One Piece Filler List: Every Episode You Can Skip

Intimidating as it may be to approach with close to 12 episodes, catching up on One Piece is still an endeavour that's well worth it twenty-seven years later, especially as the anime continues to look better and better going into the Final Saga. Now officially in the final leg of its story, One Piece is finally unveiling its most closely kept secrets, and the final treasure is just barely out of reach, meaning now's also the last chance to catch up before the cat's out of the bag.

Thankfully, unlike most of its peers such as Bleach or Naruto, One Piece is far better in terms of the ratio of canon to filler content. Granted, the pacing of said canon material is an entirely separate issue unto itself, but with dedicated filler arcs between major canon arcs, One Piece's filler is not as intrusive and easily avoidable. That said, some of One Piece's filler arcs, like the G-8 Arc, are still a must-watch, especially since One Piece is gradually doing away with filler entirely since shifting to a seasonal model.

Every Filler Episode Of One Piece

Episode #	Episode/Arc Title
54 – 60	Warship Island Arc
98 – 99	Enter the Desert Pirates! The Men Who Live Freely!; False Fortitude! Camu, Rebel Soldier at Heart!
102	Ruins and Lost Ways! Vivi, Her Friends and the Country's Form!
131 – 135	Post-Alabasta Arc
136 – 138	Goat Island Arc
139 – 143	Ruluka Island Arc
196 – 206	G-8 Arc
220 – 224	Ocean’s Dream Arc
225–226	Foxy's Return Arc
279 – 283	Mid-Enies Lobby Flashback Mini Arc
291 – 292	Boss Luffy Returns! Is It a Dream or Reality? Lottery Ruckus!; A Big Rice Cake Tossing Race at the Castle! Red Nose's Plot!
303	Boss Luffy Is the Culprit? Track Down the Missing Great Cherry Tree!
317 – 319	Mid Post-Enies Lobby Side Stories
326 – 336	Ice Hunter Arc
382 – 384	Spa Island Arc
406 – 407	Special Historical Arc
426 – 429	Little East Blue Arc
457 – 458	A Special Retrospective Before Marineford
492	The Strongest Tag-Team! Luffy and Toriko's Hard Struggle!
542	A Team Is Formed! Save Chopper
575 – 578	Z’s Ambition Arc
590	History's Strongest Collaboration vs. Glutton of the Sea
626 – 628	Caesar Retrieval Arc
747 – 750	Silver Mine Arc
780 – 782	Marine Rookie Arc
895 – 896	Cidre Guild Arc
907	20th Anniversary Special! Romance Dawn
1029–1030	One Piece Film Red Tie-in Mini Arc
1084	Time to Depart - The Land of Wano and the Straw Hats

Overall, only 97 of One Piece's 1157 numbered episodes are filler, making only 8% of the series filler. While that might seem a tad high, that's nothing compared to other big anime from the same time period. 45% of Bleach is filler, while 13% of Dragon Ball Z is filler.

One Piece's low filler percentage is likely due to Toei Animation introducing smaller filler scenes in canon episodes, meaning they can stretch the material out a bit more than other series. Now, however, it looks like One Piece's move to a seasonal release schedule could mean that filler episodes are a thing of the past for the anime adaptation of Eiichiro Oda's beloved manga.

One Piece Filler Episodes That Are A Secret Treasure

One particular filler arc after Skypiea exceeded all expectations. Episodes 196–208 feature an arc where the Straw Hats land the damaged Going Merry in the middle of the impenetrable G-8 Marine base. The ship is captured, and many of the Straw Hats go undercover as Marines to find a means of escape.

The G-8 filler arc is filled with moments for each member of the Straw Hats to shine, including Sanji's infectious cooking, Robin's infiltration skills, Usopp's lying, and Luffy's lack of subtlety, creating some of the biggest laughs of the series while telling a compelling story of cat and mouse as the Straw Hat's avoid total capture.

More Than A Few Of One Piece's Filler Arcs Are Rough Sailing

Though One Piece undoubtedly has some strong filler arcs and episodes, there are more than a few that just don't hold up. The Warship Island arc, for example, has the typical hallmarks of a filler arc through things like bad art and an uninteresting story, and it also ruined the pacing by pushing back the Straw Hats' entrance to the Grand Line.

