Kovopedia:Canon

The canon policy of Kovopedia defines what the wiki considers to be canon and how canonicity should be approached.

General

Kovopedia considers all Magical Vacation series media to take place in the same continuity and universe, not including out-of-universe media such as Kimi to Amigo. Magical Vacation and Magical Starsign follow a direct continuity, but the manga Uchū no Kishi takes place in a separate timeline after Magical Vacation, which has been officially stated by Brownie Brown. For this reason, characters such as Mash Blanc and Sugar Ronsard, who appear in Uchū no Kishi and have counterparts that were introduced in Magical Starsign, are given their own pages. Characters such as Pistachio Maplewood and Arancia Scorenote, on the other hand, will have their Uchū no Kishi appearances documented on their existing pages, as they were introduced in Magical Vacation before the split in the timeline.

Personal or speculative interpretations about a media that has not been confirmed by the media itself or its author(s), also known as headcanons, must be avoided on the wiki. Any statement added must reflect what is confirmed by the media. For that reason, it is highly recommended and encouraged to cite statements and quotes made on the wiki with credible sources of information, including the games themselves.

Media that will not be prioritized

The following media properties are not officially considered to be part of the Magical Vacation series, and as such, will not be primarily featured on Kovopedia:

• Super Smash Bros. series
• Seiken Densetsu (Mana) series
• A Kappa's Trail
• Seventh Rebirth
• EGGLIA: Legend of the Redcap
• EGGLIA Rebirth
• Towa and the Guardians of the Sacred Tree

References to the Magical Vacation series in these properties may be mentioned in References to Magical Vacation, an article's Other Appearances section, and/or an article's Trivia section.

Canon preference

Kovopedia regards certain sources of information as canon by a hierarchy of preference. Since these are subject to certain criteria exceptions, the hierarchy of preference is as follows:

1. Japanese
2. Localization
3. Fan translations

Localization versus Japanese canon

By large, Japanese canon supersedes any localization changes that significantly alter the original's canonicity, with any differences clarified in a note citation. An example of this is the queen of light from Magical Starsign, who is reported to have died one thousand years ago in the original Japanese canon, but was shortened to one hundred years in the game's English localization. Under the canon preference rule, Kovopedia should state that the queen of light canonically died one thousand years ago, while the change in the localization is clarified in a note.

Fan translations

Because fan-made translations are not officially endorsed by Nintendo or Brownie Brown/1-Up Studio, and often take certain liberties that are not approved by either, using them as sources of information should be treated with a level of scrutiny. The fan translation of Magical Vacation by magicalpatcher, for example, is known to have significantly altered the original text and changed the names of certain characters, locations, and items. As such, unofficial translations cannot be treated as canon. Ideally, the original Japanese or localized texts should be the primary source of information wherever possible.

Given the inaccessibility of many media that have not been officially released outside of Japan, especially media related to Magical Vacation, Kovopedia will not condemn contributors for using fan translations as their only source of available information. However, it is still preferred to verify the translation's authenticity where applicable. If a citation does cite text from a fan translation, the transl= parameter must be used to clarify the text's translation source. Names used in fan translations can be mentioned in a subject's infobox with the names= parameter, and should also be made as redirects for users' convenience.

Unlocalized media

If a piece of media has never been officially translated or localized, its title and subjects therein should either retain their original Japanese names or go by a direct translation, even if that media received a fan-made translation. For example, the character Café au Lait Rustynail in Magical Vacation is referred to as such on the wiki instead of the fan-translated name Latte.

This also applies to subjects that appear in both Magical Vacation and Magical Starsign, including but not limited to magic, enemies, locations, and items. If a subject appears with the same name in the Japanese version of both games, the article title should be the English name used in Magical Starsign, as it is the official localized name and the one that readers will recognize most easily. Furthermore, owing respect to the original author(s), both are considered to be the same subject from a canonical standpoint. Notable examples are the spell Spacelight and location Kīdo Monga in Magical Vacation, which re-appear and are localized as Crystal laser and Condimen Tower in Magical Starsign, respectively.