What is Anime Filler episode, Canon Anime episode?

Naruto Anime Filler
Naruto (2002)

Much famous anime like Naruto, Naruto Shippuden, Bleach, One-piece, etc contains some percentage of filler episodes. You can say that big animes have the concept of having filler in anime. The reason behind filler in animes is that manga production is slow compared to the anime production  The highest anime filler episodes are in the Bleach anime series (around 55-60%).

In this article, we are going to talk about what are these episodes and how to differentiate between them or how to find that the episode you are watching falls into which category. So without any further delay lets start:

Canon Anime Episodes:

These canon anime episodes are completely based on manga (Japanese comics) or details given by the original creator(s). Canon episodes follow the Original story and Main characters.

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Anime Filler Episodes:

These episodes are not related to the original story. In other words, you can say Fillers are ‘Low-Quality Episodes’. Fillers episodes are created because anime adaptation is faster compared to Manga. You can

Mixed Episodes:

These episodes contain both, some manga materiel and some non manga content. But these episodes are related to the Main storyline so, these episodes can not be left.