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Data · Updated July 2026

Anime Filler Lists

Every major series, one page. Which episodes are canon, which are filler, and exactly what to skip — verified ranges, not vibes.

Verified filler data for 14 major anime 4,331 episodes classified, 759 of them filler. Every range below is checked against community consensus and the source manga, last verified July 19, 2026.

Filler episode counts for major anime series, verified July 19, 2026
SeriesEpisodesCanonFillerFiller %Binge Score
Naruto220749041%46
Naruto Shippuden50023220341%53
One Piece11681010948%90
Bleach36616216345%50
Boruto: Naruto Next Generations293742810%88
Dragon Ball1531292114%85
Dragon Ball Z2912443813%85
My Hero Academia17016042%96
Black Clover1701241811%87
Fairy Tail3282546119%80
Hunter x Hunter (2011)14814521%98
Gintama369342236%93
Dragon Ball Super131991411%88
Tokyo Ghoul241200%75

Binge Score is our own metric: the share of a series worth watching on a straight run (canon + anime-canon counted full, mixed episodes half, filler zero). Higher means less to skip.

No filler, no homework

Series you can watch straight through — start to finish, every episode counts:

  • Jujutsu Kaisen
  • Demon Slayer
  • Attack on Titan
  • Chainsaw Man
  • Death Note
  • Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood
  • Frieren: Beyond Journey's End
  • Solo Leveling
  • Vinland Saga
  • Spy x Family
  • Cyberpunk: Edgerunners
  • Erased
  • Parasyte: The Maxim
  • One Punch Man
  • Sword Art Online
  • Vivy: Fluorite Eye's Song

Naruto

220 episodes · 90 filler (41%)

Manga Canon Episodes

1-6, 8, 10-13, 17, 22, 25, 31-36, 42, 48, 50-51, 61-62, 64-65, 67-68, 73, 75-82, 84-96, 107-111, 115-125, 128-129, 132-135

Mixed Canon/Filler Episodes

7, 9, 14-16, 18-21, 23-24, 27-30, 37-41, 43-47, 49, 52-60, 63, 66, 69-72, 74, 83, 98-100, 112-114, 126-127, 130-131, 141-142, 220

Filler Episodes

26, 97, 101-106, 136-140, 143-219

Read the full Naruto skip guide →

Naruto Shippuden

500 episodes · 203 filler (41%) · 1 anime-canon

Manga Canon Episodes

20-23, 26-27, 29-44, 46-48, 51-53, 55, 72-88, 114, 116-126, 129-143, 152-169, 172-175, 197-212, 214-222, 243-253, 255-256, 261-270, 272-278, 282-283, 297-302, 321-323, 325-326, 329, 332-337, 339-345, 363-375, 378-384, 387, 391-393, 414, 418, 420-421, 424-425, 459, 463, 470, 473-477, 484-500

Mixed Canon/Filler Episodes

1-19, 24-25, 45, 49-50, 54, 56, 89-90, 113, 115, 127-128, 213, 254, 296, 324, 327-328, 330-331, 338, 346, 362, 385-386, 415, 419, 426, 451-458, 460-462, 469, 471-472, 478-479

Filler Episodes

57-71, 91-112, 144-151, 170-171, 176-196, 223-242, 257-260, 271, 279-281, 284-295, 303-320, 347-361, 376-377, 388-390, 394-413, 416-417, 422-423, 427-450, 464-468, 480-483

Anime Canon Episodes

28

Read the full Naruto Shippuden skip guide →

One Piece

1168 episodes · 94 filler (8%) · 21 anime-canon

Still airing — totals update as new episodes are verified.

Manga Canon Episodes

1-44, 48-49, 52-53, 62-67, 70-92, 94-97, 100, 103-130, 144-195, 207-212, 217-219, 227-278, 284-290, 293-302, 304-316, 320-325, 337-353, 355-381, 385-405, 408-417, 422-425, 430-452, 459-488, 490-491, 493-496, 500-505, 507-519, 521-541, 543-573, 579-589, 591-624, 629-632, 634-652, 654-656, 658-678, 680-689, 691-730, 732-736, 739-746, 752-774, 776, 779, 783-788, 790-802, 804-806, 808-877, 880, 886, 891-894, 897-906, 908-923, 925-987, 990, 992-1028, 1031-1083, 1085-1168

Mixed Canon/Filler Episodes

45-47, 61, 68-69, 101, 226, 354, 421, 489, 520, 574, 625, 628, 633, 653, 657, 679, 690, 731, 738, 751, 777-778, 789, 803, 807, 878-879, 881-885, 887-890, 924, 988-989, 991

Filler Episodes

54-60, 98-99, 102, 131-143, 196-206, 220-225, 279-283, 291-292, 303, 317-319, 326-336, 382-384, 406-407, 426-429, 457-458, 492, 542, 575-578, 590, 626-627, 747-750, 780-782, 895-896, 907, 1029-1030

Anime Canon Episodes

50-51, 93, 213-216, 418-420, 453-456, 497-499, 506, 737, 775, 1084

Read the full One Piece skip guide →

Bleach

366 episodes · 163 filler (45%)

Ends at 366; Thousand-Year Blood War (2022+) is a separate, filler-free continuation.

