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The term ''Star Wars'' canon refers to the collection of Star Wars media considered officially canon by Lucasfilm. Details regarding characters and events reflect the official depictions of the Star Wars story-line throughout the franchise. The official ''Star Wars'' canon consists of the six released ''Star Wars'' theatrical feature films, the ''Star Wars'' animated film and television series ''The Clone Wars'' and ''Star Wars Rebels'', and every other material released after April 25, 2014, unless otherwise stated. The upcoming feature film ''Star Wars: The Force Awakens'' (along with the untitled ''Episode VIII'' and ''Episode IX'') will also be a part of the official canon. On April 25, 2014, Lucasfilm officially revised and solidified the canon, stating that all previously released Expanded Universe works would be re-branded under the new ''Star Wars Legends'' banner and considered non-canon, in order to ensure a flowing timeline with the release of the Star Wars sequel trilogy. They also announced that future ''Star Wars'' stories will be considered on equal canon level with the films, with guidance coming from the ''Star Wars'' story group. ==History== When the ''Star Wars'' saga began, there was no initial formal organization of canon. The films, novelizations, comic books, newspaper comic strips, radio dramas, and spin-off novels were produced, but no standards of canon were set by George Lucas or Lucasfilm, Ltd.. With the creation of new ''Star Wars'' novels in early 1991 with Timothy Zahn's ''Heir to the Empire'', the publishing department at Lucas Licensing set out with a new publishing strategy. Instead of stand-alone books where the events of one did not influence another, the new novels would tie-in to a continuous storyline. In the words of Lucas Licensing's managing editor Sue Rostoni, "Our goal is to present a continuous and unified history of the ''Star Wars'' galaxy, insofar as that history does not conflict with, or undermine the meaning of Mr. Lucas's ''Star Wars'' saga of films and screenplays." Over the years, many ''Star Wars'' fans have wondered whether these books and other materials were part of Lucas's ''Star Wars'' storyline, or were merely optional filler material. While there are disputes among fans about what is and isn't canon, Lucas Licensing has established an internal primary canon policy which consists of the six films and animated Star Wars series only. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Star Wars canon」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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