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Anime Filler Skip Guides

Episode-by-episode lists so you can skip non-canon filler and watch only the main story. Updated with each season's new content.

Naruto

220 episodes 41% filler
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26, 97, 101–106, 137–140, 143–219

Around 41% filler. Skip the Land of Tea Escort and Chunin Exam Filler arcs — they stall the story.

Sequel: Naruto: Shippuden

Naruto: Shippuden

500 episodes 43% filler
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57–70, 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, 464–469, 480–483, 487–488, 494–499

Around 43% filler. Shippuden is skippable-heavy — use MAL filler list to navigate.

Sequel: Boruto

Bleach

366 episodes 45% filler
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33, 50, 64–109, 128–137, 147, 168–189, 204–205, 213, 229–230, 287–298, 303–305, 311–342, 355

Around 45% filler. The Bount arc and Zanpakuto Rebellion are largely skippable.

Sequel: Bleach: Thousand-Year Blood War (2022)

One Piece

1100 episodes 10% filler
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54–61, 98–99, 102, 131–143, 196–206, 220–226, 279–283, 291–292, 303, 317–319, 326–336, 382, 384, 406–407, 426–429, 457–458, 492, 542, 575, 590, 626–628, 747–750, 780–782, 807, 881–882, 895–896, 907

Only ~10% filler — One Piece is famously lean. Most skippable arcs are the G-8 (excellent but filler) and some early pirate-of-the-week.

Dragon Ball Z

291 episodes 13% filler
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108–117, 125, 194–199, 224, 237, 280

Kai cuts nearly all filler — watch Dragon Ball Z Kai (167 eps) for the lean version.

Sequel: Dragon Ball Super

Fairy Tail

175 episodes 15% filler
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69–75, 125–150 (partial), 203 (OVA inserted as filler)

Around 15% filler. Most filler is back-to-back — easy to skip in blocks.

Sequel: Fairy Tail: Final Series

Inuyasha

167 episodes 36% filler
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33, 56, 58, 60, 62, 65–67, 89, 95, 101, 147–148, 162–166

Roughly 36% filler. Watch the "Final Act" continuation straight — no filler.

Sequel: Inuyasha: The Final Act
Note: Filler lists compiled from the community-maintained Anime Filler List database. Some "mixed canon/filler" arcs are not listed here — see the individual anime page for nuanced skip notes.