Filler list
Yu-Gi-Oh! GX Filler List
Yu-Gi-Oh! GX began in 2004 and ran for 180 episodes, 39 of them filler — 21.7% of the series. The longest unbroken stretch is episodes 13–20 — eight consecutive episodes with no manga material in them. The rest is scattered across 19 separate runs, so the episode table below is the reliable way through it.
- Episodes180
- Canon141
- Filler39
- Filler share21.7%
The whole series at a glance
Every episode in order, left to right. Each slice is one episode.
Ep 1 Ep 180
- Canon · 141
- Filler · 39
Episodes to skip
- 9
- 13–20
- 23
- 34–35
- 38
- 42
- 47
- 54
- 60
- 63–64
- 66
- 71–72
- 74
- 80–81
- 85–86
- 90–92
- 105
- 156
- 161–167
Full episode list
| Ep | Title | Type | Aired |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The One Who Succeeds Yuugi | Canon | 2004-10-06 |
| 2 | Welcome to Duel Academy | Canon | 2004-10-10 |
| 3 | A Duel in Love | Canon | 2004-10-20 |
| 4 | Raring to Go | Canon | 2004-10-27 |
| 5 | The Shadow Duelist (Part 1) | Canon | 2004-11-03 |
| 6 | The Shadow Duelist (Part 2) | Canon | 2004-11-10 |
| 7 | Duel and Unusual Punishment | Canon | 2004-11-17 |
| 8 | For the Sake of Syrus | Canon | 2004-11-24 |
| 9 | Family Business | Filler | 2004-12-01 |
| 10 | Tag Team Trial (Part 1) | Canon | 2004-12-07 |
| 11 | Tag Team Trial (Part 2) | Canon | 2004-12-14 |
| 12 | Formula for Success | Canon | 2004-12-22 |
| 13 | Monkey See, Monkey Duel | Filler | 2004-12-29 |
| 14 | A Spirit Summoned | Filler | 2005-01-05 |
| 15 | Courting Alexis | Filler | 2005-01-12 |
| 16 | The Duel Giant | Filler | 2005-01-19 |
| 17 | Nature of the Draw | Filler | 2005-01-26 |
| 18 | The King of the Copycats (Part 1) | Filler | 2005-02-02 |
| 19 | The King of the Copycats (Part 2) | Filler | 2005-02-09 |
| 20 | The Maiden in Love | Filler | 2005-02-16 |
| 21 | The Duel Off (Part 1) | Canon | 2005-02-23 |
| 22 | The Duel Off (Part 2) | Canon | 2005-03-02 |
| 23 | The Little Belowski | Filler | 2005-03-09 |
| 24 | The New Chazz | Canon | 2005-03-16 |
| 25 | The School Duel (Part 1) | Canon | 2005-03-23 |
| 26 | The School Duel (Part 2) | Canon | 2005-03-30 |
| 27 | Grave Risk (Part 1) | Canon | 2005-04-06 |
| 28 | Grave Risk (Part 2) | Canon | 2005-04-13 |
| 29 | Doomsday Duel (Part 1) | Canon | 2005-04-20 |
| 30 | Doomsday Duel (Part 2) | Canon | 2005-04-27 |
| 31 | Field of Screams (Part 1) | Canon | 2005-05-04 |
| 32 | Field of Screams (Part 2) | Canon | 2005-05-11 |
| 33 | Field of Screams (Part 3) | Canon | 2005-05-18 |
| 34 | The Fear Factor | Filler | 2005-05-25 |
| 35 | Sibling Rivalry | Filler | 2005-06-01 |
| 36 | Duel Distractions (Part 1) | Canon | 2005-06-08 |
| 37 | Duel Distractions (Part 2) | Canon | 2005-06-15 |
| 38 | Get Yarr Game On! | Filler | 2005-06-22 |
| 39 | The Dark Scorpions | Canon | 2005-06-29 |
| 40 | A Lying Legend | Canon | 2005-07-06 |
| 41 | A Reason to Win | Canon | 2005-07-13 |
