What are fillers in anime?

The Ultimate Anime Filler Guide. Anime is usually based on Manga, a type of Japanese comic popular with people of all ages. "Filler" refers to story in an Anime that was not in the Manga. Fillers do not further the story and usually are of a lower quality both visually and narratively. read more

"Filler" refers to story in an Anime that was not in the Manga. These are created because Anime production usually outpaces the Manga. Fillers do not further the story and usually are of a lower quality both visually and narratively. read more

Naruto Shippuden was an anime series that ran from 2007 to 2017. In total 500 episodes of Naruto Shippuden were aired. With a total of 225 reported filler episodes, Naruto Shippuden has a high filler percentage of 45%. read more

which means 43.4% of the anime are fillers. naruto and naruto-shippuuden combined have. 640 episodes; 238 filler (1st season 89, 2nd season 149) which means 37.2% of the anime are fillers. one-piece has. 682 episodes ; 97 filler episodes; which means only 14.2% of the anime are fillers. read more