Complete Filler Guide to Fairy Tail for Beginners

Fairy Tail is one of the series that brought in major global audiences to the anime scene. With perfect shonen protagonists and a seemingly endless amount of adventure, nobody seems to hate the franchise.

Who can forget Natsu’s fire breathing and Gray’s random undressing? Add to that compelling characters, and you have the recipe for a shonen blockbuster.

Fairy Tail received over 300 episodes, which might make it intimidating for many to attempt. So worry not because we are here to solve this exact problem.

1.  Which Fairy Tail episodes to skip?

Fairy Tail has 328 episodes, out of which 61 are complete fillers. The anime’s filler percentage is 18%, which is considered pretty average. Episodes 9, 19, 50, 70-75, 125-150, 202-226, and 268 of Fairy Tail are complete fillers and can thus be skipped with little to no consequence.

The fandom is divided between which fillers are skippable, and many recommend just watching it whole. Nonetheless, with our filler guide, you can skip the fillers if they ever get too boring.

2. Fairy Tail Fillers at a Glance

Fairy Tail fillers can be divided into three categories: mixed canon/filler, filler, and anime canon episodes. The anime has 61 fillers, 11 mixed canon, and 2 anime canon episodes.

Here is a quick breakdown of the episode division between them.

• Mixed Canon/Filler Episodes: 20, 49, 69, 151, 182-183, 201, 255, 260, 270, 312
• Filler Episodes: 9, 19, 50, 70-75, 125-150, 202-226, 268
• Anime Canon Episodes: 246, 256

3. Complete Fairy Tail Filler List

The filler episodes of Fairy Tail were created to prevent the anime from catching up to the manga, both of which were ongoing together. They divert from the original storyline and feature original content.

Episode No.	Episode Title
9	Natsu Devours a Village
19	Changeling
50	Special Request: Watch Out for the Guy You Like!
70	Natsu vs. Gray!!
71	Friendship Overcomes the Dead
72	A Fairy Tail Wizard
73	Rainbow Cherry Blossoms
74	Wendy’s First Big Job!?
75	24-Hour Endurance Road Race
125	The Magic Ball
126	True Scoundrels – The Butt Jiggle Gang
127	The Terror of Invisible Lucy!
128	Father’s Memento
129	Turbulent Showdown! Natsu vs. Laxus
130	Target: Lucy
131	The Fury of Legion
132	Key of the Starry Heavens
133	Travel Companions
134	Labyrinth Capriccio
135	Footprints of the Myth
136	True Scoundrels, Once Again
137	Defying Calculation
138	The Course of the Holy War
139	Time Begins To Tick
140	Enter the Neo-Oración Seis!
141	Get the Infinity Clock!
142	Dissonance of Battle
143	Anti-Link
144	Despair Unleashed
145	Real Nightmare
146	Time Spiral
147	To the Infinity Castle!
148	Angel Tears
149	I Hear the Voice of My Friend
150	Lucy and Michelle
202	Welcome Back, Frosch
203	Moulin Rouge
204	Full Effort Hospitality!
205	Signal of Rebellion
206	Library Panic
207	Hisui Rises!
208	Astral Spiritus
209	Wendy vs. Aquarius – Let’s Have Fun in the Amusement Park!
210	Guild Deck vs. Celestial Deck
211	Gray vs. Cancer! Dance Battle!
212	Juvia vs. Aries! Desert Death Match!
213	Erza vs. Sagittarius! Horseback Showdown!
214	Natsu vs. Leo
215	Ophiuchus, the Snake Charmer
216	When the Stars Fall
217	Celestial Spirit Beast
218	Believe
219	What a Pure Heart Weaves
220	413 Days
221	The Labyrinth of White
222	Transform!
223	It’s Kemo-Kemo!
224	The Place You Came To
225	Lightning Man
226	Fairy Tail of the Dead Meeeeeeeeen
268	Fairy Tail Zerø: Treasure Hunt

4. Mixed Fillers in Fairy Tail

Mixed or partial canon episodes adapt a few scenes from the manga and mix them with original scenes to elongate the content. These should not be skipped, unlike fillers.

Episode No.	Episode Title
20	Natsu and the Dragon Egg
49	The Day of the Fateful Encounter
69	Call of the Dragon
151	Sabertooth
182	Scorching Earth
183	Our Place
201	A Gift
255	Tartaros Chapter – Steel
260	Tartaros Chapter – The Girl in the Crystal
270	Fairy Tail Zerø: Moonlit Lake
312	Sting, the White Shadow Dragon

5. Anime Canon Episodes in Fairy Tail

Anime canon episodes are original episodes, much like fillers, but are made with approval and input from the creator. Fairy Tail only has two such episodes: 246 and 256.  

Episode No.	Episode Title
246	Tartaros Chapter – Underworld King
256	Tartaros Chapter – Final Duels

6. How to Watch Fairy Tail?

The Fairy Tail series has received 328 episodes in total, spanning nine seasons, two movies, and nine OVAs, which can be watched in order by following its chronological order.

The extensive guide to watch Fairy Tail’s can be found on our website, and you can follow it for suggestions, streaming links, and every other query regarding the watching order.

7. Conclusion

You can follow our list to cut off the Fairy Tail filler episodes, but it is recommended to watch them if you are a beginner for an optimal experience.

If you are a veteran fan and just want to rewatch the anime without wasting too much time, feel free to skip.

8. About Fairy Tail

Fairy Tail is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Hiro Mashima.

During his journey to explore the Kingdom of Fiore, Natsu Dragneel, a dragon slayer wizard from the Fairy Tail guild, becomes friends with a young celestial wizard named Lucy Heartfilia and invites her to join Fairy Tail.

Lucy agrees and forms a team with Natsu and his cat-like partner, Happy. The team was later joined by other members: Gray Fullbuster, an ice wizard; Erza Scarlet, a magical knight; and Wendy Marvell and Carla, another dragon slayer and Exceed duo.