| 42 | Duel Monsters Spirit Day | Filler | 2005-07-20 |
| 43 | Hearts are Wild | Canon | 2005-07-27 |
| 44 | The Seventh Shadow Rider | Canon | 2005-08-03 |
| 45 | Amnael's Endgame (Part 1) | Canon | 2005-08-10 |
| 46 | Amnael's Endgame (Part 2) | Canon | 2005-08-17 |
| 47 | Chazz-anova | Filler | 2005-08-24 |
| 48 | Rise of the Sacred Beasts (Part 1) | Canon | 2005-08-31 |
| 49 | Rise of the Sacred Beasts (Part 2) | Canon | 2005-09-07 |
| 50 | Magna Chum Laude | Canon | 2005-09-14 |
| 51 | The Graduation Match (Part 1) | Canon | 2005-09-21 |
| 52 | The Graduation Match (Part 2) | Canon | 2005-09-28 |
| 53 | Back to Duel | Canon | 2005-10-05 |
| 54 | Champion or Chazz-been | Filler | 2005-10-12 |
| 55 | A Hassleberry Hounding | Canon | 2005-10-19 |
| 56 | Sad but Truesdale | Canon | 2005-10-26 |
| 57 | The Demon | Canon | 2005-11-02 |
| 58 | A New Breed of Hero (Part 1) | Canon | 2005-11-09 |
| 59 | A New Breed of Hero (Part 2) | Canon | 2005-11-16 |
| 60 | Pop Goes the Duel | Filler | 2005-11-23 |
| 61 | I've Seen the Light | Canon | 2005-11-30 |
| 62 | A Greater Porpoise | Canon | 2005-12-07 |
| 63 | Curry Worries | Filler | 2005-12-14 |
| 64 | Camaraderie Contest | Filler | 2005-12-21 |
| 65 | No Pain, No Game | Canon | 2005-12-28 |
| 66 | Going Bananas | Filler | 2006-01-04 |
| 67 | Homecoming Duel (Part 1) | Canon | 2006-01-11 |
| 68 | Homecoming Duel (Part 2) | Canon | 2006-01-18 |
| 69 | Dormitory Demolition | Canon | 2006-01-25 |
| 70 | Obelisk White? | Canon | 2006-02-01 |
| 71 | DuelFellas | Filler | 2006-02-08 |
| 72 | Not Playing with a Full Deck | Filler | 2006-02-15 |
| 73 | Source of Strength | Canon | 2006-02-22 |
| 74 | Happily Never After | Filler | 2006-03-01 |
| 75 | Taken by Storm (Part 1) | Canon | 2006-03-08 |
| 76 | Taken by Storm (Part 2) | Canon | 2006-03-15 |
| 77 | J-Dawg and T-Bone | Canon | 2006-03-22 |
| 78 | Mirror, Mirror (Part 1) | Canon | 2006-03-29 |
| 79 | Mirror, Mirror (Part 2) | Canon | 2006-04-05 |
| 80 | What a Doll! | Filler | 2006-04-12 |
| 81 | Let's Make a Duel! | Filler | 2006-04-19 |
| 82 | Magnetic Personality | Canon | 2006-04-26 |
| 83 | Schooling the Master | Canon | 2006-05-03 |
| 84 | Generation Next | Canon | 2006-05-10 |
| 85 | Rah, Rah, Ra! | Filler | 2006-05-17 |
| 86 | The Art of the Duel | Filler | 2006-05-24 |
| 87 | Blinded by the Light (Part 1) | Canon | 2006-05-31 |
| 88 | Blinded by the Light (Part 2) | Canon | 2006-06-07 |
| 89 | The Darkness Within | Canon | 2006-06-14 |
| 90 | Pro-Dueling | Filler | 2006-06-21 |
| 91 | Don't Fear the Reaper | Filler | 2006-06-28 |
| 92 | Duel For Hire | Filler | 2006-07-05 |
| 93 | Heart of Ice (Part 1) | Canon | 2006-07-12 |
| 94 | Heart of Ice (Part 2) | Canon | 2006-07-19 |
| 95 | Tough Love | Canon | 2006-07-26 |
| 96 | It's All Relative | Canon | 2006-08-02 |
| 97 | The Dark Light | Canon | 2006-08-09 |
| 98 | Ultimate Destiny | Canon | 2006-08-16 |
| 99 | The Key Factor | Canon | 2006-08-23 |
