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WHAT’S THE MEANING
Filler episodes, more commonly known as fillers, are entries within a season that are unrelated to the show's main story. These episodes contribute little to nothing to the characters' relationships with each other nor to their development. In essence, filler episodes can basically be seen as tools to take up space and give its manga sources more time to progress since Japanese networks don't do season breaks or reruns.
DID YOU KNOW?
Did you know that the Naruto anime is filled with lots and lots of filler episodes? When a manga series grows in popularity, an anime adaptation is sure to follow suit. In order to appease both manga and television fans, adaptations will oftentimes stay true to its original source material. An anime series' positive reception will usually be considered a success, since it will result in more manga readers, all the while further boosting the anime's fame.
Naruto, considering that it is one of the biggest-selling manga titles in the entire world, has a very huge fan base, all dedicated to tuning in to its lore, characters, and everything in between. Due to this, its anime adaptation eventually caught up to its source, so the staff had to create their own stories in order to buy some time for the manga to move forward. The Naruto Shippuden anime had 210 filler episodes out of its total 500. That's roughly 42%! Dedicated fans have even made a Naruto and Naruto Shippuden filler list to help out in identifying them all.
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- #1May 22, 2019"Best shippuden filler ever! The plot is really tight and really fun to watch. Its short but the pacing is really nice. The bickering between the characters is fun to watch and oh, the bright color scheme too made me enjoy this arc."
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Big Adventure! Quest for Fourth Hokage's Legacy Part 1 - #2May 22, 2019"Really entertaining arc, loved the moment when the Eternal Genin proves to be a brave ninja and remembering the lessons he learned with the 2nd and 3rd hokage. And him, seeing the similarities between Naruto and his father."
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Naruto and the Old Soldier - #3May 22, 2019"Definitely the best naruto shippuden filler to watch. It's really fun to watch and i am really entertained. maybe its because kakashi is one of my favorite characters in the anime."
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Kakashi Love Song - #4May 22, 2019"The emotions on this one!!! Especially on the fight between Rock Lee and Gaara. This one is really ncie and i thoroughly enjoyed this arc! Thanks for the suggestion!"
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Fight! Rock Lee! - #5May 22, 2019"Animation is top notch! Really interesting cause its the first time Shisui uses his body flicker technique. Probably the best shippuden arc ever."
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Shisui's Request - #6May 22, 2019"Discovered this arc through this list and its good. A really intense episode and the twist and turns on this epsiode are really to die for. LOL"
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White Zetsu's Trap - #7May 22, 2019"one of the shippuden fillers that I genuinely enjoy watching. Felt a lot of emotions in this episdoe, watch this and you'll never regret it."
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The Forbidden Jutsu Released - #8May 22, 2019"This episode is great but i dont think that its the best, The Quest for the Fourth Hokage's Legacy is the best filler arc for me."
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The Shinobi Unite - #9May 22, 2019"This one is a great arc in my opinion, the fighting scenes are great but could have been stretched. I enjoyed watching this one."
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Everyone's Struggle to Death - #10May 22, 2019"Love this arc!!! This made me really emotional, especially when seeing weak people find success because of their hard work."
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The Battle over the Barrier
| Rank | Answers | Type | Votes | Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Battle over the Barrier | TV Shows | 11 | Paid |
| 2 | Kakashi Love Song | TV Shows | 11 | Paid |
| 3 | Everyone's Struggle to Death | TV Shows | 6 | Paid |
| 4 | The Forbidden Jutsu Released | TV Shows | 5 | Paid |
| 5 | White Zetsu's Trap | TV Shows | 4 | Paid |
| 6 | Big Adventure! Quest for Fourth Hokage's Legacy Part 1 | TV Shows | 3 | Paid |
| 7 | The Shinobi Unite | TV Shows | 3 | Paid |
| 8 | Shisui's Request | TV Shows | 1 | Paid |
| 9 | Fight! Rock Lee! | TV Shows | -1 | Paid |
| 10 | Naruto and the Old Soldier | TV Shows | -3 | Paid |