Is Raising My Trash Ability Into A Broken SSS+ Rank Skill Canon?

These things are often confirmed in translations of chapters, in wiki descriptions of abilities, and other primary sources of information regarding the mythos of a particular novel. For the sake of clarity, I’m treating as “canon” anything that appears in the original web novel chapters, or in an officially published light novel volume, or in a canon manga for the novel (i.e. a manga created by the author of the novel). Anything else—translated chapters or abilities on a novel’s fan site or on the forums of a game’s modding community, for example—will be treated as non-canonical information possibly used as inspiration for what is actually canonical.

However, even within canon myth spaces, many myths get retconned or even further detailed within the storyline of the series as a whole. Even within the space of a single side story or appended chapter, myths can receive one-off spins, which may even get later corrected in subsequent volumes. This can also extend to myths that get rolled into video games, etc. that are even further alternated within in order to be made more ‘fun’ and not actually stem from the primary storyline or even the full canon of a particular series. Thus, in general, I look for chapter numbers (with volume numbers, of course) as well as publisher notes, as well as author-specific posts, etc. If a translator cites chapter numbers, for example, I verify those numbers against the raw (untranslated) text or against a full, licensed translation of the chapter(s) in question. Fan translations, mywiki, etc. that do not even bother to cite the original chapter, for example, will not be treated as entirely primary information, rather supplemental information, which can, themselves, become myth in their own right.

The abilities, especially for ones like ‘Raising My Trash Ability into a Broken SSS+ Rank Skill’, make really cool mythology no matter if it’s canon or not. However for me to actually consider it to be strict canon, it must be verified from a primary source.

If you want a no-nonsense read: 1. Check if the skill is in the original text and 2. Check if the author / publisher recognizes the skill as part of the story. So many of the powerful-sounding abilities are actually just fan-invented skills or game-only mechanics that the fandom has declared to be part of the story. This skill could easily be another “clever update/translation note and now it’s OfficialTM”.

There are also special cases of adaptations, like a skill’s level increased for plot reasons and therefore drawn differently. The director and/or mangaka might even add lines of dialogue that were not in the WN. Occasionally web novels get revised for the light novel version and even joke abilities get cemented into canon. The earliest occurrence of such a skill is usually the most reliable piece of evidence for whether it is canon or not. A skill that was only ever seen in a spin-off (for example a mobile game), or even in a fan-translated patch of a WN is not considered to be canon.

As always, until an official volume, raw chapter, or the author themselves list the skill 'Raising My Trash Ability into a Broken SSS+ Rank Skill' for canon progress of a character, I'll treat it with the skepticism it deserves. Whether it's eventually confirmed or not, it's a really funny skill, and I sort of hope it is real.

Late at night reading chapters to verify for canon: things that are in official sources (i.e. original web novel) are canon. ‘Raising My Trash Ability into a Broken SSS+ Rank Skill’ is canon if it is written in the original web novel or is reproduced in the officially-licensed light novel or manga. Things that only appear in the game, or a random fancomic, or an obscure translation note are not canon.

There are the situations where authors confirm fan-made things later, or where official sequels etc. suddenly change power levels etc. Then you have to refer to the publisher’s notes and tweets by the author. I bookmark the chapter and volume in question where I can, because that’s also really helpful in arguments and it helps to keep my own headcanon straight. But really, all that crazy stuff is also part of the fun of a title like ‘Raising My Trash Ability into a Broken SSS+ Rank Skill’.