Last updated November 11, 2026. Covers episodes 1 to 176, including the first new episodes of the 2026 continuation.
Black Clover is one of the cleaner shōnen adaptations. Only about one episode in ten is filler. The anime also adds a lot of its own canon-compatible material, especially during the Heart Kingdom training arc, so not every anime-only episode is skippable.
Black Clover filler at a glance
| Type | Episodes | What to do |
|---|---|---|
| Filler | 18 (10%) | Skip |
| Manga canon | 130 | Watch |
| Mixed canon and filler | 7 | Watch |
| Anime canon | 21 | Watch (anime-original, but part of the story) |
Skip the filler and you're down from 176 episodes to 158. The original run ended at episode 170 in 2021; the series returned in October 2026 and is airing again.
Every Black Clover filler episode
Here's every filler episode in one line, ready to copy into a watch list:
29, 66, 68, 82, 123-125, 131, 134-135, 142-149
Black Clover filler arcs and runs
| Episodes | Length | What it is |
|---|---|---|
| 123 to 125 | 3 | Inside Wikipedia's Shadow Palace arc span |
| 134 to 135 | 2 | Anime-only side story |
| 142 to 149 | 8 | Inside Wikipedia's Heart Kingdom training span |
How to watch Black Clover without filler
Skip the filler, but don't skip the anime-canon episodes, especially 136 to 141 and 150 to 157. They're part of the Heart Kingdom training stretch, and the arcs that follow assume you've seen them.
Anime canon episodes: 3, 13, 55-56, 130, 132-133, 136-141, 150-157.
Mixed canon and filler episodes: 2, 8-9, 12, 30, 69, 102.
How we classify episodes
Filler is anime-only material that doesn't affect the main story. Mixed episodes adapt the manga but add some original scenes. Anime canon episodes are anime-original but count as part of the story. Our classifications follow the community-maintained lists at AnimeFillerList, and we check episode totals against each series' official episode guides.