When watching anime I often come across filler episodes or arcs. They are often episodes that are not described in the manga.
I haven't read much manga, so I was wondering: Does manga also have filler volumes?
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Sign up to join this communityWhen watching anime I often come across filler episodes or arcs. They are often episodes that are not described in the manga.
I haven't read much manga, so I was wondering: Does manga also have filler volumes?
Depending on your definition of filler, I would say yes, there are indeed filler arcs in manga.
I say this for a few reasons.
For example, consider the Excalibur arcs in the Soul Eater manga, which also appear (almost verbatim in some cases) in the anime. They have no practical effect on the overall story - they exist simply for comedic effect. If you skipped those chapters, the overall story would not really lose anything.
Therefore, yes, manga can have filler, because filler can be defined as anything which does not have a direct effect on the main story.
The answer is no,
Basically what a filler episode is is a episode that does not involve any content from the original manga, these episodes are called "non-canon" or like you described it as "filler episodes".
The manga is always 100% non-filler, but the anime adaption can contain these filler episodes.