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Lifer
- Nov 27, 2001
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Gotcha, so Anime is video. Never knew the difference. So what is something like Naruto considered? It was a comic turned TV show. Is it considered both or Manga because that was first?
Typically, the original medium is considered canon in regard to a series. So, for Naruto, stuff from the manga is considered to be the go-to source where the anime may add other content (usually called "filler"). Content/filler can be added for various reasons, but it's usually because the anime caught up to the source material. I mention this, because at times, people may talk about one medium or another. For example, I stopped watching the Naruto anime and just read the manga instead, so I usually just reference the manga.
It's also not uncommon for a series to go from one medium to a bunch of others. For example, I picked up some of the Hataraku Maou-sama! manga the other day, which started as a Light Novel, and also has an anime adaptation. It's not too different from what we see in the US with a popular franchise getting random spin-offs. For example, the video game Five Nights at Freddy's has two books and is getting a movie.