| 100 | The Phoenix Has Landed (Part 1) | Canon | 2006-08-30 |
| 101 | The Phoenix Has Landed (Part 2) | Canon | 2006-09-06 |
| 102 | The Hands of Justice (Part 1) | Canon | 2006-09-13 |
| 103 | The Hands of Justice (Part 2) | Canon | 2006-09-20 |
| 104 | Future Changes | Canon | 2006-09-27 |
| 105 | Third Time's a Charm | Filler | 2006-10-04 |
| 106 | Jewel of a Duel (Part 1) | Canon | 2006-10-11 |
| 107 | Jewel of a Duel (Part 2) | Canon | 2006-10-18 |
| 108 | Hanging with Axel (Part 1) | Canon | 2006-11-01 |
| 109 | Hanging with Axel (Part 2) | Canon | 2006-11-08 |
| 110 | Primal Instinct | Canon | 2006-11-15 |
| 111 | Head in the Clouds (Part 1) | Canon | 2006-11-22 |
| 112 | Head in the Clouds (Part 2) | Canon | 2006-11-29 |
| 113 | Win Mr. Stein's Duel (Part 1) | Canon | 2006-12-06 |
| 114 | Win Mr. Stein's Duel (Part 2) | Canon | 2006-12-13 |
| 115 | Trapper Keeper (Part 1) | Canon | 2006-12-20 |
| 116 | Trapper Keeper (Part 2) | Canon | 2006-12-27 |
| 117 | A Snake in the Grass (Part 1) | Canon | 2007-01-03 |
| 118 | A Snake in the Grass (Part 2) | Canon | 2007-01-10 |
| 119 | A Snake in the Grass (Part 3) | Canon | 2007-01-17 |
| 120 | Inter-Dimension Detention | Canon | 2007-01-24 |
| 121 | Sub-Desert Duel | Canon | 2007-01-31 |
| 122 | The Night of the Living Duelists | Canon | 2007-02-07 |
| 123 | School Ghoul Duels | Canon | 2007-02-14 |
| 124 | Triple Play (Part 1) | Canon | 2007-02-21 |
| 125 | Triple Play (Part 2) | Canon | 2007-02-28 |
| 126 | Return of the Sacred Beasts | Canon | 2007-03-07 |
| 127 | Breaking of the Sacred Seal | Canon | 2007-03-14 |
| 128 | A Dimensional Duel | Canon | 2007-03-21 |
| 129 | Unleash the Dragon (Part 1) | Canon | 2007-03-28 |
| 130 | Unleash the Dragon (Part 2) | Canon | 2007-04-04 |
| 131 | All For One | Canon | 2007-04-11 |
| 132 | A New World Order | Canon | 2007-04-18 |
| 133 | Friend or Fiend | Canon | 2007-04-25 |
| 134 | Dueling With The Dark Army | Canon | 2007-05-02 |
| 135 | Turning The Page (Part 1) | Canon | 2007-05-09 |
| 136 | Turning The Page (Part 2) | Canon | 2007-05-16 |
| 137 | The State of Syrus | Canon | 2007-05-23 |
| 138 | The Darkness Revealed | Canon | 2007-05-30 |
| 139 | A Sight Unseen (Part 1) | Canon | 2007-06-06 |
| 140 | A Sight Unseen (Part 2) | Canon | 2007-06-13 |
| 141 | What Lies Beneath (Part 1) | Canon | 2007-06-20 |
| 142 | What Lies Beneath (Part 2) | Canon | 2007-06-27 |
| 143 | What Lies Beneath (Part 3) | Canon | 2007-07-04 |
| 144 | The Forbidden Ritual (Part 1) | Canon | 2007-07-11 |
| 145 | The Forbidden Ritual (Part 2) | Canon | 2007-07-18 |
| 146 | Conquering the Past (Part 1) | Canon | 2007-07-25 |
| 147 | Conquering the Past (Part 2) | Canon | 2007-08-08 |
| 148 | Conquering the Past (Part 3) | Canon | 2007-08-15 |
| 149 | The Ultimate Face-Off (Part 1) | Canon | 2007-08-22 |
| 150 | The Ultimate Face-Off (Part 2) | Canon | 2007-08-29 |
