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Originally Posted by DragonOsman
@Kanon: I'm caught up with the manga and am now on episode 10 (will watch it soon) of the anime. So I need to ask: is the manga completely different from the anime? And can we consider the additional info about the Gods of Destruction in the manga as canon?
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What's happening with the DBS manga and anime is that Toriyama gives a rough outline of the story to both Toei and Toyotaro and they're free to do whatever they want with it. Toriyama encourages Toyotaro in particular to introduce his own ideas into the manga.
This leads to some major differences, like Trunks getting an entirely new form that puts him near Super Saiyan Blue level in the anime, whereas in the manga he only plays a support role and gets healing powers. The only way you can tell if something was in Toriyama's outline is if it happens in both mediums, like Trunks cutting merged Zamasu in half, turning him into an even bigger threat in the process. Or Vegetto showing up and unfusing after five minutes because mortals can't stay fused permanently with the potara fusion.
So to sum it up, there is no way to know if the info about the GoDs is also canon to the anime unless it shows up there too. For all we know, Belmoud is a nice guy in the anime.
As others have said, you should consider the anime and manga both have their own separate canon. You'll notice yourself as you progress through the anime that even though they're supposed to tell the same story, they are completely incompatible.
Edit: Goku said he's never kissed Chichi in the anime as well.