

In _Dragon Ball Z_ , the series flashes forward 10 years after the defeat of
Buu and we're introduced to things like Gohan and Videl's daughter Pan, lazy
teenage versions of Trunks and Goten, and a reincarnated Buu (Uub).

Since _Dragon Ball Super_ begins sometime shortly after the defeat of Buu, are
the flash-forward events of _DBZ_ wiped from canon, similar to the _GT_
history?

My biggest point of confusion is the fact that Pan is 4 in the final events of
_DBZ_ , which means she was born 6 years after Goku kills Buu. But at the
beginning of _Dragon Ball Super_ , Gohan and Videl announce they're pregnant
with Pan. This could be explained easily if _Super_ picked up some 5 years
after Buu's defeat, but Goten and Trunks appear to be the same age as they
were in _Z_. So it seems likely that Pan was born way earlier than 6 years
after Buu's defeat.

Do these events reconcile or was the end of _Z_ undone to make room for
_Super_ to tell new stories?


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Are the final events of DBZ considered canon?


In _Dragon Ball Super_ , Dende makes a mention to Uub and he tells Goku it
would be good if he trains him. That's meant to connect _Dragon Ball Super_
with the end of _Dragon Ball Z_.

As for Trunks and Goten appearance, in _Dragon Ball_ , 4 years have passed
between Goku meeting Bulma and killing King Piccolo, and his appearance (which
is almost identical to Goten by the way) doesn't change. So yes, the final
events of _Dragon Ball Z_ are canon.


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Firstly, with regard to your confusion about Pan, she was born in the _Age
779_. This is after the _Age 778_ when the Battle of Gods arc first takes
place and Videl is pregnant. Goku leaves to train with Uub in the _Age 784_.
So yes! **It is possible for Pan to be four** during the final events of
_DBZ_.

With regard to your main question, the answer would be **yes and no**. The
reason I say that is because if you were to take **_DBZ_ and _DBS_** as a
whole and look at the events, it does make sense in a way and seems canon so
you could consider it to be canon. As the same ending of Goku going to train
with Uub can be found in both the manga and the anime, you can't necessarily
consider it to be filler.

However, the reason I said the answer could be **yes and no** , is because the
_DBS_ series was thought off after a significant amount of time. Over the
years, for the purpose of extending the series, a lot of prior information has
been retconned simply for the purpose of convenience. For instance, _DBS_
Broly retcons the original series of _Dragon Ball_ with regard to Goku's age.
The character of Broly was re-introduced and dramatically changed. The power
scaling of characters increased dramatically. Currently, the manga is working
on a _chapter after the events of DBS Broly and the T.O.P_ , and we don't know
whether the series is going to resume or whether we are going to see several
more arcs after which replace the Martial Arts Tournament that takes place

The reason I say this is because the only reason Goku entered the tournament
was because he was very excited to fight Uub (Kid Buu). Kid Buu was basically
one of the strongest antagonists in _DBZ_ whom Goku lost against, so it would
make sense for him to be excited to fight him. Goku has clearly fought several
antagonists much superior to Kid Buu over the years in _DBS_ and it wouldn't
make sense why he'd be as excited to fight someone several times weaker. That
said, Goku is excited to fight anyone most of the time so the ending could
still exist.

In conclusion, if you take the series as a whole now, yes! The ending can be
fit in. However, it could very easily be retconned if the series were to
resume.

[![DBZ Manga
ending](https://i.stack.imgur.com/29iSh.jpg)](https://i.stack.imgur.com/29iSh.jpg)


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I think that it's non-canon.

_Dragon Ball Super_ is based after the Buu saga. When Goku first goes Super
Saiyan God, Goten and Trunks are still young kids. At the end of _Z_ time
skip, Goten and Trunks are teenagers. Toriyama has stated that _DBS_ is canon
but _GT_ is not, and the end of _Z_ is basically a pathway to _GT_. Therefore,
the end of _Z_ cannot be canon. Toriyama stated that the end of _Z_ was a side
story, anyway.


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Actually, yes, it is canon.

The boys look the same age, but they are in fact older. They have referred
several times throughout the series that Saiyans age slower so they can fight
longer. So they keep looking young for about 5-10 years, then have a dramatic
change. Like teen Gohan to adult Goten and Trunks are 14-15 respectfully,
being 1 year age gap between them in _Super_ , which would age up to about
19-20 in the final events of _Z_ , which would add up to the grow up making
them look teen.


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