Complete Boruto: Naruto Next Generations Filler List Guide – Skip Episodes Like a Pro

Boruto is the follow-up anime to the events of Naruto Shippuden. However, it is notorious for its allegedly high filler content.

In the traditional sense, anything that doesn’t follow the manga’s plotline is considered a filler. However, Boruto anime played fast and loose with the definition of fillers, just like Dragon Ball Super anime.

Many Boruto episodes are neither manga canon nor fillers; they’re called “anime exclusive” episodes, and their storyline is canon to the overarching Boruto lore. They’re made in collaboration with the writers of Boruto manga.

Boruto: Naruto Next Generations anime has a total of 293 episodes. Of these 293 episodes, 29 (9.89%) are complete fillers and 11 (3.75%) are partial fillers. A whopping 181 Boruto episodes (61.7%) are considered anime-exclusive episodes, leaving only 72 (24.57%) as manga canon.

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2. Episode List: Boruto Naruto Next Generations

Filler episodes of Boruto often divert from the main storyline and are made to give the manga time to catch up with the anime series.

Boruto also has anime-exclusive episodes made solely for the anime with approval and often involvement by the mangaka. Partial canon episodes are canon events with a few panels in the manga, which later expanded into a full episode.

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#	Title	Type	Watch?	Air Date
1	Boruto Uzumaki	AnimeEX		05/04/2017
2	The Hokage’s Son!	AnimeEX		12/04/2017
3	Metal Lee Goes Wild!	AnimeEX		04/19/2017
4	A Ninjutsu Battle of the Sexes!	AnimeEX		04/26/2017
5	The Mysterious Transfer Student!	AnimeEX		03/05/2017
6	The Final Lesson!	AnimeEX		10/05/2017
7	Love and Potato Chips!	AnimeEX		05/17/2017
8	The Dream’s Revelation	AnimeEX		05/24/2017
9	Proof of Oneself	AnimeEX		05/31/2017
10	The Ghost Incident: The Investigation Begins!	AnimeEX		07/06/2017
11	The Shadow of The Mastermind	AnimeEX		06/14/2017
12	Boruto and Mitsuki	AnimeEX		06/21/2017
13	The Demon Beast Appears!	AnimeEX		06/28/2017
14	The Path That Boruto Can See	AnimeEX		05/07/2017
15	A New Path	AnimeEX		12/07/2017
16	Crisis: The Threat of Failing!	Filler		07/19/2017
17	Run, Sarada!	Filler		07/26/2017
18	A Day in the Life of the Uzumaki Family	Mixed		02/08/2017
19	Sarada Uchiha	Canon		09/08/2017
20	The Boy with the Sharingan	Canon		08/16/2017
21	Sasuke and Sarada	Canon		08/23/2017
22	Connected Feelings	Canon		08/30/2017
23	Bonds Come in All Shapes	Canon		06/09/2017
24	Boruto and Sarada	Mixed		09/13/2017
25	The Turbulent Field Trip	AnimeEX		09/20/2017
26	The Mizukage’s Successor	AnimeEX		09/27/2017
27	A Shinobi bout of Friendship	AnimeEX		04/10/2017
29	The New Seven Ninja Swordsmen!	AnimeEX		10/18/2017
30	The Sharingan vs The Lightning Blade, Kiba the Fang!	AnimeEX		10/25/2017
31	Boruto and Kagura	AnimeEX		01/11/2017
