How to watch One Piece without filler

❘ Published: 2023-12-25T11:50:13

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Keeping up with One Piece can be more daunting than taking on Queen Anne’s Revenge. Here’s how you can watch this colossal series without the filler.

Eiichiro Oda’s One Piece is one of the longest running anime series ever. First appearing as a manga back in 1997 – and receiving an anime adaptation in 1999 – the series is still airing with new chapters and episodes to this day.

With over 1000 episodes to watch, getting through One Piece is a daunting task even for the most dedicated fan. But it doesn’t have to be.

To make things easier, we’ve made this guide so that you can watch the adventures of the Straw Hat Pirates from start to end, but without all the unnecessary filler episodes.

How to watch One Piece without filler

Just as I remember, ONE PIECE fillers are all great. Apis, Goat island, Rainbow mist, etc. Art, animation, and writing are all good. Random flashback filler episode 135 is one of the best Zoro episodes in the series. pic.twitter.com/4xg4dr8t52
— Henry Thurlow (@henry_thurlow) August 26, 2021

If you’re looking for an anime you can binge watch in a day, a week, or even a month, then this isn’t the series for you. However, if you’re trying to catch up to the hardcore One Piece fans who’ve watched this show since it first debuted, well, there’s an easy way to do it. Watch the series without filler.

1. Skip the movies

First of all, if you’re in a time-crunch, feel free to skip the One Piece movies. Many of these are simply retellings of certain arcs and others are side stories that expand the Straw Hats’ adventures (but have no impact on the storyline itself).

Therefore, you can cross the following off your watch list:

One Piece
Clockwork Island Adventure
Chopper’s Kingdom on the Island of Strange Animals
The Cursed Holy Sword
The Giant Mechanical Soldier of Karakuri Castle
The Desert Princess and the Pirates: Adventures in Alabasta
Episode of Chopper Plus: Bloom in Winter, Miracle Sakura
One Piece 3D: Straw Hat Chase

Once you’ve watched all of One Piece without the filler, you can go back and watch these films to experience the magic of the series over and over again.

2. Skip the filler episodes

One Piece has 1000 episodes and counting, 32 arcs (to date) and 13 seasons (so far). However, this number can be dramatically reduced if you skip the episodes that aren’t canon.

Of course, this won’t help you binge-watch One Piece in one go. But, it can help you get from start to end a little bit quicker.

So, here are the episodes you can skip (thanks to Anime Filler List):

54-60
98-99
102
131-143
196-206
220-226
279-283
291-292
303
317-319
326-336
382-384
406-407
426-429
457-458
492
542
575-578
590
626-627
747-750
780-782
895-896
907
1029-1030

Our list of filler episodes looks extensive. However, it’s not as extensive as the series is itself. So, if you don’t mind missing out on hilarious side quests, then you’ll be able to get from start to end in no time.

3. Skip the intros and outros

One Piece is famous for its top tier intros and outros. With catchy theme songs and various animation sequences, the intros and outros only last a few minutes. But, if you’re in a time crunch, one of the best ways to cut down on your watch time is to simply skip the intros and the outros.

After all, if you’re watching them for over 1000 episodes, those minutes really add up.

The total run time of One Piece, if you count the canon and filler episodes – as well as films – is over 500 hours hours. Which adds up to almost an entire month.

If you opt to watch it without the filler episodes, intros and outros, you can cut this time down to just over 300 hours, or 12 days. Which sounds a whole lot more reasonable.

You can watch all episodes of the original One Piece on Crunchyroll, and the live-action version on Netflix.

How to watch Crunchyroll from outside your location in 2023

Crunchyroll is the world’s best hub for streaming anime, whether it’s One Piece, Attack on Titan, or Jujutsu Kaisen – and thanks to ExpressVPN, you can access the platform’s full library even if you’re outside the US.

If you’re abroad, here’s what you need to do to access Crunchyroll’s full selection – and it really is this simple:

Sign up for ExpressVPN, which has ultra-fast servers and offers a secure, private connection wherever you are in the world
Connect to a location anywhere in the US; Express VPN allows you to choose from 24 different spots, from New Jersey to Santa Monica
Visit Crunchyroll online and start streaming all of your favorite animes – and perhaps some you’ve never watched

Accessing Crunchyroll’s US roster makes a difference; for example, Hong Kong users only have access to less than 100 titles, while the US has nearly 1,000 movies and TV shows.

You can also stream anime on Crunchyroll for free with an ad-supported plan, or you can pay for a subscription – there’s even a 14-day free trial if you can’t quite make up your mind.

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