The Warship Island arc is also infamous for how it goes against One Piece canon by introducing a dragon, as when dragons would be referenced years later, everyone would remark on how they thought dragons were only myths.

Most filler arcs in One Piece don't fare much better than that. For example, the Silver Mine and Cidre Guild arcs both disrupt canon for mindless action and stories that don't add anything to the overall narrative, and the Cidre Guild arc is especially infamous for that because of how it comes at the beginning of the Wano arc.

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Monkey D. Luffy accidentally ate a Devil Fruit as a child, giving him rubber-like abilities. What is the name of that fruit?

AFlame-Flame Fruit BChop-Chop Fruit CGum-Gum Fruit DSmoke-Smoke Fruit

✓ Correct! The Gum-Gum Fruit (Gomu Gomu no Mi) turned Luffy’s body into rubber. He ate it from Shanks’ treasure chest as a kid, gaining stretchy powers but losing the ability to swim forever.

✗ Overboard! The answer is the Gum-Gum Fruit. The Chop-Chop Fruit belongs to Buggy, the Flame-Flame Fruit to Ace, and the Smoke-Smoke Fruit to Captain Smoker — but Luffy’s rubber powers come from the Gomu Gomu no Mi.

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Luffy’s iconic straw hat was given to him as a child by a famous pirate who inspired his dream. Who gave Luffy the hat?

AGold Roger BMonkey D. Garp CDracule Mihawk DRed-Haired Shanks

✓ Correct! Red-Haired Shanks entrusted his straw hat to young Luffy in Foosha Village, telling him to return it when he becomes a great pirate. That promise drives Luffy’s entire journey.

✗ Overboard! The answer is Red-Haired Shanks. While Gold Roger originally wore the hat, it was Shanks who passed it down to Luffy after saving his life from a Sea King — a defining moment in the series.

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03

Before joining the Straw Hats, Sanji works as a sous chef at a floating restaurant on the ocean. What is the name of this restaurant?

AThe Galley-La BThe Baratie CThe Sea Rat DMakino’s Tavern

✓ Correct! The Baratie is the ocean-going restaurant run by Chef Zeff, Sanji’s mentor. In the live-action series, it’s one of the most stunning sets — a fully realized ship-restaurant on the open sea.

✗ Overboard! The answer is The Baratie. Run by the legendary pirate-turned-chef “Red Leg” Zeff, this floating restaurant is where Luffy recruits Sanji as the Straw Hats’ cook.

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04

Roronoa Zoro is famous for his unique sword-fighting technique. How many swords does he wield in his signature style?

AOne BTwo CThree DFour

✓ Correct! Zoro uses Three-Sword Style (Santoryu), wielding one sword in each hand and a third in his mouth. His dream is to become the world’s greatest swordsman by defeating Dracule Mihawk.

✗ Overboard! The answer is three. Zoro’s iconic Three-Sword Style places one blade in each hand and a third clenched between his teeth — a fighting technique unique to him in the One Piece world.

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05

Each Straw Hat crew member has a personal dream. What is Nami’s ultimate goal that drives her journey?

ATo find the One Piece treasure BTo become the greatest navigator CTo draw a complete map of the world DTo defeat every pirate on the Grand Line

✓ Correct! Nami’s dream is to draw a map of the entire world. Her cartography skills and navigation talent make her indispensable to the crew, and her passion for mapmaking was nurtured by her adoptive mother Bell-mère.

✗ Overboard! The answer is to draw a complete map of the world. Nami is a gifted cartographer whose dream goes beyond just sailing — she wants to chart every sea and island so no one is ever lost again.

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06

A powerful Marine Vice Admiral is revealed to have a surprising family connection to Luffy. Who is this high-ranking Marine?

ACaptain Smoker BAdmiral Akainu CCaptain Morgan DVice Admiral Garp

✓ Correct! Vice Admiral Monkey D. Garp is Luffy’s grandfather. Known as “Garp the Fist,” he’s a Marine hero who wanted Luffy to become a Marine — not a pirate. Their family dynamic is a major subplot in the live-action series.