32	The Quest of Souvenirs	AnimeEX		08/11/2017
33	The Super Beast Scroll Slump!	AnimeEX		11/15/2017
34	The Night of Shooting Stars	AnimeEX		11/22/2017
35	The Parent Teacher Conference!	AnimeEX		11/29/2017
36	The Graduation Exam Begins!	AnimeEX		06/12/2017
37	A Shinobi’s Resolve	AnimeEX		12/13/2017
38	Formation of the Three-Man Squad?	AnimeEX		12/20/2017
39	The Path Lit by the Full Moon	Canon		12/27/2017
40	Team 7: The First Mission!	Filler		10/01/2018
41	Strength in Unity	Filler		01/17/2018
42	A Ninja’s Job	AnimeEX		01/24/2018
43	The Byakuya Gang Surfaces!	AnimeEX		01/31/2018
44	Shikadai’s Doubts	AnimeEX		07/02/2018
45	Memories From the Day of Snow	AnimeEX		02/14/2018
46	Go! The Crest of Night Strategy	AnimeEX		02/21/2018
47	The Figure I Want To Be	AnimeEX		02/28/2018
48	The Genin Documentary!	Filler		07/03/2018
49	Wasabi and Namida	Filler		03/14/2018
50	The Chunin Exams: The Recommendation Meeting	Filler		03/21/2018
51	Boruto’s Birthday	AnimeEX		03/28/2018
52	Sasuke’s Shadow	AnimeEX		04/04/2018
53	Himawari’s Birthday	Canon		11/04/2018
54	Sasuke and Boruto	Canon		04/18/2018
55	The Scientific Ninja Tool	Canon		04/25/2018
56	Rivals, Gather!	Canon		03/05/2018
57	The Reason I Can’t Lose	Canon		10/05/2018
58	The Tournament Begins!	Canon		05/17/2018
59	Boruto vs. Shikadai	Filler		05/24/2018
60	The Hidden Leaf vs. the Hidden Sand	AnimeEX		05/31/2018
61	The Iron Sand User: Shinki	Canon		07/06/2018
62	The Otsutsuki Invasion	Canon		06/14/2018
63	Sasuke’s Secret Weapon	Canon		06/28/2018
64	Rescuing Naruto!	Canon		05/07/2018
65	Father and Child	Canon		07/19/2018
66	My Story!	Canon		07/26/2018
67	Super Cho-Cho Butterfly Mode!	Filler		02/08/2018
68	Super Cho-Cho Kiss Mode!	Filler		09/08/2018
69	Super Cho-Cho Love Upheaval!	Filler		08/16/2018
70	The Other Side of Anxiety	AnimeEX		08/23/2018
71	The Hardest Rock in the World	AnimeEX		08/30/2018
72	Mitsuki’s Will	AnimeEX		06/09/2018
73	The Other Side of the Moon	AnimeEX		09/13/2018
74	The Enemy, Ino-Shika-Cho!	AnimeEX		09/20/2018
75	The Trials of Ryuchi Cave	AnimeEX		09/20/2018
76	Incurring Wrath	AnimeEX		07/10/2018
77	A Fierce Enemy: Garaga’s Ferocious Attack!	AnimeEX		10/14/2018
78	Everyone’s Motives	AnimeEX		10/21/2018
79	Reunion With Mitsuki	AnimeEX		10/28/2018
80	Mitsuki’s Friend	AnimeEX		04/11/2018
81	Boruto’s Wish	AnimeEX		11/11/2018
82	Infiltrating the Hidden Stone Village	AnimeEX		11/18/2018
83	Ohnoki’s Justice	AnimeEX		11/25/2018
84	Ohnoki’s Thoughts, Ku’s Thoughts	AnimeEX		02/12/2018
85	The Heart Stone	AnimeEX		09/12/2018
86	Kozuchi’s Will	AnimeEX		12/16/2018
87	The Sensation of Living	AnimeEX		12/23/2018
88	Clash: Kokuyou!	AnimeEX		06/01/2019
89	A Piercing Heart	AnimeEX		01/13/2019
90	Mitsuki and Sekiei	AnimeEX		01/20/2019
91	Ohnoki’s Will	AnimeEX		01/27/2019
92	A New Ordinary	AnimeEX		03/02/2019
93	Parent and Child Day	Mixed		02/10/2019
94	A Heaping Helping! The Eating Contest!	Mixed		02/17/2019
95	Tactics for Getting Along With Your Daughter	Mixed		02/24/2019
