Talk:SouEri/@comment-44913534-20200916164307/@comment-44913534-20200926023625

Hey its fine no harm done, i understand your frustration, i am merely statibg observqtional facts. I understand why you like the ship i personally have no issues, i don't really ship anyone, im just a fan of the story hence my analytical qnd comprehensive approach. The reason i brought up the other girls was to point out that Soma is a popular guy with girls, practically a harem format in a way: mayuni liked/ romatic feelings for soma since elementary, Ikuma had romatic feelings/ crush on him also in the series, and megumi ( a powerful chef in her own right- beat Soma during entrance contest to BLUE and her trajectory in anime and manga) was also shown to have/ had romatic feelings/ crush on Soma. Erina the strongest chef in the series also admitted to liking/ having romatic feelings for Souma ( mostly anime episode 13). In the anime and manga we see Soma completely oblivious and still thinking about who he wants to cook for and focusing on finding his way as a chef, nothing 'romatic' on his end.

In regards to your definition i foynd your source ( wikipedia) whoch isn't really a reliable source to use. But there is a problem with your definition and analysis which i'll explain by giving a more credible definition to ' canon': 1. Dictionary: the body of rules, principles, or standards accepted as axiomatic and universally binding in a field of study or art. 2. Reddit/ other sources: Simply put, “canon” or “canonical” is a word used to describe the official continuity of events and stories within a body of fictional works, while “non-canon” refers to anything that is not recognized as being part of the official timeline. By this definition what happens officially in a body of works ( books and anime). And according to your definition what is indesputed by the fanbase and author, in terms of the fans ( there is a huge divide in regards to the canonicity of the couple in manga and completed anime - see reddit shokugeki no soma page and online chats, etc.). And second in regards to Tsukada, he had 315.5 chapters, a fanbook, and an anime to make it a canon ship ( by definition in every source i've read = mutual love confession, dating, or marriage and kids) he did not and in regards to his wishes he has in fact changed his mind several times when writing and conducting the manga and anime which he states himself in several interviews ( e.g. originally like soma x megumi but later around central decided that maybe erina x soma is better, should the series have any romance at all if all or just duos for shokugeki's and how to incorporate that last minute, or being inspired by macross ending i'll have something similar instead) he kept going back and forth trying to write the story and had to make a decision based on what he already put down but he kept changing his mind throughout the process ( again in interview). Canon work is indisputable and unchangable here is a few examples.. 1. In kaichou wa maid sama the main ship usui x misaki confessed and kissed in the anime and married and had a family in the manga ( canon, cannot be alterred 100%) 2. In legend of korra, Mako loved both Asami and Korra and dated both in the series in the end, he's single and Asami and Korra are together ( canon in anime and books). 3. In shugo chara, amu was with ikuto in the manga ( canon) but is considered with tadashi in the anime ( canon). 4. In yugiyoh gx, Alexis loved Jayden and he cared about her but in the end nothing happened ( even though it was highly assumed s9mething would have had- hence fanon). 5. In the Naruto series we see Naruto finally return Hinata's feelings and have a family ( movie, boruto series, and manga) so its canon. The point i'm making is its not conclusive, its an open ending meaning anything can happen and it wasn't a priority or else Tsukada would have definitely found a way to lead to that ' canon ending' even with the short/ long time skip, and here would not have been any question mark what so ever. So yes, if he ever get the funding or decides to creat an ova or sequel perhaps he would make it a canon ship, or maybe Soma would stay a lone stray, or even introduce a new character who knows what the future holds. Inuyasha had been over for decades but out of the blue Rumiko the author is launching a sequel called Yasuhime, when she had once said the series was concluded...the story detailes the adventures of inuxkag daughter and Sesshomaeu's half demon daughters ( which suprised alot of people because Rumiko created Sesshomaru as a lone dog who wants to fight for power with no interest for romance let alone one with a human and father half demons, everyone is waiting to know who the mother is)? So you see authors can change their minds, and essentially create canons as they wish or not do so. Tsukada wasn't sure until the last moment what he wanted and tried to figure out how to conclude his story based on what he had and given constraints.