters established in other canon works.
So, based on this information, it adds that in the case of the Dragon Ball franchise, the films that are canon are those that were created by Akira Toriyama, the original author of the series. These movies are:
- Dragon Ball: The Movie (1986)
- Dragon Ball Z: The Movie (1989)
- Dragonballz the battle of the gods (2013)
- Dragon Ball Z: The Resurrection of Frieza (2015)
- Dragon Ball Super: Broly (2018)
- Dragon Ball Super: Super Hero (2022)
It leaves out important titles that for many can be considered canon that of “The Two Warriors of the Future”, which is Trunks’ vision of the future, addressed in the series.
In addition, Google’s Bard adds the first two films that for fans are not part of the canon, since they have many differences from what happens in the anime.