96	Blood, Sweat, and Namida	Filler		03/03/2019
97	Shikadai’s Decision	Filler		03/10/2019
98	The Cursed Forest	AnimeEX		03/17/2019
99	Jugo and The Curse Mark	AnimeEX		03/24/2019
100	The Predestined Path	AnimeEX		03/31/2019
101	Jugo’s Reinforcements	AnimeEX		04/07/2019
102	Melee	AnimeEX		04/14/2019
103	Migration Season	AnimeEX		04/21/2019
104	The Little Roommate	AnimeEX		04/28/2019
105	A Wound on the Heart	AnimeEX		05/05/2019
106	The Steam Ninja Scrolls: The S-Rank Mission!	Mixed		05/12/2019
107	The Steam Ninja Scrolls: The Dog and Cat War!	Mixed		05/19/2019
108	The Steam Ninja Scrolls: The Haunted Inn!	Mixed		05/26/2019
109	The Steam Ninja Scrolls: Potato Chips and the Giant Boulder!	Mixed		06/02/2019
110	The Steam Ninja Scrolls: The Resurrection Hot Springs!	Mixed		06/09/2019
111	The Steam Ninja Scrolls: Mirai’s King!	Mixed		06/16/2019
112	The Chunin Selection Conference	Filler		06/23/2019
113	The Qualities of a Captain	Filler		06/30/2019
114	X Cards Proxy War	Filler		07/07/2019
115	Team 25	AnimeEX		07/14/2019
116	Konohamaru and Remon	Filler		07/21/2019
117	Remon’s Secret	Filler		07/28/2019
118	Something that Steals Memories	Filler		08/04/2019
119	Konohamaru’s Ninja Way	Filler		08/11/2019
120	With Sasuke As The Goal	AnimeEX		08/18/2019
121	The Entrusted Mission: Protect the One Tails!	AnimeEX		08/25/2019
122	The Puppet Battle!	AnimeEX		09/01/2019
123	Urashiki Returns	AnimeEX		09/08/2019
124	Decision Time	AnimeEX		09/15/2019
125	Boruto and Shinki	AnimeEX		09/22/2019
126	Shukaku’s Trick	AnimeEX		09/29/2019
127	Make-Out Tactics	Mixed		10/06/2019
128	Urashiki’s Target	AnimeEX		10/13/2019
129	The Village Hidden in the Leaves	AnimeEX		10/20/2019
130	Genin, Assemble!	AnimeEX		10/27/2019
131	The Power of the Nine Tails	AnimeEX		11/03/2019
132	Jiraiya’s Assignment	AnimeEX		11/10/2019
133	A Village Without Sasuke	AnimeEX		11/24/2019
134	The Power to See the Future	AnimeEX		12/01/2019
135	The Last Battle: Urashiki	AnimeEX		12/08/2019
136	Crossing Time!	AnimeEX		12/15/2019
137	The Samurai Exchange Student	AnimeEX		12/22/2019
138	Hiashi’s Birthday	Filler		12/29/2019
139	The Terror! Enko Onikuma	Filler		01/12/2020
140	The Mind Transfer Jutsu that Lost to Potato Chips	Filler		01/19/2020
141	The Shinobi Prison: Hozuki Castle	AnimeEX		01/26/2020
142	A Test of Willpower	AnimeEX		02/02/2020
143	The Criminal, Targeting Kokuri	AnimeEX		02/09/2020
144	Kokuri’s Secret	AnimeEX		02/16/2020
145	Breaking out of Hozuki’s Castle	AnimeEX		02/23/2020
146	Executing the Prison Break	AnimeEX		03/01/2020
147	The Fateful Moonlit Battle	AnimeEX		03/08/2020
148	A New Mission!!	Canon		03/15/2020
149	Friends!!	Canon		03/22/2020
150	The Value of a Hidden Ace	Canon		03/29/2020
151	Boruto and Tento	Canon		04/05/2020
152	Developing One’s Medical Ninjutsu	Filler		04/12/2020
153	Harmony in Gold	Filler		04/19/2020
154	Himawari’s Ninja Trial Session	Filler		04/26/2020
155	Mitsuki’s Rainy Day	Filler		07/05/2020
