Originally posted by: DarthEnder
I don't know how many times I have to say this, because I do in EVERY one of these threads.

But the guy at the studio said the start of the new season is the TIME SKIP, not the end of the fillers. The Gaiden happens BEFORE the 3 year skip, thus, the Gaiden is before the new season starts.
Well, if the guy said it only once, he might as well have made a mistake. Who knows, if he didn't think about it carefully enough, he could have accidentially counted KG to be included in the after time skip episodes. Wasn't this said during the lecture at some European university, school or arts, or something? Or are you referring to some other interview or source?