Filler is an English word that can be translated as filler. This term is used to refer to episodes of an anime series based on the manga story.
O filler is an episode that is not part of the original story of the manga and is generally used so that the series is extended or so that there are no breaks in the story.
Those who follow an anime series don't usually like episodes filler because, in addition to not being part of the original script, they can make the story lose its original characteristics and become very different from what was thought by the creator of the manga.
Why the filler are made?
The filler is used because manga editing has a slower production rate than series.
So, in order not to have to take breaks until the publication of new editions of the manga, the producers usually do these intermediate episodes. You filler are inspired by the story, but do not exist in the original script.
As the manga has the chapters published little by little, use the filler it's a way to lengthen the series without having to interrupt it until a new edition of the manga is published.
Types of filler
O filler it can be of two types, according to the way it is done:
Canon filler
In the filler canon the story shown in the episode is not part of the original, but the filler is written by the same creator of the manga that gave rise to the anime.
Semi filler
the semi episode filler is called that because a part of the filler has original manga story. That is, it is a semi filler because there is a part of the original story that is mixed with a story created for the episode.
O filler can be created in several different ways:
- can be like an episode of flashback in which past episodes are remembered and old passages are repeated,
- it can be an extension of a past event, like an episode that shows more details of a battle,
- it can be a completely new saga that appears between two original sagas.
anime series with filler
Some anime series that have episodes filler they are:
- Naruto
- Naruto Shippuden
- One Piece
- Bleach
- Dragon Ball Z
- fairy tail
- cardcaptor sakura
- sailor moon
See also the meaning of fanfic.