156	I Can’t Stay in My Slim Form	Filler		07/12/2020
157	Kara’s Footprints	AnimeEX		07/19/2020
158	The Man Who Disappeared	AnimeEX		07/26/2020
159	The Hashirama Cell	AnimeEX		08/02/2020
160	To the Land of Silence	AnimeEX		08/09/2020
161	The Castle of Nightmares	AnimeEX		08/16/2020
162	Escaping the Tightening Net	AnimeEX		08/23/2020
163	The Pursuers	AnimeEX		08/30/2020
164	The Forbidden Jutsu of Death	AnimeEX		09/06/2020
165	The Quadruplets’ Duty	AnimeEX		09/13/2020
166	Death Match	AnimeEX		09/20/2020
167	Their Decision	AnimeEX		09/27/2020
168	Training Begins!	AnimeEX		10/04/2020
169	A Joint Mission With the Sand	AnimeEX		10/11/2020
170	A New Rasengan	AnimeEX		10/18/2020
171	The Results of Training	AnimeEX		10/25/2020
172	A Signature of Fear	AnimeEX		11/01/2020
173	The Secret Behind the Underground Room	AnimeEX		11/08/2020
174	The Revival of the Divine Tree	AnimeEX		11/15/2020
175	Beyond the Limits!	AnimeEX		11/22/2020
176	Blockade the A-Un Gate!	AnimeEX		11/29/2020
177	The Iron Wall’s Sensing System	AnimeEX		12/06/2020
178	Our Fathers’ Example	AnimeEX		12/13/2020
179	Victor’s Scheme	AnimeEX		12/20/2020
180	The Assassin, Mugino	AnimeEX		12/27/2020
181	The Vessel	Canon		01/10/2021
182	Ao	Canon		01/17/2021
183	The Hand	Canon		01/24/2021
184	Puppets	Canon		01/31/2021
185	Tools	Canon		02/07/2021
186	How You Use It	Canon		02/14/2021
187	Karma	Canon		02/21/2021
188	Awakening	Canon		02/28/2021
189	Resonance	Canon		03/07/2021
190	Escape	AnimeEX		03/14/2021
191	Stray Dog	AnimeEX		03/21/2021
192	The Past	Canon		03/28/2021
193	Coexistence	Canon		04/04/2021
194	The Uzumaki Household	Canon		04/11/2021
195	A Vase	Canon		04/18/2021
196	A Binding Force	Canon		04/25/2021
197	Delta	Canon		05/02/2021
198	Monsters	Canon		05/09/2021
199	Overload	Canon		05/16/2021
200	Becoming a Student	Canon		05/23/2021
201	Empty Tears	Canon		05/30/2021
202	The Cult	Canon		06/06/2021
203	Suprise Attack!	Canon		06/13/2021
204	He’s Bad News	Canon		06/20/2021
205	Proof	Canon		06/27/2021
206	The New Team Seven	Canon		07/04/2021
207	Regeneration	Canon		07/11/2021
208	Momoshiki’s Manifestation	Canon		07/18/2021
209	The Outcast	AnimeEX		08/01/2021
210	Clues to Kara	AnimeEX		08/08/2021
211	The Chase	AnimeEX		08/15/2021
212	Amado’s Defection	Canon		08/22/2021
213	True Identity	Canon		08/29/2021
214	Predestined Fate	Canon		09/05/2021
215	Prepared	Canon		09/12/2021
216	Sacrifice	Canon		09/19/2021
217	Decision	Canon		09/26/2021
218	Partner	Canon		10/03/2021
219	Return	Canon		10/10/2021
220	Remaining Time	Canon		10/17/2021
221	Chunin Exam, Again	AnimeEX		10/24/2021
222	Eve of the Decisive Battle	AnimeEX		10/31/2021
223	Inojin vs. Houki	AnimeEX		11/07/2021
224	The Legend of the Monster Cat	AnimeEX		11/14/2021
225	Showdown Between Best Friends	AnimeEX		11/21/2021
226	Samurai vs. Science	AnimeEX		11/28/2021
227	Team 7, The Last Mission?!	AnimeEX		12/05/2021
228	Kawaki’s Path to Becoming a Ninja	AnimeEX		12/12/2021
