Anime Filler List
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Filler is what an anime studio makes up while it waits for the manga to get further ahead. Some of it is fun, but most of it you can skip without losing the plot. Pick a show and you'll get every episode labeled, our verdict on each arc and a watch order with the filler taken out.
The heaviest here is Boruto at 71% filler. The lightest is Jujutsu Kaisen at 0%.
One Piece filler list
1999 to today · 1,180 episodesHuge, but mostly canon: the filler comes as short side trips you can step over.
8.6%102 filler · 41h savedBleach filler list
2004 to 2012 · 366 episodesThe show where skipping pays off most, with three long anime-only arcs to cut.
43.4%159 filler · 61h savedNaruto Shippuden filler list
2007 to 2017 · 500 episodesLong filler arcs plus short breaks mid-war, and a final stretch adapted from official novels.
38.2%191 filler · 73h savedNaruto filler list
2002 to 2007 · 220 episodesSkip the few filler episodes up to 135, then watch just three more before Shippuden.
41.4%91 filler · 35h savedBlack Clover filler list
2017 to 2021, season 2 from October 2026 · 176 episodesLight on filler apart from one long training stretch before the Spade Kingdom.
19.9%35 filler · 13h savedBoruto filler list
2017 to 2023 (Part 1) · 293 episodesMostly filler: the main story fits in under a third of the running time.
71%208 filler · 80h savedMy Hero Academia filler list
2016 to 2025 · 170 episodesThree filler episodes in the whole run, so just watch it.
1.8%3 filler · 1h savedDragon Ball Z filler list
1989 to 1996 · 291 episodesFiller in three clear blocks: Snake Way, Garlic Jr. and the Other World Tournament.
10.3%30 filler · 12h savedFairy Tail filler list
2009 to 2019 · 328 episodesTwo long anime-only arcs, and one of them is worth keeping.
15.2%50 filler · 19h savedDragon Ball filler list
1986 to 1989 · 153 episodesFour short filler blocks, and the last one doubles as the finale.
13.1%20 filler · 8h savedInuyasha filler list
2000 to 2004, The Final Act 2009 to 2010 · 193 episodesShort side stories plus one 13-episode run before the Band of Seven.
19.2%37 filler · 14h savedHunter x Hunter filler list
2011 to 2014 · 148 episodesNo filler, just two recaps. The real question is 2011 or 1999.
1.4%2 filler · 1h savedJujutsu Kaisen filler list
2020 to 2026 · 59 episodesNo filler at all; only the film's place in the order needs planning.
0%0 filler · 0h saved
Bars run from episode 1 to the latest. Black is story you should watch, striped is optional and red is filler to skip.
Watch orders, movies and filler worth watching
Not sure where to start, where the movies go, or which detours to keep? These guides go beyond the skip sheets.
Watch orders
- One Piece watch order: One series in order, the movies with TV tie-in episodes, and the separate remakes.
- Bleach watch order: The original 366 episodes, then the four parts of Thousand-Year Blood War, with the optional movies.
- Naruto watch order: Naruto, then Shippuden, then Boruto: where The Last fits, the optional movies and the route without filler.
- Black Clover watch order: Episodes 1-170, the Sword of the Wizard King movie, then season 2 from episode 171.
- My Hero Academia watch order: All eight seasons with episode numbers, the four movies in order and where each fits, and the epilogue special.
- Dragon Ball watch order: Dragon Ball, Z, Daima and Super in story order, where the movies fit, and whether to pick Kai or GT.
- Fairy Tail watch order: The three TV runs as one 328-episode list, the two movies, OVAs and 100 Years Quest.
- Hunter x Hunter watch order: Which version to watch (2011 or 1999), the two recaps you can skip, and the two movies.
- Jujutsu Kaisen watch order: Season 1, Jujutsu Kaisen 0, season 2 and The Culling Game, with our episode numbers.
Movies in order
- One Piece movies in order: All 15 films from 2000 to 2022, the two retellings, and which ones have TV tie-in episodes.
- Dragon Ball movies in order: All 21 anime films: four Dragon Ball, 13 Dragon Ball Z and the four newer ones, and which you need.
Filler worth watching
- One Piece filler worth watching: G-8 (196-206), the post-Arabasta crew stories (131-135), Uta's Past (1029-1030) and Ocean's Dream (220-226).
- Bleach filler worth watching: Zanpakuto Unknown Tales (230-255), the Gotei 13 Invading Army (317-341) and the Amagai arc (168-189).
- Naruto Shippuden filler worth watching: Kakashi's Anbu story (349-361), Power (290-295) and Childhood (480-483).
- Naruto filler worth watching: Kakashi's mask (101), Kurenai's story (203-207) and the Land of Tea (102-106).
Which anime has the most filler?
The further an anime ran ahead of its manga, the more filler it needed. Shows that aired every week beside a slower manga top this list; ones made a season at a time sit near the bottom.
- Boruto 71% 208 of 293 episodes
- Bleach 43.4% 159 of 366 episodes
- Naruto 41.4% 91 of 220 episodes
- Naruto Shippuden 38.2% 191 of 500 episodes
- Black Clover 19.9% 35 of 176 episodes
- Inuyasha 19.2% 37 of 193 episodes
- Fairy Tail 15.2% 50 of 328 episodes
- Dragon Ball 13.1% 20 of 153 episodes
- Dragon Ball Z 10.3% 30 of 291 episodes
- One Piece 8.6% 102 of 1,180 episodes
- My Hero Academia 1.8% 3 of 170 episodes
- Hunter x Hunter 1.4% 2 of 148 episodes
- Jujutsu Kaisen 0% 0 of 59 episodes
How we decide what counts as filler
We call an episode filler when two independent sources agree it's anime-only: the show's fan wiki, which lists the chapters each episode adapts, and Wikipedia's episode lists. Episodes with some manga in them are marked mixed, and ones taken from official novels are anime canon; both stay in your watch order. When the sources disagree, the episode gets checked against the chapters by hand. What each label means · our method.
Is it safe to skip filler?
For the story, yes. The manga never depends on filler, though an anime-only character or callback can still pop up now and then. The real cost is the odd good episode, which is why every show page has a short list of filler we'd still watch. The longer answer is in what filler is and why anime has it.