User blog comment:Kogath/Monster Hunter 4 Ultimate for the Nintendo 3DS/@comment-26074976-20140518222034/@comment-4009941-20140520173421

I actually searched up on it ans I find more reason to say the Manga is canon to the series than non canon. It even depicted a "Sleep Whistle" which Querepeco now uses a sleep song.

It also gave a more realistic view into how the guild and hunting works. Like how a Rathian is a actual feared monster considered worth mentioning like a actual danger including her poison. And how the guild has these poaching laws that get mentioned but not seen in game.