229	Breach of Orders	AnimeEX		12/19/2021
230	A Wish	AnimeEX		12/26/2021
231	The Rusty Sword	AnimeEX		01/09/2022
232	Captain Denki’s First Mission	AnimeEX		01/16/2022
233	The New Team 7 Jumps Into Action	AnimeEX		01/23/2022
234	The Unleashed Villain	AnimeEX		01/30/2022
235	Infiltrating Doto Island	AnimeEX		02/06/2022
236	Cut and Run	AnimeEX		02/13/2022
237	The Mobile Fortress	AnimeEX		02/20/2022
238	A Killer on the Ship	AnimeEX		02/27/2022
239	The Boy from the Isle of Shipbuilders	AnimeEX		03/06/2022
240	Ikada’s Dream	AnimeEX		03/13/2022
241	Ikada’s Secret	AnimeEX		03/20/2022
242	Seiren	AnimeEX		03/27/2022
243	Where I Belong	AnimeEX		04/03/2022
244	Rift	AnimeEX		04/10/2022
245	Funamushi’s Tenacity	AnimeEX		04/17/2022
246	A Heavy Loss	AnimeEX		04/24/2022
247	For Kagura	AnimeEX		05/01/2022
248	Another Fierce Battle	AnimeEX		05/08/2022
249	Burgeoning Hatred	AnimeEX		05/15/2022
250	The Blood of the Funato	AnimeEX		05/22/2022
251	Their Resolve	AnimeEX		05/29/2022
252	The Desire to Believe	AnimeEX		06/05/2022
253	Conflicting Feelings	AnimeEX		06/12/2022
254	The Spiral of Revenge	AnimeEX		06/19/2022
255	A Tricky Assignment	AnimeEX		06/26/2022
256	The Ultimate Recipe	Filler		07/03/2022
257	Konohamaru Becomes the Hokage?!	Filler		07/10/2022
258	The Uzumaki Family’s Hot Springs Vacation	Filler		07/17/2022
259	A Wound That Never Heals	AnimeEX		07/24/2022
260	Fireworks of Love	AnimeEX		07/31/2022
261	Kawaki Enters the Ninja Academy!	AnimeEX		08/07/2022
262	The Princess’s Tea Party	AnimeEX		08/14/2022
263	Bloom, Hana! The Teacher’s Gifts	AnimeEX		08/21/2022
264	The Seven Mysteries Investigative Team Forms!	AnimeEX		08/28/2022
265	Team Rivalry: Practical Skills Training!	AnimeEX		09/04/2022
266	Himawari Kidnapped!	AnimeEX		09/11/2022
267	Kawaki’s Cover Blown?!	AnimeEX		09/18/2022
268	Target: The School Festival	AnimeEX		09/25/2022
269	The Sneaking Shadow	AnimeEX		10/02/2022
270	Two Sides of the Same Coin	AnimeEX		10/09/2022
271	The Island of Treachery	AnimeEX		10/16/2022
272	Students Unite!	AnimeEX		10/23/2022
273	Farewell, Academy!	AnimeEX		10/30/2022
274	A Flightless Hawk	AnimeEX		11/06/2022
275	Into the Sky Again	AnimeEX		11/13/2022
276	Welcome to the Maze	AnimeEX		11/20/2022
277	Disappearing Lives	AnimeEX		11/27/2022
278	Musical Chairs	AnimeEX		12/04/2022
279	The Obstacle: Seven	AnimeEX		12/11/2022
280	Breakthrough	AnimeEX		12/18/2022
281	The Eighth Truth	AnimeEX		12/25/2022
282	Sasuke’s Story: Infiltration	Canon		01/08/2023
283	Sasuke’s Story: Star Lines	Canon		01/15/2023
284	Sasuke’s Story: The Secret in the Cellar	Canon		01/22/2023
285	Sasuke’s Story: The Sky that Fell to the Earth	Canon		01/29/2023
286	Sasuke’s Story: The Ring	Canon		02/05/2023
287	Claw Marks	Canon		02/12/2023
288	Captives	Canon		02/19/2023
289	Qualification	Canon		02/26/2023
290	Presence	Canon		03/05/2023
291	Control	Canon		03/12/2023
292	Hunger	Canon		03/19/2023
293	Farewell	Canon		03/26/2023

