Talk:Holy Britannian Empire/@comment-1348186-20190119223546/@comment-36317741-20190120033849

Yeah, that's what they also said in 2016. Honestly I wouldn't give any credibility to such statements anymore, I think that's just promotion, they don't want to alienate older fans who may not have seen or be interested in the recent trilogy.

Director Taniguchi has said in Voice in December "First of all, the new work was made as an extension of the theatrical trilogy. Hence compare to the TV series, there will be subtle differences in characters relationship etc, I hope everyone can understand."

This clearly sets it apart from R2 and makes it a sequel in the alternate universe. Only subtle differences, yes, but the movies were also only barely different from the original when looking at the larger picture and not at details such as who shot Villetta or when did Anya introduced.

The only way that Fukkatsu can be "seen" as a sequel to R2 is if none of the differences between anime and movies are ever referenced or used. That would also mean that Shirly would, for some reason, not appear in the movie. But even if that's the case, I'd still go with Taniguchi's words and put Fukkatsu in the alternate universe, no matter how small the differences are.