✗ Overboard! The answer is Vice Admiral Garp. Monkey D. Garp is Luffy’s grandfather and one of the most legendary Marines alive. Despite being on opposite sides of the law, their bond runs deep.

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Usopp is recruited into the Straw Hat crew after the pirates help defend his home village from Captain Kuro’s Black Cat Pirates. What is the name of Usopp’s village?

AFoosha Village BShells Town CSyrup Village DCoco Village

✓ Correct! Syrup Village is Usopp’s peaceful hometown where he was known for telling tall tales. It’s also where Kaya lives, and where the crew acquires the Going Merry from her estate.

✗ Overboard! The answer is Syrup Village. Foosha Village is Luffy’s hometown, Shells Town is where Zoro was held captive, and Coco Village (Cocoyasi) is Nami’s home — but Usopp hails from Syrup Village.

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The Netflix live-action adaptation was praised for its casting. Which actor plays Monkey D. Luffy?

AMackenyu BTaz Skylar CIñaki Godoy DJacob Romero Gibson

✓ Correct! Mexican actor Iñaki Godoy won fans over with his infectious energy and earnest portrayal of Luffy. Mackenyu plays Zoro, Taz Skylar is Sanji, and Jacob Romero Gibson plays Usopp.

✗ Overboard! The answer is Iñaki Godoy. The young Mexican actor perfectly captured Luffy’s boundless enthusiasm. The other actors all play Straw Hat crew members — but Luffy is all Iñaki.

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Even more infamous are the Spa Island and Foxy's Return arcs. Both the Spa Island and Foxy's Return arcs are infamous for bringing back the incredibly divisive Foxy and doubling down on everything people hated about him, only making him less popular with fans and further fueling the misinterpretation that Foxy isn't canon to One Piece.

One Piece's Filler Alternatives Hit A New Low In 2025

While filler episodes can be potentially enjoyable, One Piece fans have a harder time giving recap episodes a pass, and things became more frustrating in 2025 with five recap episodes frequently breaking the 33-episode batch's momentum. Lovable as the Straw Hats' crew doctor is, people got rather sick of Dr. Chopper's Adventure Checkups. It was clearly needed to free up time and resources for the animators, especially with the first recap preceding the incredible beginning to the Kuma flashback. But it also begged the question of why they bothered, serving as a stronger illustration of the seasonal model giving the most organic fix for this problem.

Fans won't miss this last breath of One Piece filler content, with the anime instead focusing on moving forward. It's in the final saga, and judging from the discourse surrounding every episode, fans rarely need a full recap of the previous week's events. But as the lore drops of future Elbaph Arc episodes will undoubtedly send viewers' heads spinning, it'll be interesting to see whether the anime slows its pacing in the moments ahead to let audiences process what they see. After all, Elbaph is strongly tied to multiple key players in One Piece's massive story, and crucially, the first true battleground of its greatest heroes and villains.

One Piece Is All Killer, No Filler In 2026

Despite reasonable nostalgia over some genuinely entertaining original episodes, One Piece's anime has made a triumphant return in 2026, bringing with it all the incredible adventures and discoveries fans have come to love, minus the filler. The Elbaph Arc has been going great, giving just enough space for positively tantalizing moments of mystery, in exchange for 26-episode seasons. It's bittersweet that fans will no longer have the weekly promise of new episodes ad infinitum, but the results speak for themselves: it's sustainably well-animated, and focuses intently on telling Oda's story.

One Piece is in no danger of ending too soon in the anime, though. Between gearing up for One Piece: Heroines' adaptation, more of the live-action series, and even a newly-recreated East Blue Saga coming from WIT Studio, every project running lately is focused on their source material and not overstaying their welcomes, not that there's any danger on that front. One Piece fans will look back fondly on some filler episodes, and those will always be available for a rewatch. But from here on out, it seems it's smooth sailing for the Straw Hats.

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  Mayumi Tanaka

  Monkey D. Luffy (voice)

• Kazuya Nakai

  Roronoa Zoro (voice)

The One Piece anime began in 1999 and follows the adventures of Monkey D. Luffy, a boy with rubber-like abilities, as he embarks on a journey to find the legendary treasure "One Piece." Inspired by the pirate Shanks, Luffy aims to become the King of the Pirates, accompanied by a diverse crew.