3. Is there going to be Boruto Episode 294?

Boruto: Naruto Next Generations anime aired its final episode on March 26th, 2023, ending with 293 episodes. Technically, there won’t be a 294th episode. However, the anime will continue as the second part, Boruto: Two Blue Vortex, will air weekly episodes sometime in early 2024.

4. When Boruto Part 2 will come?

Boruto part 2, Boruto: Two Blue Vortex, went into production right after Boruto: Naruto’s Next Generations ended. It’s slated to be released in 2024 and will follow the second installment of the Boruto manga (Two Blue Vortex), focusing on Boruto and Kawaki’s stories.

5. Which Boruto fillers can you skip?

Traditionally speaking, Boruto anime is 75.42% filler content. That’s because 221 out of 293 episodes are not canon per the manga storyline. However, Boruto has unique “anime exclusive” that are considered canon despite not being in the manga.

Given that these anime-exclusive episodes were created with the direction of the mangaka (author), it would be wrong to skip them. Some episodes, however, are irrelevant to the main plot and can be skipped.

These are the actual filler episodes that are somewhere between nine to ten percent of the entire show.

You can skip the episodes below:

• Crisis: The Threat of Failing! (Episode 16)
• Run, Sarada! (Episode 17)
• Team 7: The First Mission (Episode 40)
• Strength in Unity (Episode 41)
• The Genin Documentary (Episode 48)
• Wasabi and Namida (Episode 49)
• The Chunin Exams: The Recommendation Meeting (Episode 50)
• Super Cho-Cho Butterfly Mode! (Episode 67)
• Super Cho-Cho Kiss Mode! (Episode 68)
• Super Cho-Cho Love Upheaval! (Episode 69)
• Blood, Sweat, and Namida (Episode 96)
• Shikadai’s Decision (Episode 97)
• A Wound on the Heart (Episode 105)
• The Qualities of a Captain (Episode 113)
• X Cards Proxy War! (Episode 114)
• Konohamaru and Remon (Episode 116)
• Remon’s Secret (Episode 117)
• Something That Steals Memories (Episode 118)
• Konohamaru’s Ninja Way (Episode 119)         
• Hiashi’s Birthday (Episode 138)
• The Terror! Enko Onikuma (Episode 139)
• The Mind Transfer Jutsu That Lost to Potato Chips (Episode 140)
• Mitsuki’s Rainy Day (Episode 155)
• I Can’t Stay in My Slim Form (Episode 156)
• Great Sea Battle Of Kirigakure Arc (Episodes 231-232)
• Kawaki & Himawari Academy Arc (Episodes 261-273)

Important Note: The 13 episodes between 261 and 273 (Kawaki & Himawari Academy Arc) can technically be skipped if you’re only interested in the central plot. However, it’s a great mini arc with a pinch of the “slice-of-life” genre, and I wouldn’t recommend skipping them if you have the time.

4. Why are some Boruto fillers canon?

Initially, Boruto manga and anime were autonomous. The creators have even stated that the entire anime is canon and disregarded all the episodes labeled as filler by the fans.

In most cases, it is pretty easy to guess which episode is filler and which is not because if the anime doesn’t follow a particular plot of the manga, that part becomes a filler.

However, in the case of Boruto, the manga shows us the highlights of the main anime arcs and hence does not include everything from the manga itself.

Boruto manga needed some time to develop new stories and did not want the anime to overtake its current timeline, so some parallel stories were added to the anime.

5. How to Watch Boruto?

Boruto consists of a single anime series with 293 episodes and a movie, so you can watch them in their release order.

Check out our watch order guide to find an extensive and detailed list of how to watch all Boruto episodes and movies.

6. Conclusion

Most Boruto episodes consist of fillers, so if you try to cut off all of them, you will be left with a hollow skeleton. While you can use our list to skip some of the episodes, watching the rest is recommended despite being anime originals.