| 151 | The Power Within (Part 1) | Canon | 2007-09-05 |
| 152 | The Power Within (Part 2) | Canon | 2007-09-12 |
| 153 | Return of the Supreme King (Part 1) | Canon | 2007-09-19 |
| 154 | Return of the Supreme King (Part 2) | Canon | 2007-09-26 |
| 155 | Return of the Supreme King (Part 3) | Canon | 2007-10-03 |
| 156 | Judai Reborn?! A New Journey | Filler | 2007-10-10 |
| 157 | The Approaching Threat! A Mysterious Visitor | Canon | 2007-10-17 |
| 158 | Goodbye, Duel Academia! The Road Judai Chooses | Canon | 2007-10-24 |
| 159 | The Truth About Darkness! Judai Versus Fubuki | Canon | 2007-10-31 |
| 160 | Fused Souls! Neos Versus Five-Headed Dragon | Canon | 2007-11-07 |
| 161 | Shall We Duel? An Invitation to a Pair Duel | Filler | 2007-11-14 |
| 162 | Judai Versus Asuka! A Set Card Full of Hidden Feelings | Filler | 2007-11-21 |
| 163 | A Challenge From Jinzo | Filler | 2007-11-28 |
| 164 | The Inherited Cyberdark Dragon | Filler | 2007-12-05 |
| 165 | Take Aim, Manjome! The Road to Being a Pro Duelist! | Filler | 2007-12-12 |
| 166 | Armed Dragon Versus Destiny End Dragoon | Filler | 2007-12-19 |
| 167 | Thank-You Duel! Cronos Versus the Original Drop-Out Boy | Filler | 2007-12-26 |
| 168 | The Graduation Duels Begin! Neos Versus Horus the Black Flame Dragon | Canon | 2008-01-04 |
| 169 | The Price of Decisiveness! The Darkness in O'Brien's Flame | Canon | 2008-01-09 |
| 170 | Saio Returns! The Decisive Power of Absolute Destiny!! | Canon | 2008-01-16 |
| 171 | The Final Stage of Destiny! Magma Neos Versus The Dark Ruler | Canon | 2008-01-25 |
| 172 | Duel Academia in Peril! The Crystal Beasts Block the Way | Canon | 2008-01-30 |
| 173 | The Invasion of Darkness! Stolen Memories | Canon | 2008-02-06 |
| 174 | Clear World Activates! The Terrifying Negative Effects | Canon | 2008-02-13 |
| 175 | Battle Royal! Judai Versus Johan Versus Fujiwara | Canon | 2008-02-20 |
| 176 | The Protector of Bonds! Rainbow Neos Versus Clear Vicious Knight | Canon | 2008-02-27 |
| 177 | The Terrifying Combo! Zero and Infinity | Canon | 2008-03-05 |
| 178 | The Final Hope! Judai Yuki | Canon | 2008-03-12 |
| 179 | Farewell, Judai! The Tearful Graduation Ceremony | Canon | 2008-03-19 |
| 180 | The True Graduation Duel! Judai Versus the Legendary Duelist | Canon | 2008-03-26 |
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Frequently asked
How many filler episodes does Yu-Gi-Oh! GX have?
Yu-Gi-Oh! GX has 39 filler episodes out of 180 total, or 21.7% of the series.
Which Yu-Gi-Oh! GX episodes can I skip?
Skip episodes 9, 13–20, 23, 34–35, 38, 42, 47, 54, 60, 63–64, 66, 71–72, 74, 80–81, 85–86, 90–92, 105, 156, 161–167.
Is Yu-Gi-Oh! GX filler worth watching?
Filler is written by the animation studio to avoid overtaking the manga, so it sits outside the main story and rarely changes anything that matters later. Skipping it costs you nothing on a first watch.
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