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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?

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?

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:

• Episodes 54-61
• Episodes 98-99
• Episode 102
• Episodes 131-143
• Episodes 196-206
• Episodes 220-228
• Episodes 279-283
• Episodes 291-292
• Episode 303
• Episodes 317-319
• Episodes 326-336
• Episodes 382-384
• Episodes 406-407
• Episodes 426-429
• Episodes 457-458
• Episode 492
• Episode 542
• Episodes 575-578
• Episode 590
• Episodes 626-628
• Episodes 747-750
• Episodes 780-782
• Episodes 895-896
• Episode 907
• Episodes 1029-1030

Which arcs in One Piece are filler?

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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