These anime contain terrible fillers that are far more frustrating than Naruto.

Anime fans, however, are nothing if not passionate, and their relationship with filler is complicated at best.

This was a common scenario for even the most popular anime in the ’90s and early 2000s, as production schedules often necessitated the use of filler. Many series had longer seasons and overall runs ...

Diego Pineda has been a devout storyteller his whole life. He has self-published a fantasy novel and a book of short stories, and is actively working on publishing his second novel. A lifelong fan of ...

Somewhere along the way, television decided it was too good for us. One day we were getting 20+ episodes per season, sitcom feasts, character arcs for days, filler episodes that made zero sense but ...

Ryan Heffernan is a Senior Writer at Collider. Storytelling has been one of his interests since an early age, with his appreciation for film and television becoming a particular interest of his during ...