If you have heard about anime, then you must have heard about Naruto. Naruto is one of the most popular animes in the world. It is about the story of Naruto Uzumaki who wants to become Hokage of his village. The anime first broadcasted in Japan in 2002 and is still running as Boruto: Naruto Next Generations. It has a lot of episodes and movies. If you want to experience this awesome ninja world, then below is the correct order of episodes and movies to watch this anime.
- Naruto (1 to 101)
- Naruto the Movie: Ninja Clash in The Land of Snow
- Naruto (102 to 160)
- Naruto the Movie: Legend of the Stone of Gelel
- Naruto (161 to 196)
- Naruto the Movie: Guardians of the Crescent Moon Kingdom
- Naruto (197 to 220)
- Naruto: Shippuden (1 to 32)
- Naruto Shippuden the Movie
- Naruto: Shippuden (33 to 71)
- Naruto Shippuden the Movie: Bonds
- Naruto: Shippuden (72 to 126)
- Naruto Shippuden the Movie: The Will of Fire
- Naruto: Shippuden (127 to 143)
- Naruto Shippuden the Movie: The Lost Tower
- Naruto: Shippuden (144 to 196)
- Naruto Shippuden the Movie: Blood Prison
- Naruto: Shippuden (197 to 251)
- Road to Ninja: Naruto the Movie
- Naruto: Shippuden (252 to 493)
- The Last: Naruto the Movie
- Naruto: Shippuden (494 to 500)
- Boruto: Naruto Next Generations (1 to 51)
- Boruto: The Naruto Movie
- Boruto: Naruto Next Generations (52 – Ongoing)
Below is the detailed analysis of every episodes from Naruto to Boruto: Naruto Next Generations. If you want to skip the filler episodes, then you can skip them and proceed with only manga canon episodes. As a Naruto fan, I have watched all the episodes, even fillers. If you have time, then you can watch all of them. However, if you want to focus on the story only, then you can skip the fillers. I have also filtered out some good filler episodes that are worth watching. Now, let’s begin the Naruto journey. Dattebayo!
Naruto
The anime, Naruto, aired in Japan from 2002 to 2017. The story of Naruto Uzumaki begins here. It has a total of 220 episodes.
| Episodes | |
| Manga Canon | 1 to 6, 8, 10 to 13, 17, 22, 25, 31 to 36, 42, 48, 50, 51, 61, 62, 64, 65, 67, 68, 73, 75 to 82, 84 to 96, 107 to 111, 115 to 125, 128, 129, 132 to 135 |
| Mixed Canon/Filler | 7, 9, 14 to 16, 18 to 21, 23, 24, 27 to 30, 37 to 41, 43 to 47, 49, 52 to 60, 63, 66, 69 to 72, 74, 83, 98, 100, 112 to 114, 126, 127, 130, 131, 141, 142, 220 |
| Filler | 26, 97, 101 to 106, 136 to 140, 143 to 219 |
| Anime Canon | 99 |
| Filler episodes that are worth watching | Filler episodes you can skip |
| 101, 136 to 141, 148 to 157, 162 to 173, 187 to 191, 195 to 201, 209 to 220 | 26, 97, 102 to 106, 142 to 147, 159, 160, 174 to 186, 192 to 194, 202 to 208 |
There are three movies that came during Naruto. They are listed below;
- Naruto the Movie: Ninja Clash in The Land of Snow (2004), after Naruto episode 101
- Naruto the Movie: Legend of the Stone of Gelel (2005), after Naruto episode 160
- Naruto the Movie: Guardians of the Crescent Moon Kingdom (2006), after Naruto episode 196
Naruto: Shippuden
Naruto: Shippuden is the sequel to the first anime series Naruto. It aired in Japan from 2007 to 2017. It has a total of 500 episodes.
