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Pridecat4 wrote: @Bri-Keyes-1

I feel like all the novel's released so far are canon, it makes sense and fits the canon timeline perfectly unlike the filler anime arcs. Kira's short story even explains what happens to him and Shaz.. You can read my comment above for more details but like I said, it's up to anyone to decide whether or not they think that stuff is canon.

However, when it comes to the what-if forms like the Beyond Resurrection and Ichigo's Quincy forms, they may be official but they aren't canon lol I's say what defines canon in Bleach depends on how accurate a certain subject or arc is to Kubo's own writing. If Kubo approves it's automatically canon. If Kubo designs something it's canon, but doesn't need to be canon to the story (yet). If Kubo works with other authors to write a sequel (CFYOW), then it has to be canon. In fact the Zanpakuto Rebellion Archas canon elements (like Katen Kyokotsu), so elements are canon, but the arc isn't. Memories of Nobody also seems to be canon, since it was referenced in the manga by way of the Valley of Screams. There's no way Ichigo should know of the Valley of Screams, if the movie wasn't canon. CFYOW elaborates on this further, mentioning the Dark One's - a clan banished from the Noble Houses of Soul Society. Still waiting on the BBS translations to see if this is correct info.