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Want to get through One Piece as fast as possible? Here are all the filler episodes you can safely skip

Save yourself time and sanity by catching up as quick as you can.

Guides by Trent Cannon, Senior Contributing writer

Published on Wed Sep 11 2024

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Considering how many episodes of One Piece there are, there is a shockingly low amount of filler mixed in. This is primarily because of the almost inhuman pace that Eiichiro Oda keeps producing the manga; despite a new episode coming out almost every week, there always seems to be plenty of manga ahead of them.

However, there are still almost 100 episodes of filler in One Piece to navigate your way through. With over 1100 episodes of the anime and counting, you’re always best off not wasting your time with something that isn’t going to contribute to the overall story.

What are filler episodes in One Piece?

One Piece characters — Image credit: Toei Animation

When we talk about filler in anime, we typically refer to episodes that do not adapt material from the original manga. Sometimes this is simply the animation studio’s way of allowing the manga to maintain a healthy buffer over them and there are definitely some fun moments in these episodes. However, they can also directly contradict what comes later in the manga. For example, Zoro is shown cutting steel chains in an early filler episode of One Piece, but he later states that he still can’t cut steel during the Alabasta Arc.

These episodes are relatively infrequent but they can feel jarring when you come across a large number of them at a time. However, because Oda seems to be incapable of taking any time off, the filler never reaches levels seen in other anime like Naruto.

Which episodes of One Piece are filler?

Warship Island Arc One Piece — Image credit: Toei Animation

Less than 100 episodes of One Piece are filler, with most happening during the Skypiea and Water 7 Sagas.

The filler episodes of One Piece are:

Which arcs in One Piece are filler?

Ocean's Dream Arc One Piece — Image credit: Toei Animation

The filler in One Piece is typically contained within specific arcs that air either after important moments in the manga or to break up the action of the manga slightly. The filler arcs tend to be much shorter than the typical arcs in One Piece and can usually be identified by their more light-hearted tone, focus on comedy over action, and having very little interaction with the main plot of the anime.

The filler arcs in One Piece are:

Warship Island
Post-Arabasta
Goat Island
Ruluka Island
G-8
Ocean’s Dream
Foxy’s Return
Ice Hunter
Spa Island
Little East Blue
Z’s Ambition
Ceasar Retrieval
Silver Mine
Marine Rookie
Cidre Guild
Uta’s Past

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