| Episodes | |
| Manga Canon | 20 to 23, 26, 27, 29 to 44, 46 to 48, 51 to 53, 55, 72 to 88, 113, 114, 116 to 126, 129 to 143, 152 to 169, 172 to 175, 197 to 212, 214 to 222, 243 to 253, 255, 256, 261 to 270, 272 to 278, 282, 283, 297 to 302, 321 to 323, 325, 326, 329, 332 to 337, 339 to 345, 363 to 375, 378 to 384, 387, 391 to 393, 414, 418, 420, 421, 424 to 425, 459, 463, 470, 473 to 477, 484 to 500 |
| Mixed Canon/Filler | 1 to 19, 24, 25, 45, 49, 50, 54, 56, 89, 90, 115, 127, 128, 213, 254, 296, 324, 327, 328, 330, 331, 338, 346, 362, 385, 386, 415, 419, 426, 451 to 458, 460 to 462, 469, 471, 472, 478, 479 |
| Filler | 57 to 71, 91 to 112, 144 to 151, 170, 171, 176 to 196, 223 to 242, 257 to 260, 271, 279 to 281, 284 to 295, 303 to 320, 347 to 361, 376, 377, 388 to 390, 394 to 413, 416, 417, 422, 423, 427 to 450, 464 to 468, 480 to 483 |
| Anime Canon | 28 |
| Fillers that are worth watching | Fillers you can skip |
| 57 to 71, 144 to 151, 176 to 196, 284, 285, 288, 289, 303 to 306, 311, 312, 316 to 318, 347 to 361, 389, 390, 416, 417, 422, 423, 464 to 469, 480 to 483 | 90 to 112, 170, 171, 223 to 242, 257 to 260, 271, 279 to 281, 286, 287, 290 to 295, 307 to 310, 313 to 315, 319, 320, 376, 377, 394 to 413, 432 to 450 |
There are seven movies that came during Naruto: Shippuden. They are as follows;
- Naruto Shippuden the Movie (2007), after Naruto: Shippuden episode 32
- Naruto Shippuden the Movie: Bonds (2008), after Naruto: Shippuden episode 71
- Naruto Shippuden the Movie: The Will of Fire (2009), after Naruto: Shippuden episode 126
- Naruto Shippuden the Movie: The Lost Tower (2010), after Naruto: Shippuden episode 143
- Naruto Shippuden the Movie: Blood Prison (2011), after Naruto: Shippuden episode 196
- Road to Ninja: Naruto the Movie (2012), after Naruto: Shippuden episode 251
- The Last: Naruto the Movie (2014), after Naruto: Shippuden episode 493
Boruto: Naruto Next Generations
Boruto: Naruto Next Generations is the sequel to Naruto and follows the story of Boruto Uzumaki, son of Naruto Uzumaki. It was aired on TV Tokyo on 2017 and is still an ongoing anime.
| Episodes | |
| Manga Canon | 19 to 23, 39, 53 to 58, 61 to 66, 106 to 111, 148 to 151, 181 to 189, 193 to 208, 212 to 220, 282 to 293 |
| Mixed Canon/Filler | 1, 18, 24, 59, 93 to 95, 127, 192, 210, 211 |
| Filler | 16, 17, 40, 41, 48 to 50, 67 to 69, 96, 97, 112 to 119, 138 to 140, 152 to 156, 231, 232, 256 to 258 |
| Anime Canon | 2 to 15, 25 to 38, 42 to 47, 51, 52, 60, 70 to 92, 98 to 105, 120 to 126, 128 to 137, 141 to 147, 157 to 180, 190, 191, 209, 221 to 230, 233 to 255, 259 to 281 |
| Fillers that are worth watching | Fillers you can skip |
| 16, 17, 40, 41, 96, 97, 112 to 119, 138 to 140, 152 to 156, 256 to 260 | 48 to 50, 67 to 69, 231 to 232, 261 to 273 |
Until now, only one movie has come up in Boruto series. The name of the movie is Boruto: The Naruto Movie that came in 2015 after Boruto: Naruto Next Generations episode 51.
This is the end of the Naruto watch order guide. I am a very big fan of Naruto. It has a great story and it surely made me laugh and emotional a lot of times. It gives us a lot of life messages that are inspirational and powerful. If you want to begin your anime journey then don’t miss it. Dattebayo!