Manga Canon Episodes

1-7, 9-26, 28-31, 34-45, 47-49, 51-63, 110, 112-115, 117-118, 121-123, 125-127, 138-140, 142, 144-145, 150-155, 157-159, 162-167, 191-192, 194-203, 208, 210-212, 215-221, 224-227, 269-273, 275, 277-283, 286, 289, 292-294, 297, 300-302, 306-309, 344, 346, 348-350, 352-354, 356, 358-366

Mixed Canon/Filler Episodes

8, 27, 32, 46, 109, 111, 116, 119-120, 124, 141, 143, 146, 156, 160-161, 190, 193, 206-207, 209, 222-223, 267-268, 274, 276, 284-285, 288, 290-291, 295-296, 310, 342-343, 345, 347, 351, 357

Filler Episodes

33, 50, 64-108, 128-137, 147-149, 168-189, 204-205, 213-214, 228-266, 287, 298-299, 303-305, 311-341, 355

Boruto: Naruto Next Generations

293 episodes · 28 filler (10%) · 179 anime-canon

Boruto is mostly anime-canon (supervised original stories), not classic filler — manga purists skip more than the filler column suggests.

Manga Canon Episodes

19-23, 39, 53-58, 61-66, 106-111, 148-151, 181-189, 193-208, 212-220, 282-293

Mixed Canon/Filler Episodes

1, 18, 24, 59, 93-95, 127, 157, 192, 210-211

Filler Episodes

16-17, 40-41, 48-50, 67-69, 96-97, 112-119, 138-140, 152-154, 156, 256

Anime Canon Episodes

2-15, 25-38, 42-47, 51-52, 60, 70-92, 98-105, 120-126, 128-137, 141-147, 155, 158-180, 190-191, 209, 221-255, 257-281

Dragon Ball

153 episodes · 21 filler (14%)

Manga Canon Episodes

1-28, 34-41, 43, 46-78, 84-126, 133-148

Mixed Canon/Filler Episodes

29, 42, 44

Filler Episodes

30-33, 45, 79-83, 127-132, 149-153

Dragon Ball Z

291 episodes · 38 filler (13%)

Prefer Dragon Ball Z Kai for a filler-free cut of the same story.

Manga Canon Episodes

1-8, 19, 21-38, 45-99, 101, 103-107, 118-123, 126-169, 172-173, 175-194, 200-201, 205-228, 230-250, 252-273, 275-286, 289-291

Mixed Canon/Filler Episodes

11, 17-18, 20, 44, 204, 229, 251, 287

Filler Episodes

9-10, 12-16, 39-43, 100, 102, 108-117, 124-125, 170-171, 174, 195-199, 202-203, 274, 288

My Hero Academia

170 episodes · 4 filler (2%) · 1 anime-canon

Manga Canon Episodes

1-31, 33-38, 40-53, 56-57, 59-63, 65-88, 90-103, 106-126, 128-170

Mixed Canon/Filler Episodes

54-55, 89, 105, 127

Filler Episodes

39, 58, 64, 104

Anime Canon Episodes

32

Black Clover

170 episodes · 18 filler (11%) · 21 anime-canon

Manga Canon Episodes

1, 4-7, 10-11, 14-28, 31-54, 57-65, 67, 70-81, 83-101, 103-122, 126-129, 158-170

Mixed Canon/Filler Episodes

2, 8-9, 12, 30, 69, 102

Filler Episodes

29, 66, 68, 82, 123-125, 131, 134-135, 142-149

Anime Canon Episodes

3, 13, 55-56, 130, 132-133, 136-141, 150-157

Fairy Tail

328 episodes · 61 filler (19%) · 2 anime-canon

Manga Canon Episodes

1-8, 10-18, 21-48, 51-68, 76-124, 152-181, 184-200, 227-245, 247-254, 257-259, 261-267, 269, 271-311, 313-328

Mixed Canon/Filler Episodes

20, 49, 69, 151, 182-183, 201, 255, 260, 270, 312

Filler Episodes

9, 19, 50, 70-75, 125-150, 202-226, 268

Anime Canon Episodes

246, 256

Hunter x Hunter (2011)

148 episodes · 2 filler (1%)

The 2011 series is nearly filler-free — only recap/mixed episodes interrupt.

Manga Canon Episodes

1-11, 14-25, 27-148

Mixed Canon/Filler Episodes

12

Filler Episodes

13, 26

Gintama

369 episodes · 23 filler (6%)

Much Gintama 'filler' is beloved original comedy — skipping is genuinely optional.

Manga Canon Episodes

3-49, 51-56, 58-74, 76-81, 83-105, 107-110, 112-113, 115-119, 121-123, 126-134, 136, 138-149, 151-154, 156-163, 165, 167-170, 172, 175, 177-184, 186-188, 190-208, 210-251, 253-366, 368-369

Mixed Canon/Filler Episodes

82, 111, 120, 367

Filler Episodes

1-2, 50, 57, 75, 106, 114, 124-125, 135, 137, 150, 155, 164, 166, 171, 173-174, 176, 185, 189, 209, 252

Dragon Ball Super

131 episodes · 14 filler (11%) · 15 anime-canon

Super has real filler but also strong anime-canon arcs (Tournament of Power). The skippable padding is 15, 42-46, 68-70, 73-76.

Manga Canon Episodes

3, 5-14, 18-21, 23-41, 47-49, 51, 53-67, 77, 82-88, 92-93, 96-131

Mixed Canon/Filler Episodes

1-2, 89

Filler Episodes

4, 15, 42-46, 68-70, 73-76

Anime Canon Episodes

16-17, 22, 50, 52, 71-72, 78-81, 90-91, 94-95

Tokyo Ghoul

24 episodes · 0 filler (0%)

Season 1 is faithful; the infamous divergence is √A (episodes 13-24), classified mixed — many fans read the manga from there instead.

Manga Canon Episodes

1-12

Mixed Canon/Filler Episodes

13-24

Episode classifications follow the community consensus maintained at animefillerlist.com, cross-checked against the manga. Last verified July 19, 2026. Spotted an error? Tell us — corrections ship the same week.

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